Upcoming Festival Weekend: August 24-27, 2023

End of Summer Festival Weekend and more festivals around the corner.

It’s the end of the summer for most of you as kids are returning to school within a week or so (maybe many of your children are already back in school).

Fortunately, that doesn’t mean the festivals are ending.

If anything, this next month will be a mega festival month since all states will start to have more festivals overall: the northern states will pick up their numbers before the temperatures get cooler and the southern states will start to pick up their numbers as their weather gets more comfortable.

It’s all rather exciting!

Concerning this weekend, there are many festivals to consider. I’ve gone ahead and highlighted festivals once more, using last week’s Color Legend (see below). Hopefully, it will help you pick out festivals more easily for your planning, based on what you’re looking for. Please let me know if you like this addition to the post.

As you’ll see below, there are plenty of Cultural, Food and Music Festivals going on this weekend, not to mention some Renaissance/Medieval Festivals, end-of-the-summer Block Parties and Bashes,

Here are the interesting festivals by state:

Alabama
Fyffe UFO Days, Happy Hippy Festival (Cullman)
Delaware
Delaware Seashore Paddlefest (Rehoboth Beach)
Florida
National Dog Day Festival (Neptune Beach)
Georgia
Festival Peachtree Latino (Atlanta)
Illinois
Fried Green Tomato Festival (Iroquis), Bucktown Arts Fest (Chicago)

Indiana
Mill Pond Festival (Union Mills), Michiana Renaissance Festival (Mishawaka)
Kentucky
Cloverport Sacajawea Festival, Middlesboro Wing Fling Festival
Maryland
Fairwood Music Festival (Greenbelt)
Michigan
Dragon on the Lake (Lake Orion), Clawson Fest
Mississippi
Bright Lights Belhaven Nights (Jackson)

New York
South Buffalo Irish Festival, Lewiston Jazz Festival
North Carolina
Packapalooza (Raleigh), Bull Durham Blues Festival (Durham)
Pennsylvania
Butler Italian Festival, Shadyside: The Art Festival on Walnut Street (Pittsburgh)
South Carolina
Main Street Latin Festival (Columbia)
Tennessee
Lakeway International Food Festival (Morristown), Summer of Love Hippie Festival (Dayton)

Virginia
Roanoke Wing Fest, Seawall Art Show (Portsmouth)
Washington, DC
No festivals this weekend.
West Virginia
West Virginia Cupcake Festival (Hurricane)
Wisconsin
Leon Gatorfest, Festival of India (Stevens Point)

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The full festival listings for each state can be found below, many of them highlighted based on the following Color Legend…

Here is the Legend:
Interesting Festival Theme
Cultural Festival
Church Festival
Food Festival
Music Festival
Art Festival

I hope you find some great festivals to visit this weekend. As always, look to the lists and check out the map to see what’s going on around you.

If you are near or plan to travel to Ohio, you may want to check out this week’s post from my sister site Ohio Festivals – https://ohiofestivals.net/ohio-weekend-082723

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: August 24-27, 2023

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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 Festival

8/26-8/27 – Cider Dayze Festival – Armada, Michigan – My Review
8/26-8/27 – Michigan Renaissance Festival II – Holly, Michigan – My Review
8/24-8/27 – Dragon on the Lake – Lake Orion, Michigan – My Review
8/25-8/27 – Lincoln Park Days Festival – Lincoln Park, Michigan – My Review

8/24-8/27 – “Taste of Greece” Festival – Plymouth, Michigan – My Review
8/25-8/27 – Ss. Cyril and Methodius Slovak Festival – Sterling Heights, Michigan – My Review
8/25-8/26 – Our Lady of the Scapular Polish Summer Festival – Wyandotte, Michigan – My Review

