Upcoming Western Festival Weekend: October 2-5, 2025

A great fall festival out West!

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

PLEASE NOTE:

I am now listing THREE weekly posts instead of one, as the states and MAPS will be divided into three regions.

These are the regions.

For this weekend’s festivals, here are the links for each region:

Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-100525
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-100525
Western Section (this post): https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-100525

For the Western Region, you will be seeing a lot of Cook-Offs, Music Festivals, Fall Festivals, Pumpkin Festivals, Oktoberfests and occasional Cultural Festivals.

Some interesting fests to mention this weekend include:

California Avocado Festival
the Huck Finn Jubilee in California
Oakland Black Cowboy Parade and Festival in California
Dead Man’s Brewfest in Colorado
Queen City Sake Fest in Colorado
Meat Inferno in Kansas
Oztoberfest in Kansas
Pelican Festival in Oklahoma
Texas Rice Festival
Possum Fest BBQ and Chili Cook-Off in Texas
Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival in Texas

And SO MANY MORE!

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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-100525/

And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-100525
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-100525

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: October 2-5, 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.

CALIFORNIA

9/30 – Surf City Nights XXXIX – Huntington Beach
10/1-10/5 – Big Fresno Fair I – Fresno
10/1-10/5 – Oktoberfest at Old World Huntington Beach V – Huntington Beach
10/1-10/5 – Pumpkin City I – Laguna Hills
10/2 – Taste of Carmel – Carmel-By-The-Sea
10/2 – Oceanside Sunset Markets XL – Oceanside
10/2 – Palm Springs Village Fest XL – Palm Springs
10/2-10/4 – King Ludwig’s Oktoberfest – Beaumont
10/2-10/5 – Redwood Coast Music Festival – Eureka
10/2-10/5 – Magic of the Jack O’ Lanterns III – Palos Verdes Estates
10/2-10/5 – Aftershock Festival – Sacramento
10/3 – San Gabriel Dumpling and Beer Festival – San Gabriel
10/3 – Berryessa Night Market XXVI – San Jose
10/3 – Night Market 831 X – Seaside
10/3-10/4 – Taste of Oceanside – Oceanside
10/3-10/5 – Reyes Adobe Days/RAD Festival – Agoura Hills
10/3-10/5 – Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest V – Big Bear Lake
10/3-10/5 – California Avocado Festival – Carpinteria
10/3-10/5 – Del Mar Harvest Festival – Del Mar
Weekend continues below…

10/3-10/5 – German American Societies of San Diego Oktoberfest II – El Cajon
10/3-10/5 – La Mesa Oktoberfest – La Mesa
10/3-10/5 – LA Greek Fest – Los Angeles
10/3-10/5 – Stillwater Pow Wow – Redding
10/3-10/5 – Sacramento Greek Festival – Sacramento
10/3-10/5 – The Huck Finn Jubilee – San Dimas
10/3-10/5 – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass – San Francisco
10/3-10/5 – San Benito County Fair – Tres Pinos
10/3-10/5 – Tustin Tiller Days – Tustin
10/4 – Arcadia Moon Festival – Arcadia
10/4 – International Street Fair and Diversity Festival – Artesia
10/4 – Catalina Island Chili Cook-off – Avalon
10/4 – Bakersfield Oktoberfest – Bakersfield
10/4 – Benicia Family Fall Fest – Benicia
10/4 – Big Bear Yoga Festival – Big Bear
10/4 – Palm Tree Music Festival: Montecito – Carpinteria
10/4 – Colfax Oktoberfest – Colfax
10/4 – Corks and Hops VI – Crestline
Weekend continues below…

10/4 – Emeryville Harvest Festival – Emeryville
10/4 – Exeter Fall Festival – Exeter
10/4 – Fort Bragg Oktoberfest – Fort Bragg
10/4 – Fort Jones Fall Festival – Fort Jones
10/4 – Fortuna Apple Harvest Festival – Fortuna
10/4 – Gardena Harvest Festival – Gardena
10/4 – Grass Valley Brew Fest – Grass Valley
10/4 – Healdsburg Arts Festival – Healdsburg
10/4 – Swank Farms Hoptoberfest – Hollister
10/4 – Pride Under the Pines – Idyllwild
10/4 – Los Angeles County Dragon Boat Festival – Irwindale
10/4* – Lancaster Bark at the Bark – Lancaster – DISCONTINUED
10/4 – A Taste of Africa Festival – Livermore
10/4 – Fruit Shed Fest – Loomis
10/4 – Festa Italiana in Little Italy, San Pedro – Los Angeles
10/4 – The Los Angeles Italian Festival – Los Angeles
Weekend continues below…

