OCTOBER 2023 – U.S. Food Festivals, Food Shows, Fairs, Events, etc.
Check previous year if not listed in current year: the event’s website may have recent update
July 27-November 18, 2023
Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
September 1-October 22, 2023
SeptOberfest
Wabasha, Minnesota
September 7-October 29, 2023
Annual Oktoberfest
Helen, Georgia
September 8-Oct 29, 2023
Devine’s Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch – Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Septembeer 15-October 1, 2023 – The Big E – West Springfield, Massachusetts
September 16-Oct 29, 2023 Lake Arrowhead Oktoberfest and German Food Fest
Lake Arrowhead, California
September 16-November 6, 2023 Great Pumpkin Festival – Vernon, New Jersey
September 21-October 1, 2023 North Georgia State Fair – Marietta, Georgia
September 22-October 1, 2023 State Fair of Virginia – Doswell, Virginia
September 22-Oct 1, 2023 Central Washington State Fair – Yakima, Washington
September 22-Oct 3, 2023 Arkansas Oklahoma State Fair – Fort Smith, Arkansas
September 22-October 29, 2023 Arizona State Fair – Phoenix, Arizona
September 27-Oct 1, 2023 74th Annual Grundy County Corn Festival
Morris, Illinois
September 27-October 1, 2023 American Royal World Series of Barbecue
Kansas City, Missouri
September 27-Oct 1, 2023 32nd Annual Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta
Santa Fe, New Mexico
September 28-October 1, 2023 Steamboat Food & Wine Festival
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
September 28-October 1, 2023 Four Flags Area Apple Festival – Niles, Michigan
September 28-October 1, 2023 Annual Coffee Roasters Guild Retreat
Blaine, Washington
September 28-Oct 1, 2023 Annual Buckwheat Festival – Kingwood, West Virginia
Sept 28-30 & Oct 5-7, 2023 Great Northwest Oktoberfest – Whitefish, Montana
September 28-October 8, 2023 Tulsa State Fair – Tulsa, Oklahoma
September 29-October 1, 2023 Pumpkinfest – South Lyon, Michigan
September 29-Oct 1, 2023 Annual Pensacola Seafood Festival – Pensacola, Florida
September 29-October 1, 2023 Oktoberfest – Amana Colonies, Iowa
September 29-Oct 1, 2023 Kansas Junior Livestock Show – Hutchinson, Kansas
September 29-October 1, 2023 Halal Ribfest – Detroit, Michigan
September 29-Oct 1, 2023 – 35th Annual Mississippi Pecan Festival
New Augusta, Mississippi
September 29-October 1, 2023 41st Annual Downtown Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival – Ithaca, New York
September 29-October 1, 2023 – Beach n’ Chili Fest: ICS World’s Championsihp Chili Cookoff – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
September 29-Oct 1, 2023 49th Annual Virginia Beach Neptune Festival, Boardwalk Weekend – Virginia Beach, Virginia
September 29-October 8, 2023 Annual Apple Harvest Festival
Southington, Connecticut
September 29-October 8, 2023 – International Sandsculpting Championship
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Sept 9-Oct 22, 2023 Autumn Harvest Fest Weekends – Mukuwonago, Wisconsin
September 30-Oct 1, 2023 29th Annual Goleta Lemon Festival – Goleta, California
September 30-October 1, 2023 – BBQ Brews & Brats – Enumclaw, Washington
October 1, 2023 – Annual Taste for Life – Baltimore, Maryland
October 1, 2023 – 14th Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin’ Festival
Stowe, Vermont
October 1-2, 2023 – Artisan Bakery Expo East
Atlantic City, New Jersey
October 1-6, 2023 – World Dairy Expo – Madison, Wisconsin
October 1-8, 2023 – Fryeburg Fair – Fryeburg, Maine
October 4-7, 2023 – New Holland Farmers Fair
New Holland, Pennsylvania
October 4-7, 2023 – Annual Texas Rice Festival – Winnie, Texas
October 5, 2023 – The WhiskyX – Los Angeles, California
October 5-8, 2023 NAMA Annual Meeting
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
October 6-7, 2023 – Alabama Butterbean Festival – Pinson, Alabama
October 6-7, 2023 – Ertel Cellars Winery 16th Annual Festival
Batesville, Indiana
October 6-7, 2023 – 59th Kentucky Apple Festival
Paintsville, Kentucky
October 6-8, 2023 – Northern California Gourd Art Competition
Folsom, California
October 6-8, 2023 Big Crush Harvest Festival
