Upcoming Festival Weekend: July 31 - August 3, 2025

Hundreds of festivals this weekend, including those celebrating Bill Hickok, Doc Moonlight Graham, Lurch, Root Beer and Pennsylvania’s Squonk.

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

Summer Festivals continue this weekend with a concentration of festivals in such states as California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

And, if you’d like to read my festival experiences, two festivals I’ve attended are returning this weekend:

…Glier’s Goettafest of Newport, Kentucky (Review)…

…and Cider Dayze Festival in Armada, Michigan (Review).

Plus there are all sorts of interesting-sounding festivals, like the…

Clay County Yellow-Meated Watermelon Festival in Alabama
the Redwood Empire Fair in California
Moffat County Hot Air Balloon Festival in Colorado
Wausau Possum Festival in Florida
Jollof Festival in Georgia
Turkeypalooza in Illinois
Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo in Kansas
Holler Girl Music Festival in Kentucky
Fish Sandwich Festival in Michigan
Gitchee Gumee Agate Festival in Minnesota
Doc “Moonlight” Graham Days in Minnesota
Norborne Soybean Festival in Missouri
Highlands Clam Festival in New Jersey
Phelps Sauerkraut Festival in New York
Ocracoke Fig Festival in North Carolina
Bears Picnic Family Reunion in Pennsylvania
Squonkapalooza in Pennsylvania
Kuumba Festival in Tennessee
Lurchfest in West Virginia
Sprecher Root Beer Bash in Wisconsin
and so much more!

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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-080325/

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: July 31 – August 3, 2025

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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.

ALABAMA

8/1-8/2 – Clay County Yellow-Meated Watermelon Festival – Ashland
8/1-8/2 – Killen Founder’s Day – Killen
8/1-8/3 – Black Belt Birding Festival – Greensboro
8/3 – The Market at MidCity XXI – Huntsville

ARKANSAS

No festivals this weekend.

CALIFORNIA

7/28-8/3 – OC Fair III – Costa Mesa
7/28-8/3 – Sawdust Art Festival VI – Laguna Beach
7/29 – Surf City Nights XXX – Huntington Beach
7/30 – Nevada City’s Hot Summer Nights III – Nevada City
7/30 – Santa Rosa Wednesday Night Market XIII – Santa Rosa
7/30-8/3 – Old Spanish Days: Fiesta – Santa Barbara
7/30-8/3 – Santa Clara County Fair – San Jose
7/30-8/3 – Ventura County Fair I – Ventura
7/31 – Corona Summer Street Fair IV – Corona
7/31 – Downtown Fullerton Market XVIII – Fullerton
7/31 – Oceanside Sunset Markets XXXI – Oceanside
7/31 – Palm Springs Village Fest XXXI – Palm Springs
7/31-8/3 – Del Norte County Fair – Crescent City
7/31-8/3 – Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza – Mammoth Lake
7/31-8/3 – Amador County Fair – Plymouth
Weekend continues below…

7/31-8/3 – Wildwood Days – Rio Dell
7/31-8/3 – Redwood Empire Fair – Ukiah
8/1 – Berryessa Night Market XVII – San Jose
8/1 – Night Market 831 VIII – Seaside
8/1-8/3 – Fiesta Days – Frazier Park
8/1-8/3 – Surf Guitar 101 Festival – Long Beach
8/1-8/3- Los Rios Rancho Old West Weekend – Oak Glen
8/1-8/3 – Reggae on the River – Piercy
8/1-8/3 – Reggae on the River – Redway
8/1-8/3 – ArtWalk Liberty Station – San Diego
8/1-8/3 – Latin American Festival and Mata Ortiz Pottery Market – San Diego
8/1-8/3 – Dead and Company – San Francisco
8/1-8/3 – Orange County Water Lantern Festival – Santa Ana
8/1-8/3 – Sonoma County Fair I – Santa Rosa
Weekend continues below…

8/1-8/3 – Watsonville Strawberry Festival – Watsonville
8/2 – Antioch Multicultural Festival – Antioch
8/2 – Cohasset Bazaar and Music Festival – Cohasset
8/2 – Corks and Hops IV – Crestline
8/2 – Del Mar Uncorked Wine Festival – Del Mar
8/2 – Dunsmuir River and Rail Brewfest – Dunsmuir
8/2 – Brewgrass Festival at Roaring Camp Railroads – Felton
8/2 – Jerry Bash – Nevada City
8/2 – Ripon Porchfest – Ripon
8/2* – Salinas Valley Food and Wine Festival – Salinas Valley – NEXT IN 2026
Weekend continues below…

