Upcoming Northern Festival Weekend: May 28-31, 2026

Festivals a-plenty as we enter an unofficial Summer.

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

With kids starting up Summer Vacation, it feels like the festivals happening this weekend are pretty much Summer Festivals, even if there are 3 weeks before June 21.

Looking at the list, you’re going to see Music Festivals, Cultural Festivals, Pride Fests, Heritage Fests, Church Fests, Firemen Festival and so much more.

Here are some samples from each state…

Ladybug Music Festival in Delaware
Folklorijada Serbian Folklore Festival in Illinois
Dement Town Music Fest in Illinois
Earth Day Indiana Festival in Indiana
Mentone Egg Festival in Indiana
Iowa Women’s Festival in Iowa
Annapolis Greek Festival in Maryland
St. Anthony Italian Festival at St. Leo’s Church in Maryland
Ferndale Pride Festival in Michigan
Summer Art Fair in Michigan
Flint Hills Family Festival in Minnesota
Anchor Festival in Missouri
Bluffwoods Renaissance Festival in Missouri
4 Greek Festivals in New Jersey
South Jersey Arts Fest in New Jersey
Hamburg Music Festival in New York
Remsen Arts Fest in New York
Darlington Days in Pennsylvania
Gettysburg Pride Fest in Pennsylvania
St. Maron Lebanese Festival in Pennsylvania
Project Glow in Washington, DC
Cole Chevy Mountain Festival in West Virginia
Blue and Gray Reunion in West Virginia
MeatFest in Wisconsin
Locust Street Festival of Music and Art in Wisconsin

And there are many more so be sure to check out the lists below!

Sorry this is a shorter post – I’m preparing for Holiday and want to be sure I’ll have your posts for the next two weeks when the festival number really rise.

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Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland/DC, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin

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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-053126/

And here are the other two sections again…
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-053126
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-053126

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: May 28-31, 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

5/30 – Southern Delaware Wine Food and Music Festival – Rehoboth Beach
5/30 – Ladybug Music Festival – Wilmington
5/31 – Delmarva Pagan Pride Festival – Dover

ILLINOIS

5/25-5/31 – Martinsville AG Fair II – Martinsville
5/26-5/30 – Greene County Agricultural Fare – Carrollton
5/27-5/30 – Genoa Days – Genoa
5/27-5/31 – Washington Good Neighbor Days Festival – Washington
5/28 – El Mercadito at the Center I – Round Lake
5/28-5/30 – Farmer City Heritage Days – Farmer City
5/28-5/30 – Irish Days Celebration – Farmersville
5/28-5/30 – Galatia Lions Old Settlers Days – Galatia
5/28-5/30 – Neoga Days – Neoga
5/28-5/31 – Gilberts Community Days – Gilberts
5/29 – Hoosier Grove Barn and Brew – Streamwood
5/29-5/30 – Folklorijada Serbian Folklore Festival – Chicago
5/29-5/30 – Squirrel Sounds – Olney
5/29-5/30 – Pheasant Hollow Winery Cajun Festival – Whittington
5/29-5/31 – Do Division Street Fest – Chicago
Weekend continues below…

5/29-5/31 – Maifest Chicago – Chicago
5/29-5/31 – Windy City Hot Dog Fest – Chicago
5/29-5/31 – La Grange Carnival – La Grange
5/30 – Dement Town Music Fest – Dixon
5/30 – Umbrella Arts Festival – Evanston
5/30 – Mt. Vernon Pride in the Park – Mt. Vernon
5/30 – Touch A Truck of Rock Falls – Rock Falls
5/30 – Springfield Cultural Arts Festival – Springfield
5/30 – Max Happy Fest – Woodstock
5/30-5/31 – Taste of Bolingbrook – Bolingbrook
5/30-5/31 – Dragon’s Days Out – Woodstock
5/31 – Champagne British Car Festival – Bloomington
5/31 – PorchFest Lakeview – Chicago
5/31 – Macon County Fair I – Decatur

MICHIGAN

5/27-5/31 – Aldo Leopold Festival – Hessel/Cedarville
5/28-5/30 – Milan Community Fair – Milan
5/28-5/30 – Morenci Town and Country Festival – Morenci
5/28-5/31 – Niles Bluegrass Festival – Niles
5/28-5/31 – Swartz Creek Hometown Days – Swartz Creek
5/29-5/30 – Ludington Street Cruise (formerly Krusin’ Klassics Fun Run) – Escanaba
5/29-5/31 – Center Line Independence Festival – Center Line
5/29-5/31 – Islandfest – Grosse Ile
5/29-5/31* – Island City Festival – Plainwell – DISCONTINUED
5/29-5/31 – Bark on Biddle – Wyandotte
5/30 – Ferndale Pride Festival – Ferndale
5/30 – Owosso Pride in the Park – Owosso
5/30 – Port Sheldon Township Summerfest – Port Sheldon Township
5/30-5/31 – Canterbury Village Medieval Faire I – Lake Orion
5/30-5/31 – Midland Antique Festival: Midland I – Midland
5/30-5/31 – Summer Art Fair – Midland
5/30-5/31 – Art in the Park – Pinckney
5/30-5/31 – Greater Rochester Heritage Days – Rochester
5/31 – Royal Oak Beer, Wine and Cocktail Festival – Royal Oak

