Fall festivals & fall fun in New Castle County
Fall is festival season — harvest days, fall fairs, and the kind of crisp-weather weekends that are easy to plan around. This list is pulled straight from our calendar, soonest first, and fills in as fall dates are announced. (Until then, the live calendar has what's on now.)
The lineup isn't out yet.
We rebuild this list from live events, so it fills in as the season's dates are announced. In the meantime, the full calendar has everything that's on now.
Questions parents ask
When do fall festivals start in Delaware?
Most land from September through early November, peaking around harvest and Halloween. This list updates from our live calendar as those dates are posted.
What about pumpkin patches and apple picking?
Those live on our farms guide — many of the same farms run fall festival weekends too. See the related guides below.
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Event dates come straight from our live calendar and refresh automatically. Last reviewed July 20, 2026. Confirm anything dated on the source before you go.