Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend with us! All events are FREE (w/admission). MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS Live Music with Larry & Elaine (Dulcimer Artists) / 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM / Learn More Here Dreampainters / 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM / Balloon Twisting
Summer in the Smokies Kick-Off Event!
Join us for a WHOLE day of fun at Anakeesta! We are launching our Summer in the Smokies FREE (w/admission) event series that starts Memorial Day Weekend and runs until Mid-August. All events are located at our Overlook Beer Garden at the summit of
Live Music w/ Rex Gibson
Join us for a live music performance with Rex Gibson, a veteran guitarist, singer, song and jingle writer. Rex has performed and lived the beach scenes in Belize Central America and Gulf Shores Alabama. Rex also spent several years onstage at Dolly
Live Music w/ Newcut Bluegrass Band
This is a FREE (w/ admission) live music event with Newcut Bluegrass. They will be performing their bluegrass music! Come enjoy music from the heart of The Great Smoky Mountains! You can find more information about Newcut Bluegrass here. Live
Live Music w/ Turkeycreek Band
This is a FREE (w/ admission) live music event with Turkeycreek Band. Enjoy the sweet sounds of the Turkeycreek six-piece band while enjoying the views at Anakeesta in the heart of The Great Smoky Mountains! *All Live Music Events are weather
Live Music w/ Boogertown Gap
Join us for a FREE (w/ admission) live music event with Boogertown Gap who are performers and purveyors of the soulful but pleasurable sounds and rhythms of Old-Time Appalachian String Music, or "Mountain Music" in Firefly Village! It will be a
Local Appreciation Days
Residents and employees of Sevier, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox, and Blount Counties are invited to visit Anakeesta for just $5.00 from April 29th – May 5th. A portion of the proceeds from this week-long local appreciation days will be donated to the
Live Music w/ Aaron Foster
Join us for a live music performance with Aaron “Frosty” Foster , who plays to the sounds of traditional and contemporary bluegrass! He spent two years holding down the guitar spot in the ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band, and had been a part of two
Free Games & Crafts
Bring your little helpers for a fun day of games and crafts at our Anakeesta Overlook tents located across from our Smokehouse BBQ Food Truck. These games and crafts are free with your general admission. *All events at Anakeesta are weather
Live Music w/ Appalachian Mystics
This is a FREE (w/ admission) live music event with Appalachian Mystics. Come enjoy music from the heart of The Great Smoky Mountains! The Appalachian Mystics is an innovative Tennessee bluegrass band with a youthful vigor that excites audiences of