Knoxville Fun Activities Guide

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  Camp Pillsbury

  Owatonna

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  Camp Pillsbury is an exciting, safe, fun, coed overnight summer camp for kids ages 6-17.

     It is a unique sleep over camp in Minnesota that provides over 100 activities to choose from. No matter what each child's interests are, they are certain to find activities that not only fascinate them, but help build their character, self-esteem and confidence. Camp Pillsbury offers its campers the chance to fly on the trapeze, participate in musical theater, team sports (such as basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball), learn magic tricks, go horseback riding, tumble, dance, and play an instrument - all in the same day! Because each camper chooses the activities they participate in, they are spending their day with campers who share the same interests, helping form stronger bonds with new friends. The programs and classes we offer put an emphasis on activities that today's kids gravitate to. Camp Pillsbury offers Circus Arts, Rock Band, Musical Theater, Dance, Fine Arts and Crafts, Technology/Digital Arts & Multimedia, Team Sports, Individual Sports, Magic, Water Sports, Extreme Sports, Horseback Riding, Orchestra, Woodworking, Vocal Ensembles, Cheer, Gymnastics, Role Playing Games, Archery, Weightlifting, and much more. Our fully elective program allows campers to select all of their favorite activities and to also try new ones within our established daily schedule. Campers have the opportunity to develop existing skills and explore new interests. Every program and activity is open to all age groups and all skill levels where we meet each child's individual needs and respect their individuality. Our day is comprised of 6 one hour periods; three Majors and three Minors. Majors are taken at the same time each day with the same staff and campers and is an activity that each camper has chosen to learn more about, get better at and be in the end of session show or exhibition. Campers choose three Minors each day that they can try once or repeat as often as they like. This allows campers plenty of opportunity to try new activities they have never been exposed to before. Campers thrive, building on existing interests and developing new ones. They flourish and excel in the areas they become passionate about and self-confidence soars. They become better singers, dancers, actors, athletes, artists, musicians and even students. Camp Pillsbury is helping kids from all over the world be successful through programs led by experts in a unique camp environment. Our campers learn from the best to be the best. They also form friendships that last a lifetime. Campers sleep in dorms and will be provided with great food, fun and friends throughout the summer. (less) ... Read more

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  Castle of Chaos

  Pigeon Forge

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  Buckle up and grab your 3D glasses for a non-stop shoot-em-up adventure that's fun for all ages. It's a thrilling 5D ride where you're seated but feel like you're moving through a whole new reality. At every turn, you're surrounded with sights and sounds that make you feel like you're really inside the game. Plus, bragging rights can be yours as you compete for the highest score! Winners are shown on the screen at the end of every ride. This delightfully intense experience - with up to 400 movements per second - will leave you shaking with excitement and ready for more! (less) ... Read more

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  Catalina Sea Camp

  Toyon Bay

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  Summer camp on Catalina Island is a great way to spend the summer. Wonderful memories and new friends await at Catalina Sea Camp one of California's premier overnight summer camps.

     Our one-week and three-week camps are one of a kind ocean adventure and marine biology summer camps located at Toyon Bay on Catalina Island. Sea Camp offers three one-week sessions for boys and girls ages 8-13 and two three-week coed sessions for teens ages 12-17. Our hand-picked counselors and instructors create an atmosphere of fun and excitement while leading campers on a host of ocean adventure, marine biology, and social summer camp activities. Catalina Sea Camp is a program developed by Catalina Island Marine Institute, also known as "CIMI". Rules for participation in Guided Discoveries programs are the same for everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap (less) ... Read more

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  Dolly Parton's Stampede

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  Welcome to the Dixie Stampede! A fun-filled, action-packed Dinner and Show extravaganza for everyone! Its the perfect place for families, friends and groups to gather for spectacular special effects and amazing stunts by the most talented performers in the area. Its the only place that brings together stunning performers, amazing horse feats, fantastic stunt riders, magic and audience participation with a delicious four-course dinner extravaganza for one amazing price! Plus, you wont want to miss our exciting Opening Act in the Carriage Room 50 minutes before the main show. Its all part of Dixie Stampede adventure!

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  Dollywood

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  One of the world's premier family theme parks!

     Dollywood is a 150 acre family adventure park in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Its mountain themed attractions, world class rides and award winning festivals and shows make Dollywood one of the top themed entertainment destinations in the US.

