Duluth Fall Festival & Carnival

Schedule of Events:

7:40 a.m: Road Race Warm Up

8:00 a.m: Festival 5K is now the Duluth Donut Dash

Every runner receives a donut and coffee compliments of Dunkin Donuts on Buford Hwy, Duluth. The route leads runners through historic Duluth. The Donut Dash 5k is USA Track & Field (USATF) certified as a qualifier for the Peachtree Road Race. The recipient of all proceeds is the Methodist Children’s Home, which works with children in Foster care across North Georgia. Learn more about the race, events, the beneficiary, and our sponsors by visiting our website: duluthdounutdash5k.org.

Click here for Registration.

9:00 a.m: Booths Open

10:00 a.m: Worship on the Town Green

Make plans to join us for “Worship on the Town Green” on Sunday morning with a community worship service beginning at 10 a.m. at the Duluth Town Green. This service will be led by staff, musicians and members of Duluth First United Methodist Church.

11:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Carnival

Gold Medal Shows returns with to host a full-fledged carnival, with a variety of rides and games. Be sure to take a ride on the Ferris wheel, where you can get a bird’s eye view of the continually changing Duluth skyline. Other exciting rides include the Orient Express, the Dizzy Dragon, Rio Grande train, swings and much more. The Midway features cotton candy, caramel apples, snow cones, and other favorites.

Pat and Pam Guthrie have been operating the family-owned Gold Medal Shows since 1969. They strive to have a bright, clean, family-oriented carnival to enhance hometown festivals such as the Duluth Fall Festival.

For a Carnival preview, go to www.goldmedalshows.com.

11:30 a.m: Entertainment

The Duluth Fall Festival provides continuous entertainment during the two days of the Festival at three different venues. During the weekend more than 20 acts will perform a variety of music and dance. The Festival Center Stage hosts bands and dance acts, while the Gazebo and Calaboose stages hosts smaller bands and acoustic music in an intimate setting. Throughout the Festival, you may run into street performers, such as puppeteers or our Festival scarecrow mascot.

All entertainers perform non-gratis.

2:00 p.m and 4:30 p.m: Silent Auction

The Silent Auction is the place to go to get a great deal on a wide variety of great merchandise donated by Festival vendors and local businesses, including restaurant and service–oriented gift certificates.

How the Silent Auction Works

Auction items are displayed with a bid sheet specifying the minimum opening and incrementing bids. To bid on an item, write your name on the first available bid line, raising the bid by at least the minimum amount. If you are the highest bidder at closeout time, the item is yours! Cash, checks and major credit cards are accepted.

There will be five auction close-out times during the Festival. You must be present to win.

5:00 p.m: Festival and Carnival End