Taste the Best of Fall at these Georgia Food Festivals
Sample barbecue, chili, beer, bourbon, and more at these tasty events throughout the state.
As cooler weather moves in, the flavors of fall take on headline status at top festivals throughout Georgia. Barbecue, chili, seafood, apples, and more seasonal tastes paired with beer, wine, and bourbon really hit the spot on a crisp autumn day. Add chef demonstrations, live music, games, arts and crafts, and maybe even some big screens showing football, and you’ve got yourself a pretty great fall weekend in the South.
Check out the menu of Georgia’s fall food festivals below, and start planning your next feast-filled getaway!
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Suwanee Taste of BBQ & Music Festival
Fall barbecue festivals in Georgia
Sept. 21: Blue Ridge Blues and BBQ Music Festival in Blue Ridge
Enjoy the sounds of blues music and barbecue from local and regional cookers in Blue Ridge.
Sept. 27-28: Byron BBQ Fest in Byron
Experience the barbecue contest, food trucks, arts and crafts vendors, live entertainment, and kids' activities.
Oct. 5: Suwanee Taste of BBQ & Music Festival in Suwanee
Find your favorite barbecue while enjoying live music, local vendors, an artist market, and a family fun zone.
Oct. 26: Appalachian Brew, Que & Stew Festival in Hiawassee
Sample beer from craft breweries from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Alabama, plus enjoy food from area restaurants, regional arts and crafts, and Appalachian and Americana music.
Oct. 26: Swine & Wine Barbeque at Barnsley Resort in Adairsville
Enjoy a whole-hog barbecue with sides and wine pairings, all set against the backdrop of the iconic Manor House Ruins for this open-air, covered event.
Chili Cook-Off and Fall Festival in Madison, Georgia
Fall chili festivals in Georgia
Oct. 19: Chili Cook-Off & Fall Festival in Madison
Vote for your favorite chili, shop the handmade/homegrown market, relax in the beer garden, and listen to great music.
Oct. 19: Downtown Chili Cookoff in Dublin
Chow down on a cup of heart-warming chili from Dublin's favorite community teams while you cheer on your favorite football team. Also, enjoy a FREE fall festival, including art vendors, live DJ and food vendors, a kids’ zone, and a pumpkin patch.
Nov. 9: Suwanee Chili Cook-Off & Music Festival in Suwanee
Don't miss the chili tasting and People's Choice Awards, local and regional vendors, artists, a Family Fun Zone, food trucks and live music.
Nov. 16: Atlanta Chili Cook Off in Atlanta
Taste chili from more than 75 teams; enjoy music, food, and fun at Dunwoody’s largest park.
Food Truck Festival in Hinesville, Georgia
Fall food truck festivals in Georgia
Sept. 13 & Oct. 11: Food Truck Fridays in Byron
Enjoy great food options along with family-friendly fun like live music or movies on the lawn.
Sept. 21: Food Truck Festival in Hinesville
Have fun sampling specialties from food trucks, and enjoy live music, an arts and crafts market, and a kids' zone.
Sept. 26 & Oct. 24: Alpharetta Food Truck Alley in Alpharetta
Culinary options include more than 10 food trucks each month, offering a diverse range of cuisine types. This is a family-friendly event, with limited seating available and will feature live music.
Oct. 12: Wa-Ha Music and Food Truck Festival in Waverly Hall
Check out the food trucks serving savory barbecue, sweet treats and everything in between, plus live music, artisan vendors, and family fun. This is a pet-friendly event.
Oct. 19: Trucks on the Tracks in Conyers
Eat delicious food, enjoy children's activities and giveaways, and sing along with live music.
Jekyll Island Shrimp & Grits Festival
Fall seafood festivals in Georgia
Oct. 25-26: Jekyll Island Shrimp & Grits Festival in Jekyll Island
Enjoy the classic Southern dish, family-friendly entertainment, an artists' market, live music, food, and more in Jekyll Island's Historic District.
