Upcoming Southern Festival Weekend: September 17-20, 2026

Even MORE festivals this weekend throughout the South.

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

The festival numbers continue to climb with states like Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee each offering more than 40 FESTIVALS.

Virginia has over 50 this weekend!

Get ready for a weekend of Oktoberfests, Latino Celebrations and other Cultural Festivals. There are Seafood Fests, Pawpaw Fests, Festivals about Grapes, Pickles, BBQ, Apple Butter, Chili and more.

There’s just too much to mention.

But I will give you just the quickest peek of some festivals in each of the states…

Depot Days Festival in Alabama
Boom Days in Alabama
Beatles at the Ridge in Arkansas
Batesville AmigoFest in Arkansas
Fabulous 50’s Festival in Florida
Shaky Knees Music Festival in Georgia
Brooklet Peanut Festival in Georgia
Oktoberfest Harrodsburg in Kentucky
Spoonbread Festival in Kentucky (Review)
Rice and Gravy Cook-Off in Louisiana
Gulfport Arts Festival in Mississippi
Creedmoor Music Festival in North Carolina
Green Energy Park Youth Arts Fest in North Carolina
McCormick Gold Rush Festival in South Carolina
Banana Festival in Tennessee AND Kentucky
Wartrace Music Festival in Tennessee
Samuel Beckett’s Celtic Festival in Virginia
Pawpaw 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-092026/

And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-092026
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-092026

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: September 17-20, 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

9/18-9/19 – Boom Days – Fort Payne
9/19 – Mini Ren – Arab
9/19 – Oktoberfest at Cahaba Brewing Company – Birmingham
9/19 – Oktoberfest at Folklore Brewing and Meadery – Dothan
9/19 – Alabama Wine Festival – Gadsden
9/19 – Depot Days Festival – Hartselle
9/19 – Yellowhammer Brewing Oktoberfest – Huntsville
9/19 – Kimberly Founders Day – Kimberly
9/19 – MMFA Fall Festival – Montgomery
9/19 – Lakeside Live Musicfest – Pell City
9/19 – Full Moon Art Fest – Scottsboro
9/19 – North Alabama Night of Bands – Somerville
9/19-9/20 – Monte Sano Arts Festival – Huntsville
9/19-9/20 – Freedom Fest – Orange Beach
9/20 – The Market at MidCity XXVIII – Huntsville

ARKANSAS

9/14-9/19 – White County Fair – Searcy
9/17-9/19 – Maynard Pioneer Days – Maynard
9/18-9/19 – Mountains, Music and Motorcycles – Mountain View
9/18-9/19 – Polish Karnawal at Immaculate Heart of Mary – North Little Rock
9/19 – Batesville AmigoFest – Batesville
9/19 – Cane Hill Harvest Festival – Canehill
9/19 – Chaffee Crossing Food and Artisan Market V – Fort Smith
9/19 –Water Lantern Release Fall Festival – Fort Smith
9/19 – North Pulaski Community Fall Fest – Jacksonville
9/19 – Whittlin’ and Fiddlin’ Festival – Leslie
9/19 – Dia de Independencia Guatemala at Plaza Frida – Little Rock
9/19 – St. Margaret Church Ribfest – Little Rock
9/19 – Jeepin’ at the River – Shirley
9/19 – Beatles at the Ridge – Walnut Ridge
9/19 –Winfest Music Festival – Winslow
9/19-9/20 – Lonoke County Fair I – Lonoke
9/19-9/20 – Arkansas Renaissance Festival IV – Mt. Vernon
9/20 – Main Street Food Truck Festival – Little Rock

FLORIDA

9/18 – Oakland Park Latin Fest – Oakland Park
9/18-9/20 – South Gulf Coast Florida Vintage Market Days – Fort Myers – My Review
9/18-9/20 – Everybody’s Favorite Barbecue and Hot Sauce Festival: Jacksonville – Jacksonville
9/18-9/20 – Wicked Barley’s Oktoberfest – Jacksonville
9/18-9/20 – Raprager Family Farm’s Fall Festival I – Odessa
9/18-9/20 – Gulf Coast Jazz Festival: Fall Edition – Pensacola
9/18-9/20 – Mega Night Market Mid Autumn Moon Festival – Tampa
9/19 – Gail Baker Community Center Fall Festival – Atlantic Beach
9/19 – Clermont Sips and Salsa – Clermont
9/19 – Fabulous 50’s Festival – Newberry
9/19 – Key Lime and Tropical Festival – Punta Gorda
9/19 – Deviant Wolfe Oktoberfest – Sanford
9/19 – Williston Fiesta – Williston
9/19 –DogFest Winter Park – Winter Park
9/19-9/20 – Fall Festival at Amber Brooke Farms I – Williston

