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Texas Fall Festivals

Texas Fall Festivals

Comb through these Texas fall festivals for the whole family to enjoy.

Warm fall days and pleasant nights spread through the Lone Star State make it one of the most beautiful times to visit. While football, fall foliage, and Halloween often dominate family travel during the fall season, there are plenty of other activities to take advantage of here with all your fall favorites. Here are wonderful family-friendly Texas Fall Festivals. I love this time of year!!

October is festival season here in Texas. I’m sure there are plenty of festivals, so this list of events will continue to grow as I find more fall festivals in Texas. If you know of any not listed here, please email me at r[email protected] so I can add them to the list. Thank you.

Please note: Information here will soon be updated to show 2023 events. Stay tuned.

 

And, halfway down, I’m sharing a cute Pumpkin Season Bucket List “photo” for your enjoyment. Let’s see how many we can get done this year!! Be sure to see it.

Related: 2023 Antique Shows In Texas

 

2023 Texas Fall Festivals

Who is ready for cooler weather and pumpkin pie – raise your hand! My hand is raised so high I can touch the clouds! Hopefully, you’ll find a family-friendly event near you so everyone in the fam can enjoy a good time outdoors, good food, craft booths, farm animals, and cooler weather.

A family-friendly festival near me is always a priority, and if I find a chili cook-off, that’s even better as I love to taste various chili others make. Being from Texas, I don’t like beans in my chili, but so many of my friends put beans in their chili. Do you?

North Texas

Folks, it’s hot here! I know the entire Lone Star State is experiencing hotter than normal weather, so here’s hoping we get cooler weather this fall so we can enjoy all these outdoor Texas fall festivals a little better!

1. Fall Vintage Market Days – Denton/North Fort Worth 

September  from 10 am -4 pm

See Vintage Market Days on Facebook

Tickets: $15 on Friday; $10 on Sat-Sun.

2. Dallas Arboretum

September

One of DFW’s favorite fall spots to visit. This is a must-visit just for the pumpkin village. Autumn at the Dallas Arboretum will be A Fall Fairy Tale this year. It’s a site to see and a great place for photo taking. Family-friendly.

Tickets: Members get a discount and free parking—general tickets: $12-$20.

3. GrapeFest – A Texas Wine Experience – Grapevine

September 14-17, 2023

Grapevine’s 37th Annual GrapeFest

Grapevine’s wine festival – Grapefest is an annual festival I’ve been attending for years …and it is always a spectacular outdoor event. Make plans to come out and taste wines from all over the world and, of course, Texas Wines.

Tickets: Free on Thursday and Friday until 5 pm. Single-day Adults $10; 62+ and children $5. Weekend passes are also available.

4. Octoberfest Fort Worth

September 

It’s time to get out your lederhosen and dirndl for this 3-day German fest at the Fort Worth Oktoberfest with good ole German bier, food, live music, and more!

Tickets: $10-$20

The fun run and bike is on 9/22 – Octoberfest Run check the website for tickets.

5. Fort Worth Zoo – Boo At The Zoo!

October 

Fort Worth Zoo’s annual Boo at the Zoo

Be sure to wear your costume!

Tickets: $13-$17

6. The Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch

October 1-31, 2023

Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch

Tickets: Coming soon. Parking – $10-$20

7. Gourdgeous Pumpkins Festival

October 

TX-Ture Farm 1833 Dr. Sanders Rd, Cross Roads TX – more to come

Tickets: $5 for kids; $10 for adults

8. Mesquite’s PumpkinFest

October 

Mesquite’s family-friendly event will take place at Paschall Park, Noon to 6 pm, where everyone dresses in costume (dogs too) and comes out to play. There will be a dog costume contest, so spiffy up your fur baby. For more info, visit PumpkinFest in Mesquite.

Admission is FREE. Food and fun for purchase.

9. Six Flags Over Texas – Fright Fest

September 

A Spooktacular Celebration of Freaky Frights

Fright Fest – Get ready for the best Halloween event of the season, shows, attractions, thrilling rides, and scary haunted houses at night.

Tickets: Daily Admission:

10. State Fair of Texas 2023 – Dallas

Sep – Oct 

It’s that time of the year for the Texas State Fair. Come out and see Big Tex at Fair Park!

Tickets: On sale now. All kinds of deals and prices – check the website. Daily tickets are $15-$20.

11. Texas Country Reporter Fall Festival – Downtown Waxahachie

October 

The 26th Annual TCR Festival – Texas Country Reporter, will be held at the Waxahachie courthouse square. Come out and see Texas arts, live music, food trucks, and lots of fun!

Diamond Rio is the concert headliner this year! WOW!

Admission: FREE

12. Team Family Farms – Aubrey

September 

7th Annual Pumpkin Patch Festival 

Note: no pets

Tickets: $10-$15

13. Lone Star Family Farm And Corn Maze – Stephenville

September 

Lone Star Family Farm & Corn Maze

Tickets: $17 and must be purchased online for crowd control. You will pick a time slot. General admission includes unlimited Cow Train Rides and Corn Cannon Shots.

14. Mainstay Farm Park Pumpkin Days – Cleburne

September , on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays

Put this farm on your fall Texas activity list. New this year at Mainstay Farm, the biggest backyard in Texas is the Texas Big Wheel – a Ferris wheel for everyone to enjoy! This year it’s going all out with over 40 activities for the whole family, food, chilly wine, and fresh squeezed lemonade.

