Music Festivals, Cultural Festivals, County Fairs, Pickles and more.
Welcome back, Festival Fans.
Festival numbers are staying steady as we approach September, when they’ll really start taking off the week after Labor Day.
Themes this week are fairly varied with Harvest Festivals, Music Festivals, Agricultural Festivals and County Fairs, Food Fests (Pickles, Tacos, Watermelon, Fried Chicken), Cultural Fests and more.
Fortunately, there are still some great festivals out to check out, such as some of these:
- Trispot Darter Festival in Alabama
- Mount Nebo Chicken Fry in Arkansas
- Rock the Country in Florida
- Grand Tasting Alpharetta in Georgia
- Paducah Dragon Boat Festival in Kentucky
- Gueydan Duck Festival in Louisiana
- G.O.A.T. Picnic in Mississippi
- Puerto Rican Festival of the Carolinas in North Carolina
- Cookeville S’mores Festival in Tennessee
- Roanoke Taco Fest in Virginia
Go through the festival lists and be sure to check out the map as there may be festivals happening near your home.
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Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
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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-083026/
And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-083026
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-083026
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: August 27-30, 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.
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Reviews for Festivals this Week
No festival reviews this weekend.
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Only want to see festivals in your state?
Go directly to your State Festival Guide.
Alabama | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Delaware | Florida
Georgia | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Nevada
New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oklahoma
Oregon | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington | Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
Otherwise, continue down for all of this weekend’s festivals…
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ALABAMA
8/29 – Oneonta City Night Market IV – Oneonta
8/29 – Brewzle Whiskey Festival – Opelika
8/29 – Trispot Darter Festival – Springville
8/30 – Remembering Our Veterans Through Music – Florence – RAIN DATE
8/30 – The Market at MidCity XXV – Huntsville
ARKANSAS
8/28-8/29 – Queen Wilhelmina Rod Run – Mena
8/29 – Ozark Flame and Flavor Festival – Bentonville
8/29 – Mount Nebo Chicken Fry – Dardanelle
8/29 – Filipino Fiesta – Springdale
8/29-8/30 – National Championship Chuckwagon Race I – Clinton
8/29-8/30 – Arkansas Renaissance Festival I – Mt. Vernon
FLORIDA
8/28-8/29 – Rock the Country – Ocala
8/29 – National Dog Day Festival – Neptune Beach
8/29 – Rock the Park Music and Arts Festival – Port Orange
GEORGIA
8/27 – Grand Tasting Alpharetta – Alpharetta
KENTUCKY
8/28 – Tacos N’ Tequila – Lexington
8/28-8/29 – Woodsfest Music Festival – Kirksey
8/28-8/29 – Laurel County Homecoming Festival – London
8/28-8/30 – First of Fall Festival – Burlington
8/29 – DiverCity Festival – Lexington – POSTPONED DATE
8/29 – Midway Summer Block Party IV – Midway
8/29 – The Enchanted Exchange – Owensboro
8/29 – Paducah Dragon Boat Festival – Paducah
8/29 – Hempstock Music Festival – Raywick
LOUISIANA
8/27-8/30 – Gueydan Duck Festival – Gueydan
MISSISSIPPI
8/28-8/29 – G.O.A.T. Picnic – Coldwater
8/29 – Oxford Margarita Festival – Oxford
NORTH CAROLINA
8/27-8/30 – Winterville Watermelon Festival – Winterville
8/29 – High Country Beer Fest – Boone
8/29 – K-Pop Stan Fest – Charlotte
8/29 – MHAA Summer Fest – Charlotte
8/29 – Puerto Rican Festival of the Carolinas – Concord
8/29 – Septemberfest2026 – Durham
8/29 – Lake Gaston Catfish Festival – Littleton
8/29* – Mountain Life Festival – Maggie Valley – CANCELLED
8/29 – WNC Bigfoot Festival – Marion
8/29-8/30 – Highlands Mountaintop Art and Craft Show II – Highlands
8/29-8/30 – WoodMill Winery’s Grape Stomp Festival – Vale
8/30* – New River Blues Festival – Grassy Creek – CANCELLED
SOUTH CAROLINA
No festivals this weekend.
TENNESSEE
8/29 – Chattanooga River Market XXVI – Chattanooga
8/29 – Cookeville S’mores Festival – Cookeville
8/29-8/30 – Knoxville Asian Festival – Knoxville
VIRGINIA
8/24-8/29 – Page Valley Fair II – Luray
8/26-8/30 – Carroll County Agricultural Fair – Hillsville
8/28-8/29 – Virginia Beach Funk Fest Beach Party – Virginia Beach
8/28-8/30 – Chesterfield County Fair I – Chesterfield
8/28-8/30 – Oak Grove Folk Music Festival – Oak Grove
8/28-8/30 – Shenandoah County Fair – Woodstock
8/29 – Around the World Cultural Food Festival – Alexandria
8/29 – Block Party in the ‘Burg – Harrisonburg
8/29 – Rockbridge Community Festival – Lexington
8/29 – Montpelier Days – Montpelier
8/29 – Roanoke Taco Fest – Roanoke
8/29 – West Oaks Farm Market Pickle-Chester Festival – Winchester
8/29-8/30 – Richmond Coptic Festival – Chesterfield
8/30 – Great Falls Honey Harvest Festival – Great Falls
Alabama | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Delaware | Florida
Georgia | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Nevada
New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oklahoma
Oregon | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington | Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
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