10/4 – Manton Apple Festival – Manton
10/4 – Montrose Oktoberfest – Montrose
10/4 – Oakland Black Cowboy Parade and Festival – Oakland
10/4* – Oxnard Multicultural Festival – Oxnard – CANCELLED
10/4 – Phelan Phamily Phun Days – Phelan
10/4 – Piedmont Oktoberfest – Piedmont
10/4* – Festa Italia Pittsburg – Pittsburg – DISCONTINUED
10/4 – Porterville Pioneer Days and Rib Cook-Off – Porterville
10/4 – Redwood City PortFest – Redwood City
10/4 – Rosemead Fall Fiesta/Día de Los Muertos – Rosemead
10/4 – Mira Mesa Street Fair – San Diego
10/4 – Pacific BeachFest – San Diego
10/4 – Taste of North Park – San Diego
10/4 – SF Richmond District Autumn Moon Festival – San Francisco
10/4 – Santa Ana Mid-Autumn Festival – Santa Ana
10/4 – Santa Cruz Harvest Festival – Santa Cruz
10/4 – Shingletown Fall Festival – Shingletown
10/4 – Simi Valley Oktoberfest – Simi Valley
Weekend continues below…

10/4 – Tiburon Wine Festival – Tiburon
10/4 – Victorville Fall Festival – Victorville
10/4 – Mid-Autumn Festival at Mt. Sac College – Walnut
10/4 – Harvest Moon Carnivale – Willits
10/4* – Yolo Farmworkers Festival – Woodland – CANCELLED
10/4-10/5 – Medieval Festival of Courage – Blue Lake
10/4-10/5 – The Phoenix Club Oktoberfest II – Brea
10/4-10/5 – Smith Family Farm’s Pumpkin Harvest II – Brentwood
10/4-10/5 – Castro Valley Greek Festival – Castro Valley
10/4-10/5 – CBCA Clayton Oktoberfest – Clayton
10/4-10/5 – Lambtown Festival – Dixon
10/4-10/5 – Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival – Elk Grove
10/4-10/5 – Hoes Down Harvest Festival – Guinda
10/4-10/5 – The Northern California Renaissance Faire IV – Hollister
10/4-10/5 – Swank Farms Fall Festival I – Hollister
10/4-10/5 – Lake Arrowhead Oktoberfest III – Lake Arrowhead
Weekend continues below…

10/4-10/5 – Polish Festival Los Angeles – Los Angeles
10/4-10/5 – Manteca Pumpkin Fair – Manteca
10/4-10/5 – Yosemite Goddess Festival – Mariposa
10/4-10/5 – Fall Harvest Festival Weekends at Underwood Family Farms II – Moorpark
10/4-10/5 – Mellano Farm Stand Fall Festival II – Oceanside
10/4-10/5 – The Street Fair at College of the Desert XXII – Palm Desert
10/4-10/5 – Johnny Appleseed Days – Paradise
10/4-10/5 – Big Crush Harvest Wine Festival – Plymouth
10/4-10/5 – Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Fest I – Pomona
10/4-10/5 – Hart of the West Pow Wow – Newhall
10/4-10/5 – Oaktoberfest in the Dimond – Oakland
10/4-10/5 – Redlands Oktoberfest – Redlands
10/4-10/5 – Greek and Middle Eastern Festival – Rohnert Park
10/4-10/5* – San Juan Bautista Harvest Festival – San Juan Bautista – DISCONTINUED
10/4-10/5 – Punk in the Park: San Diego – San Pedro
10/4-10/5 – Gilchrist Farm Harvest Festival and Pumpkin Patch II – Santa Clarita
Weekend continues below…

10/4-10/5 – Chumash InterTribal Pow Wow – Santa Ynez
10/4-10/5 – West Covina Super Moon Festival – West Covina
10/4-10/5 – Venice Afterburn – Venice Beach
10/5 – Mary Immaculate Queen Fall Festival – Lemoore
10/5 – Filipino Barrio Fiesta – Livermore
10/5 – Lodi Street Faire II – Lodi
10/5 – Millbrae Japanese Culture Festival – Millbrae
10/5 – St. Mary’s International Festival – Oakdale
10/5 – Poway Fall Festival – Poway
10/5 – Taste of Rancho Santa Fe – Rancho Santa Fe
10/5 – Rodeo Chili and Salsa Cook Off and Car Show – Rodeo
10/5 – Castro Street Fair – San Francisco
10/5 – Head West Marketplace: SF Ferry Building VIII – San Francisco
10/5 – Little Italy San Jose – San Jose
10/5* – Mosaic Festival – San Jose – DISCONTINUED

