It’s a weekend of Pride, Culture, Food and Independence.
Welcome back, Festival Fans.
While the summer heat may be slowing down the festival season, it’s not going to stop it.
This weekend is the last weekend of Pride Month, so where are plenty more celebrations to be had.
And with July 4 around the corner, you can also be sure to see many early Independence Day and America 250 Festivals going on throughout the region.
Other types of festivals include Cultural Festivals celebrating Polynesian, Puerto Rican, and Caribbean cultures, Food Festivals dishing out Mango, Watermelon, Banana, Tomato, and Brisket, and all types of other festivals for those who love Bluegrass, Wine, Hot Air Balloons, and the Big Lizard Man Stop (in South Carolina).
Here are some festivals in each state this weekend throughout the region…
- Helen Keller Festival in Alabama
- Semmes Independence Day Celebration in Alabama
- Buffalo River Elk Festival in Arkansas
- Florida Mango Festival in Florida
- Chickamauga Art and Folk Festival in Georgia
- Rome Pride Festival in Georgia
- Lavender Festival at The Kentucky Castle in Kentucky
- Great American Brass Band Festival in Kentucky
- Lake Arthur Freedom Fest in Louisiana
- Columbia Freedom Festival in Mississippi
- Appalachian Folk Festival in North Carolina
- Thunder in the Smokies Summer Rally in North Carolina
- The Lizard Man Stomp in South Carolina
- TN Banana Festival in Tennessee
- Red Boiling Springs Music Festival in Tennessee
- Richmond Puerto Rican Festival in Virginia
- Williamsburg Live in Virginia
Go through the festival lists and be sure to check out the map as there may be festivals happening near your home.
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Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
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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-062826/
And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-062826
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-062826
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: June 25-28, 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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ALABAMA
6/25-6/28 – Helen Keller Festival – Tuscumbia
6/26 – Fort Rucker Freedom Fest – Fort Rucker
6/26-6/27 – Peach Jam Jubilee – Clanton
6/26-6/27 – Liberty Day – Columbiana
6/27 – Anniston Heritage Festival – Anniston
6/27 – Friendship Festival – Bear Creek
6/27 – The Great Birmingham Dog-Off – Birmingham
6/27 – Chelseafest & The Big Kaboom – Chelsea
6/27 – 24th of June Celebration – Florala
6/27 – Oneonta City Night Market II – Oneonta
6/27 – Rainsville Freedom Fest – Rainsville
6/27 – Thomaston Historical Foundation Watermelon Festival – Thomaston
6/28 – The Market at MidCity XVI – Huntsville
6/28 – Semmes Independence Day Celebration – Semmes
ARKANSAS
6/26 – Trans March, Rally and Festival – Fayetteville
6/26 – West Memphis Freedom Fest – West Memphis
6/26-6/27 – Buffalo River Elk Festival – Jasper
6/26-6/27 – Red White and Blue Festival – Mountain Home
6/26-6/28 –Arkansas Folklife Festival – North Little Rock
6/27 – Botanical Garden of the Ozarks Firefly Fling Festival – Fayetteville
6/27 – NWA Pride Festival – Fayetteville
6/27 – Patriot Party 250 on Main – Waldron
FLORIDA
6/26-6/27 – Panhandle Watermelon Festival – Chipley
6/26-6/28 – Mega Night Market: Asian Summer Night Market – St. Petersburg
