Fall Festivals in the Mountains

We're ready for cooler days, blue skies, brightly colored red and gold leaves, apple pickin', cider drinking and fall festivals in the mountains. Here's a list of some of the best!

Fall Festivals
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Fall Festivals

Oct 3 - 5 - Cigar Box Guitar Music and Art Festival

A full weekend of creativity and talented musicians playing unique and soulful cigar boxes. Enjoy wine, food trucks, and craft vendors at the beautiful Bear Claw Vineyards.

Oct 4 - Blue Ridge Marching Band Festival

Fannin County High football field, 1 to 9:30 p.m. More than 2,000 marching band members from nearly two dozen high school bands are expected to participate. Bands will range in size from approximately 40 members to more than 150 members.

Oct 4 – Fall Festival at the Old Epworth School

From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. enjoy family-friendly activities and games, live music, craft and food vendors, all while fundraising for the Appalachian Mountain Regional Campus Council nonprofit in Epworth, helping maintain the school campus and providing college scholarships for local high schoolers.

Oct 4 - 5 - John C. Campbell Fall Festival

Always the first full weekend in October at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Celebrate Appalachian heritage, featuring a wide variety of craftspeople, continuous live music and dance, craft demonstrations, good food, and much more. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Oct 4 - 5 - Georgia Marble Festival

First weekend in October at the Lee Newton Memorial Park, Jasper, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This two-day celebration includes a road race, parade, expo, fine arts exhibit, arts & crafts booths, entertainment, children's area, business expo and tours of the marble quarry.

Close-up of hand painted chicken figures

Oct 4 - 5 - Indian Summer Festival

First weekend in October from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. in Suches at Woody Gap School, Georgia's smallest public school. Activities and family entertainment, pottery, quilts, homemade goodies, stained glass, folk art and more.

Oct 4 - 5, 11 - 12 - Cherry Log Fall Festival

First two weekends of October, Downtown Cherry Log, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Homemade breakfast and lunch, arts and crafts, homemade cakes, bluegrass, gospel and country music.

Oct 10 - 12, 16 - 18 - Georgia Mountain Fall Festival

Two long weekends of arts and craft vendors, exciting music performances, carnival rides, fair food, games and more!

Oct 11 - 12 – Fall Arts in the Park

Second weekend in October in the Downtown Blue Ridge City Park, Blue Ridge, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fine art, great food, fall colors on the trees and on the canvases. Enjoy the small-town charm of Blue Ridge at one of our signature events, Fall Arts in the Park. This fall arts and crafts festival features hundreds of regional artists and craftsmen. Special events for the kids.

A man paints a landscape at an artist booth. Other paintings are on display behind him

Oct 11 - 12, 18 - 19 - Georgia Apple Festival

Ellijay Lions Club Fairgrounds, the second two weekends in October. Over 300 vendors with handmade, hand-crafted items, as well as many on-site demonstrations. There is also a parade and antique car show each year.

Oct 17 - 19 - Blue Ridge Mountains Parade of Homes

A self-guided tour showcasing exceptional homes throughout the area, highlighting a range of unique and diverse architectural and building styles.

Oct 18 - 20 - Heritage Days Festival

The third full weekend in October, Talking Rock, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The little town of Talking Rock will be filled with booths featuring a wide variety of arts, crafts and antiques. There will be interesting demonstrations for the young and old, Bluegrass and Southern Gospel Music and good food.

Oct 19 - PawsFest

The third weekend in October in the Downtown Blue Ridge, City Park. Pet parade, costume contest, blessing of the animals, pet photos, vendors, micro-chipping and more! Be sure to stay for the Ultimate Air Dogs Dock Diving Competition.

People and their dogs explore different vendor booths at Paws in the Park

Oct 18 - 19 - Gold Rush Days Festival

Always the third full weekend in October, in Downtown Dahlonega, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thousands come to see fall colors and celebrate Dahlonega’s 1828 discovery of gold. Over 300 art and craft exhibitors and food vendors gather around the Public Square and Historic District in support of this annual event.

Oct 25 - Appalachian Brew & Music Festival

In Hiawassee at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, from 11 am to 5 pm, sample craft brews, enjoy delicious food, regional arts & crafts, and lots of Appalachian & Americana music!

Oct 25 – Vogel's Fall Festival at Vogel State Park

Head to Vogel State Park for a day of leaf peeping, live music and storytelling, craft and food vendors, a campsite and cottage Halloween decoration contest, trick or treating, and a rubber duck race down Wolf Creek.

Oct 24 - 26 - Mountain Moonshine Festival, Georgia Racing Hall of Fame

The Mountain Moonshine Festival features one of the largest car shows in the Eastern US, held at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame. The festival extends throughout the charming streets of historic downtown Dawsonville, offering that warm, hometown, atmosphere.

Folk paintings of different animals on the back of a truck during a festival

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Fall Activities in Blue Ridge, GA

Leaf Peeping, Pumpkin Picking & Cozy Autumnal Activities

Experience fall in the Blue Ridge Mountains with orchard visits, apple picking, exploring a pumpkin patch, scenic train rides, cozy coffee stops, evenings gathered around the campfire at your cabin, and more.

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Farms, Orchards & Petting Zoos

Apple U-Picking, Petting Zoos & Hayrides

Spend the day wandering orchards filled with ripe apples, meeting friendly animals at local petting farms and zoos, and riding through the fields on classic autumn hayrides.

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