Upcoming Western Festival Weekend: October 15-18, 2026

It’s a great Fall Festival Weekend.

Welcome back, Festival Fans!

Plenty of festivals to check out this weekend, especially if you’re in the mood the celebrate the Fall Season.

Celebrations focus on Pumpkins, Apples, Pistachios, Peanuts, Chili, the Harvest, Dia de los Muertos, Beer, Wine, Music, Culture and so much more.

Big states this weekend (and likely many weekends to come) are California and Texas, but every state has some great fests to offer.

Here’s a quick festival sampling of each state before you start planning the weekend…

Helldorado Days in Arizona
Marana Fall Festival in Arizona
Temecula Greek Festival in California
Glendora Pumpkin Festival in California
Jackalope Arvada in Colorado
RedFish Festival in Kansas
Grand Sierra Beer and Chili Festival in Nevada
Corks and Shells Wine and Pistachio Festival in New Mexico
Hydro Harvest Festival in Oklahoma
Poteau Balloon Fest in Oklahoma
Klamath Basin Potato Festival in Oregon
Grapeland Peanut Festival in Texas
Yorktown Western Days in Texas
Vancouver Día de Muertos in Washington
Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival in Washington

And there are many more.

Be sure to take your time when going through the festival listings as there are plenty of options. And please check the map as some festivals may be closer to you than you think.

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Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Washington

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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-101826

And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-101826
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-101826

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: October 15-18, 2026

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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.

ARIZONA

10/12-10/18 – Pumpkin Fest and Corn Maze at Mortimer Farms IV – Dewey
10/12-10/18 – Desert Fall Festival IV – Surprise
10/14-10/15 – Taste of Cave Creek – Cave Creek
10/14-10/18 –Pumpkin and Chili Party at Schnepf Farms III – Queen Creek
10/15-10/18 – Arizona State Fair V – Phoenix
10/16-10/17 – I Love 66 Fest – Kingman
10/16-10/18 – Calvin Coolidge Days – Coolidge
10/16-10/18 – Phoenix Greek Festival – Phoenix
10/16-10/18 – Helldorado Days – Tombstone
10/16-10/18 – Tucson Meet Yourself – Tucson
10/16-10/18 – Yuma County Fall Fest – Yuma
10/17 – Copper Country Music Festival – Casa Grande
10/17 – Spirits of Mexico Festival – Chandler
10/17 – Apache Jii – Globe
10/17 – Marana Fall Festival – Marana
10/17 – Mesa Feastival XX – Mesa
10/17 – Bombs Without Boundaries Car Show (Somos Peoria Finale) – Peoria
10/17 – Desert Foothills Book Festival – Scottsdale
10/17 – Sedona Fest of Fall – Sedona
10/17 – Sedona Lantern Festival – Sedona
10/17 – UTV/Off Road Showdown and Chelada Fest – Somerton
10/17-10/18 – Taco Fest at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick – Scottsdale
10/17-10/18 – Willcox Wine Country Fall Festival – Willcox
10/18 – Boots in the Park: Tucson – Tucson

CALIFORNIA

10/12-10/18 – Big Fresno Fair II – Fresno
10/12-10/18 – Pumpkin City III – Laguna Hills
10/13 – Surf City Nights XLI – Huntington Beach
10/14-10/18 – Oktoberfest at Old World Huntington Beach VII – Huntington Beach
10/14-10/18 – Magic of the Jack O’ Lanterns V – Palos Verdes Estates
10/15 – Oceanside Sunset Markets XLI – Oceanside
10/15 – Palm Springs Village Fest XLII – Palm Springs
10/15-10/18 – Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival II – Santa Catalina Island
10-15-10/18 – Pioneer Days – Twentynine Palms
10/15-10/19 – Strawberry Music Festival: Fall – Grass Valley
10/16* – El Cajon Hauntfest on Main – El Cajon – CANCELLED
10/16 – Fontana Spring Street Night Market III – Fontana
10/16-10/17 – California Wine Festival: Huntington Beach – Huntington Beach
10/16-10/17 – Native Arts Expo – Mendocino
10/16-10/17 – Kaleidoscope Fall Frenzy – Palmdale
10/16-10/17 – Breakaway Music Festival – Sacramento
10/16-10/18 – Atascadero Fall Fest – Atascadero
Weekend continues below…

