Lobster, Peaches, the Wizard of Oz, Italians, Irish, Jollof Rice, Pagans, the World’s Largest Teapot, Squonkapalooza and more.
Welcome back, Festival Fans!
Before I start telling you what’s going on, please take note that some festivals along the southeastern shores may be cancelled, due to weather. Please check links before attending anything down that way, as there may be sudden postponements or changes.
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Do you like German Festivals and Oktoberfests?
I’m put together the 2024 Oktoberfest and German Festival Guide for all the states found at Festival Guides and Reviews.
The guide, which has listings for each state and a map of all the festival cities, can be found at https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/oktoberfest-guide-2024/
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This weekend, in terms of festivals, the big states are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Throughout the states, you are sure to find Cultural Festivals, Music Festivals, Arts Festivals and Community Celebrations.
Here are some particular festivals to look for in the lists below…
- Squonkapalooza: a festivals celebrating a special creature said to be found in Northern Pennsylvania
- Pirate Festivals in Maryland, Michigan and North Carolina
- a Grape Festival in Arkansas
- Cowbell Festival in South Carolina
- World’s Largest Teapot Day in West Virginia
- Burger Fest in Wisconsin
- Lobster Fests in Florida and Illinois
- Oz Festival in Illinois
- a Soda Pop Festival in Michigan
- a Viking Festival in Minnesota
- a Hippie Festival in North Carolina
- Hobo Days in Iowa
- a Garlic Festival in Minnesota
- Peach Festivals galore
- and many more!
Once again, I am able to highlight some interesting festivals for you so that you don’t miss them.
But first, here are some more suggestions, based on each state:
Alabama
No festivals this weekend.
Arkansas
Tontitown Grape Festival
Delaware
Delaware Seafood Festival (Millsboro)
Florida
Tallahassee Beer Festival
Georgia
Atlanta Summer Wine Festival
Illinois
Cobden Peach Festival, Illinois Oz Festival (Mapleton)
Indiana
Touch of Dutch (DeMotte), Schweizer Fest (Tell City)
Iowa
Britt Hobo Days, Adel Sweet Corn Festival
Kentucky
Maysville Oktoberfest
Louisiana
No festivals this weekend.
Maryland
Leitersburg Peach Festival (Hagerstown)
Michigan
Great Lakes Surf Festival (Muskegon), Iron Mountain Italian Fest
Minnesota
Irish Fair of Minnesota (Saint Paul), Crow Wing Viking Festival (Brainerd)
Mississippi
Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival (Clarksdale)
Missouri
Birthplace of Route 66 Festival (Springfield)
New Jersey
Corn, Tomato and Beer Festival (Flemington)
New York
Lewiston Art Festival, FGAS German Fest (Spencerport)
North Carolina
Outer Banks Pirate Festival (Nags Head)
Pennsylvania
Festa Italiana (Bradford), Mt. Jewett Swedish Festival, San Rocco Festa (Aliquippa)
South Carolina
Cowbell Fest (Greenville)
Tennessee
Irish Fest on the Hill (Knoxville)
Texas
Austin Pride Festival and Parade
Virginia
Carytown Watermelon Festival (Richmond)
Washington, DC
No festivals this weekend.
West Virginia
World’s Largest Teapot Day with Vendors (Chester)
Wisconsin
Irishfest La Crosse, Burger Fest (Seymour)
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Have a great weekend, everyone!
And, 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-081124/
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: August 8-11, 2024
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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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My Experiences of this Weekend’s Festivals
8/10-8/11 – Bay City’s Urban Salvage Vintage Market – Bay City, MICHIGAN – My Review
8/11 – The Vintage Market: Around the World – Grosse Ile, MICHIGAN – My Review
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ALABAMA
No festivals this weekend.
