Several states pick up their festival numbers, making it Summer Official!
I’m really excited to share this weekend’s festival news as several states are obviously now entering festival season. The states that really show a difference this weekend are Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Wisconsin. This will continue throughout the month (and possibly beyond) as many of the southern states will ease off a little until the fall brings back cooler festival-hopping weather.
But the festival offerings are great in all the states this weekend with a delicious Livermush Festival in North Carolina, a fun Dolly Fest in Tennessee, a 10-day long Three Rivers Art Fest in Pennsylvania, three Greek festivals in New York, a Sturgeon Festival in Michigan, a Brass Band Festival in Kentucky, a Kurt Vonnegut Jr.-inspired festival in Indiana, and Vulcan’s Birthday Bash in Alabama.
Plus there are Food Festivals (Blueberry, Watermelon, Mac and Cheese, Peach, Rhubarb, Milk, Horseradish, Honey), Flower Festivals (Lavender, Hydrangea, Rose, Lilac, Peony), Critter Festivals (Mule, Chicken, Honeybees, Warblers, White Squirrel, Black Bear, Mammoth, Little Owl, Carp) and all sorts of festivals celebrating music, art, history, communities, cultures and more.
Be sure to take a good, hard look at the lists below and check out everything offered this weekend – because there are plenty of great festivals. And don’t forget the map.
Really – don’t forget the map.
I know it looks cluttered/congested but just zoom in to your town and see what’s around you (keeping in mind that some cities have more than one festival). Also remember that nearby festivals may be in other states.
Here’s what I would consider in each state…
Alabama
Vulcan’s Birthday Bash (Birmingham), 9-1-1 Festival (Haleyville)
Florida
PrideFest Kissimmee, Chiefland Watermelon Festival
Georgia
Flying Colors Butterfly Festival (Roswell), Georgia Peach Festival (Fort Valley)
Illinois
Cream of Wheaton, PorchFest Lakeview (Chicago)
Indiana
Corn Roast (Crown Point), Carmel Pride
Kentucky
The Butchertown Art Fair (Louisville), Great American Brass Band Festival (Danville)
Michigan
Empire Asparagus Festival, Islandfest (Grosse Ile)
New York
Ithaca Festival, Buffalo Greek Fest
North Carolina
Livermush Festival (Marion), NC Black Bear Festival (Plymouth)
Pennsylvania
Mammoth Fest (Mount Pleasant Township), Three Rivers Arts Festival (Pittsburgh)
South Carolina
Spoleto Festival USA (Charleston), Greenville FunFest
Tennessee
Lenoir City Arts and Crafts Festival, Dolly Fest (Knoxville)
West Virginia
Cole Chevy Mountain Festival (Bluefield), Taste of Parkersburg
Wisconsin
Festa Italia (Fitchburg), Cows on the Concourse (Madison)
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Memorial Day Festival Weekend: June 2-5, 2022
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MAP of festival and fair food cities this weekend.
