5 Weeks of fall festivities including Johnny Appleseed Days, beer, cider, and spirit tastings, spectacularly spooky haunted trails and more. Come for the fall colors stay for the FUN!
Ok, real talk- there’s no better place to experience the colorful season than on the shores of Lake Pepin in Lake City. Don’t believe us? Well come experience us in all our red, gold, and orange glory with a month of weekend celebrations throughout October.
Be sure to follow Fall Fest on Facebook and keep checking our calendar of events for announcements!
Johnny Appleseed Days
September 28th and 29th, (Throughout Downtown)
Lake City’s premier autumn event, Johnny Appleseed Days, celebrates the apple harvest and our region’s wonderful creative community!
*Returning in 2024: BEER AND CIDER FEST (see listing below)*
Enjoy 2 days of live music, dozens of art, craft, and upcycle vendors, food trucks, beverages, bounce houses, pie eating contest, classic car ‘cruise-in’, and many more family friendly activities at this sprawling
downtown block party!
See the line up here
Interested in being a vendor at Johnny Appleseed Days? Click here for an application.
Johnny Appleseed Beer and Cider Fest
September 28th (Downtown)
Celebrate the autumn harvest with us at our Beer and Cider Fest presented by Skyline Roofing!
Dozens of ciders and breweries will be on hand at Johnny Appleseed Days to sample their delicious elixirs.
Enjoy a full line up of incredible live music, scores of arts and craft vendors, numerous food trucks, and the most beautiful vistas in southern Minnesota, all whilst sipping on a variety of the regions best brews and ciders. More details coming soon!
Touch a Truck
October 5th 11am-2pm, (Patton Park)
Touch A Truck is back!
Ambulances, firetrucks, busses, oh my! Remember when the big rigs conjured up all sorts of big feelings? Relive those with your family in Lake City, when kids (of all ages) can experience what its like to sit in the cab of a big truck.
Wine and Spirits Tasting
– Enjoy hors d’oeuvres from many of our wonderful local south shore restaurants while enjoying some live music!
Haunted Hok Si La
October 12th 6-9pm (Hok Si La)
Have you watched all the Friday the 13th movies? Do the woods at night kind of freak you out, but you kinda like it? Well, the ghosts of a haunted asylum have been discovered on the outskirts of Lake City! Come join us for a tour, if you dare. Don’t miss this one day haunted trail in Lake City’s beautifully spooktacular Hok Si La Park from 6-9pm!
*Not sure if it’s quite right for your littlest ones? Don’t worry, come down to for some milder daylight fun on 10/27 from 12-3.
Patton Park Fun Zone
September 22nd – November 2 (Patton Park)
Bring your kids (or your inner child) to Patton Park all month long to play homemade yard games, take selfies with scarecrows, and experience Lake City’s beautiful central leafy park.
Stop down on opening day (9/22 at 11am), for a petting zoo, food trucks, train rides, games, and more to kick off the whole month of events!
More Fun!
Witches Dance: October 5th, (Port 104)
Fall Fest Fundraiser Lunch: October 20th 11am-1pm (VFW)
Ok, by now you’re in love with fall and everything Fall Fest and you want to support future efforts to bring more new and exciting programing to Lake City year after year. So, join us for this fundraiser at our local VFW, play Euchre and have fun while assisting this great community event!
Hok Si La Haunt For Kids!: October 27th, (Hok Si La Park)
Trunk and Treat: October 31st
Get more fun fall suggestions for the Lake City area here!
