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 Kentucky.
September
#1 Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival
9/30-10/1; Middlesboro. Music, carnival, kids area and much more in the heart of Middlesboro. – Learn more
#2 Kentucky Apple Festival
9/30-10/1; Paintsville. The 58th annual festival takes the theme “A Apple Tradition with Country A-Peel.” – Learn more
#3 The World Chicken Festival
9/22-9/25; London. Three decades of family fun with crazy contests, free music, vendors from across the country, carnival rides and great food. – Learn more
#4 (tie) Blazin’ Bluegrass Festival
9/15-9/17; Whitley City – Learn more
#4 (tie) Hatfield McCoy Heritage Days
9/16-9/18; Pikeville – Learn more
#4 (tie) Old Fashioned Trading Days
9/8-9/10; Williamsburg – Learn more
#7 Black Gold Festival
9/15-9/17; Hazard – Learn more
#8 (tie) Breaks Interstate Park Gospel Sing
9/3-9/5; Breaks, VA (a TN/VA park) – Learn more
#8 (tie) Honoring Our Veterans Pow Wow
9/3-9/4; Corbin – Learn more
#8 (tie) Manchester Music Festival
9/1-9/3; Downtown Manchester – Learn more
#8 (tie) Letcher County Mountain Heritage Festival
9/19-9/24; Whitesburg – Learn more
October/November
#1 Daniel Boone Festival
10/2-10/8; Barbourville. Celebrating all things frontier and so much more for its 74th year. – Learn more
#2 Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival
9/30-10/1; Downtown Middlesboro. Music, carnival, kids area and much more in the heart of Middlesboro. – Learn more
#3 (tie) Kentucky Apple Festival
9/30-10/1; Downtown Paintsville. The 58th annual festival takes the theme “A Apple Tradition with Country A-Peel.” – Learn more
#3 (tie) River Stomp Bluegrass Festival
10/7-10/8; Williamsburg – Learn more
#5 ChristmasTime at Ark Encounter
11/25-11/27; Williamstown – Learn more
#6 (tie) Jenny Wiley Festival
10/5-10/8; Prestonsburg – Learn more
#6 (tie) Octoberfest
10/8; Corbin – Learn more
#8 Fall Festival (Knott County)
Oct 22; Hindman – Learn more
#9 Harlan Haunt Fest
Oct 1; Harlan – Learn more
#10 Pikeville Pride Celebration
Oct 15; Pikeville City Park – 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.
