Great Festivals this Weekend: Tina Turner, James Dean, Roadkill Cookoff, Dollywood Harvest Festival, World Chicken Festival, New Earth Festival, The Big Dill, Mayberry, the Wizard of Oz and more!
Welcome back, Festival Fans.
While the overall festivals may have dipped a little from 650 down to 580, there are still an incredible amount of festivals going on as well as some fantastically themed festivals.
This is actually one of my favorites weekends of the year, as I’ve gone to lot of festivals in various states. Just check the section below titled “My Experiences of this Weekend’s Festivals” and you’ll see that I’ve been to some of this weekend’s festivals in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia. The reason I have been to so many festivals in various states is because there are such interesting festivals this weekend.
For example, in this weekend, some interesting festivals include the following:
– New Earth Festival (Atlanta, Indiana): this festival takes over the entire town with over 600 vendors, all sorts of food, entertainment and attractions. A train even rides in the middle of it (Review).
– Anderson County Burgoo Festival (Lawrenceburg, Kentucky): this downtown festival and carnival centers around burgoo, a stew dish traditionally made with all sorts of game meat. I was able to try two types of burgoo (Review).
– Casey County Apple Festival (Liberty, Kentucky): tons of vendors at this festival with all sorts of raffles, great food, entertainment and the world’s largest apple pie made every year, which is served to the public after the reveal (Review).
– World Chicken Festival (London, Kentucky): a festival that celebrates Colonel Sanders and the community with many rides and games, a large assortment of vendors, Colonel Sanders look-a-likes and the world’s largest skillet frying up chicken on the festival grounds (Review).
– Dollywood’s Harvest Festival (Pigeon Forge, Tennessee): this is the first weekend of the Harvest Festival at Dollywood, where you can find specialty fall food menus, artisan vendors, entertainment and more (Review).
– Autumn Harvest Festival and WV Roadkill Cook-Off (Marlinton, West Virginia): this autumn festival in Marlinton is brought to a new level with its Roadkill Cook-Off. Competitors bring interesting dishes (ie venison, bear, wild boar) that are often delicious. It’s definitely a fun experience (Review).
And that’s just a sampling of some of the festivals I’ve actually been to.
With quick glances through the festival listings, here are some of the fun things I’m noticing:
- Wizard of Oz Festivals (Michigan and North Carolina)
- a Mayberry Festival in North Carolina
- a Moonshine Festival in Georgia
- a James Dean Festival in Indiana
- Hippie Festival in Indiana
- a Sorghum Festival in Kentucky
- the Big Dill World’s Largest Pickle Party in Maryland
- a Grape Festival in New York
- a Meatball Street Brawl in New York
- Mule Days in North Carolina
- a Pirate Festival in North Carolina
- a Tea Festival in Pennsylvania
- a Witches Festival in Pennsylvania
- a Sweet Tea Festival in South Carolina
- Tina Turner Festival in Tennessee
- a Cranberry Festival in Wisconsin
- a Cornish Festival in Wisconsin
Plus tons of Oktoberfests, Hispanic Festivals (it’s National Hispanic Heritage Month), Cultural Festivals, Pride Festivals, Fall Festivals, Beer and Wine Festivals, Art Festivals, and more.
I’ll try and highlight some of them this weekend, as I’ve been doing in the past.
First, let me give you some other suggestions per state:
Alabama
Magic City Conjure Fest (Birmingham), Hispanic Festival (Piedmont), Winfield’s Mule Day
Delaware
Hot Jam Festival (Hockessin)
Florida
Key Lime Festival (Punta Gorda), Williston Fiesta
Georgia
Atlanta Greek Festival, Peachtree Corners Festival
Illinois
Pretzel City Brewfest (Freeport), Naperville Irish Fest
Indiana
New Earth Festival (Atlanta), Tippecanoe Latino Festival (Lafayette)
Kentucky
World Chicken Festival (London), Casey County Apple Festival (Liberty), Newport Oktoberfest
Maryland
Harvest Moon Festival (Silver Spring), The Big Dill World’s Largest Pickle Party (Baltimore)
Michigan
Wizard of Oz Festival (Ionia), Funky Ferndale Art Fair
Mississippi
Hernando Water Tower Festival, Merigold Rice Festival
New York
Buffalo’s Pulaski Festival, Hamburg Oktoberfest, Meatball Street Brawl (Buffalo)
North Carolina
Benson Mule Days, Mayberry Days (Mount Airy), Festa Italiana Raleigh
Pennsylvania
Fishtown Fall FeastivAle (Philadelphia), Bradford Pumpkin Fest, Celebrate Wildwood (Harrisburg)
South Carolina
Summerville Sweet Tea Festival
Tennessee
Dollywood’s Harvest Festival I (Pigeon Forge), Latin Fest 901 (Memphis), Chattanooga Taco Festival (East Ridge)
Virginia
Virginia Pridefest (Richmond), Virginia Peanut Festival (Emporia)
Washington, DC
Celebrate Petworth: A Festival of Community, Fiesta DC
West Virginia
Autumn Harvest Festival and WV RoadKill Cook-Off (Marlinton), Leaf Peeper’s Festival (Davis)
Wisconsin
Baraboo Oktoberfest, Sturgeon Fest (Milwaukee)
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There is plenty to do this weekend so be sure to take your time through the lists so that you don’t miss anything.
Please use the map to see what’s around you (cities can have more than one festival) and look through the reviews to get an idea of what to expect at each festival.