Amador County, California
October 6-8, 2023 – Lincoln Park Wine Festival – Chicago, Illinois
October 6-8, 2023 Halal Ribfest – Chicago, Illinois
October 6-8, 2023 – Annual Oktoberfest – Red River, New Mexico
October 6-8, 2023 North Carolina Seafood Festival
Morehead City, North Carolina
October 6-8, 2023 – Annual Oktoberfest – Fredericksburg, Texas
October 6-8, 2023 – Oktoberfest Northwest – Puyallup, Washington
October 6-8, 2023 Bayfield Apple Festival – Bayfield, Wisconsin
October 6-9, 2023 – Famous Food Festival – Deer Park, New York
October 7, 2023 – Brass City Brew & Que – Waterbury, Connecticut
October 7, 2023 – Dessert Wars – Atlanta, Georgia
October 7, 2023 Taste of Cambridge – Cambridge, Maryland
October 7, 2023 – SandwichFest Street Fair – Sandwich, Massachusetts
October 7, 2023 – Smuttynose Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival
Hampton, New Hampshire
October 7, 2023 11th Annual Powder Keg Beer & Chili Fest
Exeter, New Hampshire
October 7-8, 2023 Big Bass Bash Tournament – Fall Classic
Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri
October 7-8, 2023 20th Annual Mission San Jose Olive Festival
Fremont, California
October 7-8, 2023 Oktoberfest – Cedarburg, Wisconsin
October 8, 2023 8th Annual Asheville VeganFest
Asheville, North Carolina
October 8, 2023 Carolina Mountain Cheese Festival
Black Mountain, North Carolina
October 9-13, 2023 – National School Lunch Week – Nationwide
School Nutrition Association.
October 11-13, 2023 – Food Automation & Manufacturing Symposium and Expo – Bonita Springs, Florida
October 13, 2023 Cranberry Harvest Festival Cook-Off
Grayland, Washington
October 13-14, 2023 – Svensk Hyllningsfest 2023 – Lindsborg, Kansas
October 13-15, 2023 – Sarasota Rocktoberfest – Sarasota, Florida
October 13-22, 2023 Parke County Covered Bridge Festival
Parke County, Indiana
October 14, 2023 – Snowflake Harvest Fest – Snowflake, Arizona
October 14, 2023 – 8th Annual Beet Festival – Sherman, Connecticut
October 14, 2023 – Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival
Wilmington, Delaware
October 14, 2023 Whiskey Wine & Fire – Timonium, Maryland
October 14, 2023 – French Camp Harvest Festival
French Camp, Mississippi
October 14, 2023 5th Annual Pork Roll Palooza
Phillipsburg, New Jersey
October 14-15, 2023 Taste & Brews Fall Fest – Canton, Georgia
October 14-15, 2023 The Nourished Festival – Graylake, Illinois
October 14-15, 2023 Chattanooga VegFest – Chattanooga, Tennessee
October 14-15, 2023 30th Annual Cranberry Harvest Festival
Grayland, Washington
October 18-20, 2023 HFTP Annual Convention – Indianapolis, Indiana
October 19, 2023 Grand Tasting in Midtown – Atlanta, Georgia
October 20-21, 2023 Society of Wine Educators Annual Conference
Indian Wells, California
October 20-21, 2023 Southern Foodways Alliance Fall Symposium
Oxford, Mississippi
October 20-22, 2023 24th Annual Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival
Richmond Hill, Georgia
October 21, 2023 Gainesville Chicken Festival Chicken Cook-Off
Gainesville, Georgia
October 21, 2023 Whiskies of the World – Atlanta, Georgia
October 21-22, 2023 2nd Annual Mystic Apple Festival
Mystic, Connecticut
October 22, 2023 8th Westside Food, Wine & Spirits Festival
Los Angeles, California
October 23-25, 2023 FPSA Process Expo 2023 – Chicago, Illinois
October 24-27, 2023 FEDA Annual Conference – Frisco, Texas
October 24-29, 2023 Baker County Fair – Macclenny, Florida
October 25-28, 2023 NAMSC Annual Meeting
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
October 26-28, 2023 – National Dutch Oven Gathering (NDOG)
Rayne, Louisiana
October 27-29, 2023 St. Petersburg Rocktoberfest
St. Petersburg, Florida
October 28, 2023 – Das Best Oktoberfest – Baltimore, Maryland
October 28, 2022 – Annual Detroit Fall Beer Festival – Detroit, Michigan
October 28, 2023 The WhiskyX – Las Vegas, Nevada
October 28, 2023 33rd Fredericksburg Food & Wine Fest
Fredericksburg, Texas
October 28-29, 2023 – Federweisser Festival at Winehaven
Chisago City, Minnesota
October 28-29, 2023 12th Annual Route 66 Pecan & Music Festival
Claremore, Oklahoma
