Upcoming Western Festival Weekend: May 7-10, 2026

Celebrate Mother’s Day Weekend with Chocolate Fests, Art Festivals, Music Festivals and more!

Welcome back, Festival Fans!

It’s Mother’s Day Weekend, so the festival numbers are dropping a bit from last weekend so that you can take your mom to brunch and celebrate her.

Of course, you could also take her to a festival afterward as there are many out there this weekend that she would really appreciate.

Themes this weekend include Chocolate Festivals, all type ofArt Festivals, Music Festivals andFlower Festivals.

There are also many Cultural Festivals going on,Book Fests, Rodeos, Wine Fests andFood Festivals offering everything from Crab, Crawdads and Tacos to Strawberries and Watermelon.

Here’s more of a quick peek at some of the interesting festivals going on this weekend…

Kingman Festival of the Arts in Arizona
Parkfield Bluegrass Festival in California
Artesia Mariachi Festival in California
Paradise Chocolate Fest in California
Olive and Lavender Festival in California
Hawaiian May Day Festival in California
Colorado Chocolate Festival in Colorado
Marysville Mother’s Day Market in Kansas
Art Festival of Henderson in Nevada
Mother’s Day in Old Town in New Mexico
Oklahoma City Flower and Garden Festival in Oklahoma
McAlester Italian Festival in Oklahoma
Central Oregon Taco Fest in Oregon
Alamo Watermelon Festival in Texas
Texas Crab Festival in Texas
Flower Mound Arts Festival at Heritage Park in Texas
Two Rivers Medieval Faire in Washington

And there are many more, so look at the lists below and be sure to check the map to see if there are festivals going on around you (maybe even in neighboring states).

If you can’t find anything of interest, you can always look ahead at the 2026 Festival Guide. I am updating the September Festivals now.

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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-051026

And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-051026
Southern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/south-festival-weekend-051026

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: May 7-10, 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.

ARIZONA

5/8-5/10 – Key Ranch INFR Tour Rodeo – Page
5/9 – Verde Valley Wine Festival – Cottonwood
5/9 – Goodyear Night Market III – Goodyear
5/9-5/10 – Kingman Festival of the Arts – Kingman
5/9-5/10 – Prescott Mother’s Day Art and Wine Festival – Prescott

CALIFORNIA

5/4-5/10 – Chowchilla Madera County Fair – Chowchilla
5/5 – Corning Tuesday Night Market II – Corning
5/5 – Surf City Nights XVIII – Huntington Beach
5/7 – Taste of Cardiff – Encinitas
5/7 – Downtown Fullerton Night Market VI – Fullerton
5/7 – Monterey Park Cinco de Mayo Celebration – Monterey Park
5/7 – Oceanside Sunset Markets XVIII – Oceanside
5/7 – Palm Springs Village Fest XIX – Palm Springs
5/7-5/10 – Dixon May Fair – Dixon
5/7-5/10 – Happy Birthday Monterey Park Play Days Carnival – Monterey Park
5/7-5/10 – Parkfield Bluegrass Festival – Parkfield
5/7-5/10 – Los Angeles County Fair I – Pomona
5/7-5/10 – Rocklin Community Festival – Rocklin
5/7-5/10 – Gator by the Bay – San Diego
Weekend continues below…

5/8-5/9 – Chico ART Festival – Chico
5/8-5/9 – Country in the Park – Sacramento
5/8-5/10 – The Untz Festival – Browns Valley
5/8-5/10 – Whole Earth Festival – Davis
5/8-5/10 – Pan Am Fiesta – Lakewood
5/8-5/10 – 805 Night Market: Monterey County Fairgrounds – Monterey
5/8-5/10 – San Juan Bautista Rib Cook-Off – San Juan Bautista
5/8-5/10 – Stanford Pow Wow – Stanford
5/9 – Artesia Mariachi Festival – Artesia
5/9 – Bakersfield Mac and Cheese Fest – Bakersfield
5/9 – Hungarian Heritage Festival – Belmont
5/9 – Rambling Peaks Festival – Bishop
5/9 – Boonville Beer Fest – Boonville
5/9 – Coronado Art and Wine Festival – Coronado
5/9 – Downey Street Faire – Downey
5/9 – Elk Grove Punjabi Cultural Event – Elk Grove
5/9 – Eureka Main Street Spring Festival – Eureka
Weekend continues below…

5/9 – Indio Asada Fest – Indio
5/9 – Livermore Valley Craft Beer Festival – Livermore
5/9 – Moorpark Apricot Festival and Art Fair – Moorpark
5/9 – Mountain House Illuminated Kite Festival – Mountain House
5/9 – Asian Heritage Festival at Newpark Mall – Newark
5/9 – Paradise Chocolate Fest – Paradise
5/9 – Olive and Lavender Festival – Paso Robles
5/9 – Rancho Cordova iFest – Rancho Cordova
5/9 – Redding Fire Festival – Redding
5/9 – Festival Beer City Shindig: Old Sac – Sacramento
5/9 – Fiesta de Los Peñasquitos – San Diego
5/9 – Taiwanese American Cultural Festival – San Francisco
5/9 – Faerie Festival at San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden – San Luis Obispo
5/9 – Boots in the Park: Santa Clarita – Santa Clarita
5/9 – Central Valley Brewfest – Turlock
5/9 – Locke Foundation Asian Pacific Spring Festival – Walnut Grove
Weekend continues below…

