Upcoming Southern Festival Weekend: October 23-26, 2025

Festivals celebrating Bigfoot, Woolly Worms, Pumpkins, Rice, Seafood, Bats, Moonshine, the Arts and so much more!

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

It’s a great festival weekend in the South with all sorts of great Autumnal, Seafood, and interesting festivals (from Bigfoot and Woolly Worms to Steampunk and Fantasy Fests).

There are just a lot of interestingly themed festivals this weekend, including…

the Alabama Fried Pickle Festival
Bean Fest and Championship Outhouse Races in Arkansas
Stone Crab Festival in Florida
Mountain Moonshine Festival in Georgia
Kentucky Folklore Festival
Sweet Dough Pie Festival in Louisiana
Hambone Festival in Mississippi
NC Yam Festival in North Carolina
Pickens Appalachian Folk Festival in South Carolina
Cherohala Skyway Festival in Tennessee
Patawomeck Halloween Festival in Virginia

And SO MANY MORE!

I’ve actually been to one of the this weekend’s returning festivals in the state of…

Dollywood’s Harvest Festival in Pigeon Forge, TN

…Tennessee.

Hippie Fest in Salisbury, North Carolina

…and one of the Hippie Fests like the one going on this weekend in North Carolina.

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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…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-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.

ALABAMA

10/20-10/26 – Thriller Nights in Lights IV – Mobile
10/23 – Katztoberfest at Cahaba Brewing Company – Birmingham
10/23-10/25 – Athens Storytelling Festival – Athens
10/23-10/25 – Talladega Bluegrass and Fingerstyle Guitar Festival – Lincoln
10/23-10/26 – Bigfoot Fun-Fly and Festival – Birmingham
10/24-10/25 – MADE SOUTH Fall Market – Birmingham
10/24-10/25 – Carver’s Creepy Crawly Halloween Festival – Florence
10/24-10/26 – Fallin into Fun at Ferguson Farms V – Union Grove
10/25 – Alabaster Fall Fest – Alabaster
10/25 – Neewollah on Nobile – Anniston
10/25 – Williams Station Day – Atmore
10/25 – Mt. Laurel Fall Festival – Birmingham
10/25 – Blountsville Harvest Festival – Blountsville
10/25 – Peanut Butter Festival – Brundidge
Weekend continues below…

10/25 – The German Sausage Festival II – Elberta
10/25 – Dees Pecan Company Centennial Celebration – Grand Bay
10/25 – Pioneer Day – Grove Hill
10/25 – Haleyville Fall Festival – Haleyville
10/25 – Buttahatchee River Fall Fest – Hamilton
10/25 – USA PrimeFest – Huntsville
10/25 – Syrup Soppin’ Day at Pioneer Park – Loachapoka
10/25 – Boo Festival – Millbrook
10/25 – Mob-tober Fest – Mobile
10/25 – Montevallo Art Stalk – Montevallo
10/25 – Opp Fest – Opp
10/25 – Fall on Main Street Festival – Roanoke
Weekend continues below…

10/25* – Franklin County Latino Heritage Festival – Russellville – CANCELLED
10/25 – Steamers and Dreamers Steampunk Festival – Scottsboro
10/25 – Stapleton Bluegrass Festival – Stapleton
10/25 – Market at the Maze – Warrior
10/25* – Old Farm Day at Weogufka Center – Weogufka – CANCELLED
10/25-10/26 – River Clay Fine Arts Festival – Decatur
10/25-10/26 – Alabama Renaissance Faire – Florence
10/25-10/26 – Old Baker Farm Festival Weekend – Harpersville
10/25-10/26 – Bennett Farms Pumpkin Patch IV – Heflin
10/25-10/26 – Alabama Fried Pickle Festival – Montgomery
10/26 – Barking at the Moon Festival – Fultondale
10/26 – The Market at MidCity XXXIII – Huntsville
10/26 – Montgomery Pride Festival – Montgomery
10/26 – Fall Festival on the Square – Opelika
10/26 – Wedowee Community Fall Festival – Wedowee

