Each year, the holiday season brings with it the return of your favorite traditions. Family gatherings, twinkling lights, and holiday shopping! Think malls and department stores are the only places to find outrageous bargains and creative gifts? Then you should head to the Smoky Mountains for a shopping extravaganza like you’ve never seen before.
the christmas place
Located on the east side of the Parkway in Pigeon Forge, The Christmas Place is a perennial favorite with shoppers. Billed as the largest Christmas store in the South, you’ll find just about everything related to Christmas in one place.
After 25 years in business they know how to do Christmas right. Unique Christmas scenes, designer Christmas trees, elegant flower arrangements, distinctive clothing and much more can be found in this charming market town with its own light show.
Santa Claus-y
If a more intimate holiday shopping experience is what you have in mind, Gatlinburg, TN welcomes you to Santa’s Claus-Et. Enjoy the Christmas countryside as you walk into this renovated farmhouse filled with crafts and other treasures.
Homemade recipes line the shelves. Take home some jars of homey flavor including jams, jellies, pickles, sauces and more. Your basket will fill up (and your mouth will water) as you browse through each of these time-tested delights.
From personalized Christmas decorations to children’s gifts, including rustic crayons with twigs, Santa’s Claus-Et is definitely worth a visit.
The village
Winding brick-lined pathways and traditional street lamps set the scene for an authentic-looking Old World town. You can experience the 27 unique shops that call The Village home and walk away with some seriously rare gifts for yourself and everyone on your list.
Stroll among the bubbling fountains and attractive park benches for a special shopping and dining experience. Amid the mostly local shops, you’ll find notables like God’s Corner, Celtic Heritage, Simply Animals, and Donut Friar, just to name a few. Finding Christmas gifts for every man, woman, child and pet on your list will be a doddle.
Tangier outlet mall
A short drive from Gatlinburg is the small town of Sevierville, TN, birthplace of Dolly Parton and home of the Tanger Outlet Mall. Here you can shop acres of famous retailers to find deep discounts on clothing, shoes, home furnishings, jewelry and more.
With hundreds of shops and restaurants to choose from, you may want to spend an entire day exploring this shopping haven.
Antiques and Crafts Galore
In addition to established shopping malls and towns, the Smokies are famous for their plethora of antique dealers and artisans. From mom-and-pop antique shops to the Arts & Crafts Village in Gatlinburg, you’ll find variety and quality no big city could offer.
Ready? Place? Trade! For a little more fun, make it a girls’ weekend. Pack up the ladies, rent a log cabin, and shop ’til you drop this Christmas in the Smoky Mountain shopper’s dreamland.