Upcoming Northern Festival Weekend: August 27-30, 2026

Corn, UFO’s, Culture, Music and more!

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

Festivals are still going fairly strong as we head toward September.

The mix of festival themes is very similar to before with Music Festivals, Cultural Festivals, County Fairs, Art Festivals and more Renaissance Festivals picking up.

Here’s a couple of festivals for each state throughout the region…

Delaware Burger Battle in Delaware
Balloons Over 66 in Illinois
Route 66 UFO Festival in Illinois
Indiana Jewish Festival in Indiana
Wabash Founders Festival in Indiana
Little Rock Corn Show in Iowa
Huxley Prairie Fest in Iowa
Harford County Celtic Festival in Maryland
Our Lady of the Scapular Polish Summer Festival in Michigan (Review)
Porcupine Mountains Music Festival in Michigan
Jessenland Irish Festival in Minnesota
Askov Rutabaga Festival and Fair in Minnesota
Moonlight Ramble in Missouri
South Jersey Seafood and Music Festival in New Jersey
Germanfest in Attica in New York
Hudson Valley Fiesta Latina in New York
Shippensburg Corn Festival in Pennsylvania
Wally Lake Fest in Pennsylvania
West Virginia Cupcake Festival in West Virginia
West Bend GERMANfest in Wisconsin
Great River Folk Festival in Wisconsin

And there are many more so be sure to check out the lists below!

With so many festivals going on now, be sure to take your time going through both the festivals listings and the map as there are plenty of events to check out.

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Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland/DC, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin

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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-083026/

And here are the other two sections again…
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-083026
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-083026

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: August 27-30, 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

8/29 – Baila con Dover Latin Festival – Dover
8/29 – Ohmfest Yoga, Art and Music Festival – Dover
8/29 – MickeyFest – Newark
8/29 – August Quarterly Youth Day (August Quarterly) – Wilmington
8/29 – Delaware Burger Battle – Wilmington
8/30 – The “Big Quarterly” (August Quarterly) – Wilmington

ILLINOIS

8/24-8/29 – Union County Fair II – Anna
8/25 – Outlaw Music Festival – Tinley Park
8/26-8/29 – Bushnell Town and Country Fall Festival – Bushnell
8/26-8/30 – Bureau County Fair – Princeton
8/26-8/30 – Will County Fair – Peotone
8/27-8/29 – Watseka Family Festival – Watseka
8/27-8/29 – Waverly Old Fashioned Picnic – Waverly
8/27-8/30 – Amboy Depot Days – Amboy
8/28-8/29 – Balloons Over 66 – Lincoln
8/28-8/29 – Up in Smoke on the Square – Lincoln
8/28-8/29 – Mahomet Music Festival – Mahomet
8/28-8/29 – 217 Foodies Festival – Springfield
8/28-8/30 – Edison Park Fest – Chicago
8/28-8/30 – Lakeview Taco Fest – Chicago
8/28-8/30 – Taste of Greektown – Chicago
8/28-8/30 – DeKalb Corn Fest – DeKalb
Weekend continues below…

8/28-8/30 – Du Quoin State Fair I – Du Quoin
8/28-8/30 – Midwest Salute to the Arts – Fairview Heights
8/28-8/30 – Peoria Irish Fest – Peoria
8/28-8/30 – Elote Festival – Round Lake Beach
8/28-8/30 – Skokie’s Backlot Bash – Skokie
8/29 – Aledo Main Street Antique Days and Car Show – Aledo
8/29 – Alton Jazz and Wine Festival – Alton
8/29 – Alley Art Festival – Aurora
8/29 – Broadlands Homecoming Festival – Broadlands
8/29 – Cedarhurst Blues, Brews and Bourbon – Mt. Vernon
8/29 – Art in the Park Outdoor Art Gallery and Sculpture Walk – Rock Falls
8/29 – Crossroads Blues Festival – Rockford
8/29 – Pluto Fest – Streator
8/29-8/30 – Bucktown Arts Fest – Chicago
8/29-8/30 – Port Clinton Art Festival – Highland Park
8/29-8/30 – Route 66 UFO Festival – Livingston
8/30 – A Walk in the Park Summer Art Fair – Arlington Heights
8/30 – Festival of Joy – Bloomington
8/30 – Taste of Armenia Street Fair – Evanston
8/30 – Taste of Evanston – Evanston