ARKANSAS
8/6-8/10 – Tontitown Grape Festival – Tontitown
8/8-8/10 – Hope Watermelon Festival – Hope
8/9-8/10 – Amplify Festival – Benton
8/10 – Gravette Day – Gravette
DELAWARE
8/10 – Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival – Seaford
8/10 – Delaware Seafood Festival – Millsboro
FLORIDA
8/8-8/11 – Key West Lobsterfest – Key West
8/10 – Jacksonville Carnival – Jacksonville
8/10 – PrideFête Festival – Wilton Manors
8/10 – Soul and Seafood Fest – Riviera Beach
8/10 – Bikers United Family Festival – Jacksonville Beach
8/10 – Tallahassee Beer Festival – Tallahassee
8/10-8/11 – Lantern Festival: In the Spirit of Obon – Delray Beach
GEORGIA
8/10 – Kick N’ Rhythm Festival – Fayetteville
8/10 – Atlanta Summer Wine Festival – Atlanta
8/10 – Afro Caribbean Fest – Augusta
ILLINOIS
8/7-8/11 – Three Rivers Festival – Channahon
8/7-8/11 – Gladiolus Festival – Momence
8/8-8/10 – The Great River Tug Fest – Port Byron/LeClaire, Iowa
8/8-8/10 – St. Joseph Community Festival – St. Joseph
8/8-8/11 – Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days – Hampshire
8/8-8/11 – Taste of Elmwood Park Family Festival – Elmwood Park
8/8-8/11 – The Sycamore Steam Show and Threshing Bee – Sycamore
8/8-8/11 – Mendota Sweet Corn Festival – Mendota
8/9 – Arlington Heights Historical Museum’s Irish Fest – Arlington Heights
8/9-8/10 – Lakemoor Fest – Lakemoor
8/9-8/10 – Cobden Peach Festival – Cobden
8/9-8/10 – Cortland Summer Fest – Cortland
8/9-8/10 – DeadHead Daze at DESTIHL Brewery – Normal
8/9-8/10 – Ignite the Courage Smoke and Irons Music Fest – Bartlett
8/9-8/10 – Prairie Crossroads Blues Fest – Urbana
Weekend continues below…
8/9-8/11 – SerbFest – Chicago
8/9-8/11 – The Fest for Beatles Fans – Chicago
8/9-8/11 – Willow Folk Festival – Stockton
8/9-8/11 – Blarney Island 80’s Fest – Antioch
8/9-8/11 – Retro on Roscoe – Chicago
8/9-8/11 – American Italian Cultural Society’s Festa Italiana – Crest Hill
8/10 – Rock the Hops – Alton
8/10 – Joliet Blues Festival – Joliet
8/10 – Lynwood Fest – Lynwood
8/10 – East Dubuque Wingfest – East Dubuque
8/10 – Jollof Festival – Chicago
8/10 – Illinois City Fireman’s Festival – Illinois City
8/10 – Illinois Oz Festival – Mapleton
Weekend continues below…
8/10 – Farm and Barn Fest – Mokena
8/10 – Cruise Night – Freeport
8/10 – The Back Road Music Festival – Galva
8/10-8/11 – Gurnee Days – Gurnee
8/10-8/11 – The Great American Lobster Fest – Chicago
8/10-8/11 – Northalsted Market Days – Chicago
8/10-8/11 – Blueberry Fest and Corn Boil at Windy Acres Farm I – Geneva
8/10-8/11 – Printer’s Row Art Fest – Chicago
8/10-8/11 – Ukrainian Village Fest – Chicago
8/11 – India Day Parade and Celebration – Naperville
8/11 – Italian American Festa – Peoria
8/11 – Unplugged Fest – Lake Zurich
8/11 – Wheeling International Festival – Wheeling
INDIANA
8/7-8/10 – Schweizer Fest – Tell City
8/8-8/10 – Steam and Gas Show – LaGrange
8/8-8/10 – Denver Days Festival – Denver
8/8-8/10 – Oakland City Sweet Corn Festival – Oakland City
8/8-8/11 – Gosport Lazy Days – Gosport
8/8-8/11 – Old Settlers Festival – Delphi
8/9 – Burgerfest at Daredevil Brewing Company – Indianapolis
8/9 – Turkeypalooza – Valparaiso
8/9-8/10 – Augustravaganza – Indianapolis
8/9-8/10 – Carmel Jazz Fest – Carmel
8/9-8/10 – Butler Days – Butler
8/9-8/11 – Broad Street Blues and BBQ Festival – Griffith
