Strawberries, Cornbread, Rhubarb, Wings and…Testicles?
There’s an interesting selection of food festivals this weekend, festival fans…
I’m talking specifically about the Testicle Festival in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, where $10 will get you all-you-can-eat Rocky Mountain Oysters to enjoy while listening to live music. But don’t worry – food trucks will be there to give you other food options as well.
And there are plenty of other food festivals this weekend, including a Wing Festival in Buffalo (NY), a Shrimp Festival in Florida, a Cornbread Festival in Tennessee, a Mushroom Festival in Georgia, a Crawfish Festival in Indiana, Rhubarb in Illinois, Potato AND Sweet Potato in North Carolina, and Catfish in Alabama.
Countless Strawberry Festivals throughout the states, as well as some Watermelon Fests, BBQ Fests, and festivals featuring adult beverages (Beer, Mead, Wine, Mimosa, Tequila).
And I haven’t even mentioned the Cultural, Music, Pirate, Floral, Seasonal, Art, Community, River, Heritage, Pride, Renaissance, Vegan, and Storytelling Festivals this weekend.
There’s just plenty to do!
Here’s what I would consider in each state…
Alabama
Catfish Festival (Scottsboro), Hangout Music Festival (Gulf Shores)
Florida
Tupelo Honey Festival (Wewahitchka), Newberry Watermelon Festival
Georgia
Georgia Moonshine Festival (Cave Spring), Dahlonega Arts and Wine Festival
Illinois
Rhubarb Festival (Kankakee), Renegade Craft Spring Fair (Chicago)
Indiana
Old Jasper Day and Strawberry Festival, Strawberry Festival (Shirley)
Kentucky
Poorcastle Music Festival (Louisville), Adairville Strawberry Festival
Michigan
East Lansing Art Festival, Niles Renaissance Faire
New York
Hamburg Music Festival, Buffalo Porchfest
North Carolina
Saluda Arts Festival, Bailey Sweet Potato Festival
Pennsylvania
Downtown Edinboro Art and Music Festival
South Carolina
St. Philip Neri Italian Festival (Fort Mill), Johnsonville Heritage Festival
Tennessee
Greeneville Iris Festival, Middle TN Cornbread Festival (Smithville)
West Virginia
BB&T Malden Salt Fest
Wisconsin
Dundas Testicle Festival, Maifest (Germantown)
So comb through the lists and be sure to look at the map (there may be some festivals going on that are closer than you think).
I wish you all a festival-filled weekend with nice weather, great friends/family and fantastic memories!
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: May 19-22, 2022
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MAP of festival and fair food cities this weekend.
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ALABAMA
5/19-5/21 – Shoals Storytelling Festival – Florence
5/20 – Tacos and Tequila Music Festival – Albertville
5/20-5/21 – Druid City Arts Festival – Tuscaloosa
5/20-5/21 – Springfest (formerly MayFest) – Guin
5/20-5/22 – Hangout Music Festival – Gulf Shores
5/20-5/22 – Logan Martin LakeFest and Boat Show – Pell City
5/21 – Catfish Festival – Scottsboro
5/21 – Poke Salat Festival – Arab
5/21 – CreekFest – Mobile
5/21 – Birmingham Taco Fest – Birmingham
5/21 – Festival at the Well – Glenwood
5/21 – Arley Day Festival, Car Show and Parade – Arley
5/21 – Huntsville Water Lantern Festival – Huntsville
5/21-5/22 – Arts Alive Fine Arts and Craft Festival – Florence
FLORIDA
5/18-5/22 – Orange Blossom Jamboree – Brooksville
5/19-5/22 – Welcome to Rockville – Daytona Beach
5/20-5/22 – New Smyrna Beach Jazz Festival – New Smyrna Beach
5/20-5/22 – Sarasota Shrimp and Music Festival – Sarasota
5/21 – As if! North Florida’s 90’s Fest – St. Augustine
