America’s Finest Fall Festivals Mark your calendars By Dave G. Houser
Cooling temperatures, changing leaves and ripening fields are signals that autumn has arrived— and that means fall festival season is just around the corner. As farmers bring their crops to market, it’s a great time to pile into the car or RV and follow the sights, sounds and smells to one or more of the hundreds of celebratory fall festivals across the country. Read on for Coast to Coast’s selection of 11 of America’s most entertaining, colorful and appetizing fall fests of the 2022 season.
Leavenworth Oktoberfest Leavenworth WA. Trailing of the Sheep Festival Ketchum, ID.
Warrens Cranberry Festival Warrens, WI.
Harvest-on -the-Harbor Portland, ME.
Note: While the Covid virus continues to menace much of the country, these festivals are largely staged outdoors and to our knowledge none require face coverings. Wisdom, however, suggests having masks on hand for visits to indoor venues.
New York City Wine & Food Festival New York, NY.
National Apple Harvest Festival Arendtsville, PA.
Elk Fest Estes Park, CO.
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati Cincinnati, OH.
Sonoma County Harvest Fair Santa Rosa, CA.
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Harvest Festival, at Rancho de las Golondrinas Santa Fe NM.
North Carolina Pecan Harvest Festival Whiteville NC.
Autumn at the Arboretum Dallas, TX.
International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque, NM.
International Rice Festival Crowley, LA.
Pensacola Seafood Festival Pensacola, FL.
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Harvest on the Harbor Portland, Maine
The first week of November is a perfect time to visit Maine, as the coastal enclave of Portland rolls out its annual fall celebration of the state’s finest locally sourced foods, beers, wines, and spirits. Portland has enjoyed quite a renaissance in recent years and its spiffed up downtown and the rockbound harbor district have attracted a host of top restaurants dedicated to perfecting the culinary art of local, safely-harvested seafood. Think LOBSTER. Harvest on the Harbor shines the spotlight on the city’s dining scene with a variety of competitions and tastings featuring local delights from more than 150 chefs, breweries, wineries and distilleries.
For more information: www.harvestontheharbor.com 207-450-9060
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