Follow Festivals Along Spacious Skies’ Fall Color Trail – RVBusiness – Breaking RV Industry News
BERNARDSVILLE, N.J., Sept. 23, 2024 – Are you a fan of folk art? Or Halloween? How about sheep and wool? Fall is not only about the breathtaking color of the season. It’s also prime festival season, and many of those seasonal festivals are staged along the Spacious Skies Camprgounds Fall Color Trail.
The 2,500-mile-long trail travels along a route connecting the 15 Spacious Skies Campgrounds in 10 states located from Maine to Georgia and highlights the prime viewing time in each location over a period of nearly three months.
“Festivals are one of the best ways to have an immersive local experience in any destination you visit, and with the bounty of harvest, great weather and the help of some creative local event planners, fall festivals along the Spacious Skies Campgrounds Fall Color Trail are downright epic,” said Ali Rasmussen, co-founder of Spacious Skies Campgrounds. “From spooky events all over to a Folklife Festival in Virginia, there are plenty of ways to learn, laugh and eat at festivals near Spacious Skies Campgrounds throughout the fall season.”
Here are some examples of fall festivals from Maine to Georgia:
Spacious Skies Walnut Grove, Alfred, Maine and Spacious Skies Balsam Woods, Abbott, Maine
Festival: Fall Foliage Festival
October 12-13
For 55 years, Boothbay’s Railway Village Museum has been celebrating fall colors with art, food, music and train rides. Also popular are an antique car museum, model railroad and village goats.
Spacious Skies French Pond, Henniker, N.H. and Spacious Skies Seven Maples, Hancock, N.H.
Festival: New Hampshire Book Festival
October 4-5
Main Street in downtown Concord will host the annual New Hampshire Book Festival bringing authors together to celebrate literacy with panels, interviews and books signings.
Spacious Skies Minute Man, Littleton, Mass.
Festival: Haunted Happenings
Oct. 1-31
This annual festival takes place in New England’s most notorious “witch” location. Included are a grand parade, artists, costume balls, hanted houses, live music and theatrical presentations.
Spacious Skies Adirondack Peaks, North Hudson, N.Y. and Spacious Skies Woodland Hills, Austerlitz, N.Y.
Festival: New York State Sheep and Wool Festival
Oct. 21- 22
The Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Growers Association’s annual festival in Rhinebeck, NY features a variety of competitions, along with workshops on weaving, knitting and basket making.
Spacious Skies Country Oaks, Dorothy, N.J.
Festival: The Autumn Lights Festival
September 27-29
This festival in West Milford started as a celebration of the town’s first traffic light, but it has grown with the number of traffic lights in the town to now host some 35,000 people each year.
Spacious Skies Shenandoah Views, Luray, Va.
Festival: Blue Ridge Folklife Festival
October 26
The Blue Ridge Folklife Festival features musicians, moonshiners, craftspeople, cooks, motorheads, mule jumpers, horse pullers, coon dog racers, antique tractor buffs and old-time gamers for a celebration of the rich heritage and traditions of the region.
Spacious Skies Sandy Run, Fayetteville, N.C.
Festival: 46th Annual International Folk Festival
September 27-29
Downtown Fayetteville, NC is host to cultural performances, live art, bands and dancers and, authentic cuisine from all over the world.
Spacious Skies Bear Den, Spruce Pine, N.C. and Spacious Skies Hidden Creek, Marion, N.C.
Festival: 41st Annual Mountain Glory Festival
Oct. 12
This is a small town celebration of fall and the glory of the mountains, featuring 150 crafts and food vendor, plus children’s events and the Mountain Glory Quilt Show, inside the McDowell Arts Council Association (MACA).
Spacious Skies Belle Ridge, Monterey, Tenn.
Festival: Jack-O’-Lantern Jamboree
Oct. 26
Monterey’s annual Halloween Festival takes place on the city’s main drag and includes traditional fun like trick-or-treating, bounce houses, a movie, food trucks, corn hole, bobbing for apples and pumpkin carving.
Spacious Skies Peach Haven, Gaffney, S.C.
Festival:Annual Fall Festival
October 25
It’s beginning to look like…Halloween. This event is family friendly and open to the public with games, trunk or treat, plenty of food and a hayride.
Spacious Skies Savannah Oaks, Savannah, Ga.
Festival: Savannah Film Festival
Oct. 26-Nov. 2
Movie buffs circle this event on their calendars. Hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design, the festival attracts close to 50,000 people observing the work of emerging student filmmakers while well-known directors, actors and producers meet to accept awards and discuss their craft.
Ways to Stay and Ways to Save
Spacious Skies Campgrounds offer a variety of accommodation choices in addition to RV sites. Most locations feature cabin options, and many also offer glamping accommodations such as yurts and retro trailers. The group also partners with RV Share for travelers who would like to try out the RV camping experience.
Members of the Spacious Skies Loyalty Program, called “Cosmic Campers,” can save up to 12 percent on all RV sites, cabins and other accommodations. The annual fee to join the program is $31.90. While the Loyalty Program discount cannot be combined with other discounts, the discount with the greatest savings is rewarded, providing campers with the best possible deal on their stay.
Join the Team
Spacious Skies Campgrounds is actively seeking campground management and staff with a shared passion for the outdoors and an interest in working for a dynamic, fast-growing company. More information about employment opportunities can be found online.
About Spacious Skies Campgrounds
Spacious Skies Campgrounds is a fast-growing owner and operator of RV campgrounds with RV, tent, cabin and glamping sites across 15 locations from Maine to Georgia. The company’s mission is to offer a fun, relaxing and authentic campground experience in destinations with abundant outdoor recreation and attractions. Spacious Skies Campgrounds is executing a regional growth strategy while at the same time improving amenities at all properties to provide guests consistent and reliable accommodations, service and access to the great outdoors. For more information, visit www.spaciousskiescampgrounds.com.
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