Fall Festivals in Virginia You Don’t Want to Miss

Fall in Virginia is a special season, and there’s something about a fall festival in Virginia that is irresistible. Local pick-your-own farms and main streets transform into community playgrounds. You'll find apple harvest festivals, pumpkin patches, pumpkin spice-flavored goodies, arts and crafts, live music, and much more!

Mark your calendars for a fall to remember in Virginia.

Graves’ Mountain Apple Harvest Festival

Syria, First Three Weekends in October - Expect hayrides, kettles of apple butter, and steaming bowls of Brunswick Stew.

Urbanna Oyster Festival

Urbanna, November 6-7, 2026 - Head to the Oyster Capital of the East Coast for 50+ vendors serving every type of oyster.

Suffolk Peanut Festival

Suffolk, October 8-11, 2026 - Celebrate Virginia’s favorite legume with amusement rides, concerts, and a demolition derby.

More Fall Food & Drink Festivals

Powhatan’s Festival of the Grape – Powhatan, October 3, 2026
Annual Chincoteague Island Oyster Festival—Chincoteague Island, October 10, 2026
Thomas Jefferson Wine Festival – Lynchburg, November 7, 2026
Virginia Wine & Garlic Festival – Amherst, October 10-11, 2026
Apple Dumpling Festival – Stuart, October 17, 2026

Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend

Virginia Beach, September 25-27, 2026 - Surfing competitions, concerts, a parade, and sandsculptures take over the Boardwalk.

Richmond Folk Festival

Richmond, October 9-11, 2026 - Expand your cultural horizons at this free fest with music, dance, and artistic displays.

Alexandria Old Town Art Festival

Alexandria, September 26-27, 2026 - Walk down Old Town Alexandria’s famous King Street, transformed into an outdoor art gallery.

More Fall Arts, Music & Entertainment Festivals

Middleburg Film Festival - Middleburg, October 15-18, 2026
Rassawek Autumn Festival - Columbia, October 17-18, 2026
Virginia Film Festival - Charlottesville, October 21-25, 2026
Blue Ridge Folklife Festival - Ferrum, October 24, 2026

State Fair of Virginia

Doswell, Sep. 25 - Oct. 4, 2026 - Deep-fried sweets, amusement rides, farm animals, and more fun for the whole family.

Cox Farms Fall Festival

Centreville, Sep. 19 – Nov. 8, 2026 - Slides, rope swings, hay bale mazes, animals, food, and cider spread out over 90 acres.

Anthem Go Outside Festival

Roanoke, October 16-18, 2026 - Test out outdoor gear, watch BMX, slacklining, and lumberjack pros, and embrace the outdoors.

More Fall Harvest Festivals

The Junction – Buffalo Junction, September 26 – end of October
Grayson Highlands Fall Harvest Festival – Mouth of Wilson, September 26-7, 2026
Historic Downtown Manassas Fall Jubilee – Manassas, October 3, 2026
Harvest Days Festival – Clarksville, October 3, 2026
Bland County Festival of Leaves – Bland, October TBD
Fall Festival in Old Town Historic Fairfax – Fairfax, October 10, 2026

Check out more of Virginia’s upcoming fall festivals below. Search by date or location and use our map feature to plan your route!

Virginia State Fair and County Fairs

Celebrate agricultural heritage and the rural life as you watch tractors pull, pigs race and chickens parade around at Virginia's affordable family fun spots - county fairs!

Halloween

Experience thrills at scream parks, haunted houses, graveyards, enchanted woods and ghostly battlefields when you spend your Halloween in Virginia!

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