Pigeon Forge’s nightlife scene is not as “dry” as it once was. Pigeon
Forge resides in Sevier County and it is no longer a dry county and hasn't been
for some time. Gatlinburg and Sevierville have liquor by the drink and you may
purchase alcohol in bottles in Gatlinburg only. A good place for
nightlife in Pigeon Forge is the Smoky
Mountain Brewery. Home to more than 8 fantastic microbrews on
site and their food is not the typical bar fare you would find at such an establishment
in other tourist locations. Try their Brewery Ale Steak with their
homebrewed Velas Helas. Smoky Mountain Brewery also has live entertainment each
day of the week with Karaoke every Monday night where you will find the local
entertainers coming in to sing on their off time. You may wish to
remember this and save yourself some money seeing shows and go to the brewery
as you just may be there to see Cutthroat
Shamrock, a local Irish Rock band. Their beers may be
purchased on site in varying amounts ranging from mix matched 6 packs to full
kegs.
For more rowdy entertainment there is always Gatlinburg which features a
couple of dance clubs but nothing which is comparable to the LA, Atlanta much
less Asheville, NC dance scenes. Gatlinburg is about 12 miles north of Pigeon
Forge and houses many restaurants worth going to such as: Smoky Mountain
Brewery (yes 2 locations-Great Live entertainment too), Cherokee
Grill (great cheese grits and beer), and Calhouns (FANTASTIC prime
rib-great place to take a sweetheart and also located in Pigeon Forge).
Pigeon Forge has a few dinner theaters with entertainment themes ranging
from Big Band, Christian, Country, Wild West Dinner (Dixie Stampede), Magic,
and others. The quality of this entertainment is not of New York caliber
and a little less then Nashville. The closest comparison would be to
Branson, Missouri. Do your research regarding shows as some are MUCH
better than others. Sevierville hosts the only movie theater. It
has 6 screens, very clean and the employees are courteous, friendly and
professional.