Over 650 Fall Festivals celebrating Bourbon, Popcorn, Jesse James, Laura Ingalls, Rod Serling, Cowpeas, Pawpaws, Oysters, Crab, Fiestas Patrias, Oktoberfests, Art, the Latino Culture, Pride and more.
It’s a fantastic festival weekend, Festival Fans, with even more festivals than last weekend.
Fall Festivals continue, giving us not only Harvest Festivals, but also Wine and Beer Festivals galore (not to mention Bourbon and Tequila Festivals, Scarecrow Festivals, Pumpkin Festivals, Apple Festivals and everything related. The cooler temps also bring about lots of Renaissance and Medieval Festivals.
And it’s Oktoberfest Season, so be sure to check out my Oktoberfest Guide at https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/oktoberfest-guide-2024/ if that is specifically your jam.
I very much love this time of year!
This weekend, there are over 650 festivals throughout the states, including…
- the Montgomery Oyster Fest in Arkansas
- Weedstock in Delaware
- Omega Pepper Festival in Georgia
- Popcorn Days in Illinois
- the Mansfield Village Cornbread Festival in Indiana
- Fishtival in Iowa
- the Kentucky Bourbon Festival (Review) in Kentucky
- Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival in Louisiana
- the Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival in Maryland
- FrankenFest Detroit in Michigan
- Nickle Dickle Day in Minnesota
- Jesse James Festival in Missouri
- Newark Puerto Rican Day Parade and Boricua Music Festival in New Jersey
- Serling Fest in New York
- Feast of the Pirates Festival in North Carolina
- International Cowpea Festival and Cook-off in Tennessee
- Fredericksburg Crab Festival in Texas
- Pawpaw Festival in West Virginia
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Days in Wisconsin
- TONS of Hispanic Festivals (Fiestas Patrias, Mexican Independence, Hispanic/Latino Heritage, Taco, etc.), Music Festivals, Cultural Festivals, Food Festivals
- and many more!
For your convenience as you go through the long list of festivals, I am able to highlight some interesting festivals for you so that you don’t miss them.
But first, here are some more suggestions, based on each state:
Alabama
Fayette Arts Festival – Fayette
Arkansas
Brew Pig Sooie: Outdoor Beer Festival – Fayetteville
Delaware
Fairy Fest at Rockwood Park – Wilmington
Florida
FemAle Brew Fest – Fort Lauderdale
Georgia
Ocmulgee Indian Celebration – Macon, Omega Pepper Festival
Illinois
The Sandwich Fair, Itasca Oktoberfest, West Dundee Heritage Fest
Indiana
Rising Sun Navy Bean Festival, Bloomington Pridefest, Carmel PorchFest
Iowa
Apfelfest – Amana, Dubuque Oktoberfest
Kentucky
The Stave Fest – Lawrenceburg, Gaslight Festival – Jeffersontown, Mackville Harvest Homecoming Festival
Louisiana
Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival
Maryland
Elkton Fall Fest, Bel Air Festival for the Arts
Michigan
FrankenFest Detroit, Michigan Irish Music Festival – Muskegon
Minnesota
Duluth Oktoberfestival, Nickle Dickle Day – Waconia, Almelund Apple Festival
Mississippi
Robins Street Art Stroll – Tupelo
Missouri
Seymour Apple Festival, Nehemiah Fest – Smithville, Catholic Art Festival – St. Louis
New Jersey
Great Big Italian Festival – Edison, NJ Sheep and Fiber Festival – Ringoes
New York
Festival of Grapes – Silver Creek, Oswego Pride Festival
North Carolina
Fayetteville Greek Festival, Stomp and Brew – West Jefferson
Pennsylvania
Erie Irish Festival, Ligonier Highland Games, Smicksburg Apple Festival
South Carolina
St. Anne International Festival – Rock Hill
Tennessee
The Cooper-Young Festival – Memphis, International Cowpea Festival and Cook-off – Charleston
Texas
Texas GATORFEST – Anahuac, Texas Latino Pride Festival – Dallas, Pecan Street Fall Festival – Austin
Virginia
Olde Salem Days, Fiddles and Fifths – Winchester
Washington, DC
Celebrate Petworth: A Festival of Community
West Virginia
Pawpaw Festival – Paw Paw
Wisconsin
Lake Geneva Taco Fest, Gemuetlichkeit Days – Jefferson, Laura Ingalls Wilder Days – Pepin
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Go through the listings carefully and use the map to see what festival cities are near you.
I also have some festival reviews below, which may help you in making a decision.
And, 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-091524/
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: September 12-15, 2024
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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.