Nov. 16: St. Marys Seafood Festival in St. Marys
Feast on fried fish, fried rock shrimp, boiled shrimp, coleslaw, and hush puppies from the Kiwanis Club, as well as food trucks and vendors with sensational seafood fare. Watch a parade, and enjoy entertainment, demonstrations, and arts and crafts vendors.
Nov. 23: Kingsland Catfish Festival in Kingsland
Feast on local seafood, beer and wine, and enjoy live music, antiques and collectibles, plus 150 vendor booths and a children’s amusement area.
Taste of Smyrna in Smyrna, Georgia
Fall restaurant weeks and "taste of ..." events
Sept. 7: Taste of Smyrna in Smyrna
Sample all of Smyrna’s finest restaurants, visit the beer garden, and listen to music all day long near the beautiful Village Green.
Sept. 7-14: Cobb Foodie Week in Cobb County
With discounts, giveaways, and prix fixe menu options, Cobb Foodie Week is the best time to eat your way around the county, sampling old favorites and discovering hidden gems.
Sept. 12: Taste of Woodstock in Woodstock
Sample dishes from local restaurants and vote on the best in a variety of categories. Admission is free, and taste ticket packages start at $5.
Sept. 21: Taste of Hartwell in Hartwell
Enjoy samples from local restaurants, along with other community events.
Oct. 5: Georgia Tasting Festival in Cartersville
Sample a variety of local dishes by local restaurants, chefs and food trucks. Enjoy kid's activities and live music.
Oct. 17: Taste of Buckhead in Atlanta
Don't miss Atlanta's premier tasting experience showcasing the city's diverse food and beverage scene.
Oct. 20-26: Alpharetta Restaurant Week in Alpharetta
Sample special dinner and lunch menus at more than 45 restaurants in the city.
Apple Festival in Ellijay, Georgia
More fall food festivals and events in Georgia
Sept. 22: Harvest on the Hooch in Roswell
Visit the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell for the annual outdoor food and craft beer festival, Harvest on the Hooch, which raises awareness for the nature center’s Unity Garden.
Sept. 26: Downtown Dublin Farm-to-Table Dinner Party in Dublin
Dine al fresco at long tables and enjoy a meal with ingredients sourced from the farmer's market and prepared by a local restaurant.
Sept. 29: Ellijay Bacon Fest in Ellijay
Indulge in mouthwatering bacon-themed dishes, groove to live music, join in the bacon-eating contest, and enjoy a variety of games and activities.
Oct. 12-13 & 19-20: Georgia Apple Festival in Ellijay
Explore hundreds of vendors with handmade, hand-crafted items, on-site demonstrations, live music, and delicious fair food.
Oct. 12-13 & 19-20: Blairsville Sorghum Festival in Blairsville
Watch sorghum syrup making, greased pole climbing and log sawing, and enjoy arts and crafts, live music and face painting.
Oct. 12-13: Taste & Brews Fall Fest in Canton
Taste, sample and buy the flavors of Georgia, plus enjoy live music, a vendor market, arts and crafts, children's activities and entertainment.
Oct. 19: Gainesville Chicken Festival in Gainesville
Cheer on the competition at Georgia’s Official Chicken Cook-off with more than a dozen teams and 17,000 pounds of chicken, and enjoy live music and a kids' zone.
Oct. 19: Flavors of Fall Festival at Farmview Market in Madison
Sample fall flavors, and enjoy live music, giveaways, lawn games, a petting zoo, face painting, and a DIY caramel apple station.
Nov. 2: Broxton Chicken Livers & Gizzards Festival in Broxton
Enjoy fried poultry delights and other fair foods along with entertainment and arts and crafts.
Find more food festivals and fall events on the Explore Georgia Calendar of Events, and subscribe to the Explore Georgia email newsletter for the latest happenings delivered to your inbox.
