Nearly 600 Festivals this weekend as the Fall Festivals are here with something to do in every state.
It’s a fantastic festival weekend, Festival Fans!
The month of September is a great month for festivals as the summer trips have ended and most families are settled in at home, thanks to school and work.
As a result, more communities tend to get involved with festivals, whether as a host or attendee, and festivals in even the smallest of towns can bring in hundreds of thousands of festival visitors over a weekend.
We are basically in the period of Fall Festivals, offering seasonal treats like apple, pumpkin and grape products (sometimes in the form of hard ciders, pies and wines), tons of craft vendors and so much more.
In fact, it’s also Oktoberfest Season – check out my Oktoberfest Guide at https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/oktoberfest-guide-2024/
I love this time of year!
This weekend, there are nearly 600 festivals throughout the states, including…
- the Ozark Folk Festival in Arkansas
- Boardwalk Arts Festival in Delaware
- a Doc Holliday Festival in Georgia
- a Tamale Festival in Illinois
- Roann Covered Bridge Festival in Indiana
- a Porchfest in Iowa
- a Pawpaw Festival in Kentucky
- a Bigfoot Festival in Louisiana
- Hippie Living Fair in Michigan
- the Defeat of Desse James Days in Minnesota
- Twin City Days in Missouri
- Sparta Renaissance Festival in New Jersey
- Luma Festival in New York
- Autumn at Oz in North Carolina
- Pennsylvania Bigfoot Camping Adventure in Pennsylvania
- Fried Pie Festival in Tennessee
- two Pickle Festival in Texas
- a Pickle Festival also in Virginia
- a Fondue Festival in Wisconsin
- TONS of Renaissance Fairs, Medieval Festivals, Seafood Festivals , Apple/Corn/Beer/Wine Festivals, and Cultural Festivals
- 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
Bernard Blues and BBQ (Cullman)
Arkansas
Ozark Folk Festival (Eureka Springs)
Delaware
Nantichoke Indian Powwow (Milton)
Florida
The Fuzzy Pineapple Food Festival (Tallahassee)
Georgia
Blind Willie McTell Music Festival (Thomson), Paulding Meadows Arts and Crafts Festival (Dallas)
Illinois
Our Big Fat Greek Festival (Rock Island), When I’m 64 Beatles Music Festival (Prairietown), Tamale Fest – (Rockford)
Indiana
Septemberfest (Dubois), Little Cousin Jasper Festival (Rensselaer), Door Village Harvest Festival (La Porte)
Iowa
Gurnfest (Des Moines), Wild Cat Outlaw Music Festival (Newton)
Kentucky
Versailles Twilight Festival, Big Four Arts Festival (Louisville)
Louisiana
Natchitoches Louisiana Bigfoot Festival (Natchitoches)
Maryland
Reisterstown Festival, Takoma Park Folk Festival
Michigan
Hippie Living Fair (Berrien Springs), Wheatland Music Festival (Remus), Old Car Festival (Dearborn)
Minnesota
Kellogg Watermelon Festival (Wabasha), HermannFest (New Ulm), Taste of Greece Festival (Minneapolis)
Mississippi
Ben Fest (Columbus)
Missouri
JOMO Pridefest (Joplin,) Polish Festival (Florissant), Chautauqua in the Park (Chillicothe)
New Jersey
Beach Plum Festival (Seaside Park), Greg DiAntonio Memorial Reggae Fest (Wildwood)
New York
Webster Garlic Fest (Webster), Schlachtfest (East Aurora)
North Carolina
Blue Bear Music Fest (Boone), NC Freedom Fest (Goldsboro)
Pennsylvania
Palmerton Community Festival, Allentown BeerFest (Allentown, Pittsburgh Irish Festival
South Carolina
Upstate Renaissance Faire (Greer)
Tennessee
Middle TN Fried Pickle Festival (Murfreesboro), Knoxville Asian Festival
Texas
Bat Fest (Austin), Grand Prairie Pickle Fest
Virginia
Roanoke Taco Fest
Washington, DC
Adams Morgan Day Festival
West Virginia
Ephraim Bee Festival (West Union), Nitro Boomtown Days
Wisconsin
Milwaukee’s Original Oktoberfest I (Glendale), Darien Cornfest, Sputnikfest (Manitowoc)
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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-090824/
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: September 5-8, 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
9/7 – Versailles Twilight Festival – Versailles, KENTUCKY – My Review
9/7-9/8 – Michigan Renaissance Festival IV – Holly, MICHIGAN – My Review
9/4-9/8 – Farmers and Threshermens Jubilee – New Centerville, PENNSYLVANIA – My Review
9/6-9/8 – Pittsburgh Irish Festival – Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA – My Review
