Upcoming Northern Festival Weekend: October 16-19, 2025

Fall Festivals, Bridge Day, Pumpkins, Cranberries, Oysters, Curds and Beer!

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

We are starting to see a decrease in festivals for some of the states further north, but there are still plenty of great festivals to check out this weekend. Most fests have to do with Fall, Pumpkins, Apples, or Beer.

Here are some interesting fests going on this weekend:

the Delmarva Folk Festival in Delaware
Vulture Fest in Illinois
the Chicken and Beer Festival in Indiana
the Great Iowa Pet Expo in Iowa
the Enchanted Woodland Fairy Festival in Maryland
the Earthworm Festival in Michigan
the Great Northern Viking Fest Minnesota
the Chestnut Roast Festival in Missouri
the Chatsworth Cranberry Festival in New Jersey
Seatuck Bats and Brews in New York
Kimchi Festival in Pennsylvania
Bridge Day in West Virginia
Curd Fest in Wisconsin

And SO MANY MORE!

I’ve actually been to two returning festivals in Indiana:

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Have a great weekend, everyone!

If you happen to be in Ohio this weekend, check this weekend’s post at OhioFestivals.net to see what’s going on. You can find this week’s post at https://ohiofestivals.net/ohio-weekend-101925/

And here are the other two sections again…
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-101925
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-101925

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: October 16-19, 2025

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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.

DELAWARE

10/15-10/19 – True Blue Jazz Festival – Rehoboth Beach
10/16-10/19 – Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival – Rehoboth Beach
10/17-10/18 – Delmarva Folk Festival – Houston
10/18 – Fall Fest Saturday at Fifer Orchards V – Camden
10/18 – Muskets to Machine Guns: A Day of Reenactment – Delaware City
10/18 – Town of Elsmere Fall Festival – Elsmere
10/18 – Blackbird Creek Fall Festival – Townsend
10/18-10/19 – Harvest Fair 1775: Revolution Rising – Lewes
10/19 – Delmarva Pagan Pride Festival – Dover

ILLINOIS

10/13-10/19 – Bengtson’s Fall Fest VII – Homer Glen
10/13-10/19 – Goebbert’s Farm Fall Festival VII – South Barrington
10/16-10/19 – City of Chester Fall Festival – Chester
10/16-10/19 – Haunted Hollows Fest IV – Peotone
10/16-10/20 – Blue Grass Festival at Argyle Lake – Colchester
10/17-10/18 – All Hallows Eve at Naper Settlement – Naperville
10/17-10/19 – Lincoln Park Zoo Fall Fest IV – Chicago
10/17-10/19 – Fat Tire Fest – Ozark
10/17-10/19 – American Thresherman Association Fall Festival – Pinckneyville
10/17-10/19 – Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival V – West Chicago
10/18 – Scarecrow Festival – Dixon
10/18 – Fox Lake Pumpkin Jubilee – Fox Lake
10/18 – Grafton Witches on the Water – Grafton
10/18 – Hinsdale Fall Family Festival – Hinsdale
Weekend continues below…

10/18 – Jacksonville Pumpkin Festival – Jacksonville
10/18 – Brew Moon Beer and Band Festival – McCook
10/18 – Springfield Area Highland Games and Celtic Festival – New Berlin
10/18 – Princeton Oktoberfest – Princeton
10/18 – Rochester Fall Festival – Rochester
10/18-10/19 – Treehouse Wildlife Center Owl Fest – Dow
10/18-10/19 – Fall Festival at Windy Acres Farm VI – Geneva
10/18-10/19 – Vulture Fest – Makanda
10/18-10/19 – Fort Massac Grand Encampment – Metropolis
10/18-10/19 – Pike County IL Fall Pickin Days – Pittsfield
10/19 – Bloody Mary Fest – Chicago
10/19 – Leclaire Parkfest – Edwardsville
10/19 – Halloween Downtown – Kankakee
10/19 – St. Andrew Wurstfest – Murphysboro

INDIANA

10/13-10/19 – Wilstem Fall Light Show IV – Paoli
10/13-10/19 – Parke County Covered Bridge Festival II – Rockville
10/16-10/19 – Conner Prairie Headless Horseman Festival III – Fishers – My Review
10/17 – Boos and Brews Haunted Brewfest – Mishawaka
10/17-10/18 – Zimmerman Glasstoberfest – Corydon
10/17-10/18 – Haunting at the Hannah House III – Indianapolis
10/18 – Diwali: Festival of Lights – Carmel
10/18 – Oktoberfest at St. Benedict Cathedral School – Columbus
10/18 – Chicken and Beer Festival – Indianapolis
10/18 – Sorghum Festival – Marengo
Weekend continues below…

