Fall Events and
Festivals in the Mid-Atlantic U.S.A.
Delaware
DELAWARE Fall Foliage/Events 1-800-441-8846
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16th
Annual Oktoberfest, Milford, DE - October 6 & 7
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http://www.stjohn-stbernadette.org This is an annual event that
began 15 years ago and was originally all German food, music, games etc.
It is still a German Oktoberfest but has the tastes of other ethnic
foods and music and games Lots of fun for the children and the adults.
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The
Great Pumpkin Festival, Dover, DE - October 6 – 7 - 8
o
http://www.visitdover.com Families can enjoy a ghost tour and a
scary movie on Friday evening and then return on Saturday for children's
activities, live music, food and games. Delaware Dept. of Agriculture
will weigh in the largest pumpkin!
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Delmarva Folk Festival, Field's Farm, Clayton, DE - October 5
& 6
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http://www.delfolk.org/Festival2007/fest.htm
The 15th annual Delmarva Folk Festival features 12 hours of acoustic
music, from blues to bluegrass, jazz to jug bands, singer-songwriters
and more. Lots of craft and food vendors, kids' activities. Also a
guitar workshop. Weekend camping available.
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15th
Annual Apple-Scrapple Festival, Bridgeville, DE October 6 & 7
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(302)
337-7135 Watch local officials toss blocks of scrapple for bragging
rights. Try local apple pie and apple donuts. The entire town is turned
into festival grounds. Continuous entertainment, craft and food vendors
and carnival.
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Harvest
Moon Festival, Coverdale Farm, Greenville,
DE - October 7 - 8
o
http://www.delawarenaturesociety.org Horse-drawn hay wagon rides,
farm animals, scarecrow stuffing, folk music, international turtle race,
crafts, conservation exhibits and wildlife presentations
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17th
Annual Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival, Rehoboth Beach, DE Oct 10-14
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http://www.rehobothjazz.com The jazz festival has played host to
dozens of Grammy and award-winning musicians with world class
reputations, performing at intimate Rehoboth Beach venues.
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17th
Annual Sea Witch Festival. Rehoboth Beach, DE - Oct 27-28-29
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http://www.beach-fun.com Costume Parade; Best Costumed Pet Parade;
Fiddler's Festival; Horse ET on Beach; Scarecrow Making; Trick or Treat
w/ the Merchants; Beach Games; Spooky Spats;
Horsedrawn Hayrides; Magic Shows; Story Telling; Steel Drum Band;
and so much more!
Maryland
MARYLAND - Fall Foliage/Events 1-800-LEAVES-1
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26th Annual Pumpkin
Festival, Germantown – Sep 30-Oct 1, 7-9, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29
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http://www.butlersorchard.com Pumpkins, hayrides, pony rides,
hayloft jumping, food, crafts, animals, entertainment, straw maze and
caramel apples.
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Summers Farm 10th Annual Fall for all Festival,
Frederick
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Sept 22 - Oct 31
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http://www.summersfarm.com Pumpkin patch, hayrides, giant slides,
five-acre corn maze, farm animals, pony rides, concessions.
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Autumn
Wine Fest
, Hydes - October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
o
http://www.boordy.com Enjoy
live music, wine tastings, wagon rides,
crafters and tours.
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Fall
Harvest at Baugher's, Westminster -
Oct 1, 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29
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http://www.baughers.com Pick-your-own pumpkins, hayrides, pony
rides, scarecrow making, face painting, petting zoo, food, farm market,
ice cream and play area
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Oktoberfest Arts and Craft Show, Ocean City -
October 6-8
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http://www.oceanpromotions.info
More than 100 vendors with unique and creative holiday items, gifts,
fine art and more. Includes adjoining Oktoberfest.
New Jersey
NEW JERSEY - Fall Foliage/Events 1-800-VISIT-NJ
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10th
Annual Cape May Food and Wine Festival, Cape May, NJ 09/16 - 09/21/2006
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http://www.capemaymac.org
Take
classes and seminars taught by Cape May chefs. Attend workshops and
tours that invite visitors into the kitchens of Cape May's critically
acclaimed restaurants. Enjoy special dinner and lunch meal packages and
visit the Gourmet Marketplace.