And, if you are near or plan to travel to Ohio, which also has 100+ festivals this weekend, you may want to check out this week’s post from my sister site Ohio Festivals – https://ohiofestivals.net/ohio-weekend-092423
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: September 21-24, 2023
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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
9/23-9/24 – New Earth Festival – Atlanta, INDIANA – My Review
9/23-9/24 – Carmel International Arts Festival – Carmel, INDIANA – My Review
9/23-9/24 – Warm Glow Candle Company Fall Festival – Centerville, INDIANA – My Review
9/23-9/24 – Hippie Fest Indiana – Tipton, INDIANA – My Review
9/22-9/24 – St. Agnes Oktoberfest Festival – Fort Wright, KENTUCKY – My Review
9/22-9/24 – Anderson County Burgoo Festival – Lawrenceburg, KENTUCKY – My Review
9/22-9/24 – Marion County Country Ham Days – Lebanon, KENTUCKY – My Review
9/21-9/23 – Casey County Apple Festival – Liberty, KENTUCKY – My Review
9/21-9/24 – World Chicken Festival – London, KENTUCKY – My Review
9/23 – Versailles Twilight Festival – Versailles, KENTUCKY – My Review
9/24 – The Vintage Market: Falling Leaves and Vintage Please – Adrian, MICHIGAN – My Review
9/23-9/24 – Michigan Renaissance Festival VI – Holly, MICHIGAN – My Review
9/23-9/24 – McConnells Mill Heritage Festival – Portersville, PENNSYLVANIA – My Review
9/20-9/24 – Dollywood’s Harvest Festival I – Pigeon Forge, TENNESSEE – My Review
9/22-9/24 – Leaf Peeper’s Festival – Davis, WEST VIRGINIA – My Review
9/23 – Autumn Harvest Festival and WV RoadKill Cook-Off – Marlinton, WEST VIRGINIA – My Review
9/22-9/23 – Paden City Marble Festival (formerly in Sistersville) – Paden City, WEST VIRGINIA – My Review
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ALABAMA
9/21-9/23 – Fallin into Fun at Ferguson Farms I – Union Grove
9/22-9/23 – Winfield’s Mule Day – Winfield
9/22-9/24 – Homestead Hollow Fall Arts and Crafts Festival – Springville
9/23 – O’So Good BBQ Festival – Oneonta
9/23 – Southeast Alabama Highland Games – Daleville
9/23 – Hispanic Festival – Piedmont
9/23 – Owens Volunteer Fire Department Fall Festival – Athens
9/23 – Somerville Harvest Festival – Somerville
9/23 – Auburn Oktoberfest – Auburn
9/23 – Mabon Festival – Decatur
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9/23 – Magic City Conjure Fest – Birmingham
9/23 – Oktoberfest at the Birmingham Zoo – Birmingham
9/23 – River City Jeep Rally – Decatur
9/23 – Killen Farmers Market Fall Festival – Killen
9/23 – Crush Wine and Food Festival – Huntsville
9/23 – Hokes Bluff CityFest – Hokes Bluff
9/23 – Red Bay Founder’s Fest – Red Bay
9/23-9/24 – Furnace Fest – Birmingham
9/23-9/24 – Eva Frontier Days I – Eva
DELAWARE
9/22 – Milford Wellness Village Fest – Milford
9/23 – People’s Festival: Tribute to Bob Marley – Wilmington – CANCELLED
9/23 – Southern Delaware Wine Food and Music Festival – Lewes
9/23 – Fall Fest Saturday at Fifer Orchards I – Camden
9/23 – Historic New Castle Belgian Beer Festival – New Castle
9/23 – Hot Jam Festival – Hockessin
9/23 – Parks on Draft and Community Arts and Crafts Festival – Newark
9/23 – Mt. Cuba Center Tree Festival – Hockessin
FLORIDA
9/22 – Oakland Park Latin Fest – Oakland Park
9/22-9/23 – Smokin’ in the Pines BBQ Festival – Perry
9/22-9/23 – Jacob City Day – Jacob City
9/22-9/24 – Raprager Family Farm’s Fall Pumpkin Festival I – Odessa
9/23 – Tampa Dessert Wars – Tampa
9/23 – USA Today Wine and Food Festival: Jacksonville – Jacksonville
9/23 – Clermont Sips and Salsa – Clermont
9/23 – Williston Fiesta – Williston
9/23 – Mosquito County Festival – St. Cloud
9/23 – Bartow Fall Fest – Bartow
9/23 – Food from the Soul – Tampa
9/23 – Experience Asia Festival – Tallahassee
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9/23 – German American Society Oktoberfest I – Hollywood
9/23 – Space Coast Pride Festival – Melbourne
9/23 – Uncorked: Tampa Wine Festival – Tampa
9/23 – Celebrate Pagans – Port Saint Lucie
9/23 – Key Lime Festival – Punta Gorda
9/23 – Deviant Wolfe Oktoberfest – Sanford
9/23-9/24 – Tinez Farms Fall Festival III – Miami
9/23-9/24 – Fall Festival at Amber Brooke Farms Farm I – Williston
9/23-9/24 – Bedner’s Fall Festival I – Boynton Beach
9/23-9/24 – Mayhem Ranch Fall Festival I – Morriston
GEORGIA
9/21-9/24 – Helen Oktoberfest III – Helen
9/21-9/24 – GABBAfest – Macon
9/21-9/24 – Atlanta Food and Wine Festival – Atlanta
9/22-9/23 – Neighborhood Night Market in Lawrenceville/Around the World in the DTL – Lawrenceville
9/22-9/23 – St. Francis of Assisi Fall Festival – Blairsville
9/22-9/24 – Atlanta Greek Festival – Atlanta
9/22-9/24 – Stone Mountain Park Pumpkin Festival II – Stone Mountain
9/23 – South Georgia Pride Festival – Valdosta
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9/23 – Oktoberfest at Ironshield Brewing – Lawrenceville
