UFO’s, Cultural Festivals, Pawpaws, Mushrooms, Cupcakes, Banana Splits, Fudge, Renaissance Fairs and Medieval Fests and more.
Welcome back, Festival Fans!
This weekend, in terms of festivals, the big states are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
This is another weekend where I’ve gone to a few of Michigan’s upcoming festivals, including…
…the Michigan Renaissance Festival (Review) in Holly…
…Cider Dayze Festival (Review) in Armada…
…Dragon on the Lake (Review) in Lake Orion…
…the Taste of Greece Festival (Review) in Plymouth…
…and Our Lady of the Scapular Polish Summer Festival (Review) in Wyandotte.
And there are plenty of great festivals throughout all of the states, including…
- UFO Festivals in Alabama and Illinois
- a Fried Green Tomato in Illinois
- a Swiss Wine Festival in Indiana
- a Latino Festival in Iowa
- Buttermilk Days Festival in Kentucky
- the Polka Festival in Michigan
- a Mushroom Festival in Michigan
- a Fudge Festival in Michigan
- a Wild Wing Festival in New York
- an Okra Festival in North Carolina
- a Banana Split Festival in Pennsylvania
- a Viking Festival in Tennessee
- a Pawpaw Festival in Virginia
- a Cupcake Festival in West Virginia
- a Curd Festival in Wisconsin
- TONS of Renaissance Fairs, Medieval Festivals, and Cultural Festivals (Irish, Egyptian, German, Greek, Puerto Rican, Slavic, Italian, Ukrainian, Native American, Jewish, Polish, Latino)
- 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
Fyffe UFO Days
Arkansas
Bluegrass and Fried Chicken Festival (Mountain View)
Delaware
Delaware Spice Festival (Felton)
Florida
National Dog Day Festival (Neptune Beach)
Georgia
Athens Brewsic Festival
Illinois
Route 66 UFO Festival (Livingston), Fried Green Tomato Festival (Iroquis)
Indiana
Swiss Wine Festival (Vevay), Kouts Pork Fest
Iowa
The Irish Hooley (Dubuque), Iowa City Latino Fest
Kentucky
Buttermilk Days Festival (Bardstown)
Louisiana
Gueydan Duck Festival
Maryland
Maryland Renaissance Festival I (Annapolis)
Michigan
Humongous Fungus Fest (Crystal Falls), Dozynki Polish Festival (Grand Rapids)
Minnesota
Pierz Oktoberfest, Stiftungsfest (Norwood Young America)
Mississippi
No festivals this weekend.
Missouri
Festival of Nations (St. Louis)
New Jersey
Halal Food Festival (East Brunswick), Hammonton Puerto Rican Festival
New York
South Buffalo Irish Festival (Buffalo)
North Carolina
NC Okra Fest (Whiteville)
Pennsylvania
Slavic-American Festival (Harrisburg), Clam Jam (Easton)
South Carolina
Main Street Latin Festival (Columbia)
Tennessee
Trials of Ragnarok: Viking Festival (Newport)
Texas
Amarillo’s Biggest Foam Festival
Virginia
Richmond Coptic Festival (Chesterfield)
Washington, DC
No festivals this weekend.
