Plenty of Festivals in Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Wisconsin.
When you look at the map, you’ll notice that the Northern States are where you can find the majority of the festival action. All the snowbirds are returning north for their funnel cake and they’ll have plenty of opportunities.
As you see in the heading, the big states this weekend are Illinois, Michigan, Western New York and Wisconsin with Indiana, Kentucky and Western Pennsylvania not too far behind. Still there are festivals to find all over, so just be sure to look at the map and maybe you’ll find something around you.
This week, I do have a few reviews of festivals going on this weekend. Two of the festivals take place in Wisconsin while the Festival of Sail, which goes on in Michigan this weekend, is actually a festival that occurs around the country, so that review is when it occurred in Ohio. I figure the set up should be pretty much the same, so the review can be helpful.
Let’s now take a look at what’s going on in each state:
Alabama
No festivals this weekend.
Florida
This weekend includes a Balloon Festival in Naples, a Rodeo and Family Festival in Dover and the Florida Keys BrewBQ in Marathon.
Georgia
Atlanta has a Mimosa Festival and the Sad Summer Festival. The Butternut Creek Festival is in Blairsville.
Illinois
The majority of the festivals do take place in the Chicago area (Pitchfork, Tacos Y Tamales, Roscoe Village Burger Fest), but, further south, you can find the Effingham Artisan Fair, the Chatham Sweet Corn Festival, and the Mackinaw Valley Vineyard Art and Wine Festival.
Indiana
It’s time for the Circus City Festival in Peru, the Three Rivers Festival in Fort Wayne, the St. Joe Pickle Festival (I was there many moons ago and had a peanut butter and orange pickle sandwich), and the Turkeypalooza in Valparaiso.
Kentucky
Some Parish Festivals, the Kentucky Bike Rally in Sturgis, a Fiddling Festival in Leitchfield, the Bacon, Bourbon and Brew Festival in Newport and Minnie Atkins Day in Sandy Hook.
Michigan
So many festivals, even in the U.P., celebrating Honey, Medieval/Renaissance love, Books, Dulcimers, Art, Music and more, plus a slew of Community Celebrations.
New York
A nice selection of festivals. Scandinavian Folk, Irish, Italian, Peppermint, Burgers, Lumberjack, Balloons, the Renaissance, Murals and even a Grease Pole Festival.
North Carolina
There aren’t a lot of festivals this weekend, but they all sound appealing: Peach, Peach Jam, Blackberry and Meadieval (sic). There’s even a Wild Goose Festival.
Pennsylvania
While there is a decent amount of festivals in Western PA this weekend, my eyes keep going back to Picklesburg in Pittsburgh this weekend. There are also the Eliot Ness Fest in Coudersport, some Greek Festivals and Parish Festivals, the Red White and Blueberry Festival in Reynoldsville and more.
South Carolina
I’m all about the Peach, Watermelon and Caribbean Jerk Festivals this weekend. There’s also Banjo Extravaganza in Pickens.
Tennessee
The Gatlinburg Craftmen’s Summer Craft Fair continues as we have Pioneer Days in Livingston, the Lynnville Blackberry Festival and Farm Fest in Kingsport.
West Virginia
There’s a Bike Bash in Bruceton Mills and the Ephraim Bee Festival in West Union. A Corn Festival is going on in Springfield.
Wisconsin
I actually have festival reviews for this weekend’s La Fête De Marquette (Madison) and Bastille Days (Milwaukee). Find them below. Beyond these fests, there is a lot going on all over the state, including the Elkhorn Ribfest, the Seltzerland Hard Seltzer Festival in Milwaukee, a Croatian Fest in Franklin, a Mediterranean Festival in La Crosse, Colby Cheese Days, Ashland Bay Days and still plenty more fests.
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Have a great weekend, everyone!
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: July 14-17, 2022
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MAP of festival and fair food cities this weekend.
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Reviews of Upcoming Festivals
7/15-7/17 – Alpena Festival of Sail – Alpena, Michigan – My Review
7/14-7/17 – Bastille Days – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – My Review
7/14-7/17 – La Fête De Marquette – Madison, Wisconsin – My Review
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ALABAMA
No festivals this weekend.