8/2 – Iron Ox Fest – Santa Rosa
8/2 – Jerry Day – San Francisco
8/2 – Obon Odori and Festival – Stockton
8/2-8/3 – Carmel Valley Fiesta – Carmel Valley
8/2-8/3 – Fremont Festival of the Arts – Fremont
8/2-8/3 – Hard Summer – Inglewood
8/2-8/3 – Indian Fair Days Pow Wow – North Fork
8/2-8/3 – Nihonmachi Street Fair – San Francisco
8/3 – Annie and Mary Day – Blue Lake
8/3 – Cardiff Dog Days of Summer – Encinitas
8/3 – Shaver/Huntington Loggers Jamboree – Lakeshore
8/3 – Head West Marketplace: SF Ferry Building VI – San Francisco

GEORGIA

8/2- Jollof Festival – Atlanta
8/2 – Atlanta Water Lantern Festival – Marietta
8/2-8/3 – Georgia VegFest – Atlanta

ILLINOIS

7/30-8/2 – Ag Days – Mt. Carmel
7/30-8/3 – Northbrook Days – Northbrook
7/31-8/2 – South Fork Music and Mud Festival – Taylorville
7/31-8/3 – Fiesta del Sol – Chicago
7/31-8/3 – Lollapalooza – Chicago
7/31-8/3 – Streator Fest – Streator
7/31-8/3 – Pow Wow Days – Tiskilwa
8/1 – Stolp Block Party – Aurora
8/1 – Irish Fest – Monticello
8/1-8/2 – Jeff Fest – Chicago
8/1-8/2 – Forreston Sauerkraut Days – Forreston
8/1-8/2 – Bier Rock Fest at Buffalo Creek Brewing – Long Grove
8/1-8/2 – North Aurora Days – North Aurora
8/1-8/2 – North Chicago Community Days – North Chicago
8/1-8/2 – River City Soul Fest and Gospel Fest – Peoria
Weekend continues below…

8/1-8/2 – Party at the Beach Festival – Pontoon Beach
8/1-8/3 – Blarney Island 90’s Fest – Antioch
8/1-8/3 – Homecoming und Augustfest – Mascoutah
8/1-8/3* – Naperville Festa Italiana – Naperville – DISCONTINUED
8/1-8/3 – Taste of Orland Park – Orland Park
8/1-8/3 – Festa Italiana – Rockford
8/1-8/3 – Taste of Roselle – Roselle
8/1-8/3 – Shorewood Crossroads Fest – Shorewood
8/2 – Alton Food Truck Festival – Alton
8/2 – Charleston Butterfly Festival – Charleston
Weekend continues below…

8/2 – Faeries of the Forest – Elgin
8/2 – Hazelnut Festival – Hazel Crest
8/2 – Barro Fest – Plainfield
8/2 – Community Church of Rolling Meadows Corn Fest and Craft Fair – Rolling Meadows
8/2-8/3 – David Adler Center Festival of the Arts – Libertyville
8/2-8/3 – Destination Asia Festival – Lisle
8/2-8/3 – Naperville Halal Fest – Naperville
8/2-8/3 – Wilmette Art Fair – Wilmette
8/3* – Belize Day in the Park – Chicago – CANCELLED
8/3 – Peach Festival at Pere Marquette Lodge – Grafton

INDIANA

7/31-8/2 – Rock the Rind/Jackson County Watermelon Festival – Brownstown
7/31-8/2 – Harlan Days Festival – Harlan
7/31-8/2 – Holy Spirit Parish Festival – Indianapolis
7/31-8/2 – Owensville Watermelon Festival – Owensville
7/31-8/2 – Onion Days – Wolf Lake
7/31-8/3 – Huntertown Heritage Days – Huntertown
7/31-8/3 – Jasper Strassenfest – Jasper
7/31-8/3 – Mooresville Old Settlers Festival – Mooresville
8/1 – WrestleFest (First Fridays) – Columbia City
8/1 – Turkeypalooza – Valparaiso
8/1-8/2 – SummerFest Tractor Show and Pull – Claypool
8/1-8/2 – Ole Hickory Days – Colfax
8/1-8/2 – Fort Wayne Dragon Boat Races – Fort Wayne
8/1-8/2 – Zoar Mosquito Fest – Holland
8/1-8/2 – Pierceton Days Festival – Pierceton
8/1-8/2 – Shipshewana Antique Festival – Shipshewana
Weekend continues below…

