--- title: 2022 Gatlinburg Songwriter's Festival description: "Get ready: the Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival is coming back for another season of sensational live music!" image: https://www.smokymountains.me/hubfs/soundtrap-V7z8MGbfF5Q-unsplash.jpg --- [![smokymountainsme-trans](https://www.smokymountains.me/hs-fs/hubfs/smokymountainsme-trans.png?width=300&name=smokymountainsme-trans.png "smokymountainsme-trans")](https://www.smokymountains.me) [![smokymountainsme-trans](https://www.smokymountains.me/hs-fs/hubfs/smokymountainsme-trans.png?width=300&name=smokymountainsme-trans.png "smokymountainsme-trans")](https://www.smokymountains.me) [**](https://www.smokymountains.me/2022-gatlinburg-songwriters-festival#) 1 ![featured image 1](https://www.smokymountains.me/hubfs/soundtrap-V7z8MGbfF5Q-unsplash.jpg) Summer # 2022 Gatlinburg Songwriter's Festival ![](https://www.smokymountains.me/hubfs/BEAADA8B-EAB9-41DB-B81E-479BD788DF9F.jpg) By [Bailee Wilson](https://www.smokymountains.me/author/bailee-wilson) July 25, 2022 ### Posts by Topic - [Activities (152)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/activities) - [Amusement (148)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/amusement) - [Events (106)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/events) - [Family (105)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/family) - [Around Town (97)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/around-town) - [Shopping and Dining (68)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/shopping-and-dining) - [Holiday (64)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/holiday) - [Outdoor (60)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/outdoor) - [Summer (40)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/summer) - [Winter (37)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/winter) - [Free (31)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/free) - [Tips and Tricks (24)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/tips-and-tricks) - [News (23)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/news) - [Date Night (16)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/date-night) - [Music (13)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/music) - [History (10)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/history) - [Nightlife (9)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/nightlife) - [Fitness (7)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/fitness) - [snow (6)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/snow) - [Off-Season (5)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/off-season) - [Contest (3)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/contest) - [Luxury Adventures (2)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/luxury-adventures) - [Season Passes (2)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/season-passes) - [Ski (2)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/ski) - [Weather and Terrain (2)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/weather-and-terrain) - [Golf (1)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/golf) - [House Tour (1)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/house-tour) - [Luxury Homes (1)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/luxury-homes) - [Notable Locals (1)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/notable-locals) - [Services (1)](https://www.smokymountains.me/tag/services) [![Book Lodging](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/534331/41641d6a-06ef-4999-9369-c4aceb52efda.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/534331/41641d6a-06ef-4999-9369-c4aceb52efda) Search Get ready: the [Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival](https://www.gatlinburgsongwriters.com/) is coming back for another season of sensational live music! ![nick-karvounis-tp_aLk0ngME-unsplash](https://www.smokymountains.me/hs-fs/hubfs/nick-karvounis-tp_aLk0ngME-unsplash.jpg?width=5760&name=nick-karvounis-tp_aLk0ngME-unsplash.jpg) The Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival is an annual three day event that will take place in and around the beautiful Smoky Mountains between August 18 and 21. Featured venues include Ole Red, SkyLift Park, Park Vista Hotel, The Historic Gatlinburg Inn, The Listening Room, Ole Smoky, Shine Shack, and more. The festival will feature intimate performances and conversations with #1 hit songwriters from around the country. Attendees will be able to hear great music at venues all around town, and wannabe hit songwriters will have plenty of opportunities to perfect their craft, get advice, and meet/write with industry leaders.  ![daniel-angele-Y3Q1zMHHa04-unsplash](https://www.smokymountains.me/hs-fs/hubfs/daniel-angele-Y3Q1zMHHa04-unsplash.jpg?width=3119&name=daniel-angele-Y3Q1zMHHa04-unsplash.jpg) Two of the headlining songwriters scheduled to attend are Tony Arata, writer of Garth Brooks' grammy nominated song "The Dance," and Will Nance, a multi-platinum chart topping writer who first earned his fame by writing George Strait's "Round About Way." Other writers on the schedule have worked with stars such as Walker Hayes, Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson, and numerous others. The talent is immeasurable! A [complete schedule](https://www.gatlinburgsongwriters.com/schedule/) of events and performances and a [full lineup of songwriters](https://www.gatlinburgsongwriters.com/lineup/) are both available on the festival's official website. The Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival is an unmissable local event that you're sure to enjoy. 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