FLORIDA
7/15 – Sad Summer Festival: Orlando – Orlando
7/15-7/16 – Tampa Bay Rodeo and Family Festival – Dover
7/15-7/17 – Naples Balloon Festival – Naples
7/16 – St. Augustine Country Fest/Craft Beer Fest – St. Augustine
7/16-7/17 – Florida Keys BrewBQ – Marathon
GEORGIA
7/16 – Sad Summer Festival: Atlanta – Atlanta
7/16 – Thomasville Summer Craft Festival – Thomasville
7/16-7/17 – Butternut Creek Festival – Blairsville
7/17 – Mimosa Festival – Atlanta
ILLINOIS
7/11-7/17 – McHenry Fiesta Days II – McHenry
7/13 – Bastille Day Chicago – Chicago
7/13-7/17 – Glendale Heights Fest – Glendale Heights
7/14-7/17 – Taste of Summer – Antioch
7/14-7/17 – Blarney Island Blarney Gras – Antioch
7/14-7/17 – Tampico Fest – Tampico
7/15 – Horner Brew Fest – Chicago
7/15-7/16 – Yorkville’s River Fest – Yorkville
7/15-7/16 – Effingham Artisan Fair – Effingham
7/15-7/16 – Chatham Sweet Corn Festival – Chatham
7/15-7/16 – Naper Nights II – Naperville
7/15-7/16 – Wilmette Summer Sizzle Street Festival – Wilmette
7/15-7/17 – Tacos Y Tamales Festival – Chicago
7/15-7/17 – Pitchfork Music Festival – Chicago
Weekend continues below…
7/15-7/17 – The Big Greek Food Fest of Niles – Niles
7/15-7/17 – Millennium Art Festival – Chicago
7/15-7/17 – Roscoe Village Burger Fest – Chicago
7/15-7/17 – Eid Fest – Wheaton
7/15-7/17 – Plainfield Fest – Plainfield
7/16 – Woodhull Fun Fest – Woodhull
7/16 – Jazz Up Glen Ellyn – Glen Ellyn
7/16 – Great Illinois River Raft Race – Hardin
7/16 – Galena Brew Fest – Galena
7/16 – Barrington PorchFest – Barrington
7/16 – Waterman Lions Summerfest – Waterman
7/16-7/17 – Carmel Street Scenes – Mundelein
7/16-7/17 – Volleywood – Chicago
7/16-7/17 – Peruvian Festival Chicago – Chicago
7/16-7/17 – Silver Room Block Party – Chicago
7/17 – Mackinaw Valley Vineyard Art and Wine Festival – Mackinaw
INDIANA
7/11-7/16 – Three Rivers Festival II – Fort Wayne
7/12-7/17 – Festival of the Lakes – Hammond
7/14-7/16 – St. Joe Pickle Festival – St. Joe
7/14-7/16 – Abate of Indiana Boogie – Springville
7/14-7/16 – Bristol Homecoming – Bristol
7/14-7/16 – St. Mark Fun Fest – Indianapolis
7/14-7/17 – Northern Indiana Power from the Past – Winamac
7/14-7/17 – St. George Greek Festival – Schererville
7/15 – Turkeypalooza – Valparaiso
7/15-7/16 – Oldenburg Freudenfest – Oldenburg
7/15-7/16 – Gateway Mile Auto Fest – Elkhart
7/15-7/17 – Culver Lake Festival – Culver
7/16 – Rushville Libations by the Levee – Rushville
7/16 – Firefighters Blues Festival – Mishawaka
7/16 – Beyond the Beach Festival – Michigan City
7/16 – Historical Society Summer Festival – Portage
7/16-7/17 – Circus City Festival I – Peru
7/16-7/17 – St. John the Baptist Summer Festival – Dover
KENTUCKY
7/14-7/16 – Shriners Bluegrass Festival – Olive Hill
7/14-7/16 – St. Agnes Carnival – Louisville
7/14-7/17 – Kentucky Bike Rally – Sturgis
7/14-7/17 – Bacon, Bourbon & Brew Festival – Newport
7/15-7/16 – Master Musicians Festival – Somerset
7/15-7/16 – Leitchfield Fiddling Festival – Leitchfield
7/15-7/17 – BreyerFest – Lexington