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ILLINOIS

8/22-8/26 – Le Roy Fall Festival – Le Roy
8/23-8/26 – Bushnell Town and Country Fall Festival – Bushnell
8/24-8/27 – Lindenfest – Lindenhurst
8/24-8/27 – Amboy Depot Days – Amboy
8/25 – Arlington Heights Historical Museum’s Irish Fest – Arlington Heights
8/25-8/26 – Up in Smoke on the Square – Lincoln
8/25-8/26 – Old Capitol Blues and BBQ – Springfield
8/25-8/26 – Mahomet Music Festival – Mahomet
8/25-8/27 – Summer Sundown Music Festival – Effingham
Weekend continues below…

8/25-8/27 – Kirchenfest – Highland
8/25-8/27 – Palatine Street Fest – Palatine
8/25-8/27* – Sacred Rose Fest – Chicago – HIATUS
8/25-8/27 – Taste of Greektown – Chicago
8/25-8/27 – Midwest Salute to the Arts – Fairview Heights
8/25-8/27 – Skokie’s Backlot Bash – Skokie
8/25-8/27 – Erin Feis: Peoria Irish Fest – Peoria
8/25-8/27 – DeKalb Corn Fest – DeKalb
8/26 – Alley Art Festival – Aurora
8/26 – St. Pius X Parish Festival – Rock Island
8/26 – Villapalooza – Chicago
Weekend continues below…

8/26 – Waterloo Homecoming – Waterloo
8/26 – Sts. Peter and Paul Homecoming Fest – Naperville
8/26 – Taste of Pakistan – Bolingbrook
8/26 – Alton Food Truck Festival – Alton
8/26 – Fried Green Tomato Festival – Iroquis
8/26 – Chicago Korean Festival – Chicago
8/26 – Chalk Howard Street – Chicago
8/26 – Aledo Main Street Antique Days and Car Show – Aledo
8/26 – Ribs, Rhythm and Brews Fest – Sycamore
8/26 – Staunton Ribfest – Staunton
8/26 – Crossroads Blues Festival – Rockford
8/26 – Olof Krans Art Festival – Galva
Weekend continues below…

8/26 – Ogden Street Fest Car Show – Ogden
8/26-8/27 – LatiNxt Music Festival – Chicago
8/26-8/27 – Bucktown Arts Fest – Chicago
8/26-8/27 – Port Clinton Art Festival – Highland Park
8/26-8/27 – Festival of the Arts – Glen Ellyn
8/26-8/27 – Egyptian Festival – Monee
8/26-8/27 – Romanian Food and Folk Festival – Chicago
8/26-8/27 – Sweet Corn Circus (formerly Sweet Corn Blues Festival) – Normal
8/27 – Walk in the Park Summer Art Fair – Arlington Heights
8/27 – Taste of Armenia Street Fair – Evanston

INDIANA

8/23-8/26 – Antique Gas Engine and Tractor Show – Portland
8/24-8/26 – Southern Indiana Blues Fest – Morgantown
8/24-8/26 – St. Ann Parish Festival – Indianapolis
8/24-8/26 – Sellersburg Celebrates – Sellersburg
8/24-8/27 – Swiss Wine Festival – Vevay
8/25-8/26 – Indianapolis Greek Festival – Carmel
8/25-8/26 – Birdseye Park and Fire Department Picnic – Birdseye
8/25-8/26 – Greencastle Music Fest – Greencastle
8/25-8/26 – Archway Days Festival – Centerville
Weekend continues below…

8/25-8/26 – Summer’s End Festival – Rossville
8/25-8/26 – Bowling Green Old Settlers Picnic – Bowling Green
8/25-8/26 – Sulphur Springs Community Days – Sulphur Springs
8/25-8/27 – Hoosier Hardwood Festival – Lebanon
8/25-8/27 – Frog Follies – Evansville
8/26 – Wildflower Fall Market – Terre Haute
8/26 – Indy Night Market – Indianapolis
8/26 – Ouibache Music Festival – West Lafayette
8/26 – Canal Days – Winona Lake
8/26 – Feast of Lanterns – Indianapolis
Weekend continues below…