9/6-9/8 – Mountain Craft Days – Somerset, PENNSYLVANIA – My Review
9/6-9/8 – West Newton Community Festival – West Newton, PENNSYLVANIA – My Review
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ALABAMA
9/6 – Alabama Women in Jazz Festival – Huntsville
9/6-9/7 – Birmingham Artwalk – Birmingham
9/7 – Tinglewood Festival – Montevallo
9/7 – Relay for Life – Moody
9/7-9/8 – Bernard Blues and BBQ – Cullman
ARKANSAS
9/5-9/8 – Ozark Folk Festival – Eureka Springs
9/6-9/8 – Flux Campout LAMBDA – Hartman
9/7 – South Ark Outdoor Expo – El Dorado
9/7-9/8 – Arkansas Renaissance Festival II – Mt. Vernon
DELAWARE
9/7 – Historic Odessa Brewfest – Odessa
9/7 – India Fest – Newark
9/7 – MickeyFest – New Castle
9/7 – Bethany Beach Boardwalk Arts Festival – Bethany Beach
9/7-9/8 – Brandywine Festival of the Arts – Wilmington
9/7-9/8 – Nantichoke Indian Powwow – Milton
FLORIDA
9/4-9/8 – Key West Womenfest – Key West
9/6 – Emerald Coast Beer Festival – Pensacola
9/7 – The Fuzzy Pineapple Food Festival – Tallahassee
9/7 – Avalon Park Night Market III – Orlando
9/7 – Galaxy Festival – Jacksonville
9/7-9/8 – Tinez Farms Fall Festival I – Miami
GEORGIA
9/4-9/7 – ProgPower USA – Atlanta
9/5-9/8 – Helen Oktoberfest I – Helen
9/5-9/8 – Yellow Daisy Festival – Stone Mountain
9/6-9/7 – Doc Holliday Festival – Griffin
9/6-9/8 – Chattahoochee Mountain Fair I – Clarkesville
9/7 – Warrenton Downtown Days IV – Warrenton
9/7 – Blue Ridge Mountains Wine and Jazz Festival – Ellijay
9/7 – Festival of Arts – Fayetteville
9/7 – Beloved Community International Expo – Atlanta
Weekend continues below…
9/7 – Taste of Smyrna – Smyrna
9/7 – Buffalo Creek Fall Festival – Carrollton
9/7 – Atlanta British Car Fayre – Norcross
9/7 – Ball Ground Art on Main – Ball Ground
9/7 – Thomasville Brewfest – Thomasville
9/7 – Blind Willie McTell Music Festival – Thomson
9/7 – Atlanta Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival – Gainesville
9/7-9/8 – 4F Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire: Fall I – Danielsville
9/7-9/8 – Native American Festival – Indian Springs
9/7-9/8 – Paulding Meadows Arts and Crafts Festival – Dallas
9/8 – Atlanta Seafood and Caribbean Music Festival – Atlanta
ILLINOIS
9/4-9/8 – The Sandwich Fair – Sandwich
9/4-9/8 – Pekin Marigold Festival – Pekin
9/5 – Downtown Evanston Thursday Night Market IV – Evanston
9/5 – Kits, Cats and Kids Block Party – Evanston
9/5-9/7 – McLeansboro Fall Festival – McLeansboro
9/5-9/7 – El Paso Corn Festival – El Paso
9/5-9/7 – Willow Springs Luminous Festival – Tamms
9/5-9/7 – Cairo Heritage Blues/Gospel Festival – Cairo
9/5-9/8 – Cache River Days – Ullin
9/6-9/7 – Carterville Lions Club Free Fair – Carterville
9/6-9/7 – Lena Lions Fall Festival – Lena
9/6-9/7 – Art, Wind and Fire Festival – Macomb
9/6-9/7 – Itasca Oktoberfest – Itasca
9/6-9/8 – Taste of Chicago – Chicago
9/6-9/8 – Homestead Festival – Princeton
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9/6-9/8 – Roscoe Lions Fall Festival – Roscoe
9/6-9/8 – Festival of the Vine – Geneva
9/6-9/8 – Taste of Greektown – Chicago
9/6-9/8 – Broomcorn Festival – Arcola
9/6-9/8 – Taste of Greektown – Chicago
9/6-9/8 – Our Big Fat Greek Festival – Rock Island
9/6-9/8 – Winfield Good Old Days – Winfield
9/6-9/8 – Village of Monee Fall Fest – Monee
9/6-9/8 – Throwback Music Fest – Chicago
9/6-9/8 – Bengtson’s Pumpkin Fest I – Homer Glen
9/6-9/8 – Oak Lawn Fall Music Festival – Oak Lawn
9/6-9/8 – Cedarhurst Art and Craft Fair – Mt. Vernon
9/6-9/8 – Havana Oktoberfest – Havana
9/6-9/8 – Chicago German-American Oktoberfest – Chicago
Weekend continues below…
9/6-9/8 – Golden IL Fall Festival – Golden
9/7 – Tamale Fest – Rockford
9/7 – Outlaw Music Festival – Tinley Park
9/7 – When I’m 64 Beatles Music Festival – Prairietown
9/7 – VolksFest Craft Beer and Wine Festival – Genoa
9/7 – Traditional Music Festival – Petersburg
9/7 – 79th Street Renaissance Festival – Chicago
9/7 – East Moline Harmony Fest – East Moline
9/7 – Bloomingdale Septemberfest – Bloomingdale
9/7 – Screw City Beer Fest – Rockford
9/7 – Alto Vineyards Harvest Festival – Alto Pass
9/7 – Diamond Fall Fest – Coal City
9/7 – Dement Town Music Fest – Dixon
9/7 – Taste of Fiesta – Rock Falls
9/7 – Naperville Food Truck Fall Festival – Naperville
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9/7-9/8 – Military History Weekend (formerly WWII Days) – Lockport