INDIANA

8/26 – Cedar Lake Farmers Market: Wednesday VII – Cedar Lake
8/26-8/29 – Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor Show – Portland
8/27 – Hobart Summer Market on the Lake XII – Hobart
8/27-8/29 – Cedar Grove Fireman’s Festival – Cedar Grove
8/27-8/29 – Southern Indiana Blues Fest – Morgantown
8/27-8/30 – Swiss Wine Festival – Vevay
8/28-8/29 – Kiwanis Indiana Balloon Fest – Bloomington
8/28-8/29 – Bowling Green Old Settlers Picnic – Bowling Green
8/28-8/30 – Frog Follies – Evansville
8/29 – East Chicago Festival de la Monarca/Monarch Festival – East Chicago
8/29 – Fontanet Bean Dinner – Fontanet
8/29 – Taste of the Arts – Fort Wayne
8/29 – Kammy’s Kause – Fortville
Weekend continues below…

8/29 – Red, White and Brauen Music Festival – Jasper
8/29 – Boots and Brews – Schereville
8/29 – West Indy Art and Music Festival – Speedway
8/29 – Sulphur Springs Community Days – Sulphur Springs
8/29 – Wabash Founders Festival – Wabash
8/29 – Beers Across the Wabash – West Lafayette
8/29 – Water Lantern Feast-ival at Beaver Point Campground – Windfall
8/29-8/30 – St. Mary’s Festival – Greensburg
8/29-8/30 –“Old Settlers” at Neavill’s Grove – Madison
8/29-8/30 – Michiana Renaissance Festival – Mishawaka
8/30 – Image of Hope Ranch Fall Festival – Auburn
8/30 – Indiana Jewish Festival – Carmel
8/30 – Mishawaka Market XII – Mishawaka

IOWA

8/26 – Taste of Iowa City – Iowa City
8/27-8/29 – Wood, Wine and Blues Festival – Storm Lake
8/28 – Christ the King Parish 7th Street Bash – Des Moines
8/28-8/29 – Bootleggers and Bandits Car, Bike and Big Rig Show – Colfax
8/28-8/29 – Cedar Valley Pridefest – Waterloo
8/28-8/30 – World Food and Music Festival – Des Moines
8/28-8/30 – Huxley Prairie Fest – Huxley
8/28-8/30 – Lincoln Highway Days – Nevada
8/28-8/30 – Salem Old Settlers – Salem
8/29 – Market After Dark – Cedar Rapids
8/29 – Iowa Wine and Cider Festival – Des Moines
8/29 – ¡Viva Perry! Latino Festival – Perry
8/29 – Boom-Fest Arts and Craft Festival – Vinton
8/30 – Hanover Festival – Alta
8/30 – Little Rock Corn Show – Little Rock

MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC

8/27-8/30 – Maryland State Fair I – Timonium
8/28-8/29 – Harford County Celtic Festival – Abingdon
8/28-8/29 – Maryland Renaissance Festival I – Crownsville
8/29 – The Music City Maryland Festival – Catonsville
8/29 – Halal Food Fest – Crownsville
8/29 – Greensboro Car Show and Music Fest – Greensboro
8/29* – Black L.U.V. Festival – Washington, DC – NEXT IN 2027
8/29-8/30 – Flower Festival at Summers Farm II – Middletown
8/30 – The Cove: Pop-Up Market – Fredericktown