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ALABAMA
6/3 – Zoo Brews – Birmingham
6/3-6/4 – Hank Williams Festival – Georgiana
6/3-6/4 – North Alabama African Heritage Festival – Tuscumbia
6/3-6/4 – 9-1-1 Festival – Haleyville
6/3-6/4 – Mule Day/Chickenfest – Gordo
6/4 – Alabaster CityFest – Alabaster
6/4 – Wiregrass Music and Art Association Street Festival – Ozark
6/4 – Lakeview Hullabaloo – Birmingham
6/4 – African Heritage Festival – Birmingham
6/4 – Jackson County Jubilee – Scottsboro
6/5 – Pride on the Plains – Auburn
6/5 – Vulcan’s Birthday Bash – Birmingham
FLORIDA
6/2-6/6 – Girls in Wonderland – Orlando
6/3-6/4 – Funk Fest – Orlando
6/3-6/5 – Gulf Coast Jam – Panama City Beach
6/3-6/5 – Fleamasters Flea Market Watermelon Festival – Fort Myers
6/4 – Wellborn Blueberry Festival – Wellborn
6/4 – Key West Pride Street Fair – Key West
6/4 – Chiefland Watermelon Festival – Chiefland
6/4 – Naples Pride Fest – Naples
6/4 – Mac and Cheese Street Fest – Fort Myers
6/4 – PrideFest Kissimmee – Kissimmee
GEORGIA
6/1-6/4 – ProgPower USA – Atlanta – USUALLY IN SEPTEMBER
6/3-6/4 – Georgia Blueberry Festival – Alma
6/3-6/4 – Candler Park Music Festival – Atlanta
6/3-6/4 – Columbus Georgia LGBT Pride Festival – Columbus
6/3-6/4 – Georgia Peach Festival I – Fort Valley
6/3-6/5 – North Georgia Highlands Seafood and Wine Festival – Young Harris
6/4 – Honeybee Festival – LaFayette
6/4 – Kingston Spring Fling and Car Show – Kingston
6/4 – Upriver Festival – Canton
6/4 – Alpharetta Brew Moon Festival – Alpharetta
6/4 – Roswell Lavender Festival – Roswell
6/4 – Putnam County Dairy Festival – Eatonton
6/4 – Penny McHenry Hydrangea Festival – Douglasville
6/4-6/5 – Flying Colors Butterfly Festival – Roswell
ILLINOIS
6/1-6/5 – Washington Good Neighbor Days Festival – Washington
6/2 – Downtown Evanston Thursday Night Market I – Evanston
6/2-6/4 – Galatia Lions Old Settlers Days – Galatia
6/2-6/4 – Farmer City Heritage Days – Farmer City
6/2-6/5 – Rose Festival – Roselle
6/2-6/5 – Maifest Chicago at DANK Haus – Chicago
6/2-6/5 – Cream of Wheaton – Wheaton
6/3-6/4 – Rhubarb Festival – Aledo
6/3-6/4 – The International Horseradish Festival – Collinsville
6/3-6/4 – Strawberry Jam Festival – Arthur
6/3-6/4 – Legacy of Giving Music (LoG) Festival – Springfield
6/3-6/4 – Germanfest – Quincy
6/3-6/4 – Blues, Brews and BBQ – Golconda
6/3-6/4 – Cogs and Corsets: A Steampunk Happening – Bloomington
6/3-6/4 – Pheasant Hollow Winery Cajun Festival – Whittington
6/3-6/4 – Homewood Artisan Street Fair – Homewood
6/3-6/5 – Lincoln Park Greek Fest – Chicago
6/3-6/5 – Harvard Milk Days – Harvard
6/3-6/5 – Ottawa Uncorked (formerly 2 Rivers Wine Fest) – Ottawa
6/3-6/5 – Milledgeville Village Jamboree – Milledgeville
6/3-6/5 – Taylorville Blackhorse Veterans Pow Wow – Taylorville
6/3-6/5 – Leaf River Summer Daze Festival – Leaf River
6/3-6/5 – Do Division Street Fest and Sidewalk Sale – Chicago
6/3-6/5 – La Grange Carnival – La Grange
6/3-6/5 – Carlyle Street Fair – Carlyle
6/4 – Elmwood Strawberry Festival – Elmwood
