Dollywood Hours: Open & Close Times, Holiday & Sunday Hours by Location
Dollywood is a seasonal park with no fixed weekly schedule: its hours come from the operating calendar at dollywood.com/calendar, which lists a Theme Park line and a Water Park line for every date. On the calendar we read on November 3, 2026 the theme park was open 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM from November 6 to 25, closed on Thanksgiving Day and on December 24 and 25, and closed again from January 4 until it reopened on March 10, 2027.
Why Dollywood Hours Vary by Location
Dollywood does not keep one national schedule. Each store sets its own hours, and stores in malls, outlet centers and downtown districts often open later or close earlier than the rest.
Based on the Dollywood Parks & Resorts operating calendar (November 2026 through July 2027) at dollywood.com/calendar, read on 2026-11-03.
Typical Dollywood Hours at a Glance
| Operating Factor | Typical Policy & Schedule Tendency |
|---|---|
| Typical Weekday Window | Date-driven, not weekday-driven: most open days in Nov and Dec 2026 ran 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM, with the park closed on Nov 1 – 5, Nov 26, Dec 24 and Dec 25. |
| Typical Weekend Schedule | No fixed weekend schedule: Fri Nov 27 and Sat Nov 28 ran 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM, and the park closed from Jan 4 to Mar 9, 2027. |
| Service Counter / Channel | Pickup and service-desk hours are listed on each store page and can end before closing |
| Holiday Observance | Most locations closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Eve |
| Where to Confirm | Direct Search on Dollywood Official Locator |
Dollywood Hours Today: How the Operating Calendar Works
There is no Monday-to-Sunday table to quote for Dollywood. The hours belong to dates, and the calendar page is where each one is posted.
Each day on the calendar carries two lines, one for the Theme Park and one for the Water Park, plus any event running that day. The page states plainly that parks are not open all days, that individual parks and events may vary, and that park hours are subject to change.
- Open dollywood.com/calendar and select the date you plan to visit.
- Read the Theme Park line first; a day can show Park Closed.
- Check the Water Park line on its own, because it does not follow the theme park.
- Note the event tag, such as Smoky Mountain Christmas, since the evening length changes with it.
- Look again shortly before you travel, since the page says hours may change.
Dollywood Hours in November 2026
November is the month the calendar changes most. It starts closed, opens for Smoky Mountain Christmas, then shifts around the Thanksgiving weekend.
| Dates | Theme Park | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 – 5 | Closed | Park not open |
| Nov 6 – 25 | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM | Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana |
| Nov 26 | Closed | Thanksgiving Day |
| Nov 27 – 28 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM | Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving |
| Nov 29 – 30 | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM | Back to the standard evening close |
The first five days of the month are the easiest to misread. Smoky Mountain Christmas is already the headline on the calendar, yet the gates stay shut until Friday, November 6, so a trip planned for the first week of November has nothing to visit.
Twenty consecutive days, November 6 through 25, share the same 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM hours, so that stretch is the simplest to plan. The Water Park line read closed on every November date.
Is Dollywood Open on Thanksgiving? What the Calendar Says
No. The calendar listed the theme park as closed on Thursday, November 26, 2026. It reopened the next day with longer hours than the days before: Friday, November 27 and Saturday, November 28 ran 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM, an hour earlier at the start and an hour later at the close than the 10-to-9 pattern around them.
Thanksgiving Day itself has no row on this timeline because the park was shut. If you are visiting that weekend, the long Friday and Saturday are the dates to aim for.
Dollywood Christmas Hours: December Dates and Smoky Mountain Christmas
The calendar tags every open day from November 6, 2026 through January 3, 2027 as Smoky Mountain Christmas, so the whole holiday season sits in one run.
| Dates | Theme Park | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 – 23 | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM | Smoky Mountain Christmas |
| Dec 24 | Closed | Christmas Eve |
| Dec 25 | Closed | Christmas Day |
| Dec 26 – 31 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM | Smoky Mountain Christmas |
| Jan 1 – 3, 2027 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM | Smoky Mountain Christmas |
Plan any December visit around the 23rd or the 26th. The 23rd is the last standard 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM day before the closure, and the 26th is the first day of the longer 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM run that follows it.
The park is dark for the two days of Christmas itself, December 24 and 25, then reopens on December 26 with the longer 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM day that continues through New Year's Eve and the first three days of January. That makes 9 consecutive long days, December 26 to January 3.
What Time Does Dollywood Close? The Three Day Types
Across the dates we read, the theme park fell into a small number of patterns, and the closing time follows the pattern. The 9:00 PM close is the winter default, the 10:00 PM close shows up on the extended holiday days, and a 9:30 PM close appeared in July 2027.
The spring reopening day is the earliest close in the set, 8:00 PM, ten hours after the 10:00 AM start, while the extended holiday days run thirteen hours.
When Is Dollywood Closed? The Winter Break After January 3
The calendar marks the theme park closed from January 4, 2027 onward through at least March 9, a break of 65 straight days when counted from January 4 to March 9. Nothing on the page shows an open date inside that gap.
The park reopens on Wednesday, March 10, 2027 from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. The I Will Always Love You Festival is listed from March 11, and the rows we read from March 20 showed longer 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM days.
Anyone arriving in February should expect locked gates. The closure listed from January 4 runs past the whole month, which is why the closed stretch matters more to trip planning than any single closing time.
Dollywood Summer Hours 2027: What the Calendar Showed for July
On the July 2027 rows we read, starting July 1 and continuing past July 6, the theme park was open 10:00 AM to 9:30 PM, under the Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration presented by Food City tag. The calendar also listed 10:00 AM to 9:30 PM for July 4, 2027.
That July close of 9:30 PM is the only half-hour closing time anywhere in the data we collected, so do not assume summer simply follows the winter 9:00 PM close. As with every date, read the exact day before you book.
Dollywood Water Park Hours: Is It Open?
The Water Park line read Park Closed on every date we checked, from November 2026 through the July 2027 rows. We did not find a date on which it was shown as open, so we cannot give you water park hours or an opening date.
A closed reading on a future date is what the calendar shows today, not a promise about the season. Check the Water Park line again as your trip gets closer.
Dollywood Holiday Hours Schedule
Store hours shift significantly across national federal and commercial holidays. Check confirmed opening, closing, and shutdown policies for Dollywood:
| US Holiday | Status | Operating Hours |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | modified | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Easter Sunday | modified | Regular hours |
| Memorial Day | modified | Regular hours |
| Independence Day (4th of July) | modified | 10:00 AM – 9:30 PM |
| Labor Day | modified | Regular hours |
| Thanksgiving Day | closed | Closed |
| Black Friday | modified | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Christmas Eve | closed | Closed |
| Christmas Day | closed | Closed |
| New Year's Eve | modified | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
Frequently Asked Questions About Dollywood Hours
Answers to the most common customer questions regarding operating schedules, holiday policies, and weekend hours.
They depend on the date. Open dollywood.com/calendar, pick today, and read the Theme Park line. Parks are not open all days and hours are subject to change.