An incredible festival weekend with Superman, Beer Cheese, Route 66 and another Testicle Festival.
Oh if only I had a private jet to jump around to all the festivals this weekend. There are some going on that I’ve always wanted to attend like Beer Cheese Festival in Kentucky, the Superman Celebration and the Route 66 Festival in Illinois, the Holy Rosary Street Festival in Indiana, and the Pimento Cheese Festival in North Carolina. And there are so many more I would happily attend, especially the food festivals that celebrate Cereal (MI), Asparagus (MI), Catfish (NC), Butter (WI), Rhubarb (WI), and even fried Testicles (TN).
But there much more than food this weekend – there’s a great variety!
There are Music Festivals, PorchFests, Renaissance Festivals, Scottish Games, Beer Festivals, Wine Festivals, BBQ Cookoffs, Fish (Carp, Catfish, Walleye) Festivals, Parish Festivals, Cultural Festivals and Pride Festivals.
It may seem a little overwhelming, especially if you look at the map below with all those pins bunched up together. But, if you take a closer look at a particular state listing, or section on the map, you can go through it at your own pace and find something that looks interesting.
Here’s what I would consider in each state…
Alabama
Hueytown City Fest, Central Alabama Pride Fest (Birmingham)
Florida
Cocoa Beach Pirate Fest, Philippine Summer Festival (West Palm Beach)
Georgia
Knobbly Knees Music Festival (Albany), Alpharetta Wine Festivla
Illinois
Superman Celebration (Metropolis), Route 66 Festival (Edwardsville)
Indiana
Holy Rosary Italian Street Festival (Indianapolis), Red Skelton Festival (Vincennes)
Kentucky
Newport ItalianFest, Beer Cheese Festival (Winchester)
Michigan
Pride UP (Ironwood), Hippie Fest (Trufant)
New York
St. Sophia’s Greek Cultural Festival (Syracuse), Dragons and Fairies Fest (Jamestown)
North Carolina
Pimento Cheese Festival (Cary), Cherry Bounce Festival (Forest City)
Pennsylvania
All Saints Greek Food Festival (Canonsburg), Beers of the Burgh Festival (Pittsburgh)
South Carolina
Carolina Country Music Festival (Myrtle Beach), South Carolina Festival of Flowers (Greenwood)
Tennessee
Sun Drop Fest (Pulaski), Testicle Festival (Soddy-Daisy)
West Virginia
Weston Carp Festival, WV Coalfields Cookoff (Welch)
Wisconsin
Times of Future Past Festival (Kewaunee), Milwaukee Polish Festival
Have a great weekend, everyone, and be sure to look at the map below to see what may be around you!
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Memorial Day Festival Weekend: June 9-12, 2022
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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 this Weekend’s Festivals
6/11-6/12 – Hippie Fest – Trufant – My Review
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ALABAMA
6/7-6/11 – Stevenson Depot Days – Stevenson
6/10 – SummerNight Art Walk – Auburn
6/10-6/11 – Alex City Jazz Fest – Alexander City
6/10-6/11 – American Made Music Festival – Albertville
6/10-6/12 – Wheels on the Hill – Gadsden
6/10-6/12 – Spring Fling Balloon Festival – Montgomery
6/11 – Central Alabama Caribbean Food and Music Festival – Bessemer
6/11 – Hueytown City Fest – Hueytown
6/11 – June Fling – Oneonta
6/12 – Central Alabama Pride Fest – Birmingham
FLORIDA
6/9-6/12 – The Hukilau – Fort Lauderdale
6/10-6/11 – Wynwood Pride – Miami
6/10-6/12 – The Cocoa Beach Pirate Fest – Cocoa Beach
6/11 – Tallahassee Pridefest – Tallahassee
6/11 – Jacksonville Bicentennial Celebration – Jacksonville
6/11 – Beachella Music and Arts Fair – Jacksonville Beach