10/16-10/18 – Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest VI – Big Bear Lake
10/16-10/18 – Silverado Days – Buena Park
10/16-10/18 – OC Japan Fair: Fall – Costa Mesa
10/16-10/18 – Del Mar Harvest Festival – Del Mar
10/16-10/18 – Swank Farms Fall Festival III – Hollister
10/16-10/18 – Art, for Heaven’s Sake Fine Arts Festival – Redlands
10/16-10/18* – Golden Sky Country Music Festival – Sacramento – NEXT IN 2027
10/16-10/18 – Mission Bayfest – San Diego
10/16-10/18 – St. Cecilia Parish Wild West Festival – San Francisco
10/16-10/18 – Temecula Greek Festival – Temecula
10/17 – Atascadero Colony Days Parade and Festival – Atascadero
10/17 – Auburn Big Time Pow Wow – Auburn
10/17 – Auburn Harvest Festival – Auburn
10/17 – Eek!Vale Halloween Festival – Eastvale
10/17 – Foothill Wine Fest – Folsom
10/17 – Fresno Whiskey Festival – Fresno
10/17 – Glendora Pumpkin Festival – Glendora
10/17 – Pride Under the Pines – Idyllwild
Weekend continues below…

10/17 – Fall Fiesta: Festival and Market – Lawndale
10/17 – Livermore Pride – Livermore
10/17 – Holo Holo Music Festival: Long Beach – Long Beach
10/17 –Taste of Soul LA – Los Angeles
10/17 – Malibu Pie Festival – Malibu
10/17* – Merced County Nut Festival – Merced – CANCELLED
10/17 – Menifee Fall Festival – Menifee
10/17* – Napa Blues, Brews, BBQ and Classic Car Show – Napa – DISCONTINUED
10/17 – Mountain Artisans Market VIII – Oakhurst
10/17 – Golden Oak Honey and Pumpkin Festival – Paso Robles
10/17 – Festa Italiana in Penngrove Park – Penngrove
10/17 – Dussehra Diwali Dhamaka – Pleasanton
10/17 – Mountain Harvest Beer Festival – Quincy
10/17 – Ripon Main Street Day – Ripon
10/17 – Buck Board Parade and Festival – Rowland Heights
10/17 – Arden Park Fall Festival – Sacramento
10/17 – Sacramento Harvest and Health Festival – Sacramento
10/17 – Bearrison Street Fair – San Francisco
10/17 – DogFish Bay Area – San Francisco
Weekend continues below…

10/17 – Potrero Hill Rhythm and Blues Festival – San Francisco
10/17 – Dia San Jose – San Jose
10/17 – Head West Marketplace: South B Street VIII – San Mateo
10/17 – Taste of Santa Ana – Santa Ana
10/17 – Santa Barbara Vintners Festival – Santa Barbara
10/17 – Santa Barbara Harbor and Seafood Festival – Santa Barbara
10/17 – Wilder Ranch State Park Harvest Festival – Santa Cruz
10/17 – Soco Halloween Market – Santa Rosa
10/17 – Santa Ynez Chumash Culture Day – Santa Ynez
10/17 – A Toast to Sausalito – Sausalito
10/17 – Mountain Misery Brewfest – Sonora
10/17 – Springville Apple Festival – Springville
10/17 – St. Helena Harvest Festival – St. Helena
10/17 – Harvest Church Ministries Harvest Festival – Stockton
10/17 – Stockton Music Festival – Stockton
10/17 – Pride Visalia – Visalia
10/17 – Taste the Arts Festival – Visalia
10/17-10/18 –Santa Anita Oktoberfest II – Arcadia
Weekend continues below…

