Dollywood 2025 40th Anniversary Season
New drone shows, a refreshed Country Fair, and a full lineup of five festivals mark Dollywood’s 40th anniversary year, here are the dates and details for planning your 2025 visit.
2021 Dollywood Festivals and Events
After 2020’s limited capacity season, Dollywood returns with a fuller 2021 lineup, giant Mosaicultures blooms, weekend fireworks all summer, and the Harvest and Christmas festivals closing out the year.
Dollywood Discount Tickets
Note: the “Arrive After 5” discount ticket is no longer offered, but Dollywood still verifies military discounts through ID.me for active, retired, and veteran service members plus their dependents.
Dollywood Wildwood Grove
Wildwood Grove launched with five new rides including the Dragonflier coaster, a new Mexican-inspired restaurant, and costumed woodland characters like Benjamin Bear, here’s what debuted in Dollywood’s 2019 expansion.
Dollywood Christmas
The debut of Glacier Ridge with its 60-foot animated Christmas tree, seven holiday shows, and 4 million lights, our look back at Dollywood’s 2018 Smoky Mountain Christmas festival.
Dollywood Harvest Festival
Free southern gospel concerts, Craftsmen’s Valley artisans, and an expanded Great Pumpkin LumiNights across the park, our recap of Dollywood’s 2018 Harvest Festival and Southern Gospel Jubilee.
Dollywood BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
Rhonda Vincent, Dailey and Vincent, and the Steep Canyon Rangers headlined a 10-day run of bluegrass, paired with sweet and tangy BBQ at Market Square, our 2017 lineup for Dollywood’s BBQ & Bluegrass Festival.
Dollywood Festival of Nations
Polish folk dancers, Swiss alphorn players, and a Caribbean steel orchestra brought global culture to Pigeon Forge, our 2017 performer lineup for Dollywood’s Festival of Nations.
Dollywoods 2016 Thrills in the Hills
Exclusive ride time on the new Lightning Rod, the world’s first wooden launch coaster, plus a catered lunch and behind-the-scenes tour, our archived look at Dollywood’s 9th annual Thrills in the Hills.