Posted by Andrea Durway
St. Louis Fall Festivals 2026 | September–November
Looking for the best St. Louis fall festivals 2026? September, October and November bring art fairs, neighborhood celebrations, hot-air balloons, Oktoberfest events, outdoor markets, live music and plenty of reasons to get out and explore.
From long-running traditions like the Greentree Festival and Great Forest Park Balloon Race to neighborhood favorites like Macklind Days and Art in the Park, there’s something happening nearly every weekend. Our St. Louis fall festivals 2026 guide makes it easy to see what’s happening, when it’s happening and where to go.
Dates and details can change, so check the event website before heading out.
St. Louis Fall Festivals 2026: September Events
Paint Louis
Friday–Sunday, September 4–6
Location: Riverfront Flood Wall, 1000 S. Wharf Street, St. Louis
One of St. Louis’ most visually spectacular annual events, Paint Louis brings hundreds of graffiti artists from around the world to transform the massive riverfront flood wall south of the Gateway Arch. The free festival celebrates all four elements of hip-hop with live painting, DJs, MCs, breakdancing and music performances throughout Labor Day weekend.
Website: Paint Louis
Japanese Festival
Saturday–Monday, September 5–7
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis
One of St. Louis’ signature Labor Day weekend traditions, the Japanese Festival fills the Missouri Botanical Garden with taiko drumming, traditional dance, martial arts, cultural demonstrations, Japanese food and family activities. The three-day celebration is especially beautiful in and around the Garden’s 14-acre Japanese Garden.
Website: Missouri Botanical Garden – Japanese Festival
St. Nicholas Greek Festival
Saturday–Monday, September 5–7
Location: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 4967 Forest Park Avenue, St. Louis
This longtime Central West End tradition celebrates Greek culture with plenty of authentic food, live music, traditional dancing, church tours and a marketplace. Come hungry — gyros, spanakopita, baklava and other Greek favorites are a major part of the experience.
Website: St. Nicholas Greek Festival
St. Louis Water Lantern Festival
Saturday–Sunday, September 5–6
Location: Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park, Maryland Heights
As evening falls, hundreds of decorated lanterns are launched onto the water, creating one of the weekend’s most photogenic events. The ticketed festival also typically includes music, food vendors and time for guests to personalize their lanterns before the launch.
Website: Water Lantern Festival – St. Louis
Tower Grove Farmers’ Market Harvest Festival
Saturday, September 5
Location: Tower Grove Park, St. Louis
The Tower Grove Farmers’ Market celebrates the start of the fall season (For the Love of Garlic!) with an expanded market featuring local growers, food producers, makers and seasonal favorites plus a parade, expanded live music, carnival games, a rock-climbing wall. It’s a lower-key alternative to some of the larger festivals — perfect for grabbing breakfast or lunch, shopping local and enjoying a September day in Tower Grove Park.
Website: Tower Grove Farmers’ Market
Grant’s Farm Oktoberfest
Friday–Sunday, September 11–13 & September 18–20
Location: Grant’s Farm, 7385 Grant Road, St. Louis
Grant’s Farm puts a distinctly St. Louis spin on Oktoberfest with German food, beer, traditional music and dancing alongside the farm’s usual animal attractions and tram rides. Oktoberfest activities are included with free general admission; parking is additional.
Website: Grant’s Farm Oktoberfest
Schlafly Art Outside
Friday–Sunday, September 11–13
Location: Schlafly Bottleworks, 7260 Southwest Avenue, Maplewood
This relaxed alternative art fair features more than 60 local artists working in everything from ceramics and photography to jewelry, textiles, painting and woodworking. Add live music, Schlafly beer and festival food, and it’s an easy way to spend an early fall afternoon in Maplewood.
Website: Schlafly Art Outside
Saint Louis Art Fair
Friday–Sunday, September 18–20
Location: Downtown Clayton
One of the region’s biggest art weekends brings approximately 200 juried artists to the streets of downtown Clayton along with live performances, food and interactive art experiences. Admission is free.
Website: Saint Louis Art Fair
Kirkwood Greentree Festival
Friday–Sunday, September 18–20
Location: Kirkwood Park, 111 S. Geyer Road, Kirkwood
A Kirkwood tradition since 1961, Greentree fills the park with live music, arts and crafts, food, family activities, Folklife demonstrations and the popular Greentree Parade. The 2026 festival also celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States.
Website: Kirkwood Greentree Festival
Great Forest Park Balloon Glow & Race
Friday–Saturday, September 18–19
Location: Emerson Central Fields, Forest Park
Friday evening’s Balloon Glow transforms Central Fields with dozens of illuminated hot-air balloons, followed by Saturday’s famous balloon race. The free two-day tradition dates to 1973 and remains one of the most unmistakably St. Louis weekends of the year.
Website: Great Forest Park Balloon Race
Greater St. Louis Hispanic Festival
Friday–Sunday, September 18–20
Location: Soulard Park, near 7th Street and Lafayette Avenue
Celebrate Hispanic culture through a full weekend of live Latin music, folkloric dancing, traditional foods, arts, crafts and family activities in Soulard. The annual festival brings together traditions and flavors representing countries throughout Latin America.
Website: Hispanic Festival, Inc.
Old Webster Jazz & Blues Festival
Saturday, September 19
Location: Old Webster, Webster Groves
Old Webster turns into one big outdoor music venue for this free festival featuring nonstop jazz and blues on two stages. Local food and drinks, street entertainers and the walkable Old Webster business district make it an especially easy all-day outing.