10/18 – Kentuckiana Medieval Faire – New Albany
10/18 – Pennville Pumpkin Festival – Pennville
10/18 – Party for the Parks Fall Festival – Nineveh
10/18 – Pumpkins and Peddlers Festival – Shirley
10/18-10/19 – Shubael Little Pioneer Village Fall Festival – Cannelton
10/18-10/19 – Four Rivers Arts and Crafts Harvest Home Festival – Evansville
10/18-10/19- Vogt Farm Pumpkin Festival IV – Batesville
10/18-10/19 – Autumn on the River – Bethlehem
10/18-10/19 – Fall Festivals at Beasley’s Orchard V – Danville
10/18-10/19 – Hoosier Fall Festival – Franklin
10/18-10/19 – Owl Fest at Eagle Creek Park – Indianapolis – My Review
10/18-10/19 – Harvest Tyme Fall Festival V – Lowell
10/18-10/19 – Fort Vallonia Days – Vallonia

IOWA

10/17-10/19 – Bloomsbury Farm Iowa Fall Festival VI – Atkins
10/18* – Pride Orange City – Orange City – DISCONTINUED
10/18-10/19 – Iowa Renaissance Festival IV – Amana
10/18-10/19 – Great Iowa Pet Expo – Clive

MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC

10/15-10/18 – Garden Glow at Ladew – Monkton
10/17 – Ales and Tails – Sykesville
10/17-10/19 – Milburn Orchards Fall Festival Weekends VIII – Elkton
10/17-10/19 – Fall Festival at Magnolia Meadow Farms V – Thurmont
10/18 – Whiskey Wine and Fire – Baltimore
10/18 – Berlin Oktoberfest – Berlin
10/18 – College Park Day – College Park
10/18 – Oxon Hill Farm Fall Festival – Oxon Hill
10/18 – Parkville Carney Festival – Parkville
10/18 – Poolesville RocktoberFest – Poolesville
10/18 – Rockville Antique and Classic Car Show – Rockville
10/18 – Fall Harvest Day at Willow Oak Flower and Herb Farm – Severn
10/18 – Captain Avery Museum Oyster Festival – Shady Side
10/18 – Main Street Fall Fun Festival – Sykesville
10/18 – Tilghman Island Day – Tilghman
10/18 – Italian Heritage Fall Festival – Towson
10/18 – American Indian Festival – Upper Marlboro
Weekend continues below…

10/18 – Enchanted Woodland Fairy Festival – Upper Marlboro
10/18 – DC Wine Fest!: Fall Edition – Washington, DC
10/18-10/19 – Maryland Renaissance Festival IX – Crownsville
10/18-10/19 – Homestead Gardens Fall Festival Weekends IV – Davidsonville
10/18-10/19 – Oktoberfest at Schifferstadt – Frederick
10/18-10/19 – Butler’s Orchard Pumpkin Festival V – Germantown
10/18-10/19 – Hanks Hollow Farm Fall Festival – Kingsville
10/18-10/19 – U.S. National Oyster Festival in St. Mary’s County – Leonardtown
10/18-10/19 – Fall Festival Weekend at Summers Farm V – Middletown
10/18-10/19 – Jumbo’s Pumpkin Patch Farm Festival Weekend V – Middletown
10/18-10/19 – Fall Harvest Days at Weber’s Cider Mill Farm V – Parkville
10/19 – Maryland Avenue and State Circle Fall Festival – Annapolis
10/19 – Frederick Fall Festival – Frederick
10/19 – Washington Folk Festival – Glen Echo
10/19 – Turkish Festival – Washington, DC

MICHIGAN

10/16-10/19 – Kackleberry Farms Fall Festival VI – Monroe
10/18 – Earthworm Festival – Birch Run
10/18 – Friske Farm Market Harvest Fest – Ellsworth
10/18 – Arts and Crafts Festival – New Buffalo
10/18-10/19 – Apple Butter Festival – Lansing
10/18-10/19 – Upland Hills Farm Harvest Festival III – Oxford
10/18-10/19 – Meckley’s Fall Festival VI – Somerset

