Upcoming Northern Festival Weekend: February 19-22, 2026

Winter, Chili and Beer.

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

As the dust settles from Mardi Gras, many of this weekend’s festivals either continue the Winter Celebrations of Ice and Snow, warm the masses with Chili Cookoffs, or offer reasons to indulge in Craft Beers, Bourbons and Whiskeys.

Here’s a taste of what you can expect in each of the states this weekend…

Lake County Craft Beer Festival in Illinois
Shelf Ice Brewfest in Indiana
StoutFest in Maryland
Lansing Bourbon Fest in Michigan
Winter Beer Dabbler in Minnesota
Sertoma Chili Cook Off in Missouri
Highlands Chili Cook-Off in New Jersey
Canandaigua Fire and Ice Festival in New York
Buffalo Whiskey Riot in New York
Pittsburgh Winter Beerfest in Pennsylvania
Winter Warmer Craft Beer Festival in West Virginia
Burn Bright MKE in Wisconsin

And there are more!

If none of these festivals appeal to you this weekend, you can always look ahead at what festivals are coming via the 2026 Festival Guide.

I’ve finished going through the May festivals again and am about to start updating the October festivals (a huge festival month).

So keep checking the Festival Guide and planning away.

And please share the guides with others!

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Have a great weekend, everyone!

If you happen to be in Ohio this weekend, check this weekend’s post at OhioFestivals.net to see what’s going on. You can find this week’s post at https://ohiofestivals.net/ohio-weekend-022226/

And here are the other two sections again…
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-022226
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-022226

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: February 19-22, 2026

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MAP of festival and fair food cities this weekend.

If you can’t see the map on your smartphone, click HERE.

DELAWARE

No festivals this weekend.

ILLINOIS

2/21 – Lake County Craft Beer Festival – Grayslake

INDIANA

2/20-2/21 – Marsh Madness Sandhill Crane Festival – Linton
2/21 – Shelf Ice Brewfest – Michigan City
2/21-2/22 – Parke County Maple Fair I – Rockville

IOWA

2/21* – Color the Wind Kite Festival – Clear Lake – CANCELLED

MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC

2/21 – Stews and Brews – Easton
2/21 – Havre de Grace Ice Festival – Havre de Grace
2/21 – Lunar New Year – Rockville
2/21-2/22 – StoutFest – Street

MICHIGAN

2/20-2/21 – Indian River Winterfest – Indian River
2/20-2/22 – New Baltimore Lions Winterfest – New Baltimore
2/21 – Alpena Ice Festival – Alpena
2/21 – Blake’s Chili Cook-Off – Armada
2/21 – Paint the Park (World of Winter) – Grand Rapids
2/21 – Lansing Bourbon Fest – Lansing
2/22 – Lunar New Year Community Fair at Eastern Market Shed 5 – Detroit

MINNESOTA

2/20-2/21 – Big Turn Music Festival – Red Wing
2/21 –Winter Play Day – Bloomington
2/21 – Winter Beer Dabbler – Falcon Heights
2/21 – Winterfest – Stillwater

MISSOURI

2/21 – KC Brew Fest – Kansas City
2/21 – Sertoma Chili Cook Off – Springfield

NEW JERSEY

2/22 – Highlands Chili Cook-Off – Highlands

NEW YORK

2/16-2/21 – Wild Center Wild Lights XIII – Tupper Lake
2/20-2/22 – Lake George Winter Carnival III – Lake George
2/21 – Buffalo Whiskey Riot – Buffalo
2/21 – Kenan Wine and Beer Bash – Lockport
2/21 – Saratoga Beer Summit – Saratoga Springs
2/21-2/22 – Canandaigua Fire and Ice Festival – Canandaigua

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