Upcoming Western Festival Weekend: August 13-16, 2026

Music Festivals, Cultural Fests, County Fairs, and more.

Welcome back, Festival Fans!

The big festival states this weekend are California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington with festival quantity variation among the remaining states.

I’m noticing a nice amount of Night Markets, Cultural Festivals, County Fairs, Food Festivals and Music Fests this weekend.

Perhaps you’d be interested in a UFO Festival in Bridgeville, CA? Or a Mushroom Festival in Telluride, CO? Maybe a Red and Green VegFest in Albuquerque, NM?

Here are more festivals you can find throughout this region this weekend…

Sounds of Thunder Mountain in Arizona
Santa Barbara Greek Festival in California
Sacramento Banana Festival in California
St. Rocco’s Italian Festival in Colorado
Thornton Barrel and Beer Festival in Colorado
Dog Days of Summer in Kansas
High Sierra Chili Championship in Nevada
Free Indian Market Show in New Mexico
Curry County Fair in New Mexico
Bristow Western Heritage Days in Oklahoma
Sutherlin Blackberry Festival in Oregon
Albany Scottish Festival in Oregon
Blanco County Fair and Rodeo Wine Festival in Texas
HoodStock Music and Arts Festival in Washington
Tumwater Artesian Brewfest in Washington

And there are many more.

Be sure to take your time when going through the festival listings as there are plenty of options. And please check the map as some festivals may be closer to you than you think.

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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-081626

And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-081626
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-081626

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: August 13-16, 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

8/10-8/16 – Central Agency Fair – Chinle
8/12-8/16 –Southeast Arizona Birding Festival – Tucson
8/14-8/15 – Williams Night Rodeo VI – Williams
8/15-8/16 – Sounds of Thunder Mountain – Fredonia

CALIFORNIA

8/10-8/16 – OC Fair V – Costa Mesa
8/10-8/16 – Sawdust Art Festival VIII – Laguna Beach
8/10-8/16 – Sonoma County Fair II – Santa Rosa
8/11 – Surf City Nights XXXII – Huntington Beach
8/12 – Santa Rosa Wednesday Night Market XIV – Santa Rosa
8/12-8/16 – Humboldt County Fair – Ferndale
8/12-8/16 – Nevada County Fair – Grass Valley
8/12-8/16 – Yolo County Fair II – Woodland
8/13 – Downtown Fullerton Night Market XX – Fullerton
8/13 – Oceanside Sunset Markets XXXII – Oceanside
8/13 – Palm Springs Village Fest XXXIII – Palm Springs
8/14 – Concord Night Market II – Concord
8/14 –The Soco Market V – Santa Rosa
8/14-8/16 – 626 Night Market: Arcadia II – Arcadia
8/14-8/16 – Foster City Summer Days – Foster City
8/14-8/16 – Reggae on the River – Piercy
8/14-8/16 –Summergrass San Diego – San Diego
8/14-8/16 – Santa Barbara Greek Festival – Santa Barbara
8/14-8/16 – 805 Night Market: The Oaks Mall – Thousand Oaks
8/15 – India Independence Day Celebration – Artesia
8/15 – Buddy Brown Blues Fest – Blue Lake
8/15 – BridgeFest: UFO Festival – Bridgeville
8/15 – Surf ‘N’ Suds Beer Festival – Carpinteria
8/15 – Lemon Festival – Chula Vista
Weekend continues below…

8/15 – Stumptown Beer Revival and BBQ Cookoff – Guerneville
8/15 –Yurok Salmon Festival – Klamath
8/15 – Motor the Mountain Car Show – McCloud
8/15 – Mountain Artisans Market VI – Oakhurst
8/15 – Celebrate Natomas – Sacramento
8/15 – San Francisco Pizza, Bagel and Beer Festival – San Francisco
8/15 – Head West Marketplace: South B Street VI – San Mateo
8/15 – China Camp Heritage Day Festival – San Rafael
8/15-8/16 – Burlingame On The Avenue – Burlingame
8/15-8/16 – Cotati Accordian Festival – Cotati
8/15-8/16 – Round Valley Blackberry Festival – Covelo
8/15-8/16 – Fairfield Tomato and Vine Festival – Fairfield
8/15-8/16 – Art in the Redwoods – Gualala
8/15-8/16 – Sound and Fury – Los Angeles
8/15-8/16 – Pescadero Arts and Fun Festival – Pescadero
8/15-8/16 – Sacramento Banana Festival – Sacramento
8/15-8/16 – Scotts Valley Art Wine and Beer Festival – Scotts Valley
8/15-8/16 – Valhalla Renaissance Faire I – South Lake Tahoe
8/15-8/16 – Tehachapi Mountain Festival – Tehachapi
8/16 – Martinez Art in the Park – Martinez
8/16 – Oakland Pride Parade and Festival – Oakland
8/16 –St. Mary Parish Festival – Sacramento
8/16 – Head West Marketplace: The Barlow VI – Sebastopol

