Mega Fall Festival Weekend: September 26-29, 2024

900+ Festivals with the Roadkill Cook-Off, Buckwheat, Burgoo, Oktoberfests, Cultural Fests and all sorts of great Fall Festivals!

We are in peak festival season, Festival Fans, with over 900 festivals going on throughout the listed states.

Most of the states are at peak quantities with many southern states starting to really pick up for the fall, causing an explosion of funnel cake throughout the area!

Here is only a small taste of some of this weekend’s returning festivals (the ones I’ve been to, at least)…

The New Earth Festival (Review) in Atlanta, Indiana encompasses the entire town of Atlanta with over 600 vendors, plenty of food, entertainment and attractions. Get there early and give yourself some time to really explore as there is plenty to see and do.

The Carmel International Arts Festival (Review) in Carmel, Indiana has with a great selection of fine artists, various food vendors and live entertainment.

Marion County Country Ham Days (Review) in Lebanon, Kentucky offers craft vendors, entertainment, a carnival and food. It’s a larger festival and requires a bit of exploration. Be sure to get the breakfast with country ham.

The Anderson County Burgoo Festival (Review) in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky has a carnival area, live entertainment, vendors and great food. Typically, there are at least two burgoo (see photo) vendors on the grounds.

The World Chicken Festival (Review) takes place in London, Kentucky, not too far where Colonel Sanders opened his first restaurant. There are contests, a carnival, many vendors and the world’s largest skillet that fries up plenty of chicken. There are also Colonel Sander look-a-likes that can be seen around the festival grounds.

The Michigan Renaissance Festival (Review) in Holly, Michigan is a huge Renaissance festival with tons of entertainment, vendors, food and activities.

The Dollywood Harvest Festival (Review) in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee brings artisan vendors, specialty fall menus and a ton of playful Halloween decor throughout the park.

The McConnells Mill Heritage Festival (Review) in Portersville, Pennsylvania is put on by the Rotary and offered many artisan vendors, musical entertainment, food and tours at the historic Mill.

The Preston County Buckwheat Festival (Review) in Kingwood, West Virginia is an agricultural festival with a huge carnival. There’s a (buckwheat) pancake dinner that’s worth checking out.

The Autumn Harvest Festival and WV Roadkill Cook-Off (Review) in Marlinton, West Virginia consists of a great vendor selection, awesome music and delicious food. The RoadKill Cook-Off, meanwhile, is an added event at the festival that allows you to taste from an assortment of dishes that can get exotic at times.

Other festivals this weekend include…

Oktoberfests
Mule Days
Pawpaw Festivals
Corn Festivals
Grape Festivals
Apple Cider/Butter Festivals
Pumpkin Festivals
Seafood Festivals
a Route 66 Festival
Cultural Festivals
all sorts of Food Festivals
a James Dean Festival
a Wyatt Earp Festival
a Tina Turner Festival
Animal Festivals (Bear, Bat, Wolf, Sheep, Goat etc.)
Renaissance and Medieval Festivals
Nut (Walnut, Pecan) Festivals
Rice Festivals
and many more!

And it’s also Oktoberfest Season, so be sure to check out my Oktoberfest Guide at https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/oktoberfest-guide-2024/ if that is specifically your jam.

Since there are just so many festivals out there, it will be a little much to highlight this weekend.
Instead I will put some interesting festivals in bold. It would have the same effect while allowing me to do it in a fraction of the time.

But first, here are some more suggestions, based on each state:

Alabama
Winfield’s Mule Day (Winfield)
Arkansas
Bluegrass in the Park (Ozark)
Delaware
Hot Jam Festival (Hockessin)
Florida
Destin Seafood Festival, Panacea Blue Crab Festival
Georgia
Cave Spring Pig Out, Cowboy Western Heritage Festival (Summerville)
Illinois
Grundy County Corn Festival (Morris), Pretzel City Brewfest – Freeport, Slovenian Grape Harvest Festival (Joliet)
Indiana
Dugger Coal Festival, Festival of the Turning Leaves (Thorntown), Covington Apple Festival (Covington)

Iowa
Des Moines Oktoberfest, Wyatt Earp Day (Pella)
Kentucky
Cave Run Storytelling Festival (Morehead), Festival Latino de Lexington, Shaker Village HarvestFest (Harrodsburg)
Louisiana
Alligator Festival (Luling), Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival (New Iberia)
Maryland
Oceans Calling Festival (Ocean City), Pigtown Festival – Baltimore, Lobster Festival (La Plata)
Michigan
Iron Mountain Oktoberfest , Ciderfest (Holly)
Minnesota
Vergas Hairyman Festival – Vergas), Johnny Appleseed Days (Lake City)
Mississippi
Wing Dang Doodle Festival (Forest)

Missouri
Lickskillet Days (Oak Grove), Eldon Turkey Festival, Old Munichburg Oktoberfest (Jefferson City)
New Jersey
Saint Barbara Greek Festival (Toms River), Trenton Oktoberfest, Hoboken Fall Arts and Music Festival
New York
Busti Apple Festival, Syracuse Inner Harbor Fest
North Carolina
Carolina Stampede Music Fest (Williamston), Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival, Benson Mule Days
Pennsylvania
Tarentum Fall Festival, Bradford Pumpkin Fest, Rural Valley Pumpkin Fest
South Carolina
Jeeps in the Vines (Johnston), Irish Italian International Festival (North Myrtle Beach)
Tennessee
Nashville Greek Festival, Soddy-Daisy Fall Festival

Texas
Bastrop Music Festival, Galveston Island Shrimp Festival, Hallettsville Kolache Fest
Virginia
Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend (Virginia Beach), Loop de Ville Festival (Charlottesville)
Washington, DC
H Street Festival
West Virginia
Chapmanville Apple Butter Festival, West Virginia Molasses Festival (Arnoldsburg)
Wisconsin
Warrens Cranberry Festival, Sturgeon Fest (Milwaukee)

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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-092924/

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: September 26-29, 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

9/28-9/29 – New Earth Festival – Atlanta, INDIANA – My Review
9/28-9/29 – Carmel International Arts Festival – Carmel, INDIANA – My Review
9/28-9/29 – Warm Glow Candle Company Fall Festival – Centerville, INDIANA – My Review
9/28-9/29 – Hippie Fest Indiana – Tipton, INDIANA – My Review

9/27-9/29 – St. Agnes Oktoberfest Festival – Fort Wright, KENTUCKY – My Review
9/27-9/29 – Marion County Country Ham Days – Lebanon, KENTUCKY – My Review
9/27-9/29 – Anderson County Burgoo Festival – Lawrenceburg, KENTUCKY – My Review
9/26-9/28 – Casey County Apple Festival – Liberty, KENTUCKY – My Review
9/26-9/29 – World Chicken Festival – London, KENTUCKY – My Review

9/27-9/29 – Michigan Renaissance Festival VII – Holly, MICHIGAN – My Review

9/28-9/29 – McConnells Mill Heritage Festival – Portersville, PENNSYLVANIA – My Review

9/23-9/29 – Dollywood’s Harvest Festival III – Pigeon Forge, TENNESSEE – My Review

9/27-9/29 – Leaf Peeper’s Festival – Davis, WEST VIRGINIA – My Review
9/26-9/29 – Preston County Buckwheat Festival – Kingwood, WEST VIRGINIA – My Review
9/28 – Autumn Harvest Festival and WV RoadKill Cook-Off – Marlinton, WEST VIRGINIA – My Review
9/27-9/28 – Paden City Marble Festival (formerly in Sistersville) – Paden City, WEST VIRGINIA – My Review

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ALABAMA

9/24-9/28 – Eva Frontier Days I – Eva
9/27-9/28 – Winfield’s Mule Day – Winfield
9/27-9/29 – Fallin into Fun at Ferguson Farms II – Union Grove
9/27-9/29 – Pinhoti Fest – Sylacauga
9/27-9/29 – Thriller Nights in Lights I – Irvington
9/27-9/29 – Homestead Hollow Fall Arts and Crafts Festival – Springville
9/28 – Wiregrass Heritage Festival – Dothan
9/28 – Fiesta – Birmingham
9/28 – Hokes Bluff CityFest – Hokes Bluff
9/28 – Red Bay Founder’s Fest – Red Bay
9/28 – Blountsville Harvest Festival – Blountsville
9/28 – Oktoberfest Wetumpka – Wetumpka
9/28 – Harpersville Day – Harpersville
9/28 – Central AL BBQ Festival – Clanton
9/28-9/29 – South Star Festival – Huntsville
9/29 – Cahaba River Fry-Down: Catfish Cook-Off and Festival – Birmingham

