Pigeon Forge Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving and the Christmas Holidays

Holiday Hours for Pigeon Forge Restaurants

There are plenty of dinner options in and around Pigeon Forge, TN on Thanksgiving day if you don’t feel like sitting around basting a turkey, or you just want a more low key Thanksgiving this year. A number of local restaurants will open Thanksgiving Day in Pigeon Forge, some taking reservations for large parties. Here is a list of Pigeon Forge restaurants and their Thanksgiving (Nov. 22) as well as Christmas holiday operating hours:

Thanksgiving Day Christmas Eve Christmas Day New Year’s Eve

Alamo Steakhouse	908-9998	3pm – 9pm	11am – 8pm	Closed	11am – 10pm
Arby’s	453-6966	Closed	10:30am – 6pm	Closed	10:30am – 8pm
Baskin RobbinsIce Cream	453-3337	11am – 10pm	11am – 10pm	Closed	11am – 11pm
Bennett’s PitBar-B-Que	429-2200	11am – 9pmAll you can eatBuffet	8am – 8pm	Closed	8am – 10pm
Big Daddy’s Pizzeria	429-7171	?	11am – 8pm	Closed	8am – 10pm
Blue Moose	286-0364	Closed	11am – 10pm	Closed	11am – Midnight
Broken EggPancake House	453-4600	7am – 12:30pm	7am – 12:30pm	7am – 12:30pm	7am – 12:30pm
Bullfish	868-1000	Closed	11am – 8pm	Closed	11am – Midnight
Burger KingSouth	453-9789	6am – Midnight	6am – 5pm	Closed	6am – Midnight
Burger KingNorth	453-2615	6am – Midnight	6am – 5pm	Closed	6am – Midnight
Calhoun’s Restaurant	868-1500	11am – 10pm	11am – 11pm	Noon – 9pm	11am – 11pm
Captain Jims	453-0003	Noon – 8 pm	Noon – 8 pm	Noon – 8 pm	Noon – 8 pm
Corky’s Ribs &BBQ	453-7427	11am – 9pm	Normal Hours	11am – 9pm	Normal Hours
Cracker BarrelSouth	428-4613	6am – 10pm	6am – 2pm	Closed	6am – 11pm
Cracker BarrelNorth	908-4459	6am – 10pm	6am – 2pm	Closed	6am – 11pm
Dairy-O	453-0255	Closed	11am – 4pm	Closed	11am – 10pm
Denny’s Diner	774-5047	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours	24 Hours
Domino’s Pizza	429-1818	Closed	Closed	Closed	11am – 2am
Five Guys Burgers and Fries	453-1445	Closed	11am – 5pm	Closed	11am – 10pm
Flapjacks Pancake Cabin	908-6115	7am – Noon	Normal Hours	7am – Noon	Normal Hours
Food CityGrocery	453-4977	Will have various Dinner Menu choices availableFor pick up	Will have various Dinner Menu choices availableFor pick up	Will have various Dinner Menu choices availableFor pick up	Will have various Dinner Menu choices availableFor pick up
Funnel Cake Factory	453-3623	2pm – 10pm	11am – 7pm	2pm – 10pm	11am – 11pm
Fusion Café Asian Grill	453-5587	Closed	11am – 10pm	11am – 10pm	11am – 10pm
Geno’s Pizza	428-2496	10am – 1am	10am – 6pm	Noon – 1am	10am – 1am
Golden CorralSteak House	453-1827	11am – 7pm	Normal Hours	11am – 7pm	Normal Hours
Happy Days Diner	774-7707	11am – 9pm	Closed	4pm – 9pm	11am – 9pm
Hardee’s	774-7687	5am – 8pm	5am – 7pm	7am – 7pm	7am – 10pm
Restaurant	Area code 865	Thanksgiving Day	Christmas Eve	Christmas Day	New Years Eve
Huck Finn’sRestaurant	429-3353	Closed	11:30am – 5pm	Closed	11:30am – 9:30pm
Hungry Bear Cafe	774-7863	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed
IHOP	429-2335	6am – 2pm	6am – 2pm	8am – 2pm	6am – Midnight
Johnny Carino’s	868-0790	Closed	11am – 8pm	Closed	11am – Midnight
J T Hannah’s	428-4200	2pm – 10pm	11am – 9pm	2pm – 9pm	11am – 10pm ?
Kentucky FriedChicken	453-4371	10:30am – 10pm	10:30am – 6pm	Closed	10:30am – 10pm
