May Fests, Cinco de Mayo, Strawberry Festivals, Sheep and Wool.
Welcome back, Festival Fans.
Even more festivals as the weekend erupts with May Day Festivals, Cinco de Mayo Celebrations, Springs Festivals and so much more.
As you go through the lists, you will find Renaissance Festivals, Fish and River Festivals, Plant/Flower/Blossom Festivals, Porch Fests, Asian Cultural Festivals, Strawberry Festivals, Wine Festivals, Art Festivals and Music Festivals.
Plus an Elvis Festival and a Jersey Devil Festival.
Here are some other interesting festivals going on this weekend…
- Mayfest in Odessa in Delaware
- Locust Street Historic Fair in Illinois
- Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival in Illinois
- Terre Haute German Oberlandler Strassenfest in Indiana
- Frühlingsfest in Indiana
- Amana Colonies Maifest in Iowa
- May Day Faerie Festival in Maryland
- Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival in Maryland
- St. Florian Parish Strawberry Festival in Michigan
- Dirty Rotten Biker Fest in Minnesota
- Harry’s Hay Days in Missouri
- Spring Porchfest JCMO in Missouri
- Branson Elvis Festival in Missouri
- Union County Celtic Festival in New Jersey
- Secaucus Green Festival in New Jersey
- Jersey Devil Fable Festival in New Jersey
- Peekskill Cherry Blossom Festival in New York
- Lititz Pretzel Fest in Pennsylvania
- Sly Fox Bock Festival and Goat Race in Pennsylvania
- Adams Morgan PorchFest: Spring in Washington, DC
- Cheat River Festival in West Virginia
- Delavan’s Cinco de Mayo Fest 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. I am updating the August Festivals now.
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-050326/
And here are the other two sections again…
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-050326
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-050326
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: April 30 – May 3, 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
No festival reviews this weekend.
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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
5/2 – Dover Days Festival – Dover
5/2 – Mayfest in Odessa – Odessa
5/3 – The Market at the Center for the Creative Arts I – Hockessin
5/3 – Brandywine ShadFest – Wilmington
ILLINOIS
4/29-5/2 – Rend Lake Water Festival – Benton
4/29-5/3 – Mt. Vernon Big Spring Carnival – Mt. Vernon
4/30-5/3 – Glow Wild! at the Brookfield Zoo VII – Brookfield
4/30-5/3 – Glow Wild! at the Peoria Zoo VII– Peoria
5/1 – MayDay Open Market – Pekin
5/1-5/2 – Dutch Days – Fulton
5/1-5/3 – May Play Days – Bushnell
5/2 – Aurora GreenFest – Aurora
5/2 – Locust Street Historic Fair – Centralia
5/2 – Decatur Craft Beer Festival – Decatur
5/2 – Finders Market I – Decatur
5/2 – American Farm Heritage Museum Spring Fling Festival – Greenville
5/2 – Blues and Brews Festival – Jacksonville
Weekend continues below…
5/2 – Lebanon May Market – Lebanon
5/2 – Meredosia May Days Festival – Meredosia
5/2 – Lorenzo Bull House Dogwood Festival – Quincy
5/2 – Rochelle Cinco de Mayo Fiesta – Rochelle
5/2 – Sip ‘n’ Snip Festival – Utica
5/2-5/3 – Deer Park Art Show – Deer Park
5/2-5/3 – Midwest Tulip Fest II – Maple Park
5/2-5/3 – Wine on the Fox – Oswego
5/2-5/3 – Clayville Hammer Inn and Chuckwagon – Pleasant Plains
5/2-5/3 – Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival – Various Cities
5/3 – Lilac Time Art and Craft Fair – Lombard
5/3 – Maeystown Springfest/Fruehlingsfest – Maeystown
