What's happening across America this week
A running roundup of what's actually on right now: festivals, county fairs, and seasonal moments like foliage or elk rut, gathered from organizer schedules.
Soonest first
- Jackson, WYJackson Hole Fall Arts FestivalSept 9–20
- Helen, GAHelen OktoberfestSept 10 – Nov 1
- Marietta, OHOhio River Sternwheel FestivalSept 11–13
- Santa Fe, NMLa Fiesta de Santa FeSept 5–13
- Solvang, CASolvang Danish DaysSept 18–20
- Durango, CODurango Cowboy GatheringSept 30 – Oct 3
- Fredericksburg, TXFredericksburg OktoberfestOct 2–4
- Leavenworth, WALeavenworth Oktoberfest 2026Oct 2–3 · 9–10 · 16–17
- Estes Park, COElk FestOct 3–4
- Galena, ILGalena Country FairOct 10–11
- Eureka Springs, ARHillberry: The Harvest Moon FestivalOct 7–11
- Hood River, ORHood River Valley Harvest FestivalOct 9–11
- Boothbay Harbor, MEFall Foliage FestivalOct 10–11
- Sedona, AZSedona Arts FestivalOct 10–11
- Yellow Springs, OHYellow Springs Street FairSat Oct 10
- Sister Bay, WISister Bay Fall FestOct 16–18
- Half Moon Bay, CAHalf Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin FestivalOct 17–18
- Wellfleet, MAWellfleet OysterFestOct 17–18
- Rehoboth Beach, DESea Witch FestivalOct 23–25
- Cannon Beach, ORStormy Weather Arts FestivalNov 6–8
- New Braunfels, TXWurstfestNov 6–15
- Mendocino, CAFungi Festivalchanterelle season
What's on
Festivals, fairs, and recurring seasonal events with a real date attached: Solvang's Danish Days, Helen's Oktoberfest, Estes Park's Elk Fest at peak rut. Every date is checked against the organizer's own page before posting. The full, growing list lives on the Happening hub, city by city.
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