8/26 – Tasting Odyssey – South Bend
8/26 – Kouts Pork Fest – Kouts
8/26 – Nickel Plate Music and Arts Festival – Rochester
8/26 – Red, White and Brauen Music Festival – Jasper
8/26 – Cumberland’s Blues, Beer and BBQ III – Cumberland
8/26 – Beers Across the Wabash – West Lafayette
8/26 – Bloomington Pridefest – Bloomington
8/26 – Festival Latino – Vincennes
Weekend continues below…

8/26 – Heirloom Tomato Festival – Pierceton
8/26 – Taste of the Arts – Fort Wayne
8/26 – Taste of Montgomery County – Crawfordsville
8/26 – Indiana Bacon Festival of Carroll County – Delphi
8/26-8/27 – St. Mary’s Festival – Greensburg
8/26-8/27 – Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival I – Auburn
8/26-8/27 – Mill Pond Festival – Union Mills
8/26-8/27 – Michiana Renaissance Festival – Mishawaka

KENTUCKY

8/23-8/26 – Cloverport Sacajawea Festival – Cloverport
8/24-8/26 – Buttermilk Days Festival – Bardstown
8/25 – Old Lou Brew Craft Beer Festival – Louisville
8/25-8/26 – Hoptown Summer Salute Festival – Hopkinsville
8/25-8/26 – Kenlake Hot August Blues Festival – Hardin – LAST YEAR
Weekend continues below…

8/25-8/26 – Garrard County Rural Heritage Tobacco Festival – Lancaster
8/25-8/27 – First of Fall Festival – Burlington
8/26 – CONNECT at Bernheim – Clermont
8/26 – Party in the Park – Sadieville
8/26 – Louisville Mac and Cheese Festival – Louisville
8/26 – Louisville Family Fun Festival – Louisville
8/26 – Middlesboro Wing Fling Festival – Middlesboro
8/26 – Bourbon Jam Music Festival – Richmond
8/26 – Cynthiana Rod Run – Cynthiana
8/26 – Greensburg Music Fest – Greensburg
8/26-8/27 – Crave Lexington Food + Music Festival – Lexington

MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC

8/25-8/27 – Everybody’s Favorite Barbecue and Hot Sauce Festival: La Plata – La Plata
8/26 – Maryland SummerFest – Westminster
8/26 – The Music City Maryland Festival – Catonsville
8/26 – Original Southern Maryland Wine, Jazz, R&B and Funk Festival – Prince Frederick
8/26-8/27 – Heritage Spud Fest Weekend – Boonsboro
8/26-8/27 – Sunflower Festival at Summers Farm II – Middletown
8/26-8/27 – Maryland Renaissance Festival I – Annapolis
8/27 – Fairwood Music Festival – Greenbelt

MICHIGAN

8/24-8/27 – Midland Folk Music Festival – Midland
8/24-8/27 – Potopia Music Festival – Marcellus
8/24-8/27 – Cedar Polka Festival – Cedar
8/24-8/27 – Michigan Culture and Diversity Festival – Dearborn Heights
8/24-8/27 – “Taste of Greece” Festival – Plymouth – My Review
8/24-8/27 – Dragon on the Lake – Lake Orion – My Review
8/25-8/26 – Humongous Fungus Fest – Crystal Falls
8/25-8/26 – Summer Sashay Festival – Mount Clemens
8/25-8/26 – Flo-Fest/Bless Fest – Lansing
8/25-8/26 – Harrison Street Fair – Harrison
8/25-8/26 – Quincy Daze – Quincy
Weekend continues below…

8/25-8/26 – Porcupine Mountains Music Festival – Ontonagon
8/25-8/26 – Turtle Lake Resort Music Fest – Union City
8/25-8/26 – Seney Lumberjack Festival – Seney
8/25-8/26 – Our Lady of the Scapular Polish Summer Festival – Wyandotte – My Review
8/25-8/26 – Metamora Country Days and Hot Air Balloon Festival – Metamora
8/25-8/27 – Lincoln Park Days Festival – Lincoln Park – My Review
8/25-8/27 – Novi Taco Fest – Novi
8/25-8/27 – Bay City Moose Lodge Music Festival – Bay City
8/25-8/27 – Forest Trail Music Festival – Free Soil
Weekend continues below…

