Experience Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas at Dollywood Resorts

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This blog was written by Dollywood Hospitality Marketing Supervisor, Samantha Beard

This holiday season we are celebrating with over six million lights at Dollywood Parks and Resorts. Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas is returning this year beginning on November 1 and runs through January 5, 2025. Both of Dollywood’s world-class resorts are pulling out all the stops to make this a truly memorable holiday season.

At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa, Camp DW hosts are celebrating with daily crafts, complimentary s’mores and hot apple cider. On select evenings, heartwarming bedtime stories will be read around the fire pit in The Barn.

Christmas spirit can be found all around the resort with special live entertainment offered each day. Throughout their stay, guests may enjoy an array of roaming performers around the resort. Guests also can delight in special live entertainment in The Atrium on select evenings from 7-9 p.m.

Resort guests can indulge in festival-inspired treatments in The Spa. From a Holiday Radiance Facial to a Winter Relief Stone Massage, our skilled spa technicians will leave guests feeling relaxed and rejuvenated.

Our culinary team has poured its heart into crafting the perfect holiday menus for all guests to enjoy. On Christmas Eve, Song & Hearth will offer a delicious buffet from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Enjoy an assortment of mouthwatering options like Prime Rib, Salmon, a pasta station and much more. On Christmas day, enjoy a special Christmas buffet featuring holiday favorites like Rosemary-crusted Turkey breast, candied sweet potatoes, cornbread stuffing and more. To make a reservation, visit https://www.dollywood.com/dreammore/dining/songandhearth/.

At Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort, a variety of themed crafts and activities will be offered each day, including Gingerbread Puppy Stuffies, wood-slice paintings and much more. Join Camp DW hosts daily at 11 a.m. as they read books from the Imagination Library around the lobby fireplace. Families can gather around the cozy wood-burning fire pit for complimentary Campfire Roasties under the stars from 7-8 p.m.

Live music fills the resort daily with roaming entertainment happening nightly from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Live entertainment also will take place Friday and Saturday at 8 and 9 p.m. in the Acoustic Lobby, where drinks, appetizers and desserts will be served.

The chefs in Ember & Elm: Tastes Rooted in the Smokies are cooking up a flavorful Christmas dinner. Resort guests can indulge in an assortment of signature dishes, including pan-seared North Atlantic Salmon, butternut squash soup, and an apple stack cake. To make a reservation, visit https://www.dollywood.com/heartsong/dining/heartsong-signature-restaurant/.

We are so excited to share this special holiday season with our Guests! Visit our resorts page for more details and to book your stay!