10/17-10/18 –Via Arte Italian Street Painting Festival – Bakersfield
10/17-10/18 – Beverly Hills Art Show – Beverly Hills
10/17-10/18 – Borrego Days Desert Festival – Borrego Springs
10/17-10/18 – The Phoenix Club Oktoberfest III – Brea
10/17-10/18 – Smith Family Farm’s Pumpkin Harvest IV – Brentwood
10/17-10/18 – Campbell Oktoberfest – Campbell
10/17-10/18 – Fairfax Irish Festival of Music and Dance – Fairfax
10/17-10/18 – Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival – Half Moon Bay
10/17-10/18 – The Northern California Renaissance Faire V – Hollister
10/17-10/18 – Lake Arrowhead Oktoberfest V – Lake Arrowhead
10/17-10/18 – The Original Farmers Market Fall Festival – Los Angeles
10/17-10/18 –Porchfest LA: Eastside – Los Angeles
10/17-10/18 – Fall Harvest Festival Weekends at Underwood Family Farms IV – Moorpark
10/17-10/18 – Yosemite Celtic Festival – Oakhurst
10/17-10/18 – Mellano Farm Stand Fall Festival IV – Oceanside
Weekend continues below…

10/17-10/18 – The Street Fair at College of the Desert XXV – Palm Desert
10/17-10/18 – Pismo Beach Clam Festival – Pismo Beach
10/17-10/18 – Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Fest II – Pomona
10/17-10/18 – Bella Vita Fest – San Diego
10/17-10/18 – Gilchrist Farm Harvest Festival and Pumpkin Patch IV – Santa Clarita
10/17-10/18 – Ukiah Country PumpkinFest – Ukriah
10/18 – Berkeley Bird Festival – Berkeley
10/18 – Calabasas Pumpkin Festival – Calabasas
10/18 – Fallbrook Harvest Faire – Fallbrook
10/18 – Day of the Dog: Santa Monica – Santa Monica
10/18 – Head West Marketplace: The Barlow VIII – Sebastopol
10/18 – Sherman Oaks Street Fair – Sherman Oaks
10/18 – La Colonna Día de los Muertos Celebration – Solano Beach
10/18 – Thousand Oaks Rotary Street Fair – Thousand Oaks

COLORADO

10/12 –Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration – Denver
10/13-10/18 – Magic of the Jack O’ Lanterns V – Littleton
10/14-10/18 – Bright Nights at Four Mile XI – Denver
10/15-10/18 – Glow at the Gardens I – Denver
10/15-10/18 – Lone Creek Farms Fall Festival IV – Franktown
10/16-10/17 – Breckenridge Dia De Los Muertos – Breckenridge
10/17 – Commerce City Fall Fest – Commerce City
10/17 – Tennyson Fall Fest – Denver
10/17 – Hops Drops – Evergreen
10/17 – Golden Beer Tasting & Chili Cook Off – Golden
10/17-10/18 – Jackalope Arvada – Arvada
10/17-10/18 – Mile High Farms Fall Festival III – Bennett
10/17-10/18 – Pumpkin Harvest Festival at Four Mile Historic Park – Denver
10/17-10/18 – Anderson Farms Fall Festival IV – Erie
10/17-10/18 – The Ranch Fall Festival – Loveland

KANSAS

10/14-10/18 – Wild Lights at Sedgwick County Zoo I – Wichita
10/15 –Taste of Newton – Newton
10/16-10/17 – Farm City Days – Iola
10/16-10/18 – Clearwater Fall Festival – Clearwater
10/17 – International Lineman’s Rodeo – Bonner Springs
10/17 – Dia de los Muertos Festival – Emporia
10/17 – Girard Fall Festival – Girard
10/17 – RedFish Festival – Harper
10/17 – Lansing Fall Festival – Lansing
10/17 – Botanical Brewfest – Overland Park
10/17 – Church of the Ascension Fall Festival – Overland Park
10/17 – Wichita Asian Festival – Wichita
10/17 – Woodbine Fall Festival – Woodbine
10/17-10/18 – Maple Leaf Festival – Baldwin City