ARKANSAS

9/26-9/29 – Six Bridges Book Festival – Little Rock
9/27-9/28 – Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest – Jonesboro
9/27-9/28 – Get Downtown Searcy – Searcy
9/27-9/28 – Bangin’ In The Rock – Little Rock
9/28 – Hardy Homesteaders Day – Hardy
9/28 – Little RocktoberFest – Little Rock
9/28 – Bluegrass in the Park – Ozark
9/28 – ArkanSalsa Fest – Springdale
9/28 – Saint Anne Parish Festival – Berryville
9/28 – Cushman Miners Day – Cushman
9/28 – Hispanic Heritage Festival – Bentonville
9/28 – Montgomery County Heritage Festival – Mount Ida
9/28-9/29 – Arkansas Renaissance Festival V – Mt. Vernon
9/29 – Fayetteville Falltoberfest – Fayetteville

DELAWARE

9/27-9/28 – Vet Fest – Middletown
9/27-9/29 – History Book Festival – Lewes
9/28 – Delaware VegFest – Newark
9/28 – Town of Elsmere Fall Festival – Elsmere
9/28 – Apple Cider Festival – Lewes
9/28 – Mt. Cuba Center Tree Festival – Hockessin
9/28 – Oktoberfest at Revelation Craft Brewing Company – Rehoboth Beach
9/28 – Historic New Castle Belgian Beer Festival – New Castle
9/28 – Conley’s UM Church Fall Festival – Lewes
9/28 – Hot Jam Festival – Hockessin
9/28 – Fall Fest Saturday at Fifer Orchards II – Camden
9/28-9/29 – Delaware Taco Festival – Wilmington

FLORIDA

9/26-9/28 – City of Oviedo Oktoberfest – Oviedo
9/27-9/28 – Traditional German American Friendship Society of Pinellas Oktoberfest I – Pinellas Park
9/27-9/28 – Oktoberfest at Bluewater Bay – Niceville
9/27-9/29 – Destin Seafood Festival – Destin
9/27-9/29 – St. Augustine Songwriters Festival – St. Augustine
9/27-9/29 – Pensacola Seafood Festival – Pensacola
9/27-9/29 – Fall Festival at Amber Brooke Farms II – Williston
9/27-9/29 – Raprager Family Farm’s Fall Pumpkin Festival II – Odessa
9/28 – Mount Dora Viva La Frida – Mount Dora
9/28 – Experience Asia Festival – Tallahassee
9/28 – Space Coast Pride Festival – Melbourne
9/28 – Bartow Fall Fest – Bartow
Weekend continues below…

9/28 – Mosquito County Festival – St. Cloud
9/28 – Gateway City Craft Beer and Wine Festival – Lake City
9/28 – Lake Nona Oktoberfest – Orlando
9/28 – Panacea Blue Crab Festival – Panacea
9/28 – Gail Baker Community Center Fall Festival – Atlantic Beach
9/28* – Tallahassee Cardboard Boat Race – Tallahassee – CANCELLED
9/28 – Gainesville Pride Festival – Gainesville
9/28 – 3 Daughters Brewing Oktoberfest at Albert Whitted Park – St. Petersburg
Weekend continues below…

9/28 – iL Mercato BBQ Country Fest – Port St. Lucie
9/28 – Sunsational Farms Fall Festival I – Umatilla
9/28-9/29 – Brown’s Fall Fest and MEGA Maze I – Oxford
9/28-9/29 – Port St. Lucie Bacon and BBQ Festival – Vero Beach
9/28-9/29 – Springtime Farms Adventure Park Fall Festival I – North Fort Myers
9/28-9/29 – Tinez Farms Fall Festival IV – Miami
9/28-9/29 – Treasure Coast Seafood Festival: Fall – Vero Beach
9/28-9/29 – Mayhem Ranch Fall Festival I – Morriston
9/28-9/29 – Bedner’s Fall Festival I – Boynton Beach
9/29 – Riverside Fall Festival – Jacksonville

GEORGIA

9/26-9/29 – Helen Oktoberfest IV – Helen
9/26-9/29 – GABBAfest – Macon
9/26-9/29 – Oktoberfest at Georgia Beer Company – Valdosta
9/27 – Fiesta Latina – Lawrenceville
9/27 – Peachtree City Night Market IV – Peachtree City
9/27-9/29 – Sweet Auburn Music Festival – Atlanta
9/27-9/28 – Blue Stone Arts and Music Festival – Sandy Springs
9/27-9/29 – Stone Mountain Park Pumpkin Festival III – Stone Mountain
9/28 – Cave Spring Pig Out – Cave Spring
9/28 – Bogart FUNfest – Bogart
9/28 – Macon Pride in the Park – Macon
9/28 – Plains Peanut Festival – Plains
9/28 – Cartersville Arts in the Park – Cartersville
Weekend continues below…

9/28 – Gainesville Latino Fest – Gainesville
9/28 – Rotary Club of Peachtree City Dragon Boat Festival – Peachtree City
9/28 – Perry International Festival – Perry
9/28 – Carrollton Pride Festival – Carrollton
9/28 – Lavonia Fall Festival – Lavonia
9/28 – Fall for Washington – Washington
9/28 – Agri-Fest – Cleveland
9/28 – Bridgefest Fall Festival – Stockbridge
9/28 – Fitzgerald Fall Festival – Fitzgerald
9/28 – The Buttermilk Barn Sale – Sylvania
Weekend continues below…

9/28 – Dickey Farms Fall Festival – Musella
9/28 – A Taste of Nigeria Festival – Atlanta
9/28 – North Georgia Folk Festival – Athens
9/28 – Autumn Harvest Festival – Ringgold
9/28 – Cowboy Western Heritage Festival – Summerville
9/28-9/29 – Riverfest Arts and Craft Festival at Etowah River Park – Canton
9/28-9/29 – Lula Fall Festival – Lula
9/28-9/29 – 4F Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire: Fall IV – Danielsville
9/28-9/29 – Sandy Springs Fall Arts and Craft Festival – Sandy Springs
9/28-9/29 – Serb Fest Atlanta – Lilburn
9/28-9/29 – Duluth Fall Festival – Duluth
9/28-9/29 – Roswell Wine Festival – Roswell
9/29 – Ellijay Bacon Fest – Ellijay
9/29 – Sunday in the Park at Oakland Cemetery – Atlanta

ILLINOIS

9/23-9/29 – Goebbert’s Farm Fall Festival IV – South Barrington
9/23-9/29 – Bengtson’s Pumpkin Fest IV – Homer Glen
9/25-9/29 – Grundy County Corn Festival – Morris
9/26-9/29 – Manteno Oktoberfest – Manteno
9/27 – Mt. Vernon Fall Fest – Mt. Vernon
9/27-9/28 – Harmony Fest – Arlington Heights
9/27-9/28 – Lansing Autumn Festival – Lansing
9/27-9/28 – Stubbornfest at Stubborn German Brewing – Waterloo
9/27-9/28 – Bartlett Oktoberfest – Bartlett
9/27-9/28 – Woodridge Oktoberfest – Woodridge
9/27-9/28 – St. Ambrose Applefest – Godfrey
9/27-9/28 – East Dundee Oktoberfest – East Dundee
9/27-9/28 – Jamboozled Music and Art Festival – Mendota
9/27-9/28 – Nashville Fall Festival – Nashville
9/27-9/29 – Lincoln Park Zoo Fall Fest I – Chicago
9/27-9/29 – Aurora Greek Fest – Aurora
9/27-9/29 – Paris Honeybee Festival – Paris
9/27-9/29 – Milton Corn Carnival – Milton
Weekend continues below…

9/27-9/29 – Beardstown Fall Fun Festival – Beardstown
9/27-9/29 – Prairie Land Heritage Museum Fall Festival and Steam Show – Jacksonville
9/27-9/29 – Oktoberfest Chicago at St. Alphonsus – Chicago
9/27-9/29 – Huntley Fall Fest – Huntley
9/27-9/29 – International Route 66 Mother Road Festival – Springfield
9/27-9/29 – Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival III – West Chicago
9/28 – Quincy Oktoberfest – Quincy
9/28 – Elim Dutch Festival – Crestwood
9/28 – Alto Vineyards Sangria Festival – Alto Pass
9/28 – Galena Cellars Fall Harvest Festival – Galena
9/28 – Hemp, Hops and Shrooms – Carbondale
9/28 – Teutopolis Civic Club Oktoberfest – Teutopolis
9/28 – Pretzel City Brewfest – Freeport
9/28 – Ottawa Scarecrow Festival – Ottawa
9/28 – New Athens Fall Festival – New Athens
9/28 – St. Clare Oktoberfest – O’Fallon
Weekend continues below…

