Day of the Dead Celebrations, Pumpkin and Apple Festivals, Oyster Fests, Renaissance Fests and more!
Welcome back, Festival Fans.
While Northern Festivals continue to decrease for a bit, there are still plenty of great festival celebrations out there for everything Fall (Pumpkins, Apples, Oysters, Beer, etc.).
Here are some interesting fests going on this weekend:
- the Sea Witch Festival in Delaware
- the Haunted Halloween Flea Market in Illinois
- Colonial Market Days and Encampment in Indiana
- the Gothic Area Renaissance Faire in Iowa
- the Maryland Crab Cake Festival
- Glizzy Fest Hot Dog Festival in Michigan
- the Minnesota Bat Festival
- the Kimmswick Apple Butter Festival in Missouri
- the Stangl Witch Walk and Moon Market in New Jersey
- the Islip Apple Festival in New York
- Pittsburgh Coffee and Chocolate Festival in Pennsylvania
- Turkey Festival in West Virginia
- Great Pumpkin Festival in Wisconsin
And PLENTY MORE!
I’ve actually been one returning festival 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-102625/
And here are the other two sections again…
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-102625
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-102625
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: October 23-26, 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.
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Reviews for Festivals this Week
10/23-10/26 – Conner Prairie Headless Horseman Festival IV – Fishers, INDIANA – My Review
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Only want to see festivals in your state?
Go directly to your State Festival Guide.
Alabama | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Delaware | Florida
Georgia |Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri
New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oklahoma
Pennsylvania |South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
Otherwise, continue down for all of this weekend’s festivals…
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DELAWARE
10/24-10/26 – Sea Witch Festival – Rehoboth Beach
10/25 – Fall Fest Saturday at Fifer Orchards VI – Camden
10/25-10/26 – Delaware Renaissance Faire I – Townsend
10/26 – Family Fall Fest at Big Oyster Brewery – Lewes
ILLINOIS
10/20-10/26 – Bengtson’s Fall Fest VIII – Homer Glen
10/20-10/26 – Goebbert’s Farm Fall Festival VIII – South Barrington
10/22-10/26 – The Sycamore Pumpkin Festival – Sycamore
10/23-10/26 – Haunted Hollows Fest V – Peotone
10/24-10/25 – Howlin’ at the Moon at Naper Settlement – Naperville
10/24-10/26 – Lincoln Park Zoo Fall Fest V – Chicago
10/24-10/26 – Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival VI – West Chicago
10/25 – BatFest – Batavia
10/25 – Centralia Fall Festival – Centralia
10/25 – Flannel Fest – Champaign
Weekend continues below…
10/25 – Galena Halloween Parade and Festival – Galena
10/25 – POLC Community Fall Festival – Goreville
10/25 – St. Matthew Lutheran Church Fall Festival – Hawthorn Woods
10/25 – Downtown Litchfield Halloween Block Party – Litchfield
10/25 – Glacier Fest and Art Fair – Marion
10/25 – Pumpkinfest – Mount Carroll
10/25 – New Baden Chili and Soup Cook-off and Cupcake Wars – New Baden
10/25 – Pinckneyville Mardi Gras – Pinckneyville
10/25 – CU Pride Parade and Fair – Urbana
10/25 – Haunted Halloween Flea Market – Wheaton
10/25-10/26 – Fall Festival at Windy Acres Farm VII – Geneva
INDIANA
10/20-10/25 – Wilstem Fall Light Show V – Paoli
10/23-10/26 – Conner Prairie Headless Horseman Festival IV – Fishers – My Review
10/24-10/25 – Spencer County Music Festival – Grandview – RAIN DATE
10/24-10/25 – Haunting at the Hannah House IV – Indianapolis
10/24-10/26 – Culver Fall Fest – Culver
10/25 – Flat Creek Farms Fall Festival – Austin
10/25 – Halloween With the Horses – Bloomington
10/25 – Corydon Extravaganza Fall Market II – Corydon
10/25 – Historic Irvington Halloween Festival – Indianapolis
10/25 – Fall Heritage Day – Rockport
10/25 – Michiana Festival of Beers – South Bend
10/25-10/26 – Vogt Farm Pumpkin Festival V – Batesville
10/25-10/26 – Fall Festivals at Beasley’s Orchard VI – Danville