Kinkaku Japanese Steakhouse	774-7598	2pm – 10pm	11:30am – 11pm	2pm – 10pm	11:30 am – 10pm
Krispy KremeDoughnuts	428-3222	6am – 11pm	6am – 11pm	Closed	6am – 11pm
Kroger Grocery Store	429-0874	Will have various Dinner Menu choices availableFor pick up	Will have various Dinner Menu choices availableFor pick up	Will have various Dinner Menu choices availableFor pick up	Will have various Dinner Menu choices availableFor pick up
Krystal Restaurant	908-3210
La Carreta Mexican Restaurant	908-6270	11am – 10pm	Closed	Closed	11am – 10pm
Little House of Pancakes	428-0652	7am – Noon	7am – Noon	7am – Noon	7am – Noon
Little Tokyo Japanese Restaurant	908-0555
Log Cabin Pancake House	453-5748	Closed	Closed	Closed	6:30am – 2pm
Long John Silvers	453-6204	Closed	11am – 11pm	Closed	11am – 11pm
Louie’s GrillHoliday Inn	428-2700	Lunch: Traditional Meal 11am – 3pmDinner: Regular Menu 5pm – 7pm	Breakfast only 7am – 11am	Breakfast only 7am – 11am	Breakfast: 7am – 11amDinner 5pm – 8pm
Mad Dog Creamery	774-5558	Closed	Noon – 5pm	Closed	Noon – 10pm
Marble Slab Creamery	908-0276
Mc Allister’s Deli	908-9020	Closed	11am – 6pm	Closed	11am – 9pm
Mc Donalds	453-9351
Mama’s Farmhouse Family Style	908-4646	11am – 9pm Special Menu	8am – 8pm	Closed	8am – 10pm
Mel’sDiner	429-2184
Mellow MushroomPizza Bakers	286-2229
No Way Jose’s	429-7779	2pm – 10pm	10:30am – 10pm	2pm – 10pm	11:30am – 10pm
O’Charleys	429-2201	Closed	11am – 8pm	Closed	11am – 10pm
Old Mill Pottery House Café &Grill	429-2511	10:30am – 8:30pm	11am – 3pm	Closed	11am – 9pm
Old MillRestaurant	429-3463	10:30am – 8:30pm	8am – 7pm	Closed	8am – 7pm
Papa John’s Pizza	428-7600	Closed	11am – 9pm	Closed	10 am – Midnight
Partridge and Pear	868-0575	11am – 4pm	11am – 4pm	11am – 4pm	11am – 9pm
Restaurant	Area code 865	Thanksgiving Day	Christmas Eve	Christmas Day	New Years Eve
Pizza Hut	428-2400	11am – 11pm	11am – 6pm	Closed	11am – 11pm
Red Rooster Pancake House	428-3775
Ruby Tuesday	429-5665	Noon -10pm	11am – 9pm	Closed	11am – Midnight
Salsarita’sFresh Cantina	429-0991
Seaton’s Café&GrillGrand Hotel	453-1000	7am – 11am	7am – 11am	7am -11am	7am – 11am
Shoney’s North	453-1806	6am – Midnight	6am – 6pm?	8am – 6/7pm?	6am – 1am?
Shoney’s South	428-3453	6am – Midnight	6am – 6pm?	8am – 6/7pm?	6am – 1am?
Smokies Breakfast House	453-0624	Closed	7am – Noon or later	Closed	7am – 2pm
Smoky Mountain Brewery	868-1400	Closed	11am – Midnight	Closed	11am – Midnight
Smoky Mountain Pancake House	453-6746	7am – Noon	7am – Noon	8am – Noon	7am – Noon
Sonic Drive In	429-0452	Closed	7am – 2pm	Closed	7am – 9pm
Starbuck’s	429-3124	7am – 4pm	6:30am – 6pm	8am – 4pm	6:30am – 9pm
Stone House Pizza	774-8884
Subway North @Faststop	429-2709
Subway South	428-7700	Closed	8am – 6pm	Closed	8am – 11pm
SubwayWears Valley	429-3077
Taco Bell South	908-1193	Closed	10am – 7pm	Closed	10am – 11pm
Taco Bell/ Power Pumper ExxonWears Valley	428-1740	Closed	10am – 9pm	Closed	10am – 1am
Taste of India	428-8686
Texas Road House	286-1543	Closed	11am – 6pm	Closed	11am – 11pm
TGIFriday’s	453-1750	4pm – 10pm	Normal Hours	4pm – 10pm	Normal Hours
Tony Romas	908-8777
Wendy’s	453-0149	Closed	10:30am – 5pm	Closed	10:30am – 8pm
Wood GrillBuffet	429-3120	10:30am – 8:30 pm	Closed	8am – 10pm	8am – 10pm

