Dollywood’s hard-working special events team is gearing up for this year’s Harvest Festival which will run from Sept. 25 – Oct. 31.
The Harvest Festival features pumpkin-themed food options, festive entertainment and photo-op worthy seasonal displays.
Last season, the event was named the #1 Theme Park Halloween Event in 2019 by USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice, due in large part to the new family-favorite, Great Pumpkin LumiNights.
Great Pumpkin LumiNights represents the most substantial addition ever made to Dollywood’s Harvest Festival in the park’s history, featuring illuminated artistic sculptures and whimsical scenes throughout the park.
This year, Dollywood will also bring in artisans from around the country, in addition to Dollywood’s own master craftsmen, to share their beautiful handmade crafts during the festival.
There will also be plenty of entertainment options with more than 300 live music concerts currently on the schedule.
Read Also: Gatlinburg’s SkyLift Park to add new SkyTrail in fall 2020
New at Dollywood for Harvest Festival 2020
Dollywood guests will experience several new surprises during the Harvest Festival this season, with reinvigorated decorations throughout the park and visually-impactful landscaping techniques which give the event a fresh new look.
This year, the event continues its expansion into the park’s newest section, Wildwood Grove, with additional theming elements and displays.
Among the new displays is a “sunflower field” with dozens of stacked pumpkins cut sequentially to feature sunflowers. The stacked pumpkin “sunflowers” range in size from 6 ft. to 9 1/2 ft. tall.
Carving each stalk takes up to two hours, with additional build time needed to stack the pumpkins and lights to complete the “flower.”
Dollywood recently released a behind the scenes look at the painstaking effort required to create such a detailed display.
Read Also: Anakeesta announces schedule, details for ‘Autumn at Anakeesta’ 2020
Dollywood’s fall concert schedule
This year’s Harvest Festival is also set to feature over 300 live concerts. Featured Harvest Festival performers include:
Back Porch Theater
| Amanda Cook | Friday, Sept. 25 |
| Tim Lovelace | Saturday, Sept. 26 |
| The Erwins | Sunday, Sept. 27 |
| Lauren Talley | Monday, Sept. 28 |
| Seth Mulder and Midnight Run | Wednesday, Sept. 30 |
| 11th Hour | Friday, Oct. 2 |
| The Willis Family | Saturday, Oct. 3 |
| Jeff Stice | Sunday, Oct. 4 |
| The Family Sowell | Monday, Oct. 5 |
| Summer & Bray | Wednesday, Oct. 7 |
| Gina Furtado Project | Friday, Oct. 9 |
| Jim and Melissa Brady | Saturday, Oct. 10 |
| Sweet Potato Pie | Sunday, Oct. 11 |
| Carolina Boys Quartet | Monday, Oct. 12 |
| The Sound | Wednesday, Oct. 14 |
| Angela Primm | Friday, Oct. 16 |
| Kenny and Amanda Smith | Saturday, Oct. 17 |
| Dale Ann Bradley | Sunday, Oct. 18 |
| Three Bridges | Monday, Oct. 19 |
| Sunday Drive | Wednesday, Oct. 21 |
| Anderson String Quartet | Friday, Oct. 23 |
| Allison Speer | Saturday, Oct. 24 |
| The Griffith Family | Sunday, Oct. 25 |
| Cruze Contreras | Monday, Oct. 26 |
| Old Time Preacher’s Quartet | Wednesday, Oct. 28 |
| New Shade Of Blue | Friday, Oct. 30 |
| Backline | Saturday, Oct. 31 |
Singing News Stage
| Chronicle | Friday, Sept. 25 |
| Johnson Edition | Saturday, Sept. 26 |
| Chronicle | Sunday, Sept. 27 |
| Westward Road | Monday, Sept. 28 |
| GloryWay Quartet | Wednesday, Sept. 30 |
| The Millers | Friday, Oct. 2 |
| Chronicle | Saturday, Oct. 3 |
| Family Haven Quartet | Sunday, Oct. 4 |
