Dollywood's Harvest Festival
Fall festival · Pigeon Forge · Tennessee
Dolly Parton's Pigeon Forge theme park fills its 1890s-style streets with thousands of hand-carved pumpkins each fall, adding barbecue and bluegrass acts and nightly Great Pumpkin LumiNights displays from September into early November.
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Plan your visit
Includes Great Pumpkin LumiNights after dark; park hours vary by day
Dates from the official announcement, checked August 20, 2026. Always confirm before you go.
Color nearby peaks: October 23–October 27
Color builds from October 13 · mostly bare by November 16
Sampled at Dollywood's Harvest Festival’s own coordinates and elevation (338 m) rather than a regional average.
This window comes from 19 weather points across Tennessee, nudged 1 day earlier to match 1 published peak date from smokymountains.com. Against Tennessee's own climatology, the 2026 weather puts the peak 5 days earlier. How the forecast works
When to go to Dollywood's Harvest Festival
The color window runs about 21 days, holding until around November 3. That runs roughly 10 days earlier than the rest of Tennessee. Most of that is elevation. It sits at 1,109 ft.
You will find it at Pigeon Forge, TN, in Tennessee.
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Frequently asked
- When is Dollywood's Harvest Festival open in 2026?
- The 2026 season runs Sep 14 – Oct 31. Includes Great Pumpkin LumiNights after dark; park hours vary by day. Dates can shift, so check the official site before you go.
- When does Dollywood's Harvest Festival peak in 2026?
- Peak color is predicted for October 23–October 27 (best estimate October 25). Color starts around October 13 and is mostly bare by November 16.
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