10/25-10/26 – Colonial Market Days and Encampment – Lebanon
10/25-10/26 – Harvest Tyme Fall Festival VI – Lowell
10/26 – Crestview Community Church Fall Festival – Lafayette
IOWA
10/24-10/26 – Bloomsbury Farm Iowa Fall Festival VII – Atkins
10/25 – Des Moines Whiskey Festival – Des Moines
10/25 – Remsen Oktoberfest – Remsen
10/25-10/26 – Gothic Area Renaissance Faire – Eldon
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
10/23-10/26 – Sunfest – Ocean City
10/24-10/26 – Milburn Orchards Fall Festival Weekends IX – Elkton
10/25 – The Great Baltimore Lantern Parade and Dia de los Muertos Festival – Baltimore
10/25 – Bethany Community Church Fall Fest – Laurel
10/25 – Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue Fall Festival – Mount Airy
10/25 – Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s OysterFest – St. Michaels
10/25 – Oktoberfest at the Wharf – Washington, DC
10/25 – Maryland Crab Cake Festival – Westminster
10/25-10/26 – Homestead Gardens Fall Festival Weekends V – Davidsonville
10/25-10/26 – Butler’s Orchard Pumpkin Festival VI – Germantown
10/25-10/26 – Fall Festival Weekend at Summers Farm VI – Middletown
10/25-10/26 – Jumbo’s Pumpkin Patch Farm Festival Weekend VI – Middletown
10/25-10/26 – Fall Harvest Days at Weber’s Cider Mill Farm VI – Parkville
10/25-10/26 – Fall Festival at Magnolia Meadow Farms V – Thurmont
MICHIGAN
10/25 – Glizzy Fest: Hot Dog Festival – Battle Creek
10/25 – Detroit Fall Beer Festival – Detroit
10/25-10/26 – Detroit Harvestfest and Food Truck Rally – Detroit
10/25-10/26* – Grand Rapids Dia de los Muertos Festival – Grand Rapids – CANCELLED
10/25-10/26 – Kackleberry Farms Fall Festival VII – Monroe
10/25-10/26 – Upland Hills Farm Harvest Festival IV – Oxford
10/25-10/26 – Meckley’s Fall Festival VII – Somerset
10/26 – Harvest Festival BOO Bash – New Baltimore
MINNESOTA
10/23-10/26 – Oktoberween – Albert Lea
10/24-10/26 – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days VI – Nisswa
10/25 – Minnesota Bat Festival – Bloomington
10/25 – Hansen’s Halloween Haunt – Minnetonka
10/25 – Mantorville Fall Festival – Mantorville
10/25-10/26 – Sever’s Fall Festival VII – Shakopee
MISSOURI
10/20-10/26 (Closed 10/21) – Harvest Festival at Silver Dollar City VII – Branson
10/20-10/26 (Closed 10/21) – Fall Festival at the Fun Farm VI – Kearney
10/22-10/26 – GloWild at the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium VIII – Kansas City
10/24 – Hot Dog It’s Chili – Ellisville
10/24-10/26 – Herman Oktoberfest Weekends IV – Hermann
10/25 – Riverfront Fall Festival – Cape Girardeau
10/25 – Cole Camp Pumpkinfest – Cole Camp
10/25 – Smokin’ the Ozarks EGGfest – Nixa
10/25 – St. Raymond/St. Elizabeth Autumn Harvest Festival – St. Louis
10/25 – Rural Heritage Day – Ste. Genevieve
10/25 – SunCrest Fest – Sunset Hills
10/25 – Weston Whiskey Festival – Weston
10/25-10/26 – Kimmswick Apple Butter Festival – Kimmswick
10/25-10/26 – Beggs Family Farm Fall Festival V – Sikeston
10/25-10/26 – St. Louis Renaissance Festival VI – Wentzville
NEW JERSEY
10/21 – El Día de los Muertos Celebration – Princeton
10/23 – Dia de los Muertos – Washington
10/23-10/26 – Skylands Stadium Jack-O’-Lantern Experience V – Augusta
10/24 – Stangl Witch Walk and Moon Market – Flemington
10/24-10/25 – Spring Lake Heights Fall Festival – Spring Lake Heights
10/24-10/26 – The Red Barn Farm Sunflower and Fall Fest IX – Hammonton
10/24-10/26 – Red, White and Que – Jackson
10/24-10/26 – Fall Festival at Lentini Farms IV – Newton
10/25 – Middle Township Harvest Festival – Cape May Court House
10/25 – East Brunswick Arts Harvest Fest – East Brunswick
10/25 – Edison Diwali Festival – Edison
10/25 – Haddon Heights Fall Festival – Haddon Heights
10/25 – Hudson County Fall Fest – Jersey City
10/25 – Newark Downtown District Fall Festival – Newark
10/25 – Boo and Brews – Pennsville
Weekend continues below…
10/25 – Randolph Halloween Food Truck or Treat Festival – Randolph
10/25 – Fall Market at Horseshoe Lake – Succasunna
10/25-10/26 – Fall Festival at Argos Farm VII – Forked River
10/25-10/26 – Fall Harvest Festival at Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm VIII – Jobstown
