East Texas Fall Festival & Events 2025 – Here’s What To Know

(East Texas) The anticipation for fall's arrival is building in East Texas. While it hasn't been brutally hot like summers past, many of us are just tired of the hot and humid weather and are looking for a break with cooler fall temperatures.

Cooler Weather Brings Fall Fun

Now that high school football is underway, we want to cheer on our favorite team and not sweat to death in the stands on Friday nights! We want to be able to walk around the many festivals and events that are planned this fall without it feeling like it's 95 to 103 degrees.

Food, Festivals, and Fair Favorites

Our weekends will soon be filled with all kinds of outdoor events, festivals, and happenings. We'll be walking around with a corn dog and a bag of cotton candy in one hand while sipping on a fresh-squeezed glass of lemonade. Or we could be walking around with a strawberry-topped funnel cake and a warm cup of coffee.

While we're getting our fill on fair food favorites, we're also looking to satisfy our adrenaline rush with a few rides on the carnival rides and being entertained by all the live music that will be at these festivals and events.

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Carnival Rides and Live Music

Get ready to fill up your weekend calendar with these weekend events from now to Thanksgiving!

We've got you covered when it comes to fall events and festivals. Here's a look at what's to come this fall. For more information on any festival or event, just click or tap on the festival name, and you'll be taken to the official site for all the specifics.

If there's a major event or festival I have left off this list, please let me know by sending me an email to tell me what I've left off!

Plan Your Weekends Through Thanksgiving

Gregg County Fair - Longview

Friday, September 5th - Saturday, September 13th
Gregg County Fairgrounds

This will be the 76th celebration of the fair, which got its start in 1949 by the Longview Jaycees. The Gregg County Fair also hosts the annual Miss Gregg County pageant and features pig races, a petting zoo, live entertainment nightly, and lots of family entertainment.

Pittsburg Pioneer Days - Pittsburg

Saturday, September 13th - Saturday, September 20th

The 57th Pioneer Days Festival will begin Saturday, September 13th, with the Little Miss Peach Queen Ball. There will be many other events squeezed in all week long, at it wraps up Saturday the 20th with a spectacular parade, vendors lining Main Street with crafts and more, and live entertainment on the streets of downtown Pittsburg.

Texas State Forest Festival - Lufkin

Thursday, September 18th - Sunday, September 21st
George Henderson Exposition Center

Competitions are abundant at the Texas State Forest Festival, along with the carnival rides and live shows featuring Puppy Pals Live, The Accidental Acrobats, Nature Nick's Animal Adventures, wood carvers, petting zoo, car show, BBQ competition, and many other competitions, plus there's a 5k run and axe-throwing competition too.

Gladewater Arts & Crafts Festival 2025 - Gladewater

Saturday, September 20th and Sunnday, September 21st
downtown Gladewater

Vendors of all kinds will be set up along Broadway Ave. in downtown Gladewater, celebrating homeland and handcrafted arts and crafts created by East Texans and Texans from near and far.  Shop homemade goods, jewelry, unique handmade works, food, toys, and more.

East Texas Fair - Tyler

Friday, September 19th - Sunday, September 28th
East Texas State Fairgrounds - Tyler

It's fair time in East Texas. This year's fair will feature Sea Lion Splash, pig races, goat mountain, chick hatchings, dairy demo, and many other demonstrations from vendors and local farmers. There will be live music nightly in addition to all of your fair food favorites and carnival rides.

The East Texas State Fair is held at The Park at East Texas on Hwy. 64 W, outside of Loop 323 in Tyler.

Titus County Fair - Mt. Pleasant

Wednesday, September 24th - Saturday, September 27th
Titus County Civic Center - Mt. Pleasant

This is the 50th anniversary of the Titus County Fair. This fair features a livestock show, numerous contests, commercial exhibits, youth academic contests, carnival rides, food, and musical entertainment.

Piney Woods Fair - Nacogdoches

Tuesday, October 7th - Sunday, October 11th
Nacogdoches County Exposition & Civic Center - Nacogdoches

The Pineywoods Fair wraps up fair season in East Texas with an agricultural and livestock show featuring competitions highlighting swine, goats, lambs, rabbits, heifers, and more. There are educational exhibits and competitions topped off with carnival rides and lots of fair food. It's your last opportunity of the season to get all that fried goodness!