6/27 – Mac and Cheese Showdown – Fort Myers
6/27 – Mango Fest – Key West
6/27 – The Big Bang: Lady Lake’s Independence Day Celebration – Lady Lake
6/27 – Largo Evening Market IV – Largo
6/27 – Rock, Freedom and Fireworks – Longwood
6/27 – Groove Fest – Panama City
6/27 – St. Pete Pride Parade and Festival – St. Petersburg
6/27 – Florida Mango Festival – West Palm Beach
6/27-6/28 – Keel Farms Tampa Bay Watermelon Weekend – Plant City
GEORGIA
6/26-6/27 – Augusta Pride – Augusta
6/26-6/28 – AthFest Music and Arts Festival – Athens
6/27 – Atlanta Seafood and Caribbean Music Festival – Atlanta
6/27 – Bourbon and Brisket Festival – Atlanta
6/27 – Auburn Independence Day Celebration – Auburn
6/27 – Chickamauga Art and Folk Festival – Chickamauga
6/27 – Red, White and Blue on the Bluff – Darien
6/27 – Betty’s Bash Paddle Race and Music Festival – Evans
6/27 – Hahira Independence Day Celebration – Hahira
6/27 – Pre-4th Arts and Crafts Festival/Fireworks on Lake Hartwell – Hartwell
6/27 – Jefferson Freedom Festival – Jefferson
Weekend continues below…
6/27 – CAG Caribbean Cultural Festival – Jonesboro
6/27 – Lindale Independence Day Celebration – Lindale
6/27 – Loganville Independence Celebration – Loganville
6/27 – America 250 Plains, Trains and Fireworks – Plains
6/27 – Richmond Hill Independence Day Celebration – Richmond Hill
6/27 – Rome Pride Festival – Rome
6/27 – Stonewall Block Party at Starland Yard – Savannah
6/27 – Thomasville Juneteenth Freedom Festival – Thomasville
6/27 – Thomas Dorsey Birthplace Festival – Villa Rica
6/27-6/28 – Southern Fried Queer Pride Festival – Atlanta
6/27-6/28 – Braselton Artisan Festival: June Festival – Braselton
KENTUCKY
6/22-6/27 – Rudy Fest II – Morehead
6/24-6/27 – Romp Fest – Owensboro
6/25-6/27 – Great American Brass Band Festival – Danville
6/25-6/27 – Holy Family Parish Picnic – Louisville
6/26 – Union Celebrates America – Union
6/26-6/27 – St. Martha Parish Picnic – Louisville
6/26-6/28 – Mary, Queen of Heaven Funfest – Erlanger
6/26-6/28 – Lavender Festival at The Kentucky Castle – Versailles
6/27 – Obscurious Market: The Crooked Hat – Georgetown
6/27 – Loretto Street Fair – Loretto
6/27 – Kentucky Craft Bash Beer Festival – Louisville
6/27 – McHenry SummerFest – McHenry
6/27 – Freedom Fest – Morehead
6/27 – Bullitt Blast – Shepherdsville
6/27-6/28 – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival V – Eminence
LOUISIANA
6/22-6/23 – Let the Good Times Roll Juneteenth Festival II – Shreveport
6/25 – Stars and Stripes – Gonzales
6/26 – Scott Independence Day Celebration – Scott
6/26-6/28 – Mansfield Juneteenth Celebration – Mansfield
6/27 – Baton Rouge Pride Festival – Baton Rouge
6/27 – Central Red, White and Boom! – Baton Rouge
6/27 – Lake Arthur Freedom Fest – Lake Arthur
6/27 – Larry Brew Fest – Mandeville
6/27 – Slidell Heritage Festival – Slidell
6/27-6/28 – Houma Nation Powwow – Houma
MISSISSIPPI
6/26 – Ridgeland Celebrate America Balloon Glow – Ridgeland
6/26-6/27 – Blue and White Festival – Aberdeen
6/26-6/27 – St. Rose de Lima Centennial Fair – Bay Saint Louis
6/26-6/27 – North Mississippi Hill County Picnic – Waterford
6/26-6/28 – Mississippi Championship Hot Air Balloon Fest – Canton
6/27 – Columbia Freedom Festival – Columbia
6/27 – Crystal Springs Tomato Festival – Crystal Springs
6/27 – Long Beach 4th of July Jubilee – Long Beach