9/23 – Flowery Branch Fall Festival – Flowery Branch
9/23 – Savannah Water Lantern Festival – Savannah
9/23 – Alpharetta Brew Moon Festival: Fall – Alpharetta
9/23 – Plains Peanut Festival – Plains
9/23 – Big Red Apple Festival – Cornelia
9/23 – Agri-Fest – Cleveland
9/23 – Perry International Festival – Perry
9/23 – Cave Spring Pig Out – Cave Spring
9/23 – Cartersville Arts in the Park – Cartersville
9/23 – Blind Willie McTell Music Festival – Thomson
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9/23 – Oak Park Moonshine Festival – Lyons
9/23 – Fall for Washington – Washington
9/23 – Rotary Club of Peachtree City Dragon Boat Festival – Peachtree City
9/23-9/24 – 4F Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire IV – Danielsville
9/23-9/24 – Peachtree Corners Festival – Peachtree Corners
9/23-9/24 – Crush Festival at Cartecay Vineyards – Ellijay
9/23-9/24 – Sandy Springs Fall Arts and Craft Festival – Sandy Springs
9/23-9/24 – Riverfest Arts and Craft Festival at Etowah River Park – Canton
9/23-9/24 – Finster Fest – Summerville
9/24 – Ellijay Bacon Fest – Ellijay
9/24 – Sunday in the Park at Oakland Cemetery – Atlanta
ILLINOIS
9/18-9/24 – Bengtson’s Pumpkin Fest II – Homer Glen
9/18-9/24 – Goebbert’s Farm Fall Festival III – South Barrington
9/18-9/24 – Glendale Heights Oktoberfest II – Glendale Heights
9/20-9/23 – Seneca Shipyard Days Festival – Seneca
9/21-9/23 – Pygmalion – Champaign/Urbana
9/21-9/23 – Praise the Lard Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off – Murphysboro
9/21-9/24 – Manteno Oktoberfest – Manteno
9/21-9/24 – Dwight Harvest Days – Dwight
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9/22 – Romeoville Hispanic Heritage Celebration – Romeoville
9/22 – 375th Force Support Squadron Fall Festival – Scott Air Force Base
9/22-9/23 – Naperville Irish Fest – Naperville
9/22-9/23 – East Dundee Oktoberfest – East Dundee
9/22-9/23 – Mount Prospect Oktoberfest – Mount Prospect
9/22-9/24 – Paris Honeybee Festival – Paris
9/22-9/24 – Prairie Land Heritage Museum Fall Festival and Steam Show – Jacksonville
9/22-9/24 – Milton Corn Carnival – Milton
9/22-9/24 – Beardstown Fall Fun Festival – Beardstown
9/22-9/24 – Long Grove Apple Festival – Long Grove
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9/22-9/24 – Oktoberfest Chicago at St. Alphonsus – Chicago
9/22-9/24 – Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival II – West Chicago
9/22-9/24 – International Route 66 Mother Road Festival – Springfield
9/23 – Hemp, Hops and Shrooms – Carbondale
9/23 – Village of Elsah Festival – Elsah
9/23 – Joliet Pride Festival – Joliet
9/23 – Galena Cellars Fall Harvest Festival – Scales Mound
9/23 – Alto Vineyards Sangria Festival – Alto Pass
9/23 – Channahon Community Potato Festival – Channahon
9/23 – Broadlands Homecoming Festival – Broadlands
9/23 – Galena Cellars Fall Harvest Festival – Galena
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9/23 – Homewood Fall Fest – Homewood
9/23 – Columbus Home Harvest Fest – Granite City
9/23 – American Aid Society of German Descendants Oktoberfest I – Lake Villa
9/23 – Elim Dutch Festival – Crestwood
9/23 – Pretzel City Brewfest – Freeport
9/23 – Medici Oktoberfest – Normal
9/23 – Fall Corn Festival – Godfrey
9/23 – Fall Art and Craft Stroll – Bourbonnais
9/23-9/24 – Farm Heritage and Harvest Festival – Grayslake
9/23-9/24 – Apple ‘n Pork Festival – Clinton
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9/23-9/24 – Stillman Valley Fall Festival – Stillman Valley
9/23-9/24 – Lincoln Log Cabin Harvest Frolic Fall Celebration – Charleston
9/23-9/24 – Twilight Nights Music and Wine Festival – Stewardson
9/23-9/24 – Fall Festival at Kinmundy Log Cabin Village II – Kinmundy
9/23-9/24 – Taste of Egypt Festival – Burr Ridge
9/23-9/24 – Fall Festival at Windy Acres Farm II – Geneva
9/23-9/24 – Jordbruksdagarna (Old Settlers’ Days) – Bishop Hill
9/23-9/24 – Art in the Barn – Barrington
9/23-9/24 – Peoria Art Guild Fine Art Fair – Peoria
9/23-9/24 – Hyde Park Jazz Festival – Chicago
9/24 – Taste of DeKalb – DeKalb
9/24 – Harvest of the Acorn Moon Fall Festival – Aurora
9/24 – Taste of Canton – Canton
INDIANA
9/19-9/23 – Bluffton Free Street Fair – Bluffton
9/20-9/23 – Sullivan County Rotary Corn Festival – Sullivan
9/21-9/23 – Huntingburg Herbstfest – Huntingburg
9/21-9/23 – Monroe County Fall Festival – Ellettsville
9/21-9/23 – Our Lady of Lourdes Fall Festival – Indianapolis
9/22 – Shelby County Brewfest – Shelbyville
9/22-9/23 – Uncle Pen Fest – Morgantown
9/22-9/23 – Lawrenceburg Fall Music Fest – Lawrenceburg
9/22-9/23 – Pal Wow Family Fun Festival – Palmyra
9/22-9/23 – Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi’s Fall Festival – Greenwood
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9/22-9/23 – St. Meinran ROCKS! Fest – St. Meinrad
9/22-9/23 – Indy Irish Fest – Indianapolis