8/1-8/2 – Knox County Watermelon Festival – Vincennes
8/1-8/2 – St. Leon Fireman’s Festival – West Harrison
8/1-8/3 – Fusic Fest – East Chicago
8/1-8/3 – Everybody’s Favorite Barbecue and Hot Sauce Festival: Indianapolis – Indianapolis
8/1-8/3 – Markleville Jamboree – Marklevile
8/1-8/3 – SerbFest at St. Sava – Merrillville
8/2 – Tacos, Tequila and Margarita Fest – Fort Wayne
8/2 – Dog Days of Summer – Rockville
8/2 – San Pierre Spirit of Summer Festival – San Pierre
8/2 – Elkhart County BBQ and Brew Festival – Shipshewana
8/2 – Valpo Kiwanis Corn Roast Fest – Valparaiso
8/2 – Floating Lantern and Foodie Feast-ival at Beaver Point Campground – Windfall
8/2-8/3 – Chesterton Art Fair – Chesterton
8/2-8/3 – Gathering of the People Powwow – Spencer
8/3 – St. Boniface Summer Picnic – Fulda
8/3 – Mishawaka Market VIII – Mishawaka

IOWA

7/28-8/2 – National Balloon Classic II – Indianola
7/31-8/2 – Bix Jazz Festival – Davenport
7/31-8/3 – Estherville Sweet Corn Days – Estherville
8/1-8/2 – Brandon Days – Brandon
8/1-8/2 – Epworth Town and Country Days – Epworth
8/1-8/2 – Riceville Wapsi Days – Riceville
8/1-8/2 – Waukon Corn Days – Waukon
8/1-8/3 – Anita Sesquicentennial – Anita
8/1-8/3 – Operation T-Bone – Audubon
8/1-8/3 – Heritage Days – Forest City
Weekend continues below…

8/1-8/3 – Steam Threshing and Plowing Show – Marshalltown
8/1-8/3 – Maxwell Old Settlers Picnic – Maxwell
8/1-8/3 – Parkersburg Fun Days – Iowa
8/1-8/3 – Roland Days – Roland
8/1-8/3 – Hinterland Music Festival – St. Charles
8/1-8/3 – Iowa Irish Fest – Waterloo
8/2 – Taste of Okoboji (formerly Boji Brew Fest) – Arnolds Park
8/2 – Ionia Fundays – Ionia
8/2 – Newell Watermelon Days – Newell
8/2 – Sweet Corn Daze – Rockwell City
8/2* – Festival Latino de Washington – Washington – CANCELLED
8/2-8/3 – Dubuquefest – Dubuque
8/2-8/3 – Hancock Old Settler’s Picnic – Hancock

KANSAS

7/29-8/1 – Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo – Abilene
7/31-8/2 – Tri-State Antique Engine and Threshers Assoc Show – Bird City
8/2 – Humboldt Water Wars – Humboldt
8/2 – Hutchinson Emancipation Day – Hutchinson

KENTUCKY

7/31-8/3 – Glier’s Goettafest II – Newport – My Review
8/1 – African American Heritage Festival – Springfield
8/1-8/2 – St. Joseph Parish Festival – Cold Spring
8/1-8/2 – Van Lear Days – Van Lear
8/1-8/3 – St. Joseph Summer Celebration – Crescent Springs
8/1-8/3 – Rhythm Rising – Harrodsburg
8/1-8/3 – Cancerfest at Bullitt County Fairgrounds – Hillview
8/1-8/3 – Holler Girl Music Festival – Irvine
8/1-8/3 – Stanton Corn Festival – Stanton
8/2 – St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic – Fancy Farm
8/2 – Appalachian Artist Festival – Inez
8/2-8/3 – Shaker Village Craft Fair – Harrodsburg

LOUISIANA

8/2 – Market at the Marina VIII – Houma
8/2 – Sugarland Music and Arts Festival – Napoleonville
8/2-8/3 – Satchmo Summerfest – New Orleans

MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC

8/1-8/2 – Sudlersville Peach Festival – Sudlersville
8/2 – Peach Festival at Calvin B. Taylor House Museum – Berlin
8/2 – Betterton Appreciation Day – Betterton
8/2 – TrioFest: Wine, Jerk and Curry Festival – La Plata
8/2 – Caribbean Wine Splash Festival – Rising Sun
8/2 – Spill Fest – Washington, DC
8/2 – Corn Roast Festival – Westminster
8/2 – Strawberry Festival at Grace Rocky Hill Lutheran Church II – Woodsboro
8/2-8/3 – Peach and Blackberry Festival at Weber’s Cider Mill Farm – Parkville

MICHIGAN

7/28-8/3 – Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival II – Grand Haven
7/29-8/3 – Nautical Festival – Rogers City
7/30-8/2 – Magic Get Together – Colon
7/30-8/2 – Elk Rapids Harbor Days – Elk Rapids
7/30-8/2 – Lansing JazzFest – Lansing
7/31-8/2 – Heritage Festival at Montcalm Community College – Sidney
7/31-8/3 – Beal City Sesquicentennial – Beal City
7/31-8/3 – Boyne Falls Polish Festival – Boyne Falls
7/31-8/3 – Midland Area River Days – Midland
8/1 – Morley Celebration on the Pond – Morley
8/1-8/2 – Allen Park Street Fair – Allen Park
8/1-8/2 – Fish Sandwich Festival – Bay Port
8/1-8/2 – Good Times in Goodrich – Goodrich
8/1-8/2 – Hogstravaganza Festival – Homer
8/1-8/2 – Timberfest – Lewiston
Weekend continues below…

8/1-8/2 – St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit Highland Games – Livonia
8/1-8/2 – Merrill Farm Fest – Merrill
8/1-8/2 – Port Sanilac Blues Festival – Port Sanilac
8/1-8/2 – Blues, Brews and BBQ – Westland
8/1-8/3 – Farm Block Festival – Allouez
8/1-8/3 – Dearborn Homecoming Festival – Dearborn
8/1-8/3 – Frankenmuth Flower Festival – Frankenmuth
8/1-8/3 – Hispanic Festival – Grand Rapids
8/1-8/3 – Canterbury Village Barbecue Festival – Lake Orion
8/1-8/3 – Marine City Maritime Days – Marine City
8/1-8/3 – St. Mary Parish Fair – Milford
8/1-8/3 – Buy Michigan Now Festival – Northville
8/1-8/3 – Onekama Days – Onekama
8/1-8/3 – Blue Water SandFest – Port Huron
Weekend continues below…

8/2 – Ann Arbor Pride – Ann Arbor
8/2 – 906 Festival – Curtis
8/2 – Tawas Uncork’d – East Tawas
8/2 – Waterfront Art Festival – Escanaba
8/2 – Island Art Fair – Grand Ledge
8/2 – Harrietta Blueberry Festival – Harrietta
8/2 – Art in the Park – Lake Odessa
8/2 – Bark Bash – Lake Orion
8/2 – UP City Fest – Marquette
8/2 – Pointe aux Barques Heritage Day Festival – Port Hope
Weekend continues below…

8/2 – Margarita Fest – Royal Oak
8/2 – Straits Brew Bash – St. Ignace
8/2-8/3 – Cider Dayze Festival – Armada – My Review
8/2-8/3 – Saginaw Bay Waterfowl Festival – Bangor Township
8/2-8/3 – Sweet Cherry and Peach Festival – Brooklyn
8/2-8/3 – Glad-Peach Festival – Coloma
8/2-8/3 – Belle Isle Art Fair – Detroit
8/2-8/3 – Flint Jazz Festival – Flint
8/2-8/3 – Grand Blanc Summer Art Fair – Grand Blanc
8/2-8/3 – Lexington Fine Arts Street Fair – Lexington
8/2-8/3 – Petoskey Antiques Show II – Petoskey
8/3 – Gratiot Cruise – Clinton Township

MINNESOTA

7/29 – Rockin’ Robbins III – Willmar
7/30-8/2 – Lake Bemidhi Dragon Boat Festival – Bemidji
7/30-8/3 – Sibley County Free Fair – Arlington
7/31 – Thursdays Downtown VII – Rochester
7/31 – Marketfest VII (Manitou Days) – White Bear Lake
7/31-8/2 – Spirit Valley Days – Duluth
7/31-8/3 – Ribfest – Mankato
7/31-8/3 – Minnesota Fringe Festival I – Minneapolis
7/31-8/3 – Vergas Looney Days – Vergas
8/1 – Summer Nights Pulga I – Saint Paul
8/1-8/2 – Aitkin Riverboat Heritage Days – Aitkin
8/1-8/2 – City on the Hill Music Festival – Duluth
8/1-8/2 – Gitchee Gumee Agate Festival – Duluth
Weekend continues below…

