BRANSON, Mo. (September 5, 2024) — Silver Dollar City gives folks “pumpkin to talk about” as one of its brightest festivals of the year is about to get glowing! The gourd times kick off at Harvest Festival and Pumpkins In The City from Sept. 13 through Oct. 26, with acres of crafts by day and more than 19,000 real pumpkins aglow by night!
Pumpkins are creatively carved and perfectly placed throughout City streets with no-scare family fun around every corner of the 1880s theme park, including an all-ages dance party and character meet and greets in the Pumpkin Plaza. There’s a pumpkin-perfect picture opportunity everywhere you look, starting with a stroll beneath the two-story, lantern-filled Canopy Sky or a walk through Foggy Hollow. A three-story pumpkin greeter welcomes guests into a gorgeous gourd display of towering pumpkin sculptures. Even bigger fun unfolds across the park at the Garden of Giants with pumpkins weighing over 1,000 pounds!
Before the nighttime adventures, The City’s Harvest Festival winds its way through the park with visiting craftsmen who demonstrate pioneer leatherworks, copper art, jewelry, artistic pumpkin carving, hand-painted décor, woven rugs, stained glass, and whimsical upcycled wind chimes. Plus, new in 2024, are demonstrations of coffee bean roasters and hand-dyed fabrics.
Meanwhile, cowboys return to the Carousel Barn at the Cowboy Emporium, featuring Western-inspired crafts and Yellowstone and Gunsmoke star Buck Taylor, showcasing his acclaimed artwork. Across the street, cookies demonstrate their cowboy recipes each day of the festival, with a chuck wagon cook-off to end each afternoon!
The autumn food offerings pumpkin spice things up! From pumpkin funnel cakes to warm apple dumplings with cinnamon ice cream, there’s something sweet for every festival foodie! Fall flavors take a savory twist with offerings like pumpkin-spiced rubbed smoked ribs, roasted pepper gouda soup with a cheese twist or chicken and andouille gumbo with cheese grits. Guests can also sip tastes from the season with hot caramel apple cider, pumpkin lattes and spiced pear punch. A Tasting Passport offers five samples of those special autumnal flavors for only $35 plus tax.
Sounds of the season fill The City’s streets. Get your hands clappin’ and feet tappin’ with folk, country and bluegrass performances by Arbour Season, Horse Creek, Eastern Heights, Spoken 4 and many other acts throughout the park’s indoor and outdoor venues.
For hours, dates and more information on Harvest Festival, visit www.silverdollarcity.com, call 417-336-7100 or download the free Silver Dollar City app on any mobile device.
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