COLORADO

8/12-8/16 – Bright Nights at Four Mile II – Denver
8/12-8/16 – Telluride Mushroom Festival – Telluride
8/13 – Music and Market VIII – Granby
8/13-8/16 – Hot Rod Rock and Rumble – Fountain
8/13-8/16 – Grand Valley Days – Parachute
8/14 – Elizabeth Friday Night Market X – Elizabeth
8/14 – Silverton Summer Sounds III – Silverton
8/14-8/15 – Junktique Off-Main III – Florence
8/14-8/15 – Rapidgrass Bluegrass Festival – Idaho Springs
8/14-8/16 – St. Rocco’s Italian Festival – Denver
8/14-8/16 – Gunnison Car Show – Gunnison
Weekend continues below…

8/15 – Fort Collins Peach Festival – Fort Collins
8/15 – Minturn Market IX – Minturn
8/15 – Pueblo Riverfest – Pueblo
8/15 – Pueblo West End of Summer Jam – Pueblo West
8/15 – Cidermass – Snowmass Village
8/15 – Thornton Barrel and Beer Festival – Thornton
8/15 – Front Range Wine Festival – Windsor
8/15 – Winter Park Crafts, Cocktails and Corks – Winter Park
8/15-8/16 – Golden Fine Arts Festival – Golden
8/15-8/16* – Great Fire Days – Victor – DISCONTINUED
8/16 – Broomfield Jewish Festival – Broomfield
8/16 – Colorado Turkish Festival – Fort Collins
8/16 – Risen Christ Catholic Parish Festival – Denver
8/16 – Pueblo Pride – Pueblo

KANSAS

8/15 – Croatian Festival – Kansas City
8/15 – Dog Days of Summer – Shawnee
8/15-8/16 – Sunflower Festival at KC Wine Co III – Olathe

NEVADA

8/13-8/16 – Lyon County Fair, Rodeo and Silver State Livestock Show – Yerington
8/14-8/16 – Jazz and Beyond Festival I – Carson City
8/14-8/16 – House of Vegas Pride Festival – Las Vegas
8/15 – Obon Festival – Las Vegas
8/15 – High Sierra Chili Championship – Minden

NEW MEXICO

8/10-8/15 – Torrance County Fair II – Estancia
8/10-8/16 – San Juan County Fair II – Farmington
8/11-8/15 – Curry County Fair – Clovis
8/12-8/16 – Red River’s 8750′ BBQ and Music Festival – Red River
8/14 – IndigenousWays Festival I – Santa Fe
8/14-8/16 – Our Lady of Belen Fiesta – Belen
8/14-8/16 – Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival – Santa Fe
8/15* – Otero County Heritage Festival – Alamogordo – DISCONTINUED?
8/15 – Red and Green VegFest Albuquerque – Albuquerque
8/15-8/16 – Free Indian Market Show – Santa Fe
8/15-8/16 – Santa Fe Indian Market – Santa Fe
8/16 – Rail Yards Market XVI – Albuquerque

OKLAHOMA

8/13-8/15 – Freedom Rodeo and Old Cowhand Reunion – Freedom
8/14 – Friday Nights in the Park XV – Choctaw
8/14-8/15 – Bristow Western Heritage Days – Bristow
8/15 – Pakistan Day Celebration – Oklahoma City

