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Gatlinburg’s Annual 4th of July Midnight Parade
June 21, 2024Only a couple of weeks until 4th of July and the Pigeon Forge Patriot Festival comes back around for another awesome day-long celebration of Summer fun and American freedom! Here’s what the city of Pigeon Forge has to say on the event for 2024:
“Joe Nichols Headlines Patriot Festival 2024!
Proudly presented by the City of Pigeon Forge, Patriot Festival returns once again in 2024.
This year’s Patriot Festival will be headlined by Joe Nichols, three-time Grammy-nominated country music star.
As one of country music’s most praised traditional artists, Nichols was the winner of the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Male Vocalist award, the CMT Breakthrough Video of the Year award, as well as the prestigious Horizon Award from the Country Music Association. Nichols’ hit musical catalogue includes two multi-week No. 1 singles, the RIAA Gold-certified hits “Yeah” and “Sunny and 75,” both from his critically acclaimed album Crickets.
Fireworks Celebration
Pigeon Forge will mark Independence Day with the city’s annual fireworks on Thursday, July 4th, capping the holiday weekend.
Patriot Festival guests are welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets. Umbrellas, tents, and coolers are not permitted. Food from vendors will be available for purchase.
Limited parking will be available at Patriot Park. Free parking is provided at the Teaster Lane Municipal parking lot, and a free shuttle operates every 20 minutes between the lot and festival site.
Event Schedule
2:00 PM – Food Vendors Open
4:00 PM – Pigeon Forge Community Chorus/ Veterans Tribute
5:15 PM – Whiskey Icarus
7:00 PM – Runaway June
8:30 PM – Joe Nichols
The night will conclude with the annual 4th of July fireworks show at the end Nichols’ concert!
*Schedule subject to change.”