10/25-10/26 – Ort Farms Boo Bash Festival – Long Valley
10/25-10/26 – Johnson’s Corner Farm Harvest Festival VIII – Medford
10/25-10/26 – Von Thun Farms Fall Festival IV – Monmouth Junction
10/25-10/26 – HalloWine Festival at Laurita Winery – New Egypt
10/25-10/26 – Fall Family Fun Weekends at Terhune Orchards VII – Princeton
10/25-10/26 – Fall Festival at Snyder’s Farm IV – Somerset
10/25-10/26 – Sunflower/Pumpkin Festival at Dalton Farms VIII – Swedesboro
10/25-10/26 – Great Pumpkin Festival VII – Vernon
10/25-10/26 – Diggerfest Fall Festival V – West Berlin
10/26 – New Providence Street Fair and Craft Show – New Providence
NEW YORK
10/20-10/26 – The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze VII – Croton-on-Hudson
10/23-10/26 – Autumn Glow Festival VIII – Rotterdam Junction
10/24 – Town of Rotterdam Fall Festival – Rotterdam
10/24-10/26 – Lincoln Hill Farms HalloweenFest IV – Canandaigua
10/24-10/26 – Catskills Halloween Market – East Durham
10/24-10/26 – Long Acre Farms Fall Festival Weekend VI – Macedon
10/25 – Islip Apple Festival – Islip
10/25-10/26 – Oysterfest at Indian Ladder Farms – Altamont
10/25-10/26 – The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival Weekend VII – Clarence
10/26 – Nanuet Fall Festival – Nanuet
10/26 – Vanaver Caravan’s Harvest Fest (formerly AppleFest) – Stone Ridge
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
10/20-10/26 (Various Events) – Autumn Leaf Festival II – Clarion
10/20-10/26 – Maze Days at Dilworth Park II – Philadelphia
10/22-10/26 – Fall Harvest Festival at Port Farms VII – Waterford
10/22-10/26 – Shady Brook Farms FallFest VII – Yardley
10/23-10/25 – HoosKow Chainsaw Carving Festival – Mill Hall
10/24-10/25 – Fall Festival Weekends at Way Fruit Farm VI – Port Matilda
10/24-10/26 – Roba Family Farms Pumpkin Harvest Festival IV – Dalton
10/24-10/26 – Greencastle Fall Fest – Greencastle
10/25 – Talleyrand Fall Festival – Bellefonte
10/25 – Chambersburg Falling Spring Beer Fest – Chambersburg
10/25 – Fat Bat Brews, Boos and Blues – Hanover
10/25 – Fall Fest at Flinchbaugh’s Orchard VIII – Hellam
Weekend continues below…
10/25 – Witches’ Midnight Market – Lehighton
10/25 – Haven Wicked Wine Festival – Lock Haven
10/25 – Taste of the Philippines USA – Philadelphia
10/25-10/26 – Trax Farm Fall Festival VI – Finleyville
10/25-10/26 – Hazle Township Fall Festival and Trail of Treats – Hazle Township
10/25-10/26 – Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire XI – Manheim
10/25-10/26 – Pittsburgh Coffee and Chocolate Festival – Monroeville
10/25-10/26 – Pumpkin Festival at Reeger’s Farm IV – Shelocta
10/25-10/26 – Freedom Farms Fall Festival IV – Valencia
10/25-10/26 – Pennsylvania Arts and Crafts Christmas Festival II – Washington
10/26 – HalloWine ‘n Shine Palooza – Greensburg
WEST VIRGINIA
10/23-10/26 – C-K AutumnFest II – Kenova
10/24-10/26* – Shepherdstown Fairy Festival – Harpers Ferry – DISCONTINUED
10/25 – Campbells Creek Trunk or Treat Halloween Bash – Charleston
10/25 – West Virginia Book Festival – Charleston
10/25 – Danville VFD Autumn Days Festival – Danville
10/25 – Blue Ridge Arts and Crafts Festival – Harpers Ferry
10/25 – Huntington Pride Festival – Huntington
10/25 – Turkey Festival – Mathias
10/25 – Grow Ohio Valley Harvest Festival – Wheeling
WISCONSIN
10/21-10/26 – China Lights VII – Hales Corners
10/22-10/25 – Great Pumpkin Festival – Whitefish Bay
10/23-10/26 – Wisconsin Book Festival – Madison
10/24-10/26 – MACC Harvest Days – Medford
10/25 – Jack O’ Lantern Days – Fish Creek
10/25 – Dia de los Muertos Festival – Milwaukee
10/25 – Uncorked: Milwaukee Wine Festival – Milwaukee
10/25 – Oak Creek Fall Festival and Harvest Market – Oak Creek
10/25 – Autumn Festival in Vickery Village – Suamico
10/25-10/26 – Basse Farms Pumpkin Fest VI – Colgate
Alabama | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Delaware | Florida
Georgia |Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri
New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oklahoma
Pennsylvania |South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
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