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  Flyaway Indoor Skydiving

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  Welcome to the first and longest running vertical wind tunnel open to the public! After a quick classroom briefing we will assist you with your flight gear and then teach you the basics of human flight in our vertical wind tunnel. No experience necessary, our instructors will be there to guide you as you spread your wings and learn to FLY!

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  Hannah's Maze of Mirrors

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  Find out if you're The Chosen One at Hannah's Maze of Mirrors. This modern fairy tale takes you through 288 potential turns among hundreds of mirrored walls and archways to free Princess Hannah from Ugly Hetty's spell. After being greeted by King Oscar and Queen Emmy in the lobby, you'll enter the courtyard at the Palace of Savannah to learn the story before setting off across the drawbridge to save her. Created by Adrian Fisher, one of the world's foremost maze designers, this challenging quest is full of fun and surprises. Open year-round. (less) ... Read more

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  Hollywood Wax Museum

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  The Hollywood Wax Museum is a must for celebrity buffs and Hollywood wannabes! Get up close and personal with the stars for photo ops with fun props (you choose the poses), and discover little-known facts about their pets, pet peeves and accomplishments. Walk the red carpet, sing with pop stars, come face-to-face with horror villains, and even put on a wedding dress and marry a star! The realistic wax likenesses are, "so lifelike it feels as if they're watching you," according to visitors. Open year-round. (less) ... Read more

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  Outbreak

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  Dread the Undead! Outbreak is a high-energy, thrill-a-second haunted walk-through set in a biotech lab at a time when a gone-wrong experiment has turned test subjects into zombies. Discover what catastrophe occurred in this ransacked semblance of a lab. If you make your way through the zombie infested specimen rooms, the morgue, and the rotting basement, you might be able to rid the world of the zombie-inducing Alpha Strain. But, then again, you might not! Open 365 days a year. (less) ... Read more

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  Parrot Mountain and Gardens

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  This attraction has it all whether your 2 years old or 90 years young. Parrot Mountain and Gardens is nestled on four acres of beautiful landscaped gardens. Hundreds and hundreds of beautiful tropical birds and thousands and thousands of flowers and plants and trees.

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  The Comedy Barn

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  Winner Funniest Show! Come see why year after year The Comedy Barn Theater, is voted the most award winning family comedy variety show in the Smoky Mountains. Featuring magicians, fire-eaters, jugglers, ventriloquists, comedians, live country and gospel music as well as the World Famous Comedy Barn Canines and Arnold, the Mind-Reading Pig! It's a night of a thousand laughs - guaranteed! Bring the kids and your granny for a night of entertainment EVERYONE will love! Show times are 5pm and 8:15 pm nightly.

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  The Escape Game

  Pigeon Forge

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  The #1 Rated "Escape Room" and the #1 Rated "Fun & Games" Attraction on TripAdvisor Pigeon Forge. As a premier provider of escape rooms, The Escape Game's adventures are the perfect unique experience that is not only fun and challenging, but encourages teamwork so everyone can be the hero! From the moment you start, you'll be immersed in our worlds. Here's how it works: You and your team will work together to find clues, overcome challenges, and ultimately complete a mission.Designated Event Coordinators will help you plan every detail to make your group experience perfect. Call (312) 515-8972 or visit TheEscapeGame.com/PigeonForge for more information and to inquire about our help with groups. [Chat support also available on our website] (less) ... Read more

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Events/Performances

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  Tortuga Music Festival 2019

  Ft Lauderdale

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  Ft Lauderdale April 12-14!

     Held on the white sands of Fort Lauderdale Beach Park in a beautiful oceanside setting, Tortuga Music Festival is a 3-day, multi-stage music festival featuring some of the biggest names in country, rock and roots music. Tortuga Music Festival brings like-minded fans together for an unforgettable beach weekend experience that pairs music with meaning to raise awareness for marine conservation. Tortuga Music Festival works hand in hand with the Rock The Ocean Foundation to increase public awareness about the issues impacting the world's oceans and to support scientific research, education, and ocean conservation initiatives. Over $1,000,000 has been given back to our Conservation Village partners as a direct result of ticket sales and donations from Rock The Ocean's Tortuga Music Festival. Check out our lineup and learn more about ocean conservation and how you can help. (less) ... Read more

Family Activities

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  bitWise Academy

  bitWise Academy

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  50% DISCOUNT - ENROLL YOUR KIDS IN ONLINE S.T.E.M. CLASSES IN TENNESSEE TODAY!