West Virginia
West Virginia Cupcake Festival (Hurricane)
Wisconsin
West Bend GERMANfest, Northwoods Ukulele Festival (Shell Lake)
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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-082524/
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: August 22-25, 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
8/24-8/25 – Cider Dayze Festival – Armada, MICHIGAN – My Review
8/24-8/25 – Michigan Renaissance Festival II – Holly, MICHIGAN – My Review
8/23-8/25 – Dragon on the Lake – Lake Orion, MICHIGAN – My Review
8/23-8/25 – Lincoln Park Days Festival – Lincoln Park, MICHIGAN – My Review
8/22-8/25 – “Taste of Greece” Festival – Plymouth, MICHIGAN – My Review
8/23-8/24 – Our Lady of the Scapular Polish Summer Festival – Wyandotte, MICHIGAN – My Review
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ALABAMA
8/24 – Fyffe UFO Days – Fyffe
8/24 – Hog Days of Summer BBQ and Music Festival – Montgomery
8/24 – Fultondale Founders Day – Fultondale
8/24 – Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival – Birmingham
ARKANSAS
8/23-8/24 – Bluegrass and Fried Chicken Festival – Mountain View
8/24-8/25 – National Championship Chuckwagon Race I – Clinton
DELAWARE
8/23 – Parks on Draft – Newark
8/24 – Delaware Burger Battle – Wilmington
8/24 – August Quarterly Youth Day (August Quarterly) – Wilmington
8/24-8/25 – Delaware Spice Festival – Felton
8/25 – The “Big Quarterly” (August Quarterly) – Wilmington
FLORIDA
8/24 – Beertopia Beer and Food Festival – Palmetto
8/24 – National Dog Day Festival – Neptune Beach
GEORGIA
8/19-8/24 – Georgia Mountain Fair II – Hiawassee
8/23-8/25 – Braselton Artisan Festival: August Festival – Braselton
8/23-8/25 – First Street Art and Wine Festival – Macon
8/24 – Cobb County International Festival – Marietta
8/24 – Athens Brewsic Festival – Athens
8/24 – Market and Music at the Depot – Summerville
8/24-8/25 – South-East-Asian Summer Festival – Lawrenceville
8/24-8/25 – Grant Park Conservancy Summer Shade Festival – Atlanta
8/25 – Georgia VegFest – Atlanta
ILLINOIS
8/20-8/24 – Le Roy Fall Festival – Le Roy
8/21-8/24 – Bushnell Town and Country Fall Festival – Bushnell
8/22-8/25 – Lindenfest – Lindenhurst
8/22-8/25 – Amboy Depot Days – Amboy
8/23-8/24 – Up in Smoke on the Square – Lincoln
8/23-8/24 – Balloons Over 66 – Lincoln
8/23-8/24* – Old Capitol Blues and BBQ – Springfield – CANCELLED
8/23-8/24 – Mahomet Music Festival – Mahomet
8/23-8/25 – Kirchenfest – Highland
8/23-8/25 – Route 66 UFO Festival – Livingston
8/23-8/25 – Palatine Street Fest – Palatine
8/23-8/25 – Pride Fall Chicago – Chicago
8/23-8/25 – Irish Fest at Chicago Gaelic Park – Oak Forest
8/23-8/25 – Midwest Salute to the Arts – Fairview Heights
8/23-8/25 – Skokie’s Backlot Bash – Skokie
8/23-8/25 – Erin Feis: Peoria Irish Fest – Peoria
Weekend continues below…
8/23-8/25 – DeKalb Corn Fest – DeKalb
8/24 – Cultural Fest – Bloomington
8/24 – Brothers’ Field Country Fest – Long Grove
8/24 – Alfalfa Music Festival – Caledonia
8/24 – Firehouse Block Party – Chicago
8/24 – Sts. Peter and Paul Homecoming Fest – Naperville
8/24 – Taste of Pakistan – Bolingbrook
8/24 – Alton Food Truck Festival – Alton
8/24 – Chalk Howard Street – Chicago
8/24 – Fried Green Tomato Festival – Iroquis
8/24 – Aledo Main Street Antique Days and Car Show – Aledo
8/24 – Ribs, Rhythm and Brews Fest – Sycamore
8/24 – Staunton Ribfest – Staunton
8/24 – Crossroads Blues Festival – Rockford
Weekend continues below…
8/24 – Galewoodstock Music Festival – Chicago
8/24 – West Chicago Food Festival – Chicago
8/24 – Ogden Street Fest Car Show – Ogden
8/24-8/25 – LatiNxt Music Festival – Chicago
8/24-8/25 – Bucktown Arts Fest – Chicago
8/24-8/25 – Port Clinton Art Festival – Highland Park