9/28 – Olney Fall Festival – Olney
9/28 – HOPtober Fest – Wheaton
9/28 – Relleke Farm Vendor Fair and Pumpkin Festival – Granite City
9/28 – DeKalb Back Alley Market: Fall – DeKalb
9/28 – Oktoberfest at Brookfield Zoo – Brookfield
9/28 – Village of Elsah Festival – Elsah
9/28 – Fall Corn Festival – Godfrey
9/28 – German Society of Rockford Oktoberfest – Loves Park
9/28 – Johnny Appleseed Festival – Crystal Lake
9/28 – American Aid Society of German Descendants Oktoberfest II – Lake Villa
9/28-9/29 – Peoria Art Guild Fine Art Fair – Peoria
Weekend continues below…

9/28-9/29 – Randolph Street Market: Fall – Chicago
9/28-9/29 – Apple ‘n Pork Festival – Clinton
9/28-9/29 – Cary Main Street Fest – Cary
9/28-9/29 – Hyde Park Jazz Festival – Chicago
9/28-9/29 – Art in the Barn – Barrington
9/28-9/29 – Jordbruksdagarna (Agriculture Days) – Bishop Hill
9/28-9/29 – Stillman Valley Fall Festival – Stillman Valley
9/28-9/29 – Hamilton Primary School Festival – Otterville
9/28-9/29 – Fall Festival at Kinmundy Log Cabin Village II – Kinmundy
9/28-9/29 – Lincoln Log Cabin Harvest Frolic Fall Celebration – Charleston
9/28-9/29 – Fall Festival at Windy Acres Farm III – Geneva
9/29 – Taste of Canton – Canton
9/29 – Taste of DeKalb – DeKalb
9/29 – Maxwell Street Market V – Chicago
9/29 – Harvest of the Acorn Moon Fall Festival – Aurora
9/29 – Slovenian Grape Harvest Festival – Joliet

INDIANA

9/23-9/28 – Mitchell Persimmon Festival II – Mitchell
9/25-9/28 – Versailles Pumpkin Show – Versailles
9/26-9/28 – Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi’s Fall Festival – Greenwood
9/26-9/28 – Our Lady of Lourdes Fall Festival – Indianapolis
9/26-9/29 – First City Music Festival – Vincennes
9/26-9/29 – South Whitley Fall Festival – South Whitley
9/26-9/29 – Huntingburg Herbstfest – Huntingburg
9/27-9/28 – Hen and Chicks Barn Fall Market – Seymour
9/27-9/28 – Old Eckerty Days – Eckerty
9/27-9/28 – Dugger Coal Festival – Dugger
9/27-9/28 – Kiwanis Indiana Balloon Fest – Bedford
9/27-9/28 – Lawrenceburg Fall Music Fest – Lawrenceburg
9/27-9/28 – Austin Firemen’s Festival – Austin
Weekend continues below…

9/27-9/28 – Bremen Oktoberfest – Bremen
9/27-9/28 – St. Meinran ROCKS! Fest – St. Meinrad
9/27-9/28 – The Holy Name Oktoberfest – Beech Grove
9/27-9/28 – Pal Wow Family Fun Festival – Palmyra
9/27-9/29 – Fall Old Court Days – Madison
9/27-9/28 – Salomon Farm Park Fall Harvest Festival – Fort Wayne
9/27-9/29 – Hope Heritage Days – Hope
9/27-9/29 – Cory Apple Festival – Cory
9/27-9/29 – Jonesboro River Rally – Jonesboro
9/27-9/29 – Northern Indiana Historical Power Association Fall Harvest Festival – Valparaiso
9/27-9/29 – Wanatah Scarecrow Festival – Wanatah
9/27-9/29 – Kewanna Fall Festival – Kewanna
9/27-9/29 – Hassmer Fest – Versailles
9/27-9/29 – Festival of the Turning Leaves – Thorntown
9/27-9/29 – James Dean Festival – Fairmont
Weekend continues below…

9/28 – Valpo Brewfest – Valparaiso
9/28 – Garfield Park Art and Music Festival – Indianapolis
9/28 – Cloverween Fall Festival – Cloverdale
9/28 – Rocky Ripple Festival – Indianapolis
9/28 – Cumberland’s Blues, Beer and BBQ IV – Cumberland
9/28 – Linton Fall Arts Festival – Linton
9/28 – Fall Funk in the City – Evansville
9/28 – Depot Day Festival – Flora
9/28 – Yachtoberfest: A Yacht Rock Oktoberfest – Indianapolis
9/28 – Portland Main Street Fall Festival – Portland
9/28 – Harvest Moon Festival – Spencer
9/28 – Paoli Blues Fest – Paoli
9/28 – Munich to Muncie Oktoberfest – Muncie
9/28 – St. Joe Hessen Cassel Fall Festival – Fort Wayne
Weekend continues below…

9/28 – Roachdale Rib and Blues Festival – Roachdale
9/28 – Franklin Fall Festival – Franklin
9/28* – Pumpkin, Cider and Fall Beer Fest – Indianapolis – CANCELLED
9/28 – Covington Apple Festival – Covington
9/28 – Día Latino de Lawrence – Lawrence
9/28-9/29 – Griffith Fall Harvest Craft Festival – Griffith
9/28-9/29 – Kiwanis Apple Festival – Batesville
9/28-9/29 – OktoberFest at Fair Oaks Farms – Fair Oaks
9/28-9/29 – Lanthier Winery Harvest Celebration Festival – Madison
9/28-9/29 – Saraga International Food Festival: Fall – Indianapolis
9/28-9/29 – New Earth Festival – Atlanta – My Review
9/28-9/29 – Clayshire Castle Medieval Faire – Bowling Green
Weekend continues below…

9/28-9/29 – Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival – Huntington
9/28-9/29 – Old Town Waverly Park Festival – Waverly
9/28-9/29 – Jay County Heritage Festival – Portland
9/28-9/29 – Hippie Fest Indiana – Tipton – My Review
9/28-9/29 – Warm Glow Candle Company Fall Festival – Centerville – My Review
9/28-9/29 – Carmel International Arts Festival – Carmel – My Review
9/28-9/29 – Madison Chautauqua Festival of Art – Madison
9/28-9/29 – Vogt Farm Pumpkin Festival I – Batesville
9/28-9/29 – Anderson Orchard Craft Fair and Apple Festival – Mooresville
9/28-9/29 – Fall Festivals at Beasley’s Orchard III – Danville
9/28-9/29 – Harvest Tyme Fall Festival I – Lowell
9/29 – DPI Fall Street Market – Princeton
9/29 – Mac and Cheese Fest – Michigan City
9/29 – Art on the Wabash – West Lafayette

IOWA

9/26-9/29 – Oktemberfest – Marshalltown
9/27-9/28 – Kalona Fall Festival – Kalona
9/27-9/28 – Des Moines Oktoberfest – Des Moines
9/27-9/28 – Iowa Oktoberfest – Waterloo
9/27-9/29 – Bloomsbury Farm Iowa Fall Festival III – Atkins
9/28 – University of Okoboji Oktoberfest – Arnolds Park
9/28 – Van Meter Visitor Festival – Van Meter
9/28 – Ely Fall Fest – Ely
Weekend continues below…

9/28 – Plymouth Applefest – Plymouth
9/28 – Exira Fall Festival – Exira
9/28 – Last Call Before Fall: Family Fun Festival – Algona
9/28 – Riverview Bacon and Brew Fest – Clinton
9/28 – Wyatt Earp Day – Pella
9/28 – Afton Autumn Days – Afton
9/28 – Woodbine Apple Festival – Woodbine
9/28 – Council Bluffs Latino Festival – Council Bluffs
9/28 – Dubuque Latinx Fiesta – Dubuque
9/28 – Lost Woods Music Festival – Cedar Falls
9/28-9/29 – The Greater Quad Cities Renaissance Faire – Davenport
9/29 – Get Outside Festival – Iowa City

KENTUCKY

9/24-9/28 – Mountain Heritage Festival – Whitesburg
9/26-9/28 – West Point River Days Festival – West Point
9/26-9/28 – Dark Castle Fest – Louisville
9/26-9/28 – Morganfield Lions Club Corn Festival – Morganfield
9/26-9/28 – Vine Grove Bluegrass Festival – Vine Grove
9/26-9/28 – Casey County Apple Festival – Liberty – My Review
9/26-9/29 – World Chicken Festival – London – My Review
9/26-9/29 – Louder than Life Festival – Louisville
9/26-9/29 – Fall MYPATH Yoga Festival – Harrodsburg
9/27-9/28 – Cave Run Storytelling Festival – Morehead
9/27-9/28 – Harvest Fest at Mahr Park – Madisonville
9/27-9/28* – Bullitt County Bike Fest – Shepherdsville – CANCELLED
Weekend continues below…

