Maple Syrup, Chocolate, Spring, Cultural Fests and More.
Welcome back, Festival Fans.
There has definitely been a pickup in festivals from last weekend.
The majority of the festivals are celebrating Spring and everything related, including Maple Syrup, Wildflowers, and Daffodils.
And there are plenty of Cultural Celebrations as well with Pow Wows, a Viking Festival, an Italian Fest…
…and a Japanese Street Festival (Review) in Washington, DC.
Here are some other interesting festivals going on this weekend…
- Weedstock Spring Fling in Delaware
- Southern Illinois Sheep and Craft Festival in Illinois
- The Wildflower Spring Market and Food Truck Rally in Indiana
- Bohemian Arts Festival in Iowa
- Marshy Point Spring Festival in Maryland
- Festival of the Angry Bear in Michigan
- Winthrop Grackle Days in Minnesota
- Sigurblot Spring Viking Festival at Four Brothers Mead in Missouri
- Bayonne Italian Heritage Festival in New Jersey
- Sayville SpringFest in New York
- Tartan Day in Pennsylvania
- Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival in Washington, DC
- Chocolate Festival in West Virginia
- Gitchee Gumee Brewfest in Wisconsin
And there are many more so be sure to check out the lists below!
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.
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-041226/
And here are the other two sections again…
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-041226
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-041226
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: April 9-12, 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.
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Reviews for Festivals this Week
4/11-4/12 – Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival – Washington, DC – My Review
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Only want to see festivals in your state?
Go directly to your State Festival Guide.
Alabama | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Delaware | Florida
Georgia | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Nevada
New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oklahoma
Oregon | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington | Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
Otherwise, continue down for all of this weekend’s festivals…
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DELAWARE
4/11-4/12 – Weedstock Spring Fling – Townsend
ILLINOIS
4/9-4/12 – Glow Wild! at the Brookfield Zoo IV – Brookfield
4/9-4/12 – Glow Wild! at the Peoria Zoo IV– Peoria
4/10-4/12 –Boneyard Arts Festival – Champaign
4/11 – Tinley Park Brew and Vine Festival – Tinley Park
4/11 – Southern Illinois Sheep and Craft Festival – Waterloo
INDIANA
4/9-4/12 – xZOOberance IV – Indianapolis
4/11 – Bloomington Springfest Craft Beer Festival – Bloomington
4/11 – The Wildflower Spring Market and Food Truck Rally – Terre Haute
IOWA
4/10-4/12 – Bohemian Arts Festival – Des Moines
4/11 – Iowa Eats Food and Drink Festival – Waterloo
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
4/11 – Bel Air Kite Festival – Bel Air
4/11 – Dirty Boots Country Fest – Hagerstown
4/11 – Marshy Point Spring Festival – Middle River
4/11 – DC Beer Fest: Spring – Washington, DC
4/11-4/12 – Baltimore Street Food Festival – Baltimore
4/11-4/12 – Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival – Washington, DC – My Review
MICHIGAN
4/10 – Fool Moon – Ann Arbor
4/11 – Festival of the Angry Bear – Marquette
4/11 – Metro Detroit Bourbon Fest – Southfield
4/12 – This and That Market I – Jackson
MINNESOTA
4/10-4/11 –International Festival of Minnesota/IFest – Saint Paul
4/10-4/12 – Winthrop Grackle Days – Winthrop
4/11 –Vergas Maple Syrup Festival – Vergas
MISSOURI
4/8-4/12 – Animals Aglow at the Saint Louis Zoo V – St. Louis
4/10-4/11 – Big Muddy Folk Festival – Boonville
4/10-4/12 – Tulip Festival at the Fun Farm II – Kearney
4/11 – Sigurblot Spring Viking Festival at Four Brothers Mead – Festus
4/11 – Northland Ethnic Festival – Kansas City
4/11 – Buder Center Pow Wow – University City
4/11-4/12 – Heartland Lifestyle Festival – Sturgeon
4/12 – Flights of Fancy – Lees Summit
4/12-4/13 – The Flower Festival at Baker Creek – Mansfield
NEW JERSEY
4/10-4/11 – Midnight Market Foodie Festival I – Jersey City
4/11 – Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival – Atlantic City
4/11 – World Food Festival – Colonia
4/11 – United Desi of New Jersey Holi Party – East Brunswick
4/11 – Hoboken Mac and Cheese Festival – Hoboken
4/11-4/12 – Renaissance Faire at The Historic Village of Smithville – Smithville
4/12 –Bayonne Italian Heritage Festival – Bayonne
4/12 – Art in Bloom Festival – Clinton
4/12 – Main Street Pops Artisan Market I – Hoboken
4/12 – Daffodil Day at Reeves Reed Arboretum – Summit
NEW YORK
4/11 –Capital Wine Festival – Albany
4/12 – Nyack-on-the-Hudson Spring Street Fair I – Nyack
4/12 – Sayville SpringFest – Sayville
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
4/10-4/12 – PinBrew Fest -Duquesne
4/11 – Central PA Pretzel Festival – Bloomsburg
4/11 – CranFest Cultural Festival – Cranberry Township
4/11 – Erie Craft Brew Festival – Erie
4/11 – TacoMania Food Truck Festival – Pittsburgh
4/11 – Tartan Day – Pittsburgh
4/12 – Chestnut Hill Clover Market: Spring – Philadelphia
WEST VIRGINIA
4/10-4/11 – Uniquely West Virginia Spirits Festival – Berkeley Springs
4/11 – Charley Clayton Memorial Peep Festival – Fairmont
4/11 – Chocolate Festival – Lewisburg
WISCONSIN
4/11 – Phelps Maple Syrup Fest – Phelps
4/11 – Plymouth Maple Festival – Plymouth
4/11 – Gitchee Gumee Brewfest – Superior
4/11-4/12 – Brewed and Tattooed Fest – Green Bay
Alabama | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Delaware | Florida
Georgia | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Nevada
New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oklahoma
Oregon | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington | Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
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