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WineFest
2006,
Shamong,
NJ 09/16 - 09/17/2007
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http://www.valenzanowine.com Live Jazz & Blues
concert, wine tasting, dancing, New Jersey's best restaurants, free
children’s activities, free pony rides, classic car show (Sunday only),
and much more, noon – 6 pm. (609)268 - 6731
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Apple
Day - Terhune Orchards, Princeton, NJ
9/23-24, 10/7-8,10/14-15,10/21-22
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http://www.terhuneorchards.com
Celebrate fall at
the 30th Annual Apple Day. Join your friends and neighbors for town days
of fun, activities, and music for the harvest season. Dance to the Daisy
Jug Band, playing both Saturday and Sunday. Bring your appetite! Fresh
apple pies, juicy roast pork, fresh apple cider and apple cider donuts
are among the favorite treats. Fill your day with activities like wagon
rides, pony rides, face painting, pumpkin painting, make your own
scarecrow and more. Pick-Your-Own apples and pumpkins this weekend. Our
own Corn Stalk Maze and Barn of Legends & Lore make the visit fun for
the whole family. Parking is at Bristol-Meyers Squibb (Route 206 &
Carter Rd) We provide free shuttle buses.
Admission is $5.00 (children 3 and under free). (609)924 - 2310
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Harvest
Home Festival, Holmdel, NJ - 09/24 - 09/24/2006
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http://www.monmouthcountyparks.com
This 1890s style country fair features exhibits, wagon rides, games, and
live entertainment. Other events for the day include a home and garden
style competition. (732)842 - 4000
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New
Jersey Tomato Festival,
Pensauken,
NJ - 09/24 - 09/24/2006
o
http://www.njtomatofestival.org The largest festival of the East
coast showcasing everything you would want to know about the growing,
processing and eating of tomatoes! Gourmets and
gourmonds, tomato aficianados and
tomato novices gather for this upscale event featuring tasty ethnic and
classic American tomato-based fare from around the globe, celebrity chef
demonstrations, master gardener presentations, cook book authors, wine
tastings, live music & entertainment, kid's
activities, farmer's market, regional restaurants and food purveyors and
more. Activities include the internationally sanctioned 'World Pizza
Eating Championship', the famopus 'Tomato
War', the great 'Tomato Weigh-In', the charitable 'TomatoPalooza'
5K Run & Walk, and screening of the hilarious 'Attack of the Killer
Tomatoes'! (856)384 - 8182
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Hallow
Fest, Washington, NJ - 09/30 - 09/30/2006
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http://www.warrencountychamber.org Fall Family Festival with lots
of activities. (908)835 - 9200
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Indian
Summer Weekend, Ocean City, NJ - 10/06 - 10/09/2006
o
http://www.njoceancity.com Seafood vendors at the Music Pier
(Saturday - Monday) and boardwalk table sales. (609)525 – 9300
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Fall
Harvest Festival, Ocean Grove, NJ - 10/07/2006
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http://www.oceangrovenj.com Street fair sporting over 90 arts and
crafts vendors displaying and selling their wares. Live music, pony
rides and pumpkin painting for the children, and a variety of food
offerings. 10am-4pm, rain or shine (732)774 - 1391
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4th
Annual South Jersey Pumpkin Show, Millville, NJ - 10/13 - 10/13/2007
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http://www.sjpumpkinshow.com Three day fall festival that
celebrates pumpkins, arts & crafts, home show companies, great food,
bands, Little Miss Pumpkin Show, the largest pumpkins & pumpkin pie in
New Jersey. Dog & Baby Stoller Parade, baked
goods, exhibits, kiddie rides and so much
more. (856)765 - 0118
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Haunted
Nights Express, Farmingdale, NJ - 10/13-14, 10/20-21, 10/27-28
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http://www.njmt.org
A spooky nighttime ride through the haunted woods of
Allaire. Hear the story of the wreck of Pine
Creek #96 and prepare for fright! May be too intense for younger folks.
(732)938 - 5524
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Fall
Open House/Civil War Re-enactment, Mullica Hill, NJ - 10/14 -
10/15/2006
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http://www.mullicahill.com The Mullica Hill Merchants Associations
ask you to step back in time as you experience a living history event
with the Re-enactment of the civil war. There will be a fashion show and
a civil war wedding. Guided lantern tours of the camp on Saturday at 7
pm, rain or shine. Susquehanna Bank will sponsor and Antique Car Show.
