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A downtown Gatlinburg street decorated with life-size scarecrows, pumpkin displays, and harvest arrangements during the Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival, with fall foliage color on the mountain ridgeline in the background.

Gatlinburg Harvest Festival 2026: Your Complete Fall Guide

The Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival runs mid-September through late November in Gatlinburg — twelve weeks of scarecrow scavenger hunts, competitive harvest displays, and the Craftsmen's Fair from October 8–28 bringing over 200 juried artisans to the Gatlinburg Convention Center. Pair all of that with peak fall foliage and the Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community's 8-mile loop, and you have one of the best reasons to visit the Smokies in fall. Here's how it all fits together.

A theme park pathway glows with thousands of illuminated carved pumpkins and a towering pumpkin tree display during Dollywood's Great Pumpkin LumiNights fall festival in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Dollywood Harvest Festival 2026: Dates, LumiNights & What's New

Dollywood's Harvest Festival, presented by Humana, runs September 14 through October 31, 2026 — seven weeks of Southern gospel and bluegrass by day, and the award-winning Great Pumpkin LumiNights by night, featuring a 40-foot pumpkin tree and the immersive Hoot Owl Hollow. New for 2026, Dollywood is also adding Harvey's Boo Bash, a separately ticketed after-hours October event. Here's everything you need to plan your fall visit.

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