8/24-8/25 – Brazilian Festival – Naperville
8/24-8/25 – Festival of the Arts – Glen Ellyn
8/24-8/25 – Egyptian Festival – Monee
8/24-8/25 – Romanian Food and Folk Festival – Chicago
8/24-8/25 – Sweet Corn Circus (formerly Sweet Corn Blues Festival) – Normal
8/25 – Walk in the Park Summer Art Fair – Arlington Heights
8/25 – Taste of Armenia Street Fair – Evanston
8/25 – St. Pius X Parish Festival – Rock Island
8/25 – Peach Festival at Pere Marquette Lodge – Grafton
INDIANA
8/21-8/24 – Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor Show – Portland
8/22-8/24 – Southern Indiana Blues Fest – Morgantown
8/22-8/24 – St. Ann Parish Festival – Indianapolis
8/22-8/24 – Sellersburg Celebrates – Sellersburg
8/22-8/25 – Swiss Wine Festival – Vevay
8/23-8/24 – Indianapolis Greek Festival – Carmel
8/23-8/24 – Birdseye Park and Fire Department Picnic – Birdseye
8/23-8/24 – Greencastle Music Fest – Greencastle
8/23-8/24 – Cedar Grove Fireman’s Festival – Cedar Grove
8/23-8/24 – Kammy’s Kause – Fortville
8/23-8/24 – Centerville Archway Days Festival – Centerville
8/23-8/24 – Summer’s End Festival – Rossville
8/23-8/24 – Bowling Green Old Settlers Picnic – Bowling Green
8/23-8/24 – Sulphur Springs Community Days – Sulphur Springs
8/23-8/25 – Hoosier Hardwood Festival – Lebanon
8/23-8/25 – Frog Follies – Evansville
8/24 – Wildflower Fall Market – Terre Haute
8/24 – Ouibache Music Festival – Lafayette
8/24 – Canal Days – Winona Lake
Weekend continues below…
8/24 – Feast of Lanterns – Indianapolis
8/24 – Kouts Pork Fest – Kouts
8/24 – Indy Laborfest – Indianapolis
8/24 – Red, White and Brauen Music Festival – Jasper
8/24 – Beers Across the Wabash – West Lafayette
8/24 – Heirloom Tomato Festival – Pierceton
8/24 – Taste of the Arts – Fort Wayne
8/24 – Tap and Chisel Brew Fest – Batesville
8/24 – Taste of Montgomery County – Crawfordsville
8/24 – Indiana Bacon Festival of Carroll County – Delphi
8/24-8/25 – St. Mary’s Festival – Greensburg
8/24-8/25 – Mill Pond Festival – Union Mills
8/24-8/25 – Michiana Renaissance Festival – Mishawaka
IOWA
8/23 – Christ the King Parish 7th Street Bash – Des Moines
8/23-8/24 – Lone Tree Fall Festival – Lone Tree
8/23-8/24 – Cedar Valley Pridefest – Waterloo
8/23-8/24 – Railroad Ag Days – Manly
8/23-8/25 – World Food and Music Festival – Des Moines
8/23-8/25 – Norman Borlaug Harvest Festival – Cresco
8/23-8/25 – Danbury Corn Days – Danbury
8/23-8/25 – Everybody’s Favorite Barbecue and Hot Sauce Festival: Des Moines – Des Moines
8/24 – Iowa City Latino Fest – Iowa City
8/24 – Eldon Porchfest – Eldon
8/24 – Iowa Is For Lovers Festival – Council Bluffs
Weekend continues below…
8/24 – Beerfest at The Tangled Wood – Bettendorf
8/24 – Market After Dark – Cedar Rapids
8/24 – ¡Viva Perry! Latino Festival – Perry
8/24 – Iowa Wine and Cider Festival – Des Moines
8/24 – The Irish Hooley – Dubuque
8/24 – Independence BrewBQ – Independence
8/25 – Holy Family Parish Fall Festival – New Hampton
8/25 – St. Isidore Fall Festival – Springville
8/25 – Hanover Festival – Alta
8/25 – Epiphany Parish Festival – Mason City
KENTUCKY
8/22-8/24 – Buttermilk Days Festival – Bardstown
8/23 – Old Lou Brew Craft Beer Festival – Louisville
8/23-8/24 – Hoptown Summer Salute Festival – Hopkinsville
8/23-8/25 – First of Fall Festival – Burlington
8/24 – Cynthiana Rod Run – Cynthiana
8/24 – Five Alarm Festival – Hazard
LOUISIANA
8/22-8/25 – Gueydan Duck Festival – Gueydan
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
8/23-8/25 – Harford County Celtic Festival – Abingdon
8/24 – Maryland SummerFest – Westminster
8/24 – The Music City Maryland Festival – Catonsville
8/24 – Heritage Spud Fest – Boonsboro
8/24-8/25 – Clarksville Sunflower Market II – Ellicott City