6/11 – Philippine Summer Festival – West Palm Beach
6/11 – Shop and Eat BBQ Festival – Crestview
6/11 – Fernandina Beach Pride Parade and Festival – Fernandina Beach
6/11-6/12 – Vibra Urbana Music Fest – Orlando
GEORGIA
6/10-6/12 – FuryFest – Conyers
6/10-6/12 – Holla Yella Music Festival – Ellijay
6/11 – Atlanta Summer Beer Fest – Atlanta
6/11 – Hot Corner Festival – Athens
6/11 – Caribbean Music and Food Festival – Conyers
6/11 – Knobby Knees Music Festival – Albany
6/11 – Family Fun Festival – Jasper
6/11 – Sweets and Tea Party Festival – Atlanta
6/11 – Virginia-Highland Summerfest – Atlanta
6/11 – Georgia Peach Festival II – Byron
6/11-6/12 – Cave Spring Arts Festival – Cave Spring
6/11-6/12 – Blairsville Scottish Festival and Highland Games – Blairsville
6/12 – Alpharetta Wine Festival – Alpharetta
6/12 – Ecologie Vintage Summer Pop-Up Festival – Kennesaw
ILLINOIS
6/8-6/11 – Genoa Days – Genoa
6/9-6/12 – Old Canal Days – Lockport
6/9-6/12 – Franklin Park Fest – Franklin Park
6/9-6/12 – Chicago Blues Festival – Chicago
6/9-6/12 – Fiestas Patronales Puertorriqueñas/Puerto Rican Festival – Chicago
6/10 – Downtown Block Party – Rolling Meadows
6/10 – New Orleans North – Joliet
6/10-6/11 – Horizon Hobby RC Fest – Monticello
6/10-6/12 – Malta Days – Malta
6/10-6/12 – Tremont Turkey Festival – Tremont
6/10-6/12 – Superman Celebration – Metropolis
6/10-6/12 – Schweizerfest – Highland
6/10-6/12 – Andersonville Midsommarfest – Chicago
6/10-6/12 – Buffalo Days – LaMoille
6/11 – Annabelle Street Festival – Anna
6/11 – Taste of Chicago Taste Pop Up I – Chicago
6/11 – Neponset Picnic Day – Neponset
6/11 – Family Pride Festival – Ottawa
6/11 – Mound Music Festival – Galena
6/11 – Finders Summer Market – Decatur
6/11 – Taste of Lena – Lena
6/11 – VVAC Food Truck and Art Festival – Tinley Park
6/11 – Mundelein’s Craft Beer Festival – Mundelein
6/11 – Route 66 Festival – Edwardsville
6/11 – Chicago Vegandale Food and Drink Fest – Chicago
6/11 – PorchFest – Mt. Morris
6/11-6/12 – Wells Street Art Festival – Chicago
6/11-6/12 – Global Arts Festival – Bartlett
6/11-6/12 – Chi-Soul Fest – Chicago
6/11-6/12 – Gebhard Woods Dulcimer and Traditional Music Festival – Morris
6/11-6/12 – Ravenswood on Tap – Chicago
6/11-6/12 – Old Town Art Fair – Chicago
6/11-6/12 – Hyde Park Summer Fest – Chicago
6/11-6/12 – Okawville Heritage Days – Okawville
6/11-6/12 – Riverside Arts Weekend – Riverside
6/12 – Aurora Pride Festival and Parade – Aurora
6/12 – Greater Chicago Jewish Festival – Chicago
6/12 – Woodstock PrideFest – Woodstock
6/12 – All-Wheels Drive-In Car Show – Alton
INDIANA
6/6-6/10 – Middletown Lions Club Fair – Middletown
6/8-6/12 – Germanfest – Fort Wayne
6/8-6/12 – Celebrate Schererville Festival – Schererville
6/9 – Christ Church Cathedral Women’s Strawberry Festival – Indianapolis
6/9-6/11 – Crothersville Red, White and Blue Festival – Crothersville
6/9-6/11 – Our Lady of the Greenwood Parish Festival – Greenwood
6/9-6/11 – Amo Fish Fry Festival – Amo
6/9-6/12 – Cole Porter Festival – Peru
6/9-6/12 – Dyer Summer Fest – Dyer
6/9-6/12 – Babalon Rising Festival – Springville
6/10 – Taste of Shelby County – Shelbyville
6/10-6/11 – Rhapsody Arts and Music Festival – Elkhart
6/10-6/11 – Holy Rosary Italian Street Festival – Indianapolis
6/10-6/11 – Potato Creek and Lions Strawberry Festival – North Liberty
6/10-6/11 – Edinburgh Bicentennial Birthday Bash – Edinburgh
6/10-6/11 – St. Henry Heinrichsdorf Fest – St. Henry
6/10-6/11 – Clay City Lions Club Pottery Summer Festival – Clay City
