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Guests enjoy craft beers and Bavarian food at a decorated outdoor fall festival on a mountaintop in Gatlinburg, with Smoky Mountain fall foliage blazing in the background during Anakeesta's Bear-Varian Fall Festival.

Anakeesta Bear-Varian Fall Festival 2026: Brews, Brats & Fall Color

Anakeesta's Bear-Varian Fall Festival returns to Gatlinburg's mountaintop adventure park for fall 2026 — running late August through October 31 with craft beer tastings from local and regional breweries, Bavarian-inspired food, live entertainment from zombie bands and vampire girl groups, and 360-degree fall foliage views from the highest point in downtown Gatlinburg. New this year: the all-glass Crystal Express gondola makes the ascent part of the experience. Here's everything you need to know.

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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