     Are you interested in extending your child's learning beyond the classroom this summer? Join bitWise Academy and take self-paced online classes in STEM and computer science!

  50% DISCOUNT - ENROLL YOUR KIDS IN ONLINE S.T.E.M. CLASSES TODAY!

  Looking for the perfect STEM-based programming camp for your kid this summer? Explore online classes from the comfort of your home with bitWise Academy!

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  Castle of Chaos

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  Buckle up and grab your 3D glasses for a non-stop shoot-em-up adventure that's fun for all ages. It's a thrilling 5D ride where you're seated but feel like you're moving through a whole new reality. At every turn, you're surrounded with sights and sounds that make you feel like you're really inside the game. Plus, bragging rights can be yours as you compete for the highest score! Winners are shown on the screen at the end of every ride. This delightfully intense experience - with up to 400 movements per second - will leave you shaking with excitement and ready for more! (less) ... Read more

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  Catalina Sea Camp

  Toyon Bay

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  Summer camp on Catalina Island is a great way to spend the summer. Wonderful memories and new friends await at Catalina Sea Camp one of California's premier overnight summer camps.

     Our one-week and three-week camps are one of a kind ocean adventure and marine biology summer camps located at Toyon Bay on Catalina Island. Sea Camp offers three one-week sessions for boys and girls ages 8-13 and two three-week coed sessions for teens ages 12-17. Our hand-picked counselors and instructors create an atmosphere of fun and excitement while leading campers on a host of ocean adventure, marine biology, and social summer camp activities. Catalina Sea Camp is a program developed by Catalina Island Marine Institute, also known as "CIMI". Rules for participation in Guided Discoveries programs are the same for everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap (less) ... Read more

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  Hannah's Maze of Mirrors

  Pigeon Forge

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  Hannah's Maze of Mirrors

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  Find out if you're The Chosen One at Hannah's Maze of Mirrors. This modern fairy tale takes you through 288 potential turns among hundreds of mirrored walls and archways to free Princess Hannah from Ugly Hetty's spell. After being greeted by King Oscar and Queen Emmy in the lobby, you'll enter the courtyard at the Palace of Savannah to learn the story before setting off across the drawbridge to save her. Created by Adrian Fisher, one of the world's foremost maze designers, this challenging quest is full of fun and surprises. Open year-round. (less) ... Read more

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  Hollywood Wax Museum

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  The Hollywood Wax Museum is a must for celebrity buffs and Hollywood wannabes! Get up close and personal with the stars for photo ops with fun props (you choose the poses), and discover little-known facts about their pets, pet peeves and accomplishments. Walk the red carpet, sing with pop stars, come face-to-face with horror villains, and even put on a wedding dress and marry a star! The realistic wax likenesses are, "so lifelike it feels as if they're watching you," according to visitors. Open year-round. (less) ... Read more

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  Outbreak

  Pigeon Forge

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  Dread the Undead! Outbreak is a high-energy, thrill-a-second haunted walk-through set in a biotech lab at a time when a gone-wrong experiment has turned test subjects into zombies. Discover what catastrophe occurred in this ransacked semblance of a lab. If you make your way through the zombie infested specimen rooms, the morgue, and the rotting basement, you might be able to rid the world of the zombie-inducing Alpha Strain. But, then again, you might not! Open 365 days a year. (less) ... Read more

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  Smoky Mountain Opry

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  WINNER BEST SHOW! Smoky Mountain Opry IS "America's Ultimate Variety Show"! Showcasing the most talented collection of singers, dancers, comedians, magicians, jugglers and incredible aerialists, the Smoky Mountain Opry is an amazing show that is not to be missed! State of the art special effects including lasers, pyrotechnics, performers that fly overhead, giant video screens, concert quality lighting and sound and you have just a few of the many aspects that will take your breath away! From country to pop, comedy or Broadway the Smoky Mountain Opry has it all. Be sure to keep an eye out for the lion and tigers! That's right, meet "Tsimba-Vaati" one of only 300 white lions in existence today! There is absolutely something for everyone and never a dull moment! (less) ... Read more

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  The Comedy Barn

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  Winner Funniest Show! Come see why year after year The Comedy Barn Theater, is voted the most award winning family comedy variety show in the Smoky Mountains. Featuring magicians, fire-eaters, jugglers, ventriloquists, comedians, live country and gospel music as well as the World Famous Comedy Barn Canines and Arnold, the Mind-Reading Pig! It's a night of a thousand laughs - guaranteed! Bring the kids and your granny for a night of entertainment EVERYONE will love! Show times are 5pm and 8:15 pm nightly.

