Upcoming Northern Festival Weekend: April 23-26, 2026

Maple Syrup, Blossoms, Renaissance Festivals and Fish.

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

There’s an even bigger pickup of festivals this weekend – just look at how the map is filling up with pins.

It’s a full on Spring Festival Weekend with floral themes (Cherry Blossoms, Apple Blossoms, Daffodils, Tulips, Dogwood), Maple Syrup Festivals, Spring Fests, Earth Day Festivals, and so much more.

There’s even a Sheep Shearing Festival in New York, various Renaissance Festivals, Cultural Festivals, Food Fests and a couple of Fish Festivals (Walleye, Trout).

Here are some other interesting festivals going on this weekend…

Heacook Fest in Delaware
Pretzel Fest in Illinois
Mansfield Village Mushroom Festival in Indiana
Evansville Taco Festival in Indiana
Fairfield Renaissance Faire in Iowa
Southern Maryland Celtic Festival in Maryland
Baltimore Tattoo Arts Festival in Maryland
Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival in Michigan
Homegrown Music Festival in Minnesota
Emmett Kelly Clown Festival in Missouri
The Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival in Missouri
Lambertville Shad Fest in New Jersey
Princeton Porchfest in New Jersey
Candor Daffodil Festival in New York
Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival in New York
Walpurgis Festival in Pennsylvania
Forged Fantasy Faerie Festival in Pennsylvania
Dreaming Out Loud Spring Festival in Washington, DC
Shortline Ramp Festival in West Virginia
Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Championship 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-042626/

And here are the other two sections again…
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-042626
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-042626

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: April 23-26, 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

4/24 – Heacook Fest – Delmar
4/24-4/26 – Wildflower Celebration Weekend – Hockessin
4/25 – Art Fest at Whitehall – Middletown
4/25 – Bug and Bud Festival – Milford

ILLINOIS

4/23-4/25 – CLAS Spring Fest – Charleston
4/23-4/26 – Glow Wild! at the Brookfield Zoo VI – Brookfield
4/23-4/26 – Glow Wild! at the Peoria Zoo VI– Peoria
4/24-4/26 – Southern Illinois Irish Festival – Carbondale
4/24-4/26 – One of a Kind Show and Sale – Chicago
4/25 – Pretzel Fest – Freeport
4/25 – Long Grove’s Craft Beer Festival – Long Grove
4/25 – Oak Street Art Fair – Murphysboro
4/25 – Bockfest – Roselle
4/25-4/26 – Aurora Uke Fest – Aurora
4/25-4/26 – Midwest Tulip Fest I – Maple Park
4/25-4/26 – Spring Festival at Vahling Vineyards – Stewardson

INDIANA

4/20-4/25 – Orleans Dogwood Festival II – Orleans
4/23-4/25 – Fuzzy Pig Festival – Milltown
4/24-4/25 – Crossroads Acoustic Fest – Seymour
4/24-4/26 – Mansfield Village Mushroom Festival – Rockville
4/24-4/26 – Wakarusa Maple Syrup Festival – Wakarusa
4/24-4/26 – Viking Fest – Whitestown
4/25 – Corydon Extravaganza Spring Market I – Corydon
4/25 – Evansville Taco Festival – Evansville
Weekend continues below…

4/25 – Michiana Wine Festival – Fort Wayne
4/25 – Rock the Block – Greenwood
4/25 – Garden Gate Jazz, Art, Wine and Craft Beer Festival – Huntingburg
4/25 – Portage Earth Day Brewfest – Portage
4/25 – Wings Over Muscatatuck Bird Festival – Seymour
4/25 – Springville Spring Fest – Springville
4/25-4/26 – Bridgeton Mountain Man Rendezvous – Bridgeton
4/25-4/26 – Redbud Trail Rendezvous – Rochester
4/25-4/26 – Southern Indiana Renaissance Faire I – Seymour
4/25-4/26 – Sassafras Tea Festival & Civil War Reenactment – Vernon

IOWA

4/24-4/26 – Iowa Tulip Festival at Bloomsbury Farm II – Atkins
4/25 – EcoFest CR – Cedar Rapids
4/25 – Day Party– Iowa City
4/25-4/26 – Fairfield Renaissance Faire – Fairfield

NEW JERSEY

4/24 – Allentown Spring Stroll – Allentown
4/25 – 90’s Block Party – Hackettstown
4/25 – The Foodie Fest – Hoboken
4/25 – Rutgers Day – New Brunswick
4/25 – Princeton Porchfest – Princeton
4/25 – Randolph Food Truck and Music Festival – Randolph
4/25 – Roselle Park Arts Festival – Roselle Park
4/25 – Rutherford TreeFest – Rutherford
4/25 – Pickle Palooza – Teaneck
4/25-4/26 – Hawthorne Art in the Park Festival – Hawthorne
4/25-4/26 – Lambertville Shad Fest – Lambertville
4/25-4/26 – Bacon Festival at Laurita Winery – New Egypt
Weekend continues below…

