Dollywood Opens this Weekend, March 28th

Dollywood is set to open this weekend, with opening day occurring on March 28th. The park expects this season to be great, and with “Festival Of Nations” kicking off their season, they are giving park goers plenty of reasons to attend the park this spring.

Festival of Nations will feature performers from around the world, giving the relatively small town of Pigeon Forge a big dose of international culture. A few of the scheduled performers include Dainava, a Folk art group from Southern Lithuanian, the Jennifer Roland Band, a Canadian fiddle player, and Atahualpa, a rhythmic group representing different areas of the Andes. Imagine, presented by Le Grand Cirque, is set to take the stage as well, and will feature daring acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, clowns and high wire artists.

Dolly Parton will be in Pigeon Forge the weekend of May 8, when she takes part in the annual Dollywood Parade in the city of Pigeon Forge.

As summer arrives in Sevier County, Splash Country will open with a new large-group pavilion and Dollywood will premiere Sha-Kon-O-Hey, its largest single production ever.

The show was written by park entertainment coordinator Paul Couch, while Parton added eight original songs to the production. The script tells the story of the last family in the Smokies as they leave their home at the creation of the park. Tracing roots all the way back to the Cherokee, it involves a huge stage set including a waterfall that parts to teach the lead character the park's creation will allow everyone to share the wonders of the Smokies while they live forever in his heart.

Special Dollywood Packages are available.