NORTH CAROLINA
6/25-6/27 – Blues, Brews and BBQ – Coinjock
6/26 – “Pre”-July 4th Celebration – Marshville
6/26 – Polkville Independence Day Celebration – Polkville
6/26-6/28 – Thunder in the Smokies Summer Rally – Maggie Valley
6/26-6/28 – Lumbee Homecoming I – Pembroke
6/27 – Fayetteville Pride Festival – Fayetteville
6/27 – North Carolina Polynesian Festival – Jacksonville
6/27 – Avery County Summer Festival – Newland
6/27 – Granville County Bee Jubilee – Oxford
6/27 – Appalachian Folk Festival – Pisgah Forest
6/27 – Out! Raleigh Pride – Raleigh
6/27 – Troyfest – Troy
6/27-6/28 – Highlands Mountaintop Art and Craft Show I – Highlands
6/28 – Finley Freedom Festival – Raleigh
SOUTH CAROLINA
6/22-6/27 – Hampton County Watermelon Festival – Hampton
6/25 –Party in the Park II – Hilton Head Island
6/26 – Chester Red, White and BOOM – Chester
6/26 – Hardeeville’s 4th Off Main – Hardeeville
6/26-6/27 – Festival of Stars: Independence Day Celebration – Ninety Six
6/27 – The Lizard Man Stomp – Bishopville
6/27 – Red, White and You – Blacksburg
6/27 – Pride in the Park – Columbia
6/27 – Conway Riverfest – Conway
6/27 – Colors of Pride Festival – Greenville
6/27 – Freedom Blast – Greer
6/27 – Honea Path Independence Day Celebration – Honea Path
6/27 – Big Water Marina Freedom Celebration – Starr
TENNESSEE
6/26* – Friday Night Market in the BORO and Food Truck Festival IX – Murfreesboro – NOT THIS WEEK
6/26-6/27 – Daylily Festival – Corryton
6/26-6/27 – Lynchburg Frontier Freedom Days – Lynchburg
6/26-6/27 – Nine Mile Bluegrass Festival II – Pikeville
6/27 – Bluff City Patriot’s Day: 250th USA Celebration – Bluff City
6/27 – Chattanooga River Market XVII – Chattanooga
6/27 – Family, Faith, Freedom Block Party and Pop-Up Market – Chattanooga
6/27 – Cookeville Takes Flight: Hot Air Balloon Festival – Cookeville
6/27 – TN Banana Festival – Cookeville
6/27 – Chester County America 250 Celebration – Henderson
6/27 – Kenton White Squirrel Festival Arts and Crafts Market – Kenton
6/27 – Shadow Market – Manchester
6/27 – Memphis Tequila Festival – Memphis
6/27 – Nashville Pride Parade and Festival – Nashville
6/27 – Nashville Water Lantern Festival – Nashville
6/27 – Star Spangled Celebration – Nolensville
6/27 – Red Boiling Springs Music Festival – Red Boiling Springs
6/27 – Viola Valley Stars and Stripes Festival – Viola
VIRGINIA
6/22-6/27 – Chautauqua Festival II – Wytheville
6/24-6/27 – Williamsburg Live – Williamsburg
6/25-6/27 – Doc McCabe Bluegrass Festival – Big Island
6/25-6/28 (Closed 6/28) – Buchanan Community Carnival I – Buchanan
6/26 – Star Spangled Sterling – Sterling
6/26-6/27 – La Fiesta Virginia Beach – Virginia Beach
6/26-6/28 – Hampton Jazz Festival – Hampton
6/27 – What a Blast – Aldie
6/27 –Village View’s America’s 250th Celebration – Emporia
6/27 – Fredericksburg Pride – Fredericksburg
6/27 – Richmond Puerto Rican Festival – Henrico
6/27 – Hampton Roads Pride PrideFest – Norfolk
6/27 – Multicultural Festival – Richmond
6/27 – Spotsylvania Stars and Stripes Spectacular – Spotsylvania Courthouse
6/27 – 4th of July Celebration at Flat Ridge Community Center – Troutdale
6/27 – Williamsburg Area Pride – Williamsburg
6/28 – Hometown Celebration – Fairfax
6/28 – Hampton Roads Pride at the Beach – Virginia Beach
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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