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My Experiences of this Weekend’s Festivals
9/13-9/15 – Kentucky Bourbon Festival – Bardstown, KENTUCKY – My Review
9/14-9/15 – Michigan Renaissance Festival V – Holly, MICHIGAN – My Review
9/13-9/14 – Ukrainian Food Festival/Ukie Fest – Carnegie, PENNSYLVANIA – My Review
9/9-9/16 – Dollywood’s Harvest Festival I – Pigeon Forge, TENNESSEE – My Review
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ALABAMA
9/12-9/14 – Saint George’s Middle Eastern Food Festival – Birmingham
9/13-9/14 – Foothills Festival – Jasper
9/13-9/15 – Redstone Arsenal Oktoberfest – Huntsville
9/14 – Montgomery Oyster Fest – Montgomery
9/14 – Yellowhammer Brewing Oktoberfest – Huntsville
9/14 – Leesburg Day – Leesburg
9/14 – Night Skye Fall Market – Thorsby
9/14 – Oka Kapassa: Return to Coldwater Festival – Tuscumbia
9/14 – Winston County High School Founders Day – Double Springs
9/14 – Smoke on the Water Guntersville – Guntersville
9/14 – NALZ Kids Festival – Huntsville
9/14 – Trussville Dog Daze – Trussville
9/14 – Fall Festival from the Yellow Farmhouse – Talladega
9/14 – River City Jeep Rally – Decatur
9/14 – Fayette Arts Festival – Fayette
ARKANSAS
9/12 – Fest of Ale – Fort Smith
9/12 – Zoo Brew – Little Rock
9/12-9/14 – Maynard Pioneer Days – Maynard
9/12-9/15 – Eureka Springs Jeep Jam – Eureka Springs
9/13-9/14 – St. Paul Pioneer Days – St. Paul
9/14 – Fiesta de Independencia Hispana/Hispanic Heritage Festival at Plaza Frida – Little Rock
9/14 – St. Anne International Food Festival – North Little Rock
9/14 – Brew Pig Sooie: Outdoor Beer Festival – Fayetteville
9/14 – Depot Days Festival – Newport
9/14-9/15 – Arkansas Renaissance Festival III – Mt. Vernon
9/15 – Botanical Garden of the Ozarks International Festival – Fayetteville
DELAWARE
9/13-9/15 – Weedstock – Townsend
9/14 – Calle 4 Festival Hispano y Desfile/4th Street Fiesta and Parade – Wilmington
9/14 – Indian River Marina Autumn Art Festival – Rehoboth Beach
9/15 – Community Day – Newark
9/15 – Fairy Fest at Rockwood Park – Wilmington
9/15 – Newark CommUNITY Day – Newark
9/15 – Festival Hispano Georgetown – Georgetown
FLORIDA
9/13-9/14 – Florida Fin Fest – Jacksonville
9/14 – Sopchoppy Depot Days Festival – Sopchoppy
9/14 – FemAle Brew Fest – Fort Lauderdale
9/14 – Moon Over Avalon – Orlando
9/14-9/15 – Tinez Farms Fall Festival II – Miami
9/14-9/15 – I Like it HOT! Festival – Largo
9/14-9/15 – Tampa Bay Chocolate Festival II – Port Richey
GEORGIA
9/9-9/14 – Chattahoochee Mountain Fair II – Clarkesville
9/12-9/15 – Helen Oktoberfest II – Helen
9/13 – Marietta Roots – Marietta
9/13-9/14 – Around the World in the DTL – Lawrenceville
9/13-9/14 – Festival Hispano/Hispanic Festival – Augusta
9/13-9/15 – Atlanta Food and Wine Festival – Atlanta
9/13-9/15 – Inman Farm Heritage Days – Fayetteville
9/14 – Taste of Snellville – Snellville
9/14 – PrideFest – Athens
9/14 – Picnic in the Park Food Truck Festival: Fall – Macon
9/14 – Omega Pepper Festival – Omega
Weekend continues below…
9/14 – Market on the Square IV – Fayetteville
9/14 – Waco Fall Festival – Waco
9/14 – Fall Festival at Thomasville Fairgrounds – Thomasville
9/14 – Savannah Water Lantern Festival – Savannah
9/14 – Summerville Steam Special Chili and Brunswick Cook-Off – Summerville
9/14 – Hispanic Heritage Celebration – Norcross
9/14-9/15 – 4F Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire: Fall II – Danielsville
9/14-9/15 – Ocmulgee Indian Celebration – Macon
9/15 – El Grito at Forsyth – Savannah
ILLINOIS
9/9-9/15 – Goebbert’s Farm Fall Festival II – South Barrington
9/11-9/14 – Canton Friendship Festival – Canton
9/11-9/14 – Morton Pumpkin Festival – Morton
9/11-9/14 – Murphysboro Apple Festival – Murphysboro
9/12-9/15 – Glendale Heights Oktoberfest I – Glendale Heights
9/13-9/14 – Oaktoberfest – Oak Park
9/13-9/14 – BBQ-n-Blues – La Salle
9/13-9/14 – Mount Pulaski Fall Festival – Mount Pulaski
9/13-9/14 – Norwood Park Fall Fest – Chicago
9/13-9/14 – Downers Grove Oktoberfest – Downers Grove
9/13-9/15 – Summer Sundown Music Festival – Effingham
9/13-9/15 – Bengtson’s Pumpkin Fest II – Homer Glen
9/13-9/15 – Destihl Brewery Oktoberfest Weekend – Normal
9/13-9/15 – West Dundee Heritage Fest – West Dundee
9/13-9/15 – Des Plaines Fall Fest – Des Plaines
9/13-9/15 – Wheat Festival – Okawville
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9/14 – Clarendon Hills Oktoberfest – Clarendon Hills
9/14 – Marseilles Renaissance Faire – Marseilles
9/14 – Legions of Craft Beer Fest – Gurnee
9/14 – Rochelle Fiesta Hispana – Rochelle
9/14 – Popcorn Days – Ridgway
9/14 – Bacon Fest – O’Fallon
9/14 – Naper Pride Fest – Naperville
9/14 – Artisan Market at Hornbaker’s Garden – Princeton
9/14 – Alton Pride Festival – Alton
9/14 – JazzN’ the Street – La Salle
9/14 – Oktoberfest at Fairview Park – Centralia
