Upcoming Northern Festival Weekend: October 15-18, 2026

Fall Festivals, Pumpkins, Apple Butter, Halloween and more..

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

Fall is definitely in the air as Festivals celebrate things like Pumpkins, Oysters, Beer, Foliage, Harvest, Witches, Scarecrows and more.

There is a dip in numbers for some states, but the region is strong overall.

Here’s a very small sample of suggestions from each state…

Blackbird Creek Fall Festival in Delaware
Fox Lake Pumpkin Jubilee in Illinois
Vulture Fest in Illinois
Pennville Pumpkin Festival in Indiana
Owl Fest at Eagle Creek Park in Indiana (Review)
Riverview Bacon and Brew Fest in Iowa
Poolesville RocktoberFest in Maryland
U.S. National Oyster Festival in St. Mary’s County in Maryland
Witches on the Town in Michigan
Great Pumpkin Festival in Minnesota
Maple Leaf Festival in Missouri
Centralia Pumpkin Fest in Missouri
New Jersey Oyster Fest in New Jersey
Pennsville Arts in the Park Fall Festival in New Jersey
Greenwood Lake Halloween Festival in New York
New York State Sheep and Wool Festival in New York
Chambersburg AppleFest in Pennsylvania
Manayunk Fall Fest in Pennsylvania
DC Wine Fest!: Fall Edition in Washington, DC
Bridge Day in West Virginia
Hunting Moon Pow Wow in Wisconsin

And there are many more so be sure to check out the lists below!

With so many festivals going on now, be sure to take your time going through both the festivals listings and the map as there are plenty of events to check out.

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Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland/DC, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin

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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-101826/

And here are the other two sections again…
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-101826
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-101826

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: October 15-18, 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.

MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC

10/14-10/17 – Garden Glow at Ladew – Monkton
10/16-10/17 – OktoBEARfest – Baltimore
10/16-10/17 – DC Wine Fest!: Fall Edition – Washington, DC
10/16-10/18 – Fall Festival at Magnolia Meadow Farms V – Thurmont
10/17 – Berlin Oktoberfest – Berlin
10/17 – Harvest on the Hill – Catonsville
10/17 – Vortex Fall Fest – Catonsville
10/17 – Oxon Hill Farm Fall Festival – Oxon Hill
10/17 – Fall Pumpkin Festival at Jenkins Memorial Church – Pasadena
10/17 – Poolesville RocktoberFest – Poolesville
10/17 – Rockville Antique and Classic Car Show – Rockville
10/17 – Captain Avery Museum Oyster Festival – Shady Side
10/17 – Tilghman Island Day – Tilghman
Weekend continues below…

10/17 – Italian Heritage Fall Festival – Towson
10/17 – American Indian Festival – Upper Marlboro
10/17-10/18 – Maryland Renaissance Festival VIII – Crownsville
10/17-10/18 – Homestead Gardens Fall Festival Weekends IV – Davidsonville
10/17-10/18 – Milburn Orchards Fall Festival Weekends V – Elkton
10/17-10/18 – Oktoberfest at Schifferstadt – Frederick
10/17-10/18 – Butler’s Orchard Pumpkin Festival V – Germantown
10/17-10/18 – U.S. National Oyster Festival in St. Mary’s County – Leonardtown
10/17-10/18 – Fall Festival Weekend at Summers Farm IV – Middletown
10/17-10/18 – Jumbo’s Pumpkin Patch Farm Festival Weekend V – Middletown
10/17-10/18 – Hereford Fall Festival – Monkton
10/17-10/18 – Fall Harvest Days at Weber’s Cider Mill Farm V – Parkville
10/18 – Maryland Avenue Fall Festival – Annapolis
10/18 – Frederick Fall Festival – Frederick
10/18 – Pikesville Fall Festival – Pikesville
10/18 – Turkish Festival – Washington, DC