Build a scarecrow and bring it home, hosted by the Rotary. For those who
love a good mystery the Mullica Hill Historical Society will present a
ghost tour on Friday & Saturday at 7 pm. (800)881 - 6800
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Chatsworth Cranberry Festival XXII, Chatsworth, NJ - 10/21 -
10/22/2006
o
This
celebration of the cranberry harvest is the second largest cranberry
festival in the United States. Activities include a juried craft show,
bog tours, music, food, and non-stop crantastic
activities. An ABA Top 100 winner. (201)653 - 2699
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NJ
Audubon Society Cape May Bird Observatory Autumn Weekend, Cape May
Point, NJ
10/27 - 10/29/2006
o
http://www.njaudubon.org/link/fallweekend Held during the peak of
fall migration, join NJ Audubon for 3-days of
field trips, boat trips, indoor programs & workshops. Cape May
Convention Hall will be filled with wildlife artists, live hawks & owls,
and nature related exhibitors and open to the general public. Fun for
all! (609)884 – 2736
New York
NEW YORK - Fall Foliage Hotline 1-800-225-5697
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Clinton
Fine Arts & Crafts Festival, Clinton, N.Y. – Nov. 5-6
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15th
Annual Whiteface Oktoberfest,
Wilmington, NY -
9/30 -
10/01
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518/523-1655 German food and beer, crafts, games for the children and
gondola rides up Whiteface Mountain.
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Annual
Harvest Festival,
Long Lake, NY
10/07
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518/624-3077 Crafts, food and fun relating to the bounty of the fall
harvest. Crafts people with items ranging from photo to wood products.
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Colors
Of Fall Craft & Food Festival,
Glens Falls, NY - 09/23
o
518/761-6817 North Country Arts Center. Celebrate the season, arts,
crafts, children's activities, food, and more.
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Fright
Fest at the Great Escape, Queensbury, NY 9/30 - 10/29
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518/792-3500 - Halloween event for all ages including a Trick-Or-Treat
Trail, costume contest, haunted house and more.
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19th
Annual Apple Festival, Castleton on Hudson, NY 10/06 - 10/07
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http://www.goold.com/festival.html
Two
Day Family Festival with
plenty of all activities. Children's activities, a fine selection of
juried crafters, music, pick your own apples and lots of apple products.
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Evening
at the Earl, Troy, NY - 10/26
o
518/272-7520 “Evening at the Earl" Halloween Costume Gala and Art
Auction in a Cemetery. Costumes welcomed but not required.
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Harvest
Festival at Bethel Woods, Bethel, NY - 08/27 - 10/08
o
845/295-2448 Local & regional farm products, crafts featuring works by
local & regional artisans/crafters, special events, live music,
children's activities, corn & hay maze, scarecrow exhibit. A different
featured event each week.
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Oktoberfest, Hunter, NY - 09/30 - 10/01
o
518/263-4223 A traditional celebration of
the fall season, with entertainment direct from Bavaria. Includes
crafters, children's rides, free arts and crafts and pumpkins for the
kids. Enjoy the peak fall colors on the Skyride.
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8th Annual Pumpkin Festival, Norwich, NY - 10/26 - 10/27
o
The festival highlights the
annual YMCA Halloween Parade, haunted houses, wagon rides, live
entertainment, spectacular fireworks and plenty of food. Bring your
pumpkins and be part of the count.
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American Culture Workshops, Cooperstown, NY - 10/27 - 10/28
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607/547-2586 American Culture Workshops will create a cultural weekend
and offer workshops on pierced cut lampshades, American architecture,
Native American beaded bags, genealogy, designing business graphics,
preserving family photographs, aromatherapy, and finger weaving.
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Cherry
Valley Kite Festival, Cherry Valley, NY - 9/29
o
607/264-3080 Some of the country's premier
kite builders and flyers including several national champions, will
demonstrate their amazing creations and flying skills. Horse drawn wagon
rides as well as various events throughout the weekend.
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Fall
Festival & Craft Show, Cooperstown, NY - 10/08
o
607/547-9515 Local crafts, seasonal products, live music food, hay
maze, ghost stories, children's activities and special events highlight
the fall festival.
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Fly
Creek Cider Festival, Fly Creek, NY - 10/06 - 10/07
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http://www.flycreekcidermill.com/index.asp
Enjoy
falls most flavorful beverage, cider, at the peak of upstate NY's
spectacular fall foliage. Cider making demonstrations throughout the day
using the Mill's vintage equipment dating back to 1856.
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Wildlife Festival at NYPA, North Blenheim, NY - 9/23
o
518/827-6121 or 800/724-0309 A
fascinating array of wildlife, exhibits, demonstrations and performances
will be featured. If it walks, crawls, soars, swims, or hops, chances
are it will be at the Festival. No pets, please.
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Ellicottville's Fall Festival, Ellicottville, NY - 10/07 - 10/08
o
716/699-5046 or 800/349-9099 Over 200 art
vendors, carnival, chairlift rides at Holiday Valley, bike race, ski
swap, mountain top cookout, food and fun for the entire family.
