Below is a list of upcoming fall festivities in and around the Western Piedmont area, to help you find fall festivals, fairs, and other autumn events in Hickory, Morganton, Lenoir, Taylorsville, and surrounding areas.
We'll be adding more events to the list as details become available so bookmark this page! Halloween events are compiled into a separate list; when published you can find it here.
Know of something missing? Please use our submit an event form to send in the information or email me at carlaw@macaronikid.com. Click on the event title for more information and full details and please keep in mind that while every effort is made to provide the most up-to-date information, events are subject to change with or without notice.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
- Brad Wike's Southern Classic Truck Show
Red Wolf Farms (Hickory) - Mimosa Hill Farm Open House
Mimosa Hills Farm (Morganton) - 13th Annual Festival on Main
Downtown (Granite Falls) - Cruise-In Catawba
Downtown (Town of Catawba)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2023
- 4th Annual Heritage Valley Farm Fall Festival
Heritage Valley Farm (Lenoir)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
- Catawba Valley Festival of the Arts
Downtown (Newton)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
- 30th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival
Carolina Renaissance Festival Grounds (Huntersville) - Catawba Valley Festival of the Arts
Downtown (Newton)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2023
- 30th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival
Carolina Renaissance Festival Grounds (Huntersville)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2023
- Claremont Daze Festival
Downtown (Claremont)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2023
- Claremont Daze Festival
Downtown (Claremont) - 30th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival
Carolina Renaissance Festival Grounds (Huntersville)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2023
- 30th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival
Carolina Renaissance Festival Grounds (Huntersville)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2023
- Hickory Oktoberfest
Downtown (Hickory)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2023
- 30th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival
Carolina Renaissance Festival Grounds (Huntersville) - Fall Harvest Festival
Riverbend Creamery (Lincolnton) - Hickory Oktoberfest
Downtown (Hickory) - 2nd Saturday - Festival in the Park
Martin Luther King Jr. Park (Statesville)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2023
- 30th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival
Carolina Renaissance Festival Grounds (Huntersville) - Hickory Oktoberfest
Downtown (Hickory)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2023
- Family Fall Festival
C.B. Hildebran Library
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2023
- 30th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival
Carolina Renaissance Festival Grounds (Huntersville) - 2nd Annual Community Day Living History Village
Catawba Meadows (Morganton) - Autumn In The Park Sawmills1:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Baird Park (Hudson)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2023
- 30th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival
Carolina Renaissance Festival Grounds (Huntersville)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2023
- Bethlehem Branch Library Fall Festival
Bethlehem Branch Library
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2023
- 30th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival
Carolina Renaissance Festival Grounds (Huntersville)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2023
- 30th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival
Carolina Renaissance Festival Grounds (Huntersville)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2023
- 30th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival
Carolina Renaissance Festival Grounds (Huntersville) - 20th Annual Statesville Pumpkin Festival
Downtown (Statesville)
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