5/3 – Cinco de Mayo Jeeps and Tacos – Rockford
INDIANA
4/29 – 500 Festival Kickoff to May (500 Festival) – Indianapolis
4/30-5/2 – Frühlingsfest – Indianapolis
4/30-5/3 – Beltaine at Our Haven – French Lick
5/1 – West Lafayette’s Tacos, Nachos and Beer Festival – West Lafayette
5/1-5/2 – MayFest – Shipshewana
5/1-5/3 – Sage Valley Spring Gathering – Worthington
5/2 – Riley Wrangler’s Arts and Crafts Fair – Greenfield
5/2 – Summer Arts and Oddities Market – Peru
5/2 – MIND BODY SPIRIT Festival – South Bend
5/2 – Sunman Cinco de Mayo Fiesta – Sunman
5/2 –Terre Haute German Oberlandler Strassenfest – Terre Haute
5/2 – Brick Street Market – Zionsville
5/2-5/3 – Five Medals – Nappanee
5/2-5/3 – Civil War Days at Billie Creek – Rockville
5/2-5/3 – Southern Indiana Renaissance Faire II – Seymour
5/3 – DPI Spring Street Market – Princeton
IOWA
5/1-5/2 – Vintage Torque Fest – Dubuque
5/1-5/2 – The Geneva Market: Spring – Geneva
5/1-5/3 – Maifest at Millstream Brewing – Amana
5/1-5/3 – Iowa Tulip Festival at Bloomsbury Farm III – Atkins
5/2 – Fort Madison Cinco de Mayo Festival – Fort Madison
5/2-5/3 – Amana Colonies Maifest – Amana
5/2-5/3 – Spring Fling at Sleepy Hollow I – Des Moines
5/2-5/3 – Chalk the Walk – Mt. Vernon
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
4/30-5/3 – Southern Maryland Spring Festival – Leonardtown
5/1 – Elkon Cinco de Mayo Celebration – Elkton
5/1-5/2 – Flower Mart – Baltimore
5/2 – M3 Rock Festival – Columbia
5/2 – Defender’s Day in Havre de Grace – Havre de Grace
5/2 – Laurel Main Street Festival – Laurel
5/2 – Poolesville SpringFest – Poolesville
5/2 – Sligo Creek Fest – Silver Spring
5/2 – MarylandFest – St. Mary’s City
5/2 – Sykesville Art and Wine Festival – Sykesville
Weekend continues below…
5/2 – Adams Morgan PorchFest: Spring – Washington, DC
5/2 – Maryland EGGfest – Williamsport
5/2-5/3 – May Day Faerie Festival – Middle River
5/2-5/3 – Rockville Arts Festival – Rockville
5/2-5/3 – Towsontown Spring Festival – Towson
5/2-5/3 – Bourbon and Bluegrass at President Lincoln’s Cottage – Washington, DC
5/2-5/3 – Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival – West Friendship
5/3 – Harford County Rath Yatra Festival – Havre de Grace
5/3 – Veterans Celebration of Carroll County – Westminster
MICHIGAN
5/1-5/3 – Tulip Time Festival I – Holland
5/2 –Taste of Clare – Clare
5/2 – Roll’N Out Food Truck Festival – Grand Rapids
5/2 – Pickle Palooza Food and Drink Fest: Grand Rapids – Grand Rapids – SOLD OUT
5/2* – Capitol Area Community Fest – Lansing – CANCELLED
5/2 – Everything Everything Lincoln Park Festival – Lincoln Park
5/2 – Jeep Blessing – Mesick
5/2 – Brews and Beats – Pentwater
5/2 – Royal Oak Tequila Fest – Royal Oak
5/2 – Cinco de Mayo Parade and Festival – Saginaw
5/2-5/3 – Michigan Antique Festival: Davisburg I – Davisburg
5/2-5/3 – St. Florian Parish Strawberry Festival – Hamtramck
5/3 – Suckerfest – Casco
5/3 – St. Pat’s Irish Festival – Detroit
MINNESOTA
4/27-5/3 –Homegrown Music Festival II – Duluth
5/2 – Rustic Mamas’ Market Spring Shopping Extravaganza – Owatonna
5/2 – Dirty Rotten Biker Fest – Princeton
5/2 – Fraser Festival – Saint Paul
MISSOURI
4/29-5/3 – Animals Aglow at the Saint Louis Zoo VIII – St. Louis
4/30-5/2 – Mushroom Festival – Richmond
5/1-5/2 – Rodeo and Rodeo Market (Missouri Beef Days) – Bolivar
5/1-5/2 – Harry’s Hay Days – Grandview
5/1-5/2 – Guadalupe Centers Cinco de Mayo Community Fiesta – Kansas City
5/1-5/3 – Branson Elvis Festival – Branson
5/1-5/3 – Florissant Valley of Flowers – Florissant
