Mobile fall festivals 2026 are over: the Greek Festival, Semmes Fall Festival and MOB-tober Fest ran in October. The Gulf State Fair runs through Nov. 8.

Last checked Oct. 22, 2026. This page is updated each year. Sources: the Mobile County community events calendar, the City of Mobile’s events calendar and the Downtown Mobile Alliance calendar. Check each organizer’s page before you go.

Updated Nov. 1: The 2026 fall festival season in Mobile is over; the last city event, MOB-tober Fest, was Oct. 31. The Greater Gulf State Fair runs through Nov. 8; see our fair page. This page will be updated for fall 2027.

October is festival month around Mobile, and the second half of 2026’s calendar is full. The Greek Festival at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, held since 1962, wrapped up Saturday, Oct. 17, and the Semmes Fall Festival and Mobile Latin Fest followed Sunday, Oct. 18. Still ahead are the Grand Bay Pecan Festival, Halloween fun at Battleship Park and Bellingrath, and the city’s own MOB-tober Fest.

Who to call

  • City of Mobile Special Events (MOB-tober Fest, Market in the Park): 251-208-1550
  • Mobile County community calendar: mobilecountyal.gov/community_events
  • Event alerts: text MOBILEEVENTS to 91896

Semmes Fall Festival 2026

The 2026 Semmes Fall Festival was held Sunday, Oct. 18, from noon to 6 p.m. at Mary G. Montgomery High School, 4275 Snow Road N. in Semmes, about 12 miles northwest of downtown Mobile. The Mobile County community calendar listed it as a free, community-wide fall festival with vendors, food trucks, entertainment and costume contests. The organizer posts updates on its Facebook event page.

The 2027 date has not been announced; we add it here when the organizer publishes it. For Semmes families, the nearest fall events still ahead in 2026 are the Grand Bay Pecan Festival and Boo Bash by the Bay on Oct. 24 and the City of Mobile’s MOB-tober Fest on Oct. 31, all listed below.

Oct. 24-25

  • Grand Bay Pecan Festival, from 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Dees Pecan Co., Grand Bay. Food trucks, arts and crafts vendors and pecan-themed kids activities. Free. Details
  • Boo Bash by the Bay, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. Live music, costume and pumpkin pie-eating contests, trick-or-treating, pumpkin decorating, dog adoptions with the City of Mobile Animal Shelter, vendors and food trucks. Children under 12 free; admission and parking fees apply. Details
  • Creepy Crawly Halloween at the Museum, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, University of South Alabama Archaeology Museum. A creepy-crawly show and tell at noon with USA Biology, pumpkin painting, a trick-or-treat trail, crafts and face painting. Free. Details
  • Jack-o-Lantern Jubilee, 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Bellingrath Gardens. Trick-or-treating stations, costume contests and Halloween activities. Bellingrath
  • Wig Walk, Saturday, Oct. 24, from Braided River Brewing Co., 420 St. Louis St. Check-in 3:30 p.m., a walk through Lower Dauphin from 4 to 7 p.m. and an after-party until 10 p.m.; a fundraiser for Prism United. Details
  • Mobile Witches Ride, Sunday, Oct. 25; the witches roll through downtown at 5 p.m. Watch party details

Halloween: Oct. 31

  • MOB-tober Fest, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, Medal of Honor Park, 1711 Hillcrest Road. The City of Mobile’s free fall festival with live music, a Trail of Treats, games, a photo booth and costume contests for pets (2:30 p.m.) and people (3 p.m.). City of Mobile
  • Market in the Park, 7:30 a.m. to noon, Cathedral Square, with seasonal produce. See our farmers markets guide.

Already held: Oct. 17-18

  • Mobile Greek Festival, final day Saturday, Oct. 17, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Greek food, live music, dance by the church’s youth, sanctuary tours and a shopping tent. Free admission. greekfestmobile.com
  • Pop’s Midtown Family Fun Day and Block Party, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, Pop’s Midtown Garden Center. A pumpkin patch, exotic petting zoo, inflatables, face painting, live music, food trucks, frozen apple cider and a corn room. Free entry; wristbands are sold for games and some attractions. Details
  • Mobile Latin Fest, noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, Mardi Gras Park, 109 Government St. Hispanic vendors, food trucks and live music; a fundraiser for scholarships from the Hispanic American Business Association of the Gulf Coast. Free. Details
  • Semmes Fall Festival, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, Mary G. Montgomery High School in Semmes, about 12 miles northwest. Vendors, food trucks, entertainment and costume contests. Free. Details

Haunted house

Sweet Dreams Haunted Attraction, 811 St. Francis St. downtown, runs through Sunday, Nov. 1: 7 to 10 p.m. Fridays, 7 to 11 p.m. Saturdays and 7 to 9 p.m. Sundays. The calendar listing warns it may be too intense for young children, and all children must be with an adult. Details

Pumpkin patches

Pop’s Midtown’s one-day pumpkin patch on Oct. 17 was the only patch on the area’s official event calendars this year; pumpkin decorating and painting are part of Boo Bash by the Bay and the Archaeology Museum’s Halloween day on Oct. 24. Church and farm pumpkin patches post their own dates; we add them here when the organizer publishes them.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a pumpkin patch in Mobile, Alabama?

Pop’s Midtown Garden Center’s free Family Fun Day and Block Party on Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., includes a pumpkin patch, petting zoo and corn room, according to the Mobile County community calendar.

What fall festivals are in Mobile this weekend?

On Saturday, Oct. 24, the Grand Bay Pecan Festival starts at 9 a.m. at Dees Pecan Co., Boo Bash by the Bay runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park and Bellingrath Gardens holds its Jack-o-Lantern Jubilee from 4 to 8 p.m.

When was the Semmes Fall Festival 2026?

Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, noon to 6 p.m., at Mary G. Montgomery High School, 4275 Snow Road N. in Semmes. It was free, with vendors, food trucks, entertainment and costume contests, according to the Mobile County community calendar. The 2027 date has not been announced.

When is MOB-tober Fest 2026?

Saturday, Oct. 31, 1 to 5 p.m., at Medal of Honor Park, 1711 Hillcrest Road. The City of Mobile’s festival is free, with a Trail of Treats, live music and costume contests.

When is the Grand Bay Pecan Festival?

Saturday, Oct. 24, starting at 9 a.m. at Dees Pecan Co. in Grand Bay. Admission is free, with food trucks, arts and crafts vendors and pecan-themed kids activities.