You don’t have to miss out on the synchronous fireflies spectacle! Here’s how you could see them without a Great Smoky Mountains National Park pass.

“The easiest, quickest and most impactful thing people can do is turning off their outdoor lighting at night, specifically ...

Elkmont, Tenn. — Elkmont, Tenn. - On Thursday, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will start shuttling thousands of lucky people to the highly anticipated synchronous firefly show in Elkmont. The ...

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 ...

Growing up in the Midwest, seeing the blink of the spring’s first lightning bug-as I grew up calling them-was always exciting ...

(WJHL) – For many across Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, one of the first signs of summer has already arrived.

Great Smoky Mountains Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host its annual synchronous firefly viewing in 2026. Learn how ...

GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. — Anyone who missed out on their chance to see synchronous fireflies light up and dazzle audiences in Elkmont will have another chance. They'll just have to go to a different ...

Louisiana may have its own synchronous firefly — the kind people enter a Tennessee lottery to see. Nobody's confirmed it yet.

For a few weeks every summer, the Smokies synchronous firefly produces dazzling coordinated displays that light up the night ...