More festivals in every state, festival fans!
I have finally updated all of the Festival Schedule Pages (I’ll run another check in a few weeks) and I’m feeling more and more optimistic about this summer and fall. Covid cases are dropping in the US, more people are getting vaccinated and festival organizations are feeling more secure about holding events with safety measures in place.
This is the second weekend where there are 90 festivals or so going on and it’s only going to increase in the weeks ahead.
I can smell the funnel cake already.
In Ohio this weekend, you can get some delicious take out in Columbus via either the Columbus Greek Festival or the Columbus Taco Fest. There are also the Community Days Festival in Lancaster, a Settlers Encampment in Defiance, a full on Ekoostik Hookah Music Festival in Thornville and the Waco Homecoming Festival in Canton. Plus there are still more festivals, craft shows and events going on (check the list below).
In the other states, here are some of the highlights…
Florida: Lionfish Festival (Destin), Orange Blossom Jamboree (Brooksville)
Georgia: Bringing the Sea to Powder Springs Seafood Festival, Georgia Jugfest (Knoxville)
Illinois: Springfield Pride Fest, St. Jacob Strawberry Fest, Life on the Illinois Frontier (Harrisburg)
Indiana: Indiana Dunes Birding Festival (Chesterton), Broad Ripple Art Fair (Indianapolis)
Kentucky: Paristown Flea (Louisville), Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival (Lexington)
Michigan: Peace, Love and Hippies Festival (Lapeer), Niles Renaissance Faire
New York: Williamson Apple Blossom Festival, Family Fun Day (Pulaski)
Pennsylvania: Pour at the Park at South Park, Portersville Spring Gas Up
Tennessee: Unicoi County Strawberry Festival (Unicoi), Wartrace Strawberry Festival, Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games (Maryville)
West Virginia: Feast of the Ramson (Richwood), West Virginia Strawberry Festival (Buckhannon)
Wisconsin: Baraboo Spring Fair on the Square, Muscoda Morel Mushroom Festival
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! Maybe I’ll see you at the fairgrounds tomorrow!
Love, Peace and Funnel Cake Grease!
May 13-16, 2021 Weekend
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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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My Experiences of this Weekend’s Festivals
5/14-5/16 – Columbus Greek Festival – Columbus – My Review – CARRY OUT (USUALLY LABOR DAY WEEKEND)
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OHIO
5/13-5/15 – Waco Homecoming Festival – Canton
5/14 – Grandview Kidsfest – Columbus
5/14 – Jewish Cultural Festival II – Dayton – DRIVE THRU (USUALLY IN AUGUST)
5/14-5/15 – Ekoostik Hookah Music Festival – Thornville
5/14-5/15* – Tiro Tavern Testicle Festival – Tiro – My Review – MOVED TO 6/11-6/12
5/14-5/16 – Community Days Festival – Lancaster
5/14-5/16 – Columbus Greek Festival – Columbus – My Review – CARRY OUT (USUALLY LABOR DAY WEEKEND)
5/14-5/16* – St. Brigid Parish Festival – Xenia – MOVED TO 8/13-8/15
5/15-5/16 – Columbus Taco Fest – Columbus – GRAB-N-GO
5/15 – Zanesville Jaycees Food Truck Rally – Zanesville
5/15* – North Canton Craft Beer Festival – North Canton – MOVED TO 10/9
5/15 – Doll Show and Sale – Williamsfield
5/15 – Western Reserve Poultry Club Show – Jefferson
5/15-5/16 – Cleveland Area Gem and Mineral Show – North Olmsted
5/15-5/16* – Downtown Willoughby Rib Burn Off – Willoughby – MOVED TO 9/11-9/12
5/15-5/16 – Settlers Encampment on the AuGlaize – Defiance
5/16 – Spring Breeze Craft and Vendor Show – Elyria
FLORIDA
5/13-5/16 – Harvey Milk Festival – Sarasota – DRIVE IN VERSION
5/13-5/16 – Orange Blossom Jamboree – Brooksville
5/14-5/15* – Miami Rum Fest – Coral Gables – MOVED TO 11/14
5/14-5/16 – Naples Seafood and Music Festival – Naples
5/14-5/16 – The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival – Winter Park – USUALLY IN MARCH
5/14-5/16 – Wild Amelia Nature Festival – Fernandina Beach
5/15 – Tupelo Honey Festival – Wewahitchka
5/15 – Springtime Tallahassee – Tallahassee – USUALLY IN MARCH
5/15 – As if! North Florida’s 90’s Fest – St. Augustine
5/15 – Newberry Watermelon Festival – Newberry
5/15 – St. Pete French Fry Fest – St. Petersburg
5/15 – Weird Beard Festival: Beards, Bluegrass and BBQ – Williston
