2023 Oktoberfest and German Festival Guide

Your Guide for Oktoberfests and German Festivals Across Various States. For over 200 years, there have been annual celebrations that have begun with the wedding of Kronprinz Ludwig (later King Ludwig I) and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen in Munich in 1810. What started with horse races and other festivities has … Read more

Upcoming Festival Weekend: August 24-27, 2023

End of Summer Festival Weekend and more festivals around the corner. It’s the end of the summer for most of you as kids are returning to school within a week or so (maybe many of your children are already back in school). Fortunately, that doesn’t mean the festivals are ending. … Read more

Upcoming Festival Weekend: August 17-20, 2023

Since I’m away this week, my Upcoming Festival Weekend post is going to be a little different this time. It’s that time again, festival fans. But I’m away this week. So, while I had the time last week to create you a map, put together a post and analyze the … Read more

Upcoming Festival Weekend: August 10-13, 2023

Eat your way through tons of food and cultural festivals – plus a few unique festivals to enjoy this weekend. August continues as states like Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Pennsylvania are just overflowing with festivals this weekend. While looking through all the choices out there, I couldn’t help but … Read more

Upcoming Festival Weekend: August 3-6, 2023

August festivals have begun with some great options – particularly in the northern states. I’m a big fan of August, festival fans, because the festivals really pick up during the last month of summer and before they explode in September. But I should also mention that I live in the … Read more

Upcoming Festival Weekend: July 27-30, 2023

Harry Potter, UFO’s, Goetta, Pierogi, Hot Dogs, Rain Day and tons of Cultural Fests! Welcome back, festival fans. It’s already the last weekend of July – where does the time go? Looking at all the festivals this weekend, it seems that the big festival states are Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Western … Read more

Upcoming Festival Weekend: July 20-23, 2023

Picklesburgh and UFO’s, plus many Food and Music Festivals! Dearest Festival Fans, this is a big festival weekend for me – mostly because I’ll get to finally check out two festivals I’ve been trying to visit for a number of years now: Picklesburgh in Pittsburgh and the UFO Festival in … Read more

Upcoming Festival Weekend: July 13-16, 2023

Cultural Fests, the Blob, Eliot Ness, the Circus, Burgers, Pickles, Bastille Day and more! Welcome back, festival fans. Hopefully, after a little breather from nearly 2 weeks of festivals, you are ready to hear about the festivals this weekend. As festivals stay strong in northern states like Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania … Read more

Upcoming Festival Weekend: July 6-9, 2023

Tons of festivals where temperatures are cooler in the North. Welcome back, festival fans. We’ve just had a great non-stop week of festivals, thanks to many 4th of July festivals running Monday July 3 and Tuesday July 4. This weekend, many festivals are actually starting July 5, so festivals are … Read more