Gatlinburg's 4th of July Midnight Parade

For the 34th consecutive year, Gatlinburg kicks off America’s Independence Day celebration with the nation’s first parade at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, to the cheers of close to 100,000 spectators and featuring a tribute to all branches of military service.
In recognition of the 75th Anniversary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg will recreate the September, 1940, Presidential Motorcade of Franklin D. Roosevelt as it traveled through Gatlinburg on its way to Newfound Gap.