From county fairs to food fests and Memphis traditions, fall is basically an open invitation to eat, explore, and have fun. Grab your calendar — and maybe stretchy pants — and get ready for all the fall festivities.
SEPTEMBER
Delta Fair & Music Festival
Carnival rides, live music, livestock, fair food, and all the fried goodness your heart could possibly desire.
Agricenter International, September 4-13
Orion Financial Free Concert Series (Photo: Courtesy Overton Park Shell)
Orion Financial Free Concert Series
Free fall concerts serving up everything from Korn tributes and power pop to blues, cumbia, opera, and Shakespeare.
Overton Park Shell, Select dates through September 4-October 11
WLOK Stone Soul Picnic
Free soul and gospel music from one of the city’s great radio stations.
New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, September 5
Memphis PowerPop Festival
The Smithereens and friends bring enough big guitars and catchy hooks to make your old mixtapes jealous.
Overton Park Shell, September 5
2026 Craft Food & Wine Festival
Come for the art, stay for the 35-plus local vendors, tastings, cocktails and wine — because sometimes the best way to appreciate culture is with a full glass and an empty plate.
Memphis Brooks Museum, September 6
Art on the Rocks: A Garden Cocktail Festival
Botanical cocktails, craft beer, wine, bites, and live music.
Dixon Gallery & Gardens, September 11
Zoo Rendezvous
A wild night of bites, booze, DJs, and live music for your inner party animal.
Memphis Zoo, September 11
Southern Heritage Classic Cultural Celebration Weekend
Football, massive tailgates, marching bands, and fireworks — Memphis’ annual excuse to party like it’s fourth quarter.
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, September 11-12
Like You Children’s Film Festival
Kid-approved indie films, giant-screen magic, and big feelings aplenty.
Pink Palace Museum & Mansion, September 11-13
90th Birthday “Shellebration”
It starts with Booker T. Jones playing a ticketed Shell Yeah! show, followed by three days of free concerts steeped in the Shell’s epic history.
Overton Park Shell, September 10-13
Germantown Festival
Crafts, food, rides, music, and the gloriously weird Running of the Weenies, because every fall festival needs dachshunds.
Civic Club Complex, September 12-13
Memphis Yoga Festival
Stretch, sweat, and find your inner yogic Zen zone.
Rhodes College, September 13
A Taste of Memphis
Local neighborhoods and community development corporations celebrate the city’s vibrant flavors, music, and people.
Tiger Lane, September 17
Memphis miniFEST
A musical mash-up of local and touring acts, visual art, and community vibes. Your Friday night just got a festival upgrade.
The Hi-Tone Cafe, September 18
Cooper-Young Festival
400+ artists, multiple music stages, local eats, and enough handmade goodies to make your wallet nervous.
Throughout Cooper-Young, September 19
Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival
Where the blues come home to roost. With Leela James, Bobby Rush, and many others.
Greenville, MS, September 19
Medical District Collaborative 10-Year Anniversary
Ten years’ worth of big plans, good food, and drinks, plus a mystery celebrity guest — what’s not to love?
Renasant Convention Center, September 19
The Memphis Food Truckers Food Truck Festival
Tacos, barbecue, and enough food trucks to officially make your diet a lost cause.
Shelby Farms Park, September 19
Oktoberfest(s) by Soul and Spirits
The first Oktoberfest brings beer and brats to Soul & Spirits; if you’re still thirsty, Overton Square follows with German food, craft beer, and polka.
Soul & Spirits Brewery, September 19
Overton Square, October 24
Tennessee Pumpkin Fest
Pumpkins, pig races, corn mazes, fireworks, and enough fall fun to make you forget you came for just one pumpkin.
Donnell Century Farm Adventure, Jackson, TN, September 19-November 1
Gonerfest 23
Four days, 30+ bands, and enough loud, weird rock-and-roll to make your ears file for workers’ comp. Featuring headliners Man or Astroman?, Death, Toody Cole and Her Band, and Horsegirl.
Wiseacre Brewery on Broad, September 24-26; Overton Park Shell, September 27
Memphis County Blues Festival
Memphis and Mississippi blues are back where they belong, with the North Mississippi Allstars and others.
