It's Fall!🍂 And with that there is always some great festivals to take part in --- from food trucks, to sword fights, to pumpkin painting to fantastic music.
See below for a sampling - and please check back, we'll add more as we find more! 🍁🍂🎃⚔️🌮
Do you know of a festival that we missed - e-mail stephanieco@macaronikid.com to let us know!
🍂SOOIE: Mauldin’s 16th Annual BBQ Cook-Off
Featuring more than 20 cookers from all over the Southeast, competing to bring their BBQ Best!
- Where: 101 East Butler Road, Mauldin, SC
- When: September 11-12, 2026
- What: Family Fun, Live Music, Beer and Wine
- Admission: Admission, parking, live music, and kids zone are all free – you only have to pay to eat and drink!
- More info: BBQ Cook-Off – Mauldin Cultural Center
🍂Upstate Renaissance Faire
Travel back in time and experience the world of the Renaissance – knights, costumes, food, vendor market, jousting, entertainment, live music!
- Where: Hollywild Animal Preserve, 2325 Hampton Road, Wellford, SC 29385
- When: September 18-20, 2026
🍂Railfest A family-friendly celebration of trains and rail safety, offering a day of fun and education at no cost to the public.
- Where: Greer City Park
- When: Saturday, September 26, 2026 (10am – 2pm)
- What: Model trains, train museums, trackless train rides, face painting, train-themed crafts, live music, inflatables, food trucks onsite!
- Admission: Free
🍂AutumnFest at the Market
- Where: Greenville State Farmers Market (1354 Rutherford Rd, Greenville)
- When: September 25-26, 2026
- What: informal education sessions, in-season produce, dairy products.
- Admission: FREE
- Plant and Flower Festivals - South Carolina Department of Agriculture
🍂International Festival
- Where: St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church (2252 Woodruff Rd, Simpsonville)
- When: Saturday, September 26, 2026 (12pm – 9pm)
- What: Food from various countries, live music, folklore dance and more.
- International Festival — St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church
🍂Albino Skunk Music Festival
A music festival including Americana, Folk, singer-songwriter, Alternative Country, Acoustic, Roots, Bluegrass
- Where: The SkunkFarm, 4067 Jordan Rd (Greer)
- When: September 30 - October 3, 2026
- What: Music, Food vendors, craft beers, “kiddieland” with playground, kids shows and drive-in movie, primitive tent camping/RV Camping
- Admission: Various ticket prices with and without camping. See website for more info www.albinoskunk.com
🍂Fall for Greenville
- Where: The Heart of Greenville (along Main St from Augusta St to E. North St)
- When: October 9-11, 2026
- What: Music, Food, Kids Area
- Admission: FREE
- Fall for Greenville, SC - Official Website | Official Website
🍂Greer Arts and Eats Festival
- Where: Downtown Greer
- When: Saturday, October 24, 2025 (11am – 8pm)
- What: Artist Alley, Live Music, Food, Kids Activities, Craft Beer and Wine
- Admission: Free
- Greer Arts & Eats Festival
🍂Everything Outdoor Fest
- Where: Historic Hopkins Farm (3717 Fork Shoals Rd, Simpsonville)
- When: this festival is CANCELLED for 2026
- Home | Everything Outdoor Fest
