Fall means festivals and pumpkin patches. USA Today says SC is home to 2 of the best
Autumn is here in South Carolina, and you can feel it in the crisp air.
With the cool season comes new activities, like visiting a fall-themed festival or taking the kiddos to the pumpkin patch to pick out the best orange fruit for Halloween carving.
If you're ready for some fun, make sure to add these two USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards favorites to your fall bucket list. Here's what they are.
Fall for Greenville, a 'three-day smorgasbord of food and entertainment'
Tourists have been discovering what Greenville is all about through this award-winning fall festival, which ranked No. 2 on USA Today's roundup of the best fall festivals.
Fall for Greenville, the three-day outdoor street festival showcasing food and live music, will be returning to downtown Main Street on Oct. 10-12. Guests will get to taste over 250-plus dishes and more than 50 beers on tap and wine vendors. Don't be late to celebrate ― purchase your taste tickets here.
Admission to the event is free to the public.
Go pumpkin picking at Denver Downs
A billboard for Denver Downs Farm Fall Festival Fun, September 26 to November 9, 2025, just above I-85 on U.S. 76 in Anderson, S.C.
Kids will have no problem picking out the best pumpkin for decorating while exploring the farm's annual pumpkin patch because there are plenty of shapes and sizes to choose from. There is also a corn maze that they can try finding their way out of, among other exciting activities.
"Take a walk in our Candy Corn Forest trail with lighted photo ops, rent a private bonfire, listen to our wonderful live musicians, and just enjoy the beauty of autumn nights! In addition, on Saturdays in October, we'll have fireworks ― so don't miss out on the experience of a lifetime!" said Denver Downs.
USA Today's top 10 fall festivals of 2025
1. West Side Nut Club Fall Festival (Evansville, Indiana)
2. Fall for Greenville
3. Jack Pine Glass Pumpkin Festival (Laurelville, Ohio)
4. Sea Witch Festival (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware)
5. Trailing of the Sheep Festival (Hailey, Idaho)
6. AppleFest at Wachusett Mountain (Westminster, Massachusetts)
7. Verona Fall Fest (Verona, Wisconsin)
8. Harvest Moon Festival (Ely, Minnesota)
9. Seven Springs Autumnfest (Seven Springs, Pennsylvania)
10. DÃa de los Muertos - Mesilla (Mesilla, New Mexico)
A goldfish is almost won during the 2024 West Side Nut Club Fall Festival in Evansville, Ind., Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024.
USA Today's top 10 pumpkin patches of 2025
1. Lehner's Pumpkin Farm (Radnor, Ohio)
2. Treworgy Family Orchards (Levant, Maine)
3. Schuster's Farm (Deerfield, Wisconsin)
4. Sinkland Farms (Christiansburg, Virginia)
5. Denver Downs Farm
6. Swans Trail Farms (Snohomish, Washington)
7. Devine's Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch (Harrodsburg, Kentucky)
8. Huber's Orchard and Winery (Borden, Indiana)
9. Kelder's Farm (Kerhonkson, New York)
10. Great Country Farms (Bluemont, Virginia)
Nina Tran covers trending topics for The Greenville News. Reach her via email at [email protected].
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