8/1-8/2 – Flekkefest – Elbow Lake
8/1-8/2 – Belgian American Days – Ghent
8/1-8/2* – Basilica Block Party – Minneapolis – CANCELLED
8/1-8/2 – Nokomis Days – Minneapolis
8/1-8/2 – Thief River Falls RiverFest – Thief River Falls
8/1-8/2 – Leech Lake Area Block Party – Walker
8/1-8/3 – Clearwater Heritage Festival – Clearwater
8/1-8/3 – Pezihutazizi Oyate Traditional Wacipi – Granite Falls
8/1-8/3 – Lake Itasca Family Music Festival – Lake Itasca
8/1-8/3 – Lake Lillian Fun Days – Lake Lillian
8/1-8/3 – Le Sueur Giant Days – Le Sueur
8/1-8/3 – Parkers Prairie Fall Festival – Parkers Prairie
8/1-8/3 – River City Days – Red Wing
Weekend continues below…

8/2 – Albany Heritage Day – Albany
8/2 – Doc “Moonlight” Graham Days – Chisolm
8/2 – Whitewater River Fest – Elba
8/2 – Hanover Harvest Festival – Hanover
8/2 – Minnesota Food Truck Festival: Minneapolis – Minneapolis
8/2 – Nershfest – Minneapolis
8/2 – Vintage Band Festival – Northfield
8/2 – Paynesville Craft Fair and Car Show – Paynesville
8/2 – Pennock Fun Days – Pennock
8/2 – Hey Day Festival – Tamarack
8/2-8/3 – Tall Timber Days Festival – Grand Rapids
8/2-8/3 – Pioneer Power Threshing Show – Hanley Falls
8/2-8/3 – Powderhorn Art Fair – Minneapolis
8/2-8/3 – SoMi Art Fair (formerly Uptown Art Fair) – Minneapolis
8/2-8/3 – Slavic Experience – St. Louis Park

MISSISSIPPI

8/1-8/2 – Overbrook Songwriters Festival – Brookhaven
8/1-8/2 – Watermelon Carnival – Water Valley

MISSOURI

7/31-8/3 – Marian Days – Carthage
8/1-8/2 – Backyard BBQ Festival – Caruthersville
8/1-8/2 – Norborne Soybean Festival – Norborne
8/1-8/3 – Joplin Emancipation Celebration – Joplin
8/1-8/3 – Seminary Picnic – Perryville
8/2 – Fayette Festival of the Arts – Fayette
8/2 – Missouri Bourbon Festival – Hermann
8/2 – Cowboy Up! Arts Festival – Sikeston
8/2 – Smokin’ HOT Harborfest – Warsaw

NEW JERSEY

7/29-8/2 – Manasquan Fireman’s Fair – Manasquan
7/29-8/2 – Keyport Fireman’s Fair – Keyport
7/31 – Anglesea Night Market and Food Truck Fest II – North Wildwood
7/31-8/2 – Art of Surfing Festival – Ocean City
8/1-8/3 – Highlands Clam Festival – Highlands
8/2 – Community Presbyterian Church Peach Festival – Chester
8/2 – Fort Lee Artisan Market III – Fort Lee
8/2 – Olde Freehold Day – Freehold
8/2 – Jersey City Night Market III – Jersey City
8/2* – Manahopkin Craft Beer and Music Festival – Manahawkin – DISCONTINUED
8/2 – Watershed Butterfly Festival – Pennington
8/2 – Cooper River Dragon Boat Festival – Pennsauken Township
8/2-8/3 – Latino Festival at Laurita Winery – New Egypt
8/2-8/3 – Just Peachy Festival at Terhune Orchards – Princeton
8/3 – Arc of Warren County Food Truck Festival – Hackettstown – RAIN DATE
8/3 – Summer Blockfest – Hoboken
8/3 – Latin Festival at Monmouth Park – Oceanport

