Weekend Guide · November
Festivals and Events the Weekend of November 6–8, 2026
The weekend of Friday, November 6, through Sunday, November 8, 2026, opens Wurstfest in New Braunfels, brings the Blue Angels home to Pensacola and fills downtowns from Portland to Tucson. This guide lists 34 events across 25 states, grouped by region and sorted by start date. Each one links to its USA Fest Bot listing and its official site.
Each date below matches its USA Fest Bot listing and was last checked on the official source between September 4 and October 16, 2026. Some run longer than the weekend, so the dates show the full run. Check the organizer’s page for hours and tickets before you go.
Already underway
These started before Friday and still overlap the weekend: Mistletoe Marketplace (November 4 - 7, 2026); Iowa City Songwriters Festival (November 5 - 7, 2026); Driftless Film Festival (November 4 - 8, 2026); Mistletoe Market '26 (November 5–8, 2026); Sitka WhaleFest (November 5 - 9, 2026); Wurstfest (November 6 - 15, 2026).
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
New England has two craft weekends, in West Springfield and Concord, while Maryland splits Sunday between a makers market and a car show. Holiday Valley holds its beer and wine festival on Saturday.
Holiday Valley Beer & Wine Festival
Craft beer, wine, seltzer and cider in the Main Lodge at Holiday Valley, 3 to 7 p.m.
Fiber Festival of New England
Fiber arts in the Mallary Complex at the Eastern States Exposition, with workshops and vendors of wool and other natural fibers.
Holiday Show in the Capital City (Great New England Craft & Artisan Shows)
The third annual Holiday Show in the Capital City: 135 juried New England exhibitors, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
Halethorpe Holiday Makers Market
More than 40 local vendors at the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department firehouse, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Jerry's Fall Car Show
Corvettes, Camaros, Mustangs, street rods and imports in 53 award categories; rain date November 15.
The Southeast
Pensacola carries the region this weekend: the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival and the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show run side by side. Savannah’s food festival is Sunday only.
Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show
The Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show at Naval Air Station Pensacola, with the team as the closing act.
Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival
A three-day juried art show in Seville Square, starting the first Friday in November, with a Children’s Festival.
Canopy Oaks Storytelling Festival
Tallahassee’s inaugural storytelling festival at the Tallahassee Museum, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with seven story concerts.
Harvest Festival & Craft Fair
Fall food and crafts at the Franklin County Farmers Market Pavilion, 3 to 7 p.m.
SC Pecan Music and Food Festival
The 22nd annual downtown Florence festival, with multiple stages, food and craft vendors, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Moss Rock Festival
Hoover’s eco-creative outdoor weekend at the Hoover Metropolitan Complex, in its 21st year of nature, art and design.
Shalom Y'all Jewish Food Festival
Traditional Jewish food and live entertainment in Monterey Square, hosted by Congregation Mickve Israel.
Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mississippi
Texas opens Wurstfest and a Greek festival in Corpus Christi. Oklahoma City stacks a Renaissance weekend with Mistletoe Market, and Jackson’s Mistletoe Marketplace wraps its shopping days.
Mistletoe Marketplace
The Junior League of Jackson’s 46th annual holiday market at the Mississippi Trade Mart.
Mistletoe Market '26
The Junior League of Oklahoma City’s holiday market in the Bennett Event Center at OKC Fair Park.
CAF Aviation Discovery Fest
More than 20 historic aircraft at Dallas Executive Airport, hosted by the Commemorative Air Force.
Greek Festival of Corpus Christi
Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church hosts three days of Greek food and music on Chaparral Street.
Wurstfest
The opening weekend of the 65th Wurstfest in Landa Park.
Arkansas Cornbread Festival
Music, food and an amateur cornbread contest at 14th and Main, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
OKC Renaissance and Scottish Festival
Jousts, highland athletics and period entertainment at OKC Fair Park.
Picayune Street Festival
The 64th Semi-Annual Fall Street Festival fills historic downtown Picayune.
The Midwest and Rockies
Denver has two holiday markets the same weekend. Iowa City’s songwriter festival and Wisconsin’s Driftless Film Festival are already underway, while Minneapolis fills the Convention Center with gifts and art.
Driftless Film Festival
Features, shorts, student and Wisconsin films in Mineral Point, founded in 2009.
Iowa City Songwriters Festival
A three-day music festival and songwriting conference by The Englert Theatre across downtown Iowa City.
Gift Gallery
A volunteer-run holiday shopping event with 70-plus local vendors, benefiting Curé of Ars.
Denver Christmas Show
Holiday décor, gifts and food vendors in the Livestock Center at the National Western Center.
Minneapolis Gift & Art Expo
Artisans, local makers and boutiques at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Living History Farms Race
A five-mile run across the museum’s historic farm sites, starting and ending in 1876 Walnut Hill.
Holiday Vibe Market Denver
More than 140 artisans a day at The Arch in RiNo, indoor and outdoor.
The West, Hawaii and Alaska
Portland Book Festival is the main literary day of a longer festival week. Moab’s folk festival, Maui’s makers fair, Seattle’s Diwali celebration and Tucson’s All Souls Procession round out the map.
Sitka WhaleFest
The 30th annual WhaleFest: marine science, art and culture, with a three-day Science Symposium at its core.
Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival
The 13th annual shop-local gathering for Maui County makers at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center.
Moab Folk Festival
The 24th festival: evening shows in Star Hall and daytime shows at the Moab City Ballpark.
Diwali: Lights of India (Seattle Center Festál)
Diwali celebrations in the Seattle Center Armory, part of Seattle Center Festál, noon to 6 p.m.
New Mexico Arts & Crafts Festival
More than 95 local artists at the UNM Continuing Education Conference Center, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Portland Book Festival
Literary Arts’ main festival day, with more than 100 writers and a large exhibitor fair.
All Souls Procession
The 37th annual procession, gathering in Barrio Hollywood and walking to the Mercado District.
Before you go
Saturday-only and Sunday-only events
Nine events here happen on Saturday, November 7, only, and four on Sunday, November 8, only. Frankfort’s harvest fair runs 3 to 7 p.m., and Holiday Valley’s beer and wine festival runs 3 to 7 p.m., so plan the afternoon.
Indoor picks if the weather turns
The Fiber Festival, Concord’s holiday show, both Oklahoma City markets, the Denver Christmas Show, Minneapolis Gift & Art Expo and the New Mexico arts festival are indoors or mostly indoors.
More guides
We have a full guide to Wurstfest, plus national lists of holiday craft fairs, Christmas markets and Veterans Day parades.
For more, browse events this weekend, craft fairs, Christmas markets and Christmas events across the country.
Quick answers
When is the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show in 2026?
November 6–7, 2026, at Naval Air Station Pensacola.
When does Wurstfest start in 2026?
November 6–15, 2026, in Landa Park in New Braunfels, Texas.
When is the All Souls Procession in Tucson in 2026?
November 8, 2026. Related events run earlier in the weekend.
Looking for something closer to home? Browse events this weekend, or see what’s on in Florida, Texas, Oregon and Arizona.
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