9/14 – Gibson City Harvest Fest – Gibson City
9/14 – Finders Market II – Decatur
9/14 – Pluto Fest – Streator
9/14 – Iron Saddle Ranch Harvest Fest – Salem
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9/14 – Mallard Fest – Hanover
9/14 – Decades – Highland Park
9/14 – Rock on Channahon (formerly Potato Festival) – Channahon
9/14 – Orland Park Brewfest – Orland Park
9/14 – Elmhurst Craft Beer Fest – Elmhurst
9/14-9/15 – A River Thru History: The Des Plaines Valley Rendezvous – Willow Springs
9/14-9/15 – El Grito Chicago – Chicago
9/14-9/15 – Lakeview East Festival of the Arts – Chicago
9/14-9/15 – Deer Park Art Show – Deer Park
9/14-9/15 – Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival I – West Chicago
9/14-9/15 – Taste of Egypt Festival – Burr Ridge
9/14-9/15 – Fall Festival at Windy Acres Farm I – Geneva
9/15 – Mexican Independence Day Celebration – Woodstock
9/15 – Taste of Evanston – Evanston
INDIANA
9/11-9/14 – Beech Grove Fall Festival – Beech Grove
9/11-9/14 – Edinburgh Fall Festival – Edinburgh
9/12-9/14 – Ossian Days Street Festival – Ossian
9/12-9/14 – Monroe County Fall Festival – Ellettsville
9/12-9/15 – Lanesville Heritage Weekend – Lanesville
9/13 – BBQFest at Daredevil Brewing Company – Indianapolis
9/13-9/14 – St. Thomas More Parish Festival – Mooresville
9/13-9/14 – Back to the Fifties Festival – Lebanon
9/13-9/14 – Mt. Vernon River Days – Mt. Vernon
9/13-9/14 – Holland Community Fest – Holland
9/13-9/14 – Rising Sun Navy Bean Festival – Rising Sun
9/13-9/15 – Hippie Magic at Buck Lake Ranch – Angola
9/13-9/15 – Fall 4-Wheel Jamboree – Indianapolis
9/14 – Bacon Fest Portage – Portage
Weekend continues below…
9/14 – Winfield Harvest Festival – Winfield
9/14 – New Palestine Oktoberfest – New Palestine
9/14 – Grandview Fall Festival – Grandview
9/14 – Indy Night Market – Indianapolis
9/14 – Mansfield Village Cornbread Festival – Carbon
9/14 – Eagle Creek Folk Music Festival – Indianapolis
9/14 – Rock the Arts – Rensselaer
9/14 – Tippecanoe Latino Festival – Lafayette
9/14 – Lofs Lions End of Summer Bash – Crown Point
9/14 – Colonel Vawter Day – Morgantown
9/14 – SWIRCA Brewfest – Evansville
9/14 – Bloomington Pridefest – Bloomington
9/14 – Country-A-Fair – Schererville
9/14 – Goshen Hispanic Heritage Festival – Goshen
Weekend continues below…
9/14 – Noblesville Brewfest and Wine Garden – Noblesville
9/14-9/15 – Old Washington Street Festival – Muncie
9/14-9/15 – Fall Festivals at Beasley’s Orchard I – Danville
9/14-9/15 – St. Louis Church Parish Festival – Batesville
9/14-9/15 – Fusion Fest – South Bend
9/14-9/15 – St. Joseph’s Parish Festival – Fort Wayne
9/14-9/15 – 20th Century Chevy Carfest – Washington
9/14-9/15 – Duneland Fall Festival – Porter
9/14-9/15 – Bluff City Pow Wow – Rockport
9/15 – Carmel PorchFest – Carmel
9/15 – Festival of Faiths – Indianapolis
9/15 – Wabash Fall Festival – Wabash
9/15 – World Cultural Festival – Valparaiso
IOWA
9/12 – Millwork Night Market V – Dubuque
9/13-9/15 – Bloomsbury Farm Iowa Fall Festival I – Atkins
9/14 – Carlisle Pickers Day – Carlisle
9/14 – Fishtival – Bellevue
9/14 – Apfelfest – Amana
9/14 – Anita Fall Fest – Anita
9/14 – Bancroft Fall Bonanza – Bancroft
9/14 – Ames Pridefest – Ames
9/14 – Fiesta Cultural de Clarion – Clarion
9/14 – Maqtoberfest – Maquoketa
9/14 – Festival Latino of Cedar Rapids – Cedar Rapids
9/14 – Applefest at Living History Farms – Urbandale
9/14 – Sioux City Harvest Festival – Sioux City
9/14 – Dubuque Oktoberfest – Dubuque
9/14-9/15 – Renaissance Faire at Sleepy Hollow: Fall Faire III – Des Moines
KENTUCKY
9/11-9/14 – Cloverport Sacajawea Festival – Cloverport
9/12-9/15 – Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Celebration – Rosine
9/13 – Norton Commons Oktoberfest – Prospect
9/13-9/14 – Muddfest Music Festival – Leitchfield
9/13-9/14 – The Stave Fest – Lawrenceburg
9/13-9/14 – Kentucky Black Pride – Lexington
9/13-9/14 – Martin County Harvest Festival – Inez
9/13-9/14 – Bands and BBQ – Carrollton
9/13-9/14 – Chautauqua Days – Millersburg
9/13-9/14 – Appalachian Moonshine, Music and Makers Festival – Pikeville
9/13-9/15 – Newport Oktoberfest – Newport
9/13-9/15 – Poppy Mountain Music Festival I – Morehead
Weekend continues below…
9/13-9/15 – St. Barbara Rocktoberfest – Erlanger
9/13-9/15 – Covington Oktoberfest – Covington
9/13-9/15 – Burgin Fall Festival – Burgin
9/13-9/15 – Hart County Civil War Days “Battles for the Bridge” Weekend – Munfordville
9/13-9/15 – Kentucky Bourbon Festival – Bardstown – My Review
9/13-9/15 – Owensboro Air Show – Owensboro
9/13-9/15 – Gaslight Festival – Jeffersontown
9/14 – EweNique Art Walk – Falmouth
9/14 – Mackville Harvest Homecoming Festival – Mackville
9/14 – Old Fashioned Day – Walton
9/14 – Millville Daze Festival – Frankfort
9/14 – Historic Island Wooden Bridge Festival – Island
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9/14 – Steins on Main – Louisville