9/27-9/28 – Festival Latino de Lexington – Lexington
9/27-9/29 – St. Agnes Oktoberfest Festival – Fort Wright – My Review
9/27-9/29 – Marion County Country Ham Days – Lebanon – My Review
9/27-9/29 – Anderson County Burgoo Festival – Lawrenceburg – My Review
9/27-9/29 – Morgan County Sorghum Festival – West Liberty
9/27-9/29 – South Shore Heritage Quilt Festival – South Shore
9/28 – Cynthiana Witches Day Out – Cythiana
9/28 – Walnut Festival – Saylersville
9/28 – Finchville Fall Festival – Finchville
9/28 – Middlesboro Wing Fling Festival – Middlesboro
9/28 – HarvestFest – Elkton
9/28 – NuLu Festival – Louisville
9/28 – Reid’s Orchard Music Fest – Owensboro
Weekend continues below…

9/28 – Kirksville Day – Richmond
9/28 – Heartland Harvest Festival – Elizabethtown
9/28* – Shelby County Pride Festival – Shelbyville – NEXT IN 2025
9/28 – Hippie Fest – Pikeville
9/28* – W’town Hoedown and Bluegrass Festival – Williamstown
9/28 – Bowling Green International Festival – Bowling Green
9/28 – Pickers and Grinners Market II – Maysville
9/28-9/29 – Shaker Village HarvestFest – Harrodsburg
9/28-9/29 – Applefest at Eckert’s Orchard IV – Versailles
9/28-9/29 – Bear Wallow Fall Festival III – Nancy
9/28-9/29 – BowmanFest – Louisville

LOUISIANA

9/26 – TASTE: A Festival of Food and Art – Bossier City
9/26 – Farm Fest – New Iberia
9/26-9/29 – Alligator Festival – Luling
9/26-9/29 – Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival – New Iberia
9/27-9/28 – Louisiana Chicken Festival – Dubach
9/27-9/29 – COYC Hurricane Festival – Cut Off
9/27-10/1 – NOLA International Arts Fest – New Orleans
9/28 – Rice and Gravy Cook-Off – Crowley
9/28 – Chili Cook-Off and Fall Festival – Chatham
9/28 – NOMA’s Fall Festival – New Orleans
9/28 – Ramblin on the Red – Bossier City
9/28-9/29 – Red River Revel Arts Festival I – Shreveport
9/29 – Baton Rouge Oktoberfest – Baton Rouge

MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC

9/26-9/29 – Westminster FallFest – Westminster
9/27-9/28 – Frederick’s Oktoberfest – Frederick
9/27-9/29 – Milburn Orchards Fall Festival Weekends V – Elkton
9/27-9/29 – Fall Festival at Magnolia Meadow Farms II – Thurmont
9/27-9/29 – Oceans Calling Festival – Ocean City
9/27-9/29 – The Maryland Italian Festival – Bel Air
9/28 – Taneytown Harvest Festival – Taneytown
9/28 – Unwine Festival – Brookeville
9/28 – Downtown Largo Festival – Largo
9/28 – Winestock Festival – Rising Sun
9/28 – Middletown Heritage Festival – Middletown
9/28 – Cockeysville Fall Festival – Cockeysville
Weekend continues below…

9/28 – Harford County Wine Festival – Bel Air
9/28 – Taste of St. Mary’s – Leonardtown
9/28 – Catonsville Fall Festival – Catonsville
9/28 – Pigtown Festival – Baltimore
9/28 – Maryland Microbrewery Festival – Westminster
9/28 – Rocktobierfest – Rockville
9/28 – Mythmusica – Parkton
9/28 – All Things Go Music Festival – Columbia
9/28 – Washington Grove Fall Festival – Washington Grove
9/28 – Harford County PawPaw Celebration – Bel Air
9/28-9/29 – Fiesta DC – Washington, DC
9/28-9/29 – Steppingstone Farm Museum Fall Harvest Festival – Havre de Grace
9/28-9/29 – Furnace Town Renaissance Faire – Snow Hill
Weekend continues below…

9/28-9/29 – Maryland Renaissance Festival VI – Annapolis
9/28-9/29 – Homestead Gardens Fall Festival Weekends I – Davidsonville
9/28-9/29 – Jumbo’s Pumpkin Patch Farm Festival Weekend II – Middletown
9/28-9/29 – Fall Festival Weekend at Summers Farm II – Middletown
9/28-9/29 – Fall Harvest Days at Weber’s Cider Mill Farm I – Parkville
9/28-9/29 – Butler’s Orchard Pumpkin Festival II – Germantown
9/29 – Lobster Festival – La Plata
9/29 – Wheaton Arts Parade and Festival – Wheaton
9/29 – Dorchester Center for the Arts Showcase – Cambridge
9/29 – Severna Park Fall Festival – Severna Park

MICHIGAN

9/26-9/28 – Fremont Harvest Festival – Fremont
9/26-9/29 – Fire and Flannel Festival – Wyandotte
9/26-9/29 – Four Flags Area Apple Festival – Niles
9/27-9/28 – Dryden Fall Festival – Dryden
9/27-9/28 – Frankenmuth Fire Arts Festival – Frankenmuth
9/27-9/28 – Oktoberfest Grand Rapids – Grand Rapids
9/27-9/28 – Fall Bash: Lobsterfest – Trenton
9/27-9/28 – Traverse City Germanfest – Traverse City
9/27-9/29 – Elk Festival – Atlanta
9/27-9/29 – St. Mary’s Fall Festival – St. Clair
9/27-9/29 – Thunder Bay Folk Festival – Alpena
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9/27-9/29 – Pumpkinfest – South Lyon
9/27-9/29 – Harvest Festival – Rockford
9/27-9/29 – Festival of the Book – Harbor Springs
9/27-9/29 – Clinton Fall Festival – Clinton
9/27-9/29 – Michigan Renaissance Festival VII – Holly – My Review
9/27-9/30 – Fall Pyro Art and Music Festival – Grand Junction
9/28 – BlueChiliGrass Festival – Goodells
9/28 – Haven Hill Festival – Highland/White Lake
9/28 – Sturgis Barbeque Fest – Sturgis
9/28 – Pints in the Park – Quincy
9/28 – Blair Farm Fall Festival – Homer
9/28 – Zonta Applefest – Mt. Pleasant
9/28 – Iron Mountain Oktoberfest – Iron Mountain
9/28 – Black Bear Festival – Curran
9/28 – Cadillac’s Craft Beer Festival – Cadillac
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9/28 – Oktoberfest – Curtis
9/28 – Webster Fall Festival – Dexter
9/28 – Boyne City Harvest Festival – Boyne City
9/28 – Leelanau UnCaged – Northport
9/28 – Harvest Festival – Flushing
9/28 – Otsego Creative Arts Festival – Otsego
9/28 – Apple Festival Crafts and Flea Market – Iron River
9/28 – Friske Farm Market Fall Festival Day I – Ellsworth
9/28 – Ludington Octoberfest – Ludington
9/28 – Skeleton Fest and Kick-off Party – Marshall
9/28-9/29 – Ciderfest – Holly
9/28-9/29 – Kackleberry Farms Flower Festival III – Monroe
9/28-9/29 – Pentwater Fall Arts and Craft Festival – Pentwater
9/28-9/29 – St. Hyacinth Banana Festival – Detroit
9/29 – Taste of Clarkston – Clarkston

MINNESOTA

9/26-9/28 – Crosslake Days – Crosslake
9/27-9/29 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival VII – Shakopee
9/27-9/29 – SeptOberfest I – Wabasha
9/28 – Rocktoberfest – St. Joseph
9/28 – Honktoberfest – Biwabik
9/28 – Fall Festival at Northern Escape – Hines
9/28 – Nowthen Heritage Festival – Nowthen
9/28 – Pease Pickle Festival – Pease
9/28 – Vergas Hairyman Festival – Vergas
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9/28 – Guardian Angels Catholic Church Fall Festival – Chaska
9/28 – Historic Harvest Fest at Stearns History Museum – St. Cloud
9/28 – St. Gabriel the Archangel Fall Festival – Hopkins
9/28 – Lester River Rendezvous – Duluth
9/28 – Minneapolis/Maple Grove Water Lantern Festival – Maple Grove
9/28 – Arts and Living History Festival – Marshall
9/28-9/29 – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest III – Freeport
9/28-9/29 – Johnny Appleseed Days – Lake City
9/28-9/29 – Afton Art in the Park – Afton
9/28-9/29 – Duluth Apple Palooza at Beaver River Farm – Duluth
9/28-9/29 – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days III – Nisswa
9/28-9/29 – Sever’s Fall Festival III – Shakopee
9/29 – Most Holy Redeemer Parish Fall Festival – Montgomery

