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Tennessee Events 2026
The Smoky Mountains draw crowds to East Tennessee in every season. Dollywood switches from its Harvest Festival to Smoky Mountain Christmas on November 6, the same day Pigeon Forge Winterfest begins. Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland in Sevierville opens a week later.
Elsewhere, Memphis hosts the Indie Memphis Film Festival, Knoxville has Film Fest Knox, and Nashville’s Christmas Village craft show runs November 13 to 15. Cheekwood Harvest in Nashville goes to November 1.
This weekend · 68 current and upcoming listings
25 on now · 43 coming up
Holiday events in Tennessee: Holiday lights · Christmas markets · Christmas events · Thanksgiving & turkey trots
68 events in Tennessee
October 2026 (28)
November 2026 (22)
December 2026 (14)
January 2027 (4)
Recently ended (65)
These dates have passed. Each page stays up as a record until the organizer publishes new dates.
This weekend in Tennessee
Friday to Sunday, October 30 – November 1: 15 listings with dates that overlap the weekend, counting season-long events (weekly farmers markets not counted).
- Cars & Coffee October 2026 at Cooper’s Garage — Franklin · October 31, 2026
- Trick or Treat on the Square — Knoxville · October 31, 2026
- Nash Family Creamery Corn Maze — Chapel Hill · August 28 - November 1, 2026
- Dollywood Harvest Festival — Pigeon Forge · September 14 - October 31, 2026
- Lucky Ladd Farms Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch — Eagleville · September 16 - October 31, 2026
- Nashville Fall Festival Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch & Sunflowers — Nashville · September 18 - November 1, 2026
- Cheekwood Harvest — Nashville · September 19 - November 1, 2026
- Donnell Century Farm Tennessee Pumpkin Fest — Jackson · September 19 - November 1, 2026
- Kyker Farms Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch — Sevierville · September 26 - October 31, 2026
- Ocoee Valley Farms Fall Festival & River Maze — Benton · September 26 - November 1, 2026
- Shuckle's Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch — Greenbrier · September 26 - October 31, 2026
- Walden Pumpkin Farm — Smyrna · September 26 - October 31, 2026
Plus 3 more in the month lists below.
Tennessee by the numbers
USA Fest Bot has 68 current and upcoming Tennessee listings: 11 farmers markets, 8 festivals, 6 markets, 5 holiday lights events, and 38 other listings. November 2026 is the busiest month ahead, with 22 listings starting. The cities with the most listings are Knoxville (17), Memphis (12), and Nashville (8). The next fair or festival to start is Indie Memphis Film Festival in Memphis, starting November 5, 2026.
Dates can change, so check the event’s website before you go.