6/10-6/12 – Strawberry Festival – Crawfordsville
6/10-6/12 – Queen of All Saints Parish Festival – Michigan City
6/10-6/12 – Bill Monroe Bluegrass Festival I – Morgantown
6/11 – Indy Pride Festival – Indianapolis
6/11 – Rising Sun Summer Fest – Rising Sun
6/11 – Huntington Trails Beer and Wine Festival (formerly Forks of the Wabash Uncorked) – Huntington
6/11 – Community Block Party – Monrovia
6/11-6/12 – New Harmony Antique Show – Harmony
6/11-6/12 – St. Demetrios Greekfest – Hammond
6/11-6/12 – Red Skelton Festival – Vincennes
6/11-6/12 – WonderRoad Music Festival – Indianapolis
6/11-6/12 – Slamology Automotive and Music Festival – Indianapolis
6/11-6/12 – Gathering of Great Lakes Nations Pow Wow – Portland
KENTUCKY
6/9-6/11 – Saint Edward Picnic – Jeffersontown
6/9-6/11 – Blazin’ Bluegrass Spring Festival – Whitley City
6/9-6/12 – Newport ItalianFest – Newport
6/10-6/11– Laurel Cove Music Festival – Pineville
6/10-6/11 – Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge – Gethsemane
6/10-6/11 – St. Margaret Mary Church Picnic – Louisville
6/10-6/11 – St. Augustine Summer Festival – Covington
6/10-6/11 – Trenton Main Street Festival – Trenton
6/10-6/12 – St. Paul Parish Summer Festival – Florence
6/11 – Beer Cheese Festival – Winchester
6/11 – Cruzin for Cancer – Louisville
6/11 – Bourbon, Brews and BBQ Festival – Shepherdsville
6/11 – Kentucky Craft Bash Beer Festival – Louisville
6/11 – Maysville Uncorked! Wine and Art Festival – Maysville
6/11 – Summer Fest on the Square – Edmonton
6/11 – PorchFest OBKY – Owensboro
6/11-6/12 – Francisco’s Farm Art Fair – Midway
6/11-6/12 – Strawberry Festival at The Cottage – Owensboro
6/11-6/12 – Arts on the Green at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens – Crestwood
6/11-6/12 – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival II – Eminence
MICHIGAN
6/8 – Jazz on Jefferson Festival – Saginaw
6/8-6/12 – Flushing’s Summer Festival – Flushing
6/8-6/12 – Festival of Flags – Davison
6/8-6/12 – Dearborn Heights Spirit Festival – Dearborn Heights
6/8-6/12 – Mackinac Island Lilac Festival II – Mackinac Island
6/9 – Apps and Ales – Bay City
6/9-6/11 – Jackson Blues Fest – Jackson
6/9-6/11 – Gizzard Fest – Potterville
6/9-6/12 – Melvindale Days Festival – Melvindale
6/9-6/12 – Carp Carnival – Michigan Center
6/9-6/12 – Start of Summer Celebration – Rockford
6/9-6/12 – Swiggin’ Pig – Wyandotte
6/9-6/12 – Frankenmuth Bavarian Festival – Frankenmuth
6/10-6/11 – Grand Rapids Asian-Pacific Festival – Grand Rapids
6/10-6/11 – Taste of Muskegon – Muskegon
6/10-6/12 – Newport Firefighter’s Association Homecoming Festival – Newport
6/10-6/12 – Brown City Days Festival – Brown City
6/10-6/12 – Motor City Irish Fest – Livonia
6/10-6/12 – Nor-East’r Music and Art Festival – Mio
6/10-6/12 – Red, White and Blue Collar Festival – Mio
6/10-6/12 – St. Frances Cabrini Parish Festival – Allen Park
6/10-6/12 – Art on the River – Port Huron
6/11 – National Asparagus Festival – Hart
6/11 – Battle Creek Cereal Festival – Battle Creek
6/11 – Pumpstock American Roots Music Festival – East Lansing
6/11 – Ella Sharp Museum Art, Beer and Wine Festival – Jackson
6/11 – Makers Trail Festival – Bridgman
6/11 – Baraga County Lake Trout Festival – L’Anse
6/11 – Bridgefest – Allegan
6/11 – Pride UP: Pride Picnic in the Park – Ironwood
6/11 – UP Rainbow Pride PrideFest – Marquette
6/11 – Highlander Festival – St. Ignace
6/11 – Vicksburg Old Car Festival – Vicksburg
6/11 – Romanian American Heritage Festival – Dearborn Heights