Website: Old Webster Jazz & Blues Festival
Macklind Days
Saturday, September 26
Location: Macklind Avenue between Devonshire and Nottingham, St. Louis Hills
Macklind Avenue closes to traffic for this neighborhood street festival featuring live music, food and drink vendors and an arts-and-crafts area for kids. It’s a great excuse to explore the small businesses and restaurants that make the Macklind district such a favorite South City pocket.
Website: Macklind Business District
Tower Grove Pride
Saturday–Sunday, September 26–27
Location: Tower Grove Park, St. Louis
This independent, community-powered Pride festival brings two days of vendors, performers, organizations and celebrations to Tower Grove Park. The atmosphere is distinctly neighborhood-oriented, with local businesses, artists and organizations heavily represented.
Website: Tower Grove Pride
St. Louis Hills Art in the Park
Sunday, September 27
Location: Francis Park, St. Louis Hills
Artists, food and live music surround the lily pond in beautiful Francis Park during this free annual neighborhood art fair. The setting alone makes it worth a visit, particularly on a crisp early-fall afternoon.
Website: Art in the Park St. Louis Hills
St. Louis Fall Festivals 2026: October Events
Fall Fest at Grant’s Farm
Saturdays & Sundays, October 3–November 8
Location: Grant’s Farm, 7385 Grant Road, St. Louis
Grant’s Farm leans fully into the season with fall treats, photo spots, a marketplace, kids’ activities and the Clydesdales alongside its regular animal attractions. Fall Fest runs Saturdays and Sundays throughout October and into early November and is included with free general admission; parking is additional.
Website: Grant’s Farm Fall Fest
Best of Missouri Market
Friday–Sunday, October 9–11
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis
More than 150 vendors fill the Missouri Botanical Garden with handcrafted goods, local food, native plants, jewelry, beer, wine and other Missouri-made finds. It’s part fall festival, part artisan market and one of the best weekends of the year for locally made gifts.
Website: Best of Missouri Market
Saint Charles Legends & Lanterns
Saturday–Sunday, October 10–11 & 17–18; Friday–Sunday, October 23–25
Location: Historic Main Street, St. Charles
Historic Main Street becomes a whimsical world of folklore, Halloween history and literary villains during this free festival. Expect characters ranging from Edgar Allan Poe and Medusa to the Big Bad Wolf, along with historical exhibits, performances and beautifully decorated Main Street storefronts.
Website: Legends & Lanterns
Historic Shaw Art Fair
Saturday–Sunday, October 10–11
Location: Flora Place at Tower Grove Avenue, Shaw
Set beneath the trees and historic homes of Flora Place, the Shaw Art Fair brings together roughly 100+ artists working in painting, photography, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, fiber and more. Food and live music round out one of the city’s prettiest neighborhood art fairs.
Website: Historic Shaw Art Fair
Italian Heritage Parade & Festa
Sunday, October 11
Location: The Hill; parade begins at Botanical & Macklind and ends at Berra Park
The Hill celebrates St. Louis’ Italian-American heritage with a neighborhood parade followed by an afternoon Festa at Berra Park. Expect Italian food and drinks, live entertainment, activities and plenty of neighborhood pride.
Website: The Hill – Italian Heritage Parade & Festa
Harvest Festival
Sunday, October 18
Location: Tower Grove Park
Presented by Sauce Magazine, Harvest Festival gathers local makers, artisans, food trucks, craft beverages and live music for a one-day celebration of the season. It’s essentially a greatest-hits collection of St. Louis food, drink and local makers in one of the city’s favorite parks.
Website: Sauce Harvest Festival
Kimmswick Apple Butter Festival
Saturday–Sunday, October 24–25
Location: Historic Kimmswick, Missouri
Kimmswick’s biggest annual event takes over the small river town with hundreds of vendors, food, entertainment and old-fashioned apple butter made in copper kettles over open fires. More than a festival, it’s a full-scale fall pilgrimage for many St. Louis families.
Website: Kimmswick Apple Butter Festival
St. Louis Fall Festivals 2026: November Events
Laumeier After Dark
Saturday, November 7
Location: Laumeier Sculpture Park, Sunset Hills
For one night, Laumeier’s trails and sculptures take on an entirely different character after sunset. Light-based installations and illuminated sculptures are paired with live music, fire pits, a makers Night Market and local food and drinks.
Website: Laumeier After Dark
Flyover Comedy Festival
Wednesday–Sunday, November 11–15
Location: Multiple venues throughout St. Louis
Flyover Comedy Festival brings more than 150 comedians to stages around St. Louis for stand-up, improv, sketch and variety shows. More than 50 performances and events make it one of the city’s largest comedy weekends of the year.
Website: Flyover Comedy Festival
Make the Most of St. Louis Fall Festivals 2026
One of the best things about fall in St. Louis is that you don’t have to go far to find something happening. One weekend might mean watching glowing balloons rise over Forest Park; the next could mean browsing art beneath the trees in Shaw, listening to jazz in Webster Groves or eating your way through a festival in Tower Grove Park.
Bookmark this list, send it to your favorite festival-going friend, and make the most of fall in St. Louis.
Know of a great local fall festival we should add? Let us know — we’re always looking for another reason to explore St. Louis.
