Fireflies at Norton Creek: Candlelight Dinner

Take your firefly experience to the next level with an over-the-top, extravagant evening centered around the Smokies’ famous synchronous fireflies.

Join us for the Candlelight Dinner: Fireflies at Norton Creek for a special dinner and drinks prepared by Dollywood Resorts executive chef and team beginning at the award-winning Heartsong Resort and Lodge and concluding with synchronous firefly viewing at Norton Creek private reserve.

The evening will begin at 5:30pm with signature cocktails, full bar and hors d’oeuvres in the Acoustic Lobby at the Heartsong Lodge and Resort. This exclusive dining space is a nod to Dolly and a musical career that spans seven decades. Guests will then be treated to a full-course, candlelight dinner will be served at one of the Heartsong Lodge’s spectacular outdoor dinner venue.

After the delectable meal, guests will then caravan from the Heartsong Resort and Lodge to the private reserve at Norton Creek to conclude the evening with a guided viewing of the magnificent synchronous fireflies that call Norton Creek home, and their other bioluminescent brethren, including blue ghost fireflies and other glowing insects.

INCLUDES full bar with signature cocktails, special dinner, virtual auction, and guided firefly viewing. Tickets are $750 per person; quantity is limited.

Fireflies at Norton Creek: Candlelight Dinner guests will receive discount pricing for a stay at Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge and Resort, June 7-9, 2024.

Book your stay at Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort, designed to bring that intangible feeling to life, honor everything that makes the Smokies special, and invite you to experience the wonders of finding your own heartsong.

The Acoustic Lobby features an array of design elements inspired by Dolly’s life and career, including a guitar-shaped chandelier, as well as a selection of her personal treasures. This exclusive dining space is a nod to Dolly and a musical career that spans seven decades.

What will your ticket purchase support?

Specifically, you’ll help support

• research with the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, aimed at cataloging, understanding, and ultimately conserving the 21,000+ species that call the Smokies home
• our world-class summer internship program, where we train the next generation of scientists and nature advocates through an immersive experience in the Smokies
• our educational programming in and around Great Smoky Mountains NP, fostering nature literacy among our community ( iScience and Smokies Most Wanted)
• and much more!

Location: Main parking lot at Heartsong Lodge and Resort