Western Memorial Day Festival Weekend: May 21-25, 2026

Many of your favorite festivals return this Memorial Day Weekend!

Welcome back, Festival Fans!

I can’t believe that it’s already Memorial Day Weekend.

While many of us will attend Memorial Day services and head to BBQ’s held by friends and family, some may be ready to enjoy some festivals this weekend (likely you if you’re reading this).

Fortunately, there are many to enjoy through all of the states, especially in regards to Food (Strawberries, BBQ, Mushrooms, Pickles), Cultural (Greek, Native American, Asian), Music and Art Festivals.

Here’s a small sampling of weekend festivals in each of the states…

Wyatt Earp Days in Arizona
Coalinga Horned Toad Derby in California
Happy Face Music Festival in California
Redlands Festival of Arts in California
I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival in California
Long Beach BBQ Festival in California
Beaver Creek Blues, Brews and BBQ in Colorado
Holton Glory Days in Kansas
Best Dam Barbecue Challenge in Nevada
Silver City Blues Festival in New Mexico
Chuck Wagon Festival in Oklahoma
Will Rogers Stampede PRCA Rodeo in Oklahoma
Tigard Pride Parade and Festival in Oregon
Boatnik in Oregon
Paluxy River Fest in Texas
Dallas Pickle Festival in Texas
DreamFest in Texas
Whidbey Ren Faire in Washington
Last Stand Rodeo in Washington

Be sure to go through the festival lists before and check out the map, just in case there are festivals going on around you.

Also, don’t forget to check back here in future weeks and/or Subscribe for email notifications when new posts come out.

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Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Washington

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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-052526

And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-052526
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-052526

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: May 21-25, 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.

ARIZONA

5/22-5/24 – Grateful Festival – Flagstaff
5/23 – Wine, Beer and Spirits Fest – Sierra Vista
5/23 – Tucson Asian Night Market – Tucson
5/23-5/24 – Mohave Pride Festival – Kingman
5/23-5/24 – Prescott Off Street Arts & Crafts Show – Prescott
5/23-5/25 – Wyatt Earp Days – Tombstone

CALIFORNIA

5/18-5/24 – Los Angeles County Fair IV – Pomona
5/19 – Surf City Nights XX – Huntington Beach
5/19-5/24 – Bishop Mule Days – Bishop
5/20 – Santa Rosa Wednesday Night Market II – Santa Rosa
5/20-5/24 – Lightning in a Bottle – Buena Vista Lake
5/21 – Taste of Brea – Brea
5/21 – Downtown Fullerton Night Market VIII – Fullerton
5/21 – Oceanside Sunset Markets XX – Oceanside
5/21 – Palm Springs Village Fest XXI – Palm Springs
5/21 – Tustin Sunset Market I – Tustin
5/21-5/23 – Healdsburg Future Farmers Country Fair – Healdsburg
5/21-5/24 – Strawberry Music Festival – Grass Valley
5/21-5/24 – Vacaville Fiesta Days – Vacaville
5/21-5/25 – Silver Dollar Fair – Chico
Weekend continues below…

5/21-5/25 – Sacramento County Fair – Sacramento
5/22-5/23 – Valley Center Stampede Rodeo and Memorial Festival – Valley Center
5/22-5/24 – San Diego Lebanese Festival – El Cajon
5/22-5/24 – California Roots Festival – Monterey
5/22-5/24 – BottleRock Napa Valley – Napa
5/22-5/24 – Marin Greek Festival – Novato
5/22-5/24 – St. Albert the Great Church Spring Carnival – Rancho Dominguez
5/22-5/24 – UC Riverside Pow Wow – Riverside
5/22-5/24 – FoodieLand: San Francisco – San Francisco
5/22-5/25 – Coalinga Horned Toad Derby – Coalinga
5/22-5/25 – Garden Grove Strawberry Festival – Garden Grove
5/23 – Big Bear Lake Maifest II – Big Bear Lake
5/23 – Felton Covered Bridge Festival – Felton
Weekend continues below…