9/14 – Rolling Fork Iron Horse Festival – New Haven
9/14 – Simpsonville Fall Festival – Simpsonville
9/14 – Hempstock Music Festival – Raywick
9/14 – Constitution Square Festival – Danville
9/14 – Cheers to Bardstown – Bardstown
9/14-9/15 – Bear Wallow Fall Festival I – Nancy
9/14-9/15 – Simon Kenton Festival – Maysville
9/14-9/15 – Germantown Court Days – Germantown
9/14-9/15 – Siege of Fort Boonesborough – Richmond
9/14-9/15 – Applefest at Eckert’s Orchard II – Versailles
9/15 – Southland Street Fair – Lexington
LOUISIANA
9/13 – Yacht Rock Beer Festival – Youngville
9/13-9/14 – Mamou Cajun Music Festival – Mamou
9/13-9/14 – Cajun Food Fest & Fais Do Do – Lydia
9/13-9/14 – Louisiana Bourbon Festival – Baton Rouge
9/13-9/14 – Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival – Natchitoches
9/14 – Gritonian Music and Dance Fall Fete – Bossier City
9/14 – Haynesville Celebration of Butterflies – Haynesville
9/14 – Highland Jazz and Blues Festival – Shreveport
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
9/11-9/15 – OC Bikefest – Ocean City
9/13-9/14 – Elkton Fall Fest – Elkton
9/13-9/14 – Long Branch Festival – Silver Spring
9/13-9/15 – St. Mary’s Mediterranean Festival – Hunt Valley
9/13-9/15 – Milburn Orchards Fall Festival Weekends III – Elkton
9/13-9/15 – Washington Ukrainian Festival – Silver Spring
9/14 – Essex Day Festival – Essex
9/14 – In the Streets – Frederick
9/14 – Latinas in Aviation Global Festival – College Park
9/14 – Baltimore Rhythm Festival – Baltimore
9/14 – Baltimore Humane Society Dogfest – Reisterstown
9/14 – Quad State Veg Out – Boonsboro
Weekend continues below…
9/14 – Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival – Annapolis
9/14 – Paws in the Park – North East
9/14 – The Maryland Wine Festival – Westminster
9/14 – Celebrate Petworth: A Festival of Community – Washington, DC
9/14 – Native American Festival – Vienna
9/14-9/15 – Maryland Seafood Festival – Annapolis
9/14-9/15 – Maryland Renaissance Festival IV – Annapolis
9/14-9/15 – Heritage Days Festival – Cumberland
9/14-9/15 – Fall Festival Weekend at Summers Farm I – Middletown
9/15 – Bel Air Festival for the Arts – Bel Air
9/15 – Faunfest Fairy Market – Parkton
9/15 – Hispanic Festival in Lane Manor Park – Hyattsville
9/15 – Annapolis Italian Festival/Feast of Saint Mother Cabrini – Annapolis
MICHIGAN
9/12-9/14 – Paddle Antrim Festival – Bellaire
9/12-9/15 – Troy Family Daze – Troy
9/12-9/15 – Michigan Irish Music Festival – Muskegon
9/12-9/15 – St. John Parish Applefest – Fenton
9/13-9/14 – South Haven Jazz Festival – South Haven
9/13-9/15 – Paul Bunyan Days – Oscoda
9/13-9/15 – Mexican Fiesta – Grand Rapids
9/13-9/15 – St. Thomas the Apostle Family Fun Festival – Garden City
9/14 – Scottville Fall Celebration – Scottville
9/14 – Grand Rapids Margarita Fest – Grand Rapids
Weekend continues below…
9/14 – LO Palooza – Lake Orion
9/14 – FrankenFest Detroit – Detroit
9/14 – Howard City Harvest Festival – Howard City
9/14 – Lee Township’s Fall Festival – Midland
9/14 – Harvest Festival and Chili Cook-off – Harbor Beach
9/14 – Center Line Beer Fest – Center Line
9/14 – M45 Celebration – Allendale
9/14 – International Festival of Holland – Holland
9/14-9/15 – Kinde Polka Fest – Kinde
9/14-9/15 – Kackleberry Farms Flower Festival I – Monroe
9/14-9/15 – Fallasburg Fall Festival for the Arts – Lowell
9/14-9/15 – Tompkins Center Historical Society Freedom Festival and Steam Show – Rives Junction
9/14-9/15 – Michigan Renaissance Festival V – Holly – My Review
9/15 – Outlaw Music Festival – Clarkston
MINNESOTA
9/12-9/15 – Albany Pioneer Days – Albany
9/13 – Latin Music and Food Festival – Chaska
9/13-9/14 – Shafer Days – Shafer
9/13-9/14 – St. Paul Oktoberfest – Saint Paul
9/13-9/14 – Ukrainian Heritage Festival – Minneapolis
9/13-9/14 – King Turkey Day – Worthington
9/13-9/15 – Grape Stomp – Alexandria
9/13-9/15 – Duluth Oktoberfestival – Duluth
9/13-9/15 – St. Anastasia Family Fun Fest – Hutchinson
9/13-9/15 – Mendota Mdewakanton Traditional Pow Wow – Mendota
9/13-9/15 – Mahkato Wacipi (Pow Wow) – Mankato
9/13-9/15 – Holy Cross Catholic Church SeptemberFest – Minneapolis
9/14 – North St. Paul Autumn Arts Festival – North St. Paul
9/14 – Ethnic Fest – Walker
Weekend continues below…
9/14 – St. Cloud Craft Beer and Ciderfest – St. Cloud
9/14 – Latino Fest – Rochester
9/14 – Hispanic Heritage Festival – Red Wing
9/14 – Cloud Coffee Fest – St. Cloud
9/14 – SquidFest – Granite Falls
9/14 – Rock’n The Grove – Maple Grove
9/14 – Nickle Dickle Day – Waconia
9/14 – Deep Roots Festival – Frazee
9/14 – Blaine World Fest – Blaine
9/14 – Hungarian Harvest Fest – Kimball
9/14 – Minnesota Children’s Book Festival – Red Wing
9/14 – Fiesta Latina – Saint Paul
9/14 – Art on Fire (Art Block) – Eagan
9/14-9/15 – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest I – Freeport
