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From Owl-O-Ween to a Pelican Drop:
These Southeast Events are Not Just for the Birds
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Save the date this fall for these Top 20 Events from the Southeast Tourism Society
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Save the date for these upcoming fall opportunities to experience the best of the Southeast.

Read more about each event at: www.travelmediapressroom.com/fall-2016-top-20-events.

September 30-October 2, 2016, North Carolina Seafood Festival, Morehead City, NC, www.NCSeafoodFestival.org

October 1-2, 2016, Cotton Pickin’ Fair, Gay, GA, www.CPFair.org

October 1-8, 2016, Red River Revel Arts Festival, Shreveport, LA, www.RedRiverRevel.com

Saturdays and Sundays- October 1-30, 2016, Rock City’s Rocktoberfest, Lookout Mountain, GA, www.SeeRockCity.com/events/entry/rocktoberfest

October 2-9, 2016, 20th Annual Cruisin’ The Coast, Throughout the Mississippi Gulf Coast, MS, www.CruisinTheCoast.com 

October 6-16, 2016, Georgia National Fair, Perry, GA, www.GeorgiaNationalFair.com

October 13-16, 2016, Fall for Greenville, Greenville, SC, www.FallForGreenville.net

October 13-16, 2016, 45th Annual National Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL, www.MyShrimpFest.com

October 14-16, 2016, Autumn Leaves Festival, Mount Airy, NC, www.AutumnLeavesFestival.com

October 14-15, 2016, 69th Annual Indiantown Rodeo, Indiantown, FL, www.IndianTownRodeo.com

October 15, 2016, New River Gorge Bridge Day, Fayetteville, WV, www.OfficialBridgeDay.com

October 15-16, 2016, 27th Annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show, Georgetown, SC, www.WoodenBoatShow.com

October 21-22, 28-29, 2016, Wild N’ Wicked Nights, Weeki Wachee, FL www.WeekiWachee.com

October 22, 2016, Barbeque Festival, Lexington, NC, www.BarbecueFestival.com

October 22, 2016, Deep Roots Festival, Milledgeville, GA, www.DeepRootsFestival.com

October 23-24, 2016, Owl-O-Ween, Kennesaw, GA, www.Owl-O-Ween.com

October 27-30, 2016, 43rd Annual French Food Festival, Larose, LA, www.FrenchFoodFest.com

October 27-November 13, 2016, State Fair of Louisiana, www.StateFairOfLouisiana.com

October 28-30, 2016, Marine Corps Marathon, Arlington, VA, www.MarineMarathon.com

October 28-November 5, 2016, West Virginia University Mountaineer Week, www.MountaineerWeek.wvu.edu

November 1- 7, 2016, Indie Memphis Film Festival, Memphis, TN, www.IndieMemphis.com

November 3-13, 2016, The Frank Brown International Songwriters’ Festival, Throughout the Gulf Coast, www.FBISF.com

November 4-6, 2016, 27th Annual Stuart Air Show, Stuart, FL, www.StuartAirShow.com

November 5-6, 2016, 38th Annual Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival, Ocean Springs, MS, www.PeterAndersonFestival.com

November 5-6, 2016, Steampunk and Makers Fair, LaFayette, LA, www.SteampunkAndMakersFair.com

November 6-18, 2016, Fall Outdoor Cascading Chrysanthemums of Bellingrath, Theodore, AL, www.Bellingrath.org

November 9, 2016, Gatlinburg Chili Cookoff, Gatlinburg, TN, www.Gatlinburg.com

November 10-13, 2016, Dickens Christmas Show and Festivals, Myrtle Beach, SC, www.DickensChristmasShow.com

November 11- January 1, Christmas at Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville, TN, www.ChristmasAtGaylordOpryland.com

November 17-19, 2016, Mistletoe and Moss Holiday Market, www.VisitLakeCharles.org

November 17-December 24, 2016, Christmas at the Galt House Hotel, Louisville, KY, www.ChristmasAtTheGaltHouse.com

November 18-December 31, 2016, Lights of the Ozarks, Fayetteville, AR, www.TheLightsOfTheOzarks.com

November 18-20, 2016, Celebration of Seagrove Potters, Seagrove, NC, www.DiscoverSeaGrove.com