5/15 – Afro Roots Fest Doral – Doral
5/15-5/16 – Lionfish Festival – Destin
5/15-5/16 – Bay Area Renaissance Festival V – Dade City – USUALLY IN FEB/MAR
GEORGIA
5/14-5/15 – Georgia Mountain Egg Fest – Hiawassee
5/14-5/16 – Marietta Greek Festival – Marietta – DRIVE THRU
5/14-5/16 – Bringing the Sea to Powder Springs: Seafood Festival – Powder Springs
5/15 – Geranium Festival – McDonough
5/15 – Georgia JugFest – Knoxville
5/15 – Daylily Festival – Adel
5/15 – Spring in the Valley – Rome – RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL
5/15 – Spring Fair on the Square – Buchanan
5/15 – Taste of Douglasville – Douglasville
5/15-5/16 – Dahlonega Arts and Wine Festival – Dahlonega
5/15-5/16 – Wing and Rock Fest – Canton – USUALLY IN MARC
ILLINOIS
5/13-5/16 – Old King Coal Festival – West Frankfort
5/14-5/16* – Lincoln Park Wine Festival – Chicago – MOVED TO 9/4-9/6
5/14-5/16* – Art on the Square – Belleville – MOVED TO 10/22-10/24
5/15 – Springfield Area Highland Games and Celtic Festival – Chatham
5/15* – Young Evanston Artists (YEA!) Festival – Evanston – URBAN GALLERY WALK 5/15-5/23
5/15 – Springfield Pride Fest – Springfield
5/15* – Julie Ross Memorial Rib Cookoff – Marion – DISCONTINUED
5/15 – Life on the Illinois Frontier – Harrisburg
5/16 – St. Jacob UCC Strawberry Fest – St. Jacob
INDIANA
5/13-5/16 – Indiana Dunes Birding Festival – Chesterton
5/15* – Rock the Junction Craft Beer and Music Festival – Westfield – MOVED TO 8/28
5/15 – Strawberry Festival – Shirley
5/16 – Cherry Blossom Festival – Fort Wayne – VIRTUAL
5/16 – Eco Fest – Fort Wayne
KENTUCKY
5/15* – Old Louisville Springfest – Louisville – MOVED TO 9/18
5/15 – Peony Spring Festival – Warsaw
5/15 – SpringFest – Glendale
5/15 – The Paristown Flea I – Louisville
5/15 – GCA Art in the Park – Leitchfield
5/15-5/16 – Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival – Lexington
5/15-5/16 – Benton Farm Spring Craft Fling Show – Walton
MICHIGAN
5/13-5/16 – Durand Railroad Days Festival – Durand
5/14-5/16 – National Morel Mushroom Festival – Boyne City
5/15 – Peace, Love and Hippies Festival – Lapeer – USUALLY IN FEBRUARY
5/15-5/16 – Niles Renaissance Faire – Niles
5/15 – Fry Guy Community Festival – Detroit
5/15-5/16 – Great Lakes Woodworking Festival – Adrian
NEW YORK
5/13-5/16* – Williamson Apple Blossom Festival – Williamson – MOVED TO 7/8-7/11
5/14-5/16 – Rochester Lilac Festival II – Rochester
5/15 – Family Fun Day – Pulaski
5/15 – Food Truck Wars! – Syracuse
5/15* – Buffalo Mac and Cheese Festival – Buffalo – MOVED TO 8/14
PENNSYLVANIA
5/14-5/16 – National Road Festival – Various Locations in Somerset, Fayette and Washington Counties
5/15 – Pour at the Park at South Park – South Park
5/15-5/16 – National Pike Steam, Gas and Horse Association Show – Brownsville
5/15-5/16 – Western Pennsylvania Italian Festival – Monroeville
5/15-5/16 – Portersville Spring Gas Up – Portersville
5/16* – North Hills Food Truck Festival – Pittsburgh – MOVED TO 9/12
TENNESSEE
5/12-5/15 – World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest (Memphis in May) – Memphis
5/14-5/15* – Racks by the Tracks – Kingsport – MOVED TO 9/25
5/15 – Tennessee Mountain Laurel Festival – Wartburg
5/15 – Wayne Scott Strawberry Festival – Unicoi
5/15 – Boro Art and Craft Festival – Murfreesboro
5/15 – Wartrace Strawberry Festival – Wartrace
5/15 – Siege at Fort Watauga – Elizabethton
5/15-5/16 – Greeneville Iris Festival – Greeneville
5/15-5/16 – Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games – Maryville
5/15-5/16 – Tennessee Renaissance Festival II – Arrington
5/16 – Strawberry Festival – Chattanooga
WEST VIRGINIA
5/13-5/16 – West Virginia Strawberry Festival – Buckhannon
5/14-5/15 – Smokin’ on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl – Mannington
5/14-5/16 – New River Gorge Fest – Minden
5/15 – Feast of the Ramson – Richwood
WISCONSIN
5/14-5/16 – Maifest – Germantown
5/14-5/16 – Syttende Mai Festival (Norwegian Heritage) – Stoughton
5/15 – Baraboo Spring Fair on the Square – Baraboo
5/15 – Muscoda Morel Mushroom Festival – Muscoda
5/15 – Holy Trinity Greek Festival – Fond du Lac – TO GO
5/15-5/16 – Bayshore Spring Art and Artisan Fair – Glendale
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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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