Weekend Events Roundup Sept. 26–29

Cities across the U.S. are packed with fall and weekend happenings Sept. 26–29, featuring seasonal festivals, concerts, markets and cultural programming. Greater Cincinnati offers HallZOOween, the Sunflower Festival at Gorman Heritage Farm, Lebanon’s Country Applefest, the CAC Fall Family Festival and a new House of Cards Carnivale at Factory 52, while Tallahassee and nearby Big Bend/South Georgia communities host Oktoberfests, the Tallahassee Film Festival, FAMU Parents & Family Weekend, the Blue Crab Festival and Experience Asia. Midwestern and Plains listings include Wisconsin charity runs and community festivals and Wichita events such as Eric Church’s concert, a hockey home opener, Open Streets ICT, the Wagonmasters Chili Cookoff and the Wichita Asian Festival. Mississippi and Oklahoma roundups highlight jazz nights, community film series, exhibits, farmers markets and Oktoberfests, with Oklahoma featuring concerts by Deafheaven, Jon Batiste and Gin Blossoms alongside family events like Shakestoberfest. Los Angeles pages promote arts programming, new architecture tours spotlighting women architects, symphony performances and unique film matinees, while regional pages for Charlotte and Tampa Bay curate River Jam, the Charlotte Film Festival and the Charlotte African‑American Festival.