8/9-8/11 – Osceola Music Festival (formerly Bluegrass Festival) – Osceola
Weekend continues below…
8/10 – Touch of Dutch – DeMotte
8/10 – Hops and Vines – Franklin
8/10 – Pints in the Park – Highland
8/10 – Barley Bash – Glenwood
8/10 – EnviroFest – Elkhart
8/10 – Whitestown Brew Fest – Whitestown
8/10 – Taste of Cass County – Logansport
8/10 – Fiesta Fort Wayne – Fort Wayne
8/10 – Art Beat – South Bend
8/10 – Woofstock – Noblesville
8/10 – BLOOM Local Arts and Nature FEST – Leo-Cedarville
8/10-8/11 – Gas Boom Days – Redkey
8/10-8/11 – St. Paul Picnic – New Alsace
8/11 – Avon Gardens Flower Fest – Avon
IOWA
8/8 – Millwork Night Market IV – Dubuque
8/8-8/10 – TugFest – LeClaire/Port Bryon, IL
8/8-8/11 – Meskwaki Powwow – Tama
8/8-8/11 – West Point Sweet Corn Festival – West Point
8/8-8/11 – Britt Hobo Days – Britt
8/9-8/10 – Hoover’s Hometown Days – West Branch
8/9-8/10 – Bash at the Lake – Clear Lake
8/9-8/10 – Wall Lake Farm Festival – Wall Lake
8/9-8/11 – Lansing Fish Days – Lansing
8/9-8/11 – St. Jude Sweet Corn Festival – Cedar Rapids
Weekend continues below…
8/9-8/11 – Sweet Corn Days – Lime Springs
8/9-8/11 – Dike Watermelon Days – Dike
8/10 – Cedar Valley Stem and Stein – Waterloo
8/10 – Pioneer Valley Days – Sergeant Bluff
8/10 – Adel Sweet Corn Festival – Adel
8/10 – Festival of the Arts – Amana
8/10 – J40 Farm Crawl – Van Buren County
8/10-8/11 – Okoboji Blue Water Music Festival – Arnolds Park
8/10-8/11 – Dubuquefest – Dubuque
KENTUCKY
8/7-8/10 – NIBROC Festival – Corbin
8/9-8/10 – Maysville Oktoberfest – Maysville
8/9-8/10 – St. Joe’s Picnic for the Kids – Louisville
8/9-8/10 – Soul of 2nd Street Festival – Danville
8/9-8/10 – Bluegrass in the Park Folklife Festival – Henderson
8/9-8/10 – St. Mary of the Assumption Parish Festival – Alexandria
8/10 – Small Town American Festival – Mount Sterling
8/10 – Dog Days of Summer Festival – Auburn
8/10 – Sky Soul Festival – Louisville
8/10 – Reggae Reunion at the Park – Louisville
8/10 – St. Theresa of Avila Church Picnic – Payneville
LOUISIANA
No festivals this weekend.
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
8/5-8/9 – Marlin Fest – Ocean City
8/9 – Elkton Alliance Day – Elkton
8/9 – Sad Summer Festival: Baltimore – Columbia
8/9-8/10 – Overlea ArtsFest – Baltimore
8/9-8/11 – Pirates and Wenches Weekend – Rock Hall
8/10 – Trinity Fest: Wine, Jerk and Reggae Festival – Germantown
8/10 – DMV R&B NEO Soul Wine Festival – Crownsville
8/10 – Quad State Rock ‘N Flavor Fest – Boonsboro
8/10 – Bethesda United Methodist Church Peach Festival – Preston
8/10 – Arts, Wine, Jazz and Soul Festival – Havre de Grace
8/10 – Hot August Music Festival – Cockeysville
8/10-8/11 – Leitersburg Peach Festival – Hagerstown
8/11 – Made in Maryland Festival – Pasadena
8/11 – Hey Cousin Culture Festival – Silver Spring
MICHIGAN
8/6-8/10 – Summer Music Fest – Frankenmuth
8/7-8/10 – Unity Christian Music Festival – Muskegon
8/8 – Harbor Springs Car Festival – Harbor Springs
8/8-8/10 – Old-Fashioned Summer Festival – Millington
8/8-8/10 – Grand Marais Music Festival – Grand Marais
8/8-8/11 – Pentwater Homecoming Celebration – Pentwater
8/8-8/11 – Stanton Old Fashioned Days – Stanton
8/8-8/11 – National Blueberry Festival – South Haven
8/9-8/10 (Vendors Saturday) – Lake City Cruise Night and Car Show – Lake City
8/9-8/10 – Coopersville Car Show and Summerfest – Coopersville
