Editor’s note, this article contains time-sensitive information from our September/October 2022 issue.
Our readers, in voting this spring, have created a bounty of great suggestions and ideas for the best fall festivals in Virginia.
September
#1 Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival
9/17-9/18; Huddleston. Great music, great wine. – Learn more
#2 Olde Salem Days
9/10 Salem oldesalemdays.comMore than 300 artisans and crafters. – Learn more
#3 (tie) Grayson Highlands Fall Festival
9/24-9/25; Grayson Highlands SP, Mouth of Wilson. Since 1976 the Rugby Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire Department has offered live exhibits of Appalachian culture. – Learn more
#3 (tie) Shenandoah Valley Apple Harvest Festival
9/17-9/18; Clear Brook – Learn more
#5 Sinkland Farms Pumpkin Festival
9/23-10/30; Christiansburg – Learn more
#6 Beaver Dam Sunflower Festival
9/10-9/18; Buchanan – Learn more
#7 Shenandoah Valley Music Festival
9/3-9/4; Orkney Springs – Learn more
#8 Layman Farms Fall Festival
Sept-Nov; Blue Ridge – Learn more
#9 Patsy Cline Music Festival
9/3, Labor Day Weekend; Winchester – Learn more
#10 Pulaski County Fall Flea Market
9/17-9/18; Dublin – Learn more
October/November
#1 Blue Ridge Folklife Festival
10/22; Ferrum. For almost 50 years, welcoming musicians, moonshiners, craftspeople, cooks, horse pullers, antique tractor buffs and more to celebrate the traditions of the region. – Learn more
#2 Shenandoah Autumn Fest
10/1; Woodstock. BBQ, beers and bands, along with chicken flippin and whole-hog roast. – Learn more
#3 Boones Mill Apple Festival
10/1; Boones Mill. The 44th annual will feature the usual array of music, food, pageant and fun. – Learn more
#4 Layman Farms Fall Festival
Sept-Nov; Blue Ridge – Learn more
#5 Illuminights
11/19-12/30; Explore Park, Roanoke – Learn more
#6 Crozet Fall Arts and Crafts Fest
10/8; Crozet – Learn more
#7 Radford Highlanders Festival
10/8; Radford – Learn more
#8 (tie) Big Stone Gap Home Craft Days
10/21-10/23; Big Stone Gap – Learn more
#8 (tie) Graves Mountain Harvest Festival
First three weekends in Oct; Syria – Learn more
#10 Front Royal Festival of Leaves
10/15; Front Royal – Learn more
>>> Go Back to the Full List of the top 140 Fall Festivals in the Mountains
The story above first appeared in our September/ October 2022 issue.