ARKANSAS

10/24-10/25 – Lake Chicot Fall Festival – Lake Village
10/24-10/25 – Bean Fest and Championship Outhouse Races – Mountain View
10/25* – Brinkley Lick Skillet Day – Brinkley – CANCELLED
10/25 – Corning Harvest Festival – Corning
10/25 – Eureka Springs Zombie Crawl – Eureka Springs
10/25 – Water Lantern Release Fall Festival – Fort Smith
10/25 – Grand Prairie Rice Festival – Hazen
10/25 – Gurdon Forest Festival – Gurdon
10/25 – Dunbar Oktoberfest – Little Rock
10/25 – Festival of Darkness – Little Rock
10/25 – Plainview Arkansas Frontier Day – Plainview
10/25 – Apple Butter Festival – Morrilton
10/25* – Palomino Petals’ Fall Festival – Newport – DISCONTINUED?
10/25 – Plainview Arkansas Frontier Day – Plainview
10/25 – Downtown Fall Festival and Chili Cookoff – Russellville
10/25-10/26 – Rentopia Renaissance Faire – Bentonville

FLORIDA

10/20-10/26 – Fantasy Fest II – Key West
10/20-10/26 (10/22, 10/23) – Springtime Farms Adventure Park Fall Festival VI – North Fort Myers
10/22-10/25 – South Beach Seafood Festival – Miami Beach
10/22-10/26 – Thunder Beach Autumn Rally – Panama City Beach
10/24-10/25 – Tallahassee Greek Food Festival – Tallahassee
10/24-10/26 – Cape Coral Oktoberfest II – Cape Coral
10/24-10/26 – Clearwater GreekFest – Clearwater
10/24-10/26 – The Fest – Gainesville
10/24-10/26 – St. Benedict Blues Festival – Green Cove Springs
10/24-10/26 – St. Luke Annual Festival – Middleburg
10/24-10/26 – Stone Crab Festival – Naples
Weekend continues below…

10/24-10/26 – Raprager Family Farm’s Fall Pumpkin Festival VI – Odessa
10/24-10/26 – Upper Tampa Bay Oktoberfest – Tampa
10/24-10/26 – Fall Festival at Amber Brooke Farms VI– Williston
10/25 – Orlando’s Original Oktoberfest II – Casselberry
10/25 – Downtown Clermont Harvest Festival – Clermont
10/25 – Crestview Fall Festival – Crestview
10/25 – Pioneers and Beers – Dade City
10/25 – GHOULapalooza: Haunted Island Party – Daytona Beach
10/25* – Brazilian Festival – Deerfield Beach – NEXT 10/24/26
10/25 – Chautauqua Winery’s Harvest Festival – DeFuniak Springs
10/25 – Florida Bat Fest – Gainesville
10/25 – GWN Miami Dragon Boat Festival – Hialeah
10/25 – Jupiter Farms Residents Fall Family Music Fest – Jupiter
10/25 – Margate Fall Festival – Margate
10/25 – Sunland Fall Festival – Marianna
10/25 – Mulberry Harvest Festival – Mulberry
10/25 – Central Florida Veg Fest – Orlando
10/25 – Mid-Autumn Festival at Memory Mall – Orlando
Weekend continues below…

10/25 – Spooktacular at Avalon Park – Orlando
10/25 – Palm Bay Fall Fest – Palm Bay
10/25 – Palm Beach Gardens Fall Festival – Palm Beach Gardens
10/25 – Florida Forest Festival – Perry
10/25 – Treasure Coast Caribbean Food and Music Festival (Carifest) – Port St. Lucie
10/25 – St. Mary Fall Festival – Rockledge
10/25 – Gulfcoast Pride Festival – Sarasota
10/25 – Sarasota Water Lantern Festival – Sarasota
10/25 – St. Marks Crafts and Drafts Brewfest – St. Marks
10/25 – Reach St. Pete’s Fall Fest at 3 Daughters Brewing – St. Petersburg
10/25 – Main Street Zephyrhills Halloween Howl – Zephyrhills
10/25-10/26 – Bedner’s Fall Festival VI – Boynton Beach
10/25-10/26- Boynton Beach Pirate Fest – Boynton Beach
10/25-10/26 – Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival III – Bradenton
10/25-10/26 – Flamingo Gardens Harvest Festival IV – Davie
Weekend continues below…