MICHIGAN

10/16-10/18 – Bowers School Farm Fall Festival Weekends III – Bloomfield Hills
10/17 – Earthworm Festival – Birch Run
10/17 – DeutscheMarques Oktoberfest – Hickory Corners
10/17 – Witches on the Town – Mason
10/17 – Fort Faith Fall Fest – Morley
10/17-10/18 – Kackleberry Farms Fall Festival VI – Monroe
10/17-10/18 – Arts and Crafts Festival – New Buffalo
10/17-10/18 – Upland Hills Farm Harvest Festival III – Oxford
10/17-10/18 – Meckley’s Fall Festival V – Somerset
10/18 – This and That Market VI – Belleville

MINNESOTA

10/16 – Burgers and Brews – Rochester
10/16-10/18 – Ruttger’s Bay Lake Resort Oktoberfest – Deerwood
10/16-10/18 – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest VI – Freeport
10/16-10/18 – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days V – Nisswa
10/17 – 22 Northmen Brewery Oktoberfest – Alexandria
10/17 – Great Pumpkin Festival – St Louis Park
10/17 – American Indian Cancer Foundation’s Powwow for Hope – Saint Paul
10/17-10/18 – Viking Fest Minnesota II – Farmington
10/17-10/18 – Sever’s Fall Festival V – Shakopee

MISSOURI

10/12-10/18 (Closed 10/13) – Harvest Festival at Silver Dollar City VI – Branson
10/12-10/18 (Closed 10/13) – Fall Festival at the Fun Farm V – Kearney
10/14-10/18 – GloWild at the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium VI – Kansas City
10/15 – Witches and Wine – Hermann
10/15 – Joplin Harvest Festival – Joplin
10/15 – Taste of Oktober – Lebanon
10/16-10/17 – Mocannafest: Missouri Cannabis Festival – Branson
10/16-10/17 – Arcadia Valley Mountain Music Festival: Fall – Ironton
10/16-10/17 – Pacific Harvest Festival – Pacific
10/16-10/17 –Ozark Heritage Festival – Piedmont
10/16-10/17 – Sparta Persimmon Days Festival – Sparta
10/16-10/17 – Missouri Day Festival – Trenton
10/16-10/17 – Old Time Music Ozark Heritage Festival – West Plains
10/16-10/18 – Biscuits Beats Brews – Columbia
10/16-10/18 – Hermann Oktoberfest Weekends III – Hermann
10/17 – Huckster’s Day Fall Festival – Butler
10/17 – Farmer’s Market Fall Festival at Campbell City Park – Campbell
10/17 – Maple Leaf Festival– Carthage
10/17 – Centralia Pumpkin Fest – Centralia
Weekend continues below…

10/17 – Chesterfield Fall Festival – Chesterfield
10/17 – The Arcade District Oktoberfest – Columbia
10/17 – Farmers and Artisans Market of Ripley County Oktoberfest – Doniphan
10/17 – Greenwood Fall Festival – Greenwood
10/17 – Dia de los Muertos Celebration at the Museum of Kansas City – Kansas City
10/17 – Country Crossroads Fall Festival – Kingsville
10/17 – October Swapapalooza – Springfield
10/17 – Thriller on C-Street – Springfield
10/17 – Pumpkin Festival at St. Charles Market – St. Charles
10/17 – St. Raymond/St. Elizabeth Autumn Harvest Festival – St. Louis
10/17-10/18 – Missouri Pumpkin Fest at Bloomsdale Fun Farm IV – Bloomsdale
10/17-10/18 – Route 66 Cuba Fest – Cuba
10/17-10/18 – Hannibal Folklife Festival – Hannibal
10/17-10/18 – Louisiana Country Colorfest – Louisiana
10/17-10/18 – Warsaw Heritage Days – Warsaw
10/17-10/18 – St. Louis Renaissance Festival VI – Wentzville
10/18 – Dogtober Fest – Blue Springs
10/18 – Sauce Magazine Harvest Festival – St. Louis