COLORADO

10/1-10/5 – Durango Cowboy Gathering – Durango
10/1-10/5 – Bright Nights at Four Mile XI – Denver
10/2-10/5 – Lone Creek Farms Fall Festival III – Franktown
10/2-10/5 – Magic of the Jack O’ Lanterns III – Littleton
10/3 – Dead Man’s Brewfest – Colorado Springs
10/3-10/4 – Parachute Festi-Fall – Parachute
10/3-10/5 – Downtown Boulder Fall Fest – Boulder
10/3-10/5 – Still on the Hill: Breckenridge Craft Spirits Festival – Breckenridge
10/3-10/5 – Cedaredge Applefest – Cedaredge
10/4 – Berthoud Oktoberfest – Berthoud
10/4 – Brush Oktoberfest – Brush
10/4 – Peaks and Pours – Colorado Springs
10/4 – Rock Ledge Ranch Harvest Festival – Colorado Springs
10/4 – Commerce City Fall Fest – Commerce City
Weekend continues below…

10/4 – Far East Center Mid Autumn Festival – Denver
10/4 – Queen City Sake Fest – Denver
10/4 – Dolores Harvest Fest and Car Show – Dolores
10/4 – Pumpkins and Pilsners Festival – Estes Park
10/4* – Celebración de Herencia Latiné y Hispana – Fort Collins – CANCELLED
10/4 – Fossil Creek Nursery Harvest Festival – Fort Collins
10/4 – Porchella – Grand Junction
10/4 – La Jara Brewing Co. Oktoberfest – La Jara
10/4 – La Veta Oktoberfest – La Veta
10/4 – Lafayette Music Fest – Lafayette
10/4 – Lamar Chamber Oktoberfest – Lamar
10/4 – Lone Tree Craftoberfest at Schweiger Ranch – Lone Tree
10/4 – Manitou Springs Heritage Brew Festival – Manitou Springs
10/4 – Conifer Kiwanis Fall Fest – Morrison
10/4 – Mt. Crested Butte Fall Festival – Mount Crested Butte
Weekend continues below…

10/4 – Nucla Heritage Festival – Nucla
10/4 – Penrose Apple Day – Penrose
10/4 – Pueblo West Fall Fest – Pueblo West
10/4 – The Good Wood Festival – Rocky Ford
10/4 – Grand Tasting (Steamboat Food and Wine Festival) – Steamboat Springs
10/4 – Thornton Harvest Fest – Thornton
10/4 – Wheat Ridge Pumpkin Fest – Wheat Ridge
10/4 – Poudre Pour – Windsor
10/4-10/5 – Jackalope Arvada – Arvada
10/4-10/5 – Mile High Farms Fall Festival I – Bennett
10/4-10/5 – Cripple Creek Fall Festival – Cripple Creek
10/4-10/5 – Lakewood Cider Days – Lakewood
10/5 – Golden Autumn Fest – Golden
10/5 – Lone Tree Fall Festival – Lone Tree

KANSAS

10/2 – Taste of Newton – Newton
10/3 – Stocktoberfest – Lawrence
10/3 – La Celebración – Pittsburg
10/3-10/4 – Dalton Defender Days – Coffeyville
10/3-10/4 – Meat Inferno – Edgerton
10/3-10/4 – Hutch Fest – Hutchinson
10/3-10/4 – Junction City Oktoberfest – Junction City
10/3-10/4 – Vietnamese Fall Festival – Wichita
10/3-10/5 – Clearwater Fall Festival – Clearwater
10/3-10/5 – Pioneer Harvest Fiesta – Fort Scott
10/4 – Abilene Heritage Day – Abilene
10/4 – Atchison Oktoberfest – Atchison
Weekend continues below…