MICHIGAN

8/27-8/30 – Cedar Polka Festival – Cedar
8/27-8/30 – Dragon on the Lake – Lake Orion – My Review
8/27-8/30 – Midland Folk Music Festival – Midland
8/27-8/30 – “Taste of Greece” Festival – Plymouth – My Review
8/28 – Taco and Tequila Fest (Kalapalooza) – Kalamazoo
8/28-8/29 – Cheers to Chesterfield Festival – Chesterfield Township
8/28-8/29 – Flo-Fest/Bless Fest – Lansing
8/28-8/29 – Metamora Country Days and Hot Air Balloon Festival – Metamora
8/28-8/29 – Our Lady of the Scapular Polish Summer Festival – Wyandotte – My Review
8/28-8/30 – Blake’s Sunflower Festival II – Armada
8/28-8/30 – WoodKey Fest – Carsonville
8/28-8/30 – Blues by the Bay Festival – East Tawas
8/28-8/30 – Forest Trail Music Festival – Free Soil
8/28-8/30 – Dozynki Polish Festival – Grand Rapids
8/28-8/30 – Hastings Summerfest – Hastings
Weekend continues below…

8/28-8/30 – Lincoln Park Days Festival – Lincoln Park – My Review
8/28-8/30 – Sun Dried Music Festival – Mason
8/28-8/30 – Novi Taco Fest – Novi
8/28-8/29 – Porcupine Mountains Music Festival – Ontonagon
8/28-8/30 – Rendezvous at the Straits Powwow and Indigenous Art Show – St. Ignace
8/28-8/30 – MAKFEST at Navity of the Virgin Mary – Sterling Heights
8/29 –Argyle Festival – Argyle
8/29 – Jesus Festival – Escanaba
8/29 – Mac and Cheese Fest Festival (Kalapalooza) – Kalamazoo
8/29 – Burning Foot Beer Festival – Muskegon
8/29 – Red Mill Community Day – Portland
8/29-8/30 – Michigan Renaissance Festival II – Holly – My Review
8/29-8/30 – The Great Summer Send-Off at Szymanski’s Creekside Acres – Port Austin
8/30 – Bay City’s Urban Salvage Vintage Market – South Lyon – My Review

MINNESOTA

8/26-8/30 – Lakes Bluegrass Festival – Pine River
8/27-8/30 – Minnesota State Fair I – St. Paul
8/27-8/30 – Stiftungsfest – Norwood Young America
8/28-8/29 – Askov Rutabaga Festival and Fair – Askov
8/28-8/30 – Rural Music Fest – Isle
8/28-8/30 – Rochester GreekFest – Rochester
8/28-8/30 – Gladiolus Days – St. Charles
8/28-8/30 – Woodbury Days – Woodbury
8/29 – Bemidji Pride – Bemidji
8/29 – Colors of Southeast Asia Fest/COSA Fest – Brooklyn Park
8/29-8/30 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival II – Shakopee
8/29-8/30 – Austin Artworks Festival – Austin
8/29-8/30 – St. Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Festival – South St. Paul
8/30 – Jessenland Irish Festival – Henderson
8/30 – Music on Madison – Mankato
8/30 – Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and Church of St. Mary Community Celebration – New Ulm
8/30 – Pierz Oktoberfest – Pierz
8/30 – Millstream Arts Festival – St. Joseph
8/30 – Clover Valley Farm Fest – Two Harbors

MISSOURI

8/27-8/29 – Holden Street Fair – Holden
8/28-8/30 – JOMO-RT66 Balloon and Kite Festival – Joplin
8/29 – Polish Festival – Florissant
8/29 – Wild West Day – Fordland
8/29 – Sug’s Craftival with Crafts and Drafts – Nixa
8/29 – Moonlight Ramble – St. Louis
8/29 – VFW Celtic Festival – Washington
8/29-8/30 – CiderFest at the Fun Farm II – Kearney
8/29-8/30 – Big Backyard Bash – St. Charles
8/29-8/30 – Festival of Nations – St. Louis
8/30 – Natsu Matsuri KC – Kansas City

