Are you ready for festivals, festival fans?
When compared to last weekend, the festivals numbers are dipping down slightly in preparation for the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend. In case you’re already planning for next weekend, I did create a post for the holiday weekend, offering my picks for each state, which you can find at https://ohiofestivals.net/best-memorial-day-festivals-2021/
Give it a gander and let me know what your Memorial Day Weekend festival picks are.
There are still a lot of festivals going on this weekend and plenty of great ones to mention. The warming temperatures in the north will also make these festivals more inviting.
In Ohio this weekend, there are a few market style festivals (meaning there is also entertainment and food) at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea, in Dayton and in Butler. There are also music festivals in Bellevue and Hamler, a wine fest in Springfield and a HorseFest in Kirtland. Cleveland’s Asian Festival will have a Virtual Version on Saturday and the Northwest Ohio Polish American Festival will be holding a Drive Up Food Version. There are even some church festivals going on in-person in Massillon and Sylvania.
In the other states, here are some of the highlights with a special mention to a Testicle Festival in Wisconsin…
Florida: Tampa Pride, South Beach Wine and Food Festival (Miami Beach)
Georgia: Yaarab Shrine Circus and Fair (Cumming), Athens Wine Weekend
Illinois: Rhubarb Festival (Kankakee), Toledo Spring Festival
Indiana: Dillsboro Homecoming Festival, Harrodsburg Heritage Days Festival
Kentucky: Kentucky Yoga Festival (Center)
Michigan: World Expo of Beer (Frankenmuth), Great Lakes Boating Festival (Grosse Pointe)
New York: Rochester Lilac Festival
Pennsylvania: Sheep and Fiber Fest (Waynesburg), Raystown Bike Fest (Hesston)
Tennessee: Blooming Onion Festival (Cleveland), Tennessee Pirate Festival (Harriman)
West Virginia: Domefest (Masontown), Farm Fest (Alderson)
Wisconsin: Dundas Testicle Festival (Kaukauna/Dundas), Wisconsin Micro-Brewers Beer Fest (Chilton)
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! Maybe I’ll see you at the fairgrounds tomorrow!
Love, Peace and Funnel Cake Grease!

May 20-23, 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
5/22 – Mayfest – Berea – My Review
5/22-5/23* – Cleveland Asian Festival – Cleveland – My Review – VIRTUAL HERE 5/22
5/21-5/23* – Northwest Ohio Polish American Festival (formerly Toledo Polish American Festival) – Holland – My Review – POLISH FOOD DRIVE UP 5/22
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OHIO
5/20-5/23 – Electronic Sunset Music and Art Festival – Bellevue
5/20-5/23 – St. Barbara Parish Festival – Massillon
5/21 – Big River Get Down – Hamilton – PERFORMANCE VERSION
5/21-5/22 – Hamler Country Fest – Hamler
5/21-5/22 – Spring in the Country – Amanda
5/21-5/23 – “Among the Wildflowers” Vintage Market Days – Middleburg Heights
5/21-5/23 – St. Joseph Festirama – Sylvania
5/21-5/23* – Hookahville – Newark – MOVED TO 9/3-9/5
5/21-5/23* – Northwest Ohio Polish American Festival (formerly Toledo Polish American Festival) – Holland – My Review – POLISH FOOD DRIVE UP 5/22
5/22 – Bryan Spring Fling – Bryan
5/22 – Pickers Market I – Butler
5/22 – Club Soso Community Market – Cleveland
5/22 – Mayfest – Berea – My Review
5/22 – Vintage Ohio South Wine Festival – Springfield
5/22 – Central Ohio Folk Festival – Lewis Center – VIRTUAL
5/22 – Spring into Summer Craft and Vendor Show – Avon
