Fall Tennessee Festivals

Find a Tennessee fall festival to attend in 2024. Our events calendar for September, October and November 2024 has things to do across Tennessee including activities in Nashville, Knoxville, Memphis and Chattanooga. Our list includes festivals celebrating the local harvest, food, music, beer, Oktoberfest and more.

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2024 Festivals

Tennessee State Fair - Nashville, TN - Aug 15 to Aug 24, 2024
Midway rides, pageant, karaoke, cornhole, hula hoop contest, ice cream eating competition, and more. Since 1855.

Crockett Days - Limestone, TN - Aug 17, 2024
Visit the Crockett Homestead, shop for 18th century wares, and attend excellent programming about frontier life – plus plenty more. Held at David Crockett Birthplace State Park

Wine Over Water - Chattanooga, TN - Aug 17, 2024
Wine tasting from over 100 wineries on the Walnut Street Bridge, plus enjoy tastings and food for purchase from local restaurants, and local musicians playing everything from jazz to classic bluegrass. There will also be a separate wine tasting and silent auction called Best Cellars and a number of “Off the Bridge” events that extend the festival – throughout the week there will be several events featuring wines from all of the world, food from local restaurants, and opportunities to flex your own culinary muscles and learn more about food and drink.

Sevier County Fair - Sevierville, TN - Aug 27 to Sep 2, 2024
Exhibit hall, contests, livestock, entertainment including live music and a rodeo, and more!

Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival - Gatlinburg, TN - Aug 27 to Oct 31, 2024
A celebration of fall with fall-themed events, foods, and fun in the gateway communities of the Great Smoky Mountains, including Gatlinburg

Muddy Roots Music Festival - Cookeville, TN - Aug 30 to Sep 1, 2024
It’s three days of music, camping, vintage cars and more over Labor Day weekend. Musical acts celebrate diversity across genres with underground country roots.

Mountaineer Folk Festival - Spencer, TN - Sep 6 to Sep 8, 2024
Traditional music, old time competitions, handmade crafts, pioneer demonstrations and more at Fall Creek Falls State Park.

Germantown Festival - Germantown, TN - Sep 7 to Sep 8, 2024
Fun for the whole family at this annual 5k, pup parade and festival with live music, food vendors, entertainment, car show, arts & crafts, kid zone, Running of the Weenies Dachshund race and more. Free admission and free shuttle bus service from free parking at Germantown Church of Christ (8723 Poplar Pike) and Baptist Medical Group (2120 Exeter Rd)

Dollywood’s Harvest Festival - Pigeon Forge, TN - Sep 8 to Oct 28, 2024
Dollywood stays open late each evening giving families more time to enjoy the glow of thousands of carved pumpkins throughout the park, with the Great Pumpkin LumiNights. Dollywood guests also can enjoy the spectacular artistry of visiting crafters from across the country or sample the special harvest-themed food items from Dollywood’s award-winning foods team. Each day is a picture-perfect opportunity for families to enjoy the experiences of a Smoky Mountain harvest.

National Rolley Hole Marbles Championships and Festival - Hilham, TN - Sep 14, 2024
The “Super Bowl” of marbles comes to Standing Stone State Park in Tennesee with kids’ games

Cystic Fibrosis Cycle for Life – Tennessee - Franklin, TN - Sep 14, 2024
CF Cycle for Life is a fully-supported ride with different route options. From breakfast to the cycle post party, you can enjoy fully stocked rest stops every 10-12 miles, bike mechanics for bicycle maintenance and repair, ride marshals to cheer you along the way and plenty of support vehicles to help you complete the ride. This unique event empowers participants to take action and demonstrate their fight in finding a cure for cystic fibrosis in a tangible, emotional and powerful way.

Fayette County Cotton Festival - Somerville, TN - Sep 14, 2024
Annual event at Historic Somerville Square. Live music includes blue grass, country, and southern rock. Arts & crafts, car & truck show, festival food, youth talent competition and canning & cooking contest.

Bicycle Ride Across Tennessee - Spencer, TN - Sep 14 to Sep 19, 2024
The annual BRAT is a bike tour that takes riders through a different part of Tennessee each year. Your registration includes beautiful campsites at Tennessee State Parks, plentiful food, hot showers, live entertainment and a fully supported route.

Americana Music Festival & Conference - Nashville, TN - Sep 17 to Sep 21, 2024
Music conference with panels, seminars, performances and more, plus 500+ live performances at 60 venues in the downtown area.

