Festivals worth walking

Small towns put on the best festivals in the country, and the information about them is scattered across chamber sites and stale listings. Here are 19 of them with the schedule in one place, and somewhere independent to eat when you get there.

• Jackson, WYFall Arts FestivalSept 9-20
• Helen, GAOktoberfestSept 10 - Nov 1
• Marietta, OHOhio River Sternwheel FestivalSept 11-13
• Santa Fe, NMFiesta + Wine & ChileSeptember
• Solvang, CADanish DaysSept 18-20
• Durango, COCowboy Gathering + Balloon RallyOct 2-4 / Oct 16-18
• Fredericksburg, TXOktoberfestOct 2-4
• Leavenworth, WAOktoberfestOct 2-3, 9-10, 16-17
• Estes Park, COElk FestOct 3-4
• Galena, ILOktoberfest + Country FairOct 3 / Oct 10-11
• Eureka Springs, ARHillberry + Zombie CrawlOct 7-11 / Oct 25
• Hood River, ORHood River Valley Harvest FestOct 9-11
• Boothbay Harbor, MEFall Foliage FestivalOct 10-11
• Yellow Springs, OHStreet FairOct 10
• Sister Bay, WISister Bay Fall FestOct 16-18
• Half Moon Bay, CAArt & Pumpkin FestivalOct 17-18
• Wellfleet, MAWellfleet OysterFestOct 17-18
• Rehoboth Beach, DESea Witch FestivalOct 24-26
• New Braunfels, TXWurstfestNov 6-15

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Everything here is published for information only. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any festival, organiser or business listed. Details come from public sources and organisers change them, so confirm anything you are relying on before you travel.

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