Come See Sig! 🐾
Hi, friends! 🐶
I love meeting new people (especially the kind who give ear scratches and say I’m a good boy).
Here are the places I’m planning to visit this year. If you see me, come say hi!
I might even bring you a sticker… or at least a tail wag.
Upcoming Events
📍 Literary Legends Book Market
Date: September 12, 2026
Location: Kern’s Bakery, Knoxville, TN
Furends, I’m extra excited about this one! I’m a VIP guest author, and I’ll be doing a book reading on the Children’s Story Time stage!
Website: literarylegendsknoxville.com/september-book-festival
📍 Pine Fest 2026
Date: September 19, 2026
Location: White Pine, TN
Sounds like this is going to be quite the pawty! I’m looking forward to visiting White Pine for the first time!
Website: facebook.com/events/2240359306770434
📍 Fallfest
Date: September 26, 2026
Location: Sevierville Fairgrounds, Sevierville, TN
I’ll be there with my pawrents and my books. There will be cars, music, food trucks… Come pawty with us! 🎉
Website: pigeonforge.com/event/smoky-mountain-fallfest/
📍 Wears Valley Fall Fest
Date: October 16-18, 2026
Location: 3179 Wears Valley Rd, Sevierville, TN
The mountains in this valley will remind me of the mountains in my stories. Make sure to come by to enjoy the autumn colors and say hi!
📍 Norwood Fall Festival
Date: October 24, 2026
Location: 1705 Merchant Dr, Knoxville, TN
I hear there is going to be free food and lots of kids. 😁 I’ll be there with my pawrents and my books. Maybe I’ll even be in costume. 😉
📍 Christmas Market
Date: November 7, 2026
Location: Field of Dreams, Dandridge, TN
Do you have any kids or dog lovers in your life? If yes, I’ve got the pawfect Christmas present for them!! 🎄❤️😁
Website: allevents.in/dandridge/christmas-market-2026/200029441441740
📍 Christmas in November
Date: November 14, 2026
Location: Morristown Farmer’s Market, Morristown, TN
Every child and dog lover in your life deserves a beautiful collection of poems written by a Great Dane puppy for Christmas. 🎁😘
📍 Holiday Fair & Festival 2026
Date: November 15, 2026
Location: Jefferson City, TN
I will be at this event, ready to wish everyone “Happy Howlidays!” Come say hi while you do your Christmas shopping. 🐶🎊
📍 Holidays at the Pointe
Date: November 20-21, 2026
Location: Pioneer Pointe, New Market, TN
There will be live music, and SANTA will be there! I have been a very good boy this year, Santa!! For Christmas, I want treats, toys, and… for people to buy my books. 😉
Website: facebook.com/events/the-pioneer-pointe/holidays-at-the-pointe/1551374313325535/
📍 Sip & Shop Merry Market
Date: November 29, 2026
Location: Hardin Valley Event Center, Knoxville, TN
Come celebrate Happy Howlidays with me! And check out my books for the loved ones on your Howliday list. 😊🎁❤️
📍 Knoxville Holiday Market
Date: December 5-6, 2026
Location: Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, TN
This will be the pawfect opportunity to find pawsome Christmas gifts for everyone on your list! 🎁🎄❤️
Website: holiday.market/#knoxville
📍 Blue Ridge Artisan Days: Christmas Market
Date: December 12, 2026
Location: MeadowView Conference Resort & Convention Center, Kingsport, TN
This is the furthest east event of my 2026 brand-building tour. I’m looking forward to spreading the love and comfort of my stories to Kingsport. 💞 Put my books on your Christmas list, and come get ’em! 😊🎁
📍 Christmas Market
Date: December 19, 2026
Location: Foothills Mall, Maryville, TN
Come buy presents so pawsome no one will guess you waited until the weekend before Christmas. 😉🎁🎄
📍 Appalachian Wordfest
Date: February 27, 2027
Location: Event Center at the Ridge, Sevierville, TN
So excited to be accepted for this author event!
