Daytime Events Calendar

Thursday of Jeep Invasion week means low country boil at Harpoon Harry’s — crawfish, shrimp, corn, and potatoes dumped straight onto the table, buffet-style, for the crowd rolling through Pigeon Forge with their rigs parked out front. It’s the loudest, messiest day of the week’s food lineup and regulars plan around it. Cash price is […]

Junction 35 Spirits kicks off day one of the Smoky Mountain Jeep Invasion with Wrangler On The Rocks — food, drinks, and live music all day at the distillery. Sip Junction 35’s craft spirits while the Jeep crowd rolls through Pigeon Forge.

The Smoky Mountain Jeep Invasion turns the parking lot and patio at Quaker Steak & Lube into the unofficial home base for rally week, with lifted rigs lined up along the Parkway and drivers swapping trail stories over wings and cold beer. It’s the daytime meetup spot between trail runs — come for the Jeeps, […]

When the Jeeps gear down for the day, the party revs up at Margaritaville on The Island in Pigeon Forge. Part of the Smoky Mountain Jeep Invasion, expect island-vibe drinks, live music, and a packed patio to close out the day.

Billed as a Smoky Mountain rock and roll sleep-away camp, The Mountain takes over the Gatlinburg Convention Center for three full days of touring rock acts, food trucks, and a crowd that treats the whole weekend like a reunion. This year’s lineup leans hard into arena rock pedigree with Night Ranger, Wildstreet, and Joel Hoekstra […]

Friday of Jeep Invasion week turns Harpoon Harry’s into a backyard cookout — ribs, pulled pork, and all the sides, buffet-style, for a lot that’s filling up with rigs by midweek. It’s the mellower cousin of the seafood boil two days prior, more classic cookout than chaos. All-you-can-eat runs $27 cash ($28.08 credit) from 1 […]

FoodieLand returns to Memphis for three full days at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, packing in food vendors from across the region alongside live entertainment for a summer food festival built on scale — this isn’t a handful of food trucks in a parking lot, it’s a stadium-sized event with a real lineup. Stadium venues mean […]

Emory & Henry University and Tennessee Hills Distillery celebrate the release of the E&H 1836 Founders’ Edition Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Sample the limited release, meet the makers, and soak up the bourbon trail vibes at one of Bristol’s favorite distilleries on the Tennessee Whiskey Trail.

Lone Mountain Marina goes full disco for this one — sequins encouraged, dancing expected, and the marina’s dock strung with enough lights to make Norris Lake feel like a floating dance floor for the night. It’s a theme party in the fullest sense, so the crowd tends to actually dress for it rather than just […]

Where German culture meets Southern hospitality: GermanFest Knoxville takes over First Lutheran Church on North Broadway with a proper biergarten, bratwurst and schnitzel, live oompah music, and dancing from 11 AM to 8 PM both days. Grab a stein, find a picnic table, and pretend you’re in Bavaria for the afternoon.

Puckett’s Pigeon Forge throws in with the Smoky Mountain Jeep Invasion for a full day of Southern comfort food and live music timed to the Saturday of the rally, the busiest day of Invasion week. Sit-down service, a real menu, and a patio scene that fills up with Jeep folks between cruises down the strip. […]

Saturday caps off Jeep Invasion week at Harpoon Harry’s with a Tex Mex buffet — the last big group meal before the week’s rigs scatter back home. Expect the biggest crowd of the run, since Saturday is peak Invasion day across Pigeon Forge with other tie-in events happening up and down the Parkway. All-you-can-eat is […]