Fire Ant Festival - Marshall

Saturday, October 11th
downtown Marshall

Marshall will be celebrating the pesky fire for the 43rd year in downtown. There will be live music, a children's area with inflatables, the FireAnt 5k, parade, TourDeFireAnt long distance bike ride, cupcake contest, scavenger hunt, along with hundreds of vendors and more fun for the entire family.

Lindale CountryFest - Lindale

Saturday, October 11th
Picker's Pavilion in downtown Lindale

Celebrate the harvest season at CountryFest in Lindale. There will be arts and crafts booths, children's activities, live performances and music, a car-truck-Jeep show, an auction, a petting zoo, carnival games, art projects, and more.

Mt. Vernon Country Fest - Mt. Vernon

Saturday, October 11th
downtown Mt. Vernon

Celebrate small-town living at Country Fest in Mt. Vernon. Start the day off with a pancake breakfast, a 5k run/walk, a chili cook-off, an antique car show, a petting zoo, a children's area, and more than 70 craft and food vendors.

Edom Art Festival 2025 - Edom

Saturday, October 11th and Sunday, October 12th
downtown Edom

Edom has been celebrating the arts for more than 50 years now, and the Edom Arts Festival gives artists the opportunity to share their talent. It's a two-day event that showcases art, food, and music.

East Texas Yamboree - Gilmer

Wednesday, October 15th - Saturday, October 18th
venues throughout Gilmer

The festivities begin on Wednesday, October 15th, with the Queen's Coronation at 7:30. There are many competitions during the Yamboree, including a quilt show, livestock show, and more. The carnival will be in downtown Gilmer and open Wednesday through Saturday with rides, games, food, and street dances each night.

Texas Rose Festival - Tyler

Thursday, October 16th - Sunday, October 19th
venues throughout Tyler

Tyler is known as the rose capital, so why not have a festival to celebrate and honor this distinction? The Texas Rose Festival features the queen's coronation, Rose Parade, arts and crafts and quilting fair, and many other socialite activities.

Tap the Texas Rose Festival title above for a full list of events and venues.

Piney Woods Wine Festival - Lindale

Friday, October 17th and Saturday, October 18th
Picker's Pavilion at Blackberry Square

Enjoy a fun-filled weekend of wine tasting and fun. Sip a variety of award-winning East Texas wines while enjoying the timeless charm of Picker's Pavilion, live music, great food, and one-of-a-kind shopping.

Hog Festival - Ben Wheeler

Friday, October 24th and Saturday, October 25th
downtown Ben Wheeler

Definitely one of the most unique festivals in the state, as Ben Wheeler celebrates the hog. Originally known as the Feral Hog Festival, it was changed to Hogfest, then to Hogtoberfest, and now back to Hog Festival!  Whatever they call it, it's definitely unique and East Texas. This festival will feature a hog parade, a pageant, a parade, a hog cook-off, and many other unique contests and events.  This year's theme is 'Sow Wars: The Pork Awakens'!

Hopkins County Fall Festival - Sulphur Springs

Thursday, October 9th - Sunday, October 25th
Hopkins County Fair Grounds and Civic Center - Sulphur Springs

The Hopkins County Fall Festival will have it all - a parade, craft show, kids zone, carnival rides, games and food, loads of exhibits, and a hay baling contest.

Hot Pepper Festival - Palestine

Friday, October 24th and Saturday, October 25th
Main St.- Palestine

This event has expanded into a two-day event! Friday evening's events will include a car show, chili cookoff, cornhole tournament, and beer garden. Saturday will feature dozens of vendors, live music and performances, a parade, the iconic Pepper Eating contest, and so much more for the family.

Heritage Syrup Festival - Henderson

Saturday, November 8th
downtown Henderson

More than 15 blocks of downtown Henderson will be covered with arts & crafts vendors, exhibitors, food booths, antique cars, musical entertainment, children's activities, and demonstrations as Henderson celebrates syrup!