The vehicle parking pass lottery for viewing the synchronous fireflies opens May 2 and closes May 5. Only 960 vehicle passes will be awarded, and the price of admission has increased by $5. Peak dates ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced the dates of its annual synchronous firefly viewing opportunity at Elkmont this year. The viewing window is Thursday, May 29 ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host its annual viewing opportunity for synchronous fireflies in June despite some operational changes. Vehicle lottery and peak view dates are expected to be ...

The lottery for the eight-night synchronous firelies event, running May 29-June 5, to open soon. Limited public access helps protect the fireflies and their habitat during mating season. The Great ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Every year in late May and early June, thousands gather to watch the spectacle of Photinus carolinus, a firefly species that flashes synchronously. The dates for the 2025 ...

The highly competitive lottery for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's annual synchronous firefly viewing event will open this week. Every summer, hundreds of visitors gather near Elkmont in the ...

GATLINBURG, TN – They came out one by one and then all at once, swarming the underbrush and pooling in the hollows, blinking crazily like fiber optic filaments in a planetarium or outer space-themed ...