Weekend continues below…
9/14-9/15 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival V – Shakopee
9/14-9/15 – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days I – Nisswa
9/14-9/15 – Sever’s Fall Festival I – Shakopee
9/14-9/15 – MinnesoThai Street Food Festival – St. Louis Park
9/15 – Almelund Apple Festival – Almelund
9/15 – Twin Cities Veg Fest – Saint Paul
9/15 – St. John the Baptist Rock the Lot and Fall Festival – Jordan
9/15 – Richfield Penn Fest – Richfield
9/15 – Mexican Independence Day Celebration – Albert Lea
9/15 – Frantober Fest – Sartell
9/15 – Saint Andrew Fall Festival – Elk River
9/15 – St. Vincent de Paul Harvest Festival – Brooklyn Park
MISSISSIPPI
9/13-9/14 – Mighty Roots Music Festival – Stovall
9/14 – Grenada Downtown Jubilee – Grenada
9/14 – Mississippi Book Festival – Jackson
9/14 – Robins Street Art Stroll – Tupelo
9/14 – Bodock Festival – Pontotoc
9/14 – Biloxi Seafood Festival – Biloxi
MISSOURI
9/9-9/15 – GloWild at the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium II – Kansas City
9/11-9/15 – Lake of the Ozarks Bikefest – Osage Beach
9/12 – Boone County Ready Festival – Columbia
9/12-9/14 – Randolph County Old Settlers – Huntsville
9/12-9/14 – Holden Street Fair – Holden
9/12-9/14 – Seymour Apple Festival – Seymour
9/13-9/14 – Wentzville Fall Festival – Wentzville
9/13-9/14 – Belton Fall Festival – Belton
9/13-9/14 – Farmington Blues, Brews and BBQ – Farmington
9/13-9/14 – Missouri Book Festival – Washington
9/13-9/14 – Laurie City Fair – Laurie
9/13-9/14 – Edgerton Pioneer Days – Edgerton
9/13-9/14 – Shakin’ in the Shell Fest – Shell Knob
Weekend continues below…
9/13-9/15 – Jesse James Festival I – Kearney
9/13-9/15 – The Shepherd of the Hills Fall Craft Fair – Branson
9/13-9/15 – Fiesta Hispana KC – Kansas City
9/13-9/15 – St. Louis Lebanese Festival – St. Louis
9/13-9/15 – Taste of Black STL – St. Louis
9/13-9/15 – Nehemiah Fest – Smithville
9/13-9/15 – Harvest Festival at Silver City I – Branson
9/13-9/15 – Kirkwood Greentree Festival – Kirkwood
9/13-9/15 – Mosaics Fine Art Festival – St. Charles
9/14 – Hazelwood Day – Hazelwood
9/14 – VFW Celtic Festival – Washington
9/14 – Raytown’s Festival of the Trails – Raytown
9/14 – Washington Jaycees Brewfest – Washington
9/14 – Taste of Osage County – Linn
9/14 – The Fall Swing – Kansas City
9/14 – Prairie Day – Diamond
9/14 – Champ Clark Heritage Festival – Bowling Green
9/14 – Junk Junktion – Moberly
9/14 – Catholic Art Festival – St. Louis
Weekend continues below…
9/14 – Hermann Farm Heritage Festival – Hermann
9/14 – Mo Food Truck Fest – Springfield
9/14 – West Plains Downtown Fall Block Party – West Plains
9/14 – Celtic Street Fair – St. Joseph
9/14 – Independence Uncorked Wine Festival – Independence
9/14 – St. Louis Garlic Festival – Town and Country
9/14 – Taste of Venezuela in Missouri – Manchester
9/14 – KC Beer Fest – Kansas City
9/14 – Fall Market and Balloon Glow – Lincoln
9/14-9/15 – St. Louis Renaissance Festival I – Wentzville
9/14-9/15 – Ste. Genevieve Oktoberfest – Ste. Genevieve
9/15 – St. Theodore Fall Festival – Flint Hill
9/15 – Holy Cross Fall Festival – Cuba
9/15 – St. Peter Catholic Church Harvest Festival – Marshall
9/15 – St. Michael Fall Festival – Russellville
NEW JERSEY
9/11-9/15 – Riverdale Carnival – Riverdale
9/13-9/14 – Boots at the Beach – North Wildwood
9/13-9/15 – Oktoberfest at MudHen Brewing Company – Wildwood
9/13-9/15 – Morey’s Piers Oktoberfest I – Wildwood
9/13-9/15 – Central Jersey Jazz Festival – Somerville/Flemington
9/13-9/15 – Fall Festival at Lentini Farms I – Newton
9/14 – VIVA Bradley Beach – Bradley Beach
9/14 – Randolph Country Fair – Randolph
9/14 – Caldwell Porchfest – Caldwell – RAIN DATE
9/14 – St. Anthony’s Italian Festival – Glassboro
9/14 – Montclair Jazz Festival – Montclair
9/14 – Eastampton Community Day – Eastampton
9/14 – Great Big Italian Festival – Edison
9/14 – Cape May Harvest Brew Fest – Cape May
Weekend continues below…
9/14 – Hops and Rocks Festival – Burlington
9/14 – Haddon Township Fall Festival – Haddon Township
9/14 – Ridgefield Food Truck and Music Festival – Ridgefield
9/14 – Jersey City Latin Jazz Festival – Jersey City
9/14 – Sea Isle City Fall Family Festival – Sea Isle City
9/14 – Bark in the Park – Mays Landing
9/14 – Phillipsburg Railroad Festival – Phillipsburg
9/14 – Elmwood Park Community Day – Elmwood Park
9/14 – Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival – Morristown
9/14-9/15 – Downbeach Seafood Festival – Ventnor City
9/14-9/15 – NJ Sheep and Fiber Festival – Ringoes
9/14-9/15 – Sunflower Festival at Dalton Farms III – Swedesboro
9/14-9/15 – Sparta Renaissance Festival II – Sparta
9/14-9/15 – Johnson’s Corner Farm Harvest Festival II – Medford
Weekend continues below…
9/14-9/15 – Fall Harvest Festival at Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm II – Jobstown