9/22-9/23 – Salomon Farm Park Fall Harvest Festival – Fort Wayne
9/22-9/24 – Jonesboro River Rally – Jonesboro
9/22-9/24 – American History and Civil War Days – Angola
9/22-9/24 – Wanatah Scarecrow Festival – Wanatah
9/22-9/24 – James Dean Festival – Fairmont
9/22-9/24 – Hope Heritage Days – Hope
9/22-9/24 – Kewanna Fall Festival – Kewanna
9/22-9/24 – St. John Oktoberfest – St. John
9/22-9/24 – Northern Indiana Historical Power Association Fall Harvest Festival – Valparaiso
9/22-9/24 – Festival of the Turning Leaves – Thorntown
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9/22-9/24 – Cory Apple Festival – Cory
9/22-9/24 – Hassmer Fest – Versailles
9/23 – Depot Day Festival – Flora
9/23 – Farm Aid Festival – Noblesville
9/23 – Tippecanoe Latino Festival – Lafayette
9/23 – Valpo Brewfest – Valparaiso
9/23 – Beech Grove Art Festival – Beech Grove
9/23 – “Lagers in Lawrence” Oktoberfest – Indianapolis
9/23 – Rocky Ripple Festival – Indianapolis
9/23 – HMP Oktoberfest – Indianapolis
9/23-9/24 – Apple Works Highlander Festival – Trafalgar
9/23-9/24 – Mitchell Persimmon Festival I – Mitchell
9/23-9/24 – Jay County Heritage Festival – Portland
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9/23-9/24 – Hippie Fest Indiana – Tipton – My Review
9/23-9/24 – New Earth Festival – Atlanta – My Review
9/23-9/24 – Carmel International Arts Festival – Carmel – My Review
9/23-9/24 – Warm Glow Candle Company Fall Festival – Centerville – My Review
9/23-9/24 – Griffith Fall Harvest Craft Festival – Griffith
9/23-9/24 – Old Town Waverly Park Festival – Waverly
9/23-9/24 – Kiwanis Apple Festival – Batesville
9/23-9/24 – Vogt Farm Pumpkin Festival I – Batesville
9/23-9/24 – Fall Festivals at Beasley’s Orchard II – Danville
9/23-9/24 – Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival – Huntington
9/23-9/24 – Clayshire Castle Medieval Faire – Bowling Green
9/24 – Art on the Wabash – West Lafayette
9/24 – Mac and Cheese Fest – Michigan City
KENTUCKY
9/18-9/23 – Mountain Heritage Festival – Whitesburg
9/19-9/23 – Eddyville Founders Day Celebration – Eddyville
9/20-9/23 – Vine Grove Bluegrass Festival – Vine Grove
9/21-9/23 – BBQ on the River – Paducah
9/21-9/23 – Morganfield Lions Club Corn Festival – Morganfield
9/21-9/23 – Casey County Apple Festival – Liberty – My Review
9/21-9/24 – World Chicken Festival – London – My Review
9/21-9/24 – Louder than Life Festival – Louisville
9/22-9/23 – Christ the King Oktoberfest – Lexington
9/22-9/23 – Festival Latino de Lexington – Lexington
9/22-9/23 – Pig Out in Maysville – Maysville
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9/22-9/24 – Morgan County Sorghum Festival – West Liberty
9/22-9/24 – Anderson County Burgoo Festival – Lawrenceburg – My Review
9/22-9/24 – Marion County Country Ham Days – Lebanon – My Review
9/22-9/24 – Newport Oktoberfest – Newport
9/22-9/24 – St. Agnes Oktoberfest Festival – Fort Wright – My Review
9/23 – Cynthiana Honey Festival – Cynthiana
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9/23 – Finchville Fall Festival – Finchville
9/23 – Kirksville Day – Richmond
9/23 – Versailles Twilight Festival – Versailles – My Review
9/23 – HarvestFest – Elkton
9/23 – Amkar Market Fall Festival – Jamestown
9/23 – NuLu Festival – Louisville
9/23 – National Jug Band Jubilee – Louisville
9/23-9/24 – Applefest at Eckert’s Orchard II – Versailles
9/23-9/24 – Kentucky Heritage Jazz Festival II – Harrodsburg
9/23-9/24 – Bear Wallow Fall Festival II – Nancy
9/23-9/24 – Civil War Weekend: Battle of Augusta – Augusta
9/23-9/24 – Shaker Village HarvestFest – Harrodsburg
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
9/20-9/23 – Upperco Music Festival – Upperco
9/20-9/24 – Artscape – Baltimore
9/21-9/24 – Westminster FallFest – Westminster
9/22-9/24 – Berlin Fiddlers Convention – Berlin
9/22-9/24 – Mediterranean Festival – Potomac
9/22-9/24 – Milburn Orchards Fall Festival Weekends IV – Elkton
9/22-9/24 – Maryland Folk Festival – Salisbury
9/23 – Mount Airy Oktoberfest – Mount Airy
9/23 – Poolesville Day Festival – Poolesville
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9/23 – Hampdenfest – Baltimore
9/23 – Celebrate Petworth: A Festival of Community – Washington, DC
9/23 – Middletown Heritage Festival – Middletown
9/23 – Harford County Wine Festival – Bel Air
9/23 – Hyattsville Arts Festival – Hyattsville
9/23 – Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival – Annapolis
9/23 – PanaFest – Silver Spring
9/23 – Washington Grove Fall Festival – Washington Grove
9/23 – Trifecta Food Truck and Music Festival – Timonium
9/23 – Susquehanna Wine and Seafood Festival – Havre de Grace
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9/23-9/24 – The Big Dill World’s Largest Pickle Party – Baltimore
9/23-9/24 – Fall Festival at Magnolia Meadow Farms I – Thurmont