| Lindsey Graham | Monday, Oct. 5 |
| Lindsey Graham | Wednesday, Oct. 7 |
| 3 Heath Brothers | Friday, Oct. 9 |
| 3 Heath Brothers | Saturday, Oct. 10 |
| The Sharps | Sunday, Oct. 11 |
| The Sharps | Monday, Oct. 12 |
| The Hyssongs | Wednesday, Oct. 14 |
| The Siler Family | Friday, Oct. 16 |
| 3 Heath Brothers | Saturday, Oct. 17 |
| The Millers | Sunday, Oct. 18 |
| 3 Heath Brothers | Monday, Oct. 19 |
| The Hyssongs | Wednesday, Oct. 21 |
| Heart 2 Heart | Friday, Oct. 23 |
| Jordans Shore | Saturday, Oct. 24 |
| Fair Haven Quartet | Sunday, Oct. 25 |
| GloryWay Quartet | Monday, Oct. 26 |
| Answered Prayer | Wednesday, Oct. 28 |
| Johnson Edition | Friday, Oct. 30 |
| The King James Boys | Saturday, Oct. 31 |
Southern Gospel Jubilee Praise 96.3 Stage (Steps of the Chapel)
| Dean | Friday, Sept. 25 |
| The Porter Family | Saturday, Sept. 26 |
| The Griffins | Sunday, Sept. 27 |
| Souls Harbor | Monday, Sept. 28 |
| Purpose Quartet | Wednesday, Sept. 30 |
| PromisedLand Quartet | Friday, Oct. 2 |
| Jordan Amburn & Adoration | Saturday, Oct. 3 |
| The Roarks | Sunday, Oct. 4 |
| Divine 3 | Monday, Oct. 5 |
| The Isbell Family | Wednesday, Oct. 7 |
| Inheritance | Friday, Oct. 9 |
| New Ground | Saturday, Oct. 10 |
| Sacred Harmony | Sunday, Oct. 11 |
| Messiah’s Call | Monday, Oct. 12 |
| The Foothills Quartet | Wednesday, Oct. 14 |
| Eternal Vision | Friday, Oct. 16 |
| Master’s Legacy Quartet | Saturday, Oct. 17 |
| The Wisecarvers | Sunday, Oct. 18 |
| Emmaus Road Quartet | Monday, Oct. 19 |
| Subject 2 Change | Wednesday, Oct. 21 |
| Battle Cry | Friday, Oct. 23 |
| The Gibsons | Saturday, Oct. 24 |
| Chapter 2 | Sunday, Oct. 25 |
| Kingsway | Monday, Oct. 26 |
| Exodus | Wednesday, Oct. 28 |
| Sacred Calling | Friday, Oct. 30 |
| JP Miller | Saturday, Oct. 31 |
WDVX Artist Stage (Adventures in Imagination)
| The Tenos | Friday, Sept. 25 |
| The Tenos | Saturday, Sept. 26 |
| The Tenos | Sunday, Sept. 27 |
| The Tenos | Monday, Sept. 28 |
| The Tenos | Wednesday, Sept. 30 |
| Joshua Gooding & The Tennessee Ramblers | Friday, Oct. 2 |
| Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express | Saturday, Oct. 3 |
| 7 Mile Junction | Sunday, Oct. 4 |
| Joshua Gooding & The Tennessee Ramblers | Monday, Oct. 5 |
| Joshua Gooding & The Tennessee Ramblers | Wednesday, Oct. 7 |
| Logan Stanley & The Cumberland Mountain Boys | Friday, Oct. 9 |
| Logan Stanley & The Cumberland Mountain Boys | Saturday, Oct. 10 |
| Crossroads | Sunday, Oct. 11 |
| Joshua Gooding & The Tennessee Ramblers | Monday, Oct. 12 |
| Joshua Gooding & The Tennessee Ramblers | Wednesday, Oct. 14 |
| New River Rising | Friday, Oct. 16 |
| Joshua Gooding & The Tennessee Ramblers | Saturday, Oct. 17 |
| Crossroads | Sunday, Oct. 18 |
| Joshua Gooding & The Tennessee Ramblers | Monday, Oct. 19 |
| Joshua Gooding & The Tennessee Ramblers | Wednesday, Oct. 21 |
| Joshua Gooding & The Tennessee Ramblers | Friday, Oct. 23 |
| Sunrise Ridge | Saturday, Oct. 24 |
| Sunrise Ridge | Sunday, Oct. 25 |
| The Tenos | Monday, Oct. 26 |
| The Tenos | Wednesday, Oct. 28 |
| The Tenos | Friday, Oct. 30 |
| 700 South | Saturday, Oct. 31 |
Please check the daily Dollywood’s entertainment schedule for specific performance dates and hours. Dates and times are subject to change.
Once the Harvest Festival begins on Sept. 25, the park will be open 10am-9pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
For more information and a park operating calendar, please visit www.dollywood.com or download the Dollywood app.
When is Dolly going to perform again at Dollywood?