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Maggie Valley Fall Arts and
Crafts Show rolls into Maggie Valley,
North Carolina.
Woolly Worm Festival finds
Banner Elk, North Carolina.
NC Mountaineer and Apple
Butter Festival takes place in
Bakersville, North Carolina.
Pan for local history and fun
with the Gold Rush Days at
Dahlonega, Georgia.
Oct. 22 - Howl-O-Ween
Pooch Parade & Pet Expo comes
to Knoxville, Tennessee.
Oct. 26-28 - Venture to the
Southern Gap Outdoor Center at
Grundy, Virginia, for the three-day
Elkfest, which features music and
wild elk tours.
Oct. 27-29 - Visit Dawsonville,
Georgia, for the 56th Annual
Mountain Moonshine Festival &
Car Show.
Oct. 28 - Blowing Rock
Halloween Festival scares up
some fun in Blowing Rock, North
Carolina.
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Blue Ridge Folklife Festival
celebrates its 50th annual in Ferrum,
Virginia.
ville Country Music Fest arrives
in Simpsonville, South Carolina.
Oct. 21 - Sky Valley Fall Festival
slides into Sky Valley, Georgia.
Valle Country Fair sets up
tents at Valle Crucis, North Carolina,
near Boone.
Apple Dumpling Festival hits
Stuart, Virginia.
Yadkin Valley Grape Festival
offers wine tastings, music and
more in Yadkinville, North Carolina.
In West Virginia, look for the
famous Bridge Day at the New
River Gorge near Oak Hill.
Paws in the Park proudly
brings the city park of Blue Ridge,
Georgia, to the dogs.
The Appalachian Brew, Que,
and Stew Festival brings tasty
drinks and eats as well as live
music to Hiawassee, Georgia.
Oct. 21-22 - Punkin' Chunkin
celebrates fall in Hayesville, North
Carolina.
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The Shenandoah Valley town of
Mount Jackson, Virginia, hosts an
Apple Harvest Festival.
Smoky Mountain Bluegrass
Festival arrives in Maggie Valley,
North Carolina. Pennington Gap
celebrates the Tobacco Festival
in Lee County, Virginia.
Oct. 31 - Stuart Spooktacular
brings a howling fun time with
llamas, candy and street performers
in Stuart, Virginia.
Head over to Georgia Mountain
Fairgrounds for their " Fangtastic "
Halloween celebration.
NOVEMBER
Nov. 2-5- Mistletoe Market comes
to Abingdon, Virginia.
Nov. 3-5 - Foothills Craft
Guild Tennessee Showcase of
Fine Artisans comes to Knoxville,
Tennessee.
Nov. 3-12 - New South Comedy
Festival arrives in Greenville,
South Carolina.
Nov. 3-Jan. 7 - Christmas at
Biltmore enters the Biltmore at
Asheville, North Carolina.
Nov. 4 - Find the Grilled
Cheese & Tomato Soup Festival
in Strasburg, Virginia.
In Townsend, Tennessee, come
see the Townsend Grains and
Grits Festival to find southern
spirits and gourmet grub.
The little town of St. Paul, Virginia,
hosts the Chili Chili Bang
Bang - a chili cook-off.
Nov. 4-Jan. 6 - Dollywood's
Smoky Mountain Christmas
celebrates the holidays at the
Pigeon Forge park with thousands
of lights.
Nov. 4-5 - Of These Mountains
Fall Marketplace comes to Clayton,
Georgia.
In Tennessee, see more than
5,100 competitors ages 14-89 representing
29 states and countries
from Chattanooga's riverfront at
the Head of the Hooch Regatta.
Nov. 10-12 - Toe River Arts
Studio Tour comes to Burnsville,
North Carolina & Spruce Pine,
North Carolina.
Get a head start on holiday
shopping by attending Dalton,
Georgia's first ever Christmas
Made in the South event.
Nov. 17-Dec. 31 - Speedway
in Lights comes to Bristol Motor
Speedway with ice skating, food
and Santa in Bristol, Tennessee.
Nov. 18 - Christmas in Dawsonville
returns to Georgia with
their Jingle Market, Christmas
parade, tree lighting and more.
Nov. 20-Dec. 31 - Winterfest
comes to Sevierville, Tennessee,
and nearby cities of Sevier County,
Tennessee.
Nov. 20- Jan. 1 - Farragut
Light the Park comes to Knoxville,
Tennessee.
Nov. 22-26 - Fantasy of Trees
comes to Knoxville, Tennessee.
Nov. 23-Dec. 23 - Mountain
Country Christmas in Lights
brings a holiday light show, festive
music, food, Santa Claus and
much more to Hiawassee's Georgia
Mountain Fairgrounds.
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