8/9-8/10 – St. Ignace Heritage Festival – St. Ignace
8/9-8/10 – Port Oneida Fair – Maple City
8/9-8/10 – Dexter Summer Festival (formerly Daze Festival) – Dexter
8/9-8/10 – Saline’s Summerfest – Saline
Weekend continues below…
8/9-8/10 – Imlay City Summer Fest – Imlay City
8/9-8/10 – Sparta Celtic Festival – Sparta
8/9-8/11 – Blake’s Sunflower Festival I – Armada
8/9-8/11 – St. Augustine Parish Festival – Richmond
8/9-8/11 – Hoxeyville Music Festival – Wellston
8/9-8/11 – International Ironworkers Fest – Mackinaw City
8/9-8/11 – Sand Lake Festival – National City
8/9-8/11 – Saginaw African Cultural Festival – Saginaw
8/9-8/11 – Wolf Run Harvest Festival and Psychic Fair – Remus
8/9-8/11 – St. Johns Mint Festival – St. Johns
8/9-8/11 – A Glimpse of Africa Festival – Grand Rapids
8/9-8/11 – Sugar Island Music Festival – Sugar Island
8/9-8/11 – Farm Fest – Johannesburg
Weekend continues below…
8/9-8/11 – St. Rafka Maronite Church Festival – Livonia
8/9-8/11 – Milford Memories Summer Festival – Milford
8/9-8/11 – Alpena Tractor and Steam Engine Club Festival – Alpena
8/9-8/11 – Sweetest Heart of Mary Pierogi Festival – Detroit
8/9-8/11 – Cheeseburger in Caseville I – Caseville
8/10 – Scallywag Music Festival – Carsonville
8/10 – Walk the Beat Music Festival – Grand Haven
8/10 – Rock4Vets Music Festival – Farwell
8/10 – Le Cheneaux Antique and Wooden Boat Show and Festival of Arts – Cedarville
8/10 – Phil Denny’s Armory Smooth Jazz Fete – Lansing
8/10 – Charlevoix Waterfront Art Fair – Charlevoix
8/10 – North Adams Heritage Day – North Adams
8/10 – Celebrate Dundee! – Dundee
Weekend continues below…
8/10 – Boyne City PirateFest – Boyne City
8/10 – New Wave Music Festival and Fashion Boutique – Battle Creek
8/10 – Brews on the Bridge – Portland
8/10 – Midwest Soda Pop Festival – Paw Paw
8/10 – Iron Mountain Italian Fest – Iron Mountain
8/10 – Great Lakes Surf Festival – Muskegon
8/10 – Haven Place Family Day – New Haven
8/10 – Wolf Lake Festival – Jackson
8/10-8/11 – Shelby Township Art Fair – Shelby Township
8/10-8/11 – Canterbury Village Dog Weekend – Lake Orion
8/10-8/11 – Odawa Homecoming Pow Wow – Harbor Springs
8/10-8/11 – Victorian Art Fair – West Branch
8/10-8/11 – Bay City’s Urban Salvage Vintage Market – Bay City – My Review
8/11 – St. Ippolito Festival – Leslie
8/11 – The Vintage Market: Around the World – Grosse Ile- My Review
MINNESOTA
8/5-8/11 – Minnesota Fringe Festival II – Minneapolis
8/6 – Rockin’ Robbins IV – Willmar
8/6-8/8 – Minnesota Farmfest – Morgan
8/8-8/11 – Minnesota Bluegrass August Festival – Richmond
8/9 – Wild Nights at the Minnesota Zoo V – Apple Valley
8/9 – Eagan Food Truck Festival – Eagan
8/9-8/10 – St. Michael Daze and Knights Festival – St. Michael
8/9-8/11 – Irish Fair of Minnesota – Saint Paul
8/9-8/11 – Rendezvous Days Celebration Powwow – Grand Portage
8/9-8/11 – Bayfront Blues Festival – Duluth
8/9-8/11 – Polska Kielbasa Days – Ivanhoe
8/9-8/11 – Rockford River Days – Rockford
8/10 – Iron Pride in the Park – Virginia
8/10 – Float-a-Palooza – Lake City
Weekend continues below…
8/10 – Northwoods Art and Book Festival – Hackensack
8/10 – Tori Finnish Marketplace and Music Festival – Finland
8/10 – Crow Wing Viking Festival – Brainerd
8/10 – Art on the Edge Festival – Minneapolis
8/10 – Corn Days – Long Lake