NEW JERSEY

10/14 – El Día de los Muertos Celebration – Princeton
10/15-10/17 – Jazz at the Point Fall Festival – Somers Point
10/15-10/18 – Skylands Stadium Jack-O’-Lantern Experience IV – Augusta
10/15-10/18 – Feast of Saint Gerard Maiella – Newark
10/16 – Moonlit Market at Man Skirt Brewing – Hackettstown
10/16 – West Dover Elementary PTO Fall Fest – Toms River
10/16-10/18 – The Red Barn Farm Sunflower and Fall Fest VIII – Hammonton
10/17 – Sussex County Harvest, Honey and Garlic Festival – Augusta
10/17 – Bergen Point Fall Festival – Bayonne
10/17 – Borough of Bellmawr Fall Festival – Bellmawr
10/17 – New Jersey Oyster Fest – Bivalve
10/17 – Blairstown Fall Festival – Blairstown
10/17 – Oktoberfest at St. Andrews United Methodist Church – Cherry Hill
10/17 – Ale O’Ween – Dennis Township
10/17 – The Witchery – Denville
10/17 – Edison Fall Family Spectacular Street Fair – Edison
10/17 – Florence Township Fall Festival – Florence
Weekend continues below…

10/17 – Garfield Night Out – Garfield
10/17 – Gloucester Township Food and Craft Beer Festival – Gloucester Township
10/17 – Haddon Township Music Festival – Haddon Township
10/17 – Highland Park Porchfest – Highland Park
10/17 – New Jersey Seafood and Music Festival – Holmdel
10/17 – Island Heights Volunteer Fire Company Trucktoberfest – Island Heights
10/17 – Little Egg Harbor Harvest Festival – Little Egg Harbor
10/17 – Diwali Fest NJ – Maplewood
10/17 – Trunktoberfest – Margate City
10/17 – The Witches Bazaar – Mount Holly
10/18 – Diwali in Norwood – Norwood
10/17 – Pennsauken Fall Festival – Pennsauken Township
10/17 – Pennsville Arts in the Park Fall Festival – Pennsville
10/17 – Harvest Arts Festival – Toms River
10/17 – Voorhees Township Harvest Festival – Voorhees Township
10/17 – Wildwoods Fall Festival – Wildwood
10/17-10/18 – Chatsworth Cranberry Festival – Chatsworth
10/17-10/18 – Carm’s Farm Fall Festival V – Colts Neck
10/17-10/18 – St. Leon Food Festival – Fair Lawn
Weekend continues below…

10/17-10/18 – Fall Festival at Argos Farm VI – Forked River
10/17-10/18 – Johnson’s Corner Farm Harvest Festival VI – Medford
10/17-10/18 – Fall Harvest Festival at Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm VII – Jobstown
10/17-10/18 – Fall Festival at Laurita Winery III – New Egypt
10/17-10/18 – Fall Family Fun Weekends at Terhune Orchards VI – Princeton
10/17-10/18 – Fall Festival at Snyder’s Farm III – Somerset
10/17-10/18 – Sunflower/Pumpkin Festival at Dalton Farms VI – Swedesboro
10/17-10/18 – Great Pumpkin Festival VI – Vernon
10/17-10/18 – Diggerfest Fall Festival IV – West Berlin
10/18 – Harvest Festival at Croft Farm – Cherry Hill
10/18 – Chester PTO Food Truck and Music Festival – Chester
10/18 – Dunellen Open-Air Market XII – Dunellen
10/18 – Fair Lawn Street Fair and Craft Show II – Fair Lawn
10/18 – Hamilton Township Oktoberfest – Hamilton
10/18 – Batso Country Living Fair – Hammonton
10/18 – Marlboro Day – Marlboro
10/18 – Springfield Fallapalooza – Springfield