Nashville Brew Festival - Nashville, TN - Sep 20, 2024
The Nashville Brew Festival will take place on the field and throughout the concourse of First Tennessee Park on Sept 20th from 7pm to 11pm. The event will feature over 50 breweries, including Nashville’s best breweries, as well as food trucks, music, lawn games and more. Both general admission ($45) and VIP ($60) will include unlimited beer, with VIP attendees having early admission and access to specialty beer poured during the first hour. Food will be sold separately.

Archeofest - Pinson, TN - Sep 21 to Sep 22, 2024
Vendors, activities, and demonstrations going on throughout the weekend at Pinson Mounds State Archeological Park

Schulz Brau Brewing Oktoberfest - Knoxville, TN - Sep 21 to Oct 6, 2024
Two weeks of Oktoberfest with live music and tons of great food – Oktoberfest Märzen in real 1 Liter mugs (34oz), authentic German pretzels, Schnitzel, and of course the iconic Lebkuchenherzen (gingerbread hearts)

Festival on the Square - Decaturville, TN - Sep 21, 2024
Golf tournament Friday and family fun festival on Saturday

Nashville Greek Festival - Nashville, TN - Sep 27 to Sep 29, 2024
Savory cuisine, soulful music, lively dancing and more at this event celebrating Greek hospitality and culture.

Louie Bluie Music & Arts Festival - Caryville, TN - Sep 28, 2024
Free blues festival plus kids fun zone, juried artisan village, juried art and quilt show, food, jam sessions and more! Donations supporting the Campbell Culture Coalition, a non-profit arts organization, are encouraged.

Oaklands Mansion Oktoberfest - Murfreesboro, TN - Sep 28, 2024
Oaklands will host its annual Oktoberfest on Saturday from 5:00 to 9:00pm. Supports Oaklands Mansion and features many local craft brewers. In addition to this impressive list of craft brewers, they also welcome the number one independently owned cider producer in the nation, Bold Rock. They are bringing their multi award-winning IPAs. Stones River Total Beverage will be pouring additional brews. Festival-goers will experience live music from local bands and enjoy delicious treats from local food trucks such as German fare from FitzWillys and gourmet hotdogs from ThatÂ’s My Dawg.

Pilgrimage Music Festival - Franklin, TN - Sep 28 to Sep 29, 2024
A music and cultural festival.

Nashville Oktoberfest - Nashville, TN - Oct 3 to Oct 6, 2024
Annual Tennessee Oktoberfest in Nashville’s Historic Germantown. Autumn festival with free admission. German music and live entertainment. German food, beverages, polka dancing and stein hoisting contest. Children’s activity area featuring pony rides, clowns and inflatables. Arts, crafts, antiques and tours of Germantown’s historic churches. Since 1980.

Sycamore Shoals Quilt Fest - Elizabethton, TN - Oct 4 to Oct 6, 2024
This three-day exhibition, sponsored by the Sycamore Shoals Stitchers, features a show and demonstrations by local quilters. Bed quilts, wall hangings, holiday and baby quilts, miniatures and antique quilts will be on display.

3 Sisters Bluegrass Music Festival - Chattanooga, TN - Oct 4 to Oct 5, 2024
A free music concert. Bring your blanket or lawn chair down to the river and enjoy.

National Storytelling Festival - Jonesborough, TN - Oct 4 to Oct 6, 2024
Large circus type tents are set up throughout the downtown area with general admission seating to enjoy performances. Special ghost story concerts and midnight cabarets.

Unicoi County Apple Festival - Erwin, TN - Oct 4 to Oct 5, 2024
More than 100,000 attend annually to check out over 350 arts and craft vendors, three food courts, three entertainment stages with live music, children’s area with rides and activities, tournaments and more!

Newport Harvest Street Festival - Newport, TN - Oct 5 to Oct 6, 2024
The streets of Downtown, Newport TN will be filled with people, food, crafts and entertainment as an East Tennessee tradition continues! This festival is the largest in the county and continues to grow each year. Admission is free and it is a great opportunity to bring your family and friends to this beautiful area nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains.

Bike MS Bike to Jack and Back - Franklin, TN - Oct 5 to Oct 6, 2024
Bike MS is more than a ride. It’s an experience grounded in camaraderie and marked by passion, inspiration, determination and pure enjoyment. It will be an experience you’ll never forget, shared with new friends and old.

Tennessee Brew Fest - Jackson, TN - Oct 5, 2024
Enjoy dozens of unlimited samples of the finest craft beers from around the world and right here in West Tennessee. Shop local vendors, enjoy delicious food, games & afternoon entertainment. As always, this in a 21 and up event, held at the Jackson Fairgrounds.

Allardt Great Pumpkin Festival and Weigh-off - Allardt, TN - Oct 5, 2024
Giant pumpkin weigh-off, run, beauty pageant, car show, parade and more.