GEORGIA

9/14-9/19 – Chattahoochee Mountain Fair II – Clarkesville
9/17-9/19 – Dailey and Vincent’s American Made Music Fest – Hiawassee
9/17-9/20 – Lacfest – Alamo
9/17-9/20 – Helen Oktoberfest II – Helen
9/18 – Peachtree City Night Market III – Peachtree City
9/18-9/19 – Byron BBQ Fest – Byron
9/18-9/19 – Clermont Days – Clermont
9/18-9/19 – Happy Days Weekend – Hapeville
9/18-9/19 – Lawrenceville CULTURA – Lawrenceville
9/18-9/20 – Shaky Knees Music Festival – Atlanta
9/18-9/20 – Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival – Augusta
9/18-9/20 – Creative Arts Guide ARTS FEST – Dalton
9/18-9/20 – Inman Farm Heritage Days – Fayetteville
9/19 – Sippin’ Safari at Zoo Atlanta – Atlanta
9/19 – Latinfest – Athens
9/19 – Vogel’s Mountain Music Day Festival – Blairsville
9/19 – Blue Ridge Blues and BBQ Festival – Blue Ridge
9/19 – Brooklet Peanut Festival – Brooklet
9/19 – Haralson County’s Fried Pie Festival – Buchanan
9/19 – Sunflower Harvest Festival – Cave Spring
9/19 – Midland Commons and SFS Fall Market – Columbus
Weekend continues below…

9/19 – Tri-City Latino Festival – Columbus
9/19 – Commerce Bands, Brews and BBQ – Commerce
9/19 – Placita Latina: Salsa on the Square – Decatur
9/19 – Twiggs County Country Festival – Dry Branch
9/19 – WCLK Gospel Fest – Fayetteville
9/19 – Ole Chipley Town Fair – Pine Mountain
9/19 – Pleasant View Village Fall Festival – Pleasant View
9/19 – Savannah Tacos and Treats Festival – Pooler
9/19 – Expo Latino – Valdosta
9/19-9/20 – Buckhead Arts Festival – Atlanta
9/19-9/20 – Barnesville Buggy Days Festival – Barnesville
9/19-9/20 – Rose Lawn Arts Festival – Cartersville
9/19-9/20 – 4F Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire: Fall III – Danielsville
9/19-9/20 – JapanFest Atlanta – Duluth
9/19-9/20 – Korean Festival in Atlanta – Duluth
9/19-9/20 – Art in the Park and Bluegrass Festival – Maysville
9/19-9/20 – Peachtree Corners Festival – Peachtree Corners
9/19-9/20 – Shakerag Arts and Crafts Festival – Peachtree City
9/19-9/20 – Roswell Arts Festival – Roswell
9/19-9/20 – Stone Mountain Park Pumpkin Festival I – Stone Mountain
9/19-9/20 – Finster Fest – Summerville
9/19-9/20 – Suwanee Fest – Suwanee

KENTUCKY

9/14-9/19 – Poppy Mountain Music Festival II – Morehead
9/15 – Viva Mexico Festival – Lexington
9/17-9/19 – Cumberland River Bluegrass Festival – Burkesville
9/17-9/19 – Banana Festival – Fulton, KY/South Fulton, TN
9/17-9/19 – Black Gold Festival – Hazard
9/17-9/19 – Blazin’ Bluegrass Festival – Whitley City
9/17-9/20 – Louder than Life Festival – Louisville
9/18-9/19 – Clarkson Honeyfest – Clarkson
9/18-9/19 – Kingdom Come Swappin’ Meetin’ – Cumberland
9/18-9/19 – Fordsville Days – Fordsville
9/18-9/19 – Rotary Cow Days – Greensburg
9/18-9/19 – Oktoberfest Harrodsburg – Harrodsburg
9/18-9/19 – Horse Cave Heritage Festival – Horse Cave
9/18-9/19 – Martin County Harvest Festival – Inez
9/18-9/19 – Christ the King Oktoberfest – Lexington
9/18-9/19 – Festival Latino de Lexington – Lexington
9/18-9/19 – Jessamine Fall Festival – Nicholasville
Weekend continues below…

