Events · Fall · Auburn, Georgia
AuburnFest 2026
AuburnFest is Auburn's small-town fall festival, held in downtown Auburn on a Saturday in October. The 2026 edition is set for Saturday, October 24, per the Explore Gwinnett listing that places it at Downtown Auburn.
Verified for 2026 · Saturday, October 24
The 2026 edition, at a glance
AuburnFest 2026
When
Saturday, October 24
The 2026 edition falls on Saturday, October 24. Explore Gwinnett lists the festival on that date; festival hours are set by the organizer.
Where
Downtown Auburn
The festival takes over the downtown streets of Auburn, Georgia, a town in Northeast Georgia that straddles Barrow and Gwinnett counties.
What it is
A small-town fall festival
AuburnFest is Auburn's small-town fall festival, the city's fall festival in downtown Auburn on an October Saturday.
The date and location on this card were verified October 19, 2026, against the Explore Gwinnett listing, which places AuburnFest on October 24 at Downtown Auburn. Confirm with the organizer before you travel.
The short version
Auburn's October Saturday
AuburnFest is a small-town fall festival, and the facts stay modest on purpose: the verified record is that Explore Gwinnett lists AuburnFest on Saturday, October 24 at Downtown Auburn. No hours, admission, or vendor details appear on this page because none are verified yet. Treat the date as the anchor, and check the event listing or Explore Gwinnett as the day approaches for the details the organizer posts.
- A small-town fall festival in Auburn
- Downtown Auburn, Georgia
- Saturday, October 24, 2026
- Listed by Explore Gwinnett
Plan around it
AuburnFest shares its weekend with other verified fall happenings on the calendar, from the Jekyll Island food festival to the free Lilburn family festival. The festivals hub and the weekend feed keep the honest, verified picture of what is on for that weekend.
The festivals hubStraight answers
The questions people ask
When is AuburnFest in 2026?
AuburnFest 2026 is on Saturday, October 24. Explore Gwinnett lists AuburnFest on October 24 at Downtown Auburn. Festival hours are set by the organizer and appear on the listing as the day approaches.
Where does AuburnFest happen?
In downtown Auburn, Georgia. Auburn is a town in Northeast Georgia that straddles Barrow and Gwinnett counties, and it sits on the corridor of communities the guide covers.
What is AuburnFest?
A small-town fall festival in Auburn, the city's fall festival held in downtown Auburn on an October Saturday. The verified record stops at the date and place; the organizer's listing carries the rest.
How do I confirm the details before I go?
Check the event listing and Explore Gwinnett as the date approaches. Dates, hours, and locations can shift without notice, and this guide only repeats what it has verified.
Before you go
The verified facts are the date, Saturday, October 24, and the place, Downtown Auburn. Everything else, including hours and admission, is the organizer's to post, so check the event listing before you head out. The festivals hub holds the rest of the verified October calendar across the covered towns.
The weekend it falls on
AuburnFest lands on the weekend of October 24-25, one of the busiest on the October calendar. The weekend feed keeps the verified slate for that weekend, so you can line up more than one stop without trusting an unverified post.
Keep exploring
More fall festivals to explore
The other verified festival guides in this seasonal group, each checked against its official source before it runs.
Festival · Barrow County
Winder Spooktacular 2026
The City of Winder's free family Halloween festival: Friday, October 23, 2026, 5 to 9 PM in downtown Winder, with trick-or-treating from 5 to 7 PM, stage entertainment, costume contests, DJs, inflatables, and food trucks.
Read the guideFestival · Habersham County
Big Red Apple Festival
Cornelia's oldest and longest-running festival. The 38th annual edition ran Saturday, September 26, 2026, from 10 AM to 4 PM in downtown Cornelia: hayrides, a car show, a kids zone, and historic downtown tours.
Read the guideFestival · North Georgia mountains
Cherry Log Fall Festival
The mountain arts and crafts festival at the Cherry Log Community Clubhouse near Blue Ridge. The 2026 festival runs October 3-4 and October 10-11, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily, with breakfast from 7:00 AM.
Read the guideThe calendar
See the full weekend
AuburnFest shares October 24 with a busy verified slate. The weekend feed lists what is confirmed across Georgia for that weekend, festival by festival.
What's on this weekend