6/4 – Food Truck Fight – Galena
6/4 – Woodstock Food Truck Festival on the Square – Woodstock
6/4 – Catlin Strawberry Festival – Catlin
6/4 – Bonifest – Edwardsville
6/4 – Moweaqua Pow Wow Spring Festival – Moweaqua
6/4 – Dairy Day – Greenville
6/4 – Brothers’ Field Fairytale Festival – Long Grove
6/4 – Highwood Pride Festival – Highwood
6/4 – Chicago Gospel Music Festival – Chicago
6/4 – Mahomet Soda Fest – Mahomet
6/4 – Montgomery Street Eats Festival – Montgomery
6/4-6/5 – Annawan Fun Days – Annawan
6/4-6/5 – Macoupin County Historical Society Spring Festival – Carlinville
6/4-6/5 – Lincoln Days Civil War Reenactment – Pittsfield
6/4-6/5 – 57th Street Art Fair – Chicago
6/4-6/5 – Champagne British Car Festival – Bloomington
6/4-6/5 – Lincolnshire Art Festival – Lincolnshire
6/4-6/5 – Hinsdale Fine Arts Festival – Hinsdale
6/4-6/5 – Sodbuster Days – Good Hope
6/4-6/5 – Fort de Chartres June Rendezvous – Prairie du Rocher
6/4-6/5 – Art on Main Fine Arts Festival – Canton
6/5 – PorchFest Lakeview – Chicago
6/5 – Strawberry Jazz Festival – Kankakee
6/5 – Festa della Repubblica – Chicago
6/5 – Celebration Family Fun Festival – Ottawa
INDIANA
5/31-6/4 – Banks of the Wabash Festival II – Terre Haute
6/1-6/4 – The John Hartford Memorial Festival – Bean Blossom
6/1-6/5 – Granfalloon: A Kurt Vonnegut Convergence – Bloomington
6/2-6/4 – St. Simon Festival – Indianapolis
6/2-6/4 – St. Jude Summer Festival – Indianapolis
6/2-6/4 – Mentone Egg Festival – Mentone
6/2-6/4 – Americana Bean Jamboree Festival – Morgantown
6/3 – Strawberry Festival – Kokomo
6/3 – Covington Street Festival – Covington
6/3-6/4 – Corn Roast – Crown Point
6/3-6/4 – Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival – Franklin
6/3-6/4 – Merom Bluff Chautauqua Festival – Merom
6/3-6/4 – Live in the Ville – Hammond
6/3-6/4 – Hometown Country Jam Music Festival – Hobart
6/3-6/4 – St. Gabriel International Festival – Indianapolis
6/3-6/5 – Cave Country Canoes Paddle Festival – Milltown
6/3-6/5 – Singing Sands Sand Sculpting Festival – Michigan City
6/3-6/5 – St. Therese Little Flower (of the Infant Jesus) Summerfest – Indianapolis
6/3-6/5 – Rosedale Strawberry Festival – Rosedale
6/4 – Tipton on Tap – Tipton
6/4 – Greenwood Pride Festival – Greenwood
6/4 – MainStreet Rockville Cruise-In – Rockville
6/4 – Southern Indiana Pride Festival – Jeffersonville
6/4 – Vintage Indiana Wine Festival – Indianapolis
6/4 – Monon Food Fest – Monon
6/4 – Springville Spring Fest – Springville
6/4 – Earth Day Indiana Festival – Indianapolis
6/4 – Mountfest – Mount St. Francis
6/4-6/5 – Miami Indians All Nations Gathering – Rockville
6/4-6/5 – Strawberry Days – Metamora
6/4-6/5 – Lebanon Summer Fest – Lebanon
6/4-6/5 – Village Art Fair – Winona Lake
6/4-6/5 – Arab Fest – Fort Wayne
6/5 – Carmel Pride – Carmel
KENTUCKY
6/2-6/4 – Poke Sallet Festival – Harlan
6/2-6/4 – Lewisport Heritage Festival – Lewisport
6/2-6/4 – St. Peter the Apostle Summer Festival – Louisville
6/2-6/4 – Hillview City Fair – Hillview
6/2-6/5 – Great American Brass Band Festival – Danville