See the website for certain days before heading there. Lots and lots of activities will be happening there.

Admission: Farm Pass $25-$30.

15. 36th Annual Addison Oktoberfest

September 

Addison’s Oktoberfest has been celebrating with prosts and polkas for thirty-five years now but look for new features.

While you will still celebrate with polkas and the Chicken Dance, this year there will be several brand-new musical groups performing.

Free days are Thursday and Sunday. Friday/Saturday – $10.

 

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East Texas

1. Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber

September 15-18, 2022

Get ready for carnival rides, car show, kids’ area, ax throwing, and more at the 38th Annual Texas State Forest Festival in Lufkin, TX.

Tickets: $8 at the gate.

2. Blueberry Ridge Farm Pumpkin Patch- Mineola

October 1 – November 5, 2022

Just outside Mineola is this Organic you-pick farm, Blueberry Ridge Farm.

If you have all day, visiting downtown Mineola is a must. It’s such a darling downtown with lots of shopping at unique stores.

Tickets: $5/includes hayride. More activities for $

3. Texas Rose Festival – Tyler

October 13-16, 2022

Celebrate Tyler’s 89th annual Texas Rose Festival. Stop by the Tyler Rose Museum and learn why Tyler is the “Rose Capital of America.”

 

Texas Hill Country

1. Dripping Springs Pumpkin Festival

September 24 – October 31 – 10 am to 7 pm, rain or shine – closed Tuesdays.

The 2nd Annual Dripping Springs Pumpkin Festival is held at the Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead, a Texas State Historical Landmark.

Lots of games and activities for the entire family, including:

  • pony rides
  • face painting
  • petting zoo
  • food trucks
  • live music
  • marketplace
  • pumpkin patch

Tickets: Weekdays $5; Weekends $10. Parking: FREE

2. Sweet Berry Farms – Marble Falls

September 17, 2022, or if the weather is good, they could open sooner.

Sweet Berry Farms Harvest of Fall Fun will offer activities for families during the fall. I was there with my grandson for their fall season in 2020, and we got to stuff a scarecrow. Best $20 I’ve ever spent. Look for: hayrides, lots of pumpkins of all kinds, mazes and scarecrow stuffing, food, and more.

No admission and no parking fees, but most activities will cost. Cash and credit cards are accepted.

3. Utopiafest 2022 – Burnet

October 14-15, 2022

Utopiafest 2022 will be at Reveille Peak Ranch and offers Arts & Culture, Festivals, Kids & Family, live entertainment, and live music outdoors.

Tickets: $15-$30. More available passes.

4. New Braunfels Wurstfest

Novemember 4-13, 2022

Wurstfest will again shine its German food, special events, and everything that has to do with celebrating the German culture.

I attended last year’s festival with my mom and grandson – and look what all we got to do – New Braunfels Wurstfest.

Tickets: $18-$20

5. TX Marigold Festival – Blanco

October 21-29, 2022

The 2nd Annual TX Marigold Festival is underway in of my favorite hill country towns.

 

Central Texas

1. Barton Hill Farms – Bastrop

Oct 1 – Nov. 6, 2022

Austin Fall Festival, Pumpkin Patch, and Corn Maze –

Tickets: $22 – purchase online

2. Texas Pumpkin Fest – Leander

Oct. 8-30, 2022

Texas Pumpkin Fest

New location – VFW @ 8760 FM 2243, Leander TX

Tickets: $5-$10 and free.

3. Kilgore Oktoberfest

October 15, 2022, from 1-9 pm

Beer, live music, food – all on Main Street

Tickets: FREE

4. Texas Renaissance Festival – Tom Mission, TX

October 8 – November 27, 2022

Themed weekends are ahead!

Tickets: $40/day + Season Passes of all prices. Check the TRF website. On sale now.

 

South Texas

1. 48th Annual Texas Renaissance Festival – Navasota

October 8 – November 27, 2022

Texas Renaissance Festival

Tickets: $40 – buy online

Southeast Texas

1. P-6 Farms – Montgomery

October 1 – November 6, 2022 – Saturdays and Sundays

A U-pick-pumpkin patch plus pick-your-own flowers. Fall dates TBA. P-6 Farms

largest pumpkin picking – I’m sure you’ll find that perfect pumpkin for your front porch.

Tickets: $22

 

There you have it, lots of Texas Fall Festivals, spooky events, pumpkin carving, bounce houses, craft vendors, and the like happening this fall. See you in 2023 for all Fall Festivals!

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About Kim Croisant

Travel writer, travel blogger, and road trip enthusiast Kim Croisant is a proud native Texan passionate about seeing Texas by car. Kim is raising her grandson and takes him on as many trips as possible. When she's feeling the love, she lets her darling 83-year-old mother come along as well. But her favorite way to travel is solo. When Kim's not writing, she is hiking through nature and camping in the woods in a cabin full of amenities.

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  1. WL says

    January 18, 2023 at 4:59 pm

    Your site is showing events from 2022. Where do we find the 2023 events? thank you

    Reply
    • Kim Croisant says

      January 18, 2023 at 6:33 pm

      I’m updating everything as fast as I can! Were you looking for anything in particular? Let me know and I’ll get it updated asap for ya.

      Reply

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