Festivals this weekend
OCT. 1-29
› Rocktoberfest: Rock City, 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, $22.95 adults, $12.95 ages 3-12; celebration of German music and food, with polka lessons, specialty beer and costumed characters. www.seerockcitycom/ rocktoberfest.
OCT. 5-22
› Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair: Convention Center, 234 Historic Nature Trail, traffic light No. 8 on Gatlinburg Parkway, Gatlinburg, Tenn., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, $7 ages 13 and older. www. craftsmenfair.com.
OCT. 6-8
Autumn Children’s Festival: Tennessee Riverpark, 4301 Amnicola Highway, Chattanooga, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, free admission, tickets for activities 50 cents to $3; children’s carnival to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga. 423-778-4300. › Barnfest:
The Barn Nursery, 1801 E. 24th Street Place, Chattanooga, 9 a.m.6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, free; hayrides, pumpkin toss, pumpkin painting, music, barbecue plates for sale. www.facebook.com/TheBarnNursery. › Bluff Park Art Show:
Bluff Park Community Center, 517 Cloudland Drive, Hoover, Ala., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. CDT Saturday, free; 150 artists. www.bluffparkart association.org. › Boaz Harvest Festival: Downtown Boaz, Ala., Alabama Highway 168, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. CDT
Friday-Saturday, free; 53rd year for street fair with 400 vendors, children’s area, contests and classic car show. http://alabama. travel/upcoming-events/ boaz-harvest-festival. › Craft and Bake Sale:
Cloud Springs Baptist Church gym, 210 Cloud Springs Road, Fort Oglethorpe, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, free admission, benefits Golden Agers group of church. 706-866-0164. ›
Fall Festival: Apison Seventh-day Adventist
Church, 11421 Bates Road, Apison, 3-6 p.m. Sunday, free but nonperishable food items and cleaning supplies requested to benefit Heaven’s Bounty food bank, community festival with games, hayrides, crafts, apple cider press, pumpkin decorating, maze. 423-236-4926. › Family Fall Festival:
Knights of Columbus property, 7615 Lee Highway, noon-10 p.m. Saturday, free; kids’ activities, music, big-screen football, food and drink sold,
raffles. 423-309-5133. › Folk School Festival:
John C. Campbell Folk School, 4590 Brasstown Road, Brasstown, N.C., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, $5 adults, $3 ages 12-17; 250 crafts booths, 40 demonstrating craftsmen, music. www.folkschool.org. › Great Pumpkin Festival: City Hall, Allardt, Tenn., 7 a.m.-7 p.m. CDT Saturday, free, pumpkin weigh-off 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 3 p.m. parade, 7 p.m. fireworks finale. www. allardtpumpkinfestial.com
› Heritage Day: Marsh House, 308 N. Main St., LaFayette, Ga., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, free; parade, barbecue plates, tours of mansion, music, vendors, kids’ activities. 706-9967970. › National Storytelling
Festival: Downtown Jonesborough, Tenn., 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, variety of single event or package prices; 45th annual storytelling event with folk, cultural, ghost and humorous storytelling. www. storytellingcenter.net. › Oktoberfest in
Ooltewah: Cambridge Square, 9453 Bradmore Lane, Ooltewah, noon-5 p.m. Saturday, free; German music and 50 vendors selling German food and beer and other products. www. facebook.com/Oktober festinOoltewah. › Sum-Nelly Arts and
Crafts Festival: Dowdy Park, 170 Veterans Memorial Drive, Summerville Ga., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, free, 100 vendors. 706-859-0910.