4/26 – Collingswood Clover Market: Spring – Collingswood
4/26 – ACUA Earth Day Festival – Egg Harbor Township
4/26 – Wild Earth Fest – Elizabeth
4/26 – United for Impact Food Truck Festival – Freehold
4/26 – Earth Day Celebration and Music Festival – Hoboken
4/26 – Hoboken Mutzfest – Hoboken
4/26 – HabibiFest NJ – Maplewood
4/26 – Paramus Food Truck Festival – Paramus
4/26 – Red Bank Spring Street Fair and Craft Show I – Red Bank
4/26 – Spring Festival at Rockaway Township Public Library – Rockaway
4/26 – Stirling Street Fair – Stirling

NEW YORK

4/23 – Wine and Food Fest – Binghamton
4/24 – North Country Folk Fest – Canton
4/24-4/25 – Spring Festival at Troy Botanical Garden – Troy
4/24-4/26 – Cayuga Lake Wine and Herb Weekend I – Various Locations
4/25 – CollaBEERation Fest – Buffalo
4/25 – Candor Daffodil Festival – Candor
4/25 – Schoharie County Maple Festival – Cobleskill
4/25 – Cabin Fever Beer and Wine Festival – Colden
4/25 – Glens Falls Wing Fest – Glens Falls
4/25 – Huntington Family Earth Day – Huntington
4/25 – New Paltz Earth Day Fair – New Paltz
Weekend continues below…

4/25 – Go Fly a Kite Over Babylon – North Babylon
4/25 – Green Ossining’s Earth Day Festival – Ossining
4/25 – Sheep Shearing Festival at Springdale Farm – Spencerport
4/25-4/26 – Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival – Buffalo
4/25-4/26 – WNY Maple Festival – Franklinville
4/25-4/26 – Tulip Walk at Meadowbrooks Farm Catskills – Leeds
4/25-4/26 – Blossom Fest at Rose Hill Farm – Red Hook
4/26 – Old Fashion Day at Honey Locust Farm – Caledonia
4/26 – Congers Spring Festival – Congers
4/26 – Spring Festival and Car Show at Jefferson Valley Mall – Yorktown Heights

OHIO

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

PENNSYLVANIA

4/22-4/25 – Chainsaw Carvers Rendezvous – Ridgway
4/22-4/26 – Pennsylvania Maple Festival II – Meyersdale
4/24-4/25 –Taste of New Holland – New Holland
4/24-4/26 – Fountain Fest – Chambersburg
4/25 –Adams County Blossom Festival – Biglersville
4/25 – Renaissance Jamboree – Bloomsburg
4/25 – Wetlands Festival – Harrisburg
4/25 – City of Hermitage Earth Day Festival – Hermitage
4/25 – Mayfest of Huntingdon – Huntingdon
Weekend continues below…

4/25 – Lewisburg Arts Festival – Lewisburg
4/25 – VolksFest – Manheim
4/25 – Wine in the Wilds – Mill Hall
4/25 – Festival of Colors (Holi Hai) at the Philadelphia Zoo – Philadelphia
4/25 – Apple Blossom Festival – Wapwallopen
4/25 – West Reading Craft Pretzel and Beer Fest – West Reading
4/25-4/26 – Forged Fantasy Faerie Festival – Lebanon
4/25-4/26 – Juniata Valley Winery Wine Festival – Mifflin
4/25-4/26 – Endless Mountains Maple Festival – Troy
4/25-4/26 – Cherry Blossom Festival – Wilkes-Barre
4/25-4/26 –Lehigh Valley Bike Fest – Whitehall
4/26 – Walpurgis Festival – Lake Ariel
4/26 – Brandywine Backyard BBQ Festival – Landenberg
4/26 – Flavors on the Avenue – Philadelphia

WEST VIRGINIA

4/23-4/26 – Family Fun Extravaganza – Nutter Fort
4/24-4/25 – Uniquely West Virginia Craft Beer Festival – Berkeley Springs
4/24-4/26 – Spring Mountain Festival – Petersburg
4/25 – West Virginia Coffee Festival – Charleston
4/25 – Mason-Dixon Historical Park Ramp Festival – Core
4/25 – Ramps and Rail Festival – Elkins
4/25 – Stink Fest – Huntington
4/25 – Shortline Ramp Festival – Reader
4/25-4/26 – WV Picklefest – Lewisburg

WISCONSIN

4/24-4/25 – Central Wisconsin Concertina Festival – Merrill
4/25 – Between the Bluffs Beer, Wine and Cheese Festival – La Crosse
4/25 – Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Championship – Dodgeville
4/25 – Taylor County Maple Fest – Medford

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