Start the season with seven fall festivals across Charleston

If you haven’t gotten lost in a corn maze, shopped fall-themed arts and crafts, sipped wine in the garden, picked apples, or taken a walk in a pumpkin patch — can you really say it’s fall?

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Corn fields, woods, Magnolia Gardens — all perfect places to watch the seasons change.

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We rounded up seven festivals you autumn go to this fall in the Lowcountry. Celebrate the season with these festive events featuring corn mazes, costume contests + fall food galore.

Moss Grove Plantation Fall Festival Market | Saturday, Sept. 23 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | 1025 Moss Grove Dr., Moncks Corner | Free | Shop 70+ local vendors and food trucks, snap a picture with a scarecrow, and join a raffle to start the season.

Autumn on the Ashley Wine Stroll | Saturday, Sept. 30 | 5-7 p.m. | 3550 Ashley River Rd., Charleston | $45 | Mosey through Magnolia’s gardens sampling wine, beer, mocktails, and small bites.

Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch | Friday, Sept. 29-Sunday, Oct. 29 (Fridays through Sundays) | Times vary | 1235 Long Point Rd., Mt. Pleasant | $15+ | A prime spot for fall shenanigans, explore an 8-acre corn maze, petting zoo, obstacle courses, and pumpkin patch.

West Farm Corn Maze | Friday, Sept. 29-Sunday, Oct. 29 (Wednesdays through Sundays) | Times vary | 2641 Cooper Store Rd., Moncks Corner | $5+ | When you’re not wandering through the maze, try your hand at the apple slingshot — this year’s theme is “Dinosaurs!”

Edisto Beach Fall Festival & Turtle Auction | Saturday, Oct. 7 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Jungle Road in front of Palmetto Plaza | Free | Enjoy live music and baked goods, then bid on painted turtle statues to support nonprofits through the Turtle Tide Art Project.

North Charleston Harvest Festival | Sat., Oct. 21 | 4-7 p.m. | East Montague Avenue | Free admission | This annual event will celebrate fall with an artist market, costume contests, trick-or-treating, and a pop-up petting zoo.

Second Chance Bikes 5th Annual Fall Festival | Sunday, Nov. 12 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | Holy City Brewing | Free | Look forward to a locally-curated silent auction, local vendors, and a pie-eating contest.

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Tatum is based in Charleston, SC, and joined CHStoday as a City Editor in April 2021. She has previously written about food and travel across the Southeast. She loves trying new restaurants, exploring beach towns, and meeting local dogs in the Lowcountry.