Event Dates
From: Friday, September 12, 2025
To: Monday, October 27, 2025
Dollywood Harvest Festival
& LumiNights 2025
The annual Dollywood Harvest Festival is a must-see experience during the fall season.
Dollywood Harvest Festival and LumiNights 2025
The annual Dollywood Harvest Festival is a must-see experience during the fall season. Days full of play extend to nights all aglow at Harvest Festival featuring Great Pumpkin LumiNights.
- Stay at the luxurious DreamMore Resort Hotel, a country-style lodge to fit with the park’s theme. The DreamMore features indoor and outdoor pools, a kids’ center, fire pits, a Jacuzzi and plenty of Ms. Parton’s memorabilia on display.
Halloween in The Mountains
- Next Edition: Friday 12th September – Monday 27th October, 2025
- Enjoy fall blooms in tradition shades of red, orange and yellow at the annual Dollywood Harvest festival. As well as experiencing all of the popular rides and shows, there are some special events planned during this month long celebration.
The Colossal Pumpkins
- One of the newest additions Harvest Festival are more than a dozen colossal pumpkins that came from growers across the East Coast. These pumpkins weigh anywhere from 800 to more than 1500 lbs. each.
- Great Pumpkin LumiNights features artistic sculptures and whimsical scenes. Numerous lighted pumpkin displays throughout the park will delight, looking for a new and unique tradition.
- Stay in your very own Cabin by Dollywood, a vacation home with pool, 7 bedrooms and just 4km from the park.
Festival Dining
- A Smoky Mountain harvest means tasty treats as far as the eye can see. From smoked beef brisket and turkey legs to fried green tomatoes and sweet potato casserole, you will find plenty of culinary delights to tempt your tastebuds throughout the park.
Festival Shows
- More than 800 concerts spread across ten outdoor stages will take place during the Harvest Festival as well as concert style roaming performances throughout the park.
- For a luxurious stay, check in to LeConte Hotel, rated “Excellent” by guests, located on a 24-acre farm offering stunning views of the Smoky Mountains and just 5-minutes from Dollywood.
Pigeon Forge
- Over 10 million people visit Pigeon Forge, Tennessee each year. The nearby 500,000 acre Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the U.S.
- With beautiful nature, and abundance of dining options, incredible musical talent, plenty of stage shows and theatres, amusement rides, museums, shopping and Dolly Parton’s fantastic theme park Dollywood, Pigeon Forge is a vacation destination with something for everyone.
- McGhee Tyson Airport, located in Knoxville, Tennessee, is 47 miles from Pigeon Forge.
- Check out the top 10 hotels in Pigeon Forge.
Knoxville
- Knoxville is the Tennessee gateway to The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Dolly Parton’s unabashedly kitschy Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge.
- Most gay visitors head to Pigeon Forge for the Dollywood experience, the shows and the dining experience. Those looking for some gay nightlife should head to Knoxville, just under 40 minutes drive from Dollywood.
Hotels Close to Dollywood
Here are the hotels we recommend that have good reviews and keep you close to all the action
The Ramsey Hotel, Black Fox Lodge, The Inn at Christmas Place, Margaritaville Island Hotel.
Recommended Hotels
Where to stay close to all the gay bars
Our top 4 selections with the best rates.
Where we stay!
The Inn at Christmas Place is our
editors choice when we stay in town
Official Website
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Dollywood Harvest Festival The Website
Map of Pigeon Forge
Arbors at Island Landing Hotel & Suites, 2809, Parkway, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee, 37863
Features include a heated outdoor pool, free pancake breakfast, and rooms with free WiFi. A small refrigerator, cable TV, and a microwave are available in every room of this Pigeon Forge hotel. A desk and flat-screen TV are included. Select rooms offer a balcony with mountain views, spa bath and sofa beds.
131 9120 the Island Dr, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37863
This hotel provides free WiFi access to guests and offers two electric car charging stations on site.
The dining offers a microwave and a refrigerator while the private bathroom features a shower, bath, or spa bath. Each room has a balcony
3171 Parkway, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37863
Black Fox Lodge is located in Pigeon Forge and offers a seasonal outdoor pool with waterslide and free WiFi.
Every room at Black Fox Lodge provides a microwave, refrigerator and coffee maker. A flat-screen cable TV with satellite channels is also included
3230 Parkway, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37863
Guest rooms feature, LCD TVs, WiFi, Keurig coffee makers, mini-fridges, microwaves, hair dryers, iron and ironing boards plus Bath amenities.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is available each morning at The Ramsey. Cascades Lounge & Restaurant
2547 Mcgill Street, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37863
This air-conditioned holiday home comes with a kitchen, a seating area, a dining area and a satellite flat-screen TV. For added convenience, Featuring a patio with mountain views, a garden & barbecue
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37863
The air-conditioned holiday home is composed of 2 separate bedrooms, a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, and 2 bathrooms. free WiFi and free private parking, a private pool, Barbecue & Hot tub
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37863
The air-conditioned holiday home is composed of 3 separate bedrooms, a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, and 3 bathrooms. Provides free WiFi and free private parking.
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37863
The air-conditioned accommodation offers private parking on site & free WiFi. The holiday home includes 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms with a hot tub & a shower, a seating area, & a kitchen with a dishwasher.
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We have chosen hotels in Pigeon Forge that keep you close to all the shops, restaurants & bars
The Ramsey Hotel
4 Star, Nice Pool
- 4 Star – Indoor Pool, Complimentary Breakfast
- A short walk to the town center
- LCD TVs, Wi-Fi, mini-fridges
- In Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, offers accommodations with breakfast, indoor pool, and well-equipped guest rooms.
Black Fox Lodge
4 Star, Readers Choice
- 4 Star – Seasonal Outdoor Pool, Waterslide
- A short taxi ride to the town center
- Microwave, refrigerator
- Features seasonal outdoor pool, free WiFi, rooms with microwaves, refrigerators, coffee makers, and dining options.
Margaritaville Island
4 Star, Location
- 4 Star – Outdoor Pool, Electric Car Charging
- Close to the town center
- Microwave, refrigerator, free WiFi
- Provides outdoor pool, free WiFi, electric car charging stations, and rooms with microwaves, refrigerators, spa baths.
Arbors Hotel & Suites
3 Star, Great Value
- 3 Star – Heated Outdoor Pool, Pancake Breakfast
- Close to the town center
- Free WiFi, refrigerator, microwave
- Offers heated outdoor pool, free pancake breakfast, rooms with WiFi, refrigerators, microwaves, and mountain view balconies.
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