NEW JERSEY

8/26-8/30 –St. Philip Summer Festival of Fun – Saddle Brook
8/28-8/30 – The Red Barn Farm Sunflower and Fall Fest I – Hammonton
8/29 – Busterstock – Paramus
8/29 – Halal Food Festival – East Brunswick
8/29 – House Music Festival – Edison
8/29 – Lunar Fair: Egg Harbor City – Egg Harbor City
8/29 – Summer of Love Music Festival – Haddon Township
8/29 – Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival – Long Branch
8/29 – MedievalFest at the Montclair Art Museum – Montclair
8/29 – New Jersey Folk Festival – South Brunswick
8/29 – South Jersey Seafood and Music Festival – Sewell
8/29-8/30 – Lambertville Sunflower Festival III – Lambertville
8/29-8/30 – Wine Down Summer at Red Bank Battlefield Park – National Park
8/29-8/30 – Jersey Cape Festival of Fine Crat at Stone Harbor – Stone Harbor
8/30 – Branchburg Food Truck and Music Festival – Branchburg
8/30 – Hammonton Puerto Rican Festival I – Hammonton
8/30 – One Love Music Fest – Newark
8/30 – Red Bank Fall Street Fair and Craft Show II – Red Bank

NEW YORK

8/25-8/30 – Dutchess County Fair – Rhinebeck
8/26 – Wisner Market XIII – Elmira
8/26-8/31 – Great New York State Fair I – Syracuse
8/27-8/29 – St. Johnsville Community Fair – Saint Johnsville
8/27-8/30 – Autumn Glow Festival I – Rotterdam Junction
8/28 – GUSTO! Italian Festival – Endicott
8/28 – Outlaw Music Festival: Wantagh – Wantagh
8/28-8/29 – Buffalo German Fest – Cheektowaga
8/28-8/29 – Whirlybird Music and Arts Festival – Jamestown
8/28-8/29 – Lewiston Jazz Festival – Lewiston
8/28-8/30 – Egyptian Festival – North Tonawanda
8/28-8/30 – Summer Hoot – Olivebridge
8/28-8/30 – Sunflower Festival at Barton Orchards I – Poughquag
8/28-8/30 – Western New York Bowhunting Festival – Swain
8/29 – Germanfest in Attica – Attica
8/29 – Outlaw Music Festival: Bethel – Bethel
8/29 – Garlic Festival at Rec Park – Binghamton
Weekend continues below…

8/29 – South Buffalo Irish Festival – Buffalo
8/29 – Tacos and Tequila Festival – Buffalo
8/29 – Clinton Art and Music Festival – Clinton
8/29 – Old Franklin Day – Franklin
8/29 – Hammondsport Smoke on the Water BBQ Competition – Hammonsport
8/29 – Full Moon Music Festival – Honeoye
8/29 – Hudson Valley Fiesta Latina – Monroe
8/29 – Olean Area Celtic Festival – Olean
8/29 – Porchfest (NoCo Arts Festival) – Potsdam
8/29 – Local Authors and Artists Festival – Richfield Springs
8/29 – Sunflower Festival at Liberty Ridge Farm IV – Schaghticoke
8/29 – Windsor Corn Festival – Windsor
8/29-8/30 – Picklepalooza – Altamont
8/29-8/30 – National Buffalo Wing Festival – Buffalo
8/29-8/30 – Upstate Renaissance Faire – Norwich
8/29-8/30 – M&T Bank Clothesline Festival – Rochester
8/29-8/31 – New York Renaissance Faire III – Tuxedo
8/30 – Bethel Woods Harvest Festival I – Bethel
8/30 – Binghamton Porchfest – Binghamton
8/30 – Nyack Jazz Festival – Nyack
8/30 – Outlaw Music Festival: Saratoga Springs – Saratoga Springs