8/24-8/25 – Sunflower Festival at Summers Farm II – Middletown
8/24-8/25 – Maryland Renaissance Festival I – Annapolis
MICHIGAN
8/22-8/25 – Midland Folk Music Festival – Midland
8/22-8/25 – Cedar Polka Festival – Cedar
8/22-8/25 – Michigan Culture and Diversity Festival – Dearborn Heights
8/22-8/25 – “Taste of Greece” Festival – Plymouth – My Review
8/23 – Chutney Festival – Royal Oak
8/23-8/24 – Humongous Fungus Fest – Crystal Falls
8/23-8/24 – Chase N Daisies Festival – Carsonville
8/23-8/24 – Flo-Fest/Bless Fest – Lansing
8/23-8/24 – Tie Dye Festival – Howard City
8/23-8/24 – Havoc Fest – Jackson
8/23-8/24 – Harrison Street Fair – Harrison
8/23-8/24 – Quincy Daze – Quincy
8/23-8/24 – Porcupine Mountains Music Festival – Ontonagon
8/23-8/24 – Turtle Lake Resort Music Fest – Union City
8/23-8/24 – Seney Lumberjack Festival – Seney
8/23-8/24 – Our Lady of the Scapular Polish Summer Festival – Wyandotte – My Review
8/23-8/24 – Metamora Country Days and Hot Air Balloon Festival – Metamora
8/23-8/25 – Lincoln Park Days Festival – Lincoln Park – My Review
Weekend continues below…
8/23-8/25 – Novi Taco Fest – Novi
8/23-8/25 – Dragon on the Lake – Lake Orion – My Review
8/23-8/25 – Brighton Street Art Fair – Brighton
8/23-8/25 – Rendezvous at the Straits Powwow – St. Ignace
8/23-8/25 – Bay City Moose Lodge Music Festival – Bay City
8/23-8/25 – Forest Trail Music Festival – Free Soil
8/23-8/25 – Dozynki Polish Festival – Grand Rapids
8/23-8/25 – Sun Dried Music Festival – Mason
8/23-8/25 – St. Mary’s Macedonian Ethnic Festival – Sterling Heights
8/23-8/25 – Hastings Summerfest – Hastings
8/23-8/25 – Mackinac Island Fudge Festival – Mackinac Island
8/23-8/25 – Blues by the Bay Festival – East Tawas
8/23-8/25 – Coho Salmon Festival – Honor
Weekend continues below…
8/24 – Michigan Metal Fest – Battle Creek
8/24 – Country Market and Music Fest – Sebewaing
8/24 – Clawson Fest – Clawson
8/24 – Red Mill Community Day – Portland
8/24 – Middleville Heritage Day – Middleville
8/24 – Saranac Bridge Festival – Saranac
8/24 – Burning Foot Beer Festival – Muskegon
8/24 – Margarita Fest – Royal Oak
8/24 – Backyard Burgers and Brews Festival – Battle Creek
8/24-8/25 – Michigan Made Festival – Lake Orion
8/24-8/25 – Cascades Civil War Muster – Jackson
8/24-8/25 – Cider Dayze Festival – Armada – My Review
8/24-8/25 – Michigan Renaissance Festival II – Holly – My Review
8/25 – Detroit Bourbon and Blues Festival – Detroit
MINNESOTA
8/21-8/24 – Common Roots Festival – St. Cloud
8/21-8/25 – Lakes Bluegrass Festival – Pine River
8/22-8/25 – Stiftungsfest – Norwood Young America
8/22-8/25 – Marshall Sounds of Summer – Marshall
8/23-8/24 – Potato Days Festival – Barnesville
8/23-8/24 – Sunset Fest at St. Victoria Parish Family – Victoria
8/23-8/25 – Rochester GreekFest – Rochester
8/23-8/25 – Rural Music Fest – Isle
8/23-8/25 – Cha Cha Bah Ning Traditional Powwow – Inger
8/23-8/25 – Gladiolus Days – St. Charles
8/23-8/25 – Woodbury Days – Woodbury
8/23-8/25 – Pioneer Days – Verndale
8/23-8/25 – Raymond Harvest Festival – Raymond
Weekend continues below…
8/24 – Bemidji Pride – Bemidji
8/24-8/25 – St. Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Festival – South St. Paul
8/24-8/25 – Austin Artworks Festival – Austin
8/24-8/25 – Fort Belmont’s Pioneer Days – Jackson
8/24-8/25 – GoodStock – Spring Valley
8/24-8/25 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival II – Shakopee
8/25 – Millstream Arts Festival – St. Joseph
8/25 – St. John’s Church Fall Festival – Searles
8/25 – Sacred Heart Parish Festival – Sauk Rapids
8/25 – Pierz Oktoberfest – Pierz
8/25 – Church of St. Luke Parish Festival – Clearwater
8/25 – Clover Valley Farm Fest – Two Harbors
MISSISSIPPI
No festivals this weekend.