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Festival of Grapes, Silver Creek, NY - 9/15 - 9/17
o
716/934-3983 The annual celebration of the
grape harvest. Grape stomping, parade, arts and crafts, wine tent,
entertainment & music, children events and grand parade on Sunday.
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Peek 'n
Peak Fall Festival, Findley Lake, NY - 10/14 - 10/22
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716/355-4141 Fun for the whole family! 75
juried crafters, farmer's market, special kid's activities,
snow sports ski swap. Ski lift rides,
horse-drawn wagon rides and much more in the beauty of the fall season.
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Pumpkinville,
Great Valley, NY - 9/23 - 10/31
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http://www.pumpkinville.com/
Pumpkinville is the oldest
original pumpkin farm in New York State. Enjoy the spirit of the fall
harvest with hayrides, pony rides, farm animals, corn field maze, goat
mountain, BBQ area, "pick your own" pumpkin patch, jams & jellies, honey
products, candy, fudge, donuts and much, much more.
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Ghostwalk,
Rochester, NY - 10/20 - 10/21
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585/546-7029 The Landmark Society of Western New York's ever-popular
Halloween event grips audiences with true, gory tales from Rochester's
past told by "resurrected Rochesterians" in
period costumes. Lantern-bearing guides lead participants under the
cloak of darkness down a 19th-century street to each performance.
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Rochester River Romance, Rochester, NY - 10/06 - 10/08
o
585/428-6697 A celebration of the Genesee
River. This weekend party includes hiking, boating, biking, gorge tours,
an invitational regatta, lighthouse and cemetery tours, entertainment
and children's activities.
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ArtsWalk
in Hudson, Hudson, NY - 9/29 - 10/09
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518/671-6213 The Hudson
ArtsWalk is a 10-day visual art, performing arts, literary and
crafts festival in Hudson, New York in beautiful Columbia County with
spectacular views of the Catskill Mountains and Hudson River.
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Crafts
on the Hudson, Newburgh, NY - 11/25 - 11/26
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845/679-8087 Renowned Quail Hollow Events Thanksgiving Weekend Crafts
Show.
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Iroquois Art & Cultural Festival, Stormville, NY - 10/14 - 10/15
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845/876-4001 American Indian dancing & singing, art, handmade crafts,
kids' activities. See birds of prey in flight, taste Native foods, hear
Native legends. Indoors & out, rain or shine.
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25th
Annual Fall Festival, Montauk, NY - 10/07 - 10/08
o
631/668-2428 This Festival features the Great Clam Chowder Contest,
games, wagon and pony rides, clam shucking, Long Island tasting and
more!
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Autumn
Fest,
Fineview,
NY - 10/07
o
315/482-2479 Celebrate the fall season at the 600-acre nature center
at Wellesley Island State Park. Scarecrow making contests, children's
activities, naturalist presentations, and a juried nature craft show and
sales. Enjoy hiking along the St. Lawrence River.
Pennsylvania
PENNSYLVANIA - Fall Foliage/Events Hotline 1-800-FALL-INPA
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General
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http://www.pafairs.org/fairsmain.asp
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Bedford
Fall Foliage Festival - Bedford, PA
www.bedfordcounty.net/fall/
Browse and shop in over 400 craft booths lining the streets and the
square in Bedford and in Fort Bedford Park.
Artisans display an array of handcrafted work - pottery, woodworking,
painted sweatshirts, dolls, baskets, dried flower arrangements, and
wreaths.
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Apple
Festival – Lahaska, PA
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http://www.peddlersvillage.com/pages/apple_festival.php?event_id=9
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Eerie
Horror Film Festival
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http://www.eeriehorrorfest.com/
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Black
Bear Film Festival
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http://www.blackbearfilm.com/
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Flaming
Foliage Festival
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http://www.sullivanpachamber.com/flamingfoliage.html
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Philadelphia Fringe Festival
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http://www.pafringe.com/
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Pippinfest
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http://www.fallinpa.com/visitpa/fallDetails.pa?name=Pippinfest
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Springs
Folk Festival
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http://www.springspa.org/
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Beaver
County Festival of Trees
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http://www.beavercountyfestivaloftrees.org
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Brady’s
Run Park, Maple Syrup Festival
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http://www.fallinpa.com/visitpa/fallDetails.pa?name=Brady%27s+Run+Park%2C+Maple+Syrup+Festival
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Autumn
Balloon Festival, Shawnee-on-Delaware,
PA
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http://www.shawneeinn.com/ballonfestivalpressrelease040606.aspx
o
Each
October, the Autumn Balloon Festival offers hot air balloon rides,
entertainment, food, crafts, and children's events. Don't miss the
fireworks on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Autumn
Leaf Festival,
Clarion, PA
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http://www.autumnleafclarionpa.com/
o
The
Autumn Leaf Festival celebrates Clarion's beautiful foliage. This
nine-day festival held each September has something for everyone from
music and sports to other fun activities.
