| May. 3 | May. 8 | Pigeon Forge | 6th Annual Southern Gospel Music FanFair – Smoky Mountain Convention Center; for more information call (205) 662-4826 or visit www.sgmfanfair.com | |
| May. 7 | May. 7 | Pigeon Forge | 25th Annual Dolly Parade – 6 p.m.; for more information call (865) 453-8574 or visit www.mypigeonforge.com | |
| May. 8 | May. 8 | Pigeon Forge | Shrine FunFest Parade – 9:00 am On the Parkway – Public Welcome. | |
| May. 11 | May. 13 | Sevierville | Sevierville's BBQ Boot Camp - Learn BBQing techniques from Champion BBQ Cookers during the three day BBQ Boot Camp in Sevierville, TN. Sign up for 1, 2 or 3 days of cooking. Registration is $50 per day or $125 for all three days. Register at www.BloominBBQ.com. | |
| May. 13 | May. 15 | Pigeon Forge | 32nd Annual F-100 Supernationals and All Ford Show – Pigeon Forge Municipal Parking Facility; for more information call (423) 623-4644, (423) 623-1871, (423) 465-5855 or visit www.f100supernationals.com or the host hotel, Grand Resort Hotel at 1-800-251-4444. | |
| May. 14 | May. 15 | Sevierville | Sevierville's 6th Annual Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass - The largest event in Sevierville! Tennessee State Championship Barbeque Cook-Off, FREE bluegrass concerts from rising stars and bluegrass legends (2010 includes Audie Blaylock, Tony Rice Unit and Dan Tyminski), kids games, great food and authentic mountain crafts. Admission is FREE. For more information, contact the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce 1-888-889-7415 or visit www.BloominBBQ.com | |
| May. 14 | May. 16 | Gatlinburg | 29th Annual Scottish clans meeting featuring Highland athletics, bagpipe competitions, Highland dancing, border collie demonstrations, haggis hurling, entertainment, whiskey tasting, food & merchandise vendors. | |
| May. 15 | May. 16 | Gatlinburg | A family oriented fine arts festival featuring juried artists from around the country, delicious cuisine and music on Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies Plaza and River Road. | |
| May. 21 | May. 22 | Pigeon Forge | Relay for Life – Patriot Park; for more information call Robin Kurtz at (865) 908-5789 or visit www.relayforlife.org/seviertn | |
| May. 22 | May. 22 | Sevierville | The Diner's Loves of Your Life Cruise In - Open car show and cruise in (865) 908-1904 www.thediner.com | |
| May. 28 | May. 28 | Pigeon Forge | The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra in Concert - Country Tonite Theatre; for more information call 1-800-792-4308 or visit firstclassconcerts.com | |
| May. 28 | May. 30 | Pigeon Forge | AdventureCon, Pop Culture & Collectable Expo - Grand Resort Hotel Convention Center; for more information call 1-800-251-4444. | |
| May. 28 | May. 31 | Pigeon Forge | Belz Sidewalk Sale – Belz Outlets; for more information call (865) 453-7316 or visit www.belzoutlets.com | |
| May. 28 | May. 30 | Gatlinburg | Bill & Gloria Gaither present the 20th annual Family Fest in the Smokies in Gatlinburg Convention Center. Three days of performances by all your favorites. | |