Fall Festivals Across Kentucky – September
Fall Festivals and Family Fun Across Kentucky In September
There is no shortage of fun things to experience this fall across Kentucky. BBQ, Blues and Bluegrass, apples and sorghum, hometown traditions and more. So many towns, communities, counties, and organizations host fall events, and more often than not, they are free. Which events will your family be attending? Let us know in the comments below.
Metro Louisville
September 7, (Louisville),6pm-9:30pm & September 8 10am-9pm: Middletown Family Fun Festival and Craft Show
September 7, 6pm: Southern Seminary – Southern Circus Fall Festival
September 8, Louisville Dragon Boat Festival
September 8, 8am-2pm: Greater Louisville Hamfest
September 8, 10am-7pm, September 9 10am-5pm: Big Four Arts Festival
September 8, 1-11pm: Highlands Festival
September 8, 7:30pm: North Bullitt Demolition Derby
September 8-9, September Art Fair at Mellwood
September 14-16, Times and activities vary: Gaslight Festival
September 14, 4pm-midnight: Oktoberfest Louisville at German American Club
September 15, 5-10pm: Hal & Ben’s Bike-in
September 15, Noon – 11 pm: National Jug Band Jubilee
September 15, 2-5pm: reGeneration Fair with Waterfront Botanical Gardens
September 15-16, 11am-4pm: Fleur de Lis Regatta Sailing for a Cure
September 16, 1-4pm: Family Kite Festival
September 29, 9am-4pm: Family Fun Festival at Summit Heights UMC
September 29, 9:30 am: FARE Walk for Food Allergy Seneca Park
September 29, 11am-5pm: Portland Art Fair
September 29, 11am-11pm, kids are 11am-6pm: NuLu Festival
September 23 & October 28: Family Adventure Day at Churchill Downs
Central Kentucky
September 7-9, Kentucky State BBQ Festival
September 7-9, Festival of the Horse
September 8, 9am-7pm: Simpsonville Fall Festival
September 8-9, Trimble County Apple Festival
September 8-9, 9am-approx 6pm: Apple Festival at Evans Orchard
September 9, 11-6pm, Josephine Sculpture Park Fall Festival
September 14-16, Ft. Harrod Jazz & Art Festival
September 15, 9am-4pm: BUGFEST at Bernheim Forest
September 21-23, Spoonbread Festival
September 22, Harvest Festival
September 28-30, Burgoo Festival
September 29-30, 10 am – 5 pm: HarvestFest at Shaker Village
Eastern Kentucky
September 6-8, Old Fashioned Trading Days
September 11-15, Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival
September 15, Morehead Arts and Eats Fest
September 20-22, Black Gold Festival
September 22, Flatwoods 15th Annual Fall Festival
September 27-30, World Chicken Festival
September 28-29, Cave Run Storytelling Festival
September 28-30, Morgan County Sorghum Festival
Northern Kentucky
September 7-9, MainStrasse Oktoberfest
September 15-16, Sweet Owen Fall Festival
September 15-16, Simon Kenton Festival
September 21-22, Pig Out
September 27-29, Carroll County Tobacco Festival
September 28-29, Hoedown in the Holler
South Central Kentucky
September 7-9, Hart County Civil War Days
September 8, Homeplace Fall Heritage Festival
September 13-15, Cumberland River Bluegrass Festival
September 13-15, Blazin Bluegrass Festival
September 14-15, Horse Cave Heritage Festival
September 20-22, Cub Run Days
September 27-29, Casey County Apple Festival
September 28-30 and October 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, and 27-28, Pumpkin Festival at Jackson’s Orchard
September 29, Seven Springs Sorghum Festival
September 29, International Festival
Western Kentucky
September 6-8, Hickman Pecan Festival
September 8-9, Trail of Tears Pow Wow
September 13, Taste of Pennyrile
September 13-16, Jerusalem Ride Bluegrass Festival
September 14-16, Owensboro Air Show
September 22, Paducah Dragon Boat Festival
September 27-29, Hoptown Harvest Festival
September 27-29, Barbecue on the River
September 27-29, Lions Club Corn Festival
Click here for a full list of Fall Festivals in Louisville.
Click here for a list of Fall Festivals around Oldham County.
Click here for a list of Fall Festivals around Shelby County.
Click here for a list of Fall Festivals around Central Kentucky.
Nicole