• Harvesting Heritage Festival

    Center for Pioneer Life 134 joe young road , Burnsville, North Carolina, United States

    Celebrate Appalachian traditions at the 2025 Harvesting Heritage Festival! Enjoy a full day of pumpkin picking, live music, historic craft demonstrations, and guided tours of our pioneer homestead. Shop from […]

  • Yadkin Arts Council’s Annual Yadkin Valley Harvest Festival

    Downtown Yadkinville Elm & Jackson Street, Yadkinville, NC, United States

    Join the Yadkin Arts Council for the 48th annual Yadkin Valley Harvest Festival on September 20, 2025, from 10:00 am-3:30 pm in downtown Yadkinville. Vendors and food trucks will be […]

    Free
  • Mountain Heritage Days

    Western Carolina University Campus 1 University Way, Cullowhee, NC, United States

    Western Carolina University has proudly hosted the Mountain Heritage Day festival on the last Saturday in September for 50 years! This cherished tradition has been the university’s gift to the […]

  • Haywood County Fair

    Recurring
    Smoky Mountain Event Center 758 Crabtree Road, Waynesville, North Carolina, United States

    Come out for a weekend at the Haywood County Fair, September 25-28, 2025. Attractions Competitions Entertainment Agriculture Rides Exhibits and Competitions And More! $8 adults, $6 Ages 6-12, Free Age […]

    $5 – $8
  • Haywood County Fair

    Recurring
    Smoky Mountain Event Center 758 Crabtree Road, Waynesville, North Carolina, United States

    Come out for a weekend at the Haywood County Fair, September 25-28, 2025. Attractions Competitions Entertainment Agriculture Rides Exhibits and Competitions And More! $8 adults, $6 Ages 6-12, Free Age […]

    $5 – $8
  • Lansing Day

    Downtown Lansing Lansing, NC, United States

    Join us for the 1st annual Lansing Day free festival celebrating Appalachian heritage through local crafts and music while demonstrating our community's remarkable resilience in rebuilding after Hurricane Helene. Witness […]

    Free
  • Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival

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    Main Street of Elkin Elkin, NC, United States

    The Annual Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival is held in Historic Downtown Elkin on the 4th Saturday in September from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. The annual Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off starts […]

  • Haywood County Fair

    Recurring
    Smoky Mountain Event Center 758 Crabtree Road, Waynesville, North Carolina, United States

    Come out for a weekend at the Haywood County Fair, September 25-28, 2025. Attractions Competitions Entertainment Agriculture Rides Exhibits and Competitions And More! $8 adults, $6 Ages 6-12, Free Age […]

    $5 – $8
  • Old Timey Fall Festival

    Burnsville Town Square Town Square, Burnsville, NC, United States

    We are back this September with the Old Timey Fall Festival, so that everyone can enjoy the music, dance, children's games, the antique car and truck show, and of course […]

    Free
  • Haywood County Fair

    Recurring
    Smoky Mountain Event Center 758 Crabtree Road, Waynesville, North Carolina, United States

    Come out for a weekend at the Haywood County Fair, September 25-28, 2025. Attractions Competitions Entertainment Agriculture Rides Exhibits and Competitions And More! $8 adults, $6 Ages 6-12, Free Age […]

    $5 – $8
  • Farm City Day 2025

    Henderson County Center - Jackson Park 100 Jackson Park Road, Hendersonville, NC, United States

    This FREE event features many educational hands-on activities including a farm animal petting zoo, old-time craft demonstrations and a fishing pond. There are many children’s games and a wagon ride […]

  • Sonker Festival

    Recurring
    Edwards-Franklin House 4132 Haystack Road, Mount Airy, NC, United States

    The Sonker Festival is a Surry County tradition, presented each year by the Surry County Historical Society. It is held on the first Saturday in October at the Edwards-Franklin House […]

    Free