Upcoming Northern Festival Weekend: January 15-18, 2026

Eagles, Ice, Cheese and Fire this weekend.

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

Festivals are already picking up in some of the states and the festival themes are varied.

Of course, there are Winter Festivals and Ice Festivals but there are celebrations of warmer things like Soup, Chili, Mac and Cheese and more.

Here are some of the interesting festivals going on in the region this weekend…

Pere Marquette Bald Eagle Festival in Illinois
Shipshewana Ice Festival and Chili Cookoff in Indiana
LeClaire Eagle Festival in Iowa
Cambridge Ice and Oyster Fest in Maryland
Ypsilanti Bourbon Fest in Michigan
Blake’s Bavarian Winterfest in Michigan
Viking Lakes Ice Festival in Minnesota
MO Mac and Cheese Fest in Missouri
Amsterdam SoupFest in New York
Tonawanda Winterfest in New York
Scranton Ice Festival in Pennsylvania
Fire and Ice Festival in Pennsylvania
Beer and Cheese Fest in Wisconsin

And there are more!

If none of these festivals appeal to you this weekend, you can always look ahead at what festivals are coming via the 2026 Festival Guide.

I’ve been updating events since we last spoke and I can guarantee that there have been changes to the guide since the last time you looked at it.

So keep checking the Festival Guide and planning away.

And please share the guides with others!

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Have a great weekend, everyone!

If you happen to be in Ohio this weekend, check this weekend’s post at OhioFestivals.net to see what’s going on. You can find this week’s post at https://ohiofestivals.net/ohio-weekend-011826/

And here are the other two sections again…
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-011826
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-011826

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: January 15-18, 2026

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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.

DELAWARE

No festivals this weekend.

ILLINOIS

1/18 – Pere Marquette Bald Eagle Festival – Grafton

INDIANA

1/16-1/17 – Carmel Festival of Ice – Carmel
1/16-1/17 – Shipshewana Ice Festival and Chili Cookoff – Shipshewana

IOWA

1/16-1/17 – Kee Live Music Festival – Cherokee
1/16-1/18 – Icestravaganza – Davenport
1/17-1/18 – LeClaire Eagle Festival – LeClaire

MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC

1/15-1/17 – Dreamfest – Ocean City
1/16-1/17 – Cambridge Ice and Oyster Fest – Cambridge

MICHIGAN

1/12-1/18 – The Big, Bright Light Show VIII – Rochester
1/16-1/17 – Ice Sculpture Festival – Tecumseh
1/16-1/18 – Hunter Ice Festival – Niles
1/17 – Ypsilanti Bourbon Fest – Ypsilanti
1/17-1/18 – Blake’s Bavarian Winterfest – Armada

MINNESOTA

1/14-1/18 – The World Snow Sculpting Championship – Stillwater
1/16-1/17 – Gichi Manidoo Giizis (Great Spirit Moon) Pow Wow – Carlton
1/16-1/18 – Viking Lakes Ice Festival I – Eagan

MISSOURI

1/17 – MO Mac and Cheese Fest – Springfield
1/17 – Winter Jam: St. Louis – St. Louis

NEW JERSEY

No festivals this weekend.

NEW YORK

1/15-1/18 – Tonawanda Winterfest – Tonawanda
1/16-1/17 – Wild Center Wild Lights VIII – Tupper Lake
1/16-1/18 – Salmon River Winter Festival – Pulaski
1/17 – Amsterdam SoupFest – Amsterdam
1/17 – Mendon Ponds Park Winterfest – Honeoye Falls
1/17 – Long Lake Winter Carnival – Long Lake

OHIO

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

PENNSYLVANIA

1/16-1/17 – January Ice Jam – Beaver Falls
1/16-1/17 – Fire and Frost Fun at Peddler’s Village II – Lahaska/New Hope
1/16-1/18 – Scranton Ice Festival – Scranton
1/16-1/18 – Fire and Ice Festival – Somerset
1/17 – Snowfest and Polar Plunge – Huntingdon

WEST VIRGINIA

No festivals this weekend.

WISCONSIN

1/16-1/17 – Ice Fisheree Festival – Marshall
1/17 – Delavan Winterfest – Delavan
1/17 – Beer and Cheese Fest – Madison

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