9/23-9/24 – Steppingstone Farm Museum Fall Harvest Festival – Havre de Grace
9/23-9/24 – Fall Festival Weekend at Summers Farm II – Middletown
9/23-9/24 – Fiesta DC – Washington, DC
9/23-9/24 – Fall Harvest Days at Weber’s Cider Mill Farm I – Parkville
9/23-9/24 – Jumbo’s Pumpkin Patch Farm Festival Weekend I – Middletown
9/23-9/24 – Maryland Renaissance Festival V – Annapolis
9/23-9/24 – Butler’s Orchard Pumpkin Festival I – Germantown
9/24 – Harvest Moon Festival – Silver Spring
9/24 – Dorchester Center for the Arts Showcase – Cambridge
9/24 – West Annapolis Oktoberfest – Annapolis
9/24 – Celebrate Africa! Festival – Bladensburg
MICHIGAN
9/21-9/23 – Fremont Harvest Festival – Fremont
9/21-9/24 – Fire and Flannel Festival – Wyandotte
9/21-9/24 – Kackleberry Farms Fall Festival IV – Monroe
9/22 – Outlaw Music Festival – Clarkston
9/22-9/23 – Traverse City Germanfest – Traverse City
9/22-9/23 – Wizard of Oz Festival – Ionia
9/22-9/23 – Frankenmuth Fire Arts Festival – Frankenmuth
9/22-9/23 – Made in Michigan Festival – Allen Park
9/22-9/23 – Balloons Over Bay Harbor – Bay Harbor
9/22-9/23 – Confluence Music Festival – Grand Rapids
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9/22-9/24 – Thunder Bay Folk Festival – Alpena
9/22-9/24 – Harvest Festival – Rockford
9/22-9/24 – St. Mary’s Fall Festival – St. Clair
9/22-9/24 – Pyro Equinox – Grand Junction
9/22-9/24 – St. Thecla Fall Festival – Clinton Township
9/22-9/24 – Funky Ferndale Art Fair – Ferndale
9/22-9/24 – DIY Street Fair – Ferndale
9/22-9/24 – Perkins Park and Campground Harvest Fest – Big Bay
9/22-9/24 – Northville Victorian Festival – Northville
9/22-9/24 – St. Pius Feast Day Festival – Southgate
9/22-9/24 – Festival of the Book – Harbor Springs
9/22-9/24 – St. Anne Sausage Festival – Warren
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9/22-9/24 – Clinton Fall Festival – Clinton
9/22-9/24 – Bloomingdale Oktoberfest – Bloomingdale
9/23 – Branch County Pride Festival – Coldwater
9/23 – Wurst Festival Ever – Dorr
9/23 – Yoobtoberfest – Alpha
9/23 – Blair Farm Fall Festival – Homer
9/23 – Menominee Giant Pumpkin Festival – Menominee
9/23 – All American Craft Beer and Wine Festival – Westland
9/23 – Cadillac’s Craft Beer Festival – Cadillac
9/23 – Pints in the Park – Quincy
9/23 – Haven Hill Festival – Highland/White Lake
9/23 – Webster Fall Festival – Dexter
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9/23 – Zonta Applefest – Mt. Pleasant
9/23-9/24 – North Channel Sturgeon Festival – Clay Township
9/23-9/24 – Michigan Fall Festival – Lake Orion
9/23-9/24 – Midland Antique Festival: Midland II – Midland
9/23-9/24 – Michigan Renaissance Festival VI – Holly – My Review
9/23-9/24 – Ciderfest – Holly
9/23-9/24 – Pentwater Fall Arts and Craft Festival – Pentwater
9/23-9/24 – Festival of the Senses – Clinton Township
9/23-9/24 – St. Joseph Oktoberfest – Detroit
9/24 – The Vintage Market: Falling Leaves and Vintage Please – Adrian- My Review
MISSISSIPPI
9/19 – Taste of Flowood – Flowood
9/21 – Merigold Rice Festival – Merigold
9/21-9/23 – Hummingbird and Nature Festival – Moss Point
9/21-9/23 – Tallahatchie Riverfest – New Albany
9/21-9/24 – Mississippi Songwriters Festival – Ocean Springs
9/21-9/24 – Mid-South Fair I – Southaven
9/22-9/23 – Oxford Blues Fest – Oxford
9/22-9/23 – Fall Flywheel Festival – Houston
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9/22-9/23 – Mighty Roots Music Festival – Stovall
9/22-9/24 – RISE Hattiesburg Hot Air Balloon Festival – Hattiesburg
9/23 – Depot Music Festival – Amory
9/23 – Hernando Water Tower Festival – Hernando
9/23 – Clarke Fest – Quitman
9/23 – Robins Street Art Stroll – Tupelo
9/23 – Cotton District Arts Festival and Taste of Starkville – Starkville
9/23 – Chulahoma Blues Festival – Holly Springs
9/23 – Sam Chatmon Blues Festival – Hollandale
9/23 – Burnsville Waterway Festival – Burnsville
NEW YORK
9/18 – Foodlink’s Festival of Food – Rochester
9/18-9/23 – KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival II – Rochester
9/21-9/24 – Busti Apple Festival and Bicentennial Carnival – Busti
9/22-9/23 – No BS Brew Company Oktoberfest!! – Livonia
9/22-9/23 – Old First Ward Arts and Heritage Festival – Buffalo
9/23 – KENtoberfest – Kenmore
9/23 – Syracuse Vegfest – Syracuse
9/23 – Buffalo’s Pulaski Festival – Buffalo
9/23 – Hamburg Oktoberfest – Hamburg
9/23 – City of Tonawanda Fall Fest – Tonawanda
9/23 – #SYRFoodTrucks Foodie Fest – Syracuse
9/23 – Sweden Harvest Festival – Brockport
9/23 – Cape Vincent Oktoberfest – Cape Vincent
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9/23 – Rails and Ales II – Rush
9/23 – Lancaster Village Fall Festival – Lancaster
9/23 – Harvest Festival at Tinker – Pittsford
9/23-9/24 – Naples Grape Festival – Naples
9/23-9/24 – The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival Weekend II – Clarence
9/23-9/24 – Appleumpkin Festival – Wyoming