6/11 – Lansing Beer Fest – Lansing
6/11 – Leland Wine and Food Festival – Leland
6/11 – Berkley Art Bash – Berkley
6/11 – Alpena Blues Festival – Alpena
6/11 – Iron Mountain Brew Fest – Iron Mountain
6/11 – Clinton Summerfest – Clinton
6/11-6/12 – Riverside Art Festival – Bay City
6/11-6/12 – Motor City Pride – Detroit
6/11-6/12 – Art in the Park (at Three Oaks Flag Day) – Three Oaks
6/11-6/12 – Pictured Rocks Days – Munising
6/11-6/12 – Hippie Fest – Trufant – My Review
6/11-6/12 – Feast of the Strawberry Moon – Grand Haven
NEW YORK
6/8-6/11 – Celoron Rib Fest and Classic Car Show – Celoron
6/9-6/12 – Thousand Island Bluegrass Festival – LaFargeville
6/9-6/12 – St. Sophia’s Greek Cultural Festival – Syracuse
6/10-6/11 – Canisteo Crazee DAZE – Canisteo
6/10-6/11 – Marilla Fire Company’s Annual Picnic – Marilla
6/10-6/11 – Seneca River Days – Baldwinsville
6/10-6/11 – Interlaken’s Olde Home Day Festival – Interlaken
6/10-6/11 – Albion Strawberry Festival – Albion
6/10-6/12 – St. Anthony Italian Feast Days – Endicott
6/10-6/12 – Merritt Estate Winery Strawberry Festival – Forestville
6/11 – Jamestown Pride – Jamestown
6/11 – Pride Palooza – Binghamton
6/11 – Dryden Dairy Day – Dryden
6/11 – Rochester Real Beer Expo – Rochester
6/11 – Dragons and Fairies Fest – Jamestown
6/11 – East Aurora Music Fest – East Aurora
6/11 – Fare and Ware Festival – Mount Morris
6/11 – Trumansburg Porchfest – Trumansburg
6/11 – Bergen Park Festival – Bergen
6/11 – Sunset Bay Country Jamboree – Buffalo
6/11-6/12 – Keuka Arts Festival – Penn Yan
6/11-6/12 – Allentown Art Festival – Buffalo
6/11-6/12 – Genesee Country Village and Museum’s Celtic Faire – Mumford
6/11-6/12 – St. Anthony’s Festival – Cortland
6/12 – German Blossom Festival – Lima
NORTH CAROLINA
6/6-6/12 – Hoke Fest II – Raeford
6/6-6/12 – Gaston All American Fair II – Gastonia
6/9-6/11 – Cherokee Bluegrass Festival – Cherokee
6/10-6/11 – WNC JeepFest – Maggie Valley
6/10-6/11 – Washington Summer Festival – Washington
6/10-6/11 – Cherry Bounce Festival – Forest City
6/10-6/11 – Carolina Catfish Festival (part of All American Fair) – Gastonia
6/10-6/11 – GroverFest – Mooresville
6/11 – Pimento Cheese Festival – Cary
6/11 – Bluff Mountain Festival – Hot Springs
6/11 – Trenton Founders’ Day Festival – Trenton
6/11 – Dunleath Porchfest – Greensboro
6/11 – High Point Summer Food Truck Rodeo – High Point
6/11 – Arts by the Sea Festival – Swansboro
6/11 – Avery County Summer Fest – Newland
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
6/6-6/10 – All Saints Greek Food Festival – Canonsburg
6/6-6/12 – Three Rivers Arts Festival II – Pittsburgh
6/9-6/11 – Connellsville Fun Fest – Connellsville
6/9-6/11 – Seven Fields Community Carnival – Seven Fields
6/9-6/11 – JFK School/Immaculate Conception Summer Festival – Washington
6/10-6/11 – Strawberry Festival – McConnellsburg
6/10-6/11 – Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Competition – Kersey
6/10-6/12 – Strawberry Days – Grove City
6/10-6/12 – Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival – Butler
6/10-6/12 – Forest County Bigfoot Festival – Marienville
6/11 – Lemont Village Association Strawberry Festival – Lemont
6/11 – Garrison Day Show and Sale – Beaver
6/11 – Beers of the Burgh Festival II – Pittsburgh
6/11 – Connellsville Pride Fest – Connellsville
6/11-6/12 – Cook Forest French and Indian War Encampment – Cooksburg
6/11-6/12 – Sinnemahoning Sportmen’s Association Snake Hunt – Sinnemahoning
6/11-6/12 – Bullskin Township Heritage Day – Scottdale