9/7-9/8 – Evanston Folk Festival – Evanston
9/7-9/8 – Lakeview Taco Fest – Chicago
9/7-9/8 – Printer’s Row Lit Fest – Chicago
9/7-9/8 – Thirsty Ears Festival – Chicago
9/7-9/8 – Goebbert’s Farm Fall Festival I – South Barrington
9/7-9/8 – Revolutionary War Reenactment and Grand Encampment – Wheaton
9/7-9/8 – Mundelein Fine Arts Festival – Mundelein
9/7-9/8 – Mum Fest – Clinton
9/7-9/8 – The Miracle in Mundelein – Mundelein
9/7-9/8 – Renegade Craft Fair – Chicago
9/8 – Scandinavian Day Festival – South Elgin
9/8 – Ela Township History Day and Antique and Artisan Market – Lake Zurich
9/8 – DeKalb Kite Fest – DeKalb
9/8 – Grand Detour Arts Festival – Dixon
INDIANA
9/5-9/7 – Grabill Country Fair – Grabill
9/5-9/7 – Dale Fall Festival – Dale
9/5-9/7 – The German American Klub of Indianapolis Oktoberfest – Indianapolis
9/5-9/7 – Roann Covered Bridge Festival – Roann
9/5-9/7 – Tipton County Pork Festival – Tipton
9/5-9/7 – Lynn Lions Club Tractor Pulls and Food Truck Festival – Lynn
9/5-9/8 – Roanoke Fall Festival – Roanoke
9/5-9/8 – Turkey Trot Festival – Montgomery
9/6 – Fiesta in the Park – Schereville
9/6-9/7 – Chelsea Jubilee – Madison
9/6-9/7 – Middlebury Fall Festival – Middlebury
9/6-9/7 – St. Mary Community Festival – North Vernon
9/6-9/7 – Brown’s Accents Fall Festival – Attica
9/6-9/7 – Pendleton Fall Festival – Pendleton
9/6-9/7 – Fall Sunflower Market at Lambrecht Farm – Bedford
9/6-9/8 – Lions Club Fall Festival – Zionsville
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9/6-9/8 – Monrovia Festival – Monrovia
9/6-9/8* – Moon and Stars Festival – Henryville – NEXT IN 2025
9/6-9/8 – Cumberland Covered Bridge Festival – Matthews
9/6-9/8 – Dan Patch Days – Oxford
9/6-9/8 – Little Cousin Jasper Festival – Rensselaer
9/7 – Columbus Pride Festival – Columbus
9/7 – Arts, Blues and BBQ Festival – Spencer
9/7 – Arts on the Millrace – Goshen
9/7 – Heart of Rushville’s Friends of Fred Food Truck Festival – Rushville
9/7 – Septemberfest – Dubois
9/7 – Brewed IN the Fort Craft Beer Fest – Fort Wayne
9/7 – Valparaiso Popcorn Festival – Valparaiso
9/7 – St. Joan of Arc French Market Festival – Indianapolis
Weekend continues below…
9/7 – Penrod Arts Fair – Indianapolis
9/7 – Potterypalooza – Richmond
9/7 – St. Boniface GermanFest – Lafayette
9/7 – Hops and Coaster Drops at Indiana Beach: Craft Beer, Wine and Spirits Festival – Monticello
9/7 – East Chicago Festival de la Monarca/Monarch Festival – East Chicago
9/7-9/8 – Columbus Scottish Festival – Columbus
9/7-9/8 – Door Village Harvest Festival – La Porte
9/7-9/8 – Fair on the Square – Danville
9/7-9/8* – All IN Music and Arts Festival – Indianapolis – CANCELLED
9/7-9/8 – Cambridge City Canal Days – Cambridge City
9/7-9/8 – Stone’s Trace Pioneer Festival – Ligonier
9/7-9/8 – Haynie’s Corner Arts District Front Porch Fest – Evansville
9/7-9/8 – Bridgeton Mill Milling Days – Bridgeton
9/7-9/8 – Andersontown Powwow and Indian Market – Alexandria
IOWA
9/5-9/8 – Onawa Harvest Festival – Onawa
9/6-9/7 – Stockport Lions BBQ Days – Stockport
9/6-9/8 – Fayette Watermelon Days – Fayette
9/6-9/8 – Cromwell Harvest Fest – Cromwell
9/7 – Smile Fest: Family Festival – Council Bluffs
9/7 – VIVA Ottumwa International Festival – Ottumwa
9/7 – Wild Cat Outlaw Music Festival – Newton
9/7 – Fiesta en Lenox – Lenox
9/7 – Gurnfest – Des Moines
9/7-9/8 – Beaux Arts Fair II – Davenport
9/7-9/8 – Carstens Farm Days – Shelby
9/7-9/8 – Renaissance Faire at Sleepy Hollow: Fall Faire II – Des Moines
9/8 – Checker’s Stone Soul Picnic – Cedar Falls
9/8 – PorchFest Des Moines – Des Moines
9/8 – St. Anthony Catholic Church Kermes/Carnival – Davenport
9/8 – Queen of Peace Parish Fall Festival – Waterloo
KENTUCKY
9/5 – Fireman’s Chili Cook-Off Celebration – Georgetown
9/5-9/7 – The Knott County Gingerbread Festival – Hindman
9/5-9/7 – Old Fashioned Trading Days – Williamsburg
9/6 – Tacos N’ Tequila – Lexington
9/6-9/7 – German American Club Oktoberfest – Louisville
9/6-9/7 – Garrard County Rural Heritage Tobacco Festival – Lancaster
9/6-9/7 – Lawrence County Septemberfest – Louisa
9/6-9/8 – Pickin’ on a Soldier’s Heart – Hardin
9/6-9/8 – Fraley Festival of Traditional Music – Olive Hill
9/6-9/8 – Festival of the Mewz/Hannah Fest – Irvine
Weekend continues below…
9/6-9/8 – Roots and Heritage Festival – Lexington
9/6-9/8 – Annual Festival of the Horse – Georgetown