8/10 – Minnesota Garlic Festival – Hutchinson
8/10 – Nershfest – Minneapolis
8/10 – Made in MN Beer Festival – Shakopee
8/10-8/11 – Festival of Skalds – Cook
8/10-8/11 – East Grand Forks Heritage Days – East Grand Forks
8/10-8/11 – Downtown Minneapolis Street Art Festival – Minneapolis
8/10-8/12 – Leech Lake Regatta – Walker
8/11 – Asian Night Market – St. Louis Park
8/11 – Newport Pioneer Day – Newport
8/11 – St. Wenceslaus Festival – New Prague
8/11 – Community Hope Fest – Elk River
8/11 – Czech Heritage Festival – Bechyn
MISSISSIPPI
8/9-8/11 – Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival – Clarksdale
MISSOURI
8/8-8/10 – Birthplace of Route 66 Festival – Springfield
8/9-8/10 – Blues at the Arch Festival – St. Louis
8/9-8/10 – Mountain Grove Heritage Festival – Mountain Grove
8/9-8/10 – Chafee German Days – Chaffee
8/10 – St. Louis Mac and Cheese Fest – St. Louis
8/10-8/11 – Jour de Fete Arts and Crafts Festival – Ste. Geneviève
NEW JERSEY
8/7-8/11 – La Festa Italiana – Jersey City
8/7-8/11 – IAATO Italian Festival – Ocean Township
8/9 – Dragon Flight Night Market III – Bridgeton
8/9-8/10 – Atlantic County Water Lantern Festival – Mays Landing
8/9-8/11 – Festival Dominicano – Perth Amboy
8/9-8/11 – Sunflower Festival at Argos Farm I – Forked River
8/10 – Germania Park Biergartenfest II – Dover
Weekend continues below…
8/10 – New Brunswick Heart Festival – New Brunswick
8/10 – Chester Summer Food Truck and Music Fest – Chester
8/10 – Corn, Tomato and Beer Festival – Flemington
8/10-8/11 – Von Thun Farms Sunflower Festival III – Monmouth Junction
8/10-8/11 – Ort Farms Flower Festival II – Long Valley
8/10-8/11 – Summer Festival at Mitsuwa – Edgewater
8/10-8/11 – Seafood Festival at Bellview Winery – Landisville
8/11 – Willingboro Jazz Fest – Willingboro
NEW YORK
8/5 – Taste of Clarence and Cruise Night – Clarence
8/7-8/10 – Pageant of Steam – Canandaigua
8/7-8/10 – Fulton Jazz Festival – Fulton
8/9-8/10 – FGAS German Fest – Spencerport
8/9-8/10 – Inner Harbor Taco and Margarita Festival – Syracuse
8/10 – Bath Craft, Wine and Brewfest – Bath
8/10 – Rochester Water Lantern Festival – Webster
Weekend continues below…
8/10 – Avon Corn Festival – Avon
8/10 – Dragon Boat Race on Chautauqua Lake – Celoron
8/10 – Gates Summer Celebration – Rochester
8/10 – Ellenville Blueberry Festival – Ellenville
8/10 – Central New York Scottish Games and Celtic Festival – Syracuse
8/10-8/11 – Taste of Ellicottville – Ellicottville
8/10-8/11 – Brockport Arts Festival – Brockport
8/10-8/11 – Sterling Renaissance Festival VI – Sterling
8/10-8/11 – Lewiston Art Festival – Lewiston
8/11 – Asian Food and Cultural Festival – Buffalo
8/11 – Caroline Farm Festival – Brooktondale
NORTH CAROLINA
8/7-8/8 – Outer Banks Pirate Festival – Nags Head
8/9-8/10 – Waldensian Festival – Valdese
8/8-8/9 – McDowell County Music Roundup – Marion
8/10 – Jeeps on the Farm – Denton
8/10 – Food and Brews Festival – Salisbury
8/10 – “All Things Groovy” Hippie Festival: Raleigh – Raleigh
8/10-8/11 – Blue Ridge Heritage Weekend Arts and Craft Festival – Waynesville
8/10-8/11 – Black Mountain Sourwood Festival – Black Mountain
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
8/5-8/11 – Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival VIII – Philadelphia
8/5-8/11 – Musikfest II – Bethlehem
8/7-8/10 – Our Lady of Hope SummerFest at St. Valentine Church – Bethel Park