Additionally, if you’re looking for lodging accommodations in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, or Sevierville over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, check out our listing of luxury cabins in Pigeon Forge, as well as Sevierville cabins. Also, check out the latest Pigeon Forge Calendar of Events for fun things happening just down the Parkway this time of year.

Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas (Nov. 10 – Dec. 30)

If Christmas lights and good, old-fashioned holiday songs are what jingles your bells, then don’t miss out on Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas and its many events over the next few months.

Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas has become as much of a Christmas tradition in Pigeon Forge as catching the Salvation Army at Wal-Mart. Between Dollywood’s two-month and Winterfest, the town is literally covered in Christmas lighting from November until New Years. Some residents even keep decorations up through the winter nowadays.

What we’re talking about is 4 million lights, all wrapped around every pole, roof, tree, and bush in the park. It really is a winter wonderland. Most of the same shows you’ve enjoyed in years past are back this year including Dolly Parton’s all-time favorite Christmas in the Smokies. Looking for a safe and fun place to bring the kids this Christmas season, come see a few, or all of the performances put on by Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas.

While you’re there, make sure to check off Santa’s Workshop from your list. Everyone loves the life-sized toys as well as the 18-foot-tall Christmas tree – a park favorite. Your mouth will drop once you see the giant wagon, sailboat, dollhouse and all the other Christmas goodies sitting under the tree. Santa and his elves will be trying to put the finishing touches on what should be a Christmas to remember for a number of little boys and girls. Miss out on Santa while you’re at the park? You can also catch him in the Parade of Lights, along with a number of brightly lit floats and colorful characters.

Here are all the big events taking place during Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas this year:

Dollywood’s Christmas on Ice
The Ice Theater of New York performs Dollywood’s Christmas on Ice.

Christmas in the Smokies
Featuring a 12-member cast and seven-piece band, this Christmas tradition at Dollywood includes performances of local holiday favorites that celebrate the joy of the Christmas season.

Appalachian Christmas
The Back Porch Theatre puts on an acoustic Chrsitmas show every year called Appalachian Christmas that is not to be missed. Everyone loves Christmas music that takes you back to a simpler time.

Carol of the Trees
Thousands of lights synchronize with holiday music each night during the holiday season to transform our Rivertown Lake into a symphony for the season.

Christmas with the Kingdom Heirs
The Kingdom Heirs lift your spirits as they perform a Southern Gospel Christmas with your favorite Christmas hymns and songs.

Dolly’s Christmas Chapel
The Robert F. Thomas Chapel hosts worship services at 5:30 p.m. each Sunday throughout Smoky Mountain Christmas festival.

O’ Holy Night
Live out “The Christmas Story.” Three wise men help a little girl looking for an angel.

Parade of Lights
Dollywood’s daily Parade of Lights features Christmas floats of every shape and size adorned with brightly colored Christmas lights. Don’t miss this parade!

“The Polar Express 4-D Experience”
THE POLAR EXPRESS 4-D EXPERIENCE is the popular book set to life at Dollywood. A young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole and along the way discovers the true meaning of Christmas.

