Scranton Fall Festivals – Fall 2024 PA Events

Waterville Apple Butter Festival - Waterville, PA - Oct 14 to Oct 15, 2023
Always held the second full weekend of October. Come out for a weekend filled with apple butter, food, vendors and music, and even get a chance to “stir ‘da butter.”

Sullivan County Lumberjack Competition and Fall Festival - Forksville, PA - Oct 14 to Oct 15, 2023
Art expo, apple butter making, lumberjacks and carvers, food, kids activities, quilt expo, and more,

Harvest and Wine Festival - Tunkhannock, PA - Oct 14 to Oct 14, 2023
Wine sampling and all day entertainment. 21+ event

Pickle Me Poconos - East Stroudsburg, PA - Oct 7 to Oct 7, 2023
Vendors and food trucks will take over Crystal Street with everything pickle!

Quiet Valley Harvest Festival - Stroudsburg, PA - Oct 7 to Oct 7, 2023
Learn about heritage crafts and traditional skills, folk entertainment, country food, children’s activities, pumpkin decorating, pony rides and horse drawn wagon rides, and more.

Scranton Fringe Festival - Scranton, PA - Sep 28 to Oct 7, 2023
Multi-day, multi-venue performing arts festival in Scranton, featuring everything from theatre, music, dance and film to comedy, puppetry, and more!

Bloomsburg Fair - Bloomsburg, PA - Sep 22 to Sep 30, 2023
The annual event will be one of the largest agricultural fairs on the east coast. Total attendance has averaged about 400,000 in recent years. Livestock, antique tractor pull, carnival, horse racing, carriage rides and more.

Pennsylvania Endless Mountains Fiber Festival - Harford, PA - Sep 9 to Sep 10, 2023
Breed display, free demonstrations, workshops, contests and silent auction.

Colossalcon East - Pocono Manor, PA - Sep 7 to Sep 10, 2023
Colossalcon East is an anime, gaming, and Japanese culture convention taking place at the Kalahari Resort in the Pocono Mountains

La Festa Italiana - Scranton, PA - Sep 1 to Sep 4, 2023
A celebration of Italian culture and cuisine over Labor Day Weekend, with over 80 vendors offering food, live entertainment on multiple stages, 5k, Mass and more. Free admission! Don’t miss Lackawanna Railfest, happening the same weekend nearby! Train excursions, food tents, model railroads and more, with transportation in between the two events.

Green-Dreher-Sterling (GDS) Fair - Newfoundland, PA - Aug 25 to Sep 3, 2023
What began in 1917 as an opportunity for a teacher to showcase her student’s handiwork has grown to include live music, contests, exhibit halls, food, rides, tractor pull, pageants, and more!

Lehigh RiverFest - Weatherly, PA - Aug 25 to Aug 27, 2023
A community of boaters enjoys rapids and festival fun on the Lehigh River as the dam is released. Bike rentals, paintball target range, live music, and shuttles to the scenic bike trail in Lehigh Gorge State Park add to the weekend. Free parking and admission!

Mount Pocono HarvestFest - Mount Pocono, PA - Sep 24 to Sep 24, 2022
Food, crafts, children’s activities and entertainment at the Pocono Mountain Volunteer Fire Company Carnival Grounds.

Autumn Timber Festival - East Stroudsburg, PA - Oct 10 to Oct 11, 2020
Live music, food & craft vendors, trick dog shows, blacksmithing demos, chainsaw sculptures and children’s activities.

Scranton Bonfire Festival - Scranton, PA - Oct 19 to Oct 19, 2019
Bonfire at the historic Scranton Iron Furnaces explores the roots of Halloween in Celtic Culture and and raises funds for the Anthracite Heritage Museum. Live music, fire spinning, fire hooping, tarot car readings, food and drinks, bagpipes and dancing, arts & crafts tent and more!