6/2-6/5 – Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo XII – Louisville
6/3-6/4 – Louisville Greek Festival – Louisville
6/3-6/4 – Ascension Summer Festival – Louisville
6/3-6/4 – St. Catherine of Siena Summer Festival – Fort Thomas
6/3-6/4 – Portland Festival – Louisville
6/3-6/4 – Menifee Mountain Memories Festival – Frenchburg
6/3-6/5 – Everybody’s Favorite Barbecue and Hot Sauce Festival: Louisville – Louisville
6/4 – Art in the Garden – Augusta
6/4 – Jefferson Davis Birthday Weekend – Fairview
6/4 – St. Joseph Church Picnic – Leitchfield
6/4 – Wine and Cheese Tasting Festival – Bardstown
6/4 – Mortons Gap Coalfield Festival – Mortons Gap
6/4 – GlobaLou Festival – Louisville
6/4 – La Grange Arts Fest – La Grange
6/4-6/5 – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival I – Eminence
6/4-6/5 – The Butchertown Art Fair – Louisville
6/5 – Northern Kentucky Pride Festival – Covington
6/5 – Flea in the Fort I – Fort Thomas
MICHIGAN
6/1-6/5 – Aldo Leopold Festival – Hessel/Cedarville
6/2-6/4 – Camp Greensky Music Festival – Wellston
6/2-6/5 – Swartz Creek Hometown Days – Swartz Creek
6/2-6/5 – Curwood Festival – Owosso
6/2-6/5 – Niles Riverfest – Niles
6/2-6/5 – Mancelona Bass Festival – Mancelona
6/3-6/4 – Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair – Kalamazoo
6/3-6/4 – The Original Michigan Lavender Festival – Imlay City
6/3-6/4 – Kalamazoo Pride Festival – Kalamazoo
6/3-6/4 – Krusin’ Klassics Fun Run – Escanaba
6/3-6/5 – Center Line Independence Festival – Center Line
6/3-6/5 – Festival of the Arts – Grand Rapids
6/3-6/5 – Carson City Frontier Days – Carson City
6/3-6/5 – Bark on Biddle – Wyandotte
6/3-6/5 – Islandfest – Grosse Ile
6/3-6/5 – Lilac Festival – Barryton
6/3-6/5 – Gridlife Midwest Festival – South Haven
6/3-6/5 – Mackinac Island Lilac Festival I – Mackinac Island
6/4 – Lowell Pride – Lowell
6/4 – Kirtland’s Warbler Festival – Roscommon
6/4 – Empire Asparagus Festival – Empire
6/4 – Ferndale Pride Festival – Ferndale
6/4 – Ortonville Pride Festival – Ortonville
6/4 – Muskegon Pride Festival – Muskegon
6/4 – Adams Fly Festival – Kingsley
6/4 – Beemer Memorial Motorcycle Run and Saginaw Blessing of the Bikes – Saginaw
6/4 – Blue Water Sturgeon Festival – Port Huron
6/4 – African American Downtown Festival – Ann Arbor
6/4 – St. Clair Waterfront Beer, Wine, Cocktail and Seltzer Festival – Algonac
6/4 – Kick-Off to Summer Food Truck Festival – Kentwood
6/4 – Warren Food Truck Rally – Warren
6/4 – Nucleate Beer Festival – Ann Arbor
6/4-6/5 – The Magical Realm Fantasy Faire – Charlotte
6/4-6/5 – Midland Antique Festival: Midland I – Midland
6/4-6/5 – Summer Art Fair – Midland
6/4-6/5 – Art in the Park – Pinckney
6/4-6/5 – Peacefest Art and Music Festival – Waterford
6/4-6/5 – Gypsy Goddess Festival – Allegan
6/4-6/5 – Lyon Township International Kite Festival – New Hudson
6/4-6/5 – Patriots and Pierogi Polish Food and Music Festival – Frankenmuth
6/5 – The Vintage Market: Under the Big Top – Ann Arbor
6/5 – Thai Street Food Festival of Michigan – Sterling Heights