9/7 – Water Lantern Festival – Lexington
9/7 – Bourbon and Blades – Radcliff
9/7 – Oak Grove Butterfly Festival – Oak Grove
9/7 – Swingtime by the River – Augusta
9/7 – PossumFest – Cumberland
9/7 – Louisville Pawpaw Festival – Louisville
9/7 – Black Patch Heritage Festival – Princeton
9/7 – Versailles Twilight Festival – Versailles – My Review
9/7 – Good Shepherd September Fest – Louisville
Weekend continues below…
9/7 – Homeplace Fall Heritage Festival – Campbellsville
9/7 – Painted Stone Settlers Long Run Massacre – Shelbyville
9/7 – Kentucky Dragon Boat Festival – Louisville
9/7-9/8 – Big Four Arts Festival – Louisville
9/7-9/8 – Evans Orchard Apple Festival – Georgetown
9/7-9/8 – Ravenna Railroad Festival – Ravenna
9/7-9/8 – Applefest at Eckert’s Orchard I – Versailles
9/7-9/8 – Trail of Tears Pow Wow – Hopkinsville
9/7-9/8 – Trimble County Apple Festival – Bedford
LOUISIANA
9/7 – Market at the Marina IX – Houma
9/7 – Bossier Night Market III – Bossier City
9/7 – Fall Fest at Cotile Lake Recreation Park – Boyce
9/7 – Natchitoches Louisiana Bigfoot Festival – Natchitoches
9/8 – Oldies But Goodies Fest – Port Allen
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
9/6-9/7 – The Deep Creek Lake Art and Wine Festival – McHenry
9/6-9/7 – Wine on the Beach Wine Fest – Ocean City
9/6-9/8 – Milburn Orchards Fall Festival Weekends II – Elkton
9/6-9/8 – Watersedge Fall Festival – Dundalk
9/7 – Dueling Decades Fest – Hagerstown
9/7 – Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company Scrapple Fest – Rock Hall
9/7 – Silver Spring Jazz Festival – Silver Spring
9/7 – Piney Orchard Street Festival – Odenton
9/7 – Monarch Madness – Williamsport
Weekend continues below…
9/7 – Troyfest – Frederick
9/7 – Mount Rainier Day Festival – Mount Rainier
9/7-9/8 – Boonesborough Days – Boonsboro
9/7-9/8 – Clarksville Sunflower Market IV – Ellicott City
9/7-9/8 – Ukrainian Festival – Baltimore
9/7-9/8 – DCA Festival and Community Bazaar – Lanham
9/7-9/8 – Reisterstown Festival – Reisterstown
9/7-9/8 – Fall Music and Craft Festival – Frederick
9/7-9/8 – Sunflower Festival at Summers Farm IV – Middletown
9/7-9/8 – Maryland Renaissance Festival III – Annapolis
9/8 – Salvadoran Festival – Gaithersburg
9/8 – Silver Spring Arts and Crafts End of Summer Celebration – Silver Spring
9/8 – Takoma Park Folk Festival – Takoma Park
9/8 – Adams Morgan Day Festival – Washington, DC
MICHIGAN
9/4-9/8 – Charlotte Frontier Days – Charlotte
9/5-9/8 – Eagle Days – Eagle
9/5-9/8 – Antique Engine and Tractor Show – South Haven
9/5-9/8 – Richmond Good Old Days – Richmond
9/6-9/7 – Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple and BBQ Festival – Hart
9/6-9/7 – Brighton’s Smokin’ Jazz and Barbecue Blues Festival – Brighton
9/6-9/7 – Emerald Isle Irish Feile – Beaver Island
9/6-9/7 – Cedar E. Chavez Fiesta – Lansing
9/6-9/8 – Hippie Living Fair – Berrien Springs
9/6-9/8 – Art and Apples Festival – Rochester
9/6-9/8 – St. Hubert Fall Festival – Harrison Township
Weekend continues below…
9/6-9/8 – St. Charles Borromeo Parish Festival – Newport
9/6-9/8 – Plymouth Fall Festival – Plymouth
9/6-9/8 – WoodKey Fest – Carsonville
9/6-9/8 – Posen Potato Festival – Posen
9/6-9/8 – Wheatland Music Festival – Remus
9/6-9/8 – Frankenmuth Auto Fest – Frankenmuth
9/6-9/8 – Wine and Harvest Festival – Paw Paw
9/6-9/8 – St. Lawrence Applefest – Utica
9/7 – Detroit Water Lantern Festival – Harrison Township
9/7 – Oscoda Rock Fest – Oscoda
9/7 – Wicked Bizarre – Livonia
9/7 – Ovid Carriage Days – Ovid
9/7 – Motor City EGGFest – Novi
9/7 – Eastown Streetfair – Grand Rapids
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9/7 – Kalamazoo Scottish Festival and Highland Games – Kalamazoo
9/7 – U.P. Fall Beer Festival – Marquette
9/7 – Dally in the Alley – Detroit
9/7 – St. Isaac Jogues Harvest Fest – St. Clair Shores
9/7 – Muskegon County Latino Festival – Muskegon
9/7 – Westland Craft Beer and Wine Festival – Westland
9/7-9/8 – Michigan Renaissance Festival IV – Holly – My Review
9/7-9/8 – Grand Valley American Indian Lodge Pow Wow – Grand Rapids
9/7-9/8 – Canterbury Donut and Cider Fest – Lake Orion
9/7-9/8 – Founders Day – Sanford
9/7-9/8 – Old Car Festival – Dearborn
9/8 – Parkapalooza – Freeland
9/8 – Fall VegFest – Farmington
MINNESOTA
9/4-9/8 – Defeat of Jesse James Days – Northfield