NEVADA

10/12-10/18 – Dragon Lights Reno III – Reno
10/16-10/17 – German American Club of Nevada Oktoberfest – North Las Vegas
10/17 – Mark Twain Days – Carson City
10/17 – Ely Renaissance Faire and Pumpkin Festival – Ely
10/17 – Genoa Oktoberfest – Genoa
10/17 – Henderson Bluegrass on Water Street Plaza – Henderson
10/17 – Lake Las Vegas Dragon Boat Festival – Henderson
10/17 – IVCBA Fall Fest at the Village Center – Incline Village
10/17 – Celebrando Nuestra Cultura: A Clark County Latino Cultural Festival – Las Vegas
10/17 – Las Vegas Book Festival – Las Vegas
10/17 – Las Vegas Pride – Las Vegas
10/17 – Grand Sierra Beer and Chili Festival – Reno
10/17-10/18 – Pumpkin Patch and Harvest Festival at Corley Ranch IV – Gardnerville
10/17-10/18* – When We Were Young – Las Vegas – CANCELLED
10/17-10/18 – Ferrari Farms Pumpkin Patch IV – Reno

NEW MEXICO

10/15 – Levitt AMP Music Series VI – Truth or Consequences
10/16-10/17 – Cavern City Oktoberfest – Carlsbad
10/16-10/18 – Apple Harvest Festival at Manzano Mountain Retreat IV – Torreon
10/17 – Corks and Shells Wine and Pistachio Festival – Alamogordo
10/17 – Cimarron Autumn Festival – Cimarron
10/17 – Winefest in Deming – Deming
10/17 – Jalarama Car Show – Jal
10/17 – Las Cruces Sky Fiesta – Las Cruces
10/17 –Los Lunas Beer and Wine Fest – Los Lunas
10/17 – Fall Festival at Agri-Nature Center – Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
10/17-10/18 – Peanut Valley Festival – Portales
10/18 – Rail Yards Market XXV – Albuquerque

OKLAHOMA

10/12 –Tulsa Native American Day – Tulsa
10/12-10/18 (Closed 10/13) – Orr Family Farm Fall Festival V – Oklahoma City
10/12-10/18 – Oklahoma Heritage Farm Fall Festival IV – Ramona
10/13-10/17 – Pumpkin Festival at Shepherd’s Cross IV – Claremore
10/16-10/17 – Old Time Gathering and Music Festival – Grove
10/16-10/17 – Halloween Festival at The Castle III – Muskogee
10/16-10/17 – Poteau Balloon Fest – Poteau
10/16-10/18 –Oklahoma Highland Gathering – Choctaw
10/16-10/18 – Original Fall Festival at Robbers Cave – Wilberton
10/17 – Anadarko Fall Festival – Anadarko
10/17 – Buchanan Family Pecan Harvest Fest – Ardmore
10/17 – Fletcher Fall Festival – Fletcher
10/17 – Guthrie Wine and Craft Festival – Guthrie
10/17 – Hydro Harvest Festival – Hydro
10/17 – Jay Fall Festival – Jay
10/17 – Historic Jenks Chili Cook-Off – Jenks
10/17 – It’s Fall Y’all Fall Festival – Noble
10/17 – OKC Whiskey Riot – Oklahoma City
10/17 – Red Earth FallFest – Oklahoma City
10/17 – Stockyards Stampede – Oklahoma City
10/17 – Tulsa Pride – Tulsa
10/17 – Chisholm Trail Festival – Yukon
10/17-10/18 – Brush Creek Bazaar – Tulsa
10/17-10/18 – Skinnerfest – Tulsa