NEW YORK

7/28-7/30 – Kingdom Bound – Darien Center
7/30 – Wisner Market IX – Elmira
7/31-8/2 – Puerto Rican Festival of Rochester – Rochester
7/31-8/3 – Eden Corn Festival – Eden
7/31-8/3 – Lima Crossroads Festival – Lima
7/31-8/3 – Phelps Sauerkraut Weekend – Phelps
7/31-8/3 – Great Rhythm Revival – Sherman
7/31-8/3 – Fourteen Holy Helpers Summerfest – West Seneca
8/1 – Outlaw Music Festival: Wantagh – Wantagh
8/1-8/2 – Black Arts and Cultural Festival – Albany
8/1-8/3 – Spiediefest and Balloon Rally Expo– Binghamton
8/1-8/3 – Niagara Tattoo Expo – Niagara Falls
8/1-8/3 – Sayville Summerfest – Sayville
Weekend continues below…

8/1-8/3 – St. George Macedonian Festival – Syracuse
8/2 – Adams Cheddar Cheese Festival – Adams
8/2 – Amsterdam CreekFest – Amsterdam
8/2 – LatinoAmericano Fest – Amsterdam
8/2 – Andes Community Day – Andes
8/2 – Angelica Heritage Days – Angelica
8/2 – Cayuga Waterfront Festival – Cayuga
8/2 – The Blueberry Jam Festival – Cazenovia
8/2 – Arts Off Main Festival – Cortland
8/2* – German-Polish Celebration – East Aurora – NEXT IN 2026
8/2 – Essex Day – Essex
8/2 – Sunken City Music Festival – Gilboa
8/2 – Oliver Street Art Festival – North Tonawanda
8/2 – Michigan Fest – Plattburgh
8/2 – Rome CanalFest – Rome
Weekend continues below…

8/2 – Outlaw Music Festival: Saratoga Springs – Saratoga Springs
8/2 – Utica Zoo Brewfest – Utica
8/2-8/3 – Buffalo Irish Festival – Buffalo
8/2-8/3 – Chalkfest Buffalo – Buffalo
8/2-8/3 – America’s Grape Country Craft Beverage Festival – Dunkirk
8/2-8/3 – Glorious Garlic Festival – Geneva
8/2-8/3 – Sunflower Festival at Liberty Ridge Farm I – Schaghticoke
8/2-8/3 – Sterling Renaissance Festival V – Sterling
8/2-8/3 – Stony Creek Mountain Day Festival – Stony Creek
8/2-8/3 – Cash and Country Music Festival – Warwick
8/3 – BanglaFest – Buffalo
8/3 – Festival Divino Salvadoreno – Hempstead
8/3 – La Guelaguetza – Poughkeepsie
8/3 – Bill Knowlton’s Bluegrass Ramble Picnic – Preble
8/3 – India Heritage Festival at Kensico Dam Plaza – Valhalla

NORTH CAROLINA

7/30-8/3 – North Carolina Watermelon Festival – Murfreesboro
7/31-8/2 – Mountain Dance and Folk Festival – Asheville
7/31-8/3* – AVLFest – Asheville – CANCELLED
8/1 – Outer Bank Watermelon Festival – Nags Head
8/1-8/2 – Ocracoke Fig Festival – Ocracoke
8/1-8/2 – Mount Mitchell Arts and Crafts Fair – Burnsville
8/1-8/2 – Cary Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival – Cary
8/2 – Mooresville Rock the Park + Festival of Food Trucks – Mooresville
8/2-8/3 – Art on the Greene III – Banner Elk
8/2-8/3 – Arts and Craft Festival at Sapphire Valley II – Sapphire
8/3 – Winston-Salem Fall Truck Festival – Winston-Salem

OHIO

Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/

OKLAHOMA

7/31-8/2 – Mountain View Free Fair – Mountain View
8/1-8/2 – Shawna Stovall Children’s Back to School Pow Wow – Wyandotte
8/1-8/3 – Oklahoma Indian Nation Pow-Wow – Concho
8/1-8/3 – Kaw Nation Powwow – Kaw City
8/2 – Red Brick Nights IV – Guthrie
8/2 – PiG Fest – Wellston

PENNSYLVANIA

7/28-8/2 – Cresson Volunteeer Fire Company Carnival – Cresson
7/28-8/2 – McSummerFest II – McDonald
7/28-8/2 – Ridgway Fireman’s Carnival – Ridgway
7/28-8/3 – Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival VII – Philadelphia
7/29 – Rain Day Festival – Waynesburg
7/31 – Wingfest at Tussey Mountain VII – Boalsburg
7/31 – Greensburg Night Market VII – Greensburg
7/31-8/2 – Dan Rice Days – Girard
7/31-8/2 – St. Joseph the Worker Parish Festival – Pittsburgh
7/31-8/2 – St. Teresa of Kolkata Parish Festival – Pittsburgh
7/31-8/2 – Pleasantville Community Festival – Pleasantville
7/31-8/2 – Archangel Gabriel Catholic School Festival – Robinson Township
7/31-8/2 – St. Aidan Festival at St. Alexis – Wexford
Weekend continues below…