9/5-9/7 – Burnsville Festival and Fire Muster – Burnsville
9/6 – St. Mary’s Germanfest – Stillwater
9/6-9/7 – Jordan Heimatfest – Jordan
9/6-9/7 – Taste of Osakis – Osakis
9/6-9/8 – Ely Harvest Moon Festival – Ely
9/6-9/8 – James J. Hill Days – Wayzata
9/6-9/8 – Kellogg Watermelon Festival – Wabasha
9/6-9/8 – Carver Steamboat Days – Carver
9/6-9/8 – Leech Lake Sagaswe iwe Traditional Powwow – Cass Lake
9/6-9/8 – Radio Waves Music Festival – Grand Marais
9/6-9/8 – Boxelder Bug Days – Minneota
9/6-9/8 – Big Muddy Brew ‘N Que – Winona
Weekend continues below…
9/6-9/8 – Oletoberfest – Alexandria
9/6-9/8 – Cromwell Harvest Festival – Cromwell
9/6-9/8 – Monson Lake Opry Festival – Sunburg
9/6-9/8 – Taste of Greece Festival – Minneapolis
9/7 – Happy Days – Ramsey
9/7 – Utschtallung/Heritage Fair – Mountain Lake
9/7 – Grand Rapids Riverfest – Grand Rapids
9/7 – Twin Cities Pagan Pride Fall Festival – Minneapolis
9/7 – Lake Superior Harvest Festival – Duluth
9/7 – Daisy Fest – Albert Lea
9/7 – Sandhill Crane Arts and Music Festival – Zimmerman
9/7 – SLP Art Fair (St. Louis Park Art Fair) – Minneapolis
9/7 – Linden Hills Woofstock – Minneapolis
9/7 – Washington County Bluegrass Festival – Lake Elmo
Weekend continues below…
9/7 – Mankato Pridefest – Mankato
9/7 – Hinckley Fall Fest – Hinckley
9/7 – HermannFest – New Ulm
9/7 – Jollof Festival Minneapolis – Minneapolis
9/7 – Monarch Festival/Festival de la Monarca – Minneapolis
9/7-9/8 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival IV – Shakopee
9/7-9/8 – Rock Bend Folk Festival – St. Peter
9/7-9/8 – St. Mary’s Fall Festival – Waverly
9/7-9/8 – St. Sahag Armenian Festival – Saint Paul
9/7-9/8 – Edina Fall into the Arts Festival – Edina
9/8 – St. Mary’s Rice Festival – Stillwater
9/8 – St. Catherine Church Fall Festival – Redwood Falls
9/8 – Church of St. Anthony Fall Festival – Watkins
9/8 – Church of St. George Fall Harvest Festival – Newton Township
MISSISSIPPI
9/7 – Blues and Heritage Festival – Pascagoula
9/7 – Ben Fest – Columbus
9/7 – Columbia Food and Music Festival – Columbia
MISSOURI
9/3-9/8 – Dancefestopia II – Kansas City
9/5-9/7 – Cole Camp Fair – Cole Camp
9/5-9/7 – St. James Grape and Fall Festival – St. James
9/6-9/7 – St. Joe Pride Fest – St. Joseph
9/6-9/7 – Southwest Missouri Celtic Heritage Festival and Highland Games – Buffalo
9/6-9/7 – Concordia Fall Festival – Concordia
9/6-9/8 – Art Westport – Kansas City
9/6-9/8 – Knox County Corn Festival – Edina
9/6-9/8 – JOMO Pridefest – Joplin
9/6-9/8 – Saint Louis Art Fair – St. Louis
9/6-9/8 – GloWild at the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium I – Kansas City
9/6-9/8 – Annunciation Greek Fest – Kansas City
9/6-9/8 – Manchester Homecoming Carnival and Festival – Manchester
Weekend continues below…
9/6-9/8 – Japanese Fall Festival – Springfield
9/6-9/8 – Calhoun Colt Show Fair and Festival — Calhoun
9/7 – The Zipper Fest – Columbia
9/7 – Bolivar Country Days – Bolivar
9/7 – Ballwin Craft Beer Festival – Ballwin
9/7 – Fall Into Arts Festival – Kennett
9/7 – Polish Festival – Florissant
9/7 – Mo Jazz Music Festival – Columbia
9/7 – Apple Festival at Riverwalk Market – St. Charles
9/7 – Sikeston Wine Festival – Sikeston
9/7 – Twin City Days – Festus/Crystal City
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9/7 – Whiskey and Turkey Festival – Kirksville
9/7 – Get the Red Out! – Warrensburg
9/7 – Crocker Railroad Days – Crocker
9/7 – Patriot Day Festival – Fort Leonard Wood
9/7-9/8 – Chautauqua in the Park – Chillicothe
9/8 – Outlaw Music Festival – St. Louis
9/8 – Capital Chalk Art Fair – Jefferson City
9/8 – St. Francis Borgia Parish Fall Festival – Washington
9/8 – Bluegrass and BBQ – Fulton
NEW JERSEY
9/5-9/8 – Hoboken Italian Festival – Hoboken
9/5-9/8 – St. Demetrios Greek Festival – Union
9/6-9/8 – St. Valentine Church Family Festival – Bloomfield
9/7 – Wildwood Food and Music Festival – Wildwood
9/7 – Sailfest – Island Heights
9/7 – Wood Street Fair – Burlington
9/7 – Food Trucktemberfest at Monmouth Park – Oceanport
9/7 – NJ Taco Festival – Augusta
9/7 – Lavallette Founders Day Street Fair – Lavallette
9/7 – Ocean County Irish Festival – Manahawkin
9/7 – Union County Celtic Festival – Clark
9/7 – Fiesta Latina – West Windsor
9/7 – Brielle Day – Brielle
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9/7 – Belmar San Gennaro Festival – Belmar