OREGON

10/13-10/18 – Bauman’s Harvest Festival V – Gervais
10/16-10/18 –Pumpkin Festival at Roloff Farms III – Hillsboro
10/16-10/18 – Yachats Mushroom Festival – Yachats
10/17 – SOPride Festival – Ashland
10/17 – Christmas Valley Community Church Fall Festival – Christmas Valley
10/17 – Klamath Basin Potato Festival – Merrill
10/17 – Portland Saturday Market XXXIII – Portland
10/17 – Fall Fest in the Forest – West Linn
10/17 – Wilsonville Harvest Fest – Wilsonville
10/17-10/18 – Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival – Albany
10/17-10/18 – St. Matthew’s Fall Festival – Hillsboro
10/17-10/18 – Spirit of Halloweentown IV – St. Helens
10/18 – Quince Fest – Portland
10/18 – West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta Festival – Tualatin

TEXAS

10/12-10/18 – Pumpkin Nights: Dallas/Fort Worth V – Arlington
10/12-10/18 – Pumpkin Nights: Austin V – Austin
10/12-10/18 – State Fair of Texas IV – Dallas
10/12-10/18 (Closed 10/13, 10/14, 10/15) – Round Rock Pumpkin Festival III – Round Rock
10/14-10/17 – East Texas Yamboree – Gilmer
10/14-10/17 – New Boston Pioneer Days – New Boston
10/15 – Taste of Harlingen – Harlingen
10/15-10/17 – Grapeland Peanut Festival – Grapeland
10/15-10/18 – Terlingua Music Bash – Terlingua
10/15-10/18 – Texas Rose Festival – Tyler
10/15-10/19 – Astronox: Texas Music and Arts Festival – Austin
10/16-10/17 – Athens Jamburgeree – Athens
10/16-10/17 – DFW Food and Music Festival/Children Fall Festival – Garland
10/16-10/17 – Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center Heritage Fest and Muziky – La Grange
10/16-10/17 – Piney Wood Wine Festival: Fall – Lindale
10/16-10/17 – Deutschen Pfest – Pflugerville
10/16-10/18 – Aransas Pass Shrimporee – Aransas Pass
10/16-10/18 – Texas Arts and Music Festival – Brenham
10/16-10/18 – Fall Festival at Yesterland Farm V – Canton
10/16-10/18 – ArmeniaFest – Carrollton
Weekend continues below…

10/16-10/18 – Pumpkin Fall Days at Mainstay Farm Park V – Cleburne
10/16-10/18 – The Texas Jazz Festival – Corpus Christi
10/16-10/18 – Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival – Dripping Springs
10/16-10/18 – Fredericksburg Trade Days X – Fredericksburg
10/16-10/18 – Fiesta de Palmas – McAllen
10/16-10/18 – Rockport Fulton Market Days X – Rockport
10/16-10/18 – Southlake Oktoberfest – Southlake
10/16-10/18 – Yorktown Western Days – Yorktown
10/17 – West Texas Wine Festival – Abilene
10/17 – Canadian River Music Festival – Canadian
10/17* – Troubadour Festival: Celina – Celina – CANCELLED
10/17 – St. Philip Catholic Church Fall Festival – China Spring
10/17 – CIBOLOFEST – Cibolo
10/17 – Surftoberfest – Corpus Christi
10/17 – Back the Blue BBQ Festival – Deer Park
10/17 – North Texas Hot Sauce Fest – Fort Worth
10/17 – Knights of Columbus BestFest – Fredericksburg
10/17 – DFW Fall Fest – Frisco
10/17 – Georgetown Pride Festival – Georgetown
Weekend continues below…