7/15-7/17 – St. Pius X Summer Festival – Edgewood
7/15-7/17 – Immaculate Heart of Mary Summerfest – Burlington
7/16 – Minnie Adkins Day – Sandy Hook
7/16 – Christmas in July Market at the Farm – Scottsville
7/16 – Oldham County Day – La Grange
7/16-7/17 – Augusta Riverfest Days – Augusta
7/16-7/17 – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival VII – Eminence
MICHIGAN
7/12-7/16 – Gaylord Alpenfest – Gaylord
7/13-7/16 – Festival Ironwood – Ironwood
7/13-7/16 – Wyandotte Street Art Fair – Wyandotte
7/14-7/16 – Beaver Island Music Festival – Beaver Island
7/14-7/16 – Original Dulcimer Players Club Funfest – Evart
7/14-7/16 – Blue Water Fest – Port Huron
7/14-7/16 – Farmington Founders Festival – Farmington
7/14-7/17 – Muskegon Bike Time – Muskegon
7/15-7/16 – Aura Jamboree – Aura
7/15-7/16 – Upheaval Festival – Grand Rapids
7/15-7/16 – Cadillac Festival of Arts – Cadillac
7/15-7/16 – Centreville Covered Bridge Days – Centreville
7/15-7/16 – Shay Days – Harbor Springs
7/15-7/16 – Attica Days Festival – Attica
7/15-7/16 – Minden City Homecoming – Minden City
7/15-7/16 – A Taste of Brighton SummerFest – Brighton
7/15-7/16 – Houghton Lake Blues Festival – Prudenville
7/15-7/16 – Summer in the City – Dowagiac
7/15-7/17 – Blake’s Lavender Market – Armada
7/15-7/17 – Michigan Brown Trout Festival I – Alpena
7/15-7/17 – Rock the Coast – Holland
7/15-7/17 – Remus Heritage Days – Remus
7/15-7/17 – Alpena Festival of Sail – Alpena – My Review
7/15-7/17 – African World Festival – Detroit
Weekend continues below…
7/16 – Sunrise Side Wine and Food Festival – Harrisville
7/16 – Battle Creek’s Caribbean Festival – Battle Creek
7/16 – Family and Friends Summer Festival – Ira
7/16 – Vestaburg Community Days – Vestaburg
7/16 – Carleton’s Cruisin’ For A Cause – Carleton
7/16 – Main Street Celebration – Wayland
7/16 – Addison Township Firefighters Strawberry Festival – Leonard
7/16 – Mears Arts and Crafts Festival – Mears
7/16-7/17 – Michigan Honey Festival – Corunna
7/16-7/17 – Cass River Colonial Encampment – Frankenmuth
7/16-7/17 – Michigan Medieval Faire I – Lake Orion
7/16-7/17 – Mid-Michigan Renaissance Festival’s Enchanted Forest I – Vassar
7/16-7/17 – Czech and Slovak Festival – Dearborn Heights
7/17 – Detroit Festival of Books – Detroit
7/17 – Midtown Art Fair – Detroit
7/16-7/17 – Charlevoix Venetian Festival I – Charlevoix
NEW YORK
7/12-7/15 – Old Town Days – Williamsville
7/13-7/16 – Hilton Fire Department Carnival – Hilton
7/14-7/17 – Zoomagination: The Festival of Lanterns and Lights VII – Buffalo
7/14-7/16 – Warsaw Valley Fest – Warsaw
7/14-7/16 – Kendall Carnival – Kendall
7/14-7/17 – Skydive the Falls Fest – Youngstown
7/14-7/17 – St. Elias Middle Eastern Festival – Syracuse
7/15-7/16 – Clarence HollowFest – Clarence
7/15-7/16 – Brighton Fire Co. Music Fest – Tonawanda
7/15-7/16 – St. Patrick’s Irish Festival – Syracuse
7/15-7/16 – Cobblestone Live Music and Arts Festival – Buffalo
7/15-7/17 – Scandinavian Folk Festival – Jamestown
7/15-7/17 – Auburn Rotary Party in the Park – Auburn
7/15-7/17 – Puchos Grease Pole Festival – Buffalo