9/23-9/24 – The Lewiston Harvest and Hops Festival – Lewiston
9/23-9/24 – Long Acre Farms Fall Festival Weekend II – Macedon
9/23-9/24 – Central Square Apple Festival – Central Square
9/24 – Ithaca Porchfest – Ithaca
9/24 – Meatball Street Brawl – Buffalo
9/24 – Apple Harvest Festival – Newfane
NORTH CAROLINA
9/18-9/24 – Mayberry Days – Mount Airy
9/21 – Garner Night Market III – Garner
9/21-9/24 – Benson Mule Days – Benson
9/21-9/24 – International Folk Festival – Fayetteville
9/22-9/23 – Jones County Heritage Festival – Trenton
9/22-9/23 – Carolina in the Fall Music and Food Festival – Wilkesboro
9/22-9/23 – Asheville Greek Festival – Asheville
9/22-9/23 – Greensboro Greek Festival – Greensboro
9/22-9/24 – Festival in the Park – Charlotte
9/22-9/24 – Native American Heritage Festival Weekend and Pow Wow – Manteo
9/22-9/24 – The Beaufort Pirate Invasion – Beaufort
9/22-9/24 – Autumn at Oz III – Beech Mountain
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9/23 – Groove Jam Music Festival – Greensboro
9/23 – Cape Fear Latinos Festival – Wilmington
9/23 – Festival of India – Charlotte
9/23 – Fletcher Family Festival – Fletcher
9/23 – Jollof Festival – Raleigh
9/23 – Hispanic Heritage Festival of the Carolinas – Charlotte
9/23 – Festival of Books and Authors – Winston-Salem
9/23 – Cary Whiskey, Wine and Fire Festival – Cary
9/23 – Charlotte International Festival – Charlotte
9/23 – Union County Heritage Festival – Monroe
9/23 – Fall Frenzy Festival at Darnell Farms – Bryson City
9/23 – Fall Wine Festival – Vale
9/23 – Mead Fest – Pittsboro
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9/23 – International Food and Music Festival – Wendell
9/23 – Gold Hill Founders Day – Gold Hill
9/23 – Ballantyne Village Fall Wine Festival – Charlotte
9/23 – Bright Leaf Hoedown – Yanceyville
9/23 – Pride: Durham – Durham
9/23 – Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church Fall Festival – Newton
9/23 – Huntersville Hay Days – Huntersville
9/23 – WoodMill Winery Fall Wine Festival – Vale
9/23 – Feed the Foothills – Tryon
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9/23 – Apple Festival at Historic Bethabara Park – Winston-Salem
9/23 – Festa Italiana Raleigh – Raleigh
9/23 – Madison Heritage Arts Festival – Mars Hill
9/23 – Apple Butter Festival at Ebbs Chapel Community Center – Mars Hill
9/23 – Waterman’s Brewing Company Oktoberfest – Wilmington
9/23 – Hiddenite Celebration of the Arts – Hiddenite
9/23 – Mountain Monarch Festival – Lake Toxaway
9/23 – Fall Festival at Heritage Valley Farm – Lenoir
9/23 – Emerald Isle Beach Music Festival – Emerald Isle
9/23 – Art on the Island Festival – Marshall
9/23-9/24 – Fall Market and Food Truck Fest at Denton FarmPark – Denton
9/24 – Wilmington’s Funky Fall Fest – Wilmington
9/24 – Ciao Italia Matthews – Matthews
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
9/21-9/23 – Oley Valley Community Fair – Oley
9/21-9/24 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Pittsburgh Zoo VII – Pittsburgh
9/21-9/24 – St. George’s Taste of Greece Food Festival – Media
9/21-9/24 – Central Pennsylvania Ragtime and American Music Festival – Rockhill Furnace
9/22 – Tussey Mountain Oktoberfest – Boalsburg
9/22-9/23 – Shady Brook Farms FallFest III – Yardley
9/22-9/23 – Fall Craft Show at Way Fruit Farm – Port Matilda
9/22-9/23 – Pennsylvania Tea Festival – Mechanicsburg
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9/22-9/24 – Celtic Classic Highland Games and Festival – Bethlehem
9/22-9/24 – XPoNential Music Festival – Camden
9/22-9/24 – Roba Family Farms Fall Fest III – Dalton
9/22-9/24 – SpringGate Vineyard Italian Food and Fun Festival – Harrisburg
9/22-9/24 – Glass and Ethnic Festival – Mount Pleasant
9/22-9/24 – Tractorfest – Schellsburg
9/22-9/24 – Making Time ∞ – Philadelphia
9/22-9/24 – Clymer Days Festival – Clymer
9/22-9/24 – North East Wine Fest – North East
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9/22-9/24 – Cassville Oktoberfest – Cassville
9/22-9/24 – Marienville Oktoberfest – Marienville
9/22-9/24 – Harvest of the Soul Music Festival – Gibbon Glade
9/23 – Latin American and Caribbean Festival – Pittsburgh
9/23 – South Wayne PorchFest – Wayne
9/23 – Phoenixville Harvest Festival – Phoenixville
9/23 – Freedom Farms Maized and Confused – Valencia
9/23 – Laurel Highlands Harvest Party Chili Festival at Christian W. Klay Winery – Chalkhill
9/23 – Roslyn Fall Festival and Car Show – Abington
9/23 – West Chester Oktoberfest – West Chester
9/23 – Camp Karoondinha Wine and Beer Fest – Millmont
9/23 – Heemet Fescht – Kutztown
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9/23 – Philly Ratha Yatra – Philadelphia
9/23 – Fishtown Fall FeastivAle – Philadelphia
9/23 – Celebrate Wildwood – Harrisburg
9/23 – Mount Pocono HarvestFest – Mount Pocono
9/23 – Harvest of the Arts – Carlisle