MISSISSIPPI

9/25-9/28 – Chainsaws and Art Festival – Eupora
9/26 – Taste of Long Beach – Long Beach
9/26-9/29 – Mid-South Fair II – Southaven
9/27-9/28 – Mobile Street Renaissance Festival – Hattiesburg
9/27-9/28 – Burnsville Waterway Festival – Burnsville
9/27-9/28 – Fall Flywheel Festival – Houston
9/27-9/29 – Mississippi Pecan Festival – New Augusta
9/28 – WellsFest – Jackson
9/28 – Hernando Water Tower Festival – Hernando
9/28 – Capital City Pride Festival – Jackson
9/28 – Clarke Fest – Quitman
9/28 – Tallahatchie Riverfest – New Albany
9/28 – Sam Chatmon Blues Festival – Hollandale
9/28 – Cotton Gin Festival and Car Show – Noxapater
9/28 – Wing Dang Doodle Festival – Forest

MISSOURI

9/23-9/29 – GloWild at the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium IV – Kansas City
9/23-9/29 (Closed 9/24, 9/25) – Harvest Festival at Silver City III – Branson
9/24-9/28 – Cotton Carnival – Sikeston
9/26 – Main Street Fall Festival – Platte City
9/26-9/28 – Black Walnut Festival – Stockton
9/26-9/28 – MoRoots Music Festival – Steelville
9/26-9/28 – HOBA’s Fall Bluegrass Festival – West Plains
9/27 – Bridgeton Family Fall Festival – Bridgeton
9/27 – Fest-of-Ale at Missouri Botanical Garden – St. Louis
9/27-9/28 – Lickskillet Days – Oak Grove
9/27-9/28 – Lee’s Summit Oktoberfest – Lee’s Summit
9/27-9/28 – Wilder Days Festival – Mansfield
9/27-9/29 – Fall Festival of the Arts and Crafts – Washington
9/27-9/29 – Eureka Days – Eureka
9/27-9/29 – Saint Charles Oktoberfest – St. Charles
9/27-9/29 – Highlonesome Music Festival – Chadwick
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9/27-9/29 – 18th and Vine Arts Festival – Kansas City
9/27-9/29 – Liberty Fall Festival – Liberty
9/28 – Autumnfest of the Ozarks – Neosho
9/28 – Mug Shots – Excelsior Springs
9/28 – Red Barn Arts and Crafts Festival – Kirksville
9/28 – Platte City Art in the Park – Platte City
9/28 – Big Bash – Joplin
9/28 – Eldon Turkey Festival – Eldon
9/28 – Arbormeisters Homebrew and Craft Beer Festival – Maryland Heights
9/28 – Cairo Pioneer Days – Cairo
9/28 – Culture Fest – Springfield
9/28 – Parkville Fall Festival – Parkville
9/28 – Hermann Harvest Festival – Hermann
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9/28 – Harvest Moon Blues Festival – Columbia
9/28 – Cole Camp Oktoberfest – Cole Camp
9/28 – Carl Junction Bluegrass Festival – Joplin
9/28 – Carthage Hispanic Heritage Celebration – Carthage
9/28 – Old Munichburg Oktoberfest – Jefferson City
9/28 – Fall Moonlight Market – Warrensburg
9/28-9/29 – Fair Grove Heritage Reunion Festival – Fair Grove
9/28-9/29 – Evolution Festival – St. Louis
9/28-9/29 – Tower Grove Pride – St. Louis
9/28-9/29 – George Portz Traditional Music Festival – Festus
9/28-9/29 – Mid-Missouri Pridefest – Columbia
9/28-9/29 – Ciderfest at Louisburg Cider Mill I – Louisburg
9/28-9/29 – St. Louis Renaissance Festival III – Wentzville
9/28-9/29 – Iron Horse Rodeo – Pacific

NEW JERSEY

9/25 – Middlesex County Jazz Festival I – Edison
9/26 – Middlesex County Jazz Festival II – Carteret
9/27 – Middlesex County Jazz Festival III – Perth Amboy
9/27 – Wallington Fall Festival – Wallington
9/27-9/28 – Olde Time Italian Festival – Wildwood
9/27-9/29 – NJ Greekfest – Westfield
9/27-9/29 – Morey’s Piers Oktoberfest III – Wildwood
9/27-9/29 – Saint Barbara Greek Festival – Toms River
9/27-9/29 – Roseland Greek Fest – Roseland
9/27-9/29 – Autumn Lights Festival – West Milford
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9/27-9/29 – Fall Festival at Lentini Farms III – Newton
9/27-9/29 – Skylands Stadium Jack-O’-Lantern Experience II – Augusta
9/28 – Runnemede Fall Pike Jam Food and Music Festival – Runnemede
9/28 – Dunellen Street Fair and Craft Show II – Dunellen
9/28 – Bayonne Irish Festival – Bayonne
9/28 – Hudson West Folk Fest – Jersey City
9/28 – Kinnelon Kfest Fall Festival – Kinnelon
9/28 – Washington Township Harvest Festival – Sewell
9/28 – Bark-A-Que – Berkeley Heights
9/28 – Leonia Oktoberfest – Leonia
9/28* – Chowderfest – Beach Haven – CANCELLED
9/28 – Cape May Oktoberfest – Cape May
9/28 – Sippin on Station – Haddon Heights
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9/28 – Edison Fall Family Spectacular – Edison
9/28 – Roselle Park Arts Festival – Roselle Park
9/28 – Newark Porchfest – Newark
9/28 – Cheers in Chester Wine and Beer Festival – Chester
9/28 – Woofstock Festival – Voorhees
9/28 – Edison Street Fair – Edison
9/28 – Franklin Day Festival – Franklin
9/28 – Baronfest Beer Festival – River Edge
9/28 – El Festival Hispanic Heritage Celebration – Wildwood
9/28 – Central Jersey Beer Festival – West Windsor
9/28 – Montclair Community Farms and Montclair History Center Fall Festival – Montclair
9/28 – Woodstown Fall Festival – Woodstown
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9/28 – Collingswood Porchfest – Collingswood
9/28 – Shamrocks by the Sea Irish Festival – Seaside Park
9/28 – North Plainfield Fall Festival – North Plainfield
9/28 – Delaware River Festival – Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ
9/28 – Middlesex County Jazz Festival IV– New Brunswick
9/28 – Asbury Park PorchFest – Asbury Park
9/28 – Harvestfest at the Fairgrounds – Hammonton
9/28 – Middlesex County Jazz Festival V– Metuchen
9/28 – AMC Mohican Outdoor Center Fall Fest – Blairstown
9/28-9/29 – Sunflower Festival at Dalton Farms V – Swedesboro
9/28-9/29 – Bellview Winery Fall Fest – Landisville
9/28-9/29 – Trenton Oktoberfest – Trenton
9/28-9/29 – Chester Lions Club Oktoberfest – Chester
9/28-9/29 – Johnson’s Corner Farm Harvest Festival IV – Medford
9/28-9/29 – Fall Festival at Argos Farm III – Forked River
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9/28-9/29 – Fall Harvest Festival at Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm IV – Jobstown
9/28-9/29 – Holland Ridge Farms Fall Festival III – Cream Ridge
9/28-9/29 – Great Pumpkin Festival III – Vernon
9/28-9/29 – Fall Family Fun Weekends at Terhune Orchards III – Princeton
9/28-9/29 – Von Thun Farms Fall Festival III – Monmouth Junction
9/28-9/29 – Diggerfest Fall Festival I – West Berlin
9/28-9/29 – Hackettstown Oktoberfest – Hackettstown
9/28-9/29 – Margate Fall Funfest by the Bay – Margate City
9/29 – Middlesex County Jazz Festival VI– Woodbridge
9/29 – Little Falls Fall Festival – Little Falls
9/29 – Nutley Fall Festival in the Park – Nutley
9/29 – Morristown Festival on the G r een – Morristown
9/29 – Hoboken Fall Arts and Music Festival – Hoboken
9/29 – Saddle Brook Street Fair and Craft Show – Saddle Brook