OHIO

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

PENNSYLVANIA

8/24-8/29 – Centre County Grange Fair II – Centre Hall
8/24-8/29 – West End Fair II – Gilbert
8/26 – Moon Market and Music VI – Coraopolis
8/27 – Greensburg Night Market V – Greensburg
8/27-8/30 – Crooktop Old Time Music Festival – Bradford
8/28-8/30 – Wally Lake Fest – Hawley
8/28-8/30 – BucksMont Bonzeroo – Perkasie
8/28-8/30 – Hope Christian Music Festival – Summerville
8/28-8/30 – Corks and Kegs – Washington
8/28-8/30 – Summer Days at Port Farms V – Waterford
8/29* – Quiet Creek Herb Farm Fall Fest – Brookville – DISCONTINUED
8/29 – Anson B. Nixon Park Roots and Blues Festival – Kennett Square
8/29 – Lansdale Festival of the Arts – Lansdale
8/29 – Shippensburg Corn Festival – Shippensburg
8/29 – Rhythm and Wine Festival – Wyoming
8/29 – Books, Bands and Vinyl Festival – York
8/29-8/30 – Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival II – West Newton
8/30 – Lehigh Valley Pride – Allentown
8/30 – Clam Jam – Easton
8/30 – Wild Mushroom Fair – Wyoming

WEST VIRGINIA

8/24-8/29 – Tucker County Fair II – Parsons
8/27-8/29 – West Virginia Cupcake Festival – Hurricane
8/28-8/29 – Groovin’ with the Grove – Albright
8/29 – Barbour County Fair I – Belington
8/29 – Bluefield Lemonade Festival – Bluefield
8/29 – Buckhannon Riverfest – Buckhannon
8/29 – Huntington TacoFest – Huntington

WISCONSIN

8/25-8/30 – Central Wisconsin State Fair – Marshfield
8/25-8/30 – Waupaca County Fair – Weyauwega
8/26 – Beaver Dam Corn Roast – Beaver Dam
8/26-8/30 – Manitowoc County Fair – Manitowoc
8/27 – Omro Thursday Night Market XIII – Omro
8/27-8/29 – Concert in the Corn – Mason
8/27-8/29 – Bluegrass in the Pines – Rosholt
8/27-8/30 – Rutabaga Festival – Cumberland
8/27-8/30 – Loyal Corn Festival – Loyal
8/27-8/30 – West Bend GERMANfest – West Bend
8/27-8/30 – Marinette County Fair – Wausaukee
8/28 – Light the Night Market II – Appleton
8/28-8/29 – Country in the Burg – Cedarburg
8/28-8/29 – Clearwater Jazz and Art Festival – Eau Claire
8/28-8/29 – Taste of Portage Market Fair – Portage
8/28-8/30 – Edgar Steam Show – Edgar
Weekend continues below…

8/28-8/30 – Florence County Fair – Florence
8/28-8/30 – Hustlerfest – Hustler
8/28-8/30 – Great River Folk Festival – La Crosse
8/28-8/30 – Orton Park Festival – Madison
8/28-8/30 – Middleton Good Neighbor Festival – Middleton
8/28-8/30 – DandiLion Daze – Muskego
8/29 – Combined Locks Firefighters Picnic – Combined Locks
8/29 – Rhythm on the River – Fort Atkinson
8/29 – Brew City Cigar Festival – Glendale
8/29 – Thirsty Troll Brew Fest – Mount Horeb
8/29 – N.E.W. Dragon Boat Festival – Oshkosh
8/29-8/30 – Pistons and Props Airshow – Janesville
8/29-8/30 – Bristol Renaissance Faire VIII – Kenosha
8/29-8/30 – St. Bronislava Belltower Bash – Plover
8/30 – Alma Music and Arts Festival – Alma

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