Fall Festivals Around The CSRA

Fall is near and it is time for the greatest season in the South! Festivals, hayrides, corn mazes, scarves and pumpkin spice lattes!!! CSRA Kids is so excited to share with you all the fun the area has to offer you this season. Our hope is that you will Fall for the CSRA!
Prices and event times are subject to change.
Last Update: 8/24/2022
Fall Festivals Around The CSRA
Fall Festivals in North Augusta
Kid Jam 2022
http://csrakids.com/kid-jam
Saturday, November 5 | 10 AM – 4 PM
Riverview Park Activities Center
Join us for a full day of fun at the Riverview Park Activities Center on November 5, 2022, for the CSRA’s largest kid expo!
Kid Jam 2022 will have 5 gyms packed with exhibitors who provide services/products for families and children. Come learn and gather information about after-school centers, dance companies, pediatricians, daycares, doulas, and more!
In addition to our exhibitors, we will have a touch-a-truck area, inflatables, arts and crafts, and food trucks…and that is not all!!

Border Bash
Event Link
Friday, September 16 | Gates Open At 4 PM
University of South Carolina & University of Georgia Cheerleaders & Mascots, Border Bash will once again feature cold beverages, UGA & USC branded merchandise, and fun games for kids and adults to celebrate the friendly rivalry of the USC – UGA football game.
Jack O’ Lantern Jubilee
https://csrakids.com/events/jack-o-lantern-jubilee
Saturday, October 29 | 10 AM – 5 PM
Downtown North Augusta
The Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee is an annual, family-oriented festival held in beautiful downtown North Augusta on Georgia Avenue.
Activities include live entertainment on two stages, an awesome variety of great food, arts and crafts vendors, car show, corn hole tournament, amusement rides, and plenty of activities for the kids including a costume contest, face painting, clowns, kiddie rides & inflatables.
CSRA Walk For Water
https://csrakids.com/events/csra-walk-for-water
Saturday, November 12 | 9 AM
SRP Park – North Augusta
The CSRA is uniting to bring safe water to hundreds of men, women, and children across the world. Local schools, churches, businesses, and individuals are putting their feet into action by raising awareness, raising money, and walking for water.
Fall Festivals in Aiken
Holistic Wellness Fair
https://csrakids.com/events/holistic-wellness-fair-2
Saturday, September 24 | 10 AM
Come enjoy meeting holistic wellness providers from Aiken, North Augusta, Augusta, and surrounding areas.
Aiken’s Makin
https://csrakids.com/events/aikens-makin
September 9 – 10 | Opens Daily at 9 AM
Art Festival. There will be jewelry, baked goods, homemade candy, sweetgrass baskets, and yard art, as well as many other unique handcrafted items from around the Southeast.
Sassafras Festival
https://csrakids.com/events/sassafras-festival
Saturday, October 1, 2022
9 AM – 10 PM
Sassafras Park
Join Us For One of Aiken Counties’ Best Festivals!! Sassafras Festival! Kids Area, Car Show, Educational Displays, Eating Contests, Parade, Dance Party & More!!
Science Education Enrichment Day
https://csrakids.com/events/annual-science-education-enrichment-day-s-e-e-d
Saturday, October 1, 2022
10 AM – 3 PM
USC Aiken
Science Education Enrichment Day (S.E.E.D.) is a family-themed festival celebrating science, technology, engineering, and math. The annual S.E.E.D. event will provide an opportunity for engagement and exchange between children, teens, families, and local STEM professionals.
https://csrakids.com/events/sensory-sensitive-and-special-needs-touch-a-truck
Saturday, October 1 | 9 AM
Harrison Carver Park – Clearwater, SC
Join us at our Sixth Sensory Sensitive and Special Needs Touch-A-Truck. This is a free, no lights/no sirens event for our citizens. We want to create positive interactions between First Responders and our Special Needs population.
Annual Aiken Touch-A-Truck
https://csrakids.com/events/annual-aiken-touch-a-truck
Saturday, October 1 | 9 AM – 1 PM
Odell Weeks Activities Center – Aiken, SC
The City of Aiken Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department will host the 20th annual Touch-A-Truck Event. This free event is an informal chance for children to climb, sit, and explore various vehicles at the Odell Weeks Center Soccer Field, 1700 Whiskey Road, Aiken, South Carolina. For a sensory-friendly experience, please visit from 9 am – 10 am, at which time there will be limited sounds and lights.
Western Carolina State Fair
https://westerncarolinastatefair.com/
October 14 – 23
Aiken Fairgrounds
Western Carolina State Fair features large and kiddie-sized fair rides. They also have games, food vendors, shows, and more!
Fall Festivals in Augusta
MarvinGanza
https://csrakids.com/events/marvinganza
Saturday, September 10 | 7:30 AM – 4 PM
Indoor Arts, Crafts, Home Décor, Food, Live Music, over 30 vendors and so much more.
Meet A Machine
https://csrakids.com/events/meet-a-machine-2
Saturday, September 17 | 9 AM – 1 PM
Join us for 2022 Meet a Machine at the Augusta Regional Airport. Meet with various public service agencies and other businesses and get an up-close experience with their machines! Machines at the event include police cars, fire and rescue trucks, helicopters, an airplane, a garbage truck, and more!
Arts in the Heart of Augusta
http://artsintheheartofaugusta.com/
September 16-18, 2022
The Augusta Common
Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival will take place on September 16, 17, and 18th in the heart of downtown Augusta, Georgia. Five Stages of non-stop entertainment will include the Global Stage on the Augusta Common with cultural music and dance along with popular music into the evening. International food booths will be available on the Augusta Common. Our popular Family Area and Young Artists Markets are returning as well!
Fall Festival and Flea Market
https://csrakids.com/events/fall-festival-and-flea-market-fort-gordon
September 29 – October 2nd
Barton Field – Fort Gordon
Fall is in the air and the Fall Festival is near! Join us on Barton Field for all the frivolity and fun we have planned. There will be food, drinks, activities, a carnival, and so much more.
Annual Oliver Hardy Festival
https://csrakids.com/events/oliver-hardy-festival
Saturday, October 1st
9 AM – 4 PM
Downtown Harlem
The Annual Oliver Hardy Festival. Lots of handcrafted items, live entertainment, Laurel and Hardy impersonators, and plenty of delicious food will be available for a day of fun! A parade for the whole family to enjoy.
CSRA Light The Night
https://csrakids.com/events/csra-light-the-night
Thursday, October 6 | 5:30 PM
Evans Towne Center Park
At The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light The Night we gather as a community to celebrate, honor and remember those touched by blood cancers. Kids Zone- face painting, popcorn, balloon animals, Team Banner decorating station, VIP Area for Bright Lights, Sponsors, Executive Leadership. Fireworks After!
FIREK18
https://www.firekfivek.com/
Saturday, October 1 | 8 AM
The Lady A Pavillion Park
Join us for our fundraising 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Run! This family event includes a Fun Zone with bouncy houses, a fire safety house, face painting, food, and more.
Georgia-Carolina State Fair
https://www.georgiacarolinastatefair.com/
October 14 – 23
308 Hale Street.
Augusta, GA 30901
Rides and Games Daily, Attractions, Food and More!
Columbia County Fair
http://www.columbiacountyfair.net/
November 3 – 13
Columbia County Fairgrounds
Rides and Games Daily, Attractions, Demolition Derby, and More!