Upcoming Southern Festival Weekend: September 10-13, 2026

Great festival weekend throughout the South.

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

Now that Labor Day has passed, the festival numbers are really starting to grow.

States like Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia are really offering a lot of festivals this weekend and there’s actually a notable increase in every state.

I could go on and on about the types of festivals you can find this weekend (Cultural, Food, Music, Art, etc.) but I don’t want to keep you from scrolling down and seeing what’s going on in your state.

So here’s a quick peek of some suggestions in each state (and then scroll down to the map and list)…

Tinglewood Festival in Alabama
Weaver Heritage Day in Alabama
Boston Mountain Pawpaw Festival in Arkansas
St. Paul Pioneer Days in Arkansas
I Like it HOT! Festival in Florida
Doc Holliday Festival in Georgia
Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration in Georgia
The Stave Fest in Kentucky
Versailles Twilight Festival in Kentucky (Review)
Mamou Cajun Music Festival in Louisiana
Muscadine Jubilee in Mississippi
Outer Banks Pirate Festival in North Carolina
Fayetteville Greek Festival in North Carolina
Celebrate Surfside Beach Festival in South Carolina
Upper Cumberland Apple Festival in Tennessee
Niota’s Fried Green Tomato Festival in Tennessee
Floyd County Fair in Virginia
Heart of Virginia Festival in Virginia

Go through the festival lists and be sure to check out the map as there may be festivals happening near your home.

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Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

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Have a great weekend, everyone!

If you happen to be in Ohio this weekend, check this weekend’s post at OhioFestivals.net to see what’s going on. You can find this week’s post at https://ohiofestivals.net/ohio-weekend-091326/

And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-091326
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-091326

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: September 10-13, 2026

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MAP of festival and fair food cities this weekend.

If you can’t see the map on your smartphone, click HERE.

ALABAMA

9/11-9/12 – Birmingham Artwalk – Birmingham
9/11-9/12 – Foothills Festival – Jasper
9/11-9/12 – Rustik Bucket Vintage Market: Cozy, Collected, Worn – Odenville
9/11-9/12 – Oka Kapassa Native American Festival – Tuscumbia
9/12 – Storybook Market – Courtland
9/12 – Fayette Arts Festival – Fayette
9/12 – Camellia CityFest – Greenville
9/12 – Leesburg Day – Leesburg
9/12 – Tinglewood Festival – Montevallo
9/12 – Creek Fest – Springville
9/12 – Fall Festival from the Yellow Farmhouse – Talladega
9/12 – Weaver Heritage Day – Weaver
9/12-9/13 – Bernard Blues and BBQ – Cullman
9/13 – HIA Picnic – Huntsville
9/13 – The Market at MidCity XXVII – Huntsville

ARKANSAS

9/8-9/12 – Saline County Fair – Benton
9/10 – Zoo Brew and Cocktails Too – Little Rock
9/10-9/12 – South Franklin County Fair – Charleston
9/10-9/12 – Eureka Springs Jeep Jam – Eureka Springs
9/11-9/12 – Lewisville Fireman’s Festival – Lewisville
9/11-9/12 – ByrdFest Music Festival: Fall – Ozark
9/11-9/12 – St. Paul Pioneer Days – St. Paul
9/11-9/12 – Bradley County Fair – Warren
9/12 – Rabbit Ridge Fest – Bee Branch
9/12 – Boston Mountain Pawpaw Festival – Chester
9/12 – South Ark Outdoor Expo – El Dorado
9/12 – Hispanic Cultural Festival at Immaculate Conception – Fort Smith
9/12 – Leachville Harvest Festival – Leachville
9/12 – Dia de Independencia Hispana/Hispanic Heritage Festival at Plaza Frida – Little Rock
9/12 – St. Anne International Food Festival – North Little Rock
9/12 – Wingstock – North Little Rock
9/12-9/13 – Arkansas Renaissance Festival III – Mt. Vernon

