LEXINGTON, Ky. ( FOX 56 ) — Enjoy the last of the summer weather while it lasts because fall is just around the corner.
Flannel, apple cider, scary movies, and pumpkin spice will all make their heroic returns as people look for new ways to spend their evenings, ditching dips in Kentucky’s lakes for corn mazes, orchards, and football games.
When will Kentucky’s fall colors peak in 2024? FOX 56 has uncovered some of the places and events in central Kentucky where you can fully immerse yourself in the joys of autumn.
Festivals
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Festivals in September
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Festivals in October
- Oktoberfest Harrodsburg —Harrodsburg, Oct. 4-6
- Bourbon on the Banks —Frankfort, Oct. 5
- Stanton Pumpkin Fest , Stanton, Oct. 5
- Richmond Millstone Festival , Richmond, Oct. 5
- Buffalo Daze , Stamping Ground, Oct. 5
- Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Fall Festival , Lexington, Oct. 11-12
- Legends of Bourbon County Festival —Paris, Oct. 11-13
- Jessamine Fall Festival , Nicholasville, Oct. 18–19
- ScareFest , Lexington, Oct. 18-20
- Mt. Sterling October Court Days , Mt. Sterling, Oct. 18–21
- Halloween Festival and Thriller Parade , Lexington, Oct.
Orchards
- Evans Orchard and Cider Mill , Georgetown
- Eckert’s Orchard , Versailles
- Reed Valley Orchard , Paris
- Bi-Water Farm and Greenhouse , Georgetown
- Happy Jack Pumpkin Farm , Frankfort
Corn mazes, pumpkin patches
- Devine’s Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch , Harrodsburg
- Buckmeadow Farms , Lawrenceburg
- Baldwin Farms , Richmond
- Two Sisters Pumpkin Patch , Mt. Sterling
- Country Pumpkins , Dry Ridge
A guide to Kentucky’s haunted houses for 2023 Haunted houses, tours
- Wicked World Scaregrounds , Nicholasville
- Haunted Trails of Whispering Woods , Georgetown
- Terror on Scotts Ferry , Versailles
- Black Orchard Haunted House , Shelbyville
- Anderson Hotel , Lawrenceburg
- The Waverly Hills Sanatorium , Louisville
- Fright Nights Kentucky , Lexington
- Haunted Hotel , Louisville
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