10/4 – Glasco Fun Day – Glasco
10/4* – Wakonda Indian Festival – Glen Elder – CANCELLED
10/4 – Halstead Brick Street Arts and Crafts Fair – Halstead
10/4 – Biblesta – Humboldt
10/4 – Pride in the Park – Lenexa
10/4 – Mayetta Pioneer Days – Mayetta
10/4 – Merriam Drive Live – Merriam
10/4 – Buffalo Bill Cultural Center Fall Festival – Oakley
10/4 – KC Japan Festival – Overland Park
10/4 – Moon and Water Lantern Festival – Overland Park
10/4 – Stafford Oktoberfest – Stafford
10/4 – Oztoberfest – Wamego
10/4 – Wichita Woofstock – Wichita
10/4-10/5 – Kansas City Renaissance Festival VI – Bonner Springs
10/4-10/5 – Louis Cider Mill Ciderfest II – Louisburg
10/5 – Lawrence Autumn Harvest Festival – Lawrence
10/5 – Osawatomie Porchfest – Osawatomie

OKLAHOMA

9/29-10/5 – Oklahoma Heritage Farm Fall Festival II – Ramona
9/30-10/4 – Pumpkin Festival at Shepherd’s Cross II – Claremore
10/2-10/4 – Bushyhead Farm Fall Festival – Kansas
10/2-10/4 – Tallgrass Music Festival – Skiatook
10/2-10/4 – Global Roots Bash – Tulsa
10/2-10/5 – Pelican Festival – Grove
10/3 – October Night Market at Scissortail Park – Oklahoma City
10/3-10/4 – Deer Festival and Outdoor Show – Antlers
10/3-10/4 – Halloween Festival at The Castle II – Muskogee
10/3-10/4 – Asian Night Market Festival – Oklahoma City
10/3-10/5 – TwisterFest – Chickasha
10/3-10/5 – Bigfoot at the 40 Festival and Conference – Honobia
10/3-10/5 – Medicine Park Flute Festival – Medicine Park
10/3-10/5 – Oklahoma Regatta Festival – Oklahoma City
10/3-10/5 – Orr Family Farm Fall Festival III – Oklahoma City
10/4 – OKM Music Oktoberfest – Bartlesville
10/4 – Blown’ Smoke Cook-Off – Blanchard
10/4* – Turner Falls Red Dirt Music Festival – Davis – DISCONTINUED
10/4 – Duncan Fall Fest – Duncan
10/4 – El Reno Fly-In and Community Day – El Reno
Weekend continues below…

10/4 – Grayson Gumbo Festival – Grayson
10/4* – Guthrie Crazy Days – Guthrie – DISCONTINUED
10/4 – Bacon, BBQ, Brews, and Blues Festival (4B Fest) – Guymon
10/4 – Pigs in the Park – Harrah
10/4 – Hennessey Wine and Chocolate Festival – Hennessey
10/4 – Holdenville Fall Festival and Car Show – Holdenville
10/4 – Meeker Pumpkin Festival – Meeker
10/4 – Oklahoma City Water Lantern Festival – Oklahoma City
10/4 – Taco and Margarita Festival – Oklahoma City
10/4 – Okswagen Festival – Tahlequah
10/4- Chickasaw Festival (Chickasaw Annual Meeting and Festival) – Tishomingo
10/4 – Udall Fall Fest – Udall
10/4 – EagleFest – Waurika
10/4 – Oklahoma Czech Festival – Yukon
10/4-10/5 – Ponca City Oktoberfest – Ponca City

TEXAS

9/29-10/5 (Closed 9/30) – Pumpkin Nights: Dallas/Fort Worth III – Arlington
9/29-10/5 (Closed 9/30) – Pumpkin Nights: Austin III – Austin
10/1 – Uptown Block Party – Dallas
10/1-10/4 – Texas Rice Festival – Winnie
10/2 – Good Times Celebration Barbecue Cook-Off – Amarillo
10/2-10/4 – East Texas Poultry Festival – Center
10/2-10/4 – Original Greek Festival – Houston
10/2-10/5 – Seafair Festival – Rockport
10/2-10/5 – South Padre Island Sand Castle Days – South Padre Island
10/3 – Celina Friday Night Market VIII – Celina
10/3 – Katy Wine Fest – Katy
10/3-10/4 – Big Bend Bluegrass Festival – Alpine
10/3-10/4 – Bartlett Festival, BBQ Contest and Car Show – Bartlett
10/3-10/4 – Tarrant County Harambee Festival – Fort Worth
10/3-10/4 – Possum Fest BBQ and Chili Cook-Off – Graford
10/3-10/4 – League City Village Fair: Music Festival and BBQ Cookoff – League City
10/3-10/4 – Tejas Fest – Victoria
10/3-10/5 – Austin City Limits Music Festival I – Austin
Weekend continues below…