7/15-7/17 – Lyons Peppermint Days – Lyons
7/15-7/17 – Deposit Lumberjack Festival – Deposit
7/15-7/17 – Great Wellsville Balloon Rally – Wellsville
7/15-7/17 – Canandaigua Art & Music Festival – Canandaigua
7/15-7/17 – Galbani Italian Heritage Festival – Buffalo
Weekend continues below…
7/16 – Hamburg BurgerFest – Hamburg
7/16 – Holiday in Homer – Homer
7/16 – St. John’s Festival – Olean
7/16 – St. John’s Ukrainian Days Weekend Festival – Johnson City
7/16 – LivCo Walls Mural Festival II – Livonia/Leicester/Geneseo
7/16 – Steel Rail Revival – Fairport
7/16 – Porter on the Lake Summerfest – Youngstown
7/16 – ROC Pride Festival – Rochester
7/16-7/17 – Oatka Festival – LeRoy
7/16-7/17 – Can-Am Festival – Sackets Harbor
7/16-7/17 – Elmira Street Painting Festival – Elmira
7/16-7/17 – Sterling Renaissance Festival III – Sterling
7/17 – Waldfest – East Aurora
7/17 – Canal Fest of the Tonawandas I – Tonawanda/North Tonawanda
NORTH CAROLINA
7/14-7/16 – NC Peach Festival – Candor
7/14-7/17 – Wild Goose Festival – Union Grove
7/15-7/16 – NC Blackberry Festival – Lenoir
7/16 – Farmers Day – China Grove
7/16 – Island Fun Festival – Hubert
7/16 – Meadieval Festival – Wilkesboro
7/16 – Peach Jam at Darnell Farms – Bryson City
7/16 – Hometown Heritage Festival – Franklin
7/16 – MusicFest ‘N Sugar Grove – Sugar Grove
7/16 – Summertime Brews Festival – Greensboro
7/16 – Front Street Arts and Crafts Show – Dillsboro
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
7/12-7/16 – Greek Festival – Ambridge
7/12-7/17 – Philipsburg Heritage Days – Philipsburg
7/13-7/16 – St. Aidan Parish Festival – Wexford
7/13-7/16 – St. Alexis Festival – Wexford
7/14-7/16 – St. Raphael Parish Festival – Pittsburgh
7/14-7/16 – Mary, Mother of God Parish Festival – White Oak
7/14-7/16 – Cranberry Township Community Days – Cranberry Township
7/14-7/16 – St. Rita’s Festival – Connellsville
7/14-7/16 – Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Festival – Coraopolis
7/14-7/16 – Red, White and Blueberry Festival – Reynoldsville
7/14-7/16 – Pleasantville Community Festival – Pleasantville
7/14-7/17 – Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival – Crabtree
7/14-7/17 – The Dam Grass Show – Austin
7/14-7/17 – People’s Choice Festival – Boalsburg
7/14-7/17 – Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts – State College
7/14-7/17 – Black Music Festival – Pittsburgh
7/15-7/16 – Townville Old Home Days – Townville
7/15-7/16 – St. Barbara Parish Festival – Harrison City
7/15 – Greek Festival – Monessen
7/15-7/17 – Picklesburgh – Pittsburgh
7/15-7/17 – Waterford Days – Waterford
7/15-7/17 – Eliot Ness Fest – Coudersport
7/15-7/17 – Pioneer Steam and Gas Engine Society Annual Engine Show – Saegertown
7/16 – Enon Valley Community Day and Bluegrass Festival – Enon Valley
7/16 – East Brady Riverfest – East Brady
7/16 – Pittsburgh Vegan Festival – Monroeville
7/16-7/17 – Gears-N-Grub – Erie
SOUTH CAROLINA
7/14-7/17 – South Carolina Peach Festival – Gaffney
7/15-7/16 – Pageland Watermelon Festival – Pageland