9/18-9/19 – More Tales Storytelling Festival – Wilmore
9/18-9/20 – Poage Landing Days – Ashland
9/18-9/20 – Civil War Weekend: Battle of Augusta – Augusta
9/18-9/20 – Spoonbread Festival – Berea – My Review
9/18-9/20 – BG Fiestaval – Bowling Green
9/18-9/20 – Gaslight Festival – Jeffersontown
9/18-9/20 – Kentucky Black Pride – Lexington
9/18-9/20 – Kentucky Mushroom Festival – Livingston
9/18-9/20 – Simon Kenton Festival – Maysville
9/18-9/20 – St. Timothy Oktoberfest – Union
9/19 – Sun Valley Bluegrass Festival – Alexandria
9/19 – Eddyville Founders Day Celebration – Eddyville
9/19 – Squash and Gobble Arts Bazaar and Fall Festival – Greenville
9/19 – NuLu Festival – Louisville
9/19 – Morehead Arts and Eats Festival – Morehead
Weekend continues below…

9/19 – Onton Hay Days – Onton
9/19 – Sweet Owen Day – Owenton
9/19 – Fern Lake Campground Fall Festival – Paducah
9/19 – Off the Pace Standardbreds Fall Fundraiser – Paris
9/19 – Paris Pumpkin Festival – Paris
9/19 – Rineyville Days – Rineyville
9/19 – Walnut Festival – Saylersville
9/19 – Bourbon, Blues and Boots – Shelbyville
9/19 – Upton Days – Upton
9/19-9/20 – Central Kentucky Celtic Festival and Highland Games – Eminence
9/19-9/20 – Midway Fall Festival – Midway
9/19-9/20 – Bear Wallow Fall Festival I – Nancy
9/19-9/20 – Siege of Fort Boonesborough – Richmond
9/19-9/20 – Benton Farm Fall Craft Show and Festival – Walton

LOUISIANA

9/18-9/19 – Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival – Natchitoches
9/18-9/19 – Lydia Cancer Association Cajun Food Fest – New Iberia
9/18-9/20 – St. Theresa Bon Ton Festival – Carlyss
9/18-9/20 – Hero Fest – Houma
9/19 – Ramblin on the Red – Bossier City
9/19 – Fall Fest at Cotile Lake – Boyce
9/19 – Rice and Gravy Cook-Off – Crowley
9/19 – Gulf Brew – Lafayette
9/19 – Krewe of Erin Celtic Heritage Festival – Ponchatoula
9/19 – Highland Jazz and Blues Festival – Shreveport
9/19-9/20 – A Taste of the Deep South – Baton Rouge
9/19-9/20 – Cajun Food Fest & Fais Do Do – Lydia
9/19-9/20 –Westbank Heritage Festival – Westwego
9/20 – Okra, Music and Arts Festival – Lafayette
9/20 – Celebración Latina at the Audubon Zoo – New Orleans

MISSISSIPPI

9/19 – Cruizin’ Clinton Car Show – Clinton
9/19 – Delta Blues and Heritage Festival – Greenville
9/19 – Gulfport Arts Festival – Gulfport
9/19 – Chulahoma Blues Music Cultural Festival – Holly Springs
9/19 – Houston Chili Cook-Off – Houston
9/19 – Mantachie Fest – Mantachie
9/19 – Festival Hispano – Pascagoula

NORTH CAROLINA

9/17-9/19 – Carolina Pickers Antique and Auto Festival: Fall – Denton
9/18 – Cary Night Market VI – Cary
9/18 – Water Street Market – Wilmington
9/18-9/19 – Eden RiverFest – Eden
9/18-9/19 – Hog Day – Hillsborough
9/18-9/19 – West Jefferson Old Time Antiques Fair – West Jefferson
9/18-9/19 – Wilmington Coffee Fest – Wilmington
9/18-9/20 – Autumn at Oz II – Beech Mountain
9/18-9/20 – Guilford Native American Association Pow Wow – Greensboro
9/18-9/20 – NC Folk Festival – Greensboro
9/18-9/20 – Jazz on the Roanoke Music Festival – Plymouth
9/19 – Festa Italiana North Carolina – Apex
9/19 – Camden Heritage Festival – Camden
9/19 – Greater Triangle Area Dragon Boat Festival and Asia Fest – Cary
9/19 – Charlotte International Festival – Charlotte
9/19 – Creedmoor Music Festival – Creedmoor
9/19 – Green Energy Park Youth Arts Fest – Dillsboro
9/19 – Dublin Peanut Festival – Dublin
9/19 – Fletcher Fall Family Festival – Fletcher
9/19 – Figapalooza – Greenville
9/19 – Day at the Docks – Hatteras
Weekend continues below…