NEW YORK

9/26-9/28 – Fairport Oktoberfest – Fairport
9/27-9/28 – Syracuse Inner Harbor Fest – Syracuse
9/27-9/29 – Apple Harvest Festival – Ithaca
9/28 – Sodus Harvest Fest – Sodus
9/28 – Oktoberfest on Old Falls Street – Niagara Falls
9/28 – Locktoberfest – Phoenix
9/28 – Old First Ward Arts and Heritage Festival – Buffalo
9/28 – Cape Vincent Oktoberfest – Cape Vincent
9/28 – City of Tonawanda Fall Fest – Tonawanda
9/28 – Waverly Fall Fest – Waverly
9/28 – Fall Festival at Deer Haven Park – Romulus
9/28-9/29 – Naples Grape Festival – Naples
9/28-9/29 – The Lewiston Harvest and Hops Festival – Lewiston
9/28-9/29 – Appleumpkin Festival – Wyoming
9/28-9/29 – Long Acre Farms Fall Festival Weekend II – Macedon
9/28-9/29 – Central Square Apple Festival – Central Square
9/28-9/29 – The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival Weekend III – Clarence
9/29 – Busti Apple Festival – Busti
9/29 – Apple Harvest Festival – Newfane

NORTH CAROLINA

9/23-9/29 – Mayberry Days – Mount Airy
9/26 – Durham Night Market III – Durham
9/27-9/28* – Carolina Jubilee – Harmony – NEXT IN 2025
9/27-9/28 – Liberty Antiques Festival: Fall – Staley
9/27-9/28 – IBMA Bluegrass Live! (IBMA World of Bluegrass) – Raleigh
9/27-9/28 – Asheville Greek Festival – Asheville
9/27-9/28 – Jones County Heritage Festival – Trenton
9/27-9/28 – Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival – Sneads Ferry
9/27-9/28 – Greensboro Greek Festival – Greensboro
9/27-9/28 – Carolina Stampede Music Fest – Williamston
9/27-9/28 – Breakaway Music Festival: Charlotte – Charlotte
9/27-9/29 – Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Powwow – Maxton
9/27-9/29 – International Folk Festival – Fayetteville
9/27-9/29 – Goombay Festival – Asheville
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9/27-9/29 – North Carolina International Festival – Raleigh
9/28 – Southern Charm at the Farm: Fall – Clemmons
9/28 – Charlotte Wine and Food Festival: Fall – Charlotte
9/28 – Festival of India – Charlotte
9/28 – Festival of Heroes at Fae Nectar – Lake Lure
9/28 – Bright Leaf Hoedown – Yanceyville
9/28 – Mountain Monarch Festival – Lake Toxaway
9/28 – Food Truck Fest at Denton FarmPark – Denton
9/28 – Hispanic Heritage Festival of the Carolinas – Charlotte
9/28 – Mead Fest – Pittsboro
9/28 – ZenFest at Catawba Farms – Newton
9/28 – Jollof Festival – Durham
9/28 – Art on the Island Festival – Marshall
9/28 – Gold Hill Founders Day – Gold Hill
9/28 – Feed the Foothills – Tryon
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9/28 – International Food and Music Festival – Wendell
9/28 – Apple Festival at Historic Bethabara Park – Winston-Salem
9/28 – Hiddenite Celebration of the Arts – Hiddenite
9/28 – Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors – Winston-Salem
9/28 – ‘Tawba Walk Arts and Music Festival: Fall– Cornelius
9/28 – NC Bourbon and Spirits Festival – Weldon
9/28 – St. Ann International Food Festival – Clayton
9/28 – North Carolina Muscadine Festival – Kenansville
9/28 – Oktoberfest at Lafayette Village – Raleigh
9/28 – Rolesville BBQ and Bands Festival – Rolesville
9/28 – Liberty Downtown Festival III – Liberty
9/28 – Greater Triangle Asia Fest – Cary
9/28 – Fizz and Beats Zero Proof Fest – Kernersville
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9/28 – Oak Ridge Heritage Day – Oak Ridge
9/28 – Everybody’s Day – Thomasville
9/28 – Farm Fest at Growing Faith Farms – Moravian Falls
9/28 – Mountain Heritage Day – Cullowhee
9/28 – Autumn Jubilee – Mint Hill
9/28-9/29 – Murray’s Mill Harvest Folk Festival – Catawba
9/28-9/29 – Benson Mule Days – Benson
9/28-9/29 – Pride: Durham – Durham
9/29 – Carrboro Music Festival – Carrboro
9/29 – Raleigh Night Market IV – Raleigh
9/29 – PepperFest – Pittsboro
9/29 – Ciao Italia Matthews – Matthews

OHIO

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

PENNSYLVANIA

9/25 – Northern Liberties Night Market: Fall – Philadelphia
9/25-9/29 – Fall Harvest Festival at Port Farms III – Waterford
9/26-9/28 – Tarentum Fall Festival – Tarentum
9/26-9/29 – Scranton Fringe Festival I – Scranton
9/27 – Upper Allen Township Fall Festival – Mechanicsburg
9/27 – Tussey Mountain Oktoberfest – Boalsburg
9/27 – OPA Greek Food Fest: Fall – Elkins Park
9/27 – Pocono Latin Fest – East Stroudsburg
9/27-9/28 – Fall Festival Weekends at Way Fruit Farm II – Port Matilda
9/27-9/28 – Shrewsbury Fireman’s Fall Fest – Shrewsbury
9/27-9/29 – Gooseday Pumpkin Festival – Reedsville
9/27-9/29 – Cassville Oktoberfest – Cassville
9/27-9/29 – Glass and Ethnic Festival – Mount Pleasant
9/27-9/29 – Marienville Oktoberfest – Marienville
9/27-9/29 – WGK Glass Art Pumpkin Festival – Toughkenamon
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9/27-9/29 – The Spooktakular Hot Air Balloon Festival – Slatington
9/27-9/29 – Shady Brook Farms FallFest III – Yardley
9/27-9/29 – North East Wine Fest – North East
9/27-9/29 – Celtic Classic Highland Games and Festival – Bethlehem
9/28 – Hanover Diversity Festival – Hanover
9/28 – Freedom Farms Maized and Confused – Valencia
9/28 – Crafton Fall Festival in the Park – Crafton
9/28 – Witches Night Out – Volant
9/28 – Whitaker Fall Community Day – Whitaker
9/28 – VillageFest – Slippery Rock
9/28 – West Chester Oktoberfest – West Chester
9/28 – Sunset to Summer Festival – Allentown
9/28 – Bradford Pumpkin Fest – Bradford
9/28 – Harvest of the Arts – Carlisle
9/28 – Fall Faerie Festival – Chambersburg
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9/28 – Philly Ratha Yatra – Philadelphia
9/28 – Festival of Wood – Milford
9/28 – West Scranton Fall Festival – Scranton
9/28 – Sly Fox Can Jam Music Festival – Pottstown
9/28 – UCVFD Fall Fest and Bluegrass Festival – Union City
9/28 – Fall Scholarship Festival – Apollo
9/28 – Jazz and Art in the Park – Sharon Hill
9/28 – Flavors of Fall Downtown Festival – Ridgway
9/28 – Butler Fall Festival – Butler
9/28 – Fishtown Fall FeastivAle – Philadelphia
9/28 – Ambridge Fall Festival of the Churches – Ambridge
9/28 – Sunflower and Pumpkin Festival at Blue Sparrow Farm – Milton
9/28 – Midtown Village Fall Festival – Philadelphia
9/28 – Fall for Ardmore – Ardmore
9/28 – Guts and Glory Festival – Reading
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9/28 – Ellwood City’s Fall Fest and Car Cruise – Ellwood City
9/28 – Rural Valley Pumpkin Fest – Rural Valley
9/28 – Lansford Alive! Downtown Fall Festival – Lansford
9/28 – Upper Darby International Festival – Upper Darby
9/28 – New Cumberland Apple Festival – New Cumberland
9/28 – Oxford Presbyterian Church Apple Festival – Oxford
9/28 – Bridgewater Autumn Festival – Bridgewater
9/28 – Cider Fest at The Mill at Anselma – Chester Springs
9/28 – Ebensburg PotatoFest – Ebensburg
9/28 – Fall Fest at Stony Ridge Park – Carlisle
9/28 – Mercersburg Town Fest – Mercersburg
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9/28 – Ben Avon Fall Festival – Ben Avon
9/28 – Fall Wine Festival at Lehigh Valley Zoo – Schnecksville
9/28 – Whitpain Community Festival – Blue Bell
9/28 – Longshot Autumn Expo – Fairmount
9/28* – Philadelphia All Star Craft Beer, Wine and Cocktail Music Festival – Philadelphia – CANCELLED
9/28 – Squirrel Hill Night Market III – Pittsburgh
9/28 – Limerick Uncorked Festival – Limerick
9/28 – Wine ‘n Shine Pierogi OktoberFest Allentown – Allentown
9/28 – Fall Fest at Flinchbaugh’s Orchard IV – Hellam
9/28 – Linvilla Orchards Apple Festival – Media
9/28 – Delaware River Festival – Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ
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9/28-9/29 – Fall for Animals Festival – Worthington
9/28-9/29 – Wine Tasting on the Hill – Hanover
9/28-9/29 – Roba Family Farms Dino Days IV – Dalton
9/28-9/29 – Oktoberfest in the Poconos – Palmerton
9/28-9/29 – Del Grosso’s Harvestfest – Tipton
9/28-9/29 – Pippinfest – Fairfield
9/28-9/29 – McConnells Mill Heritage Festival – Portersville – My Review
9/28-9/29 – SEADS Garden Center Fall Festival – Johnstown
9/28-9/29 – Cecil Township Fall Festival – Cecil Township
9/28-9/29 – Burrell Township Tractor Parade and Fall Festival – Ford City
9/28-9/29 (Various Events) – Autumn Leaf Festival I – Clarion
9/28-9/29 – Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival VI – West Newton
9/28-9/29 – COTRAIC Pow Wow – Pittsburgh
9/28-9/29 – Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire VII – Manheim
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9/28-9/29 – Pumpkin Festival at Reeger’s Farm I – Shelocta
9/28-9/29 – Mount Lebanon Artists’ Market – Pittsburgh
9/28-9/29 – Trax Farm Fall Festival I – Finleyville
9/29 – PizzaFest – Bethlehem
9/29 – Boalsburg Renaissance Faire– Boalsburg
9/29 – Central PA Animal Alliance WoofStock – Harrisburg
9/29 – Berks Cultural Diversity Festival – Reading
9/29 – College Hill Porchfest – Easton
9/29 – Fall Festival at Skytop Lodge – Skytop
9/29 – Foxburg Fall Festival/Food, Art and Wine Festival – Foxburg
9/29 – VOktoberfest – Pittsburgh