6/11-6/12 – Brookville Laurel Festival I – Brookville
SOUTH CAROLINA
6/6-6/12 – Spoleto Festival USA III – Charleston
6/9-6/12 – Carolina Country Music Festival – Myrtle Beach
6/10-6/12 – South Carolina Carnival – Columbia
6/10-6/11 – South Carolina Festival of Flowers – Greenwood
6/11 – Root of Soul Juneteenth Fest – Charleston
TENNESSEE
6/7-6/11 – Ashland City Summerfest – Ashland City
6/9-6/12 – CMA Music Fest – Nashville
6/10-6/11 – Popcorn Sutton Jam – Newport
6/10-6/11 – Lynchburg Frontier Freedom Days – Lynchburg
6/11 – Rockabilly Highway Revival – Selmer
6/11 – Sun Drop Fest – Pulaski
6/11 – Testicle Festival – Soddy-Daisy
6/11-6/12 – American Heritage Festival at Rocky Mount State Historical Site – Piney Flats
WEST VIRGINIA
6/6-6/12 – Cole Chevy Mountain Festival II – Bluefield
6/8-6/11* – Clendenin Homecoming Festival – Clendenin – ONLY SPONSORED CARNIVAL
6/8-6/11 – Montgomery Spring Carnival – Montgomery
6/10-6/11 – WV Coalfields Cookoff – Welch
6/10-6/12 – Old Central City Days – Huntington
6/10-6/12 – One Man Jam Festival – Eglon
6/10-6/12 – The Ronceverte River Festival – Ronceverte
6/11 – Weston Carp Festival – Weston
6/11 – PattyFest – Fairmont
6/11 – Celebrate Princeton Street Fair – Princeton
6/11-6/12 – West Virginia River and Rails Bass Festival – St. Marys
6/11-6/12 – The West Virginia Renaissance Festival II – Lewisburg
6/12 – June Jubilee – Martinsburg
6/12 – FestivAll I – Charleston
WISCONSIN
6/6-6/12 – Aquafest II – Rice Lake
6/8-6/12 – Windmill Days – Baldwin
6/9-6/12 – Sparta Butterfest – Sparta
6/9-6/12 – Cinder City Days – Altoona
6/9-6/12 – Bonfire Music and Arts Festival – Yuba
6/9-6/12 – Pea Soup Days – Somerset
6/9-6/12 – Mount Horeb Summer Frolic – Mount Horeb
6/10-6/11 – Up North Beerfest – Eagle River
6/10-6/11 – Action in Jackson – Jackson
6/10-6/12 – Octonto Copperfest – Oconto
6/10-6/12 – Thiensville-Mequon Lions LionFest – Thiensville
6/10-6/12 – Polkafest – New Glarus
6/10-6/12 – Okauchee Lions Day Feast and Festival – Okauchee Lake
6/10-6/12 – Spring Door County Lighthouse Festival – Multiple Locations
6/10-6/12 – Walleye Weekend – Fond du Lac
6/10-6/12 – Sprecher Fest – Glendale
6/10-6/12 – Festival of Angels – West Bend
6/10-6/12 – Sts. Constantine and Helen Tosa Greek Fest – Wauwatosa
6/10-6/12 – St. John Vianney Parish Festival – Brookfield
6/10-6/12 – Milwaukee Polish Fest – Milwaukee
6/11 – Art Fair on the Courthouse Lawn – Rhinelander
6/11 – Osceola Rhubarb Fest – Osceola
6/11 – BrillionFest – Brillion
6/11 – Milwaukee Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival – Milwaukee
6/11 – Beer, Bacon and Cheese – New Glarus
6/11 – Black River Falls Arts and Crafts Festival – Black River Falls
6/11 – 5th St. Bike Fest – Milwaukee
6/11 – Milwaukee Water Lantern Festival – Milwaukee
6/11 – Taste of Glenna Farms – Amery
6/11 – Manitowoc’s Garden Faire Extraordinaire – Manitowoc
6/11 – Goat Fest and the Roofing of Goats Parade – Sister Bay
6/11 – Walk in the Woods Art Fair – St. Germain
6/11-6/12 – Point Basse Pioneer Fest – Nekoosa
6/11-6/12 – Marquette Waterfront Festival – Madison
6/11-6/12 – Times of Future Past Festival – Kewaunee
6/12 – Milwaukee’s Worst Locust Street Festival – Milwaukee
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Festival Schedule Pages
Miami | Tallahassee/Florida Panhandle | Tampa
Akron/Canton | Cincinnati | Cleveland | Columbus | Dayton | Toledo
Knoxville | Memphis | Nashville
Eau Claire | Madison | Milwaukee
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