10/17 – Harker Heights Food, Wine and Brew Fest – Harker Heights
10/17 – Nigeria Cultural Parade and Festival – Houston
10/17 – St. Joseph Fall Festival – Houston
10/17 – Texas Wine Jam – Johnson City
10/17 – Kaufman Harvest Festival – Kaufman
10/17 – Kerens Cotton Harvest Festival – Kerens
10/17 – Big Thicket Hogs and Strings Music Fest and Cook-off – Kountze
10/17 – The Texas Mushroom Festival – Madisonville
10/17 – Mesquite PumpkinFest – Mesquite
10/17 – Fall Festival at Sorelle Farms – Mineola
10/17 – West Texas BBQ Bash – Monahans
10/17 – Tobaccodoches Cigar Festival – Nacogdoches
10/17 – New Braunfels Dia de los Muertos Festival – New Braunfels
10/17 – Plano International Festival – Plano
10/17 – St. Anthony Fall Festival – Robstown
10/17 – Rosenberg Fall Fest – Rosenberg
10/17 – Hairy Man Festival – Round Rock
10/17 – Sachse Fall-O-Ween – Sachse
10/17 – San Antonio Beer Festival – San Antonio
Weekend continues below…

10/17 – San Antonio Steak Festival – San Antonio
10/17 – Houston Filipino Street Festival – Sugar Land
10/17 – Van Oil Festival – Van
10/17- Scarborough’s Hollow Fall Fantasy Festival IV – Waxahachie
10/17 – Whitesboro Peanut Festival – Whitesboro
10/17 – Winnsboro Mule Rodeo – Winnsboro
10/17 – Heritage Village Harvest Festival – Woodville
10/17-10/18 – Devine Acres Fall CountryFest IV – Devine
10/17-10/18 – ARToberFEST – Galveston
10/17-10/18 – Texas Pumpkin Fest II – Leander
10/17-10/18 – Fall Festival at P-6 Farms IV – Montgomery
10/17-10/18 – Pirate Festival of West Texas – Odessa
10/17-10/18 – Huffhines Harvest Fest – Richardson
10/17-10/18 – Robinson Family Farm Fall Festival IV – Temple
10/17-10/18 – Texas Renaissance Festival II – Todd Mission
10/17-10/18 – Uhland Fall Fest IV – Uhland
10/17-10/18 – Pumpkin Festival at Western Belle Farm IV – West
10/18 – AnnaFest – Anna
10/18 – St. John the Evangelist Fall Festival – Marble Falls
10/18 – Good Ol’ Days Festival – McKinney
10/18 – Holy Family Fall Festival – Wharton

WASHINGTON

10/12-10/18 (Closed 10/13, 10/14)- Fall Fest at Maris Farms IV – Buckley
10/14 – Fairwood Market Night VI – Renton
10/16 – Lacey Night Market XV – Lacey
10/16-10/17 – Oktoberfest Leavenworth III – Leavenworth
10/16-10/18 – Siemers Farm Fall Festival V – Mead
10/16-10/18 – Cranberry Festival – Ocean Park
10/16-10/18 – Harvest Fest at Miracle Ranch I – Port Orchard
10/16-10/18 – Okanogan Family Fall Barter Faire – Tonasket
10/17 – Klickitat County Harvest Festival – Goldendale
10/17 – Issaquah Goes Apples – Issaquah
10/17 – Celebration of Shadows Fall Festival – Port Angeles
10/17 – Roslyn Mountain Ale Festival – Roslyn
10/17 – Columbia City Night Market X – Seattle
10/17 – Stanwood Oktoberfest – Stanwood
10/17 – Tacoma Night Market XXI – Tacoma
10/17 – Vancouver Día de Muertos – Vancouver
10/17 – Harvest Festival at the Airport – Walla Walla
10/17 – Hop Country Music Festival – Yakima
10/17 – Yakima Chalk Art Festival – Yakima
10/17-10/18 – Oxtober Fall Farm Festival I – Carnation
10/17-10/18 – Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival – Port Angeles
10/17-10/18 – Fall Festival at Stocker Farms V – Snohomish
10/18 – The Fauntleroy Fall Festival – Fauntleroy
10/18 – Tacoma Sunday Drag Market XXI – Tacoma

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