NEW YORK

10/12-10/18 – The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze V – Croton-on-Hudson
10/15-10/18 – Autumn Glow Festival VIII – Rotterdam Junction
10/15-10/18 – Fall Festival at Liberty Ridge Farm VI – Schaghticoke
10/16 – Town of Rotterdam Fall Festival – Rotterdam
10/16-10/17 – Harvest Moon Festival and Tours – Fredonia
10/17 – Amenia Harvest Festival – Amenia
10/17 – Brooktondale Apple Festival – Brooktondale
10/17 – Old First Ward Arts and Heritage Festival – Buffalo
10/17 – Lincoln Hill Farms HalloweenFest I – Canandaigua
10/17 – Cornhole for a Cause – Catskill
10/17 – Locktoberfest – Fort Edward
10/17 – Greenwood Lake Halloween Festival – Greenwood Lake
10/17 – Fall Fest at the Fairgrounds – Horseheads
10/17* – Seatuck Bats and Brews – Islip – DISCONTINUED
10/17 – Fall Fest: Pumpkinpalooza – Massena
Weekend continues below…

10/17 – ArtsFest Makers Market – New Rochelle
10/17 – High Peaks Harvest Festival – Saranac Lake
10/17 – Swain Beer Fest – Swain
10/17 – Evangel’s Fall Fest – Williamsville
10/17-10/18 – Spellbound Fest – Carmel
10/17-10/18 – The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival Weekend V – Clarence
10/17-10/18 – Peek’n Peak Fall Fest II – Clymer
10/17-10/18 – Hunter Mountain Color in the Catskills III – Hunter
10/17-10/18 – Country Fair at Rock Hall Museum – Lawrence
10/17-10/18 – Long Acre Farms Fall Festival Weekend V – Macedon
10/17-10/18 – Mineola Fall Harvest Festival – Mineola
10/17-10/18 – The Oyster Fest – Oyster Bay
10/17-10/18 – West Mountain Fall Festival II – Queensbury
10/17-10/18 – New York State Sheep and Wool Festival – Rhinebeck
10/18 – Beacon Sloop Club Pumpkin Festival – Beacon
10/18 – Rosendale International Pickle Festival – New Paltz
10/18 – Port Jervis Fall Foliage Festival – Port Jervis – RAIN DATE

OHIO

Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/

PENNSYLVANIA

10/12-10/18 (Closed 10/13) – Shady Brook Farms FallFest VI – Yardley
10/13 – New Brighton Night Mart VI – New Brighton
10/14-10/18 – Fall Harvest Festival at Port Farms VI – Waterford
10/15-10/17 – The Great Pumpkin Carve – Chadds Ford
10/16 – Stewartstown Night Market XII – Stewartstown
10/16-10/17 – Philadelphia Taste! – Philadelphia
10/16-10/17 – Fall Festival Weekends at Way Fruit Farm VI – Port Matilda
10/16-10/18 – Roba Family Farms Pumpkin Harvest Festival III – Dalton
10/16-10/18 – Fulton Fall Folk Festival – Various Locations/Fulton County
10/16-10/18 – Pennsylvania Arts and Crafts Christmas Festival I – Washington
10/17 – Applebutter Fest – Aliquippa
10/17 – Historic Bristol Day – Bristol
10/17 – Chambersburg AppleFest – Chambersburg
10/17 – Chambersburg Hops on the Block (former Falling Spring Beer Fest) – Chambersburg
10/17 – Fall Fest at Flinchbaugh’s Orchard VII – Hallam
10/17 – Apple Fest at Curtin Village – Howard
Weekend continues below…