7/15-7/17 – Beaufort Water Festival I – Beaufort
7/16 – Charleston Caribbean Jerk Festival – Charleston
7/16 – Banjo Extravaganza at Hagood Mill – Pickens
TENNESSEE
7/11-7/17 – Gatlinburg Craftmen’s Summer Craft Fair II – Gatlinburg
7/15-7/16 – Watertown Jazz Festival – Watertown
7/15-7/16 – Pioneer Days – Livingston
7/15-7/17 – Fun Fest I – Kingsport
7/16 – Scopes Festival – Dayton
7/16 – Murfreesboro Hot Chicken Festival – Murfreesboro
7/16 – Lynnville Blackberry Festival – Lynnville
7/16 – Karns Community Fair – Karns
7/16 – Tri-State Outdoors Fest – Cumberland Gap
7/17 – Farm Fest – Kingsport
WEST VIRGINIA
7/13-7/16 – Durbin Days Heritage Festival – Durbin
7/15-7/16 – Chapmanville’s 75th Anniversary Celebration – Chapmanville
7/15-7/17 – Bike Bash WV (formerly Dirt Rag Dirt Fest) – Bruceton Mills
7/16 – Ephraim Bee Festival – West Union
7/16-7/17 – Springfield Valley Corn Festival – Springfield
WISCONSIN
7/13 – Milwaukee Night Market II – Milwaukee
7/14-7/16 – Rock Fest – Cadott
7/14-7/16 – Endeavor Broiler Fest – Endeavor
7/14-7/17 – Elkhorn Ribfest – Elkhorn
7/14-7/17 – Bastille Days – Milwaukee – My Review
7/14-7/17 – Ladysmith Northland Mardi Gras – Ladysmith
7/14-7/17 – La Fête De Marquette – Madison – My Review
7/14-7/17 – Dominic Days – Brookfield
7/14-7/17 – Paperfest – Kimberly
7/15-7/16 – Ashland Bay Days – Ashland
7/15-7/16 – Taste and Tunes of Iola-Scandinavia – Iola
7/15-7/16 – Hatfield Carpfest – Hatfield
7/15-7/17 – Colby Cheese Days – Colby
7/15-7/17 – Cazenovia Community Celebration – Cazenovia
7/15-7/17 – LCO Honor the Earth Pow Wow – Hayward
7/15-7/17 – Sussex Lions Daze – Sussex
7/15-7/17 – St. Therese Festival – Kenosha
7/15-7/17 – Edgerton Tobacco Heritage Days – Edgerton
7/15-7/17 – The Badger State Rumble – Montello
7/15-7/17 – Lucky Days Festival – Luck
7/15-7/17 – Wannigan Days River Spirit Celebration – St. Croix Falls
Weekend continues below…
7/16 – Artarama – Eagle River
7/16 – Dog Days of Summer – Milwaukee
7/16 – Doty Fire Dept. Picnic – Lakewood
7/16 – Milwaukee Croatian Fest – Franklin
7/16 – Seltzerland Hard Seltzer Festival – Milwaukee
7/16 – Rail Fair – La Crosse
7/16 – Fair Food Festival – Beaver Dam
7/16 – Edgerton Clay Day: Art and Pottery Festival – Edgerton
7/16 – igNight Market I – Green Bay
7/16 – Dory Fire Department Picnic – Mountain
7/16 – Port Fish Day – Port Washington
7/16 – Acoustic Fest – Manitowoc
7/16 – Stockholm Art Fair – Stockholm
7/16 – Lake Mills Arts Festival – Lake Mills
7/16 – Duck Creek Wine-Spirit Fest II – Denmark
7/16 – Southwest Music Festival (Hometown Festival Week) – Platteville
7/16-7/17 – Bristol Renaissance Faire II – Kenosha
7/16-7/17 – Piala’s Family Fun Fest – Waukesha
7/16-7/17 – Lakewood Mardi Gras – Lakewood
7/16-7/17 – Stockbridge Picnic and Parade – Stockbridge
7/16-7/17 – Mount Horeb Art Fair – Mount Horeb
7/16-7/17 – Midsummer Festival of the Arts – Sheboygan
7/17 – Milwaukee Armenian Fest – Greenfield
7/17 – St. Elias Mediterranean Festival – La Crosse
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