8/25-8/27 – Ss. Cyril and Methodius Slovak Festival – Sterling Heights – My Review
8/25-8/27 – Dozynki Polish Festival – Grand Rapids
8/25-8/27 – Sun Dried Music Festival – Mason
8/25-8/27 – Kingsley Heritage Days – Kingsley
8/25-8/27 – Hastings Summerfest – Hastings
8/25-8/27 – Mackinac Island Fudge Festival – Mackinac Island
8/25-8/27 – Blues by the Bay Festival – East Tawas
8/25-8/27 – Coho Salmon Festival – Honor
8/25-8/27 – Holler Fest – Brooklyn
8/25-8/27 – Tustin Daze – Tustin
Weekend continues below…

8/26 – Country Market and Music Fest – Sebewaing
8/26 – Wolf Lake Festival – Jackson
8/26 – Night Market at Beacon Park XI – Detroit
8/26 – Motor City EGGFest – Novi
8/26 – Cherry Hill Village Festival – Canton
8/26 – Red Mill Community Day – Portland
8/26 – Clawson Fest – Clawson
8/26 – Wicked Bizarre – Livonia
8/26 – Saranac Bridge Festival – Saranac
8/26 – Detroit Water Lantern Festival – Harrison Township
Weekend continues below…

8/26 – Burning Foot Beer Festival – Muskegon
8/26 – Backyard Burgers and Brews Festival – Battle Creek
8/26-8/27 – Michigan Made Festival – Lake Orion
8/26-8/27 – Cascades Civil War Muster – Jackson
8/26-8/27 – St. Mary’s Macedonian Ethnic Festival – Sterling Heights
8/26-8/27 – Rendezvous at the Straits Powwow – St. Ignace
8/26-8/27 – Cider Dayze Festival – Armada – My Review
8/26-8/27 – Michigan Renaissance Festival II – Holly – My Review
8/27 – The Fair Ground Festival – Hastings

MISSISSIPPI

8/25-8/26 – Red Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival – Clinton
8/27 – Bright Lights Belhaven Nights – Jackson

NEW YORK

8/24-8/26 – Groton Olde Home Days – Groton
8/24-8/27 – Pickin’ in the Pasture – Lodi
8/25 – GUSTO! Italian Festival – Endicott
8/25-8/26 – Lewiston Jazz Festival – Lewiston
8/25-8/26 – The Big Mean BBQ – Trumansburg
8/25-8/26 – Prattsburgh Summer Festival – Prattsburgh
8/25-8/27 – Fredonia Farm Festival – Fredonia
8/25-8/27 – Egyptian Festival – North Tonawanda
Weekend continues below…

8/25-8/27 – Western New York Bowhunting Festival – Swain
8/26 – Serling Fest – Binghamton – VIRTUAL (In-Person 2024)
8/26 – Oliver Street End of Summer Bash – North Tonawanda
8/26 – Buffalo’s Polka Festival – Akron
8/26 – Audubon Monarch Butterfly Festival – Jamestown
8/26 – Germanfest in Attica – Attica
8/26 – Bluesberry Music Festival – West Falls
8/26 – Brew York Festival – Watertown
8/26 – South Buffalo Irish Festival – Buffalo
8/27 – Binghamton Porchfest – Binghamton
8/27 – Wild Wing Festival – Delevan
8/27 – Ukrainian American Day – Buffalo
8/27 – Beau Fleuve Music and Arts Festival – Buffalo