FLORIDA

9/11 – Emerald Coast Beer Festival – Pensacola
9/11-9/12 – Florida Fin Fest – Jacksonville
9/12 – Sopchoppy Depot Days Festival – Sopchoppy
9/12-9/13 – I Like it HOT! Festival – Largo
9/13 – Taste the Caribbean Festival – Coral Gables
9/13 – Sanford Food Truck Fiesta IX – Sanford

GEORGIA

9/9 – Powder Springs Marketplace V – Powder Springs
9/9-9/12 – ProgPower USA – Atlanta
9/10-9/12 – Fall Bluegrass Festival at Twin Oaks Park – Hoboken
9/10-9/13 – Atlanta Food and Wine Festival – Atlanta
9/10-9/13 – Helen Oktoberfest I – Helen
9/10-9/13 – Yellow Daisy Festival – Stone Mountain
9/11-9/13 – Chattahoochee Mountain Fair I – Clarkesville
9/11-9/13 – H and H Homestead Fall Market – Maysville
9/12 – Beloved Community International Expo – Atlanta
9/12 – River South Music and Art Festival – Bainbridge
9/12 – Buffalo Creek Fall Festival – Carrollton
9/12 – Cumming City Center Fall Market – Cumming
9/12 – Mosaic: Multicultural Festival – Douglasville
9/12 – Atlanta Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival – Gainesville
Weekend continues below…

9/12 – Doc Holliday Festival – Griffin
9/12 – Atlanta British Car Fayre – Norcross
9/12* – Omega Pepper Festival – Omega – CANCELLED
9/12 – Perry’s Bites and Beats Festival – Perry
9/12 – Taste of Smyrna – Smyrna
9/12 – International Taste of Snellville – Snellville
9/12 – Blind Willie McTell Music Festival – Thomson
9/12 – Waco Festival – Waco
9/12-9/13 – Ball Ground Art on Main – Ball Ground
9/12-9/13 – Brooklet Fantasy and Folklore Festival – Brooklet
9/12-9/13 – Taste and Brews Fall Fest – Canton
9/12-9/13 – Paulding Meadows Arts and Crafts Festival – Dallas
9/12-9/13 – 4F Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire: Fall II – Danielsville
9/12-9/13 – Harvest Festival at Blue Cielo Farms Vineyards and Winery – Elberton
9/12-9/13 – Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration – Macon
9/12-9/13 – Sandy Springs Fall Arts and Craft Festival – Sandy Springs

KENTUCKY

9/9-9/12 – Fraley Festival of Traditional Music – Olive Hill
9/9-9/13 – Cloverport Sacajawea Festival – Cloverport
9/10-9/12* – Healing Appalachia – Ashland – CANCELLED
9/10-9/12 – Pickin’ on a Soldier’s Heart – Benton
9/10-9/12 – The Knott County Gingerbread Festival – Hindman
9/10-9/12 – West Point River Days Festival – West Point
9/10-9/12 – Old Fashioned Trading Days – Williamsburg
9/10-9/13 – Kentucky Bourbon Festival – Bardstown – My Review
9/10-9/13 – Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Celebration – Rosine
9/11-9/12 – Bands and BBQ – Carrollton
9/11-9/12 – St. Barbara Rocktoberfest – Erlanger
9/11-9/12 – Hoptown Summer Salute Festival – Hopkinsville
9/11-9/12 – The Stave Fest – Lawrenceburg
9/11-9/12 – Lawrence County Septemberfest – Louisa
9/11-9/12 – German American Club Oktoberfest – Louisville
9/11-9/12 – Middletown Family Fun Fest – Middletown
9/11-9/13 – Covington Oktoberfest – Covington
9/11-9/13 – Best of the Bluegrass/Festival of the Horse – Georgetown
Weekend continues below…

