Pigeon
Forge, TN – June 2016 / Newsmaker Alert / Grand Ole Opry member
and Grammy Award winner Joe Diffie will rock Patriot
Festival, Pigeon Forge’s annual blowout to celebrate July 4, immediately
before a spectacular fireworks show brightens the sky over this Great Smoky
Mountains resort city.
Activity begins at noon,
and onstage entertainment begins at 1:30 p.m. for guests at Patriot Park.
Admission is free.
In addition to Diffie and
a variety of local entertainers, music will come from Emily Ann Roberts,
who placed second on NBC’s “The Voice,” and Tribute, a celebration of the
Allman Brothers Band.
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Grammy Award winner Joe
Diffie
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Patriot Festival guests
will recognize Diffie’s songs that will come from his 20 Top 10 hits and
his 13 albums. Count on sing-alongs to “John Deere Green,” “ Prop Me Up
Beside the Jukebox” and “If the Devil Danced (in Empty Pockets).”
Food and family games are
part of the day’s activities, and guests are welcome to bring lawn chairs
and blankets. Free parking will be at Patriot Park and the city’s Teaster
Lane parking lot. A free shuttle will run from the Teaster Lane lot.
Fireworks will begin at approximately
9:30 p.m., and WIVK-FM in Knoxville will simulcast the fireworks show’s
patriotic soundtrack.
Information about all aspects
of visiting Pigeon Forge is available online at MyPigeonForge.com
or by calling 800-251-9100.
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Contact:
Tom
Adkinson, APR
for Pigeon Forge Department
of Tourism
615-341-8796 |