Vote Now For Dollywood's Flower & Food Festival As Best U.S. Flower Festival

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Monday, Feb. 2, 2026) — With daydreams of warmer weather and fun springtime activities on everyone’s minds, USA Today 10Best Reader’s Choice has included Dollywood’s Flower & Food Festival as one of the nominees for its Best Flower Festival award. Dollywood fans are asked to vote early and often to help this guest-favorite tradition earn the top spot. 

This is the first time Dollywood’s Flower & Food Festival has been nominated for voting and is one of the only theme park flower festivals included among the nominees. The USA Today contest, which now is live, runs through Monday, March 2 at noon. Winners will be announced on March 11.

Celebrating its seventh year, the Flower & Food Festival (April 18- June 7) dresses Dollywood in its springtime best, with colorful and cheerful displays around every corner. Elaborate floral installations bring life to the park through large presentations of now-iconic Mosaiculture creations. Vivid flower sculptures create an immersive atmosphere for park guests as they make their way through more than 1 million vibrant blooms during this stunning festival.

Dollywood’s signature lineup of beloved creations returns, including the topsy-turvy butterfly umbrella, woodland animal friends and the touching depiction of Dolly’s mother crafting the Coat of Many Colors. Other guest-favorite icons also return like a mallard duck, a peacock and a family of playful bears. 

In addition, Dollywood’s culinary team showcases their world-class abilities with a menu full of delicacies that highlight the tastes of spring in the Smokies. Guests also are greeted by a stunning visual upon arrival, as hundreds of colorful umbrellas are suspended above Showstreet to create a dazzling “Umbrella Sky.” 

A page with a link to the voting page can be found at www.dollywood.com/vote. Anyone is eligible to vote and may do so once per day, per device. Nominees for all categories are chosen by a panel of relevant experts, which includes a combination of editors from USA Today, editors from 10Best.com, theme park contributors and more.

For more information about Dollywood’s 2026 season, please visit Dollywood.com or download the Dollywood app.