9/19 – Fall Renaissance Faire at Humphrey Farm – Hubert
9/19* – Fizz and Beats Zero Proof Fest – Kernersville – NEXT IN 2027
9/19 – Apple Butter Festival at Bright Hope Laurel United Methodist Church – Mars Hill
9/19 – Mooresville Bands, Brews and BBQ Festival – Mooresville
9/19 – Morrisville International Festival – Morrisville
9/19 – Catawba Valley Pride – Newton
9/19 – Tate’s Punkin Patch – Reidsville
9/19 – North Carolina Cigar Box Guitar Festival – Robbinsville
9/19 – Blue Ridge Mountain Heritage Festival – Sparta
9/19 – Stallings Fest – Stallings
9/19 – Walnut Cove FallFest – Walnut Cove
9/19 – Art in Autumn – Weaverville
9/19 – Leaves, Lattes and Leather – Wingate
9/19 – Hispanic League Fiesta – Winston-Salem
9/19 – Yadkin Valley Harvest Festival – Yadkinville
9/19 – Bright Leaf Hoedown – Yanceyville
9/19-9/20 – Festival of India: Charlotte – Charlotte
9/19-9/20 – CenterFest – Durham
9/19-9/20 – Pickle Fest at Leland Brewing – Leland
9/19-9/20 – Raffaldini Vineyards Festa Italiana – Ronda
9/19-9/20 – Fall HerbFest – Wake Forest

SOUTH CAROLINA

9/17-9/19 – Yemassee Shrimp Festival – Yemassee
9/17-9/20 – Columbia’s Greek Festival – Columbia
9/17-9/20 – Euphoria – Greenville
9/17-9/20 – Hilton Head Island Jam Songwriter Festival – Hilton Head Island
9/18-9/19 – SC Old Time Fiddler’s Convention and Competition – Pickens
9/18-9/19 – St. Anne International Festival – Rock Hill
9/18-9/20 – Upstate Renaissance Faire – Moore
9/18-9/20 – Spartanburg Greek Festival – Spartanburg
9/19 – Aynor Harvest Hoe-Down – Aynor
9/19 – Jubilee: Festival of Black History and Culture – Columbia
9/19 – Crossroads Music and Market – Lake City
9/19 – Main Street Oktoberfest Jam – Fort Mill
9/19 – Hilton Head Island Shrimp Festival – Hilton Head Island
9/19 – Santee Indian Tribe Pow Wow – Holly Hill
9/19 – McCormick Gold Rush Festival – McCormick
9/19 – SeptemberFest! at Barefoot Landing – North Myrtle Beach
9/19 – Fall for Spartanburg Festival – Spartanburg
9/19 – Summerville Sweet Tea Festival – Summerville
9/19 – Union County Farm Show – Union
9/19 – Hispanic Heritage Festival – Walhalla

TENNESSEE

9/14-9/19 – Warren County A and L Fair II – McMinnville
9/14-9/20 – Tennessee Valley Fair II – Knoxville
9/14-9/20 – Dollywood’s Harvest Festival I – Pigeon Forge – My Review
9/15-9/19 – Americanafest – Nashville
9/17-9/19 – Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival – Kodak
9/17-9/19 – Banana Festival – South Fulton, TN/Fulton, KY
9/18 – Friday’s Food Fun and Art III – Dickson
9/18-9/19 – Cheese and Beer Festival – Chattanooga
9/18-9/19 – Nine Mile Bluegrass Festival IV – Pikeville
9/18-9/19 – Blooms, Bluegrass and BBQ Festival – Sweetwater
9/18-9/19 – Autumn Blaze Arts Festival – Waverly
9/18-9/20 – Fall Heritage Festival – Cowan
9/18-9/20 – African Street Festival – Nashville
9/18-9/20 – Northfield Vineyards Fall Market – Sparta
9/19 – Ardmore Crape Myrtle Festival – Ardmore
Weekend continues below…

9/19 – Halloween Kick Off Event at The Scream Chamber – Athens
9/19 – Charlotte Festival – Charlotte
9/19 – Chatta Town Tasting Festival – Chattanooga
9/19 – Chattanooga River Market XXIX – Chattanooga
9/19 – Clarksville Hispanic Heritage Festival – Clarksville
9/19 – Dogapalooza – Cookeville
9/19 – White Lightning Trail Festival – Cumberland Gap
9/19 – Decaturville Main Street Festival – Decaturville
9/19 – Sassafras Moon Herbal Festival – Erwin
9/19 – Fairview Nature Fest – Fairview
9/19 – Westhaven Porchfest – Franklin
9/19 – GladeFest – Gladeville
9/19 – National Rolley Hole Marbles Championships and Music Festival at Standing Stone – Hilham
Weekend continues below…