5/23 – Ridge Route Run Car Show – Frazier Park
5/23 – International Kids Festival – Sacramento
5/23 – Santee Street Fair and Craft Beer Festival – Santee
5/23 – Happy Face Music Festival – Simi Valley
5/23-5/24 – Shasta Renaissance and Fantasy Faire – Anderson
5/23-5/24 – Happy Valley Strawberry Festival – Anderson
5/23-5/24 – Big Bear Grill and Chill BBQ Festival – Big Bear Lake
5/23-5/24 – Scottish Fest – Costa Mesa
5/23-5/24 – Wurst Fest II – Huntington Beach
5/23-5/24 – Long Beach BBQ Festival – Long Beach
5/23-5/24 – McCloud Mushroom Festival – McCloud
5/23-5/24 – Ojai Art Center’s Art in the Park – Ojai
Weekend continues below…

5/23-5/24 – The Street Fair at College of the Desert XXI – Palm Desert
5/23-5/24 – Mediterranean Food and Music Festival – Rancho Cordova
5/23-5/24 – Redlands Festival of Arts – Redlands
5/23-5/24 – Carnaval SF – San Francisco
5/23-5/25 – Bay Area KidFest – Concord
5/23-5/25* – Koroneburg Renaissance Festival I – Eastvale – CANCELLED
5/23-5/25 – Fiesta Hermosa – Hermosa Beach
5/23-5/25 – Valley Greek Festival – Northridge
5/23-5/25 – I Madonnari Italian St r eet Painting Festival – Santa Barbara
5/23-5/25 –San Bernardino County Fair I – Victorville
5/24 – Latino Food Festival Menudo and Pozole Cook-Off – Bakersfield
5/24 – MAINopoly: A Taste of Main Street – Santa Monica
5/24 – Dylanfest – Torrence
5/24 – Vista Strawberry Festival – Vista
5/24 – Willits Car and Bike Show – Willits
5/24-5/25 – San Ramon Art and Wind Festival – San Ramon
5/25 – Head West Marketplace: State Street III – Los Altos

COLORADO

5/21-5/24 – Mountain Words Festival – Crested Butte
5/21-5/25 – CKS Paddlefest – Buena Vista
5/22 – AAPI Culture Fest/Civic Center Night Market – Denver
5/22-5/23 – Southern Ute Bear Dance Powwow – Ignacio
5/22-5/24 – Beaver Creek Blues, Brews and BBQ – Beaver Creek
5/22-5/24 – MeadowGrass – Colorado Springs
5/22-5/24 – Folk ‘N Roots Rendezvous – Hotchkiss
5/22-5/25 – Boulder Creek Festival – Boulder
5/22-5/25 – Grand Old West Days – Craig
5/22-5/25* – Planet V – Naturita – CANCELLED
5/23 – Denver Margarita Festival – Denver
5/23 – Backyard Beats at Sweetwater Park – Lone Tree
5/23 – Walsenburg Porchfest – Walsenburg
5/23-5/24 – Bluegrass on the Arkansas – Salida
5/23-5/25 – Territory Days in Old Colorado City – Colorado Springs

KANSAS

5/22 – Mulberry Street Fair – Mulberry
5/22-5/23 –Caney Mayfest – Caney
5/22-5/23 – Santa Fe Trail Days – Larned
5/22-5/23 – Katy Days Festival – Parsons
5/22-5/24 – Lawrence Busker Festival – Lawrence
5/23 – Holton Glory Days – Holton

NEVADA

5/18-5/24 – Jim Butler Days and Nevada State Mining Championships I – Tonopah
5/22-5/24 – Run-A-Mucca Motorcycle and Music Festival – Winnemucca
5/22-5/25 – Rockin’ Ribfest at Casino Fandango – Carson City
5/23-5/24 –Best Dam Barbecue Challenge – Boulder City
5/23-5/25* – Punk Rock Bowling – Las Vegas – CANCELLED

