What: Sevierville Summer Heat Pickleball Doubles Tournament (non-sanctioned)
Where: Sevierville City Park
When: Friday, June 28-Sunday, June 30, 2024
The Sevierville Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting a double (men’s, women’s and mixed) pickleball tournament Friday, June 28-Sunday, June 30. Check-in begins at 7:00 a.m. Friday morning, June 28.
Registration will be open May 20-June 10. Registration is open to FULL TEAMS ONLY. Participants must have their own partner, no matching on day of tournament. The entry fee is $40 per team (registration covers entry fee, tournament shirt and water).
Contact Sally Worden at 865-654-9176 with any question or to register. Registration is also online at https://sevierville.recdesk.com/Community/Home by clicking programs then Athletics and selecting the proper age/skill division.
This is an amateur recreation pickleball tournament designed for beginners (2.5 skill level) through advanced (4.0 skill level) players. Novice (skill level below 2.5) and master/open (skill level above 4.0) players are not permitted for this event. Ages for this event will range from 18-70+. Age and skill divisions will be women’s ages 18-49, 50-69 and 70+ with skill level 2.5-3.4 and 3.5-4.0. Men’s ages 18-49, 50-69 and 70+ with skill level 2.5-3.4 and 3.5-4.0. Mixed ages 18-49 and 50+ with skill level 2.5-3.4 and 3.5-4.0. Each division will be limited to 8 teams only. If you wish to register a team of mixed ages, you must register in the younger players age division.
All divisions will be double elimination. Winner’s division is 2 of our 3 games to 11pts (win by 2). Second chance division is 1 game to 15 pts (first to 15). Prizes will be awarded to top 3 teams per division.
What: Parks and Recreation Summer Pickleball Leagues
Where: City of Sevierville Parks and Recreation
When: Summer 2024
The City of Sevierville Parks and Recreation Department is offering summer pickleball leagues for men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles. Levels for each group will be 2.0-2.9 or 3.0+. The fee is $5 per participant, per league. Registration begins May 15 and the registration deadline is June 4. Matches will begin on June 12. The league will run for eight weeks.
To register or receive additional information, please contact Sally Worden (865-654-9176) or Patrick Oxley (865-868-1895).
What: Parks and Recreation schedules hike to Brushy Mountain
Where: Trillium Gap Trail to Brushy Mountain
When: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
The Sevierville Parks and Recreation Department has scheduled a hike to Brushy Mountain via the Trillium Gap Trail on Wednesday, May 8 (rain date is May 15). This guided hike is FREE and limited to ten participants. Participants must be at least 18-years old and provide their own transportation to a meeting place to be determined.
This 6.8 mile hike features a waterfall, spring wildflowers, and vistas. It is rated as strenuous, gaining over 1700 feet in elevation over 3.5 miles.
Registration will be available online at https://sevierville.recdesk.com/Community/Home from April 30 to May 6, or by calling 865-453-5441. After registration is full, a waiting list will be started. Liability release and medical forms must be completed online when registering.
More information about this hike is available online at http://hikinginthesmokys.com/brushy-mountain-via-trillium-gap-trail.
For more information, please contact Beth Penland at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 865-453-5441.
What: Annual Arbor Day and Tree City USA celebrations
Where: John Sevier Grove (behind Sevierville Civic Center, 200 Gary Wade Boulevard)
When: Thursday, April 25, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
The annual City of Sevierville Arbor Day and Tree City USA celebrations are scheduled for Thursday, April 25. The event will begin at 3:30 p.m. at the John Sevier Grove (behind the Sevierville Civic Center, 200 Gary Wade Boulevard).
This will be the fortieth consecutive year that Sevierville has been recognized as a Tree City USA. Ashley Kite-Rowland with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture will present the City of Sevierville Tree City USA award. Through the work of Holly Jones-Grants Specialist with the City, the John Sevier Grove and the City Disc Golf Course received fifty trees this year; that project is funded under a grant contract with the State of Tennessee. Sevierville has been a Tree City since 1984, marking the third longest consecutive award in Tennessee. The Sevier County Electric System will also receive a Tree Line USA Award for 2023. Sevierville is the 3rd longest City to be named and continue as a Tree City in Tennessee, following Norris and Athens.
Sevierville Mayor Robbie Fox will present a proclamation and remarks. A Tree donated by the Sevier County Electric System will be planted by 4-H. Parks and recreation Director Bob Parker will present a brief history of the City being a Tree City USA for 40 consecutive years.
A highlight of the event will be reading the names of individuals who received a memorial or honorary tree since Arbor Day 2023. This reading is a longstanding tradition of Sevierville's annual event. Since the tree planting program began in 1985, over five-hundred trees have been planted and funded through private donations honoring an individual or memorializing someone that has passed on.
A brief reception will follow the event.
The City of Sevierville Trees Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (which also acts as the Tree Board) continues to make efforts to improve urban tree care and benefits to the citizens of Sevierville. For additional information on the board and the tree program, please visit www.seviervilleparksandrec.com.
What: Temporary Community Center closure to be followed by opening of new Fitness Center
and renovated lobby
Where: City of Sevierville Community Center, 200 Gary Wade Boulevard
When: Closed April 18-20, 2024; reopening April 22, 2024
ATTACHED PHOTOS: new fitness center and renovated lobby at the Sevierville Community Center.
As the opening of the new fitness center and renovated lobby approach, the Sevierville Community Center will be temporarily closed Thursday, April 18-Saturday, April 20, to make final preparations.
The entire community center and new 8,500 square foot fitness center and renovated lobby will open at 6:00 a.m. Monday, April 22.
We would like to thank everyone for their patience during this process.
The Parks and Recreation Department will make every effort to accommodate anyone desiring access to any facility including ADA Approved Listening Devices. For accessability assistance, please call 865-453-5441.
Bob Parker, Director
120 Gary Wade Blvd.
Sevierville, TN 37862
Phone: 865.453.5441
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