5/1-5/3 – Fredericktown Azalea Festival – Fredericktown
5/1-5/3 – Brookside Art Annual – Kansas City
5/1-5/3 – Kansas City Villain Arts Tattoo Festival – Kansas City
5/2 – Street Festival (Missouri Beef Days) – Bolivar
5/2 – Ozark Mountain Festival – Eminence
5/2 – Morels and Microbrews – Fulton
5/2 – Taste of AAPI Food and Cultural Festival – Kansas City
Weekend continues below…
5/2 – Manchester Craft Beer Festival – Manchester
5/2 – Nepal Fest – Olivette
5/2 – Peculiar Tailgate Festival – Peculiar
5/2 – Bugs Birds and Blooms Pollinator Festival – Saint James
5/2 – Strawberry Festival at Apple Ridge Orchard – Sikeston
5/2 – St. James Sip N’ Savor – St. James
5/2 – Apple Blossom Festival – St. Joseph
5/2 – Cinco de Mayo Cherokee Street Festival – St. Louis
5/2 – Rosé Day – St. Louis
5/2 – Sunset Hills Makers Market – Sunset Hills – RAIN DATE
5/2 – Weston Winefest – Weston
5/2-5/3 – Festival Art and Music Festival – Crystal City
5/2-5/3 – Central Missouri Renaissance Festival III – Kingdom City
5/2-5/3 – Springfield Artsfest – Springfield
5/2-5/3 –Chinese Culture Days at Missouri Botanical Garden – St. Louis
5/2-5/3 – Cinco de Higho – St. Louis
5/3 – Spring Porchfest JCMO – Jefferson City
5/3-5/4 – Spring Planting Festival – Mansfield
NEW JERSEY
4/27 – Taste of Madison – Morristown
4/28-5/2 – East Hanover Italian American Club Carnival – East Hanover
5/1-5/3 – New Jersey Wine and Food Festival – Hamburg
5/1-5/3 – Dark Force Fest – Parsippany-Troy Hills
5/2 – Jersey Devil Fable Festival – Asbury Park
5/2 – Sussex County Miners Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival – Augusta
5/2 – Craft Beer and Food Truck Fest – Beach Haven
5/2 – Bordentown City PorchFest – Bordentown
5/2 – Cape May Renaissance Faire – Cape May
5/2 – Chester Food Truck and Music Festival – Chester
5/2 – Union County Celtic Festival – Clark
5/2 – Lunar Faire Night Market I: Beltane– Columbus
5/2 – Elmwood Park Spring Festival and Street Fair – Elmwood Park
5/2 – Hammonton Arts and Music Festival – Hammonton
5/2 – Hopewell Township Cultural Festival – Hopewell Township
5/2 – Buena Historical Society Fine Crafts and Artisans Spring Festival – Landisville
5/2 – Lawrenceville Spring for the Arts – Lawrenceville
5/2 – New Jersey’s Empanada Fest and Car Show – Manville
5/2 – Margate’s Cherry Blossom Festival – Margate City
Weekend continues below…
5/2 – ECO Fair – Millville
5/2 – Ocean City Spring Block Party – Ocean City
5/2 – Ocean Grove Spring Fling Arts and Craft Show – Ocean Grove
5/2 – Down and Derby Wine Festival – Pennsauken
5/2 – Plainsboro Founders Day – Plainsboro
5/2 – Maifest at Germania Park – Rockaway Township
5/2 – Secaucus Green Festival – Secaucus
5/2 – Toms River Cinco de Mayo Festival – Toms River
5/2 – Tuckerton Porchfest – Tuckerton
5/2 – Asian American and Pacific Islander Food and Music Festival – Union
5/2-5/3 – Shoppes at Dragon Village Spring Festival – Bridgeton
5/2-5/3 – Kite Day at Terhune Orchards – Princeton
5/3 – Dunellen Open-Air Market I – Dunellen
5/3 – Highland Park Street Fair and Craft Show – Highland Park
5/3 – Spring Festival at Funny Farm Rescue – Mays Landing
5/3 – Medford Country Day at Kirby’s Mill – Medford
5/3 – Walnut Street Fair – Montclair
5/3* – Tenafly Spring Street Fair – Tenafly
5/3 – Spring Fling Street Fair – Westfield
NEW YORK
4/30-5/2 – Holland Tulip Festival – Holland
5/1-5/3 – Cayuga Lake Wine and Herb Weekend II – Various Locations
5/2 – Asian American Pacific Islander Festival – Ardsley
