The Great Smoky Mountain Journal

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Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 07:31 PM

New Year's Eve Events Across East Tennessee

Looking to start your New Year at local venues and events? Here's what you can do around East Tennessee to ring in the New Year.

Ring in the New Year with fantastic sounds at The Shed with The Coveralls. The Shed's New Years Eve party starts at 7 p.m. with the band coming on at 9 p.m. Tickets include a champagne toast and are $15 per person. Get tickets here.

Get your skate on at the Roll Arena Party Zone beginning at 7:30 p.m. The arena is located at 2801 E. Broadway Avenue in Maryville. Tickets are $10. Call 865-724-1652 for information on how to get tickets.

For those looking to celebrate in the Pigeon Forge area, join The Island in Pigeon Forge for their New Year's Eve celebration. It begins at 10 p.m. Call 865-286-0119 or visit their website for more.

Check out the New Year's Eve event at The International. The doors to this celebration open at 8:30 p.m. VIP tickets are only $25. Regular tickets are $5 in advance and $10 on the day of the show. You must be 21 and older to buy tickets and 18 years or older to attend. Get tickets here.

Join the Kincaid Band on New Year's Eve at the Hard Rock Cafe in Pigeon Forge to bring in 2018. The event begins at 9 p.m. at 2050 Parkway in Pigeon Forge. Call 865-430-7625 for more information.

Main Event Entertainment is hosting a New Year's Eve party, too. Tickets for adults are $39.95 and $29.95 for kids from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. For their all night package, adults get in for $44.95 and childrens' tickets are priced at $34.95. The tickets get you unlimited fountain drinks, choice of an adult entrée or kid's meal, free gelato ice cream and access to all-you-can-play activities such as bowling and laser tag. Call 865-351-5000 to learn more.

Tickets to the Wild Wing Cafe New Year's Eve party in Farragut are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 865-777-9464 for more information.

If you're not in the mood for wings, you can join other celebrators in Market Square on December 31. All the bars and restaurants will be open and the Bicho Brothers will be performing at 10 p.m. The ball drops at midnight.

You can also watch the ball drop in Gatlinburg on the Historic Nature Trail. For more information, call 1-800-588-1817.

Don't miss out on the New Year's Day related events happening on January 1. The Calhoun's New Year's Day 5K run/walk kicks off at 9 a.m. on Neyland Drive.

Join the University of Tennessee's Arboretum Society for their fourth annual New Year's walk. It starts a 9:30 a.m. at the UT Arboretum located in Oak Ridge at 901 S. Illinois Avenue. Call 865-483-7277 for more information.

Knoxville's Holidays on Ice will continue on January 1 from 1 p.m until 9 p.m. Adults can get into the rink on Market Square for $11. Children 12 and under get in for $8. Call 865-215-4423 to find out more.