5/22-5/23 – PARAnormal PSYchic CONvention – Mansfield
5/22-5/23* – Cleveland Asian Festival – Cleveland – My Review – VIRTUAL HERE 5/22
5/22-5/23 – HorseFest – Kirtland
5/23 – Fleurs de Fête – Dayton
FLORIDA
5/20-5/23 – South Beach Wine and Food Festival – Miami Beach (USUALLY IN FEBRUARY)
5/20-5/23* – Jacksonville Jazz Festival – Jacksonville – MOVED TO 10/1-10/3
5/21 – Pensacola Mardi Gras Kick Off Celebration – Pensacola – USUALLY IN JANUARY
5/21-5/23 – Sarasota Seafood and Music Festival II – Sarasota
5/21-5/23 – St. Andrews Mardi Gras Festival – Panama City – USUALLY IN FEBRUARY
5/22 – Tampa Pride – Tampa
5/22-5/23 – Safety Harbor Seafood Festival – Safety Harbor
5/22-5/23 – Charlotte County Italian Festival – Port Charlotte
5/22-5/23 – Bay Area Renaissance Festival VI – Dade City – USUALLY IN FEB/MAR
GEORGIA
5/21-5/23 – Athens Wine Weekend – Athens – USUALLY IN FEBRUARY
5/22 – La Fiesta en Hapeville – Hapeville
5/22 – BBQ and Brews Canton – Canton
5/22-5/23 – The Georgia Renaissance Festival IV – Fairburn
5/22-5/24 – Yaarab Shrine Circus and Fair I – Cumming
ILLINOIS
5/20-5/23 – Toledo Spring Festival – Toledo
5/22 – Pretzel City Wine Fest – Freeport
5/22 – Streator Food Truck Festival – Streator
5/22-5/23 – Northbrook Art in the Park – Northbrook
5/23 – Blessing of the Bikes and Bless Fest – Alto Pass
5/23 – Rhubarb Festival – Kankakee
INDIANA
5/19-5/22 – Dillsboro Homecoming Festival – Dillsboro
5/21 – Celebration in the Ville – Connersville
5/21-5/22 – Harrodsburg Heritage Days Festival – Harrodsburg
5/21-5/23 – Fat and Skinny Tire Fest – Winona Lake/Warsaw
5/22 – Sugarbelt Mead Festival – Crown Point
KENTUCKY
5/21-5/23 – Kentucky Yoga Festival – Center
MICHIGAN
5/21 – Oh Bernice! Night Market – Burr Oak
5/21-5/22 – World Expo of Beer – Frankenmuth
5/22-5/23– Great Lakes Boating Festival – Grosse Pointe
5/22-5/23* – East Lansing Art Festival – East Lansing – MOVED TO 8/7-8/8
5/23 – The Vintage Market: Derby Days – Ann Arbor
NEW YORK
5/21-5/23 – Rochester Lilac Festival III – Rochester
PENNSYLVANIA
5/21-5/22* – Millvale Music Festival – Millvale – MOVED TO 8/6-8/7
5/21-5/23 – Raystown Bike Fest – Hesston
5/21-5/23 – Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company Food Truck Festival – Saxonburg
5/22 – Sheep and Fiber Fest – Waynesburg
5/22-5/23 – Shadyside Spring Art Festival on Walnut Street – Pittsburgh
TENNESSEE
5/21-5/22* – High on the Hog – Winchester – NEXT 5/20/22-5/21/22
5/21-5/23 – State St. Tattoo Fest – Bristol
5/22 – Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Festival – Townsend
5/22 – Spring at the Barn – Lewisburg
5/22 – Springfest – Oakland
5/22-5/23 – Blooming Onion Festival – Cleveland
5/22-5/23 – Tennessee Pirate Fest I – Harriman
5/22-5/23 – Tennessee Renaissance Festival III – Arrington
WEST VIRGINIA
5/20-5/23 – Farm Fest I (formerly Alderson Strawberry Festival) – Alderson
5/21-5/22 – Domefest – Masontown
WISCONSIN
5/21-5/22 – Chippewa Falls SpringFest – Chippewa Falls
5/21-5/23 – Civil War Living History Days – Milton
5/22 – Festival of Spring – Oshkosh
5/22 – Dundas Testicle Festival – Kaukauna/Dundas
5/22 – Spring Food Truck Festival – Elkhorn
5/22-5/23 – Automotion Classic Car Show – Wisconsin Dells
5/22-5/23 – Save the Grandstand Art and Craft Festival – Portage
5/23 – Wisconsin Micro-Brewers Beer Fest – Chilton
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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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