Dollywood’s 40th anniversary season continues with the Harvest Festival which celebrates the beauty of fall with thousands of carved pumpkins, giant candy corn and the fun of Great Pumpkin LumiNights.

The summer season is well underway, and a great way to spend a day is out in Tennessee at Dollywood!

Dollywood’s 40th anniversary season officially kicked off this weekend with the park’s namesake herself, Dolly Parton, making an appearance.

Dollywood PR Manager Ellen Liston joins us in the kitchen to talk about the park’s Flower and Food Festival, which runs through June 11.

Dollywood is kicking off the season with a brand new event - the I Will Always Love You Celebration.

With thousands of pumpkins, tasty treats, and a new addition, the Dollywood Harvest Festival is underway.

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Pigeon Forge, TN – There’s nothing quite like Christmas in the mountains. Dollywood’s Smokey Mountain Christmas Festival has been named the Best Holiday event in the country for the last 12 years. Ellen Liston visited 10 News to talk about the celebration. Featuring more than 5 million Christmas lights, Liston said the festival has something for all ages including holiday food, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer plus all the rides and attractions that Dollywood offers each year. New this year, Wildwood Grove, the newest addition to the park which opened in May, will be decorated for the holiday.

Fall is such a beautiful time in the Great Smoky Mountains up in east Tennessee and it's also a very special time of year at Dollywood. Ellen Liston, is Dollywood's senior publicist and she showcases all they have coming up! Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.

They've got thousands of carved jack 'o lanterns and even a 40-foot pumpkin tree that will illuminate the night sky. Ellen Liston with Dollywoood traveled from Pigeon Forge to talk with WSLS about the fall festivities. Great Pumpkin LumiNights has been recently named the country's best theme park Halloween event by USA Today. The annual harvest festival and Great Pumpkin LumiNights are both open and run through Nov. 2. If you want to find out how to book your getaway, call 1-800-Dollywood or go to the Dollywood website.