MISSOURI
8/21-8/24 – Crane Broiler Festival – Crane
8/22-8/24 – Graham, MO Street Fair – Graham
8/23-8/24 – Mexico Soybean Festival – Mexico
8/23-8/25 – Parkville Days – Parkville
8/24 – Foodstock – Washington
8/24 – Woofstock at Diekroeger Brothers Park – Wright City
8/24-8/25 – Repurposed Faire Festival – Monett
8/24-8/25 – Festival of Nations – St. Louis
8/24-8/25 – Crossroads Music Fest – Kansas City
8/24-8/25 – St. Louis Street Food Festival – St. Louis
8/25 – St. Louis Mimosa Fest – St. Louis
8/25 – St. Charles Jewish Festival – St. Charles
NEW JERSEY
8/19 – Lunar Faire: Columbus II – Columbus
8/21-8/25 – St. Philip Summer Festival of Fun – Saddle Brook
8/23-8/25 – Sunflower Festival at Argos Farm III – Forked River
8/24 – Canal Day Music and Craft Festival – Wharton
8/24 – Jersey City LGBTQ+ Pride Festival – Jersey City
8/24 – Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival – Long Branch
8/24 – Westfield Street Fair and Craft Show II – Westfield
8/24 – Pupstock Festival – Augusta
8/24 – Summer of Love Music Festival – Haddon Township
8/24 – Food Truck and Fireworks Festival – Budd Lake
Weekend continues below…
8/24 – Manasquan Summerfest Celebration – Manasquan
8/24 – Knowlton Township Fire and Rescue Food Truck Festival – Delaware
8/24 – New Brunswick Caribbean Festival – New Brunswick
8/24 – IndoAmerican Festival – New Brunswick
8/24 – Halal Food Festival – East Brunswick
8/24-8/25 – Wine Down Summer at Riverwinds – West Deptford
8/24-8/25 – Ort Farms Summerfest – Long Valley
8/25 – Rotary Family Fun Fest & Car Show – Basking Ridge
8/25 – MedievalFest at the Montclair Art Museum – Montclair
8/25 – Hammonton Puerto Rican Festival – Hammonton
NEW YORK
8/22-8/24 – Groton Olde Home Days – Groton
8/22-8/24 – Pickin’ in the Pasture – Lodi
8/23-8/24 – Lewiston Jazz Festival – Lewiston
8/23-8/25 – Egyptian Festival – North Tonawanda
8/23-8/25 – Western New York Bowhunting Festival – Swain
8/24 – Rochester Summer Soul Music Festival – Rochester
8/24 – Germanfest in Attica – Attica
8/24 – Brew York Festival – Watertown
8/24 – South Buffalo Irish Festival – Buffalo
8/24-8/25 – Fredonia Farm Festival – Fredonia
8/25 – Binghamton Porchfest – Binghamton
8/25 – Wild Wing Festival – Delevan
8/25 – Ukrainian American Day – Buffalo
8/25 – Beau Fleuve Music and Arts Festival – Buffalo
NORTH CAROLINA
8/21 – Raleigh Night Market III – Raleigh
8/22-8/24 – The Big What? – Pittsboro
8/22-8/25 – Winterville Watermelon Festival – Winterville
8/23-8/24 – Bull Durham Blues Festival – Durham
8/24 – Charlotte Tacos ‘N Taps – Charlotte
8/24 – NC Okra Fest – Whiteville
8/24* – Mountain Warrior Renaissance Faire – Lansing – CANCELLED
8/24 – Packapalooza – Raleigh
8/24 – High Country Beer Fest – Boone
8/24 – Unity Walk and Festival – Greensboro
8/24-8/25 – Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival – Cary
8/24-8/25 – WoodMill Winery’s Grape Stomp Festival – Vale
8/24-8/25 – Highlands Mountaintop Art and Craft Show II – Highlands