Gallatin’s Main Street Festival - Gallatin, TN - Oct 5, 2024
Free admission and free parking to this annual event with over 200 vendors and 25,000 visitors each year. Arts & crafts, non-profits, commercial vendors, local entertainment, children’s area, food and more

Granville Fall Celebration - Granville, TN - Oct 5, 2024
A celebration of history. Sutton General Store, Granville Museum, Antique Car Museum, Sutton House, antique shops and more!

McMinnville Autumn Street Fair - McMinnville, TN - Oct 5, 2024
Crafts, games, live entertainment, and food

Cumberland River Dragon Boat Festival - Nashville, TN - Oct 5, 2024
Hosted at Riverboat Park. Thousands will watch 40 dragon boats compete. Through a series of four-boat heats that race a 200-meter stretch of the Cumberland River between the Woodland Street Bridge to the Shelby Street Walking Bridge, the Cumberland River Compact has the opportunity to promote the health and enjoyment of the Cumberland River first hand.

Chalkfest at the Island at Pigeon Forge - Pigeon Forge, TN - Oct 6, 2024
The Island at Pigeon Forge property features tons of open concrete space, and what a better way to utilize it than by turning The Island into a canvas?! They’re roping off hundreds of feet of space for artists to showcase their talent to thousands of guests for the only chalk festival in Sevier County!

Chattanooga Oktoberfest - Chattanooga, TN - Oct 12 to Oct 13, 2024
The annual event will have German food, bier garten with four dozen local and seasonal beers, oompah band, 5K run and car show.

Pumpkintown Festival - Athens, TN - Oct 12, 2024
Mutt strutt, tasty treats, heritage exhibit, family fun and entertainment plus petting zoo, carriage rides, pony rides, doggie costume contest, pumpkin carving and more.

Crossville Oktoberfest - Crossville, TN - Oct 18 to Oct 19, 2024
Annual festival hosted by the Crossville Knights of Columbus Council 8152 with live music, and both domestic and imported beverages. German food includes pork schnitzel, kasseler rippchen, bratwursts, knackwursts, weisswursts. Admission is $6 in advance and $7.50 at the door. Children under 14 get in free. Held the third weekend in October every year at the Crossville Knights of Columbus property on Highway 70. Attendance is approximately 2000. Location: 2892 Hwy 70 East, Crossville, TN 38555

Reelfoot Lake State Park Pelican Festival - Tiptonville, TN - Oct 18 to Oct 20, 2024
Bring the whole family to a fun-filled weekend at Reelfoot Lake State Park. Enjoy canoe floats, night hike with owls, art contest, live animals, photo contest, silent auction, vendors, and more

Cleveland Apple Festival - Cleveland, TN - Oct 19 to Oct 20, 2024
Arts and craft show, live music, food, pony and hay rides, children’s activities, and more

Hatchie Fall Fest - Brownsville, TN - Oct 19, 2024
Family-Friendly event with live music, arts & crafts, children’s activities, games and contests. Pet Show, Cake & Pie Baking Contest, Frozen T-Shirt Contest, Scarecrow Contest, Car Show, Mini Tractor Pull. Started in 2003.

Nashville’s Dog Day Festival - Nashville, TN - Oct 19, 2024
Join thousands of other dog owners and their pooches in Centennial Park to celebrate and support our four legged friends. Bring your pooches and participate in activities such as a costume contest, pupper parade, training classes, demonstrations, contests and pet portraits, or enjoy the children’s area and various demonstrations. There will be a low-cost Microchip Clinic, food trucks, door prizes, fun zones, live entertainment/music and so much more! Dog Day Festival, Nashville’s longest running dog festival, is a celebration of everything pup and all proceeds go to benefit the Nashville Humane Association. $5 admission at the gate

Tennessee Beer, Wine and Shine Festival - Nashville, TN - Oct 19, 2024
Annual event runs from noon to 5 PM. Beer and wine aficionados will unite to enjoy sampling craft beer and great food

Memphis Comic Expo - Memphis, TN - Oct 26 to Oct 27, 2024
Focuses on creators, especially writers and artists who design comics, and features panels, a cosplay contest, vendors, comic dealers, gaming, and more. Expect a mix of talent from up and coming, local and regional talent, and big names. Opens at 10am each day, with VIP access starting at 9am. Kids under 12 get in free, and the first 100 kids get a free comic book.

Pumpkinfest - Franklin, TN - Oct 26, 2024
Over 65,000 people stretch along Main Street to celebrate all the festive fall family-friendly fun! Enjoy a kids zone with bouncy houses, pony rides, face painting and more. Costume contest for kids, groups and pets, plus live entertainment, arts & crafts vendors, street festival, beer tent, giant pumpkin, pumpkin carving, and more.