7/31-8/3 – Bears Picnic Family Reunion – Blain
7/31-8/3 – Fort Armstrong Folk Festival – Kittanning
7/31-8/3 – Portersville Steam Show – Portersville
7/31-8/3 – Antique Tractor Festival – Stoystown
8/1 – Stewartstown Night Market VII – Stewartstown
8/1 – Wampum Homecoming Weekend’s Car Cruise – Wampum
8/1-8/2 – Bellefonte Arts and Crafts Fair – Bellefonte
8/1-8/2 – Clarion Summer Fest III – Clarion
8/1-8/2 – Central PA Mountains Food and Music Fest – Clearfield
8/1-8/2 – West Deer Community Days – Gibsonia
8/1-8/2 – Thunder in the City Classic Car and Bike Show – Meadville
8/1-8/2 – Montrose Blueberry Festival – Montrose
8/1-8/2 – Mother of Sorrows Community Festival – Murrysville
Weekend continues below…

8/1-8/2 – Spirit Fest – Palmyra
8/1-8/2 – Waynesboro Wizarding Festival – Waynesboro
8/1-8/3 – Musikfest I – Bethlehem
8/1-8/3* – Woodsmen Show – Galeton – CANCELLED
8/1-8/3 – St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church Picnic – McAdoo
8/1-8/3 – St. Agnes Parish Bazaar – North Huntingdon
8/1-8/3 – Scranton Jazz Festival – Scranton
8/1-8/3 – St. Marco Society Italian Festival – Temple
8/2 – The Great Ethnic Food Festival at St. Richard’s – Barnesville
8/2 – Winestock – Chalkhill
8/2 – Squonkapalooza – Johnstown
8/2 – Brews Bands and Bikes – Mercer
8/2 – Great Lakes Taste of Summer Festival – North East
Weekend continues below…

8/2 – Reggae at Riverview – Pittsburgh
8/2 – Rock Reggae and Relief – Pittsburgh
8/2 – SoulStock – St. Marys
8/2 – Springettsbury’s Saturday in the Park – York
8/2-8/3 – Lebanese Heritage Days Festival – Easton
8/2-8/3 – Erie Blues and Jazz Festival – Erie
8/2-8/3 – Peach Festival at Peddler’s Village – Lahaska/New Hope
8/2-8/3 – Maple Lawn Farms Sunflower Festival I – New Park
8/2-8/3 – The Moraine State Park Regatta at Lake Arthur – Portersville
8/2-8/3 – Summer Days at Port Farms I – Waterford
8/2-8/3 – Sweet Corn Festival at Charlann Farms – Yardley
8/3 – August Fun Fest – Belle Vernon
8/3 – Saint Mark Summerfest at Holy Sepulcher Church – Butler
8/3 – 2nd Street Festival – Philadelphia
8/3 – ACANA Festival at Penn’s Landing – Philadelphia

SOUTH CAROLINA

8/1 – Brew at the Zoo – Columbia
8/1 – Tribute Fest – Fort Mill
8/1-8/2 – Little Mountain Reunion – Little Mountain
8/2 – Goose Creek Kids Fest – Goose Creek
8/3 – 803 Day – Columbia

TENNESSEE

7/31-8/3 – Sound Haven Festival – Whitwell
8/1 – Sip of Summerfest – Clinton
8/1 – Kuumba Festival – Knoxville
8/1 – Friday Night Market in the BORO and Food Truck Festival XIV – Murfreesboro
8/2 – Cosby Volunteer Fire Department Summer Festival – Newport
8/2-8/3 – Frey Fest – Knoxville

TEXAS

7/30-8/3 – Bastrop Homecoming and Rodeo – Bastrop
7/31-8/3 – Schulenburg Festival – Schulenburg
8/1 – Celina Friday Night Market VI – Celina
8/1-8/3 – Farmers Branch Bluegrass Festival – Farmers Branch
8/2 – Dallas Taco and Margarita Festival – Dallas
8/2 – Gulfstock Galveston – Galveston
8/2 – Harlingen Market Days VII – Harlingen
8/2 – Summer Bash at Historic Market Square – San Antonio
8/3 – Sts. Peter and Paul Country Festival – Frelsburg

