Watch sneak peek footage of Dollywood’s Great Pumpkin LumiNights 2020

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. 

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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.

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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

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.  

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