SOUTH CAROLINA

9/26-9/28 – Raylrode Daze Festivul – Branchville
9/26-9/29 – MOJA Festival I – Charleston
9/27 – Fiesta on the Square – Summerville
9/27-9/28 – Irmo Okra Strut – Irmo
9/27-9/28 – Project Host BBQ Cook-off and Festival – Greenville
9/27-9/29 – Beach ‘n Chili Fest: World Championship Chili Cook-off – Myrtle Beach
9/27-9/29 – Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch I – Mount Pleasant
9/27-9/29 – Atalaya Arts and Crafts Festival – Murrells Inlet
9/27-9/29 – Denver Downs Farm Fall Festival I – Anderson
9/28 – Greer Railfest – Greer
9/28 – Coward Harvest Festival – Coward
9/28 – Celebrating Small Town American Festival – Varnville
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9/28 – BlufftemberFest – Bluffton
9/28 – Only in Old Town Fall Festival – Rock Hill
9/28 – Port Royal OktoPRfest – Port Royal
9/28 – PAIA Lower Eastern Cherokee Nation Pow Wow – Gray Court
9/28 – Inman Harvest Day Festival – Inman
9/28 – Blues and Jazz Festival I – Rock Hill
9/28 – Clear Pond Fall Festival – Myrtle Beach
9/28 – Jeeps in the Vines – Johnston
9/28 – St. Theresa Fall Family Festival – Summerville
9/28 – Fall for Main Street Spartanburg Festival – Spartanburg
9/28 – Irish Italian International Festival – North Myrtle Beach
9/28-9/29 – Mermaids and Mateys – Folly Beach

TENNESSEE

9/23-9/29 – Dollywood’s Harvest Festival III – Pigeon Forge – My Review
9/26 – Taste of Hendersonville – Hendersonville
9/26 – Whiskey, Wine, and Cider Festival – Nashville
9/26-9/28 – American Mule and Bluegrass Festival – Shelbyville
9/26-9/29 – Gonerfest – Memphis
9/27 – Friday Night Market in the BORO and Food Truck Festival XIX – Murfreesboro
9/27 – Battle of Blountville Reenactment – Blountville
9/27-9/28 – 41A Music Festival – Tullahoma
9/27-9/28 – Tennessee River BBQ Fest – Saltillo
9/27-9/28 – Chester County BBQ Festival – Henderson
9/27-9/28 – Touch of Brews – Nashville
9/27-9/28 – Townsend Fall Heritage Festival – Townsend
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9/27-9/28 – Depot Days – Smyrna
9/27-9/29 – Tina Turner Heritage Days – Brownsville
9/27-9/29 – Greek Fest – Knoxville
9/27-9/29 – Pink Palace Crafts Fair – Memphis
9/27-9/29 – Nashville Greek Festival – Nashville
9/27-9/29 – American Artisan Festival – Nashville
9/28 – Maupinfest: Old Time Music and Dance Festival – Unionville
9/28 – Scott County Appalachian Heritage Festival – Huntsville
9/28 – Oktoberfest at Oaklands Mansion – Murfreesboro
9/28 – William Walton Harvest Festival – Carthage
9/28 – Fall Day Festival – Kenton
9/28 – Baxter Harvest Festival – Baxter
9/28 – Pine Fest – White Pine
9/28 – Fall Ball, Y’all Festival – Nashville
9/28 – Mountain Fiesta – Cumberland Gap
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9/28 – Huntingdon Heritage Day Music and Arts Festival – Huntingdon
9/28 – Pumpkin Palooza Family Festival – Cleveland
9/28 – Dandridge Scots-Irish Festival – Dandridge
9/28 – Louie Bluie Music and Arts Festival – Caryville
9/28 – Soddy-Daisy Fall Festival – Soddy-Daisy
9/28-9/29 – Cheekwood Harvest III – Nashville
9/28-9/29 – Sugarloaf Festival Jeep and Classic Car Show – Benton
9/28-9/29 – Homesteads Apple Festival – Crossville
9/28-9/29 – Tye Dye Festival – Adams
9/28-9/29 – Arts, Crafts, Music and Food Fair (Heritage Fair) – Covington
9/28-9/29 – Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival – Franklin
9/28-9/29 – WilCo Pow Wow – Lebanon
9/28-9/29 – Fall Folk Arts Festival – Kingsport

TEXAS

9/23-9/29 – Pumpkin Nights: Austin II – Austin
9/23-9/29 – Pumpkin Nights: Dallas/Fort Worth II – Arlington
9/26 – Uptown Block Party – Dallas
9/26-9/28 – Fort Worth Oktoberfest – Fort Worth
9/26-9/28 – Llano Texas Music Festival – Llano
9/26-9/28 – Grand Saline Salt Festival – Grand Saline
9/26-9/29 – River Revival Music Fest – New Braunfels
9/26-9/29 – Bastrop Music Festival – Bastrop
9/26-9/29 – El Cosmico Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love – Marfa
9/27 – Indian Creek Fall Festival – Carrollton
9/27-9/28 – BBQ Cookoff (Texas Rice Festival) – Winnie
9/27-9/28 – Skylight Balloon Fest – Selma
9/27-9/28 – Galveston Island Shrimp Festival – Galveston
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9/27-9/28 – Fall Festival at Mainstay Farm Park II – Cleburne
9/27-9/28 – Lewisville Western Days – Lewisville
9/27-9/28 – Winnsboro Cowboy Music and Poetry Gathering – Winnsboro
9/27-9/29 – Boogie Woogie Fest – Marshall
9/27-9/29 – Houston Polish Harvest Festival – Houston
9/27-9/29 – McKinney Oktoberfest – McKinney
9/28 – Benbrook Heritage Fest – Benbrook
9/28 – GroovFest – Tomball
9/28 – Tamalada Festival – Kingsville
9/28 – Bat Fest at Houston Arboretum and Nature Center – Houston
9/28 – Way Out West Festival – El Paso
9/28 – Poder Hispano – Houston
9/28 – St. Ann’s Family Fair – Midland
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9/28 – Iron Horse Heritage Festival – Mineola
9/28 – Boerne Bierfest – Boerne
9/28 – Bellaire Foodie Fest – Bellaire
9/28 – Festival of the Wolves – Navasota
9/28 – Whitehead Memorial Museum Oktoberfest – Del Rio
9/28 – Hoodoo Mural Festival – Amarillo
9/28 – Shawnee Trail Cowboy Day – Frisco
9/28 – Burleson Hispanic Heritage Festival – Burleson
9/28 – Vegandale – Dallas
9/28 – Hallettsville Kolache Fest – Hallettsville
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9/28 – St. Philip Festival – Flower Mound
9/28 – St. Catherine of Siena Autumnfest – Carrollton
9/28-9/29 – Fall Festival at Yesterland Farm III – Canton
9/28-9/29 – Fall Festival at P-6 Farms I – Montgomery
9/28-9/29 – Bertram Oatmeal Festival – Bertram
9/28-9/29 – Comanche County Pow Wow – Comanche
9/28-9/29 – Robinson Family Farm Fall Festival I – Temple
9/28-9/29 – Otaku’s Lantern Festival: Balcones Heights – San Antonio
9/28-9/29 – Rockberry Ranch Pumpkin Fest II – Poteet
9/28-9/29 – Devine Acres Fall CountryFest I – Devine
9/28-9/29 – Pumpkin Festival at Western Belle Farm II – West
9/28-9/29 – Uhland Fall Fest I (formerly Dripping Springs Pumpkin Festival) – Uhland
9/29 – Round Rock Pumpkin Festival I – Round Rock
9/29 – Houston Nigerian Day – Houston
9/29 – Holy Cross Catholic Church Fall Festival – Bay City