8/7-8/10 – Assumption Festival – Bellevue
8/7-8/10 – St. Teresa of Kolkata Parish Festival – Pittsburgh
8/8 – Sad Summer Festival: Philadelphia – Philadelphia
8/8 – Wingfest at Tussey Mountain VIII – Boalsburg
8/8 – Hermitage Night Market II – Hermitage
8/8-8/10 – LH Jams Festival – Lock Haven
8/8-8/10 – The Upstage Music Fest – Clearfield
8/8-8/10 – Michaelmas Festival – Pittsburgh
8/8-8/10 – Kettle Creek Music Festival – Cross Fork
8/8-8/10 – Festa Italiana – Bradford
8/8-8/10 – Mountain Top Fire Company Homecoming – Sandy Ridge
8/9 – Children’s Festival – New Castle
Weekend continues below…
8/9-8/10 – Goschenhoppen Folk Festival – Perkiomenville
8/9-8/10 – Plymouth Kielbasa Festival – Plymouth
8/9-8/10 – Titusville Oil Festival – Titusville
8/9-8/11 – St. Jude Picnic in the Grove – Mountain Top
8/9-8/11 – St. Matthew’s Festival – East Stroudsburg
8/9-8/11 – Sts. Anthony and Rocco Parish Italian Festival – Dunmore
8/9-8/11 – Susquehanna Folk Festival – York
8/9-8/11 – Holy Saviour Feast – Norristown
8/9-8/11 – Elements Music and Arts Festival – Long Pond
8/9-8/11 – Summer Days at Port Farms II – Waterford
8/9-8/11 – Lebanese-American Food Fest – Scranton
8/9-8/11 – Mt. Jewett Swedish Festival – Mt. Jewett
8/9-8/11 – National Pike Steam, Gas and Horse Association Summer Show – Brownsville
8/9-8/11 – San Rocco Festa – Aliquippa
Weekend continues below…
8/9-8/11 – St. Paul’s Italian Festival – Erie
8/9-8/11 – Divine Grace Family Festival (St. Ferdinand/St. Gregory/Holy Redeemer) – Cranberry Township
8/9-8/11 – Maple Lawn Farms Sunflower Festival II – New Park
8/10 – Linvilla Orchards Peach and Sunflower Festival – Media
8/10 – Good Things Are Happening Fest – Scranton
8/10 – Obon Festival I – Philadelphia
8/10 – Squonkapalooza – Johnstown
8/10 – Trax Farm Sunflower Festival – Finleyville
8/10 – Old Fiddler’s Picnic – Coatesville
8/10 – Community Day – Richland Township
8/10 – Coraopolis Latin Fest – Coraopolis
8/10 – Rocking the Cliff – Ford Cliff
8/10 – Vicary Day – Freedom
Weekend continues below…
8/10 – Rock Reggae and Relief – Pittsburgh
8/10 – Barrel and Flow – Pittsburgh
8/10 – Knotweed Festival – Blairsville
8/10 – Backyard Brewfest – Stahlstown
8/10 – Brookline Breezefest – Pittsburgh
8/10 – The Music For MS Roots Music Festival – Allison Park
8/10-8/11 – Sons of Italy Italian Heritage Festival – Uniontown
8/10-8/11 – Hollabaugh Bros. Peach Festival – Biglersville
8/10-8/11 – Music at the Marina – Sandy Lake
8/11 – Sheffield Volunteer Fire Department Fireman’s Festival I – Sheffield
8/11 – Ardmore Rock N’ Ride – Ardmore
8/11 – Pittsburgh Cannabis Fest – Pittsburgh
8/11 – Italian Festival – Indiana
SOUTH CAROLINA
8/10 – Cowbell Fest – Greenville
8/10 – Back to School Festival at Boondock Farms – Jackson
TENNESSEE
8/9 – Friday Night Market in the BORO and Food Truck Festival XIII – Murfreesboro
8/9 – Sip of Summerfest – Clinton
8/9-8/10 – Tomato Art Fest – Nashville
8/9-8/10 – Meet the Mountains Festival – Johnson City
8/9-8/10 – Nine Mile Bluegrass Festival III – Pikeville
8/9-8/11 – Dog Daze at Village Green – Farragut
8/10 – Peach Cobbler Festival – Murfreesboro
8/10 – International Food Festival – Knoxville
8/10 – Irish Fest on the Hill – Knoxville
8/11 – Buskers Festival – Chattanooga
TEXAS
8/7-8/10 – De Leon Peach and Melon Festival and Tractor Pull – De Leon