NEW MEXICO

5/22-5/24 – Riverfest – Farmington
5/22-5/24 – Red River’s Mayfest in the Mountains – Red River
5/23 – Heritage Day at the Old Church – Corrales
5/23-5/24 – Silver City Blues Festival – Silver City
5/23-5/25 – New Mexico Wine Festival: Albuquerque – Albuquerque
5/23-5/25 – New Mexico Wine Festival: Las Cruces – Las Cruces
5/24 – Rail Yards Market IV – Albuquerque
5/24 – Memorial Day Blues Festival – Placitas
5/24-5/25* – New Mexico Bull Fiesta – Angel Fire – NEXT 5/23/27-5/24/27

OKLAHOMA

5/22 – Friday Nights in the Park IV – Choctaw
5/22-5/24 – Will Rogers Stampede PRCA Rodeo – Claremore
5/22-5/24 – Delaware Pow Wow – Copan
5/22-5/24 – Medicine Park Roots Ball – Medicine Park
5/23 – Bethany 66 Festival – Bethany
5/23 – Boley Rodeo and Festivities – Boley
5/23 – Old Tymers’ Day – Oilton
5/23-5/24 – Chuck Wagon Festival – Oklahoma City
5/23-5/25 – Oklahoma Renaissance Festival V – Muskogee
5/23-5/25 – Paseo Arts Festival – Oklahoma City

OREGON

5/21-5/25 – Boatnik – Grants Pass
5/21-5/25 – SOAK: Portland Regional Burn – Tygh Valley
5/22 – Asian Night Market – Eugene
5/22-5/24 – Void Tattoo Fest – Portland
5/22-5/24 – Spray Rodeo – Spray
5/22-5/25 – CityFair I (Portland Rose Festival) – Portland
5/23 – Bend Brews and Beyond – Bend
5/23 – Portland Saturday Market XII – Portland
5/23 – Tigard Pride Parade and Festival – Tigard
5/23-5/24 – Azalea Festival – Brookings
5/23-5/24 – Indie Wine Mixer – McMinnville
5/23-5/25 – Multnomah County Fair at Oaks Park – Portland
5/23-5/24 – BBQ, Blues and Brews on the Bay – North Bend
5/24 –Astoria Sunday Market III – Astoria

TEXAS

5/21 – Carrollton Chalk the Park – Carrollton
5/21-5/23 – Gospel Bluegrass Festival at Salmon Lake Park – Grapeland
5/21-5/24 – BTX Honey Tour Carnival – Burleson
5/21-5/24 – Kerrville Folk Festival I – Kerrville
5/22-5/24 – DreamFest – Arlington
5/22-5/24 – Austin Greek Festival – Austin
5/22-5/24 – The National Polka Festival – Ennis
5/22-5/24 – Fredericksburg Jaycees Crawfish Festival – Fredericksburg
5/22-5/24 – Paluxy River Fest – Glen Rose
5/22-5/24 – Victoria Memorial Weekend Bash – Victoria
5/23 – Ciudad Juarez Food and Wine Festival – El Paso
5/23 – Rusk Fair on the Square – Rusk
5/23-5/24 – Memorial Day Stampede Parade and Market Days – Bandera
5/23-5/24 – Memorial Day Weekend Celebration at Historic Market Square – San Antonio
5/23-5/25 – Scarborough Renaissance Festival VIII – Waxahachie
5/24 – Dallas Pickle Festival – Dallas
5/24 – Memorial Day in The Woodlands – The Woodlands

WASHINGTON

5/20 – Kendall Yards Night Market I – Spokane
5/21 –Puyallup Night Market V – Puyallup
5/21-5/24 – Moses Lake Spring Festival – Moses Lake
5/22-5/24 – Last Stand Rodeo – Coulee City
5/22-5/24 – The Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts – Port Angeles
5/22-5/25 – Northwest Folklife Festival – Seattle
5/23 – Strawberry Festival (Asian Arts and Heritage Festival) – Bainbridge Island
5/23 – AANHPI Heritage Festival – Lacey
5/23-5/24 –Whidbey Ren Faire – Oak Harbor
5/23-5/24 – Rock and Blues Flea Market Festival – Ocean Shores
5/23-5/24 – Port Orchard Mosquito Fleet Fest – Port Orchard
5/23-5/25 – The Battle for Siemers Farm – Mead

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