5/21 – Weird Beard Festival: Beards, Bluegrass and BBQ – Williston
5/21 – Tupelo Honey Festival – Wewahitchka
5/21 – Food and Folk-Art Festival – Tampa
5/21 – Vegandale Food and Drink Festival – Miami
5/21 – Festival Latino Downtown Ocala – Ocala
5/21 – Zephyrhills Founders Day Festival – Zephyrhills
5/21 – Newberry Watermelon Festival – Newberry
5/21 – Ocean Brews and Blues Beer Fest – Deerfield Beach
5/21 – Afro Roots Fest Hollywood – Hollywood
5/21-5/22 – Tampa Riverwalk Mayfest – Tampa
5/22 – Asian Cultural Festival – Ocoee
5/22 – SWFL Vegan Street Fest – Fort Myers
GEORGIA
5/20-5/22 – Athens Wine Weekend – Athens – USUALLY IN FEBRUARY
5/20-5/22 – Hamilton Gardens Rhododendron Festival V – Hiawassee
5/21 – La Fiesta en Hapeville – Hapeville
5/21 – Georgia Jug Festival – Knoxville
5/21 – Taste of Douglasville – Douglasville
5/21 – Thunder Over Evans – Evans
5/21 – Dalton Civitan Music Festival – Dalton
5/21 – Spring Fair on the Square – Buchanan
5/21 – Acworth Dragon Boat Race and Festival – Acworth
5/21-5/22 – Georgia Mushroom Festival – Cave Spring
5/21-5/22 – Yaarab Shrine Circus and Fair I – Cumming
5/21-5/22 – Mimosa Festival – Macon
5/21-5/22 – Romanian Spring Festival – Lilburn
5/21-5/22 – The Georgia Renaissance Festival VII – Fairburn
5/21-5/22 – Dahlonega Arts and Wine Festival – Dahlonega
ILLINOIS
5/19-5/22 – Toledo Spring Festival – Toledo
5/19-5/22 – MayDays Festival – Clinton
5/20-5/22 – Mayfest – Chicago
5/20-5/22 – Long Grove Chocolate Festival – Long Grove
5/21 – Pretzel City Wine Fest – Freeport
5/21 – Macomb Park District 75th Birthday Celebration – Macomb
5/21 – Blooming Fest – West Chicago
5/21 – Springfield Pride Fest – Springfield
5/21 – Vernon Hills Craft Beer Festival – Vernon Hills
5/21 – Streator Food Truck Festival – Streator
5/21-5/22 – Skokie Festival of Cultures – Skokie
5/21-5/22 – Old Capitol Art Fair – Springfield
5/21-5/22 – Railroad Days – Rochelle
5/21-5/22 – Renegade Craft Spring Fair – Chicago
5/21-5/22 – Northbrook Art in the Park – Northbrook
5/22 – Rhubarb Festival – Kankakee
INDIANA
5/18-5/21 – Hartford City Heritage Days Festival – Hartford City
5/18-5/21 – Dillsboro Homecoming Festival – Dillsboro
5/20 – JA Wine and Beer Festival – South Bend
5/20-5/21 – Harrodsburg Heritage Days Festival – Harrodsburg
5/20-5/21 – Indiana Cajun/Zydeco Crawfish Festival – Morgantown
5/20-5/22 – Fat and Skinny Tire Fest – Winona Lake/Warsaw
5/21 – Sugarbelt Mead Festival – Crown Point
5/21 – Indiana Peony Festival – Noblesville
5/21 – Strawberry Festival – Shirley
5/21 – Spring Fling Craft Fair – Dyer
5/21 – Haitian Flag Day Festival – Indianapolis
5/21 – Putnam County Pulls and Antique Machinery Show and Craft Fair – Greencastle
5/21 – Chalk Walk/Family Arts Festival – Jasper
5/21 – Rock the Junction Craft Beer and Music Festival – Westfield
5/21-5/22 – Southern Indiana Renaissance Faire II – Charlestown
5/21-5/22 – Hay Days at the Thiebaud Farmstead – Vevay
5/21-5/22 – Central Indiana Fairy Festival – Danville
5/22 – Old Jasper Day and Strawberry Festival – Jasper
KENTUCKY
5/19-5/21 – Adairville Strawberry Festival – Adairville
5/19-5/22 – Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo X – Louisville
5/20 – Tacos N’ Tequila – Lexington
5/20-5/21 – St. Bernard Picnic – Louisville
5/20-5/21 – Art in the Park – Versailles
5/20-5/22 – Kentucky Yoga Festival – Center
5/20-5/22 – Poorcastle Music Festival – Louisville
5/21 – Old Louisville Springfest – Louisville
5/21 – Bluegrass River Run – Richmond