VIRGINIA

9/23-9/29 (Closed 9/24, 9/25) – Cox Farms Fall Festival III – Centreville
9/27 – Franklin Food Truck Rodeo – Franklin
9/27 – Festival Latinoamericano – Arlington
9/27-9/29 – Richmond Folk Festival – Richmond
9/27-9/29 – Pumpkin Festival at Sinkland Farms I – Christiansburg
9/27-9/29 – Chilhowie Community Apple Festival – Chilhowie
9/27-9/29 – Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend – Virginia Beach
9/28 – Franklin Fall Festival – Franklin
9/28 – Chesterfest – Richmond
9/28 – COTU Rocktoberfest – Ashland
9/28 – Woodbridge Oktoberfest – Woodbridge
9/28 – Orangetober Fest – Orange
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9/28 – Harrisonburg International Festival – Harrisonburg
9/28 – Jazz in the Country – King George
9/28 – Oktoberfest in Alexandria – Alexandria
9/28 – Clarendon Day – Arlington
9/28 – St. Ann Fall Festival – Arlington
9/28 – Aslin Beer, Music and Art Festival – Alexandria
9/28 – The Greatest of All Time Sheep and Goat Festival – Dublin
9/28 – Narrows Fall Festival – Narrows
9/28 – Virginia Beer Festival at National Landing – Arlington
9/28 – Hilton Art Walk and Busker Festival – Newport News
9/28 – Downtown Autumn Vintage Market – Smithfield
9/28 – Exmore Fall Festival – Exmore
9/28 – Loop de Ville Festival – Charlottesville
9/28 – Corner Store Garden Center Fall Festival – Ruckersville
9/28 – Manassas Latino Festival – Manassas
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9/28 – South Boston Harvest Festival – South Boston
9/28 – Tater Fest – Mt. Jackson
9/28 – BRAMtoberfest – Brambleton
9/28-9/29 – Fall Fest at Reston Farm Garden Market I – Reston
9/28-9/29 – Festival of India – Richmond
9/28-9/29 – Fall Arts and Crafts Show – Occoquan
9/28-9/29 – Paw Paw Festival at JBR Vineyards – Pearisburg
9/28-9/29 – Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival – Moneta
9/28-9/29 – Mosaic’s Fall Festival – Fairfax
9/28-9/29 – Apple Harvest Festival at Drumheller’s Orchard I – Lovingston

WEST VIRGINIA

9/24-9/28 – Parsons VFD Fireman’s Carnival – Parsons
9/25-9/28 – Coaltown Fall Festival – Welch
9/26-9/28 – Chapmanville Apple Butter Festival – Chapmanville
9/26-9/28 – West Virginia Molasses Festival – Arnoldsburg
9/26-9/29 – Preston County Buckwheat Festival – Kingwood – My Review
9/26-9/29 – Harvest in the Wood – Ravenswood
9/27-9/28 – Paden City Marble Festival (formerly in Sistersville) – Paden City – My Review
9/27-9/28 – Founders Day Festival – Capon Bridge
9/27-9/28 – Town of Belle Festival and Car Show – Belle
9/27-9/28 – Greek Festival at St. George Greek Orthodox Church – Huntington
9/27-9/29 – Heritage Weekend – Hardy County (Various Locations)
9/27-9/29 – RegattaFest – New Martinsville
9/27-9/29 – Volcano Days Antique Engine Show & Festival – Waverly
9/27-9/29 – Leaf Peeper’s Festival – Davis – My Review
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9/27-9/29 – Mountain Heritage Arts and Crafts Festival – Kearneysville
9/28 – Head of the Dragon Ride and Kimball Town Fall Festival – Kimball
9/28 – Heritage Farm and Museum Fall Festival – Huntington
9/28 – Blue Ridge Arts and Crafts Festival – Harpers Ferry
9/28 – Eastern Panhandle Pride Festival – Martinsburg
9/28 – WV Pawpaw Festival – Morgantown
9/28 – Big Coal River Heritage Festival – Racine
9/28 – Moonlight Market V – Morgantown
9/28 – Fall Festival at Twin Falls – Mullens
9/28 – Morgan Cabin Fall Festival – Bunker Hill
9/28 – Autumn Harvest Festival and WV RoadKill Cook-Off – Marlinton – My Review
9/28 – Fuzzfest – Morgantown
9/28 – OktoberWest – Charleston
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9/28 – AutumnFest – Princeton
9/28 – Elm Grove Fall Festival – Wheeling
9/28 – Autumn Harvest Festival – Union
9/28 – Grand Vue Park Fall Festival – Moundsville
9/28 – General Chuck Yeager Aviation Day – Millwood
9/28-9/29 – New Cumberland Fall River Fest – New Cumberland
9/28-9/29 – West Virginia Wine and Jazz Festival – Morgantown
9/28-9/29 – Mountain State Forest Festival I – Elkins
9/29 – Cranberry Mountain Shindig – Hillsboro

WISCONSIN

9/24-9/29 – China Lights III – Hales Corners
9/26-9/28 – La Crosse Oktoberfest USA – La Crosse
9/26-9/29 – Oktoberfest of Greater Racine – Franksville
9/26-9/29 – New Glarus Oktoberfest – New Glarus
9/27 – Marinette Fall Festival – Marinette
9/27-9/28 – Cable Fall Fest – Cable
9/27-9/28 – Bacon Bash – River Falls
9/27-9/29 – Gays Mills Apple Festival – Gays Mills
9/27-9/29 – Warrens Cranberry Festival – Warrens
9/27-9/29 – Milwaukee’s Original Oktoberfest IV – Glendale
9/27-9/29 – Cornish Festival – Mineral Point
9/27-9/29 – Harvest Fair – West Allis
9/28 – Peshtigo Historical Day – Peshtigo
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9/28 – Madison Vegan Fest – Madison
9/28 – Harvest Folk Festival – Madison
9/28 – Birkie Trail Run Festival – Cable
9/28 – Lions Chili Fest – Deerfield
9/28 – River Prairie Ginormous Pumpkin Festival – Altoona
9/28 – Oconto Chamber Harvest Fest – Oconto
9/28 – Greendale Oktoberfest – Greendale
9/28 – DEVIATE Beloit – Beloit
9/28 – Beef-A-Rama – Minocqua
9/28* – New London Boos, Brews and Hallo-Wine Tasting – New London – CANCELLED
9/28 – Hugel Haus Oktoberfest – Ellison Bay
9/28 – Ogema Christmas Tree Festival – Ogema
9/28 – Brooktoberfest – Brookfield
9/28 – American Legion Fall Festival – Neshkoro
9/28 – Fall Family Festival – Green Bay
9/28 – Barrels and Bluegrass Festival – New Richmond
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9/28 – Appleton Oktoberfest – Appleton
9/28 – Falls Harvest Festival – Menomonee Falls
9/28-9/29 – Basse Farms Pumpkin Fest II – Colgate
9/28-9/29 – Spirit of the St. Croix Art Festival – Hudson
9/28-9/29 – Pinecrest Village’s Civil War Remembered – Manitowoc
9/28-9/29 – Green Lake Golden Days Harvest Fest – Green Lake
9/28-9/29 – Germantown Hunsrucker Oktoberfest – Germantown
9/28-9/29 – Baker Orchard Fall Art Festival – Centuria
9/28-9/29 – Fall Living History Festival – Waupun
9/28-9/29 – Gibbsville Orchard’s Harvest Festival – Sheboygan Falls
9/29 – Francis de Sales Fall Festival – Lake Geneva
9/29 – St. Michael Fall Festival – Kewaskum
9/29 – Sturgeon Fest – Milwaukee

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