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 ...

Summer brings one of nature’s most impressive displays as thousands of fireflies light up forests. Here’s where you can still ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will hold its annual synchronous firefly viewing at Elkmont from May 20-27, 2026, with access granted through a vehicle lottery. The application window runs April ...

Whether you call them fireflies or lightning bugs, these glowing little beetles are a quintessential summer experience in the South—so much so that they’re even one of the state insects of Tennessee.

If you’ve never won the lottery to see synchronous fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains, you can now experience that magic ...

Synchronous fireflies are set to make their annual appearance in Great Smoky Mountains National Park this May. The National Park Service has announced the peak dates for viewing the synchronous ...

You don’t have to wait until July to see the sky light up with an inspiring spectacle. Like Independence Day fireworks, this show is sure to inspire oohs and aahs all around. The synchronous fireflies ...

Anakeesta's new Firefly Experience in Gatlinburg is inspired by the Great Smoky Mountains' famous synchronous fireflies. Here ...

Every year for two weeks between mid-May and mid-June, Congaree National Park in South Carolina is home to a fairy-tale-like display of flashing lights. These rhythmic performances happen all because ...