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New
Holland Farmers Fair,
New Holland, PA
o
http://www.newhollandfair.org/index.htm
o
October
1-4, 2008 Every year the streets of New
Holland close to traffic and the center of town transforms into a
celebration of farm and community.
West Virginia
WEST VIRGINIA - Fall Foliage/Events 1-800-CALL-WVA
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WV
Pumpkin Festival, Milton ,WV - 10/05- 10/08
o
304-634-5857 The West Virginia Pumpkin Festival is a family activity
with juried arts and crafts, commercial and business displays, live
entertainment and food! Featuring the Largest Pumpkin contest to
determine the largest pumpkin grown in WV this year! Four days of fun
for everyone!
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Apple
Butter Festival, Berkeley Springs, WV - 10/07- 10/08
o
www.berkeleyspringssp.com
A traditional fall harvest celebration fills the streets and park in one
of America's 100 best small art towns! The 33rd Annual Apple Butter
Festival is a perfect formula for a weekend of nostalgic country fun:
parade, apple butter making, old time games and contests, entertainment,
country fair crafts, fine art and mountain cooking.
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Country
Fall Festival, Point Pleasant, WV 10/07 -10/08
o
wvsfm@wvfarmmuseum.org
Steam and gas
engines, CEOS quilt show, antique bottle show, sawmill and wheat
thrashing demonstrations, entertainment, antique tractor pull. See
apple butter making, apple cider, corn meal, sorghum and homemade
vegetable soup (all for sale). Country kitchen and store open.
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West
Virginia Black Walnut Festival, Spencer ,WV - 10/12- 10/15
o
www.wvblackwalnutfestival.org
This festival
beginning in 1954 celebrates the abundant black walnut harvest. Events
include (but are not limited to): Arts & Crafts, Art Exhibit,
Agricultural & Livestock Exhibit, Brochures, Carnival Rides, Dance,
Food, Music, Parade, Pageant/Coronation, distance run, museum
display/exhibit.
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24th
Annual Lumberjackin’
Bluegrassin’ Jamboree, Twin Falls, WV 10/13 - 10/15
o
www.twinfallsresort.com This festival has something for everyone:
bluegrass music, food, arts and crafts and a woodsman competition. A
very down-home atmosphere.
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Wetzel
County Autumnfest, Knob Fork, WV - 10/13-
10/15
o
Heritage Fair with Heritage crafters, apple butter, spinning wheels,
weaving, lye soap, and butter churning. Food Vendors, Country music and
Fiddle Contest. Pony pulls, Antique tractors, pumpkin and scarecrow
contests, and horse show.
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Taste
of Our Towns Festival (T.O.O.T.), Lewisburg ,WV - 10/14
o
www.carnegiehallwv.com
Scheduled
during the most colorful time of the year, TOOT is a fall favorite in
West Virginia! Please the palate with great food ranging from fried
chicken and hot dogs to gourmet dishes and homemade desserts. Enjoy
foods of Appalachia as well as specialties from The Greenbrier, Tamarack
and the Greenbrier Valley's own restaurants. There is something for
everyone! TOOT features live music, museum exhibits, a juried art and
craft show, a street dance, pony rides and Kids' Scene. It's perfect for
the entire family!
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Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival, Martinsburg ,WV - 10/19 - 10/22
o
www.msahf.com The Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival celebrates
the rich agricultural heritage of the Eastern Panhandle of West
Virginia. The community-based, family-friendly festival offers good fun,
great food, and events appealing to every member of the family.
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WV
Turkey Festival, Mathias ,WV - 10/20 - 10/22
o
304-897-5532 The WV Turkey Festival started in 1955 to honor the many
turkey farmers in the Lost River Valley and as a fund raiser for the
Mathias Ruritan Club. Activities include:
Little Miss WV Turkey Princess Pageant, crafts, classic car cruise-in,
chain saw carving, kettle popcorn, turkey shoot, turkey & ham dinner, WV
Turkey Pageant, corn maze, and fiddle & banjo contest.
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