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
8/22-8/25 – The Band Jam Grass Roots Music Festival – Slippery Rock
8/22-8/25 – Crooktop Old Time Music Festival – Bradford
8/23-8/24 – Grateful Daytrippers Family Reunion – Sellersville
8/23-8/24 – Austin Dam Show – Austin
8/23-8/25 – Summer Days at Port Farms IV – Waterford
8/23-8/25 – Fellowship of the Pines – Brockway
8/23-8/25 – Muhlenberg Township RiverFest – Muhlenberg Township
8/23-8/25 – BBQ and Brew Music Festival at Bloomsburg Fairgrounds – Bloomsburg
8/23-8/25 – Zabawa Polish Summer Festival – Erie
8/23-8/25 – Seven Springs Wine Festival – Seven Springs
8/23-8/25 – Kinzua Heritage Arts and Music Festival – Russell
8/23-8/25* – Butler Italian Festival – Butler – CANCELLED and DISCONTINUED
8/23-8/25 – Wally Lake Fest – Hawley
8/24 – Bloomsburg ArtFest – Bloomsburg
8/24 – Smoke and Spirits Festival – Washington
8/24 – Nook Brew Fest – Manheim
Weekend continues below…
8/24 – Rhythm and Wine Festival – West Wyoming
8/24 – Lancaster Craft Beerfest – Lancaster
8/24 – Greensburg Music Fest – Greensburg
8/24 – Colonial Gardens Butterfly Festival – Phoenixville
8/24 – Hazleton Rotary Wine and Beer Festival – Hazleton
8/24 – Slavic-American Festival – Harrisburg
8/24 – New Berlin Day – New Berlin
8/24 – Water Lantern Festival – Pittsburgh
8/24 – Lansdale Festival of the Arts – Lansdale
8/24 – Fonthill Castle Beer Fest – Doylestown
8/24 – Marshall Township Community Day – Marshall Township
8/24 – South Fayette Community Day – South Fayette
8/24 – North Hills Brew Fest – Cheswick
Weekend continues below…
8/24-8/25 – Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire II – Manheim
8/24-8/25 – Corks and Kegs – Washington
8/24-8/25 – California Riverfest – California
8/24-8/25 – Great American Banana Split Celebration – Latrobe
8/24-8/25 – Mountain Spirit Pow Wow at Mason Dixon Park – Mt. Morris, PA/Core, WV
8/24-8/25 – Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival I – West Newton
8/24-8/25 – Shadyside: The Art Festival on Walnut Street – Pittsburgh
8/25 – Ukrainian Folk Festival – Horsham
8/25 – Clam Jam – Easton
8/25 – Dungeons n Drafts Beer Festival: Philadelphia – Philadelphia
8/25 – Pennsylvania Cigar Box Guitar Festival – York
8/25 – Dominican Festival – Allentown
8/25 – High Country Arts and Crafts Fair – Clearfield
SOUTH CAROLINA
8/23-8/24 – Spring Water Festival – Williamston
8/24 – Main Street Latin Festival – Columbia
8/24 – York Summerfest – York
8/24 – Charleston Summer Wine Festival – Charleston
TENNESSEE
8/23 – Friday Night Market in the BORO and Food Truck Festival XV – Murfreesboro
8/23-8/25 – Monsters on the Mountain – Gatlinburg
8/24 – First Lutheran’s GermanFest – Knoxville
8/24 – Old Butler Day Festival – Butler
8/24 – Watermelon Festival – Nashville
8/24 – Music City Brewer’s Festival – Nashville
8/24-8/25 – Trials of Ragnarok: Viking Festival – Newport
8/24-8/25 – Beersheba Springs Arts and Craft Fair – Beersheba Springs
TEXAS