9/11-9/13 – Roots and Heritage Festival – Lexington
9/11-9/13 – Poppy Mountain Music Festival I – Morehead
9/11-9/13 – Hart County Civil War Days “Battles for the Bridge” Weekend – Munfordville
9/11-9/13 – Newport Oktoberfest – Newport
9/11-9/13 – Downtown Days – Nicholasville
9/11-9/13 – Owensboro Air Show – Owensboro
9/12 – Swingtime by the River – Augusta
9/12 – Cheers to Bardstown – Bardstown
9/12 – Homeplace Fall Heritage Festival – Campbellsville
9/12 – Cynthiana Honey Festival – Cynthiana
9/12 – Constitution Square Festival – Danville
9/12 – Festival Latinoamericano Bowling Green – Bowling Green
9/12 – Fool Moon Sisters Bazaar – Bowling Green
9/12 – Millville Daze Festival – Frankfort
9/12 – Harvest Fest – Hawesville
9/12 – Historic Island Wooden Bridge Festival – Island
9/12 – Good Shepherd September Fest – Louisville
9/12 – Louisville Pawpaw Festival – Louisville
9/12 – Louisville Pride Festival – Louisville
Weekend continues below…

9/12 – Kentucky Food Truck Championship – Mt. Vernon
9/12 – Rolling Fork Iron Horse Festival – New Haven
9/12 – Carter County Bigfoot Fest – Olive Hill
9/12 – Pikeville Pride Celebration – Pikeville
9/12 – Black Patch Heritage Festival – Princeton
9/12 – Bourbon and Blades – Radcliff
9/12 – Painted Stone Settlers Long Run Massacre – Shelbyville
9/12 – Simpsonville Fall Festival – Simpsonville
9/12 – Versailles Twilight Festival – Versailles – My Review
9/12 – Old Fashioned Day – Walton
9/12-9/13 – Trimble County Apple Festival – Bedford
9/12-9/13 – Germantown Court Days – Germantown
9/12-9/13 – Trail of Tears Pow Wow – Hopkinsville
9/12-9/13 – Big Four Arts Festival – Louisville
9/12-9/13 – Ravenna Railroad Festival – Ravenna

LOUISIANA

9/11-9/12 – Mamou Cajun Music Festival – Mamou
9/12 – Bossier Night Market III – Bossier City
9/12 – Haynesville Celebration of Butterflies – Haynesville
9/12 – Black Bayou Festival – Hosston
9/12 – Oldies But Goodies Fest – Port Allen
9/12-9/13 – Montegut Community Fishing Festival and Craft Show – Montegut

MISSISSIPPI

9/12 – Belmont Bear Creek Festival and Car Show – Belmont
9/12 – Biloxi Seafood Festival – Biloxi
9/12 – Columbia Food and Music Festival – Columbia
9/12 – Ben Fest – Columbus
9/12 – Bogue Creek Festival – Duck Hill
9/12 – Grenada Downtown Jubilee – Grenada
9/12 – Blues and Heritage Festival – Gulfport
9/12 – Laurel Food Truck Festival: Fall – Laurel
9/12 – Sunflower Festival – Pascagoula
9/12 – Muscadine Jubilee – Pelahatchie
9/12 – Bodock Festival – Pontotoc
9/12 – Country Day – Union
9/12-9/13 – North Mississippi Hummingbird Festival – Southaven

NORTH CAROLINA

9/10-9/12 – Dazzling Dahlia Festival – Highlands
9/10-9/12 – Hopscotch Music Festival – Raleigh
9/11-9/12 – Crepe Myrtle Celebration – Angier
9/11-9/12 – Ayden Collard Festival – Ayden
9/11-9/12 – Bennett Flatwoods Festival – Bennett
9/11-9/12 – Blue Bear Music Fest – Boone
9/11-9/12 – Mountain Song Festival – Brevard
9/11-9/12 – Coharie Pow Wow – Clinton
9/11-9/12 – Indian Summer Festival – Hertford
9/11-9/12 – Hog Day – Hillsborough
9/11-9/12 – La Grange’s Garden Spot Music Festival – La Grange
9/11-9/12 – Morganton Festival – Morganton
9/11-9/12 – Outer Banks Pirate Festival – Nags Head
9/11-9/12 – NC Hot Sauce Contest – Oxford
9/11-9/12 – FaithFest – Wilkesboro
Weekend continues below…