📍 Mardi Growl
Date: March 6, 2027
Location: Downtown Knoxville, TN
I’m going to be in the parade before joining Mom at our vendor booth. 🎉 Please come by and shake my paw! 🐾
What to Expect
📚 Signed copies of Puppy Bedtime Stories
🐾 Free stickers
🐶 A very large puppy who thinks he’s little
💛 A chance to say hello and be part of Sig’s story
Past Events
📍 Blaine Fall Festival, Market & Car Show
Date: September 5, 2026
Location: Blaine, TN
Thank you to everyone who braved the heat to buy books from my new Sig Dreams Collection. ❤️
Website: graingercochamber.org/2026/09/05/420645/blaine-fall-festival-market-car-show
📍 2nd Annual Paws at Grace Ridge Adopt-A-Thon & Pet Market
Date: August 29, 2026
Location: Athens, TN
I got to meet a couple nice dogs and several nice people. And I looked cute. 😉
Website: facebook.com/events/580-county-road-669-athens-tn/paws-at-grace-ridge/936802002485441
📍 Great Smoky Mountain Hot Air Balloon Festival
Date: August 15, 2026
Location: Townsend, TN
So hot. 🥵 But my best furend bought me a new hat. What do you think?
Website: facebook.com/gsmballoonfest/
📍 Cumberland Gap FolkFest 2026
Date: August 8, 2026
Location: Cumberland Gap, TN
I got to do so many pawtographs today! Cumberland Gap is such a beautiful area. I hope Mom takes me back there again. 😊
https://www.facebook.com/TheCountyCourier
📍 Blaine Farmers & Artisans Market
Date: August 1, 2026
Location: Blaine, TN
Hard to stay dry today! But thank you to everyone who still stopped by to give me a pet and buy my books so I could pawtograph them for you.
Website: graingercochamber.org/2026/08/01/420636/blaine-farmers-artisans-market/
📍 Summerfest
Date: July 25, 2026
Location: Sevier County Fairground, Sevierville, TN
I got to meet some very nice people today, including some very sweet little people. Thank you to everyone who bought my books so I could pawtograph them for you!
Website: facebook.com/events/2096084537859472
📍 Black Bear & Berry Jam
Date: July 17-19, 2026
Location: Ober Mountain, Gatlinburg, TN
I did my first official pawtographs for people who bought my books! My mom and my best friend are so proud of me. Special thank you to the people who bought pawtographed books!
Website: obermountain.com/events/black-bear-berry-jam-festival
📍 Blackberry Festival
Date: June 27, 2026
Location: Powell Presbyterian Church, Powell, TN
I met so many nice people and cute little people my height! I also met some four-legged furends, but I’m not allowed to play with them at these events. Would any of my new furends like to come over for a play date??
Website: powellpcusa.org/blackberry-festival/
📍 Citifid-o
Date: June 13, 2026
Location: Knoxville, TN
I had so much fun meeting people and saying hi to little people my height! I was a very good boy, and Mom said she was proud of me.
📍 Blaine Farmers & Artisans Market
Date: June 6, 2026
Location: Blaine, TN
I had so much fun meeting people and saying hi to little people my height! I was a very good boy, and Mom said she was proud of me.
Website: graingercochamber.org/2026/06/06/420634/blaine-farmers-artisans-market
📍 Sweet Summer Solstice
Date: May 30, 2026
Location: Dandridge, TN
Thank you to everyone who stopped by and talked to my Mom about their dogs. She was missing me, and dogs are her favorite topic of conversation.
Website: allevents.in/dandridge/sweet-summer-solstice/200029476818354
📍 Children’s Festival of Reading
Date: May 16, 2026
Location: Knoxville, TN
Thank you to everyone who gave me a pet and told my pawrents how beautiful I am!
Website: knoxcountylibrary.org/childrens-festival-of-reading
📍 Norwood Makers Market
Date: May 9, 2026
Location: Knoxville, TN
It was so fun to meet people and hand out stickers!
Website: facebook.com/share/1Cwd2U19KJ/