MINNESOTA

10/17-10/19 – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest VI – Freeport
10/17-10/19 – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days V – Nisswa
10/18 – 22 Northmen Brewery Oktoberfest – Alexandria
10/18 – Marshall Oktoberfest – Marshall
10/18 – Owámni Falling Water Festival – Minneapolis
10/18 – Flannel Fest at Pantown Brewing Co. – St. Cloud
10/18 – Great Pumpkin Festival – St Louis Park
10/18-10/19 – Great Northern Viking Festival – Mankato
10/18-10/19 – Sever’s Fall Festival VI – Shakopee

MISSOURI

10/13-10/19 (Closed 10/14) – Harvest Festival at Silver Dollar City VI – Branson
10/13-10/19 (Closed 10/14) – Fall Festival at the Fun Farm V – Kearney
10/15-10/19 – GloWild at the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium VII – Kansas City
10/16 – Witches and Wine – Hermann
10/16 – Joplin Harvest Festival – Joplin
10/17-10/18 – Maple Leaf Oktoberfest II – Carthage
10/17-10/18 – Iberia Fallfest – Iberia
10/17-10/18 – Arcadia Valley Mountain Music Festival: Fall – Ironton
10/17-10/18 – Ozark Heritage Festival – Piedmont
10/17-10/18 – Sparta Persimmon Days Festival – Sparta
10/17-10/18 – Missouri Day Festival – Trenton
10/17-10/18 – Old Time Music Ozark Heritage Festival – West Plains
10/17-10/19 – Herman Oktoberfest Weekends III – Hermann
10/18* – Centralia Pumpkin Fest – Centralia – CANCELLED
10/18 – Chesterfield Fall Festival – Chesterfield
10/18 – The Arcade District Oktoberfest – Columbia
10/18 – Country Crossroads Fall Festival – Kingsville
10/18 – St. Patrick and the Mothers’ Shrine Fall Festival – Laurie
10/18 – Chestnut Roast Festival – New Franklin
Weekend continues below…

10/18 – Thriller on C-Street – Springfield
10/18 – Pumpkin Festival at Riverwalk Market – St. Charles
10/18 – Sunset Hills Makers Market – Sunset Hills
10/18-10/19 – Cuba Fest – Cuba
10/18-10/19 – Hannibal Folklife Festival – Hannibal
10/18-10/19 – Central Missouri Renaissance Festival III – Kingdom City
10/18-10/19 – Louisiana Country Colorfest – Louisiana
10/18-10/19 – Beggs Family Farm Fall Festival IV – Sikeston
10/18-10/19* – Kaysinger Pioneer Heritage Days – Warsaw – DISCONTINUED
10/18-10/19 – Warsaw Pioneer Heritage Days – Warsaw
10/18-10/19 – St. Louis Renaissance Festival VI – Wentzville
10/19 – Dogtober Fest – Blue Springs
10/19 – Oktoberfest at Faith Lutheran Church – Branson

NEW JERSEY

10/16-10/18 – Jazz at the Point Fall Festival – Somers Point
10/16-10/19 – Skylands Stadium Jack-O’-Lantern Experience IV – Augusta
10/16-10/19 – Feast of Saint Gerard Maiella – Newark
10/17 – Dragon Flight Night Market IV – Bridgeton
10/17 – West Dover Elementary PTO Fall Fest – Toms River
10/17-10/19 – The Red Barn Farm Sunflower and Fall Fest VIII – Hammonton
10/17-10/19 – Fall Festival at Lentini Farms III – Newton
10/18 – Sussex County Harvest, Honey and Garlic Festival – Augusta
10/18 – Bergen Point Fall Festival – Bayonne
10/18 – Borough of Bellmawr Fall Festival – Bellmawr
10/18 – New Jersey Oyster Fest – Bivalve
10/18 – Blairstown Fall Festival – Blairstown
10/18 – Ale O’Ween – Dennis Township
10/18 – The Witchery – Denville
10/18 – Gloucester Township Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival – Gloucester Township
10/18 – New Jersey Seafood and Music Festival – Holmdel
10/18 – Island Heights Volunteer Fire Company Trucktoberfest – Island Heights
Weekend continues below…