5/9 – Calico Spring Jam – Yermo
5/9-5/10 – Hawaiian May Day Festival – Hayward
5/9-5/10 – Sunset Beach Art Festival – Huntington Beach
5/9-5/10 – The Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire VI – Irwindale
5/9-5/10 – Lincoln Holy Ghost Festa – Lincoln
5/9-5/10 – Mariposa Powwow – Mariposa
5/9-5/10 – The Street Fair at College of the Desert XIX – Palm Desert
5/9-5/10 – Balboa Park Pow Wow – San Diego
5/9-5/10 – Mother Lode Round-Up – Sonora
5/9-5/10 – Redbud Festival – Three Rivers
5/9-5/10 – BerryFest Strawberry Festival – Woodland
5/10 – Head West Marketplace: Walnut Creek II – Walnut Creek

NEW MEXICO

5/7-5/10 – Hydrophonic Festival – Aztec
5/9-5/10 – Zuni Pueblo MainStreet Festival – Zuni
5/10 – Mother’s Day in Old Town – Albuquerque
5/10 – Rail Yards Market II – Albuquerque

OKLAHOMA

5/8 – Friday Nights in the Park II – Choctaw
5/8-5/9 – Comanche Little Ponies Celebration – Lawton
5/8-5/9 – McAlester Italian Festival – McAlester
5/8-5/9 – Stilwell Strawberry Festival – Stilwell
5/8-5/10 – Arts for All Festival – Lawton
5/9 – Bristow Tabouleh Fest – Bristow
5/9 – Tulsa Water Lantern Festival – Broken Arrow
5/9 – GatorFest – Claremore
5/9 – CRAWDS-N-RODS – Elgin
5/9 – Dancing Rabbit Music Festival I – McAlester
5/9 – Covered in Color – Midwest City
5/9 – Oklahoma City Flower and Garden Festival – Oklahoma City
5/9 – Stillwater Wine and Craft Festival – Stillwater
5/9-5/10 – Oklahoma Renaissance Festival III – Muskogee

OREGON

5/8 – Turner Night Market II – Turner
5/8-5/9 – Lager Fest by Buoy Beer Co. – Astoria
5/9* – Holy Trinity Catholic Church International Festival – Beaverton
5/9 – Central Oregon Taco Fest – Bend
5/9 – Pasifika Fest – Corvallis
5/9 – Columbia Gorge Wine Festival – Hood River
5/9 – Portland Saturday Market X – Portland
5/9 – St. Johns Bizarre – Portland
5/9 – Prineville May Market – Prineville
5/10 –Astoria Sunday Market I – Astoria

TEXAS

5/4-5/10 – Buc Days II – Corpus Christi
5/5 – Rosenberg Cinco de Mayo Parking Lot Party – Rosenberg
5/7-5/9 – Texas Crab Festival – Crystal Beach
5/7-5/10 – Western Heritage Classic – Abilene
5/8-5/9 – Brenham Maifest – Brenham
5/8-5/9 – Yaga’s Wild Game and BBQ Cook-Off – Galveston
5/8-5/9 – Piney Wood Wine Festival: Spring – Lindale
5/8-5/9 – The Flying Pig Festival – Mineral Wells
5/8-5/10 – Austin Psych Fest – Austin
5/8-5/10 – Asian Heritage Fest – Grand Prairie
5/9 – Alamo Watermelon Festival – Alamo
5/9 – Crawfish, Food and Music Festival – Beaumont
5/9 – Rebel Fest: A Star Wars Festival – Brownsville
5/9 – Celina Cajun Fest – Celina
Weekend continues below…

5/9 – Water Lantern Festival: El Paso – El Paso
5/9 – Market in Floresville IV – Floresville
5/9 – Flower Mound Arts Festival at Heritage Park – Flower Mound
5/9 – Houston Winofest Texas Wine Fest II – Houston
5/9 – Iowa Park’s Park Fest – Iowa Park
5/9 – Arts Culture and Traditions of Pasifika Showcase – Killeen
5/9 – Mineola Fiesta de Mayo – Mineola
5/9 – Sorelle Farms Spring Festival – Mineola
5/9 – Nacogdoches Scottish Highland Games and Festival – Nacogdoches
5/9 – San Antonio Asian Festival – San Antonio
5/9 – San Antonio Tacos and Tequila Festival – San Antonio
5/9 – San Antonio Wine Festival – San Antonio
5/9 –Terrell Taco Festival – Terrell
5/9 – Red Dirt BBQ and Music Festival – Tyler
5/9-5/10 – Pecan Street Festival – Austin
5/9-5/10 – Scarborough Renaissance Festival VI – Waxahachie

WASHINGTON

5/5 – Burien Cinco de Mayo Celebration – Burien
5/7 –Puyallup Night Market IV – Puyallup
5/8 – The Wavy Bunch Night Market I – Spokane
5/8-5/9 – Colorama Pro-Rodeo – Grand Coulee
5/8-5/9 – ANHPI Heritage Festival – Spokane
5/8-5/9 – Better Daze Festival – Springdale
5/8-5/10 – Leavenworth Maifest Celebration – Leavenworth
5/8-5/10 – Olympia Wooden Boat Festival – Olympia
5/9 –Penn Cove Water Festival – Coupeville
5/9 – A Glimpse of China : Seattle Chinese Culture and Arts Festival – Seattle
5/9 – Beacon Arts Street Fair I – Seattle
5/9-5/10 – Two Rivers Medieval Faire – Cashmere
5/9-5/10 – Pike Place Market Flower Festival – Seattle
5/9-5/10 –Seattle Art Book Fair – Seattle
5/10 – May Faire at Camlann Medieval Village – Carnation

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