Stone Mountain Parks Pumpkin Festival Play by Day, Glow by Night

Overview

Stone Mountain Park’s Pumpkin Festival: Play by Day, Glow by Night returns in 2026, bigger, brighter, and more magical than ever! By day, enjoy all your favorite park attractions alongside special fall entertainment. As night falls, the park transforms into a glowing wonderland filled with thousands of lights, massive jack-o-lanterns, glowing dinosaurs, and larger-than-life storybook settings.

This year brings exciting new highlights, including the ALL-NEW Pumpkin Parade and the fiery debut of the NEW Fire Queen performance. Guests can also marvel at the World’s Largest Pumpkin Drone & Light Show, featuring music, lights, dazzling effects, and fireworks. Festival favorites return, from the Treasure Island walk-through and Dorothy’s journey to Oz, to Alice’s blacklight maze, the Dino Glow with flying dinos, and the enchanted glowing forest of towering trees and oversized flowers.

Summit Skyride opens at 10 AM
Pumpkin Festival and other attractions open at 2 PM

Pumpkin Festival day and night activities are included with a Daily Attraction Ticket or Mountain Membership.