10/25-10/26 – MKAF Festival of the Arts – Destin
10/25-10/26 – Lake Wales History Museum’s Pioneer Days Festival – Lake Wales
10/25-10/26 – Wesley Chapel Fall Festival – Lutz
10/25-10/26 – MTI Country Fest – Melbourne
10/25-10/26 – Mayhem Ranch Fall Festival V – Morriston
10/25-10/26 – Dakin Dairy Farms Harvest Festival IV – Myakka City
10/25-10/26 – Mount Dora Craft Fair – Mount Dora
10/25-10/26 – Ocala Arts Festival – Ocala
10/25-10/26 – Brown’s Adventure Farm Fall Fest V – Oxford
10/25-10/26 – Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Festival IV – Sarasota
10/25-10/26 – HorsePower For Kids Fall Festival IV – Tampa
10/26 – Jax Veg Fest – Jacksonville
10/26 – Fiesta Calle Orange – Orlando
10/26 – Taste of Latino: Latin Food, Wine, Art and Music Festival – Tampa
10/26 – Hometown Halloween – The Villages

GEORGIA

10/20-10/26 – Helen Oktoberfest VIII – Helen
10/23 – Taste of Warren County – Warrenton
10/24 – Rhythm and Brews Festival – Greensboro
10/24-10/25 – Jack O’ Lantern Jamboree – Canton
10/24-10/25 – Shrimp and Grits Festival – Jekyll Island
10/24-10/25* – Great Ogeechee Music and Seafood Festival – Richmond Hill – DISCONTINUED
10/24-10/25 – Schnauzerfest – Rome
10/24-10/25 – Toccoa Harvest Festival – Toccoa
10/24-10/26 – Braselton Artisan Festival: October Fall Festival – Braselton
10/24-10/26 – Mountain Moonshine Festival – Dawsonville
10/24-10/26 – Central Georgia Greek Festival – Macon
10/24-10/26 – Stone Mountain Park Pumpkin Festival VII – Stone Mountain
10/25 – Acworth Halloween Jamboree – Acworth
Weekend continues below…

10/25 – Wild Rumpus – Athens
10/25 – AuburnFest – Auburn
10/25 – Fall Festival at Vogel State Park – Blairsville
10/25* – Cotton Gin Festival – Bostwick – DISCONTINUED
10/25 – Elevate Artisan Market – Cairo
10/25 – West Fest – Cartersville
10/25 – Harvest Festival at Madison County Fairgrounds – Comer
10/25 – Dalton Civitan Club Fall Festival – Dalton
10/25 – Hunter’s Harvest Fall Festival and Arts and Craft Show – Douglasville
10/25 – Elko Music Festival – Elko
10/25 – Fayetteville Pumpkin Festival – Fayetteville
10/25 – Appalachian Brew and Music Festival – Hiawassee
10/25 – Hiltonia Fall Festival – Hiltonia
10/25 – Butts County Fall Festival – Jackson
Weekend continues below…

10/25 – Jazz and Arts on Riverdale – Macon
10/25 – Spirits and Spice Festival – Newnan
10/25 – Sweet Potato Festival – Ocilla
10/25 – Brooks County Skillet Festival – Quitman
10/25 – Hardman Farm Mountain Farm Celebration – Sautee Nacoochee
10/25 – Hull Park Fall Festival – Savannah
10/25 – Savannah Pride Festival – Savannah
10/25 – Snellville Fall Festival – Snellville
10/25 – Thomasville Brewfest – Thomasville
10/25 – Camellia City Festival – Thomson
10/25 – Yatesville Chitlin Hoedown – Yatesville
10/25-10/26 – ONE Musicfest – Atlanta
10/25-10/26 – Green Tomato Festival – Juliette
10/25-10/26* – Chiaha Harvest Fair – Rome – DISCONTINUED
10/25-10/26* – Savannah Scare on the Square – Savannah – DISCONTINUED

KENTUCKY

10/24 – Kentucky Bat Festival – Louisville
10/24-10/26 – Woolly Worm Festival – Beattyville
10/25 – Bagdad Farmers Market Fall Festival – Bagdad
10/25 – Bourbon and Brewfest – Bowling Green
10/25 – Bowling Green Pride Festival – Bowling Green
10/25 – The Kentucky Folklore Festival (formerly Battletown Witch Festival) – West Point
10/25 – Independence Bank Sorghum Festival – Hawesville
10/25 – Lake Cumberland Fall Fest – Monticello
10/25-10/26 – Bear Wallow Fall Festival VI – Nancy
10/25-10/26 – Pumpkin and Pickle Festival at The Cottage – Owensboro