9/14-9/15 – Holland Ridge Farms Fall Festival I – Cream Ridge
9/14-9/15 – Great Pumpkin Festival I – Vernon
9/14-9/15 – Fall Festival at Argos Farm I – Forked River
9/14-9/15 – Sea.Hear.Now Festival – Asbury Park
9/14-9/15 – Rock2Adopt – Forked River
9/14-9/15 – Von Thun Farms Fall Festival I – Monmouth Junction
9/14-9/15 – Fall Family Fun Weekends at Terhune Orchards I – Princeton
9/15 – Fannywood Day Street Fair – Fanwood
9/15 – Arts and Cars – Summit
9/15 – Jackson Day – Jackson
9/15 – Parsippany Fall Festival – Parsippany-Troy Hills
9/15 – Linden Latin Festival – Linden
9/15 – Fall Harvest Festival at the Riverview Farmers Market – Jersey City
9/15 – Newark Puerto Rican Day Parade and Boricua Music Festival – Newark
9/15 – Ridgewood Fall Craft Street Fair – Ridgewood
NEW YORK
9/10-9/15 – KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival I – Rochester
9/13 – TAP into the MOST – Syracuse
9/13-9/14 – Niagara Falls Blues Festival – Niagara Falls
9/13-9/14 – Ithaca Peace Festival – Ithaca
9/13-9/15 – Bemus Point Fall Fest – Bemus Point
9/13-9/15 – No BS Brew Company Oktoberfest!! – Livonia
9/13-9/15 – Borderland Festival – East Aurora
9/13-9/15 – Festival of Grapes – Silver Creek
9/13-9/15 – Ellicottville Rock N’ Roll Weekend – Ellicottville
9/13-9/15 – Festa Italiana Syracuse – Syracuse
9/13-9/15 – Serling Fest – Binghamton
9/14 – Buffalo Cigar Festival – Orchard Park
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9/14 – Oswego Pride Festival – Oswego
9/14 – Sherman Music Festival – Sherman
9/14 – Blues on the Bridge – Binghamton
9/14 – Autumn in the Village – Livonia
9/14 – West Haverstraw Food Truck and Music Fest – West Haverstraw
9/14-9/15 – Palmyra Canaltown Days – Palmyra
9/14-9/15 – Festival of the Arts – Orchard Park
9/14-9/15 – The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival Weekend I – Clarence
9/14-9/15 – Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival – Lockport
9/15 – Mexico Fall Festival – Mexico
9/15 – Purple Foot Festival – Fairport
9/15 – KlezFest CNY – Syracuse
9/15 – Oswego PorchFest – Oswego
NORTH CAROLINA
9/13-9/14 – Crepe Myrtle Celebration – Angier
9/13-9/14 – Day at the Docks – Hatteras
9/13-9/14 – Wilmington Coffee Fest – Wilmington
9/13-9/14 – Coharie Pow Wow – Clinton
9/13-9/15 – Autumn at Oz II – Beech Mountain
9/13-9/15 – Fayetteville Greek Festival – Fayetteville
9/14 – Stomp and Brew – West Jefferson
9/14 – Carolina Celtic Music Festival – Lake Lure
9/14 – Aurora Fish and Farm Festival – Aurora
9/14 – Stokes Stomp Festival – Danbury
9/14 – Cornelius Festival of Cultures – Cornelius
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9/14 – Stallings Fest – Stallings
9/14 – Hispanic League Fiesta – Winston-Salem
9/14 – Mooresville Bands, Brews and BBQ Festival – Mooresville
9/14 – Oktoberfest at Miss Angels Farm and Orchard – Mount Airy
9/14 – Dessert Wars Charlotte – Charlotte
9/14 – Oktoberfest at Lost Worlds Brewing Charlotte – Charlotte
9/14 – Carolina Bible Camp Bluegrass Festival – Mocksville
9/14 – Four Oaks Acorn Festival – Four Oaks
9/14 – Feast of the Pirates Festival – Belville
9/14 – Clayton BBQ Challenge – Clayton
9/15 – Winston-Salem Fall Food Truck Festival – Winston-Salem
9/15 – Triangle VegFest – Durham
OHIO
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PENNSYLVANIA
9/9-9/14 – McClure Bean Soup Festival and Fair – McClure
9/10 – New Brighton Night Mart V – New Brighton
9/12- Hermitage Night Market III – Hermitage
9/12-9/14 – Rosedale Fall Festival – Verona
9/12-9/15 – Central Pennsylvania Ragtime and American Music Festival – Rockhill Furnace
9/12-9/15* – Lancaster Hot Air Balloon Festival and Country Fair – Bird-in-Hand – CANCELLED
9/13 – Gorettifest at St. Maria Goretti – Hatfield
9/13-9/14 – Boyertown Oktoberfest – Boyertown
9/13-9/14 – Mohegan Pennsylvania Oktoberfest – Wilkes-Barre
9/13-9/14 – Ukrainian Food Festival/Ukie Fest – Carnegie – My Review
9/13-9/15 – Shady Brook Farms FallFest I – Yardley
9/13-9/15 – Forks Community Days – Easton
9/13-9/15 – SpringGate Vineyard Blackberry Festival – Harrisburg
9/13-9/15 – PA Bowhunters Festival – Forksville
9/13-9/15 – Hinkelfest Chicken Festival – Fredericksburg
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9/13-9/15 – Erie Irish Festival – Erie
9/14 – Uptown Northampton Street Fair – Northampton
9/14 – Snack Town Brewfest – Hanover
9/14 – Pittsburgh Taco Festival – Pittsburgh
9/14 – Beaver Wine Festival – Beaver
9/14 – Happy Valley Latin Festival – State College
9/14 – BBQ and Blues Fest – Hopewell Township/Aliquippa
9/14 – Bucks Fall Food Truck and Music Fest and Car Show – Warminster
9/14 – Historic Bolton Mansion Fall Festival – Levittown
9/14 – Petfest – Franklin
9/14 – WuFFJam – Phoenixville
9/14 – Outlaw Music Festival – Burgettstown
9/14 – Family Fall Festival – West Decatur
