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 Georgia.
September
#1 Blue Ridge Blues and BBQ Festival
9/17; Blue Ridge. The sounds of Blues music and the sweet smell of BBQ from local and regional cookers fill the air at the 11th annual festival. – Learn more
#2 Oktoberfest 2022 At the Helen Festhalle
9/8-9/11, 9/15-9/18, 9/29-10/2; Helen. Beer, brats, bands and Lederhosen—it’s the 52nd annual iteration of the longest running Oktoberfest in the U.S. – Learn more
#3 Mountain Heritage Festival
9/3-9/4; Blairsville. A Union County tradition since 2006 for a great fall weekend in the mountains. – Learn more
#4 Sautee Nacoochee Folk Pottery & Arts Festival
9/3; Sautee Nacoochee – Learn more
#5 Yellow Daisy Festival
9/8; Stone Mountain – Learn more
#6 Chattahoochee Mountain Fair
9/9-9/17; Clarkesville – Learn more
#7 Spirit of Appalachia Food, Wine and Art Festival
9/10; Sautee Nacoochee – Learn more
#8 (tie) Northeast Georgia Veterans Jamboree
9/17; Cornelia – Learn more
#8 (tie) Up the Creek Fall Festival and Low Country Boil
9/17; Dalton – Learn more
#10 Grape Stomp Festival
9/3; Blairsville – Learn more
October/November
#1 Georgia Apple Festival
10/8 & 9, 15 & 16; Elijay. Now in its 51st year of hundreds of vendors offering food, art, crafts and more. – Learn more
#2 Georgia Mountain Fall Festival
10/7-10/15; Hiawassee. Nine-day event features arts & crafts vendors, educational demonstrations and exciting music performances. – Learn more
#3 Gold Rush Days
10/15-10/16; Dahlonega. This Southeast Tourism Society award winner has been making big fun since 1954. – Learn more
#4 Rocktober Fest
10/1-10/30; Lookout Mountain – Learn more
#5 Sorghum Festival
10/8 & 9, 15 & 16; Blairsville – Learn more
#6 Mountain Country Christmas in Lights
11/24-11/26; Hiawassee – Learn more
#7 Appalachian Brew, Stew and Que Festival
10/22; Hiawassee – Learn more
#8 Toccoa Harvest Festival
10/29-10/30; Toccoa – Learn more
#9 12th Annual Fall Arts in the Park
10/8-10/9; Blue Ridge – Learn more
#10 Light Up Blue Ridge
11/26; Blue Ridge – 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.