MINNESOTA

5/28-5/30 – Spring into Summer at the Steele County Fairgrounds – Owatonna
5/29-5/30 – Street Faire at the Lakes – Detroit Lakes
5/29-5/30 – Flint Hills Family Festival – Saint Paul
5/29-5/31 – Morristown Dam Days – Morristown
5/29-5/31 – Kickoff Jam – Richmond
5/29-5/31 – St. Francis Pioneer Days – St. Francis
5/30 – Tater Daze Parade and Community Gathering – Brooklyn Park
5/30 – Straight River Art Festival – Faribault
5/30 – Asian Fair – Plymouth
5/30 – WaterFest – Saint Paul
5/30 – Ales in the Alley – Shakopee

MISSOURI

5/27-5/30 – Summit Art Plein Art Festival – Lee’s Summit
5/27-5/30 – Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival – Sedalia
5/28-5/31 – Back Forty Bluegrass Festival – Curryville
5/29-5/30 – St. Peterfest – Kirkwood
5/29-5/30 – Goat Expo (with Value Added Vendors) – Sedalia
5/29-5/30 – Folky Fish Fest – St. James
5/29-5/30 – Carry Nation Days – Belton
5/29-5/31 – Anchor Festival – Centralia
Weekend continues below…

5/29-5/31 – Festa Italiana – Kansas City
5/29-5/31 –Route 66 BBQ Battle, Bluegrass and Berry Festival – Pacific
5/29-5/31 – West Plains Tattoo Expo – West Plains
5/30 – Hootin’ and Hollerin’ Dekalb County Style – Clarksdale
5/30 – KC Folk Festival – Kansas City
5/30 – 573 Vintage Market – Linn
5/30 – KC Masonic BBQ – Raytown
5/30 – Ozarks Food Truck Rally – Springfield
5/30 – Strawberry Festival at St. Charles Market – St. Charles
5/30-5/31 – Silver Sage Renaissance Festival I – Joplin
5/30-5/31 – Bluffwoods Renaissance Festival – St. Joseph
5/30-5/31 – Spring River Pioneer Days – Verona

NEW JERSEY

5/26-5/31 – L.E.A.D. Fest Carnival at Westfield Garden State Plaza II – Paramus
5/27 – Main Street Blues and Cruise Night – Matawan
5/28-5/30 – Corpus Christi Parish Carnival – Chatham
5/29 – Lot 323 I – Woodbury
5/29-5/31 –Michael Arnone’s Crawfish Fest – Augusta
5/29-5/31 – Jersey City Jazz Festival – Jersey City
5/29-5/31 – St. Demetrios Greek Festival by the Bay – Perth Amboy
5/29-5/31 – A Taste of Greece Greek Festival – Tenafly
5/29-5/31 –St. Anthony’s Greek Festival – Vineland
5/29-5/31 – NJ Greekfest – Westfield
5/30 – South Jersey Arts Fest – Elmer
5/30 – Walt Fest – Laurel Springs
5/30 – South Bound Brook Food Truck and Music Fest – South Bound Brook
5/30 – Under Cover Music Fest – South Orange
5/30 – Trenton Pride – Trenton
5/30-5/31 – NJ Renaissance Faire II – Columbus
5/30-5/31 – Strawberry Festival at Terhune Orchards I – Princeton
5/31 – Bridgewater Spring Carnival – Bridgewater
5/31 – Lunar Faire Night Market III – Budd Lake
5/31 – BBQ, Beer and Boots – Point Pleasant Beach

NEW YORK

5/27-5/30 – Americade – Lake George
5/28-5/30 – Minoa Fire Department Field Days – Minoa
5/28-5/30 – Mendon Fire Carnival – Mendon
5/28-5/31 – Cathedral of Saint Paul Greek Festival – Hempstead
5/28-5/31 – Ithaca Festival – Ithaca
5/28-5/31 – Annunciation Rochester Greek Festival – Rochester
5/28-5/31 – St. Nicholas Greek Festival – West Babylon
5/29 – History on Tap – Mumford
5/29 – Rhubarb Festival at the Warrensburgh Riverfront Farmers’ Market – Warrensburg
5/29-5/30 – Hamburg Music Festival – Hamburg
5/29-5/30 –St. Rita Fiesta – Webster
5/29-5/31 – General Brown Weekend – Brownville
5/29-5/31 – Erin Wood Festival – Erin
5/30 – Catskills Cup Spring Fling – East Durham
Weekend continues below…