9/11-9/13 –Ashville Villain Arts Tattoo Festival – Ashville
9/11-9/13 – Goombay Festival – Asheville
9/11-9/13 – Autumn at Oz I – Beech Mountain
9/11-9/13 – Yiasou Greek Festival – Charlotte
9/11-9/13 – Thunder in the Smokies Fall Rally – Maggie Valley
9/12 – Stanly County Antique Power Tractor Show – Albemarle
9/12 – Feast of the Pirates Festival – Belville
9/12 – Art in the Park V – Blowing Rock
9/12 – Cary Whiskey, Wine and Fire Festival – Cary
9/12 – Charlotte Fall Beer Festival – Charlotte
9/12 – Woofstock at Deep River Brewing Company – Clayton
9/12 – Art Walk on Union: Fall – Concord
9/12 – Cornelius Festival of Cultures – Cornelius
9/12 – Stokes Stomp Festival – Danbury
9/12 – Downtown Davidson Fall Art Festival – Davidson
Weekend continues below…

9/12 – Four Oaks Acorn Festival – Four Oaks
9/12 – Garner Festival Latino – Garner
9/12 – NC Freedom Fest – Goldsboro
9/12 – Greensboro Pride – Greensboro
9/12 – Sculpture Celebration – Lenoir
9/12 – Carolina Bible Camp Bluegrass Festival – Mocksville
9/12 – RidgeFest – Oak Ridge
9/12 – NC Bourbon and Spirits Festival – Roanoke Rapids
9/12 – Salisbury Pride Festival – Salisbury
9/12 – Unionville’s Heritage Festival – Unionville
9/12 – North Carolina Honey Festival – Whiteville
9/12 – Bourbon, Bluegrass and Brews Festival at Waterline Brewing Co. – Wilmington
9/12-9/13 – Fayetteville Greek Festival – Fayetteville
9/13 – Triangle VegFest – Durham
9/13 – PepperFest – Pittsboro
9/13 – “All Things Groovy” Hippie Festival: Wilmington – Wilmington
9/13 – Winston-Salem Food Truck Festival – Winston-Salem

SOUTH CAROLINA

9/10-9/12 – South Carolina Apple Festival – Westminster
9/11 – Taste of Bluffton: Food Truck Edition – Bluffton
9/11-9/12 – Mauldin BBQ Cook-off – Mauldin
9/11-9/12 – Uniquely Union Festival – Union
9/12 – Iron City Festival – Blacksburg
9/12 – Roots and Rivers Festival – Bluffton
9/12 – Hodges Lights on Main – Hodges
9/12 – Moore Farms Botanical Garden Beer Fest – Lake City
9/12 – Little River Patriots Day – Little River
9/12 – Park Circle Oktoberfest – North Charleston
9/12 – Celebrate Surfside Beach Festival – Surfside Beach
9/13 – Hispanic Heritage Festival – Greenville
9/13 – Inman’s Market on Mill IV – Inman

TENNESSEE

9/8-9/12 – Dyer County Fair II – Dyersburg
9/11-9/12 – Martin’s Grassroots Soybean Festival – Martin
9/11-9/12 – Fall FunFest – Cookeville
9/11-9/12 – Market in the Park: Fall – Gallatin
9/11-9/13 – Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion – Bristol, TN/Bristol, VA
9/11-9/13 – Pioneer Power Days – Eagleville
9/11-9/13 – Greek Fest – Knoxville
9/11-9/13 – Tennessee Valley Fair I – Knoxville
9/11-9/13 – Warren County A and L Fair I – McMinnville
9/11-9/13 – Roots Rendezvous Music and Arts Festival – Murfreesboro
9/11-9/13 – Mountaineer Folk Festival – Spencer
9/11-9/13 – A Walk in Their Boots – Whitesburg
9/12 – International Cowpea Festival and Cook-off – Charleston
9/12 – Chattanooga River Market XXVIII – Chattanooga
9/12 – Horseshoe Riverbend Festival – Clifton
9/12 – Cumberland Mountain Songwriters Festival – Crossville
9/12 – Goodlettsville Arts, Antiques and Music Festival – Goodlettsville
9/12 – Literary Legends Book Festival – Knoxville
9/12 – Punk Rock Flea Market – Knoxville
9/12 – La Vergne Fall Festival – La Vergne
9/12 – Lenoir City Downtown Street Festival – Lenoir City
9/12 – Town of Louisville Fall Festival – Louisville
Weekend continues below…