9/19 – Huntingdon Heritage Festival – Huntingdon
9/19 – Sorghum Festival – Johnson City
9/19 – The Cooper-Young Festival – Memphis
9/19 – Arts in the Park – Morristown
9/19 – BoroPride – Murfreesboro
9/19 – Nashville Margarita Festival – Nashville
9/19 – Haunting in the Hills Storytelling Festival – Oneida
9/19 – Wartrace Music Festival – Wartrace
9/19 – Sumner County Fall Fest – Westmoreland
9/19 – Pine Fest – White Pine
9/19-9/20 – East Ridge Fall Fest – East Ridge
9/19-9/20 – Cheekwood Harvest I – Nashville
9/20 – Cultures in Concert at the Chattanooga Market – Chattanooga

VIRGINIA

9/14-9/19 – Washington County Fair – Abingdon
9/15-9/19 – Patrick County Agricultural Fair – Stuart
9/16-9/19 – Dickenson County Fair – Haysi
9/17-9/19 – Nothin’ Fancy Bluegrass Festival – Buena Vista
9/17-9/20 – Isle of Wight County Fair – Windsor
9/18 – Neptune’s End of Summer Bay Bash – Virginia Beach
9/18-9/19 – Crossroads Music Festival – Leesburg
9/18-9/19 – CaribFest – Norfolk
9/18-9/19 – Armenian Food Festival – Richmond
9/18-9/20 –Edinburg Old Time Festival – Edinburg
9/18-9/20 – St. George Coptic Orthodox Church Egyptian Festival: Fall – Hampton
9/18-9/20 – Oktoberfest at 2 Silos Brewing Co. – Manassas
9/18-9/20 – St. Benedict Oktoberfest – Richmond
9/19 – Alexandria Oktoberfest at John Carlyle Square Park – Alexandria
9/19 – Wunderfest – Alexandria
9/19 – Samuel Beckett’s Celtic Festival – Arlington
9/19 – Bedford Centerfest – Bedford
Weekend continues below…

9/19 – Crabby Blues Festival – Cape Charles
9/19 – Charles City County Fair – Charles City
9/19 – Cville Sabroso Festival – Charlottesville
9/19 – Kiwanis Club Wilderness Trail Festival – Christiansburg
9/19 – Falls Church Festival – Falls Church
9/19 – Adventure Brewing Company Oktoberfest – Fredericksburg
9/19 – Harvest Moon Celebration – Gate City
9/19 – Glen Allen Day – Glen Allen
9/19 – Oktoberfest at SoRev – Louisa
9/19 – Lynchburg Beer, Wine and Cider Festival – Lynchburg
9/19 – Middleburg Oktoberfest – Middleburg
9/19 – Bath County Fair – Millboro
9/19 – Denbigh Day Parade and Festival – Newport News
9/19 – Great Food Truck Festival – Newport News
9/19 – Festival of Grapes and Hops – Petersburg
9/19 – Pawpaw Festival – Powhatan
9/19 – Reston Multicultural Festival – Reston
9/19 – Henry Street Heritage Festival – Roanoke
Weekend continues below…

9/19 – Rocky Mount Fest – Rocky Mount
9/19 – Oktoberfest at Back Bay Farmhouse – Virginia Beach
9/19 – Celebración of Winchester – Winchester
9/19-9/20 – Fall into Fun Festival at Chiles Family Orchards – Batesville
9/19-9/20 – Bluemont Fair – Bluemont
9/19-9/20 – Great Country Farms Fall Pumpkin Harvest Festival I – Bluemont
9/19-9/20 – Beaver Dam Farms Sunflower Festival II – Buchanan
9/19-9/20 – Cox Farms Fall Festival I – Centreville
9/19-9/20 – Pumpkin Festival at Sinkland Farms I – Christiansburg
9/19-9/20 – Shenandoah Valley Apple Harvest Festival – Clear Brook
9/19-9/20 – Lake Anna Jazz Fest – Mineral
9/19-9/20 – Colonial Market and Fair – Mount Vernon
9/19-9/20 – Pawpaw Festival at JBR Vineyards – Pearisburg
9/19-9/20 – Virginia Clay Festival – Stanardsville
9/19-9/20 – The Wine and Oyster Festival – Stratford
9/19-9/20 – African-American Heritage and Multicultural Festival – Staunton

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