November 18-20, 2016, Fine Craft Show, Knoxville, TN, www.FoothillsCraftGuild.org

November 18-December 31, 2016, Rock City’s Enchanted Garden of Lights, Lookout Mountain, GA, www.SeeRockCity.com/lights

November 19, 2016, 21st Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration, Raleigh, NC, www.NCMuseumOfHistory.org

November 19-January 6, 90th Annual Christmas Festival of Lights, Natchitoches, LA, www.Natchitoches.com

November 19-December 31, 2016, Holidays in the City, Norfolk, VA, www.HolidaysInTheCity.net

November 25-26, 2016, Holiday Flotilla at Wrightsville Beach, Wrightsville Beach, NC, NCHolidayFlotilla.org

November 25-26, December 2-3, 9, 16-18, 2016, Winterfest Trolley Tours, Pensacola, FL, www.PensacolaWinterfest.org

December 1-31, 2016, A Colonial Christmas, Williamsburg, VA, www.HistoryisFun.org/jamestown-settlement/a-colonial-christmas

December 1-23, 2016, Christmas Underground, Chattanooga, TN, www.RubyFalls.com/Christmas

December 1, 2016, Home Town Holidays Parade, Forsyth, GA, www.Forsyth-MonroeChamber.com

December 1-31, 2016, Southwest Christmas Lighting Festival, Lake Charles, LA, www.VisitLakeCharles.org/CajunChristmas

December 1-30, 2016, Speedway Christmas, Concord, NC, www.CharlotteMotorSpeedway.com

December 2, 2016, Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade and Winter Magic Kickoff, Gatlinburg, TN, www.Gatlinburg.com/events/details.aspx?id=17

December 2, 2016, Wassail Fest, Columbus, MS, www.ColumbusMainStreet.com

December 2-3, 2016, Holiday Arts Tour, Ruston, LA, www.nclarts.org/holidayartstour

December 3 & 10, 2016, Annual Christmas and Candlelight, Washington State Park, AR, www.HistoricWashingtonStatePark.com

December 3-4, 2016, Marietta Pilgrimage, Marietta, GA, www.MariettaPilgrimage.com

December 3-4, 2016, Old Wilmington by Candlelight Tour, Wilmington, NC, www.LCFHS.com

December 8-11, 2016, Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival, Palm Beach, FL, www.PBFoodWineFest.com

December 8-9, 2016, Victorian Christmas Festival, Thomasville, GA, www.ThomasvilleGA.com

December 9-10, 2016, Feast of Seven Fishes Festival, Fairmont, WV, www.MainStreetFairmont.org/feast-of-the-seven-fishes.html

December 9-10, 2016, It’s a Dickens Christmas Y’all Festival, Tuscumbia, AL, www.ColbertCountyTourism.org

December 9-10 & 16-17, 2016, Winter Wonderland, Weeki Wachee, FL, www.WeekiWachee.com

December 11, 2016, 21st Annual Town of Mount Pleasant Christmas Light Parade, Mount Pleasant, SC, www.ComeOnOverMP.com

December 28-31, 2016, Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies’ Classic Basketball Tournament, Greenville, TN, www.LadiesClassic.GreenevilleSun.com/home

December 31, 2016, Gatlinburg New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show and Ball Drop, Gatlinburg, TN, www.Gatlinburg.com/events

December 31, 2016, Pensacola Pelican Drop, Pensacola, FL, www.PensacolaPelicanDrop.com

Southeast Tourism Society, www.SoutheastTourism.org, 770-542-1523. Events can also be found on Escape to the Southeast.

Media Contact:
Wendy Thomas
770-542-1523 
Southeast Tourism Society

About Southeast Tourism Society
The Southeast Tourism Society (STS) is dedicated to promoting and developing tourism in its member states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. In 1985, in recognition of the unique, diverse and unparalleled events in the region, STS began the Top 20 Events award program. A Top 20 Award seeks to bring more publicity and recognition to the best events in the Southeast, whether it be media, attendees or both! STS selects the Top 20 events, per month, and publishes them on a quarterly basis. Learn more about Southeast Tourism Society at www.SoutheastTourism.org.