9/7 – Caribbean Food Fest – Parsippany-Troy Hills
9/7 – Weequahic Park House Music Festival – Newark
9/7 – Soul House – Union
9/7 – Edison Pride Festival – Edison
9/7 – Brew Blast Beer Festival on the Battleship – Camden
9/7 – Fall Brew by the Bay – Highlands
9/7 – St. Anianus Coptic Orthodox Church Community Fair – Monroe Township
9/7 – Burlington County Parks Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival – Springfield Township
9/7 – Barrington Brews, Beats and Eats – Barrington
9/7 – Boonton Brewfest – Boonton
9/7 – Mood’s Farm Market Apple Festival – Mullica Hill
9/7-9/8 – Wine on the Beach – Seaside Heights
9/7-9/8 – Laurita Winery’s Grape Stomping Food Truck Festival – New Egypt
9/7-9/8 – River’s Edge Artisan Festival: Fall – Lambertville
9/7-9/8 – Sunflower Festival at Dalton Farms II – Swedesboro
Weekend continues below…
9/7-9/8 – Sparta Renaissance Festival I – Sparta
9/7-9/8 – Fall Harvest Festival at Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm I – Jobstown
9/7-9/8 – Johnson’s Corner Farm Harvest Festival I – Medford
9/7-9/8 – Atlantic City Latino Festival – Atlantic City
9/8 – Highland Park Arts in the Park – Highland Park
9/8 – Beach Plum Festival – Seaside Park
9/8 – Irish American Association of Northwest Jersey Annual Feis – Augusta
9/8 – Out in the Park Festival at Cooper River – Cherry Hill
9/8 – St. Anne’s Parish Picnic – Fair Lawn
9/8 – Red Bank Fall Street Fair and Craft Show II – Red Bank
9/8 – Greg DiAntonio Memorial Reggae Fest – Wildwood
NEW YORK
9/5-9/7 – Lansing Community Celebration – Lansing
9/5-9/8 – Niagara County Peach Festival – Lewiston
9/5-9/8 – Gas and Steam Rally – Alexander
9/6 – ZooBrew IV – Rochester
9/6 – Grand Prix Festival – Watkins Glen
9/6-9/7 – Red, White and Blues Festival – Fredonia
9/6-9/7 – Luma Festival – Binghamton
9/6-9/7 – Syracuse Irish Festival – Syracuse
9/7 – Newark Rotary Family Fest – Newark
9/7 – Marion Fall Festival – Marion
9/7 – Barry’s Irish Festival – Webster
9/7 – Webster Garlic Fest – Webster
9/7 – Festival in the Park – Minoa
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9/7 – Syracuse Vegfest – Syracuse
9/7 – Farm Fest at Swyers Dairy Farm – Castile
9/7 – Central New York’s Tomato Fest – Auburn
9/7 – Wild Brews – West Falls
9/7-9/8 – Colden Festival – Colden
9/7-9/8 – M&T Bank Clothesline Festival – Rochester
9/7-9/8 – Merritt Estate Winery Septemberfest – Forestville
9/7-9/8 – Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival – Norwich
9/7-9/8 – Lumberjack Festival – Macedon
9/7-9/8 – Golden Harvest Festival – Baldwinsville
9/8 – Mutt Strut – Newark
9/8 – India Day Celebration – Vestal
9/8 – Schlachtfest – East Aurora
NORTH CAROLINA
9/4-9/7 – Antlers and Acorns: the Boone Songwriters Festival – Boone
9/5-9/7 – Hopscotch Music Festival – Raleigh
9/5-9/7 – Ayden Collard Festival – Ayden
9/5-9/7 – Dazzling Dahlia Festival – Highlands
9/6-9/7 – Indian Summer Festival – Hertford
9/6-9/7 – Blue Bear Music Fest – Boone
9/6-9/7 – NC Hot Sauce Contest – Oxford
9/6-9/7 – Mountain Song Festival – Brevard
9/6-9/7 – Bennett Flatwoods Festival – Bennett
9/6-9/7 – Morganton Festival – Morganton
9/6-9/8 – NC Folk Festival – Greensboro
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9/6-9/8 – Autumn at Oz I – Beech Mountain
9/6-9/8 – Thunder in the Smokies Fall Rally – Maggie Valley
9/6-9/8 – Yiasou Greek Festival – Charlotte
9/6-6/8 – Vintage Vibes Festival (instead of Dirty Dancing Festival) – Lake Lure/Chimney Rock
9/7 – New River Blues Festival – Grassy Creek
9/7 – NC Freedom Fest – Goldsboro
9/7 – Sculpture Celebration – Lenoir
9/7 – Shelby Food and Brews Festival – Shelby
9/7 – Piedmont Triad Water Lantern Festival – Reidsville
9/7 – North Carolina Honey Festival – Whiteville
OHIO
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PENNSYLVANIA
9/4-9/8 – Farmers and Threshermens Jubilee – New Centerville – My Review
9/5-9/7 – PennWest Edinboro Highland Games and Scottish Festival – Edinboro
9/5-9/8 – Nittany Antique Machinery Fall Show – Centre Hall
9/6 – Stewartstown Night Market IX – Stewartstown
9/6 – Dead Fest – West Chester
9/6-9/7 – Chile Pepper Food Festival – Bowers
9/6-9/7 – Pennsylvania Bigfoot Camping Adventure – Farmington
9/6-9/7 – Northern Appalachian Folk Festival – Indiana
9/6-9/8 – Danville Heritage Festival – Danville
