Events · North Georgia
Toccoa Harvest Festival
The Toccoa Harvest Festival is downtown Toccoa's annual fall celebration on Doyle Street: more than 160 craft and food vendors, live music, and family-friendly activities across the weekend. The 2026 edition ran Saturday October 24 from 10 AM to 5 PM and Sunday October 25 from 10 AM to 4 PM, and has concluded; it returns next fall on the last weekend of October.
The 2026 edition, at a glance
Toccoa Harvest Festival 2026
When
October 24-25, 2026 (concluded)
- Saturday October 24
- 10 AM to 5 PM
- Sunday October 25
- 10 AM to 4 PM
Confirmed for 2026
Where
Downtown Toccoa
Doyle Street in downtown Toccoa, Georgia, the north Georgia city on the edge of the foothills at the head of Lake Hartwell.
Doyle Street, downtown Toccoa
What's on
160+ vendors and live music
Craft and food vendors line the street, with live music and family-friendly activities filling the day. An annual tradition since 1978.
Since 1978
Dates, hours, and the vendor list were verified October 24, 2026 against the official source, mainstreettoccoa.com/harvest-festival. Confirm with the organizers before you travel.
What's there
The last weekend of October, on Doyle Street
The Toccoa Harvest Festival is north Georgia's premier fall celebration, held annually the last weekend of October since 1978. Downtown Toccoa's Doyle Street fills with more than 160 craft and food vendors, live music carries the day, and the sights are family-friendly from the first booth to the last.
- More than 160 craft and food vendors on Doyle Street
- Live music through the weekend
- Family-friendly activities across downtown Toccoa
- Held the last weekend of October since 1978
The north Georgia setting
Toccoa sits in north Georgia where the foothills meet the fall color, and the festival closes out October on a downtown street lined with brick. Come for the vendors and the music, and stay for a walk around the city's historic square.
The Fall in Georgia guideStraight answers
The questions people ask
When was the Toccoa Harvest Festival in 2026?
Saturday, October 24 from 10 AM to 5 PM and Sunday, October 25 from 10 AM to 4 PM. The 2026 edition has concluded; the festival is held annually the last weekend of October, per the official source at mainstreettoccoa.com/harvest-festival.
Where does the festival take place?
On Doyle Street in downtown Toccoa, Georgia. It is the city's signature fall gathering, filling the downtown block with booths and music.
What can you do at the festival?
Shop more than 160 craft and food vendors, listen to live music, and bring the family for the kid-friendly activities. The festival has run the last weekend of October since 1978 and is billed as north Georgia's premier fall celebration.
Where can I confirm the details?
The official reference is the festival page at mainstreettoccoa.com/harvest-festival. Event details can change, so open the official page before you drive up.
Before you go
The 2026 festival ran Saturday October 24, 10 AM to 5 PM, and Sunday October 25, 10 AM to 4 PM, on Doyle Street in downtown Toccoa, and has concluded. When it returns next fall, October in north Georgia turns cool by late afternoon, so layers are the reliable call, and it is worth confirming the vendor and music schedule with the organizers before you travel.
Make a fall weekend of it
Toccoa pairs well with the northeastern corner of the state: the color rides and the neighboring festival weekends the guide already covers.
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