08/12/2026
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Book your stay at Rustic Charm Log Cabin, The Lodge at Beasley Mine or Ribble's Retreat and make Waynesville part of your fall adventure! Just one hour from our location it's a great day trip to a charming town with lots of shopping and restaurants.
In two months in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, the 38th Annual Apple Harvest Festival kicks off in the charming little town of Waynesville, NC! Regularly voted one of the “10 Best Fall Harvest Festivals in the Nation,” this huge fall celebration fills historic Main Street on Saturday, October 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The day is packed with mountain-grown apples, fresh apple cider, warm apple fritters, pies, tarts, caramel apples, turnovers, and plenty of other fall treats. You can also see old-fashioned traditions like fresh cider pressing and hand-cranked homemade ice cream while taking in the sights and smells of apple season in Western North Carolina.
Nearly 200 arts and crafts booths stretch through downtown, filled with handmade jewelry, pottery, artwork, yard decorations, textiles, gifts, and other Appalachian-made goods. Live music adds to the atmosphere throughout the day, with regional bluegrass, clogging, heritage dancing, and other performances bringing traditional mountain culture right onto Main Street. Between festival stops, you can browse Waynesville’s downtown shops and restaurants while enjoying colorful fall scenery in the surrounding Smoky Mountains. Admission is free, making it an easy full-day fall outing in one of Western North Carolina’s most scenic mountain towns.