9/6-9/8 – Palmerton Community Festival – Palmerton
9/6-9/8 – Summer Days at Port Farms VI – Waterford
9/6-9/8 – Felittese Festival – Old Forge
9/6-9/8 – Sprankle’s Octoberfest – Saxonburg
9/6-9/8 – Pittsburgh Irish Festival – Pittsburgh – My Review
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9/6-9/8 – Pittsburgh Lebanese Festival – Pittsburgh
9/6-9/8 – West Newton Community Festival – West Newton – My Review
9/6-9/8 – A Fair in the Park – Pittsburgh
9/6-9/8 – Hay Creek Festival – Geigertown
9/6-9/8 – Mountain Craft Days – Somerset – My Review
9/7* – Fire and Smoke Festival – Bainbridge – CANCELLED
9/7 – Haverford Township Music Festival – Havertown
9/7 – Allentown BeerFest – Allentown
9/7 – Glory Bound Music Festival – Ridgway
9/7 – Fleetville Fall Fair – Fleetville
9/7 – Montage Mountain Cigar-BQ – Scranton
9/7 – South Wayne PorchFest – Wayne
9/7 – Bucks-Mont Oktoberfest – Warminster
9/7 – Covenanter Scottish Festival and Highland Games – Quarryville
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9/7 – Irish American Festival – Stroudsburg
9/7 – St. Lawrence Fall Festival – Cadogan
9/7 – Milton Harvest Festival I – Milton
9/7 – Philadelphia Honey Festival – Philadelphia
9/7 – Homegrown Music Festival – Johnstown
9/7 – Bristol Lions Italian Day Festival – Bristol
9/7 – Danville Fall Arts and Crafts Festival – Danville
9/7 – Clifford Parkfest – Clifford
9/7 – Sandyvale Wine Festival – Johnstown
9/7 – Fall Fest at Flinchbaugh’s Orchard I – Hellam
9/7 – Phoenixville Blues Festival – Phoenixville
9/7 – Lake Latonka Fall Festival – Mercer
9/7 – Sewickley Harvest Festival – Sewickley
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9/7 – Moon Wizarding Festival – Moon Township
9/7-9/8 – Dauphin County Jazz and Wine Festival – Harrisburg
9/7-9/8 – Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire IV – Manheim
9/7-9/8 – Latrobe Italian Festival – Latrobe
9/7-9/8 – Egyptian Festival I – Hatfield
9/7-9/8 – Sudden Little Thrills – Pittsburgh
9/7-9/8 – Roba Family Farms Dino Days I – Dalton
9/7-9/8 – Doylestown Arts Festival – Doylestown
9/7-9/8 – Polish American Family Festival and Country Fair II – Doylestown
9/7-9/8 – Pennsylvania Endless Mountains Fiber Festival – New Milford
9/7-9/8 – Celebration of the Arts Jazz and Arts Festival – Delaware Water Gap
9/7-9/8 – Gettysburg Wine and Music Festival – Gettysburg
9/7-9/8 – The Rosemary House Fairy Festival – Mechanicsburg
9/7-9/8 – Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival III – West Newton
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9/7-9/8 – Wild Wind Folk Art and Craft Festival – Pittsfield
9/7-9/8 – Saxonburg Artisan Market – Saxonburg
9/7-9/8 – Kennett Square Mushroom Festival – Kennett Square
9/8 – Narberth Music and Arts Festival II – Narberth
9/8 – Feria del Barrio – Philadelphia
9/8 – One World Festival – Lancaster
9/8 – Brazilian Day Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing – Philadelphia
9/8 – Brewing Diversity n Inclusion Festival – West Chester
9/8 – Chestnut Hill Clover Market: Fall – Philadelphia
9/8 – Hoodlebug Summerfest – Homer City
SOUTH CAROLINA
9/6 – Brews in the Burg – Orangeburg
9/6-9/7 – South Carolina Apple Festival – Westminster
9/6-9/7 – Upstate Renaissance Faire – Greer
9/7 – Meeting Street Music Fest – West Columbia
TENNESSEE
9/3-9/7 – Tennessee Soybean Festival – Martin
9/6 – Friday Night Market in the BORO and Food Truck Festival XVII – Murfreesboro
9/6-9/7 – Fall FunFest – Cookeville
9/6-9/7 – PossumStock – Adams
9/6-9/8 – Fried Pie Festival – Selmer
9/6-9/8 – Mountaineer Folk Festival – Spencer
9/7 – Middle TN Fried Pickle Festival – Murfreesboro
9/7 – Pawpalooza Pet Festival – Gallatin
9/7 – Washington County Heritage Fair– Jonesborough
9/7 – International Goat Days Festival – Millington
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9/7 – Clarksville Bacon Festival – Clarksville
9/7 – Dickson Pride Festival – Dickson
9/7 – Green Hills Park Festival – Nashville
9/7-9/8 – Knoxville Asian Festival – Knoxville
9/7-9/8 – Baileyton Celebration – Greeneville
9/7-9/8 – Middle Tennessee Highland Games and Celtic Festival – Hendersonville
9/7-9/8 – Germantown Festival – Germantown
9/7-9/8 – Fall Market at the Greenway – Cleveland
9/7-9/8 – Cherokee Fall Festival – Vonore
TEXAS
9/5-9/8 – St. Jude Carnival – Allen
9/6 – Celina Friday Night Market VII – Celina