8/9-8/11 – New Boston Pioneer Days I – New Boston
8/10 – Austin Pride Festival and Parade – Austin
8/10 – Amarillo Margarita Festival at Starlight Ranch – Amarillo
8/10-8/11 – Houston Reggae Fest – Houston
8/10-8/11 – Summer Bash at Historic Market Square – San Antonio
VIRGINIA
8/9-8/10 – Sing Me High Music Festival – Harrisonburg
8/9-8/11 – Oak Grove Folk Music Festival – Oak Grove
8/9-8/11 – Richmond Jazz and Music Festival – Richmond
8/9-8/11 – Sunflower Festival at Sinkland Farms II – Christiansburg
8/10 – Taste Leesburg – Leesburg
8/10 – AUGtoberfest – Ashland
8/10 – Marker-Miller Orchards Peach Festival – Winchester
8/10 – Jam Packed Craft Beer and Music Festival – Richmond
8/10-8/11 – Virginia Beach Street Food Festival – Virginia Beach
8/11 – Carytown Watermelon Festival – Richmond
8/11 – Festival Salvadoreno – Manassas
WEST VIRGINIA
8/5-8/11 – Appalachian Festival II – Beckley
8/9-8/11 – Heritage Music BluesFest – Wheeling
8/9-8/11 – Pinch Reunion – Pinch
8/9-8/11 – Poca River Fest – Poca
8/10 – Central WV Pagan Pride – Sutton
8/10 – St. Thomas Peach Festival – Weirton
8/10 – Artists of the New Festival – Fayetteville
8/10 – World’s Largest Teapot Day with Vendors – Chester
8/10 – Rails and Ales Craft Beer Festival – Huntington
8/11 – Mahrajan Lebanese Festival – Wheeling
WISCONSIN
8/6 – National Night Out – Eau Claire
8/7 – Loon Day – Mercer
8/7-8/10 – MC Fest – Deerbrook
8/8 – Superior Porchfest IV – Superior
8/8-8/10 – People Fest – Hillsboro
8/8-8/10 – Symco Weekender – Symco
8/8-8/10 – Ashley for the Arts – Arcadia
8/8-8/11 – Watertown Riverfest – Watertown
8/8-8/11 – Luxembourg Fest – Belgium
8/8-8/11 – Hustlerfest – Hustler
8/8-8/11 – Greendale Village Days – Greendale
8/9-8/10 – Rogers Street Days – Two Rivers
8/9-8/10 – Waukesha Bluesfest – Delafield
Weekend continues below…
8/9-8/10 – Minong Summer Days – Minong
8/9-8/11 – Cobb Corn Roast – Cobb
8/9-8/11 – Kiel Community Picnic – Kiel
8/9-8/11 – Holy Rosary Parish Festival – Kenosha
8/9-8/11 – LogJam Festival – Mosinee
8/9-8/11 – Musky Jamboree Weekend – Boulder Junction
8/9-8/11 – Williams Bay Corn and Brat Roast – Williams Bay
8/9-8/11 – Shanty Days – Algoma
8/9-8/11 – Charles E. Lewis Days – Lewis
8/9-8/11 – Irishfest La Crosse – La Crosse
8/9-8/11 – Covered Bridge Days – Brodhead
8/9-8/11 – Summer Park Jam – Milwaukee
8/9-8/11 – Ice Age Days – Rib Lake
Weekend continues below…
8/9-8/11 – Shawano Folk Music Festival – Shawano
8/10 – Lyons Riverfest – Lyons
8/10 – Acoustic Fest – Manitowoc
8/10 – Fall Kids Festival – Menomonee Falls
8/10 – Bloody Mary Festival: Milwaukee – Milwaukee
8/10 – The Wildflower Art Festival – Brodhead
8/10 – Great Taste of the Midwest – Madison
8/10 – Susie the Duck Day – Lodi
8/10 – Rock the Pride – Beloit
8/10 – Glass Arts Festival – Neenah
8/10 – Rock N Corn Festival – New London
8/10 – Milwaukee Dragon Boat Festival – Milwaukee
Weekend continues below…
8/10 – Burger Fest – Seymour
8/10-8/11 – Art in the Park – Lake Geneva
8/10-8/11 – Bancroft Good Old Days – Bancroft
8/10-8/11 – Jerry Smith Sweet Corn Festival – Kenosha
8/10-8/11 – Green Lake Fine Art Show – Green Lake
8/10-8/11 – Steam Engine Show – Chilton
8/10-8/11 – Bristol Renaissance Faire VI – Kenosha
8/11 – Cars and Crafts in the Park – Turtle Lake
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