Food Festivals, Music Fests and more.
Welcome back, Festival Fans.
It’s not a huge festival weekend but each state does have something going on.
The states of Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia have a little more something than the other states.
What you’ll notice this weekend are some Music Festivals (Gospel, Rock, Blues, Bluegrass), Food Festivals (Chicken, Peach Cobbler, Tomato, Lobster, Grape, Watermelon) and plenty of variety after.
There are also some County Fairs, particularly in Virginia (do you want County Fairs listed for your state? Let me know!).
Here are some of the festivals options in each state this weekend…
- Mitchell’s Place Dragon Boat Race and Festival in Alabama
- Tontitown Grape Festival in Arkansas
- Key West Lobsterfest in Florida
- Afro Caribbean Fest in Georgia
- Soul of 2nd Street Festival in Kentucky
- Small Town American Festival in Kentucky
- Cameron Lions Club Fishing Festival in Louisiana
- Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival in Mississippi
- Waldensian Festival in North Carolina
- Tribute Fest in South Carolina
- Memphis Chicken and Beer Festival in Tennessee
- Virginia Beach Street Food Festival 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-080926/
And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-080926
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-080926
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: August 6-9, 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
8/8 – Mitchell’s Place Dragon Boat Race and Festival – Birmingham
8/9 – The Market at MidCity XXII – Huntsville
ARKANSAS
8/4-8/8 – Tontitown Grape Festival – Tontitown
8/6-8/8 – Hope Watermelon Festival – Hope
8/8 – Gravette Day – Gravette
8/8 – Carroll County Fair I – Berryville
FLORIDA
8/5-8/9 – Key West Lobsterfest – Key West
8/8 – Reggae on the Rock – Daytona Beach
8/8 – Tallahassee Beer Festival – Tallahassee
8/8 – PrideFête Festival – Wilton Manors
8/9 – Sanford Food Truck Fiesta VIII – Sanford
GEORGIA
8/8 – Afro Caribbean Fest – Augusta
8/8-8/9* – Kids Fest – Ringgold – CANCELLED
KENTUCKY
8/5-8/8 – NIBROC Festival – Corbin
8/7-8/8 – St. Mary of the Assumption Parish Festival – Alexandria
8/7-8/8 – Soul of 2nd Street Festival – Danville
8/7-8/8 – Bluegrass in the Park Folklife Festival – Henderson
8/7-8/8 – St. Joe’s Picnic for the Kids – Louisville
8/8 – Cecilia Days – Cecilia
8/8 –Sky Soul Festival – Louisville
8/8 – Small Town American Festival – Mount Sterling
8/8 – St. Theresa of Avila Church Picnic – Payneville
8/8 – Hops and Vine Craft Beer and Wine Festival – Richmond
8/8-8/9 – Caufield’s CreepFest – Louisville
LOUISIANA
8/7-8/8 – Cameron Lions Club Fishing Festival – Cameron
MISSISSIPPI
8/7-8/9 – Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival – Clarksdale
NORTH CAROLINA
8/6 – Outer Bank Watermelon Festival – Nags Head
8/6-8/9 – AVLFest – Asheville
8/7-8/8 – Mount Mitchell Arts and Crafts Fair – Burnsville
8/7-8/8 – Ocracoke Fig Festival – Ocracoke
8/7-8/8 – Waldensian Festival – Valdese
8/8 – Jeeps on the Farm – Denton
8/8 – Carolina Vet Fest – Kannapolis
8/8 – Next Door Music Festival – Oxford
8/8 – Bolivian Festival North Carolina – Pittsboro
8/8-8/9 – Black Mountain Sourwood Festival – Black Mountain
8/8-8/9 – King City Powwow – King
8/8-8/9 – Blue Ridge Heritage Weekend Arts and Craft Festival – Waynesville
8/9 – Women Rock for Women’s Rights – Charlotte
SOUTH CAROLINA
8/(0)3 – 803 Day – Columbia
8/7 – Brew at the Zoo – Columbia
8/8 – Tribute Fest – Fort Mill
TENNESSEE
8/7-8/8 – Tomato Art Fest – Nashville
8/7-8/8 – Nine Mile Bluegrass Festival III – Pikeville
8/8 – Chattanooga River Market XXIII – Chattanooga
8/8 – Cumberland Gap Folk Fest – Cumberland Gap
8/8 – Irish Fest on the Hill – Knoxville
8/8 – Memphis Chicken and Beer Festival – Memphis
8/8 – Peach Cobbler Festival – Murfreesboro
8/8-8/9 – Crockett Days – Greeneville/Tusculum
VIRGINIA
8/4-8/8 – Bergton Community Fair – Bergton
8/4-8/8 – Tazewell County Fair – Tazewell
8/5-8/8 – Franklin-Southampton County Fair – Courtland
8/7-8/8 – Steppin’ Out – Blacksburg
8/7-8/8 – Grayson County Agricultural Fair – Elk Creek
8/7-8/8 – Shenandoah Valley Music Festival III – Orkney Springs
8/8 – Port to Port Beer Festival – Alexandria
8/8 – SedaliaFest – Big Island
8/8 – Taste Leesburg – Leesburg
8/8 – BBQ and Bluegrass at Breaux Vineyards – Purcellville
8/8 – Marker-Miller Orchards Peach Festival – Winchester
8/8-8/9 – Richmond Jazz and Music Festival – Richmond
8/8-8/9 – Virginia Beach Street Food Festival – Virginia Beach
8/9 – Clarke County Fair I – Berryville
8/9 – Carytown Watermelon Festival – Richmond
8/9 – 2nd Sundays Williamsburg VI – Williamsburg
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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