10/18 – Little Egg Harbor Harvest Festival – Little Egg Harbor
10/18 – Trunktoberfest – Margate City
10/18 – The Witches Bazaar – Mount Holly
10/18 – Pennsauken Fall Festival – Pennsauken Township
10/18 – Harvest Arts Festival – Toms River
10/18 – Union Halloween Spooktacular: Haunted Food Truck Fest – Union
10/18 – Wildwoods ’50s, ’60s & ’70s Weekend – Wildwood
10/18-10/19 – Chatsworth Cranberry Festival – Chatsworth
10/18-10/19 – St. Leon Food and Arts Festival – Fair Lawn
10/18-10/19 – Fall Festival at Argos Farm VI – Forked River
10/18-10/19 – Johnson’s Corner Farm Harvest Festival VII – Medford
10/18-10/19 – Fall Harvest Festival at Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm VII – Jobstown
10/18-10/19 – Von Thun Farms Fall Festival III – Monmouth Junction
Weekend continues below…

10/18-10/18 – Fall Festival at Laurita Winery III – New Egypt
10/18-10/19 – Fall Family Fun Weekends at Terhune Orchards VI – Princeton
10/18-10/19 – Fall Festival at Snyder’s Farm III – Somerset
10/18-10/19 – Sunflower/Pumpkin Festival at Dalton Farms VII – Swedesboro
10/18-10/19 – Great Pumpkin Festival VI – Vernon
10/18-10/19 – Diggerfest Fall Festival IV – West Berlin
10/19 – Haunted Harvest Food, Music and Art Festival – Augusta
10/19 – Harvest Festival at Croft Farm – Cherry Hill
10/19 – Chester PTO Food Truck and Music Festival – Chester
10/19 – Fair Lawn Street Fair and Craft Show II – Fair Lawn
10/19 – Hamilton Township Oktoberfest – Hamilton
10/19 – Tenafly Fall Fest – Tenafly

NEW YORK

10/13-10/19 – The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze VI – Croton-on-Hudson
10/16-10/19 – Autumn Glow Festival VII – Rotterdam Junction
10/17 – Spirit of South Broadway Street Fair – Nyack
10/17-10/18 – Harvest Moon Festival and Tours – Fredonia
10/17-10/19 – Lincoln Hill Farms HalloweenFest III – Canandaigua
10/17-10/19 – Honky Tonk Market Weekend – Hudson
10/17-10/19 – Long Acre Farms Fall Festival Weekend V – Macedon
10/18 – Amenia Harvest Festival – Amenia
10/18 – Babylon Fall Harvest Festival – Babylon
10/18 – Brooktondale Apple Festival – Brooktondale
10/18 – Sundance Farm Fall Festival – Duanesburg
10/18 – Locktoberfest – Fort Edward
10/18 – Greenwood Lake Halloween Festival – Greenwood Lake
10/18 – Seatuck Bats and Brews – Islip
10/18 – Lake Grove Harvest Festival – Lake Grove
10/18 – Fall Fest: Pumpkinpalooza – Massena
Weekend continues below…

10/18 – ArtsFest Makers Market – New Rochelle
10/18 – Patchogue Village Fall Festival – Patchogue
10/18 – Nightmare on Jay Street Market – Schenectady
10/18 – Swain Beer Fest – Swain
10/18-10/19 – Spellbound Fest – Carmel
10/18-10/19 – The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival Weekend VI – Clarence
10/18-10/19 – Peek’n Peak Fall Fest II – Clymer
10/18-10/19 – Country Fair at Rock Hall Museum – Lawrence
10/18-10/19 – Mineola Fall Harvest Festival – Mineola
10/18-10/19 – The Oyster Fest – Oyster Bay
10/18-10/19 – West Mountain Fall Festival III – Queensbury
10/18-10/19 – New York State Sheep and Wool Festival – Rhinebeck
10/19 – Beacon Sloop Club Pumpkin Festival – Beacon
10/19 – Fall Festival on Main Street – Islip
10/19 – Rosendale International Pickle Festival – Rosendale
10/19 – Sayville Fall Fest – Sayville