9/14 – Swissvale Food Truck Round Up and Fall Fest – Swissvale
9/14 – Mum Festival at Smucker Garden – Millersburg
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9/14 – Honey Fest Music Festival – Elverson
9/14 – AbbeyFest – Paoli
9/14 – Pottsville Oktoberfest – Pottsville
9/14 – Wyalusing Valley Wine Festival – Wyalusing
9/14 – Wilkes-Barre Multicultural Parade and Festival – Wilkes-Barre
9/14 – Milton Harvest Festival II – Milton
9/14 – Fall Fest at Flinchbaugh’s Orchard II – Hellam
9/14 – Saltsburg Oktoberfest – Saltsburg
9/14 – Camp Karoondinha Wine and Beer Fest – Millmont
9/14 – Green Tree Octoberfest – Green Tree
9/14 – Ligonier Highland Games – Ligonier
9/14-9/15 – Red Eagle Pow Wow – McDonald
9/14-9/15 – Fall Harvest Festival at Port Farms I – Waterford
9/14-9/15 – Cambria County Arts and Heritage Festival – Ebensburg
9/14-9/15 – Linvilla Orchards Arts and Craft Festival – Media
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9/14-9/15 – Battle at Chadds Ford: Historic Chadds Ford Days – Chadds Ford
9/14-9/15 – Great American Ethnic Feastival – Ford City
9/14-9/15 – Roba Family Farms Dino Days II – Dalton
9/14-9/15 – Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire V – Manheim
9/14-9/15 – Smicksburg Apple Festival – Smicksburg
9/14-9/15 – Egyptian Festival II – Hatfield
9/14-9/15 – Flax Scutching Festival – Stahlstown
9/14-9/15 – West Deer Festival – Gibsonia
9/14-9/15 – Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival IV – West Newton
9/15 – Dallas Harvest Festival – Dallas
9/15 – Fort Hunter Day – Harrisburg
9/15 – Brewing Diversity n Inclusion Festival – Mont Clare
9/15 – Mexican Independence Day Festival at Penn’s Landing – Philadelphia
9/15 – Homegrown Harvest Festival – Edinboro
9/15 – Wildbird Recovery Fall Migration Festival – Valencia
SOUTH CAROLINA
9/12-9/14 – Grits ‘n Grass Mountain Music Festival – Pickens
9/13 – Fallapalooza – Lexington
9/13-9/14 – Mauldin BBQ Cook-off – Mauldin
9/13-9/14 – St. Anne International Festival – Rock Hill
9/14 – Moore Farms Botanical Garden Beer Fest – Lake City
9/14 – Celebrate Surfside Beach Festival – Surfside Beach
9/14 – Iron City Festival – Blacksburg
9/14 – Roots and Rivers Festival – Bluffton
9/14 – Hispanic Heritage Festival – Greenville
9/14 – Foodie Festival at Boondock Farms – Jackson
9/14 – Hispanic Heritage Celebration – Walhalla
TENNESSEE
9/9-9/16 – Dollywood’s Harvest Festival I – Pigeon Forge – My Review
9/13 – Friday Night Market in the BORO and Food Truck Festival XVIII – Murfreesboro
9/13-9/14 – Market in the Park: Fall – Gallatin
9/13-9/15 – Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion – Bristol
9/14 – Sunflower Festival – Chattanooga
9/14 – Goodlettsville Arts, Antiques and Music Festival – Goodlettsville
9/14 – Fayette County Cotton Festival – Somerville
9/14 – Fall in Love Hippie Festival – Dayton
9/14 – The Cooper-Young Festival – Memphis
9/14 – Flapper and Tap’r’ at Collegedale Commons – Collegedale
9/14 – National Rolley Hole Marbles Championships and Music Festival at Standing Stone – Hilham
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9/14 – International Cowpea Festival and Cook-off – Charleston
9/14 – La Vergne Fall Festival – La Vergne
9/14 – Niota’s Fried Green Tomato Festival – Niota
9/14 – Taste of Donelson-Hermitage – Hermitage
9/14 – Wine on the River – Nashville
9/14 – Sassafras Moon Herbal Festival – Erwin
9/14-9/15 – Great Pumpkin Festival – Cookeville
9/14-9/16 – Cheekwood Harvest I – Nashville
9/15 – Apple Festival at the Chattanooga Market – Chattanooga
9/15 – Clarksville Hispanic Heritage Festival – Clarksville
TEXAS
9/12-9/15 – GrapeFest – Grapevine
9/13-9/14 – Fredericksburg Crab Festival – Fredericksburg
9/13-9/14 – Paris Balloon and Music Festival – Paris
9/13-9/15 – Wilmer Pioneer Days – Wilmer
9/13-9/15 – Texas GATORFEST – Anahuac
9/13-9/15 – Barrio Fest – Fort Stockton
9/13-9/15 – Mid-Autumn Festival – Grand Prairie
9/14 – West Main Arts Festival – Arlington
9/14 – SMTX Pride Festival – San Marcos
9/14 – Spurfest – Gatesville
9/14 – Otsukimi Moon Viewing Festival – Dallas
9/14 – Vivamos México! – El Paso
9/14 – Bexar County Czech-Slovak Harvest Festival – San Antonio
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9/14 – The Woodlands Margarita Festival – The Woodlands
9/14 – Caldwell Kolache Festival – Caldwell
9/14 – Madisonville Hispanic Heritage Festival – Madisonville
9/14 – Viet Cultural Fest – Houston
9/14 – Alvord Watermelon Festival and BBQ Cookoff – Alvord
9/14 – Wortham Blues Festival – Wortham
9/14 – Mexican Independence Day Celebration – McKinney
9/14 – Texas Latino Pride Festival – Dallas
9/14 – Quanah Fall Festival and Quanah Parker Day – Quanah
9/14 – Mexican Heritage Society of Port Arthur Fiesta – Port Arthur
9/14 – Dia del Grito – Andrews
9/14 – Bucktoberfest at Buckstin Brewing Company – Beaumont