NORTH CAROLINA

8/24-8/27 – Winterville Watermelon Festival – Winterville
8/25-8/26 – Bull Durham Blues Festival – Durham
8/26 – Carolina Haitian Food Festival – Raleigh
8/26 – Boiling Spring Lakes Founders Day Festival – Southport – USUALLY IN APRIL
8/26 – Dix Park Inter-Tribal Pow Wow – Raleigh
8/26 – Dessert Wars Charlotte – Charlotte
8/26 – Mountain Warrior Renaissance Faire – Lansing
8/26 – Packapalooza – Raleigh
8/26 – High Country Beer Fest – Boone
8/26 – Unity Walk and Festival – Greensboro
8/26-8/27 – The Secret Garden Soiree Festival – Raleigh
8/26-8/27 – Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival – Cary
8/26-8/27 – WoodMill Winery’s Grape Stomp Festival – Vale
8/26-8/27 – Highlands Mountaintop Art and Craft Show II – Highlands

OHIO

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

PENNSYLVANIA

8/24-8/26 – Austin Dam Show: Rock of Ages – Austin
8/24-8/26 – The Band Jam Grass Roots Music Festival – Slippery Rock
8/24-8/27 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Pittsburgh Zoo III – Pittsburgh
8/24-8/27 – Crooktop Old Time Music Festival – Bradford
8/25-8/26 – Grateful Daytrippers Family Reunion – Sellersville
8/25-8/27 – Corks and Kegs – Washington
8/25-8/27 – Jake’s Dream Reggae and Arts Festival – Gibbon Glade
8/25-8/27 – Great American Banana Split Celebration – Latrobe
8/25-8/27 – Summer Days at Port Farms IV – Waterford
8/25-8/27 – Zabawa Polish Summer Festival – Erie
Weekend continues below…

8/25-8/27 – Seven Springs Wine Festival – Seven Springs
8/25-8/27 – Kinzua Heritage Arts and Music Festival – Russell
8/25-8/27 – Butler Italian Festival – Butler
8/26 – Squonkapalooza – Johnstown
8/26 – Rhythm and Wine Festival – West Wyoming
8/26 – Hazleton Rotary Wine and Beer Festival – Hazleton
8/26 – Slavic-American Festival – Harrisburg
8/26 – Pennsylvania Cigar Box Guitar Festival – York
Weekend continues below…

8/26 – New Berlin Day – New Berlin
8/26 – Lansdale Festival of the Arts – Lansdale
8/26 – Brenckle’s Corn Festival – Butler
8/26 – Fonthill Castle Beer Fest – Doylestown
8/26 – Shippensburg Corn Festival – Shippensburg
8/26 – Marshall Township Community Day – Marshall Township
8/26 – South Fayette Community Day – South Fayette
8/26 – North Hills Brew Fest – Cheswick
8/26 – Pittsburgh Taco Festival – Pittsburgh
8/26 – Squirrel Hill Night Market II – Pittsburgh
Weekend continues below…

8/26-8/27 – St. George Greek Festival – New Castle
8/26-8/27 – Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire II – Manheim
8/26-8/27 – Wally Lake Fest – Hawley
8/26-8/27 – Mountain Spirit Pow Wow at Mason Dixon Park – Mt. Morris, PA/Core, WV
8/26-8/27 – Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival I – West Newton
8/26-8/27 – Shadyside: The Art Festival on Walnut Street – Pittsburgh
8/27 – Dominican Festival – Allentown
8/27 – Stone Lake Winery Taste Around the States Food Truck Festival – Saylorsburg
8/27 – Ukrainian Folk Festival – Horsham
8/27 – Philly Caribbean Festival – Philadelphia
8/27 – Clam Jam – Easton
8/27 – High Country Arts and Crafts Fair – Clearfield

SOUTH CAROLINA

8/24-8/27 – Keep Newberry Beautiful Summer Fair – Newberry
8/25-8/26 – Spring Water Festival – Williamston
8/26 – Main Street Latin Festival – Columbia
8/26 – Summerfest York – York
8/26 – August Farm Festival and Craft Fair – Taylors
8/26 – For the Love of Hops Craft Beer Festival – Lexington
8/27 – SC Reggae Jerk and Wine Festival – Charleston