Overton Park Shell, September 25
Mid-Autumn Festival (Photo: Jamie Harmon)
Mid-Autumn Festival
Lunar celebration activities including dragon dances, face painting, crafts, live music, and enough Vietnamese goodies to make the moon jealous.
Crosstown Arts, September 25
Ethan Shaw & Marquis Dijon Archuleta perform at the Annual Free Shout-Out Shakespeare Series (Photo: Joey Miller)
Annual Free Shout-Out Shakespeare Series
Shakespeare gets outdoorsy in Love’s Labor’s Lost, with free performances around the city.
Various locations around Memphis, September 25-October 18
Annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair
Shop more than 150 artisans at this fall favorite, where your wallet goes to die happy.
Pink Palace Museum & Mansion Lawn, September 25-27
Mighty Roots Music Festival
Two days of Americana, roots, camping, and questionable decisions.
Stovall, MS, September 25-26
Hattiloo Theatre 20th Celebration
Hattiloo turns 20 with a soulful revue including R&B, Broadway tunes, and plenty of theatrical flair.
Overton Park Shell, September 26
High Point Arts Fair
Get your shop on with local artists, makers, and crafty goodies.
High Point Terrace, September 26
Latin Fest 901
Music, dancing, tacos, and enough Latin flair to make your Saturday say, “¡Olé!”
Overton Square, September 26
Memphis EuroFest Car Show
A parade of British and European beauties, because regular cars just aren’t fancy enough.
C. O. Franklin Park, September 26
Asian Night Market
Come hungry, leave with a full belly, a lantern, and absolutely no regrets about that third order of dumplings.
Agricenter International, September 26-27
30 Days of Opera
Free pop-up performances around Memphis, because opera refuses to stay in the theater.
Various locations, through September 30
OCTOBER
Mid-South Fair
50+ rides, fried-everything, and enough funnel cake to make your cardiologist nervous.
Landers Center, October 1-11
2026 Bartlett Festival, BBQ Contest & Car Show
BBQ, hot rods, and fall vibes: Bartlett’s answer to “What should we do this weekend?”
W. J. Freeman Park, October 2-3
Inaugural Evergreen Street Fair
Evergreen goes car-free and party-ready with music, bikes, and family fun.
Overton Park Avenue, October 3
Urban Earth’s Fall Flicker Fest
Fall is flickin’ fabulous at Urban Earth, with pumpkins, pinecones, live music, and enough garden goodies to make your yard jealous.
Urban Earth Gardens, October 3
V&E Greenline Artwalk
Local artists, live music, food, and crafts; basically, the Greenline’s excuse to throw a really artsy party.
Kirby Stationhouse Grounds, October 3
Mempho Music Festival
Genre-hopping music, good vibes, and questionable dancing under the trees at the Memphis Botanic Garden.
Radians Amphitheater, October 9-11
Edge Motorfest
Live music, 150+ cars, and enough horsepower to make your wallet nervous.
Edge Motor Museum, October 10
Ska-Tober Fest
Ska, brews, and nonstop skanking, Oktoberfest with way more checkers and fewer lederhosen.
Meddlesome Brewing Company, October 10
Wine on the River Memphis
Sip and swirl to your heart’s content at this riverside wine-and-spirits bash.
Tom Lee Park, October 10
The CoLab
Formerly known as the Tambourine Bash. Local musicians mash genres to benefit Music Export Memphis.
Overton Park Shell, October 16
Fall Fest
Fall into fall with live music, tasty food, carnival rides, and enough fun to make your pumpkin jealous.
Catholic Church of the Incarnation, October 16-17
Monster Market
Memphis’ annual freaky shopping spree for weird art, spooky treasures, and things your grandma definitely wouldn’t approve of.
Medicine Factory, October 16-25
Soul of the City
Elmwood’s dead have stories to tell … and this year, they’re getting gloriously weird.
Elmwood Cemetery, October 16-17
Yazoo County Fair
Where carnival rides, fried food, and family-fun come together for one glorious week.
Yazoo, MS, October 16-24
23rd Annual Memphis Tri-State Blues Festival
Blues, big-name talent, and enough soul to make your feet start moving without permission.