9/12 – International Goat Days Festival – Millington
9/12 – Green Hills Park Festival – Nashville
9/12 – Wine on the River – Nashville
9/12 – Niota’s Fried Green Tomato Festival – Niota
9/12 – Broken Wheel Music and Arts Festival – Nolensville
9/12 – Atomic Fall Fest – Oak Ridge
9/12 – Fall Market at Cambridge Square – Ooltewah
9/12 – Smithville Bacon Festival – Smithville
9/12 – Fayette County Cotton Festival – Somerville
9/12-9/13 – Fall Market at the Greenway – Cleveland
9/12-9/13 – Great Pumpkin Festival – Cookeville
9/12-9/13 – Upper Cumberland Apple Festival – Crossville
9/12-9/13 – Germantown Festival – Germantown
9/12-9/13 – Baileyton Celebration – Greeneville
9/12-9/13 – Middle Tennessee Highland Games and Celtic Festival – Hendersonville
9/12-9/13 – Cherokee Fall Festival – Vonore
9/13 – Autumn Festival at The Commons – Collegedale

VIRGINIA

9/7-9/12 – Russell County Fair and Horse Show II – Castlewood
9/10-9/12 – Watermelon Pickers’ Fest – Berryville
9/10-9/12 – Rockbridge Regional Fair and Expo – Lexington
9/10-9/13 – Amherst County Fair – Amherst
9/11-9/12 – Holy Family Fun Festival – Dale City
9/11-9/12 – Neptune’s Fall Wine Festival – Virginia Beach
9/11-9/13 – Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion – Bristol, VA/Bristol, TN
9/11-9/13 – Beaver Dam Farms Sunflower Festival I – Buchanan
9/11-9/13 – Lebanese Food Festival – Glen Allen
9/11-9/13 – Somerset Steam and Gas Pasture Party – Somerset
9/12 – Rosslyn Jazz Fest – Arlington
9/12 – B’dam Brew Jam Craft Brew and Music Festival – Beaverdam
9/12 – Blue Ridge Bee Festival – Bedford
Weekend continues below…

9/12 – Healing Strides Apple Festival – Boones Mill
9/12 – Heart of Virginia Festival – Farmville
9/12 – Floyd County Fair – Floyd
9/12 – Fredtoberfest – Fredericksburg
9/12 – Virginia Cider Festival: Hard Cider – Fredericksburg
9/12 – PickleStock – Front Royal
9/12 – Harrisonburg-Rockingham African-American Festival – Harrisonburg
9/12 – Rockbridge Beer and Wine Festival – Lexington
9/12 – Roots and Reconnection Festival – Lynchburg
9/12 – NashFest Music and Food Festival – Norfolk
9/12 – 43rd Street Festival of the Arts – Richmond
9/12 – Virginia Pridefest – Richmond
9/12 – Olde Salem Days – Salem
Weekend continues below…

9/12 – Taste of Suffolk – Suffolk
9/12 – 757 Battle of the Beers – Virginia Beach
9/12 – Fiddles and Fifths – Winchester
9/12 – Honey in the Holler – Winchester
9/12 – Sunflower Festival at the Homestead Farm – Winchester
9/12 – Stonebridge Fall Fest and Chili Cook-Off – Woodbridge
9/12-9/13 – Northern Neck Beach Music Festival – Colonial Beach
9/12-9/13 – Supernova International Ska Festival – Hampton
9/12-9/13 – Mathews Market Days – Mathews
9/12-9/13 – Festival of India – Richmond
9/13 – Open House and Mountain Skills Day – Madison
9/13 – Art in the Park – Palmyra
9/13 – 2nd Sundays Williamsburg VII – Williamsburg

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