6/5 – VegFest – Detroit
6/5 – Jackson County Rose Festival and Parade – Jackson
6/5 – Taste of Ann Arbor – Ann Arbor
NEW YORK
6/2-6/4 – Minoa Fire Department Field Days – Minoa
6/2-6/4 – Mendon Carnival – Mendon
6/2-6/5 – Ithaca Festival – Ithaca
6/2-6/5 – Annunciation Rochester Greek Festival – Rochester
6/2-6/5 – Grecian Festival – Vestal
6/3 – June StrOlean – Olean
6/3 – History on Tap – Mumford
6/3-6/4 – Taste of Syracuse – Syracuse
6/3-6/5 – Fairport Canal Days – Fairport
6/3-6/5 – Erin Wood Festival – Erin
6/3-6/5 – General Brown Weekend – Brownville
6/3-6/5 – Buffalo Greek Fest – Buffalo
6/4 – Allegany Garden Festival – Allegany
6/4 – Holley JuneFest – Holley
6/4 – New York State Yoga Festival at Letchworth State Park – Mt. Morris
6/4 – The Roycroft Campus Art Founder’s Day – East Aurora
6/4 – Chamberfest Craft Beer Festival – Salamanca
6/4 – Hamlin Wheel Fest – Hamlin
6/4 – Steuben County Dairy Festival – Bath
6/4-6/5 – Tree Peony Festival of Flowers III – Linwood
6/5 – Buffalo Pride Festival – Buffalo
NORTH CAROLINA
6/2-6/5 – North Carolina Trail Days – Elkin
6/2-6/5 – Spring South End Wine and Hops Fest – Charlotte
6/2-6/5 – Hoke Fest I – Raeford
6/3-6/4 – Blue Ridge Fiber Fest – Sparta
6/3-6/4 – Angier Bike Fest – Angier
6/3-6/4 – North Carolina Gold Festival – Marion
6/3-6/4 – White Squirrel Weekend – Brevard
6/3-6/5 – Ocrafolk Festival – Ocracoke
6/3-6/5 – Dare Days – Manteo
6/3-6/5 – The Gathering at Paint Rock Farm Music Festival – Hot Springs
6/3-6/5 – Gaston All American Fair I – Gastonia
6/4 – Piedmont Pottery Festival – Eden
6/4 – Cold Mountain Music Festival at Lake Logan – Canton
6/4 – Carolina Beach Music Festival – Carolina Beach
6/4 – Creeper Trail Park Vendor Fest – Lansing
6/4 – Mermaid Parade and Festival – Marshall
6/4 – International Food Festival – Raleigh
6/4 – Livermush Festival – Marion
6/4 – NC Black Bear Festival – Plymouth
6/5 – Asheville Honey Festival – Asheville
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
6/3 – Pride on the Shore – Pittsburgh
6/3-6/4 – Riverfest – Rices Landing
6/3-6/4 – FUNKy FEST – Gibbon Glade
6/3-6/5 – Polkafest – Johnstown
6/3-6/5 – Nittany Antique Machinery Spring Show – Centre Hall
6/3-6/5 – Canal Days Festival – Saltsburg
6/3-6/5 – Three Rivers Arts Festival I – Pittsburgh
6/3-6/5 – Yough River Rally – Connellsville
6/4 – Bellefonte Children’s Fair – Bellefonte
6/4 – Beers of the Burgh Festival I – Pittsburgh
6/4 – Quiet Creek Herb Farm Springfest – Brookville
6/4-6/5 – Tri-Town Homecoming Celebration – Dawson
6/4-6/5 – Darlington Days – Darlington
6/5 – Mammoth Fest – Mount Pleasant Township
6/5 – Humble Rumble – Latrobe
SOUTH CAROLINA
5/31-6/5 – Spoleto Festival USA II – Charleston
5/31-6/5 – Park Circle Pride Festival – North Charleston
6/4 – Reggaetronics: Lake Murray Music Festival – Lake Murray
6/4 – Outfest Columbia – Columbia
6/4 – Rock the Ranch Music Fest – Seneca
6/5 – Greenville FunFest – Greenville
6/5 – Tacos ‘N Tequila Fiesta – Greenville
TENNESSEE
6/2-6/4 – Memphis Italian Festival – Memphis