LOUISIANA

10/23* – Top Taco – Metairie – DISCONTINUED
10/24-10/25 – Blackpot Festival and Cookoff – Lafayette
10/24-10/25 – Oktoberfest New Orleans III – New Orleans
10/24-10/25 – Toula ‘Que and Fall Fest – Ponchatoula
10/24-10/26 – Immaculate Conception Parish Fall Festival – Denham Springs
10/24-10/26 – French Food Festival – Larose
10/24-10/26 – Festival of the Lake – Mandeville
10/24-10/26 – NOLA Reggae Fest – New Orleans
10/24-10/26 – International Acadian Festival – Plaquemine
10/25 – Halloween Art and Nature Festival – Arnaudville
10/25 – Harvest Moon Festival – Franklin
Weekend continues below…

10/25 – Sweet Dough Pie Festival at Grand Coteau – Grand Coteau
10/25 – Brews Arts Festival – Hammond
10/25 – Jennings Alive Festival – Jennings
10/25 – Tremé Fall Festival – New Orleans
10/25-10/26 – Poche Plantation Arts and Crafts Festival – Convent
10/25-10/26 – Slidell Fall Street Fair – Slidell
10/25-10/26 – Yellow Leaf Arts Festival – St. Francisville
10/26 – Baton Rouge Oktoberfest – Baton Rouge
10/26 – Pumpkin Festival at Sugar Roots Farm III – New Orleans

MISSISSIPPI

10/23-10/26 – Hambone Festival – Clarksdale
10/24 – Tupelo Chili Festival – Tupelo
10/24-10/25 – Madison Scarecrow Festival – Madison
10/25 – Gulf Coast Equality Fest – Biloxi
10/25 – Cruz’n the Crossroads Cars and Truck Show – Clarksdale
10/25 – Magee Crazy Day Fall Festival – Magee
10/25 – Homochitto River Festival – Meadville
10/25* – Great Delta Bear Affair – Rolling Fork – CANCELLED
10/25 – Fall into Tupelo: Family Fun Day – Tupelo

NORTH CAROLINA

10/23-10/26 – Clayton Harvest Festival – Clayton
10/24-10/25 – Beast Fest – Bladenboro
10/24-10/25 – Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down – Rocky Mount
10/24-10/26 – Christmas Made in the South – Concord
10/25 – Badin Brews Fall Street Festival – Albemarle
10/25 – Chicken Mull Festival – Bear Grass
10/25 – Belmont BooFest – Belmont
10/25 – Halloweenfest – Brevard
10/25 – Charlotte Whiskey, Wine and Fire Festival – Charlotte
10/25 – Denton Farmpark Fun on the Farm Fall Festival – Denton
10/25 – Barktoberfest – Durham
10/25 – NC Rock Autism Music Festival – Elizabeth City
10/25 – Fall Festival at Charles B Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site – Fremont
10/25 – Seaboard Festival – Hamlet
10/25 – HollyFest – Holly Springs
10/25 – The Barbecue Festival – Lexington
Weekend continues below…

10/25 – Maysville Fall Festival – Maysville
10/25 – Rocky River Vineyards Fall Festival – Midland
10/25 – Morrisville Diwali – Morrisville
10/25 – Pittsboro Street Fair – Pittsboro
10/25 – NC Yam Festival – Tabor City
10/25 – Heritage Festival at Hart Village Square – Vale
10/25 – Smoky Mountains Bluegrass Festival – Waynesville
10/25 – Community Fall Fun Fest – Winton
10/25-10/26 – Carolina Kite Festival – Atlantic Beach
10/25-10/26 – Darnell Farms Plow Day and Harvest Festival – Bryson City
10/25-10/26 – Festival by the Sea – Holden Beach
10/25-10/26 – Carolina Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace IV – Huntersville
10/25-10/26 – Hippie Fest – Salisbury – My Review
10/25-10/26* – Goose Bumps in the Grove – Wilmington – DISCONTINUED
10/26 – Day of the Dead Celebration – Raleigh
10/26 – Halloween Scare Fair at Waterline Brewing Co – Wilmington

