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 North Carolina.
September
#1 North Carolina Apple Festival
9/2-9/5; Hendersonville. The 76th annual promises to deliver the usual four days of family fun, music, food and apples! – Learn more
#2 Mayberry Days
9/19-9/25; Mt. Airy. Celebrating everything Andy Griffith and so much more in a great little downtown since 1990. – Learn more
#3 Cherokee Heritage Festival
9/17; Hayesville. Make it a day of all things Cherokee, including music, crafts, food and more. – Learn more
#4 Art in the Park
9/10, 10/1; Blowing Rock – Learn more
#5 Prohibition Hotrod & Moonshine Festival
9/24-9/25; Wilkesboro – Learn more
#6 Carolina in the Fall Music and Food Festival
9/23-9/24; Wilkesboro – Learn more
#7 NC Mountain Fair
9/9-9/18; Fletcher – Learn more
#8 Land of Oz’s Autumn Festival
Weekends in September Beech Mountain – Learn more
#9 Tweetsie Ghost Train
9/23-10/29; Blowing Rock – Learn more
#10 Smoky Mountain Folk Festival
9/2-9/3; Lake Junaluska – Learn more
October/November
#1 Woolly Worm Festival
10/15-10/16; Banner Elk. 45th annual ‘Reading of the Worm’ along with loads of music, food and fun. – Learn more
#2 Autumn Leaves Festival
10/14-10/16; Mount Airy. Main Street Mt. Airy comes alive for the 56th iteration. – Learn more
#3 Apple Harvest Festival
10/15; Waynesville. Downtown Waynesville puts on its best for the 45th. – Learn more
#4 Brushy Mountain Apple Festival
10/1; North Wilkesboro – Learn more
#5 Smoky Mountains Bluegrass Festival
10/29; Maggie Valley – Learn more
#6 Christmas in the Park
11/25 Blowing Rock – Learn more
#7 Maggie Valley Fall Arts & Crafts Show
10/22-10/23; Maggie Valley – Learn more
#8 Asheville Oktoberfest
10/1; Asheville – Learn more
#9 Tweetsie Christmas
Nov 25 start; Blowing Rock – Learn more
#10 Lake Lure Autumn Arts and Crafts Festival
10/15-10/16; Lake Lure – 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.
