PIGEON FORGE — The city’s annual springtime salute to hometown superstar Dolly Parton will pay special tribute to the icon at the Dolly Parton 25th Anniversary Homecoming Parade at 6 p.m. May 7.
     This year marks 25 years of operation for the Dollywood theme park and the 25th parade honoring Parton.
     With a theme of “Celebrate the Dreamer in You,” a color guard from Boy Scout Troop 110 will lead the way along a 2.5-mile route on the Parkway. Behind the Boy Scouts will be more than 100 floats, bands, equestrian clubs, twirler groups, dance teams and other parade units.  
     The most anticipated float will carry Parton, who grew up just a few miles outside of Pigeon Forge and is the namesake of Dollywood, the area’s largest seasonal employer and Tennessee’s most visited tourist attraction.
     For more information, please visit www.mypigeonforge.com or call toll-free 1 (800) 251-9100.

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