Fall Festivals in Greene County

When the heat finally breaks and the leaves start turning, Greene County settles into its best season. Fall here means small-town festivals, corn mazes and pumpkin patches, apple picking, scarecrows down Main Street, and some of the finest mountain foliage in East Tennessee. Here's a local's rundown of the fall festivals and autumn things to do around Greeneville.

Small-town fall festivals

Baileyton Celebration

The county's marquee fall festival and a 30-plus-year tradition in the little town of Baileyton, just off I-81 at Exit 36. Expect a parade, dozens of craft and food vendors, a car show and tractor show, kids' rides, a beauty pageant, and a 5K — a proper small-town celebration. It's typically held the weekend after Labor Day in early September.

Appalachian Autumn Festival

New in 2026: the Greene County Partnership's Appalachian Autumn Festival brings a fall street festival to downtown Greeneville on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 10 AM to 5 PM. It fills Depot, College, and Academy streets, the same footprint as the spring Iris Festival, with a juried artisan market, fall food, live mountain music, the Sundown on Depot car show, and college football on big screens all day. It's held rain or shine. Vendors can apply through the Partnership's vendor registration page.

Downtown Greeneville in the fall

Historic downtown Greeneville leans into the season, largely thanks to Main Street Greeneville:

• Scarecrow Contest — creative scarecrows (home and business categories) line Main Street for all of October.
• Halloween Happenings — a free family Halloween event downtown around October 31, with a costume contest, music, and candy.

Downtown has also been growing new fall events. A Depot Street Oktoberfest (new in 2025) brought a street party — food trucks, music, and Oktoberfest contests — to the freshly renovated West Depot Street in mid-to-late September, and Lyrics in the Fall, an evening concert on the Dickson-Williams Mansion lawn, has run in early October. Both are relatively new and still finding their footing, so check the events calendar for current dates. (The Main Street Greeneville calendar is the best source for downtown happenings.)

Pumpkin patches, corn mazes & orchards

Some of the best fall memories in Greene County are made on a farm. A few local favorites, most open from mid-September through Halloween:

• Country View Farm Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze — a full fall-fun farm in Chuckey with a corn maze, hayrides, a sunflower walk, a playground, and a pumpkin barn, on Highway 93 between Greeneville and Kingsport. Details →
• Myers Pumpkin Patch, Corn Maze & Greenhouse — home to one of East Tennessee's largest corn mazes, plus pick-your-own pumpkins and hayrides, near Bulls Gap (3415 Gap Creek Rd). Details →
• Buffalo Trail Orchard — a Greeneville Century Farm growing since 1890, with pick-your-own apples, a farm store, and a fall pumpkin patch; apples run into November (1890 Dodd Branch Rd). Details →

For more local growers, browse the farms and agriculture businesses in our directory — and see our farmers markets guide for what's in season.

Fall foliage & scenic drives

Greeneville sits at the foot of the Appalachians, bordered on three sides by the Cherokee National Forest, so leaf season is a real event here — peak color usually runs from mid-October into early November. For a classic drive, follow the Nolichucky River valley toward Erwin along the base of the mountains, or head into the national forest for hiking and overlooks. It's the prettiest time of year to see why people fall for this county.

Festivals & fairs coming up

Here's what's on the events calendar right now:

One note for planning: the big Greene County Fair — the fairgrounds staple with rides, livestock, and grandstand shows — is actually a late-July, mid-summer event, not a fall one. But once September hits, the county's fall season is off and running. See what's on this month or the full events calendar to plan your autumn.