9/23 – Fall Fest at Flinchbaugh’s Orchard II – Hellam
9/23 – Guts and Glory Festival – Reading
9/23 – St. Mary Middle Eastern Food Festival – Wilkes-Barre
9/23 – LRCA RiverFest – Scranton
9/23 – VillageFest – Slippery Rock
9/23 – Washington Italian Festival – Washington
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9/23 – UCVFD Fall Fest and Bluegrass Festival – Union City
9/23 – Flavors of Fall Downtown Festival – Ridgway
9/23 – All Fired Up and Kicking Ash BBQ Competition and Festivals – Emporium
9/23 – Bradford Pumpkin Fest – Bradford
9/23 – Witches Night Out – Volant
9/23 – Lititz Craft Beer Fest – Lititz
9/23-9/24 – Indiana PA Country Faire Market Fall Festival – Indiana
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9/23-9/24 – Erntedankfest: A Harvest Thanksgiving Festival – Ambridge
9/23-9/24 – Central PA Yoga Love Festival – Harrisburg
9/23-9/24 – Great American Ethnic Feastival – Ford City
9/23-9/24 – Kennett Arts Festival – Kennett Square
9/23-9/24 – Del Grosso’s Harvestfest – Tipton
9/23-9/24 – Hortulus Wildflower Festival III – Newtown
9/23-9/24 – Wine Tasting on the Hill – Hanover
9/23-9/24 – Festival by the Lake – Brockway
9/23-9/24 – Triple B Farms Family Fall Fun I – Monongahela
9/23-9/24 – Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire VI – Manheim
9/23-9/24 – Festival of Wood – Milford
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9/23-9/24 – Linvilla Orchards Arts and Craft Festival – Media
9/23-9/24 – McConnells Mill Heritage Festival – Portersville – My Review
9/23-9/24 – Dam Pow Wow – Austin
9/23-9/24 – West Deer Festival – Gibsonia
9/23-9/24 – COTRAIC Pow Wow – Pittsburgh
9/23-9/24 – Burrell Township Tractor Parade and Fall Festival – Ford City
9/23-9/24 – Evans City Pumpkinfest – Evans City
9/23-9/24 – SEADS Garden Center Fall Festival – Johnstown
9/23-9/24 – Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival V – West Newton
9/23-9/24 – Trax Farm Fall Festival I – Finleyville
9/24 – Downingtown Fall Fest – Downingtown
SOUTH CAROLINA
9/21-9/23 – Raylrode Daze Festivul – Branchville
9/21-9/23 – Southern Songwriter Festival – Summerville
9/22-9/23 – SpartOberfest – Spartanburg – CANCELLED
9/22-9/23 – Rhythm on the Rails – Clinton
9/22-9/23 – Project Host BBQ Cook-off and Festival – Greenville
9/22-9/24 – Atalaya Arts and Crafts Festival – Murrells Inlet
9/23 – Hilton Head Island Shrimp Festival – Hilton Head Island
9/23 – Summerville Sweet Tea Festival – Summerville
9/23-9/24 – Denver Downs Farm Fall Festival I – Anderson
TENNESSEE
9/19-9/23 – Americanafest – Nashville
9/20-9/24 – Dollywood’s Harvest Festival I – Pigeon Forge – My Review
9/22 – Friday Night Market in the BORO and Food Truck Festival XXV – Murfreesboro
9/22-9/23 – Pigeon Forge Bluegrass Festival – Pigeon Forge
9/22-9/23 – Fall Day Festival – Kenton
9/22-9/23 – Chester County Barbeque Festival – Henderson
9/22-9/23 – Depot Days – Smyrna
9/22-9/24 – Tina Turner Heritage Days – Brownsville
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9/22-9/24 – Covered Bridge Celebration – Elizabethton
9/22-9/24 – Pink Palace Crafts Fair – Memphis
9/22-9/24 – Northfield Vineyards Fall Market – Sparta
9/23 – Jackson International Food and Art Festival – Jackson
9/23 – TriPride Festival – Johnson City
9/23 – Latin Fest 901 – Memphis
9/23 – Art in the Park – Springfield
9/23 – Pumpkin Palooza Family Festival – Cleveland
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9/23 – Scott County Appalachian Heritage Festival – Huntsville
9/23 – Decaturville Main Street Festival – Decaturville
9/23 – Huntingdon Heritage Day Music and Arts Festival – Huntingdon
9/23 – Dogapalooza – Cookeville
9/23 – Fall Fest at Cambridge Square – Ooltewah
9/23 – Lenoir City Downtown Street Festival – Lenoir City
9/23 – Maupinfest: Old Time Music and Dance Festival – Unionville
9/23 – Saltillo River Day – Saltillo
9/23 – TN River BBQ Battle and Music Festival – Saltillo
9/23 – Morristown Craft Beer Festival – Morristown
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9/23 – Baxter Harvest Festival – Baxter
9/23 – Pine Fest – White Pine
9/23-9/24 – Chattanooga Taco Festival – East Ridge
9/23-9/24 – Sugarloaf Festival Jeep and Classic Car Show – Benton
9/23-9/24 – Fall Folk Arts Festival – Kingsport
9/23-9/24 – Arts, Crafts, Music and Food Fair (Heritage Fair) – Covington
9/23-9/24 – Homesteads Apple Festival – Crossville
9/23-9/24 – Cheekwood Harvest II – Nashville
9/23-9/24 – WilCo Pow Wow – Lebanon
9/23-9/24 – Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival – Franklin
VIRGINIA
9/21-9/24 – Virginia Peanut Festival – Emporia
9/22 – Cova Brewing Company Oktoberfest II – Norfolk
9/22 – Neptune’s End of Summer Bay Bash – Virginia Beach
9/22-9/23 – Lovettsville Oktoberfest – Lovettsville
9/22-9/24 – The SonRise Music Festival – Virginia Beach
9/22-9/24 – Chilhowie Community Apple Festival – Chilhowie
