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LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge Announces Two-Year $31.4 Million Expansion Project

Post author By Trish McGee
Post date July 15, 2026
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Construction has begun on a two-year, 58,000-square-foot expansion project at the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge, including an enhanced main entrance. Images, including renderings, available for download here. Images: courtesy of the Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism

PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee (July 14, 2026) –Pigeon Forge city officials recently unveiled plans to expand the multi-purpose LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge. The project includes an additional 58,000 square feet, with 33,000 square feet specifically earmarked for exhibit space. The city-owned event center will remain open and host events during the two-year construction project. Since […]

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LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge Contributes $417 Million in Economic Impact Since 2013 Opening

Post author By Trish McGee
Post date December 12, 2023
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Pigeon Forge reaps benefit of additional attendee spending as the multi-purpose event facility marks 10 years of operation in the Great Smoky Mountains vacation destination. PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee (Dec. 12, 2023) –The LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge observed its 10thanniversary on Oct. 9 while also marking $417 million in additional attendee spending in Pigeon Forge […]

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