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9/14 – Ears and Beers Festival – Dumas
9/14-9/15 – Tacos and Tequilas Fest – South Padre Island
9/14-9/15 – Pecan Street Fall Festival – Austin
9/14-9/15 – Fall Festival at Yesterland Farm I – Canton
9/15 – Bryan Fiestas Patrias Mexicanas – Bryan
9/15 – VIVA Beaumont Hispanic Heritage Festival – Beaumont
9/15 – Tejano Music Fiesta at Grandscape Texas – The Colony
9/15 – Fiestas Patrias at Our Lady of Guadalupe – Nacogdoches
9/15 – Fiestas Patrias at Traders Village Houston – Houston
9/15 – Fiestas Patrias at Traders Village San Antonio – San Antonio
VIRGINIA
9/13-9/14 – Neptune’s Fall Wine Festival – Virginia Beach
9/13-9/15 – Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion – Bristol
9/13-9/15 – Somerset Steam and Gas Pasture Party – Somerset
9/13-9/15 – Supernova International Ska Festival – Hampton
9/14 – 43rd Street Festival of the Arts – Richmond
9/14 – Olde Salem Days – Salem
9/14 – Stonebridge Fall Fest and Chili Cook-Off – Woodbridge
9/14 – Taste of Suffolk – Suffolk
9/14 – B’dam Brew Jam Craft Brew and Music Festival – Beaverdam
9/14 – Harrisonburg-Rockingham African-American Festival – Harrisonburg
9/14 – Orange Street Festival – Orange
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9/14 – Denbigh Day Parade and Festival – Newport News
9/14 – Fiddles and Fifths – Winchester
9/14 – Falls Church Festival – Falls Church
9/14 – Crabby Blues Festival – Cape Charles
9/14 – Latin Festival at Back Bay Farmhouse – Virginia Beach
9/14 – Roots and Reconnection Festival – Lynchburg
9/14 – The Woolly Bully Beer Festival – Charlottesville
9/14 – Heart of Virginia Festival – Farmville
9/14 – Virginia Pridefest – Richmond
9/14 – NashFest Music and Food Festival – Norfolk
9/14-9/15 – Old Dominion Fantasy and Medieval Faire – Bedford
9/14-9/15 – Beaver Dam Farms Sunflower Festival II – Buchanan
9/14-9/15 – Colonial Market and Fair – Mount Vernon
9/14-9/15 – Cox Farms Fall Festival I – Centreville
WEST VIRGINIA
9/12-9/13 – Appalachian Heritage Days – Logan
9/12-9/14 – West Virginia Oil and Gas Festival – Sistersville
9/12-9/15 – Craigsville Fall Festival – Craigsville
9/12-9/15 – West Virginia Ribfest II – Charleston
9/13-9/14 – Ronceverte Food Truck Festival – Ronceverte
9/13-9/14 – Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwndown – Mannington
9/13-9/15 – WV Country Roads Festival – New Martinsville
9/14 – Helvetia Community Fair – Helvetia
9/14 – Pawpaw Festival – Paw Paw
9/14 – Mound Arts and Crafts Festival – South Charleston
9/14 – Veterans Appreciate Festival – Capon Bridge
9/14 – Oglebay’s Fall Food Truck Festival – Wheeling
9/15 – Tamarack Marketplace Fallfest – Beckley
WISCONSIN
9/11- Milwaukee Night Market IV – Milwaukee
9/12-9/14 – MVPA-HA International Convention: Vintage Military Vehicle Show – Oshkosh
9/12-9/15 – Wauktoberfest – Waunakee
9/12-9/15 – Amery Fall Festival – Amery
9/13 – Waupaca Rocktoberfest – Waupaca
9/13-9/14 – Best “Dam” Blues Fest – Thiensville
9/13-9/14 – Fallooza Fall Festival and Music – Plymouth
9/13-9/14 – Kohler Falls Oktoberfest – Sheboygan Falls
9/13-9/14- Waupun Volksfest German Ethnic Festival – Waupun
9/13-9/14 – Irish Fest of the Fox Cities – Appleton
9/13-9/14 – Horse and Buggy Days – Weyauwega
9/13-9/15 – China Lights I – Hales Corners
9/13-9/15 – Lake Geneva Taco Fest – Lake Geneva
9/13-9/15 – Milwaukee’s Original Oktoberfest II – Glendale
9/13-9/15 – Wo-Zha-Wa Days Fall Festival – Wisconsin Dells
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9/13-9/15 – Gemuetlichkeit Days – Jefferson
9/13-9/15 – Oktoberfest at The Biergarten Kenosha – Kenosha
9/14 – Downtown Eau Claire Fall Festival – Eau Claire
9/14 – Chequamegon Mountain Bike Festival – Cable
9/14 – Earth Rider Fest – Superior
9/14 – Scarecrow Fest – Delavan
9/14 – New London Fall Fest – New London
9/14 – Phelp Women’s Club Scarecrow Fest – Phelps
9/14 – Festi-Fall – Lakewood
9/14 – Beer and Bacon Fest – Wausau
9/14 – Milwaukee Taco Fest – Milwaukee
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9/14 – Neenah-Menasha Inter-Tribal Pow Wow – Neenah
9/14 – Shorewood Feast – Shorewood
9/14 – Land O’ Lakes Oktoberfest – Land O’ Lakes
9/14 – Baileys Harbor Autumn Fest – Baileys Harbor
9/14 – Duck Creek Wine-Spirit Fest III – Denmark
9/14-9/15 – East Troy Bluegrass Festival – East Troy
9/14-9/15 – Laura Ingalls Wilder Days – Pepin
9/14-9/15 – Gibbsville Orchard’s Fall Festival – Sheboygan Falls
9/14-9/15 – Marshfield Maple Fall Fest – Marshfield
9/14-9/15 – Festival Orgullo Hispano – Kenosha
9/15 – Fondy Food Truck Festival and Art Fair – Fond du Lac
9/15 – Beloit Autorama – Beloit
9/15 – Deerfield Apple Festival – Deerfield
9/15 – Sacred Heart of Jesus Fall Festival – Mondovi
9/15 – Dozynki Harvest Festival – Stevens Point
9/15 – Viva Mexico Festival – Madison
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