10/3-10/5 – Fall Festival at Mainstay Farm Park III – Cleburne
10/3-10/5 – Denton Arts and Jazz Festival – Denton
10/3-10/5 – Stars of Texas Musical Festival – Ennis
10/3-10/5 – Mid-Cities Greek Fest – Euless
10/3-10/5 – Fredericksburg Oktoberfest – Fredericksburg
10/3-10/5 – Come and Take it Celebration – Gonzales
10/3-10/5 – Granbury Oktoberfest – Granbury
10/3-10/5 – Mid-Autumn Festival – Grand Prairie
10/3-10/5 – Texas Pumpkin Fest I – Leander
10/3-10/5 – Orangetober Festival – Orange
10/3-10/5 – Round Rock Arts Fest and Chalk Walk – Round Rock
10/3-10/5 – Round Rock Pumpkin Festival I – Round Rock
10/4 – Abilene Beer Summit – Abilene
10/4 – Andrews Oktoberfest – Andrews
10/4 – AnnaFest – Anna
Weekend continues below…

10/4 – Aubrey Peanut Festival – Aubrey
10/4* – Austin Corn Lovers Fiesta – Austin – DISCONTINUED
10/4 – Baytown Grito Fest – Baytown
10/4 – Beaumont Oktoberfest – Beaumont
10/4 – Bedford Art in the Park – Bedford
10/4 – Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival – Bowie
10/4 – St. Catherine of Siena Autumnfest – Carrollton
10/4 – Red River County Historical Society’s Fall Bazaar – Clarksville
10/4 – Cleburne Wine and Artisan Festival – Cleburne
10/4 – Corpus Christi Pride Parade and Block Party – Corpus Christi
10/4 – DeKalb Oktoberfest – DeKalb
10/4 – Denison Fall Festival – Denison
10/4 – RipFest – Eastland
10/4 – Fire Stoppers Festival – Edinburg
Weekend continues below…

10/4 – Frisco Oktoberfest – Frisco
10/4 – St. Francis BBQ Cook-Off and Fest – Grapevine
10/4 – Harlingen Market Days IX – Harlingen
10/4 – Hawkins Oil Festival – Hawkins
10/4 – Nigeria Cultural Parade and Festival – Houston
10/4 – Huntington Catfish Festival – Huntington
10/4 – Poder Hispano – Houston
10/4 – Southern Smoke Festival – Houston
10/4 – Fair on the Square – Huntsville
10/4 – Barktoberfest at Avalon – Kilgore
10/4 – La Grange Oktoberfest – La Grange
10/4 – The Great Pumpkin Roll – Longview
10/4 – Murphy Maize Days – Murphy
Weekend continues below…

10/4 – Otsukimi Moon Viewing Festival – Plano
10/4 – Sugar Land Town Square Oktoberfest – Sugar Land
10/4 – Trophy Club Pet Fest – Trophy Club
10/4* – Tyler Scotfest – Tyler – DISCONTINUED
10/4 – Pioneer Heritage Festival at Doss Heritage and Culture Center – Weatherford
10/4 – Taste of Winnsboro – Winnsboro
10/4-10/5 – Fall Festival at Yesterland Farm III – Canton
10/4-10/5 – Devine Acres Fall CountryFest II – Devine
10/4-10/5 – Rocking the REZ Pow Wow – El Paso
10/4-10/5 – Jamaica Festival – Gregory
10/4-10/5 – Fall Festival at P-6 Farms II – Montgomery
10/4-10/5 – Otaku’s Lantern Festival: Pearland – Pearland
Weekend continues below…

10/4-10/5 – Rockberry Ranch Pumpkin Fest II – Poteet
10/4-10/5 – Cottonwood Art Festival: Fall – Richardson
10/4-10/5 – Sacred Springs Powwow – San Marcos
10/4-10/5 – Robinson Family Farm Fall Festival II – Temple
10/4-10/5 – Rose City Airfest – Tyler
10/4-10/5 – Uhland Fall Fest I – Uhland
10/4-10/5 – Pumpkin Festival at Western Belle Farm II – West
10/5* – Pride Frisco Festival – Frisco – DISCONTINUED
10/5 – St. Lawrence Fall Festival – Garden City
10/5 – St. Ann Catholic Church Fall Festival – La Vernia
10/5* – The Shire Fall Festival – Richardson
10/5 – St. Thomas the Apostle Czechfest – Robstown

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