9/7 – Beats and BBQ Bash – Texas City
9/7 – In a Pickle Festival – Kingwood
9/7 – Muster Festival – Huntsville
9/7 – Celebrate Southlake – Southlake
9/7 – Grand Prairie Pickle Fest – Grand Prairie
9/7 – Bat Fest – Austin
9/7 – Market Day on Main Street II – Marble Falls
9/7 – Taste of Trophy Club – Trophy Club
9/7 – Nacogdoches Mac ‘n Cheese Fest – Nacogdoches
9/7 – Alvin Hispanic Heritage Fiesta – Alvin
9/7 – El Amistad Club Fiesta – Round Rock
9/8 – Holy Cross Church Festival – Yorktown
9/8 – Taste of Renaissance Festival at Traders Village Houston – Houston
9/8 – Galveston Summerfest at East Beach – Galveston
VIRGINIA
9/6-9/7 – Watermelon Pickers’ Fest – Berryville
9/6-9/7 – Holy Family Fun Festival – Dale City
9/6-9/8 – Beaver Dam Farms Sunflower Festival I – Buchanan
9/6-9/8 – Hopewell Rivers and Roads – Hopewell
9/7 – CaribFest – Norfolk
9/7 – 757 Battle of the Beers – Virginia Beach
9/7 – West Oaks Picklechester Festival – Winchester
9/7 – Virginia Hard Cider Festival – Fredericksburg
9/7 – Avoca Museum’s Harvest Wine Festival – Altavista
9/7 – Heritage Day at Matthews Living History Farm Museum – Galax
9/7 – Roanoke Taco Fest – Roanoke
9/7 – Rosslyn Jazz Fest – Arlington
9/7-9/8 – St. George and St. Philapater Coptic Church Egyptian Festival – Richmond
9/7-9/8 – Burke Centre Festival – Burke
9/8 – Slavic American Festival – Annandale
9/8 – NBG Mushroom Festival – Norfolk
WEST VIRGINIA
9/3-9/7 – Beckley Kids Classic Festival II – Beckley
9/5-9/8 – Culturefest World Music and Arts Festival – Pipestem
9/5-9/8 – West Virginia Ribfest I – Huntington
9/6-9/7 – Nicholas County Potato Festival – Summersville
9/6-9/7 – Nitro Boomtown Days – Nitro
9/6-9/7 – War’s Down Home Fall Festival – War
9/7 – Ephraim Bee Festival – West Union
9/7 – Freshwater Folk Festival – White Sulphur Springs
9/7 – West Virginia Watermelon Festival at Sunset Berry Farm – Alderson
9/7 – Happy Retreat Craft Beer and Music Festival – Charles Town
9/7 – Black Heritage Festival – Clarksburg
9/7 – Chili’N on the Elk Chili Cook-Off and Craft Beer/Wine Festival – Clendenin
9/7-9/8 – Putnam County Homecoming – Winfield
WISCONSIN
9/5 – Superior Porchfest VI – Superior
9/6 – Outlaw Music Festival – Somerset
9/6-9/7 – Tosafest – Wauwatosa
9/6-9/7 – Chilimania – Edgerton
9/6-9/7 – Puckaway Pigfest BBQ Competition – Montello
9/6-9/7 – Franksville Food Truck Fest – Franksville
9/6-9/7 – Mississippi Mayhem Vintage Motor Festival – West Salem
9/6-9/7 – Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest III – Madison
9/6-9/8 – Granton Fall Festival – Granton
9/6-9/8 – Osceola Community Fair – Osceola
9/6-9/8 – Red Cliff Days – Red Cliff
9/6-9/8 – Milwaukee’s Original Oktoberfest I – Glendale
9/6-9/8 – Beloit Heritage Days – Beloit
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9/6-9/8 – Prescott Daze – Prescott
9/6-9/8 – Darien Cornfest – Darien
9/6-9/8 – St. Charles Parish Fall Fest – Hartland
9/6-9/8 – Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival – Jefferson
9/6-9/8 – Platteville Dairy Days Celebration – Platteville
9/7 – Heritage Fest at Schumacher Farm Park – Waunakee
9/7 – Osceola Wheels and Wings – Osceola
9/7 – Silver City Fest – Milwaukee
9/7 – Fall Crush Fest at Vines and Rushes Winery – Ripon
9/7 – St. Paul Parish Brat Fest – Combined Locks
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9/7 – Walk in the Woods Art Fair – Kenosha
9/7 – Mural Fest and Car Show – Ashland
9/7 – Crafty Apple Festival – Chilton
9/7 – Thirsty Troll Brew Fest – Mount Horeb
9/7 – Fondue Fest – Fond du Lac
9/7 – Pride in the Park – La Crosse
9/7 – Northside Festival – Madison
9/7 – Sputnikfest – Manitowoc
9/7 – Hudson Hometown Music Fest – Hudson
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9/7 – Pardeeville Watermelon Festival – Pardeeville
9/7 – Greenwood End of Summerfest – Greenwood
9/7 – Wild Rice Fest and Pow Wow – Lac du Flambeau
9/7-9/8 – Artrageous Weekend – Wausau
9/7-9/8 – SEWAPCS Fall Harvest Days – Union Grove
9/7-9/8 – Frank Mots International Kite Festival – Milwaukee
9/7-9/8 – Feast of St. Robert Bellarmine – Union Grove
9/7-9/8 – Mid-Lakes Agricultural Fair – Manitowoc
9/7-9/8 – Trimborn Farm Harvest of Arts and Crafts – Greendale
9/8 – Downtown “Grand” Affair – Wisconsin Rapids
9/8 – New Glarus Family Fest – New Glarus
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