10/17 – Punkin’ Chunkin’ Fall Festival – Howard
10/17 – Hopewell Fall Fest – Hopewell Township/Aliquippa
10/17 – Kulpmont Winefest – Kulpmont
10/17 – Boo at Bolton: Food Truck Fest – Levittown
10/17 – Fall Wild West Fest at Right Foot Ranch – Lewisberry
10/17 – Pittsburgh Coffee and Chocolate Festival – Monroeville
10/17 – Mount Carmel Fall Fest – Mount Carmel
10/17 – Nazareth Fall Festival – Nazareth
10/17 – New Brighton Fall Festival – New Brighton
10/17 – Garrett Williamson’s Harvest Festival – Newtown Square
10/17 – Montgomery Township Autumn Festival – North Wales
10/17 – Fall Festival at Parker Dam State Park – Penfield
10/17 – Manayunk Fall Fest – Philadelphia
10/17 – Philly Bike Ride Finish Festival – Philadelphia
10/17 – Weirdo: East Kensington Arts and Oddities Festival – Philadelphia
10/17 – Autumn Alive! – Quakertown
10/17 – Schuylkill Stampede – Schuylkill Haven
10/17 – Fall Harvest Festival at Central Penn – Summerdale
10/17 – Upper Gwynedd Fall Fest – Upper Gwynedd
10/17 – Pumpkins and Pippins Fall Festival – Waynesboro
10/17 – St. Mary Middle Eastern Food Festival – Wilkes-Barre
Weekend continues below…

10/17 – Yorktoberfest – York
10/17-10/18 – Old Bedford Village Pumpkinfest – Bedford
10/17-10/18 – Ol’ Country Barn Pumpkin Festival – Benton
10/17-10/18 – Ford City Fall Fest – Ford City
10/17-10/18 – Fall Furnace Fest at Pine Grove Furnace State Park – Gardners
10/17-10/18 – Pine Creek Seed Farm Corn Maze Weekend III – Jersey Shore
10/17-10/18 – Jim Thorpe Fall Foliage Festival III – Jim Thorpe
10/17-10/18 – Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire IX – Manheim
10/17-10/18 – Apple Festival at Little Buffalo State Park – Newport
10/17-10/18 – Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkin Festival – Pittsburgh
10/17-10/18 – Crafts in the Meadow – Richboro
10/17-10/18 – Autumnfest III – Seven Springs
10/17-10/18 – Pumpkin Festival at Reeger’s Farm III – Shelocta
10/17-10/18 – Freedom Farms Fall Festival III – Valencia
10/17-10/18 – Walnutport Canal Days – Walnutport
10/17-10/18 – Heller Orchards Apple Festival – Wapwallopen
10/18 – Kennett Square Clover Market – Kennett Square

WEST VIRGINIA

10/15-10/18 – Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival – Martinsburg
10/16-10/18 – The Patch: Harvest Festival II – Lost Creek
10/17 – Arthurdale Fall Fest and Artisan Market – Arthurdale
10/17 – Moon Flower Harvest Festival – Buckhannon
10/17 – Filipino-American Festival – Charleston
10/17 – Bridge Day – Fayetteville
10/17 – ChiliFest – Huntington
10/17 – Southern Rock Woodstock: Lewisburg – Lewisburg
10/17 – Halloween Fall Fest – Nutter Fort
10/17 – St. Albans Fall Y’All Festival and Chili Cook-off – St. Albans

WISCONSIN

10/13-10/18 – China Lights VI – Hales Corners
10/14-10/17 – Prairie du Chien Oktoberfest – Prairie du Chien
10/15-10/18 – Wisconsin Book Festival – Madison
10/16-10/18 – Basse Farms Pumpkin Fest V – Colgate
10/16-10/18 – Hunting Moon Pow Wow – Milwaukee
10/16-10/18 – Sister Bay Fall Fest – Sister Bay
10/17 – Autumnfest/Dia de los Muertos – Brodhead
10/17 – Elkhorn Oktoberfest – Elkhorn
10/17 –igNight Market II – Green Bay
10/17 – Holy Hill Art Farm Flannel Fest and Chili Cookoff – Hubertus
10/17 – Madeline Island Family Fall Fest – La Pointe
10/17 – Mishicot Pumpkinfest – Mishicot
10/17 – Dells on Tap – Wisconsin Dells

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