TENNESSEE

8/25 – Friday Night Market in the BORO and Food Truck Festival XXI – Murfreesboro
8/25-8/26 – Sweet Tea and Southern Pickin’s Festival – McKenzie
8/25-8/26 – Knoxville Asian Festival – Knoxville
8/26 – Rail and Hops Brewers Festival – Chattanooga
8/26 – First Lutheran’s GermanFest – Knoxville
8/26 – Maryville Fairy Fest – Maryville
8/26 – Summer of Love Hippie Festival – Dayton
8/26 – Tennessee Smokies BeerFest – Kodak
Weekend continues below…

8/26 – Apple Pie Festival at The Little Red Orchard – Rickman
8/26 – USA Today Wine and Food Festival – Nashville
8/26 – Lakeway International Food Festival – Morristown
8/26 – Rock the Smokies Christian Music Festival – Pigeon Forge
8/26 – Cherokee Heritage Day – Elizabethton
8/26-8/27 – Celebrate Oak Ridge! – Oak Ridge
8/26-8/27 – Beersheba Springs Arts and Craft Fair – Beersheba Springs

VIRGINIA

8/25-8/26 – Virginia Beach Funk Fest Beach Party – Virginia Beach
8/25-8/27 – Oak Grove Folk Music Festival – Oak Grove
8/26 – Backyard Bash – Newport News
8/26 – Watermelon Wine Festival – Winchester
8/26 – Around the World Cultural Food Festival – Alexandria
8/26 – Belle Grove Plantation Wine Fest – Middletown
8/26 – Appalachian FarmFest – Covington
8/26 – Chesapeake Bay KOA BBQ Cook Off – Cape Charles
8/26 – Rockbridge Community Festival – Lexington
8/26 – Roanoke Wing Fest – Roanoke
8/26 – Pawpaw Festival at Endview Plantation – Newport News
8/26 – Neptune’s Coastal Craft Beer Festival – Virginia Beach
8/26-8/27 – Richmond Coptic Festival – Chesterfield
8/26-8/27 – Seawall Art Show – Portsmouth
8/27 – Great Falls Honey Harvest Festival – Great Falls

WEST VIRGINIA

8/21-8/27 – Appalachian Festival II – Beckley
8/24-8/26 – Fly In Festival – Huntington
8/24-8/26 – West Virginia Cupcake Festival – Hurricane
8/24-8/27* – Metal in the Mountains – Pipestem – CANCELLED
8/26 – Fuzzfest – Morgantown
8/26 – Mountain Vista Music Festival – Summersville
8/26 – Taco Fest – Huntington
8/26 – Bluefield Lemonade Festival – Bluefield
8/26 – Mountaineer Main Street – St. Albans
8/26-8/27 – Mountain Spirit Pow Wow at Mason Dixon Park – Mt. Morris, PA/Core, WV
8/26-8/27 – West Virginia State Honey Festival – Parkersburg

WISCONSIN

8/24-8/26 – Bluegrass in the Pines – Rosholt
8/24-8/27 – Loyal Corn Festival – Loyal
8/24-8/27 – West Bend GERMANfest – West Bend
8/24-8/27 – Rutabaga Festival – Cumberland
8/25-8/26 – Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival – Superior
8/25-8/26 – Country in the Burg – Cedarburg
8/25-8/26 – Taste of Portage Market Fair – Portage
8/25-8/27 – Orton Park Festival – Madison
8/25-8/27 – Summer Festival at St. Pius X – Appleton
Weekend continues below…

8/25-8/27 – Neesh-La Contest Powwow – Wisconsin Dells
8/25-8/27 – Middleton Good Neighbor Festival – Middleton
8/25-8/27 – Artstreet – Green Bay
8/25-8/27 – Hustlerfest – Hustler
8/25-8/27 – Leon Gatorfest – Leon
8/25-8/27 – Great River Folk Festival – La Crosse
8/25-8/27 – St. Sava Orthodox Serbian Days – Milwaukee
8/25-8/27 – A Taste of Egypt Festival – Oak Creek
8/25-8/27 – Mexican Fiesta – Milwaukee
8/25-8/27 – St. Agnes Parish Festival – Butler
8/25-8/27 – DandiLion Daze – Muskego
Weekend continues below…