8/24 – JA Balloon Fest – Lufkin
8/24 – Amarillo’s Biggest Foam Festival – Amarillo
8/24 – Sul Ross Fest – Eagle Pass
8/24 – Caribbean Vibes – Baytown
VIRGINIA
8/23-8/24 – Virginia Beach Funk Fest Beach Party – Virginia Beach
8/23-8/25 – Smith Mountain Lake Live Music Festival – Smith Mountain Lake
8/24 – Smith River Fest – Martinsville
8/24 – Southwest VA Bee Festival – Roanoke
8/24 – Watermelon Wine Festival – Winchester
8/24 – Around the World Cultural Food Festival – Alexandria
8/24 – Belle Grove Plantation Wine Fest – Middletown
8/24 – Rockbridge Community Festival – Lexington
8/24 – Roanoke Wing Fest – Roanoke
8/24 – Celts at the Creeks – Roanoke
8/24 – Boones Mill Apple Festival – Boones Mill
8/24 – Pawpaw Festival at Endview Plantation – Newport News
8/24 – Neptune’s Coastal Craft Beer Festival – Virginia Beach
8/24-8/25 – Richmond Coptic Festival – Chesterfield
8/24-8/25 – Seawall Art Show – Portsmouth
8/24-8/25 – Winchester Greek Festival – Winchester
8/25 – Great Falls Honey Harvest Festival – Great Falls
WEST VIRGINIA
8/22-8/24 – West Virginia Cupcake Festival – Hurricane
8/24 – Mountaineer Main Street – St. Albans
8/24 – Downtown Throwdown BBQ & Brewfest – Parkersburg
8/24-8/25 – Mountain Spirit Pow Wow at Mason Dixon Park – Mt. Morris, PA/Core, WV
8/24-8/25 – West Virginia State Honey Festival – Parkersburg
WISCONSIN
8/20-8/22 – Neesh-La Pow Wow – Baraboo
8/21 – Town Food Truck Festival IV – Brookfield
8/22 – Superior Porchfest V – Superior
8/22-8/24 – Bluegrass in the Pines – Rosholt
8/22-8/25 – Loyal Corn Festival – Loyal
8/22-8/25 – West Bend GERMANfest – West Bend
8/22-8/25 – Rutabaga Festival – Cumberland
8/23-8/24 – Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival – Superior
8/23-8/24 – Combined Locks Firefighters Picnic – Combined Locks
8/23-8/24 – Country in the Burg – Cedarburg
8/23-8/24 – Taste of Portage Market Fair – Portage
8/23-8/25 – Orton Park Festival – Madison
8/23-8/25 – Middleton Good Neighbor Festival – Middleton
8/23-8/25 – Edgar Steam Show – Edgar
8/23-8/25 – Artstreet – Green Bay
8/23-8/25 – Leon Gatorfest – Leon
8/23-8/25 – Summer Festival at St. Pius X – Appleton
Weekend continues below…
8/23-8/25 – Great River Folk Festival – La Crosse
8/23-8/25 – St. Sava Orthodox Serbian Days – Milwaukee
8/23-8/25 – A Taste of Egypt Festival – Oak Creek
8/23-8/25 – Mexican Fiesta – Milwaukee
8/23-8/25 – DandiLion Daze – Muskego
8/23-8/25 – St. James Parish Festival – Mukwonago
8/24 – Falls Festival of the Arts – Menomonee Falls
8/24 – Donna Lexa Memorial Art Fair – Wales
8/24 – Northwoods Ukulele Festival – Shell Lake
8/24 – Seltzer and Cider Fest – Madison
8/24 – Festival of Food and Art – Okauchee
8/24 – Loganville Firemen’s Festival – Loganville
8/24 – Death’s Door BBQ – Washington Island
8/24-8/25 – St. Bronislava Community Days – Plover
8/24-8/25 – Bristol Renaissance Faire VIII – Kenosha
8/25 – Sauced – Cameron
8/25 – Curd Fest – Madison
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