Landers Center, October 17
Cooper-Young Beerfest (Photo: Brandon Dill)
Cooper-Young Beerfest
An excuse to sample approximately 900 beers and call it “research.”
Bluff City Sports, October 17
Harvest Moon Fall Festival
Pumpkins, hayrides, corn mazes, and enough fall fun to make your inner basic witch very happy.
Bobby Lanier Farm Park, October 17
Shroomlicious Mushroom Festival
Come for the fungi, stay for the foraging, food, music, and just a little bit of mushroom magic.
Overton Park, October 17
River Arts Fest
150+ artists, live music, and food that prove that “just browsing” is a hilarious lie.
Riverside Drive, October 17-18
Holiday Market Memphis
Holiday shopping that’s festive, fun, and fueled by margaritas and mimosas.
Agricenter International, October 23-25
Wolf River Fall Fest 2026
Fall fun goes feral with costumes, scavenger hunts, and moonlit greenway shenanigans.
Shady Grove Trailhead, October 23
Annual Día de los Muertos Parade and Festival
Memphis goes full fiesta with colorful Día de los Muertos traditions, music, and a parade Downtown.
Downtown Memphis, October 24
Broad Avenue Art Walk
Broad Avenue shows off arts and crafts from Memphis and beyond, with over 50 vendor booths, live music, and artistic performances.
Broad Avenue, October 24
Fantasy Faire
Costumes, Shakespeare, and a marketplace. It’s Halloween for people who alphabetize their spellbooks.
Cordova Library, October 24
NOVEMBER
Memphis Japan Festival
Come for the sushi, stay for the sumo suits, cosplay, and general Japanese-culture chaos.
Memphis Botanic Garden, November 1
Indie Memphis Film Festival
After a brief pause, savor the return of the city’s celebrated cinematic spectacle, where indie films, big feelings, and astute movie opinions take over Memphis.
Various Locations in Memphis, November 5-8
901 Hot Wing Festival
Hot wings, cold beer, and questionable decisions — all for a good cause.
Grind City Brewing Company, November 7
Memphis Crafts & Drafts Festival: Holiday Market
Holiday shopping featuring all manner of local artisans, paired with cold brewskies.
Crosstown Concourse, November 7
Lantern Festival
The Memphis Zoo transforms into a wild winter wonderland of giant, dazzling animal lanterns.
Memphis Zoo, November 13-February 14
Memphis Running Festival
Run for 12 hours, eat donuts mid-race, and question every life decision that brought you there.
Old Forest Lane, November 14
Enchanted Forest: Festival of Trees
Holiday magic, gingerbread villages, and enough decorated trees to make Santa jealous.
Pink Palace Museum & Mansion, November 21-December 31
Memphis Whiskey Festival
Whiskey, bourbon, scotch, bluegrass, and sippers saying “just one more,” all for a good cause.
The Kent, November 21
Memphis Monster Con
Two days of monsters, mayhem, cosplay, and movie villains.
Agricenter International, November 21-22
Starry Nights
Drive through a glittering Arctic wonderland where “Beti the Yeti” and millions of Christmas lights make your car feel like Santa’s sleigh.
Shelby Farms Park, November 21-January 3
DECEMBER
“Delight” Holiday Lighting Festival
Flip the switch on holiday magic with dazzling lights, live music, and skating.
Throughout Crosstown Concourse, December 4
Cooper-Young Holiday Market
Cookies, cocoa, Santa, and local goodies.
Cooper Street, December 5
Mid-South Toy Fest
Come hunt for vintage toys, pop-culture treasures, and the excuse you needed to buy the action figure you “definitely had as a kid.”
Agricenter International, December 5
St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend
Run and sweat for a great cause and pretend you’re enjoying every mile, or just stand on the sidelines and cheer your favorite athletes.
AutoZone Park and throughout Memphis, December 5
JANUARY
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Memphis’ annual excuse to eat stadium food, wear team colors, and cheer for college football players.
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, January 2
Elvis Birthday Celebration
Celebrate the King’s birthday with live music and enough sequins to make Memphis sparkle.
Graceland, January 7-10
