East Tennessee
Dollywood Harvest Festival
Pumpkins, fall food, and the rides, with the Smokies on the ridgeline behind the park.
Dollywood's Harvest Festival is the fall reason to buy a park ticket: Hoot Owl Hollow, a tall pumpkin tree, harvest shows, and the usual coasters. Great Pumpkin LumiNights adds an after-dark layer on select nights. The calendar lists weekends so a six-week run does not bury every other East Tennessee event; the park is open most days in the festival window.
With children
Younger children do better before 3 p.m. The park publishes height requirements for every ride.