5/2 – Tap and Craft Festival: Fairport – Fairport
5/2 – Hudson Children’s Book Festival – Hudson
5/2 – Peekskill Cherry Blossom Festival – Peekskill
5/2 – ONC Crawfish Festival – Syracuse
5/2 – Mac and Cheese Festival – Washingtonville
5/3 – GSC Spring Migration Festival – Canastota
5/3 – EarthFest – Fayetteville
5/3 – Blossom Street Fair and May Day Festival – Milton
5/3 – Artisanal and Craft Market at Woodland I – Utica
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
4/30 – Greensburg Night Market I – Greensburg
5/1 – Stewartstown Night Market I – Stewartstown
5/1-5/3 – Sing Us Home Festival – Philadelphia
5/2 – ROOTED Health and Wellness Festival – Allentown
5/2 – Bath Blooms, Brews and BBQ – Bath
5/2 – Bloomsburg Maker Fest – Bloomsburg
5/2* – Buckhorn Fire Company Wine Festival – Bloomsburg – DISCONTINUED
5/2 – Native Plant Festival – Boalsburg
5/2 – AMANI Festival – Carlisle
5/2 – Catty’s EATS Fest – Catasauqua
5/2 – Danville Spring Fling – Danville
5/2 – Circle of Seasons May Faire Festival – Fogelsville
5/2 – Wine on the River – Lehighton
5/2 – Lititz Pretzel Fest – Lititz
5/2 – Mayfest – Maytown
5/2* – Washington Crossing Spring Brewfest – New Hope – CANCELLED
5/2 –Unity for Kindness Food Truck Festival – North Wales
Weekend continues below…
5/2 – Borski Bash – Philadelphia
5/2 – Maifest and South Street Spring Festival – Philadelphia
5/2 – Maifest at the Cannstatter – Philadelphia
5/2 – Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival – Philadelphia
5/2 – Pittsburgh Mac and Cheese Festival – Pittsburgh
5/2 – Locally Grown Showcase – Schwenksville
5/2 – LRCA RiverFest – Scranton
5/2 – Waynesboro Spring Fest – Waynesboro
5/2-5/3 – Beaver County History Weekend Celebration – Ambridge
5/2-5/3 –Spring Festival at Armstrong Valley Winery – Halifax
5/2-5/3 – Strawberry Festival at Peddler’s Village – Lahaska/New Hope
5/2-5/3 – Decibel Magazine Metal and Beer Fest – Philadelphia
5/2-5/3 – Pow Wow on Manatawny Creek – Pottstown
5/2-5/3 – Valley Arts4All – Sayre
5/2-5/3 – Waterville Volunteer Fire Company Sawdust Festival – Waterville
5/3 – Garden Faire at Fort Hunter Park – Harrisburg
5/3 – Chestnut Hill Home and Garden Festival – Philadelphia
5/3 – Sly Fox Bock Festival and Goat Race – Pottstown
5/3 – Color Run Festival at Mountain View Vineyard Winery – Stroudsburg
WEST VIRGINIA
4/27-5/2 – New River Birding and Nature Festival – Lansing
5/1-5/2 – Cheat River Festival – Albright
5/1-5/2 – WV Troutfest – Franklin
5/1-5/2 – Williamson Dirt Days – Williamson
5/1-5/3 – Harmony House Renaissance Faire – Huntington
5/2 – West Virginia Community Band Festival – Buckhannon
5/2 – Heritage Farm and Museum Spring Festival – Huntington
5/2 – Main Street Spring Festival – Hurricane
5/2 – Blue Ridge Arts and Crafts Spring Festival – Shepherdstown
5/2-5/3 – WV Pumpkin Spring Festival – Milton
5/2-5/3 – Wasteland Jamboree – Sutton
WISCONSIN
5/1 – Taste of the St. Croix Valley – St. Croix Falls
5/1-5/2 – Jazz on the Vine – Elkhart Lake
5/1-5/3 – Delavan’s Cinco de Mayo Fest – Delavan
5/1-5/3 – Fish-N-Fun Festival – Montello
5/2 – Chippewa Falls SpringFest – Chippewa Falls
5/2 – Cross Plains Trout Days – Cross Plains
5/2 – Bark River Bash – Hartland
5/2 – Cinco de Mayo Festival – Milwaukee
5/2 – AIRO Powwow – Stevens Point
5/2 – Portage County Cultural Festival – Stevens Point
5/2-5/3 – Old Falls Revolutionary War Days and Battles – Menomonee Falls
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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