6/2-6/5 – Memphis Pride Fest – Memphis
6/3 – Brew at the Zoo – Nashville
6/3 – East Nashville Night Market V – Nashville
6/3-6/4 – Blue Plum Festival – Johnson City
6/3-6/4 – Skyway Cycling Fest – Tellico Plains
6/3-6/4 – Promise Land Music and Arts Festival – Charlotte
6/3-6/4 – Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival – Oak Ridge
6/3-6/4 – World’s Oldest BBQ Festival – Covington
6/3-6/4* – Sheriff Buford Pusser Festival – Adamsville – MUSIC FEST 6/4
6/3-6/5 – Riverbend Festival – Chattanooga
6/3-6/5 – Dolly Fest – Knoxville
6/4 – Folk Medicine Festival – Red Boiling Springs
6/4 – Bluegrass in the Valley at the Dunlap Coke Ovens – Dunlap
6/4 – Hometown Service Coalition Community Day – Mountain City
6/4 – Sip TN Nashville Wine Festival – Nashville
6/4 – Shelby Forest Spring Fest – Millington – USUALLY IN APRIL
6/4 – Little Owl Wildlife Festival – Chattanooga
6/4 – Spring Fest – Lewisburg
6/4 – KARM Dragon Boat Festival – Knoxville
6/4 – Simply Smyrna Celebration – Smyrna
6/4 – Memphis Flyer Margarita Festival – Memphis
6/4 – Franklin Pride – Franklin
6/4 – Watermelon Crawl Festival – Cookeville
6/4-6/5 – Lenoir City Arts and Crafts Festival – Lenoir City
6/5 – Craft Food and Wine Festival – Memphis
WEST VIRGINIA
6/2-6/4 – Calhoun County Wood Festival – Grantsville
6/2-6/4 – Mountain Music Festival – Minden
6/2-6/5 – Blue and Gray Reunion – Philippi
6/3-6/5 – Waynestock – Oak Hill
6/3-6/5 – Cole Chevy Mountain Festival I – Bluefield
6/4 – Wheeling Feeling Chili Cookoff and Car Cruise – Wheeling
6/4 – Taste of Parkersburg – Parkersburg
6/4 – Ranson Festival – Ranson
6/4 – Rodneyfest Music Festival – Ripley
6/4-6/5 – The West Virginia Renaissance Festival I – Lewisburg
6/5 – Blissful Yoga Festival – Fairmont
WISCONSIN
6/2-6/4 – PrideFest Milwaukee – Milwaukee
6/2-6/5 – Thorp Dairy Days – Thorp
6/3-6/4 – Park Art Fair – New Richmond
6/3-6/4 – Sun Drop Dayz – Shawano
6/3-6/4 – Marshfield Dairyfest – Marshfield
6/3-6/5 – Abby Festival – Abbotsford
6/3-6/5 – Aquafest I – Rice Lake
6/3-6/5 – MotoAmerica Superbike Series and Vintage MotoFest – Plymouth
6/3-6/5 – Festa Italia – Fitchburg
6/3-6/5 – June Dairy Days – West Salem
6/3-6/5 – Verona Hometown Days – Verona
6/3-6/5 – Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival – Little Chute
6/4 – June Bloom Arts and Crafts Festival – Minocqua
6/4 – Lakefest – Delavan
6/4 – Loop Day – Burlington
6/4 – Lager and Friends Beer Festival – Glendale
6/4 – Cows on the Concourse – Madison
6/4 – Dragon Art Fair – DeForest
6/4 – Music Festival at Schumacher Farm Park – Waunakee
6/4 – Milwaukee Highland Games and Scottish Fest – Wauwatosa
6/4-6/5 – The Ballyhoo at the Zoo Fine Art Fair (formerly Monument Square Art Festival) – Racine
6/4-6/5 – Darien Arts Festival – Darien
6/4-6/5 – Pinecrest Village’s Civil War Days – Manitowoc
6/4-6/5 – Holy Hill Art and Farm Market I – Hubertus
6/4-6/5 – Carp Fest – Two Rivers
6/5 – Good Old Summertime Art Fair – Kenosha
6/5 – West Allis A La Carte Street Festival – West Allis
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