5/21 – GCA Art in the Park – Leitchfield
5/21 – BloomFest at Bernheim – Clermont
5/21 – Forest Fest – Louisville
5/21 – Lake, Rattle and Roll – Jamestown
5/21 – Wild and Scenic Red Riverfest – Clay City
5/21 – May Fest – Vanceburg
5/21 – SpringFest – Glendale
5/21 – The Paristown Flea I – Louisville
5/21-5/22 – Norton Commons Art Festival – Prospect
5/21-5/22 – Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival – Lexington
5/22 – Waggin’ Trail Festival for the Animals – Louisville
MICHIGAN
5/20 – Clarkston Food Truck Rally – Clarkston
5/20-5/21 – World Expo of Beer – Frankenmuth
5/21 – Bark and Brew – Jackson
5/21 – ALEgan Beer, BBW and Blues Fest – Allegan
5/21 – Rosé All Day: Michigan Rosé Wine Festival – Lansing
5/21 – Compass Music Fest – St. Joseph
5/21 – Michigan Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival – Flint
5/21 – Founders’ Day Festival – Highland Township
5/21-5/22 – East Lansing Art Festival – East Lansing
5/21-5/22 – Detroit Hoodoo Festival – Southfield
5/21-5/22 – Niles Renaissance Faire – Niles
5/22 – Roll’N Out Food Truck Festival – Grand Rapids
NEW YORK
5/19-5/22 – Rochester Lilac Festival III – Rochester
5/19-5/22 – Williamson Apple Blossom Festival – Williamson
5/20-5/21 – Clymer Tulip Festival – Clymer
5/21 – Rails and Ales – Rush
5/21 – Buffalo Porchfest – Buffalo
5/21 – Boom Days – Buffalo
5/21 – Wildflower Festival – Hornell
5/21 – Full Circle Fest – East Aurora
5/21 – Hamburg Music Festival – Hamburg
5/21 – Finger Lakes Celtic Games and Festival – Farmington
5/21 – Buffalo Wing A Ding Ding Festival – Buffalo
5/21-5/22 – Tree Peony Festival of Flowers I – Linwood
5/22 – Vintage Rails Wine Tasting – Rush
NORTH CAROLINA
5/18-5/22 – Queen City Cigar Fest – Charlotte
5/19 – Raleigh Night Market II – Raleigh
5/20-5/21 – Beaufort Music Festival – Beaufort
5/20-5/21 – Casual Campout – Raleigh
5/20-5/21 – White Lake Water Festival – White Lake
5/20-5/21 – “Kings of Q” BBQ Cook-Off – Ayden
5/20-5/21 – Power and Sound Revival – Elon
5/20-5/22 – Got to Be NC Festival – Raleigh
5/20-5/22 – NC Potato Festival – Elizabeth City
5/21 – NC Freedom Festival – Goldsboro
5/21 – Freedom Fest – Fuquay-Varina
5/21 – Party in the Park – Stedman
5/21 – WoodMill Winery Strawberry Wine Festival – Vale
5/21 – Goose Nest Festival – Oak City
5/21 – Cheerwine Festival – Salisbury
5/21 – Haw River Festival – Saxapahaw
5/21 – FlushFest – Hillsborough
5/21 – French Market and Seafood Festival – Raleigh
5/21 – Daniel Boone Family Festival – Mocksville – THIS IS A RESCHEDULED DATE
5/21 – Greensboro Sugar Rush – Greensboro
5/21 – Saluda Arts Festival – Saluda
5/21 – Beach Music Festival – Atlantic Beach
5/21 – Cornelius Jazz Festival – Cornelius
5/21 – Pink Hill and Fire Department Spring Festival – Pink Hill
5/21 – Bailey Sweet Potato Festival – Bailey
5/21 – Durham Blues and Brews Festival – Durham
5/21 – Bimbé Celebration – Durham
5/21 – Charlotte Beer, Bourbon and BBQ – Charlotte
5/21 – Yadkin Valley Wine Festival – Elkin
5/21 – Carolina Blues Festival – Greensboro
5/21-5/22 – Artsplosure – Raleigh
5/21-5/22 – Strawberry Jam Festival – Bryson City
5/22 – Carolina BBQ Festival – Charlotte
5/22 – Sawyer Springs Vineyard Spring Festival – Hendersonville
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
5/19-5/21 – Lumberjack Chainsaw Carvers Show – Clearfield
5/20-5/21 – Millvale Music Festival – Millvale
5/20-5/21 – BBQ Bonanza – Huntingdon
5/20-5/22 – Downtown Edinboro Art and Music Festival – Edinboro
5/21 – Geranium Festival – Connellsville
5/21 – Sheep and Fiber Fest – Waynesburg
