Upcoming Northern Festival Weekend: January 29 - February 1, 2026

Winter, a Groundhog, Beer and more.

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

I hope all of you are safe and sound, especially after last weekend’s weather.

While, to the best of my knowledge, all the festivals listed below are still going on, I ask you to check the festival websites before heading out to any of them.

Concerning this weekend’s festivals, the themes are still mostly related to Winter, Ice, and Snow.

There is the big Groundhog Days celebration in Punxsutawney this weekend, with Groundhog’s Day being Monday, as well as some Beer Festivals, a few Food Festivals, and more.

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

Fire and Ice Festival in Delaware
Downers Grove Ice Festival in Illinois
The Meltdown Winter Ice Festival in Indiana
BrrrFest in Iowa
Zehnder’s Snowfest in Michigan
Ice Breaker Festival in Michigan
St. Joseph Winter Beer Fest in Michigan
Hot Dish Festival in Minnesota
Fete De Glace in Missouri
Mount Holly Fire and Ice Festival in New Jersey
Winter Hoot in New York
Groundhog Days in the Park in Pennsylvania
Founders Philly Freeze-Out in Pennsylvania
Ice Bear 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-020126/

And here are the other two sections again…
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-020126
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-020126

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: January 29 – February 1, 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

1/30-2/1 – Fire and Ice Festival – Bethany Beach

ILLINOIS

1/30-2/1 – Downers Grove Ice Festival – Downers Grove

INDIANA

1/30-1/31 – The Meltdown Winter Ice Festival – Richmond
1/31 – Big Barn Beer Fest – Hobart

IOWA

1/31 – BrrrFest – Coralville

MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC

No festival this weekend.

MICHIGAN

1/28-2/1 – Zehnder’s Snowfest – Frankenmuth
1/30-1/31 – Ann Arbor Folk Fest – Ann Arbor
1/30-1/31 – Frostbite Winter Festival – Harrison
1/30-2/1 – Plymouth Ice Festival – Plymouth
1/30-2/1* – Royal Oak Winter Blast Weekend – Royal Oak – DISCONTINUED
1/30-2/1 – Ice Breaker Festival – South Haven
1/31 – Winter’s A DRAG! (World of Winter) – Grand Rapids
1/31 – Winterfest at Pier Park – Grosse Pointe Farms
1/31 – Pure Ludington Brrrew Fest – Ludington
1/31 – St. Joseph Winter Beer Fest – St. Joseph

MINNESOTA

1/26-2/1 – Saint Paul Winter Carnival II – Saint Paul
1/28-2/1 – The Great Northern – Minneapolis/Saint Paul
1/31 – Hot Dish Festival – Mankato
1/31 – Brewsology Beer Fest – Saint Paul

MISSOURI

1/29-1/31 – Bootheel Bluegrass Festival – Fruitland
1/31 – MO Bacon and Bourbon Festival – Columbia
1/31 – Winter Jam: Kansas City – Kansas City
1/31 – Fete De Glace – St. Charles

NEW JERSEY

1/30-2/1 – Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Greek Winter Feast – Egg Harbor
1/31 – Jersey City Whiskey Festival – Jersey City
1/31 – Mount Holly Fire and Ice Festival – Mount Holly

NEW YORK

1/30-1/31 – Funky Ice Fest II – Lake George
1/30-1/31 – Wild Center Wild Lights X – Tupper Lake
1/30-2/1 – Winter Hoot – Olivebridge
1/30-2/1 – Syracuse Winter Fair – Syracuse
1/31 – Hudson Valley WingFest – Poughkeepsie

OHIO

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

PENNSYLVANIA

1/29 – Greensburg Night Market I – Greensburg
1/29-2/1 – IceFest – Chambersburg
1/30-1/31 – Hummelstown Winter Fling – Hummelstown
1/30-2/1 – Clarks Summit Festival of Ice – Clarks Summit
1/31 – Ardmore Passport: World Pours Beer and Food Festival – Ardmore
1/31 – Chili-Q and Beer Garden – Chambersburg
1/31 – Groundhog Wine N Shine Fest – Clearfield
1/31 – Marienville Winterfest – Marienville
1/31 – Founders Philly Freeze-Out – Philadelphia
1/31 – Winterfest at Moraine State Park – Portersville
1/31-2/1 – Groundhog’s Winter Fest – Waterford
1/31-2/2 – Groundhog Days in the Park – Punxsutawney

WEST VIRGINIA

No festivals this weekend.

WISCONSIN

1/28-2/1 – Winterfest – Lake Geneva
1/30-1/31 – Lake Superior Ice Festival – Superior
1/31 – Ice Bear Fest – Milwaukee

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