5/30 – Wildflower Festival – Hornell
5/30 – Lewisboro Pride in the Park – Lewisboro
5/30 – Rock Valley Music Festival – Little Falls
5/30 – Pride in the Sky – Poughkeepsie
5/30 – Staten Island Pride Festival – Staten Island
5/30 – Wild Brews – West Falls
5/30-5/31 – Tree Peony Festival of Flowers III – Linwood
5/30-5/31 – Germanfest – Putnam Valley
5/30-5/31 – Remsen Arts Fest – Remsen
5/31 – Asian American Heritage Festival – Buffalo
5/31 – Big G Jam – Rochester
5/31 – Polish Heritage Festival at Kensico Dam Plaza – Valhalla

OHIO

Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/

PENNSYLVANIA

5/26-5/30 – Festival at St. Ursula II – Allison Park
5/27-5/30 – Erie’s Wild Rib Cook Off and Music Festival – Erie
5/27-5/31 – African American Cultural Fair – Lancaster
5/28 – Greensburg Night Market II – Greensburg
5/28-5/30 – West End Fireman’s Festival – Brodheadsville
5/28-5/31 – Nittany Antique Machinery Spring Show – Centre Hall
5/28-5/31 – St. Sophia Grecian Food Festival – Jeffersonville
5/28-5/31 – Philly Greek Fest at St. George Cathedral – Philadelphia
5/28-5/31 – NEPA Bluegrass Festival – Tunkhannock
5/29-5/31 – Darlington Days – Darlington
5/29-5/31 – Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Greek Food Fest – Easton
5/29-5/31 – Polkafest – Johnstown
Weekend continues below…

5/29-5/31 – St. Maron Lebanese Festival – Philadelphia
5/30 – Strawberry Festival – Allison Park
5/30 – Bacon Palooza – Aston
5/30 – Thin Blue Line Spirits, Brew & Wine Festival – Bloomsburg
5/30 – Easton Street Eats Food Truck Festival – Easton
5/30 – Food Truck and Family Festival – Fairless Hills
5/30 – Gettysburg Pride Fest – Gettysburg
5/30 – Brandywine Pride Picnic – Kennett Square
5/30 – Heart of Lewisburg Summer Craft Fair – Lewisburg
5/30 – Wild West Spring Fest at Right Foot Ranch – Lewisberry
5/30 – Spirit of the River: Ohiopyle Wine, Music & Art Benefit Festival – Ohiopyle
5/30 – West Philly Porchfest – Philadelphia
5/30-5/31 – Hollabaugh Bros. Strawberry Festival – Biglersville
5/30-5/31 – Red Eagle Pow Wow: Spring – McDonald
5/30-5/31 – Shady Brook Farms Strawberry Festival I – Yardley
5/31 – TacoFest at SteelStacks – Bethlehem
5/31 – Mammoth Fest – Mount Pleasant Township

WEST VIRGINIA

5/28-5/31 – Blue and Gray Reunion – Philippi
5/29-5/30 – Mountain Made Makers Market – Mt. Nebo
5/29-5/30 – Old Mill Festival and Float the Fork – West Milford
5/29-5/31 – Cole Chevy Mountain Festival I – Bluefield
5/30 – Spring Fling Market – Charles Town
5/30 – Martinsburg Wine and Shine Festival – Martinsburg
5/30-5/31 – Capitol Street Art Fair (FestivAll) – Charleston

WISCONSIN

5/28-5/30 – Best of all FestivALL (Feed Your Head/Glacier Valley Music Fest) – Eagle
5/29-5/30 – Farmapalooza – Kaukauna
5/29-5/30 – Marshfield Dairyfest – Marshfield
5/29-5/30 – Park Art Fair – New Richmond
5/29-5/30 – Whitewater Storytelling Festival – Whitewater
5/29-5/31 – Abby Festival – Abbotsford
5/29-5/31 – Okauchee Lions Days – Okauchee Lake
5/29-5/31 – MotoAmerica Superbike Series and Vintage MotoFest – Plymouth
5/29-5/31 – Verona Hometown Days – Verona
5/30 – Milwaukee Tacos and Tequila Festival – Franklin
5/30 – MeatFest – Green Bay
5/30 – Distill America – Madison
5/30 – BikerFest Block Party – Milwaukee
5/30 – Lager and Friends Beer Festival – Milwaukee
5/30 – Port Festival of the Arts – Port Washington
5/30 – Good Neighbor Days – Roberts
5/30-5/31 – Festa Italia – Fitchburg
5/30-5/31 – Holy Hill Art and Farm Market I – Hubertus
5/31 – Locust Street Festival of Music and Art – Milwaukee

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