5/21 – First Choice Wine Festival – Pittsburgh
5/21 – Maple House Music and Arts Festival – Pittsburgh
5/21-5/22 – The National Road Festival (Pike Days) in Scenery Hill – Scenery Hill
5/21-5/22 – Shadyside Spring Art Festival on Walnut Street – Pittsburgh
5/21-5/22 – National Pike Steam, Gas and Horse Association Spring Show – Brownsville
SOUTH CAROLINA
5/16-5/22 – Myrtle Beach Bike Week Spring Rally II – Myrtle Beach
5/17- Strawberry Festival and Cookoff Competition – Greer
5/19 – Lag Baomer Festival – Greenville
5/19-5/21 – St. Philip Neri Italian Festival – Fort Mill
5/20 – Taste of Fort Mill – Fort Mill
5/20 – La Fiesta – Greenville
5/20-5/21 – Johnsonville Heritage Festival – Johnsonville
5/20-5/21 – Carolina Food Truck Rodeo – Florence
5/20-5/21 – Red Rose Festival – Lancaster
5/20-5/22 – Fair at Heritage Park I – Simpsonville
5/21 – Issaqueena Festival – Six Mile
5/21 – Columbia Wave Fest – Columbia
5/21 – Mountain Roots Herb Festival – Pickens
5/21 – Iva Spring Express Festival and Classic Car Show – Iva
5/21 – Bethune Legacy Festival – Mayesville
5/21-5/22 – Columbia International Festival – Columbia
5/22 – Brax’s Cars for a Cause – Anderson
TENNESSEE
5/17-5/21 – High on the Hog – Winchester
5/20 – Nashville Margarita Festival – Nashville
5/20-5/21 – Memphis Greek Festival – Memphis
5/20-5/21 – Bloomin’ Barbeque and Bluegrass – Sevierville
5/21-5/22 – Millington Pow Wow – Millington
5/20-5/21 – Kilgore Station Bluegrass Festival – Cross Plains
5/20-5/22 – State St. Tattoo Fest – Bristol
5/20-5/22 – Nashville Boogie – Nashville
5/21 – Children’s Festival of Reading – Knoxville
5/21 – Middle TN Cornbread Festival – Smithville
5/21 – Wayne Scott Strawberry Festival – Unicoi
5/21 – Bellevue Community Picnic – Nashville
5/21 – Tennessee Mountain Laurel Festival – Wartburg
5/21 – Mill Spring Makers Faire – Jonesborough
5/21 – Morristown’s Strawberry Festival – Morristown
5/21 – Jfest Christian Music Festival – Chattanooga
5/21-5/22 – Tennessee Pirate Fest I – Harriman
5/21-5/22 – Greeneville Iris Festival – Greeneville
5/21-5/22 – Siege at Fort Watauga – Elizabethton
5/21-5/22 – Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games – Townsend
5/21-5/22 – Tennessee Renaissance Festival III – Arrington
WEST VIRGINIA
5/16-5/22 – West Virginia Strawberry Festival II – Buckhannon
5/20-5/22 – Fork of the Buffalo BBQ ThrowDown – Mannington
5/21 – BB&T Malden Salt Fest – Malden
WISCONSIN
5/18 – Town Food Truck Festival I – Brookfield
5/19-5/21 – Chequamegon Bay Birding and Nature Festival – Ashland
5/20 – Summer Kick-Off Food Truck Rally (instead of Spring Night Market) – Baraboo
5/20-5/21 – Scottie Rally and Parade of Scots – Baileys Harbor
5/20-5/21 – Chippewa Falls SpringFest – Chippewa Falls
5/20-5/22 – Maifest – Germantown
5/21 – Fiesta Latina – West Bend
5/21 – Hodag Heritage Festival – Rhinelander
5/21 – Festival of Spring – Oshkosh
5/21 – Milwaukee On Tap Beer Festival – Milwaukee
5/21 – Dundas Testicle Festival – Kaukauna/Dundas
5/21 – Spring Food Truck Festival – Elkhorn
5/21-5/22 – Automotion Classic Car Show – Wisconsin Dells
5/21-5/22 – Civil War Living History Days – Milton
5/21-5/22 – Old Falls Village Revolutionary War Days – Menomonee Falls
5/21-5/22 – Save the Grandstand Art and Craft Festival – Portage
5/22 – Deerfield Market Expo: A Spring Thing – Deerfield
5/22 – Wisconsin Micro-Brewers Beer Fest – Chilton
5/22 – Wine and Wag Around the Ward – Milwaukee
5/22 – WORTstock – Madison
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