VIRGINIA

7/28-8/3 – Virginia Highlands Festival II – Abingdon
7/29 – Outlaw Music Festival – Virginia Beach
8/1-8/2 – Steppin’ Out – Blacksburg
8/2 – Virginia Beach Water Lantern Festival – Virginia Beach
8/2 – African American Culture Arts Festival – Manassas
8/2-8/3 – St. George and St. Philapater Coptic Church Egyptian Festival – Richmond
8/3 – NVA Thai Street Food and Culture Festival VI – Manassas
8/3 – West Oaks Peaches and Beaches Festival – Winchester

WEST VIRGINIA

7/28-8/2 – Cherry River Festival – Richwood
7/29-8/2 – Pickin’ in Parsons – Parsons
7/30-8/3 – Appalachian String Band Festival – Clifftop
8/1-8/2 – Appalachian Arts and Crafts Fair (Appalachian Festival) – Beckley
8/1-8/2 – Jesus Fest – Clarksburg
8/1-8/2 – Lewisburg Literary Festival – Lewisburg
8/1-8/3 – West Virginia Peach Festival – Fort Ashby
8/1-8/3 – Poca River Fest – Poca
8/1-8/3 – Ravenswood Ohio River Festival – Ravenswood
8/1-8/3 – Hampshire County Summer Harvest Festival – Romney
8/1-8/3 – Stonewood Firefighter’s Festival – Stonewood
8/2 – Taste of Nitro – Nitro
8/2 – Lurchfest – Philippi
8/2 – Shindy Music Festival – Shinnston
8/2-8/3 – NOW Pride Festival – Weirton

WISCONSIN

7/31 – Omro Thursday Night Market IX – Omro
7/31-8/2 – County Line Country Fest – Prairie Du Chien
7/31-8/2 – Blues on the Chippewa – Durand
7/31-8/3 – Mile of Music – Appleton
7/31-8/3 – Port Washington LionFest – Port Washington
8/1-8/2 – Metal in the Meadow – Kaukauna
8/1-8/2 – Peacetree Music Festival – Kenosha
8/1-8/2 – Sugar Maple Music Festival – Madison
8/1-8/3 – OneFest – Chippewa Falls
8/1-8/3 – Tribute Island Music Festival – Kenosha
8/1-8/3 – Menominee Nation Contest Powwow – Keshena
8/1-8/3 – Flambeau Rama – Park Falls
Weekend continues below…

8/1-8/3 – Scandinavia Corn Roast – Scandinavia
8/2 – Almena Fun Days – Almena
8/2 – Dodgeville Dodgefest – Dodgeville
8/2 – Deerbrook Rumble – Gleason
8/2 – Sprecher Root Beer Bash – Glendale
8/2 – Jacksonport Cherry Fest – Jacksonport
8/2 – Malt City Brewfest – Manitowoc
8/2 – National Mustard Day – Middleton
8/2 – Black Arts Fest MKE – Milwaukee
8/2 – Caribbean and Latin American Festival – Milwaukee
8/2 – Wisconsin IPA Fest – Milwaukee
8/2 – The Schoolhouse Bar Corn Roast – Mountain
8/2 – New Glarus Fire Department Fire Fest – New Glarus
8/2 – Onalaska Community Days – Onalaska
Weekend continues below…

8/2 – Alfalfa Fest – Prairie Farm
8/2 – Racine Cardboard Boat Race – Racine
8/2 – Waupun Fine Arts Craft Fair – Waupun
8/2-8/3 – Arbor Vitae Fireman’s Summerfest – Arbor Vitae
8/2-8/3 – Arlington Firemen’s Festival – Arlington
8/2-8/3 – St. Mary’s Sauerkraut Festival – Bear Creek
8/2-8/3 – Tallman Arts Festival – Janesville
8/2-8/3 – Bristol Renaissance Faire V – Kenosha
8/2-8/3 – Door County Classic and Wooden Boat Festival – Sturgeon Bay
8/3 – St. Mesrob Armenian Fest – Racine
8/3 – Starving Artist Fair – Racine
8/3 – Sayner-Star Lake Street Fair – Sayner-Star Lake
8/3 – St. John-Sacred Heart Parish Car Show and Picnic – Sherwood
8/3 – Fireman’s Picnic – Three Lakes

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