10 Fantastic Fall Festivals Near Johnson City TN 2024

It’s finally starting to cool down y’all, so let’s make the most of this wonderful weather! These fall festivals near Johnson City, Bristol, Kingsport, and throughout the tri-cites area are the perfect places to make awesome family memories this fall.

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A happy mother and daughter siting in front of a pyramid of pumpkins, representing fall festival in Johnson City TN.

September Fall Festivals in Tri-Cities TN

1. Fall Make-&-Takes

Various dates in September and October
Into the Fire, Johnson City

Grab the kids and try your hand at one of the many fall theme art projects available this season. Classes include canvas art, wooden sign art, and more!

2. Sorghum Festival

September 21, 2024
Tipton-Haynes Historic Site, Johnson City, TN

Learn about the traditional Appalachian fall chore of turning sorghum into molasses. Watch the molasses being made and enjoy an optional breakfast with the finished product. Admission also includes access to the historic site.

3. Jonesborough Pumpkinfest

September 21, 2024
Downtown Jonesborough

This fall pumpkin festival lets you celebrate everyone’s favorite fall food. There will be a wide variety of pumpkin-flavored foods and drinks. Of course, the entire downtown area will also be smartly decorated for the season.

4. Fall Folk Art Festival

September 28-29, 2024
Exchange Place, Kingsport, TN

Shop for a variety of fall plants, artisan crafts, and traditional folk art and this history-themed fall festival. There will also be kids’ activities, living history demonstrations, traditional foods, and heritage breed animals.

4 happy children playing in colorful fall leaves.

October Fall Festivals in Tri-Cities TN

5. Unicoi County Apple Festival

October 4-5, 2024
Downtown Erwin, TN

The Apple Festival is the perfect place to enjoy all your favorite apple-flavored foods and drinks. There will also be craft vendors, music, and kids’ activities.

6. Artisan Harvest Festival

October 5, 2024
214 Park St. SE, Abingdon, VA

This harvest festival boasts live artisan demonstrations, homemade apple butter, live music, food trucks, and family activities.

7. Rocky Mount Harvest Festival

November 2-3, 2024
Rocky Mount State Historic Site, Piney Flats

Enjoy living history demonstrations of traditional fall chores including pressing cider and making apple butter. There will also be plenty of kids’ activities, games, and local vendors selling fall crafts.

8. Fall-O-Dendron Heritage Festival

October 12, 2024
Roan Mountain State Park

Celebrate fall the traditional Appalachian way with crafts, clogging, bluegrass, and more!

9. Fall Festival

October 19, 2024
Central Community Christian Church, Johnson City

Come on out for a delicious fall bake sale, face painting, inflatables, and themed raffle baskets.

November Fall Events in Johnson City TN & Tri-Cities

10. Fall Craft Festival

November 2, 2024
Washington College Academy, Limestone

Come down to the fall craft festival for artisan demonstrations, music, food trucks, kids’ activities, and more.

11. The S’mores Run

November 2, 2024
Tweetsie Trail Head, Johnson City, TN
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12. Colonial Harvest Celebration

November 9, 2024
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park, Elizabethton

This colonial harvest celebration brings history to life with demonstrations of 18th-century fall living and harvest traditions.

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