Wine Down Main Street - Franklin, TN - Nov 2, 2024
170+ wines available for tasting inside stores on Main Street. Food samples from 30+ local restaurants. Live music on the square. General admission, VIP, and Premium VIP tickets are sold to the event.

Past Events

We know that you want current events. But we don’t always have dates for every event for the current year. We leave those events with their link here so that you can look for the new dates yourself. We hope you don’t mind!

Tims Ford Heritage Day and Fall Festival - Winchester, TN - Oct 7, 2023
This is a weekend long event with live music, dancing, re-enactments, demonstrations, crafts, competitions, food, games, and more! Admission is free, but many vendors are selling food, crafts, and game admission, so cash on hand is encouraged.

The Whole Hog Festival - Spring Hill, TN - Oct 7, 2023
Formerly the Spring Hill Country Ham Festival, this revived event is hosted by John Meher Builders in support of the Well, and features a petting zoo, hog calling contest. live music, vendors, food, fireworks, kid zone, arts and crafts and more!

Dandridge Scots-Irish Festival - Dandridge, TN - Sep 27 to Sep 28, 2023
The Festival organizers strive to arrange a wide variety of musical and dance entertainment each year. Emphasis is placed on Celtic roots and Appalachian music evolved from that of the Scots-Irish settlers. There will also be activities for children, vendors, pipes, a demonstration of Highland athletic events, and a Ceilidh.

Upper East Tennessee Celtic Festival & Games - Johnson City, TN - Sep 1 to Sep 3, 2023
Experience the magic of the Celts at the Appalachian Highland Celts’ Upper East Tennessee Celtic Festival. Calling of the Clans, Highland games, Clan Gathering, live music, dancers, food and other vendors

Hummingbird and Butterfly Festival - Clarksville, TN - Aug 19, 2023
Hummingbird banding demonstrations, guided hikes, pollinator gardening tips, childrens arts & crafts, and more

Fiber in the Boro - Murfreesboro, TN - Oct 29, 2022
Free annual fiber festival with children’s activities, animals, shearing, food, and lots of yarn and fiber

Oktober Heritage Festival - Hohenwald, TN - Oct 7 to Oct 8, 2022
Annual festival and Annual Fall Classics Car and Truck Show host live entertainment, food, arts & crafts, BBQ cook-off and kids activities.

High Cotton Oktoberfest - Memphis, TN - Oct 2, 2022
High Cotton hosts this Oktoberfest with live music, brats and pretzels, Oktoberfest steins for sale, and more

Oktoberfest at Ober - Gatlinburg, TN - Sep 23 to Oct 30, 2022
Ober Gatlinburg hosts this festival with Bavarian-style food, Oktoberfest biers and live music. Entertainment includes Bavarian folk dances, schuhplattling, oompah music, sing-a-longs, and yodels. Location: Ober at Gatlinburg Resort

Southern Pie Festival - Cleveland, TN - Nov 6 to Nov 7, 2021
Join pie, fried pie bakers, art, craft, direct sales, business, and food vendors from everywhere to celebrate Southern Pies. Pie eating contests, pie baking contest, games for the kids, live music and more.

Storytelling Festival - Hilham, TN - Sep 25, 2021
Storytellers weave their tales, plus food booths for lunch. Free admission, fun for all

Appalachian Winter Celebration - Roan Mountain, TN - Nov 14, 2020
Roan Mountain State Park is building on the Old Time Yule celebration to tell the story of traditional holiday celebrations and preparations for winter in the Appalachian Mountains. Join us from Noon-3PM at the historic Miller Farmstead to enjoy a true mountain celebration. Enjoy a firepit with snacks, historic home and farmstead tours, Appalachian story-telling, traditional Christmas and mountain music, cookie station and more.

Roan Mountain Fall Chili Cook-Off - Roan Mountain, TN - Oct 3, 2020
Cook up a pot of your secret recipe and compete for prizes, or just come sample the chefs creations! Everyone is welcome to kick-off the fall season with food, fun, and fellowship. Prizes will be awarded to the judges favorite chili, public favorite chili, best decorated chili booth, and overall best use of heat to flavor ratio (no burning off taste-buds!).

Find other fun things to do in Tennessee in fall:

Oktoberfest in Tennessee
Tennessee Corn Mazes
Tennessee Ghost Tours
Haunted Houses in Tennessee
Tennessee Pumpkin Patches

4 thoughts on “Fall Tennessee Festivals

  1. Alana says:

    I went to a hot air balloon festival last year in Maryville but can’t find anything on it this year? Anyone know anything about this? I really want to go again this year…

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