OHIO

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

PENNSYLVANIA

10/13-10/19 (Closed 10/14) – Shady Brook Farms FallFest VI – Yardley
10/14 – New Brighton Night Mart VI – New Brighton
10/15-10/19 – Harrisburg Book Festival – Harrisburg
10/15-10/19 – Maze Days at Dilworth Park I – Philadelphia
10/15-10/19 – Fall Harvest Festival at Port Farms VI – Waterford
10/16-10/18 – The Great Pumpkin Carve – Chadds Ford
10/17 – Stewartstown Night Market XII – Stewartstown
10/17-10/18 – Philadelphia Taste! – Philadelphia
10/17-10/18 – Fall Festival Weekends at Way Fruit Farm V – Port Matilda
10/17-10/19 – Roba Family Farms Pumpkin Harvest Festival III – Dalton
10/17-10/19 – Fulton Fall Folk Festival – Various Locations/Fulton County
10/17-10/19 – Pennsylvania Arts and Crafts Christmas Festival I – Washington
10/18 – Applebutter Fest – Aliquippa
10/18 – Historic Bristol Day – Bristol
10/18 – Fall Fest at Flinchbaugh’s Orchard VII – Hellam
Weekend continues below…

10/18 – Apple Fest at Curtin Village – Howard
10/18 – Punpkin’ Chunkin’ Fall Festival – Howard
10/18 – Boo at Bolton: Food Truck Fest – Levittown
10/18 – Mount Carmel Fall Fest – Mount Carmel
10/18 – Nazareth Fall Festival – Nazareth
10/18 – New Brighton Fall Festival – New Brighton
10/18 – Garrett Williamson’s Harvest Festival – Newtown Square
10/18 – Montgomery Township Autumn Festival – North Wales
10/18 – Fall Festival at Parker Dam State Park – Penfield
10/18 – Kimchi Festival – Philadelphia
10/18 – Philly Bike Ride Finish Festival – Philadelphia
10/18* – Weirdo: East Kensington Arts and Oddities Festival – Philadelphia – CANCELLED
10/18 – Schuylkill Stampede – Schuylkill Haven
10/18 – Seven Fields Oktoberfest – Seven Fields
10/18 – Fall Harvest Festival at Central Penn – Summerdale
10/18 – Wampum Fall Fest Celebration – Wampum
10/18 – St. Mary Middle Eastern Food Festival – Wilkes-Barre
Weekend continues below…

10/18 – Yorktoberfest – York
10/18-10/19 – Old Bedford Village Pumpkinfest – Bedford
10/18-10/19 (Various Events) – Autumn Leaf Festival I – Clarion
10/18-10/19 – Trax Farm Fall Festival V – Finleyville
10/18-10/19 – Fall Furnace Fest at Pine Grove Furnace State Park – Gardners
10/18-10/19 – Jim Thorpe Fall Foliage Festival III – Jim Thorpe
10/18-10/19 – Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire X – Manheim
10/18-10/19 – Apple Festival at Little Buffalo State Park – Newport
10/18-10/19 – Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkin Festival – Pittsburgh
10/18-10/19 – Crafts in the Meadow – Richboro
10/18-10/19 – Autumnfest III – Seven Springs
10/18-10/19 – Pumpkin Festival at Reeger’s Farm III – Shelocta
10/18-10/19 – Freedom Farms Fall Festival III – Valencia
10/18-10/19 – Heller Orchards Apple Festival – Wapwallopen
10/19 – Kennett Square Clover Market – Kennett Square

WEST VIRGINIA

10/16-10/19 – Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival – Martinsburg
10/18 – Filipino-American Festival – Charleston
10/18 – Bridge Day – Fayetteville
10/18 – C-K AutumnFest I – Kenova
10/18 – Flannel Fest – Philippi
10/18 – Mt. Liberty Community Fall Festival – Philippi

WISCONSIN

10/14-10/19 – China Lights VI – Hales Corners
10/15-10/18 – Prairie du Chien Oktoberfest – Prairie du Chien
10/17* – Wisconsin Whiskey Fest – Milwaukee – CANCELLED
10/17-10/19 – Hunting Moon Pow Wow – Milwaukee
10/17-10/19 – Sister Bay Fall Fest – Sister Bay
10/18 – Elkhorn Oktoberfest – Elkhorn
10/18 – Holy Hill Art Farm Flannel Fest and Chili Cookoff – Hubertus
10/18 – Madeline Island Family Fall Fest – La Pointe
10/18 – Mishicot Pumpkinfest – Mishicot
10/18 – Dells on Tap – Wisconsin Dells
10/18-10/19 – Basse Farms Pumpkin Fest V – Colgate
10/19 – Curd Fest – Milwaukee

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