OREGON

8/12-8/15 – – Farm-City Pro Rodeo – Hermiston
8/12-8/15 – Umatilla County Fair – Hermiston
8/12-8/15 – Grant County Fair – John Day
8/12-8/16 – Lee Farms Sunflower Festival II – Tualatin
8/13-8/16 – Junction City Scandinavian Festival – Junction City
8/13-8/16 – Wasco County Fair and Rodeo – Tygh Valley
8/14 – Turner Night Market V – Turner
8/14-8/16 – Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Contest Pow Wow – Grand Ronde
8/14-8/16 – Capital City Retro Fest – Salem
8/14-8/16 – Sutherlin Blackberry Festival – Sutherlin
8/15 – Carnival at the Carousel – Albany
8/15 – Aumsville Corn Festival – Aumsville
8/15 – Beaverton Music Festival – Beaverton
Weekend continues below…

8/15 – Cove Cherry Fair – Cove
8/15 – Culver Crawdad Festival – Culver
8/15 – Multnomah Days Festival and Parade – Portland
8/15 – Portland Saturday Market XXIV – Portland
8/15-8/16 – Albany Scottish Festival – Albany
8/15-8/16 – Dahlia Fest III – Canby
8/15-8/16 – Wheatstock Music Festival – Helix
8/15-8/16 – Rockaway Beach Music Festival – Rockaway Beach
8/16 – Astoria Sunday Market XV – Astoria
8/16 – Hood River Latino Festival – Hood River
8/16 – Kenton Street Fair – Portland

TEXAS

8/13-8/15 – Blanco County Fair and Rodeo Wine Festival – Johnson City
8/14* – Luau Under the Stars – Rowlett – DISCONTINUED?
8/14-8/16 – Fredericksburg Trade Days VIII – Fredericksburg

WASHINGTON

8/10-8/16 – Clark County Fair II – Ridgefield
8/11-8/16 – Southwest Washington Fair – Centralia
8/12 – Fairwood Market Night IV – Renton
8/12 – Kendall Yards Night Market XIII – Spokane
8/12-8/15 – Skamania County Fair and Timber Carnival – Stevenson
8/13 – Puyallup Night Market XIV – Puyallup
8/13 – Downtown Summer Nights V – Yakima
8/13-8/16 – San Juan County Fair – Friday Harbor
8/13-8/16 – Klickitat County Fair and Rodeo – Goldendale
8/13-8/16 – Pierce County Fair – Graham
8/13-8/16 – Northwest Washington Fair I – Lynden
8/13-8/16 – Omak Stampede – Omak
8/14 – Raymond Friday Night Market IV – Raymond
8/14 – The Wavy Bunch Night Market IV – Spokane
8/14-8/15 – Peninsula Blues Festival – Ocean Park
8/14-8/15 – HoodStock Music and Arts Festival – Union
8/14-8/16 – Noisy Waters Mural Festival – Bellingham
8/14-8/16 – Rock the Mountain – Darrington
8/14-8/16 – LittleBIGFest Music and Arts Festival – Langley
8/14-8/16 – Jefferson County Fair – Port Townsend
8/14-8/16 –Poulsbo Arts Festival – Poulsbo
Weekend continues below…

8/14-8/16 – Chief Seattle Days – Seattle
8/14-8/16 – Downtown Tacoma Blues and Jazz Festival – Tacoma
8/15 – Aberdeen SummerFest – Aberdeen
8/15 – Hunters Community and 4-H Fair – Hunters
8/15 – Cajun and Creole Fest – Kent
8/15 – China Bend Winery Garlic Faire – Kettle Falls
8/15 – Lakewood SummerFEST – Lakewood
8/15 – Lynnwood Luau – Lynnwood
8/15 –Olalla Americana Music Festival – Olalla
8/15 – Uptown Street Fair – Port Townsend
8/15 – CHOMP! – Redmond
8/15 – Alki Beach Pride – Seattle
8/15 – Columbia City Night Market VIII – Seattle
8/15 – Celebrate Shoreline – Shoreline
8/15 –Snohomish Block Party at the Airfield – Snohomish
8/15 – Unity in the Community – Spokane
8/15 – Tumwater Artesian Brewfest – Tumwater
8/15-8/16 – Sunflower Festival at O’Keefe Farms II – Brush Prairie
8/15-8/16 – Fresh Paint Festival – Everett
8/15-8/16 – Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire V – Snohomish
8/15-8/16 – Pioneer Power Show and Swap Meet/Flea Market – Union Gap
8/15-8/16 – Westport Art Festival – Westport
8/16 – BrasilFest – Seattle

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