The Best Festival in the Southeast is the Duluth Fall Festival! Hosted the last weekend in September each year, the festival begins with the carnival Thursday evening, and officially kicks off with the community parade Saturday morning at 10 am. Boasting more than 250 juried arts & crafts booths, more than 50 food vendors, entertainment on three stages, the parade, an ongoing silent auction, a Sunday 5K road race, Worship on the Green and a four-day carnival, the Atlanta area expects big things each year and the Duluth Fall Festival continues to deliver. It takes more than 400 dedicated volunteers each year bring it together concluding Sunday afternoon at 5 pm. Proceeds benefit the city.