Each year, Dollywood welcomes the fall with its Harvest Festival, which includes special decorations, musical acts and special menu items.
New for 2023 is Hoot Owl Hollow, an area in Craftsman’s Valley with hundreds of pumpkins that celebrate owls, including a 14-foot bird created with more than 150 carved pumpkins.
“I think everybody knows I believe every day the Smoky Mountains is beautiful and truly a gift from God,” Dolly Parton said in a press release, “but I do feel like fall is when He really puts on a show for all of us to admire and enjoy. As the leaves change, the mountains transform into a patchwork of bright, vibrant colors that make them look as if they’ve come alive. The hot summer days start to fade and crisp, cool winds bring that fresh mountain air down into the valleys and right into my Dollywood. To me, this has to be the most beautiful theme park in the whole world, because no park in the world is built right in the middle of the Smokies!