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
A mysterious, white-bearded stranger helps one family find a Christmas miracle in this delightful musical featuring a five-piece band and a 12-member cast.

For a few helpful tips on Dollywood, check out our suggestions for Dollywood visitors. Whether you’re riding the coasters or lounging in the lazy river during the summer, or checking out Santa’s workshop in December, they’re applicable for the season ticket holder and first time guest alike.

2012 Incredible Christmas Place Events

Listing of various Christmas Place events for 2012.

As it gets later in the year, the Smokies not only become a destination for nature-lovers and those of us looking to get in that last getaway before the holidays, it also tends to transform into a shopping mecca. And while most of that is due in large part to places like Tanger Five Oaks Mall, other more regional spots enjoy quite the seasonal traffic. Nowhere is that more apparent than the Incredible Christmas Place.

Just like its name, you can find just about anything having to with the Christmas season at the Christmas Place. And the closer you get to the month of December, the more crowded it gets. From ornaments, to Christmas trees, various holiday statues, cloth, you name name, if it’s related to Christmas they’ve got or they now where to find it. Another draw are their annual events and signings. all year long the Incredible Christmas Place plays host to a slew of events and various signings at the store, such as entertainment events including crafts, sidewalk sales, kid-related activities, and how-to’s like wreath-making.

Below is a list of remaining events for 2012 fall and winter season:

October
October 20, 11 am – 4 pm – Egyptian Glass Signing
Linda Paul will be at the Christmas Place signing her extraordinary glass art. Some of her most sought after include German glass & paints and a variety of one-of-a-kind glass ornaments, vases, and decorative pieces. Call the Christmas Place, order your piece, and have it held until the event.

October 20-21, 10 am – 4 pm – R.J. McDonald Signing
R.J. McDonald who specializes in Santa paintings and prints will be in store. Meet R.J. get him to sign your own personalized piece of holiday art. As always, if you go ahead and place an order now, we’ll hold until the event.

October 27, TBD – Ne’Qwa Signing with Trieste
Ne’Qwa artist Trieste will be making an appearance at the Incredible Christmas place signing her works.Guests can also view the fine art of painting on the inside of glass ornaments.

November
November 3, 12:30 – 3 pm – Department 56 Artist Signing
Scott Enter, a village designer will be signing holiday pieces.

November 3-4, 9 am – 5 pm – Department 56 Secondary Market
This big event allows artists to sell retired items from their own personal collections. There will also be a signing event on Saturday, Nov. 3rd as well. To reserve a sale table, contact Teresa Hughes at 1-800-445-3396, ext. 148 for details.

November 15, 2 – 4 pm – Fontanini Nativities Signing with Stefano Fontanini
Stefano Fontanini, one of the founding members of Fontanini will be signing pieces in store. Fontanini nativities are extremely sought after for their lifelike appeal and attention to detail. The Christmas Place has nativity sets, both figures & structures, available in all sizes. So place your order now and we’ll hold it until the event for you at no charge.

November 17, Noon – 2 pm – Christopher Radko Signing with Mario Tare
If glass ornaments are your thing then you won’t want to miss an appearance by Christopher Radko in mid-November. There is also an exclusive ornament available just for this signing, Worth the Wait, Santa waiting to hear the Christmas wishes of the next child.

November 17-18, 10 am – 4 pm – R.J. McDonald Signing
Tennessee artist R.J. McDonald will be signing pieces of his collection of beautiful Santa paintings and prints in store. Have some of R.J.’s artwork personalized just for you, a family member, or anyone special. As always, if you go ahead and place your order now,we’ll hold your piece until the event at no charge.

December
December 8, 11 am – 4 pm – JingleNog Signing
Melissa Byrne, designer of mouth-blown and hand-painted European glass ornaments, headlines this signing event. Find that perfect Christmas ornament – colorful, classical and intricately detailed, for anyone on your list.

December 15-16, 10 am – 4 pm – R.J. McDonald Signing
R.J. McDonald will be at the store signing his beautiful Santa paintings and prints. Get R.J. to sign a piece of his wonderful artwork and treasure it for years to come. The perfect gift for any friend, family member, or just the person that really enjoys the holidays.