9/23 – Celebración of Winchester – Winchester
9/23 – Falls Church Festival – Falls Church
9/23 – Wunderfest – Alexandria
9/23 – Family Fall Festival at Green Spring Gardens – Alexandria
9/23 – Bedford Centerfest – Bedford
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9/23 – Reston Multicultural Festival – Reston
9/23 – Roots and Reggae Fest – Roanoke
9/23 – Orangetober Fest – Orange
9/23 – ESO Fest – Belle Haven
9/23 – Lynchburg Beer, Wine and Cider Festival – Lynchburg
9/23 – Hardywood Oktoberfest I – Richmond
9/23 – The Greatest of All Time Sheep and Goat Festival – Dublin
9/23 – COTU Rocktoberfest – Ashland
9/23 – 757 Battle of the Beers – Virginia Beach
9/23 – Virginia Pridefest – Richmond
9/23 – Woodbridge Oktoberfest – Woodbridge
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9/23 – Harrisonburg International Festival – Harrisonburg
9/23-9/24 – Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival – Smith Mountain Lake
9/23-9/24 – Fall Arts and Crafts Show – Occoquan
9/23-9/24 – Fall Fest at Reston Farm Garden Market I – Reston
9/23-9/24 – Mosaic’s Fall Festival – Fairfax
9/23-9/24 – Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival – Moneta
9/23-9/24 – Cox Farms Fall Festival II – Centreville
9/23-9/24 – Loop de Ville Festival – Charlottesville
WEST VIRGINIA
9/22-9/23 – Coaltown Fall Festival – Welch
9/22-9/23 – Gauley Bridge Town Celebration – Gauley Bridge
9/22-9/23 – Paden City Marble Festival (formerly in Sistersville) – Paden City – My Review
9/22-9/23 – Founders Day Festival – Capon Bridge
9/22-9/24 – Mountain Heritage Arts and Crafts Festival – Kearneysville
9/22-9/24 – Leaf Peeper’s Festival – Davis – My Review
9/22-9/24 – Volcano Days Antique Engine Show & Festival – Waverly
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9/22-9/24 – Heritage Weekend – Hardy County (Various Locations)
9/23 – St. Albans Train Day – St. Albans
9/23 – Shinnston Rollin’ Brews – Shinnston
9/23 – Fall Festival at Twin Falls – Mullens
9/23 – Autumn Harvest Festival – Union
9/23 – Wings and Wheels Festival – Pence Springs
9/23 – Autumn Harvest Festival and WV RoadKill Cook-Off – Marlinton – My Review
9/22-9/24 – RegattaFest – New Martinsville
9/23-9/24 – New Cumberland Fall River Fest – New Cumberland
9/24 – Cathedral of St. Joseph Fall Festival – Wheeling
9/24 – Cranberry Mountain Shindig – Hillsboro
WISCONSIN
9/19-9/24 – China Lights II – Hales Corners
9/20 – Town Food Truck Festival V – Brookfield
9/21-9/24 – Milwaukee’s Original Oktoberfest IV – Glendale
9/21-9/24 – New Glarus Oktoberfest – New Glarus
9/22 – Waupaca Rocktoberfest – Waupaca
9/22 – Baraboo Fall Night Market – Baraboo
9/22-9/23 – Waukesha Oktoberfest – Waukesha
9/22-9/23 – Oktoberfest at The Schwabenhof – Menomonee Falls
9/22-9/23 – Bacon Bash – River Falls
9/22-9/23 – Greendale Hay Days and Oktoberfest – Greendale
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9/22-9/24 – Cornish Festival – Mineral Point
9/22-9/24 – Warrens Cranberry Festival – Warrens
9/22-9/24 – Gays Mills Apple Festival – Gays Mills
9/22-9/24 – Lion’s Tail Brewing Company Oktoberfest Celebration – Neenah
9/23 – Music in the Mills – Lake Mills
9/23 – Downtown Beloit Oktoberfest – Beloit
9/23 – Baraboo Oktoberfest – Baraboo
9/23 – Time to Fly Kite Festival – Kenosha
9/23 – Whitewater Storytelling Festival – Whitewater
9/23 – Birkie Trail Run Festival – Cable
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9/23 – Baileys Harbor Autumn Fest – Baileys Harbor
9/23 – New Richmond Heritage Days – New Richmond
9/23 – Fall Beer Taste – Sun Prairie
9/23 – Northside Festival – Madison
9/23 – St. Bronislava Fiesta Latina – Plover
9/23 – Delavan/Darien Rotary Artisan Festival – Delavan
9/23 – Crandon Art in the Square – Crandon
9/23 – Land O’ Lakes Oktoberfest – Land O’ Lakes
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9/23 – Fromm Petfest – Milwaukee
9/23 – Oconto Chamber Harvest Fest – Oconto
9/23 – Appleland’s Fall Festival – Fredonia
9/23 – Apple Harvest Festival at Retzer Nature Center – Waukesha
9/23 – River Prairie Ginormous Pumpkin Festival – Altoona
9/23 – Hayward Fall Festival – Hayward
9/23-9/24 – St. Charles Fall Festival – Burlington
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9/23-9/24 – Spirit of the St. Croix Art Festival – Hudson
9/23-9/24 – Baker Orchard Fall Art Festival – Centuria
9/23-9/24 – Gibbsville Orchard’s Fall Festival – Sheboygan Falls
9/23-9/24 – Green Lake Golden Days Harvest Fest – Green Lake
9/23-9/24 – Germantown Hunsrucker Oktoberfest – Germantown
9/23-9/24 – Piala’s Fall Festival – Waukesha
9/23-9/24 – Basse Farms Pumpkin Fest II – Colgate
9/23-9/24 – Fall Living History Festival – Waupun
9/24 – St. John’s Fall Festival – Rubicon
9/24 – Sturgeon Fest – Milwaukee
9/24 – Francis de Sales Fall Festival – Lake Geneva
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