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  The Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Show

  Pigeon Forge

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  The Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Show

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  Howdy! Welcome to the Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Show in Pigeon Forge. You are just in time for the big ole barn dance tonight and boy, is it gonna be a wild one. Seems somehow someone invited BOTH the Hatfields AND the McCoys to the party! Everyone knows just how well those two families mix so you might be able to guess just how busy our newly elected sheriff is gonna fair in the next few hours.

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  Watch Ya' Mouth

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  Watch Ya' Mouth 90s Edition will take you back to a brighter, more simple time when Scrunchies were cool and Marky Mark was a musician. With the 90s bundle, you get twice the content and nostalgia for days! That's tight, yo! VOTED BY FANS: 90's version exists because of YOU! From the company that made Watch Ya' Mouth, the top selling, original, award-winning party card game Watch Ya' Mouth: 90's Edition combines the game play you've come to know and love with the nostalgia of all things 90's Bangin' phrases such as "Billy Ray's Mullet" and "Gameboy" will bring it all back for a night of dope fun! 3-10 players wear cheek retractors and speak out 90's phrases while teammates guess what they are saying Includes 300+ Family-Safe phrases. Great for all ages including kids who are 8+ (less) ... Read more

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  Castle of Chaos

  Pigeon Forge

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  Castle of Chaos

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  Buckle up and grab your 3D glasses for a non-stop shoot-em-up adventure that's fun for all ages. It's a thrilling 5D ride where you're seated but feel like you're moving through a whole new reality. At every turn, you're surrounded with sights and sounds that make you feel like you're really inside the game. Plus, bragging rights can be yours as you compete for the highest score! Winners are shown on the screen at the end of every ride. This delightfully intense experience - with up to 400 movements per second - will leave you shaking with excitement and ready for more! (less) ... Read more

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  Hannah's Maze of Mirrors

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  Hannah's Maze of Mirrors

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  Find out if you're The Chosen One at Hannah's Maze of Mirrors. This modern fairy tale takes you through 288 potential turns among hundreds of mirrored walls and archways to free Princess Hannah from Ugly Hetty's spell. After being greeted by King Oscar and Queen Emmy in the lobby, you'll enter the courtyard at the Palace of Savannah to learn the story before setting off across the drawbridge to save her. Created by Adrian Fisher, one of the world's foremost maze designers, this challenging quest is full of fun and surprises. Open year-round. (less) ... Read more

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  Hollywood Wax Museum

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  Hollywood Wax Museum

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  The Hollywood Wax Museum is a must for celebrity buffs and Hollywood wannabes! Get up close and personal with the stars for photo ops with fun props (you choose the poses), and discover little-known facts about their pets, pet peeves and accomplishments. Walk the red carpet, sing with pop stars, come face-to-face with horror villains, and even put on a wedding dress and marry a star! The realistic wax likenesses are, "so lifelike it feels as if they're watching you," according to visitors. Open year-round. (less) ... Read more

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  Outbreak

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  Dread the Undead! Outbreak is a high-energy, thrill-a-second haunted walk-through set in a biotech lab at a time when a gone-wrong experiment has turned test subjects into zombies. Discover what catastrophe occurred in this ransacked semblance of a lab. If you make your way through the zombie infested specimen rooms, the morgue, and the rotting basement, you might be able to rid the world of the zombie-inducing Alpha Strain. But, then again, you might not! Open 365 days a year. (less) ... Read more

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Museums/Zoos

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  Hollywood Wax Museum

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  The Hollywood Wax Museum is a must for celebrity buffs and Hollywood wannabes! Get up close and personal with the stars for photo ops with fun props (you choose the poses), and discover little-known facts about their pets, pet peeves and accomplishments. Walk the red carpet, sing with pop stars, come face-to-face with horror villains, and even put on a wedding dress and marry a star! The realistic wax likenesses are, "so lifelike it feels as if they're watching you," according to visitors. Open year-round. (less) ... Read more

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  Knoxville Zoo

  Knoxville

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  There's so much to see, so much to ZOO! Knoxville Zoo offers great family fun for everyone. Experience wildlife up close as you come face to face with more than 800 of the Earth's most fascinating animals. You belong in the zoo!