SOUTH CAROLINA

10/24-10/25 – Greenville Country Music Fest – Greenville
10/24-10/25* – Voyage Music Festival – Simpsonville – DISCONTINUED
10/24-10/26 – Denver Downs Farm Fall Festival V – Anderson
10/24-10/26 – Greek-Mediterranean Pastry and Food Bazaar – Anderson
10/24-10/26 – Foodies Food and Culture Festival – Florence
10/24-10/26 – Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch V – Mount Pleasant
10/24-10/26 – Pickens Appalachian Folk Festival – Pickens
10/25* – Homeland Park Fall Festival – Anderson – DISCONTINUED
10/25 – Hilton Head Mac and Cheese Festival – Hilton Head Island
10/25 – Halloween on Main – Iva
10/25 – Charleston Beer Fest – North Charleston
10/25-10/26 – Olanta Gator Festival – Olanta
10/26 – Inman’s Market on Mill V – Inman

TENNESSEE

10/20-10/27 – Dollywood’s Harvest Festival VII – Pigeon Forge – My Review
10/21-10/26 – Cheekwood Harvest VII – Nashville
10/24 – Museum of Appalachia Fall Heritage Days I – Clinton
10/24 – Relay for Life Festival of Hope – Crossville
10/24-10/26* – Spirit of the Mountain Pow Wow: Native American Festival – Lancing – DISCONTINUED
10/24-10/26 – Panda Fest: Nashville – Nashville
10/24-10/26 – Spooky Town IV – Sweetwater
10/25* – Adams Fall Festival – Adams – DISCONTINUED
10/25 – Bolivar Barbecue Blowout and Music Festival – Bolivar
10/25 – Wine Over Water Wine and Food Festival – Chattanooga
10/25 – Tennessee Apple Festival – Cookeville
10/25 – WCTE Craft Beer Festival – Cookeville
10/25 – Franklin Pumpkinfest – Franklin
10/25 – GOODFest in the Park – Goodlettsville
10/25 – Main Street Humboldt Fall Festival – Humboldt
10/25 – Fall on the Mall – Huntsville
10/25 – Fall Fest at The Fort – Kingston
10/25 – Kill the Lights Beer Fest – Knoxville
Weekend continues below…

10/25 – Olde Concord Fall Festival – Knoxville
10/25 – Joshua K Jennings Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree – Jasper
10/25 – Michie Fall Festival in the Park – Michie
10/25 – Harvest Days Celebration at Cannonsburgh Village – Murfreesboro
10/25 – Normandy Fall Festival – Normandy
10/25 – Halloween in the Park – Smyrna
10/25 – Cherohala Skyway Festival – Tellico Plains
10/25 – Bark in the Park – Tullahoma
10/25-10/26* – Del Rio Days – Del Rio – DISCONTINUED
10/25-10/26 – Mountain Makins Festival – Morristown
10/25-10/26* – Lakeside of the Smokies Balloon Fest – White Pine – DISCONTINUED
10/26 – Bacchanal: A Celebration of Art, Wine and Food – Cookeville
10/26 – Barfield Baptist Church Fall Festival – Murfreesboro

VIRGINIA

10/20-10/26 (Closed 10/21, 10/22) – Cox Farms Fall Festival VI – Centreville
10/23-10/25 – Southern Gap Elk Fest – Grundy
10/23-10/25 – Newport News Greek Festival – Newport News
10/24-10/26 – Ravenwood Faire II – Clear Brook
10/25 – ACWM Fall Festival in Appomattox – Appomattox
10/25 – Buzzy Coleman Chili Cookoff – Big Island
10/25 – Autumn Folk Festival at Matthews Living History Farm Museum – Galax
10/25 – Blue Ridge Folklife Festival – Ferrum
10/25 – Patawomeck Halloween Festival – Fredericksburg
10/25 – Shannon Harvest Festival Fly-In – Fredericksburg
Weekend continues below…

10/25 – Dorey Park Farmers Market Fall Festival – Henrico
10/25 – Bonez and Booz – Martinsville
10/25 – Historic Hilton Village Fall Festival – Newport News
10/25 – World Arts Celebration – Newport News
10/25 – Lee County Tobacco Festival – Pennington Gap
10/25 – Scott’s Addition Pumpkin Festival – Richmond
10/25 – Pecan Festival – South Prince George
10/25 – Marker-Miller Orchards Pumpkin Festival – Winchester
10/25-10/26 – Great Country Farms Fall Pumpkin Harvest Festival IV – Bluemont
10/25-10/26 – Pumpkin Festival at Sinkland Farms V – Christiansburg
10/25-10/26 – Harvest Festival at Breaux Vineyards – Purcellville
10/25-10/26 – Fall Fest at Reston Farm Garden Market V – Reston
10/25-10/26 – Fall Festival at Wind Vineyards IV – Tappahannock

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