Over 480 festivals this weekend with over 100 of those festivals in Ohio!
It’s another huge festival weekend (even more than last weekend) with plenty of not-to-miss events! The festival map is filled with pins and some festival cities are having more than one event. We are also in a period where I’ve been able to visit festival in other states as well – so be sure to see the over 40 festival reviews listed below with some for upcoming festivals in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
In Ohio, this weekend, there are some great festivals I’ve attended in the past and definitely recommend. Some of these include the Ohio Pawpaw Festival in Albany, Cincinnati’s Oktoberfest Zinzinnati USA, the Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival in Cleveland, the Preble County Pork Festival in Eaton, Arts in the Alley in Grove City, the Flat Rock Creek Fall Festival in Paulding, the Hispanic Heritage Festival in Dayton, the Backwoods Fest in Thornville, and the Tiffin Seneca Heritage Festival in Tiffin.
There are also some festivals that look great of which I haven’t yet had the chance to attend, such as the Ohiolina Music Festival in Granville, MustardFEST in Springfield, the Vandalia Oktoberfest, Old Fashioned Canal Days in Delphos, and the Old Timers Day Festival in Peebles.
And, for those of you outside of Ohio or feel like taking a road trip, I really should mention some great out of state festivals I’ve attended like the Testicle Festival in Deerfield Michigan (just north of Toledo), Penn’s Colony Festival in Saxonburg PA and the Spoonbread Festival in Berea Kentucky (the Bourbon Festival is also going on this weekend in Bardstown, KY but the festival has made some changes this year which may limit participation).
Now here are more festivals I would check out in the other states:
Florida (9 Fests): Pirate and Caribbean Festival (Vero Beach), Brazilian Festival (Fort Lauderdale)
Georgia (28 Fests): Helen Oktoberfest, Oak Park Moonshine Festival (Lyons), Haralson County’s Fried Pie Festival (Buchanan)
Illinois (63 Fests): Palatine Oktoberfest, Dessert Fest Chicago
Indiana (56 Fests): Art Squared (Indianapolis), Moon and Stars Festival (Henryville)
Kentucky (37 Fests): Cow Days (Greensburg), Gaslight Festival (Jeffersontown)
Michigan (40 Fests): Pumpkin Festival (Caseville), 90’s Flannel Fest (Freeland)
New York (34 Fests): Cuba Garlic Festival, Meatball Street Brawl (Buffalo)
Pennsylvania (29 Fests): Erie’s Wild Rib Cook Off and Music Festival, Peanut Butter Festival (New Bethlehem)
Tennessee (17 Fests): Sorghum Festival (Johnson City), East Nashville Beer Festival (Nashville)
West Virginia (13 Fests): St. Albans Founders Day, Treasure Mountain Festival (Franklin)
Wisconsin (50 Fests): WI’S Best Bloody Mary Festival (Madison), Willy Street Fair (Madison)
All these festivals and more are listed below with a wonderful map to help you see where the festivals are happening.
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!
Love, Peace and Funnel Cake Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: September 16-19, 2021
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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
9/16-9/18 – Greek Festival – Akron – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Ohio Pawpaw Festival – Albany– My Review
9/16-9/19 – Kentucky Bourbon Festival – Bardstown, KENTUCKY – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Spoonbread Festival – Berea, KENTUCKY – My Review
9/18-9/19 – Burnham Orchards Fall Harvest Weekends I – Berlin Heights – My Review
9/18-9/19 – Yankee Peddler Festival II – Canal Fulton – My Review
9/18-9/19 – Oldtime Farming Festival – Centerburg – My Review
9/16-9/19 – Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, USA – Cincinnati – My Review
9/16-9/19 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo X – Cleveland – My Review
9/17-9/18 – Cleveland Armenian Festival – Cleveland
9/18-9/19 – Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival – Cleveland – My Review
9/19 – Clinton AppleFest – Clinton –My Review
9/17-9/19 – Clyde Fair – Clyde – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Cuyahoga Falls Oktoberfest – Cuyahoga Falls – My Review
9/18 – Hispanic Heritage Festival – Dayton – My Review
9/18 – Testicle Festival – Deerfield, MICHIGAN – My Review – USUALLY IN MAY
9/18-9/19 – Preble County Pork Festival – Eaton – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Elyria Apple Festival – Elyria – My Review
9/18 – Dayton Pagan Pride Day – Fairborn – My Review
9/17-9/19 – St. George Festival – Fishers, INDIANA – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Arts in the Alley – Grove City – My Review
9/18-9/19 – Michigan Renaissance Festival V – Holly, MICHIGAN – My Review
9/17-9/18 – Lions Club Fall Festival (formerly Bean Festival) – Jamestown – My Review
9/18 – FireFish Festival – Lorain – My Review – MODIFIED VERSION (SOME EVENTS FROM 8/29-9/18 HERE)
9/17-9/19 – The Great Mohican Indian Pow-Wow II – Loudonville – My Review
9/18 – Mason Heritage Festival – Mason – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Lake Loramie Fall Festival – Minster – My Review
9/18 – Painesville Party in the Park “Lite” IV – Painesville – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Flat Rock Creek Fall Festival – Paulding – My Review
9/18-9/19 – International Festival of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo – Perrysburg – My Review
9/18 – Quaker Day Craft & Community Festival – Plainfield, INDIANA – My Review
9/17-9/19* – Salt Creek Valley Festival – Richmond Dale – My Review – BLOCK PARTY VERSION 9/11
9/18 – Rocky River Fall Arts Festival – Rocky River – My Review
9/18-9/19 – Penn’s Colony Festival I – Saxonburg, PENNSYLVANIA – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Tiffin Seneca Heritage Festival – Tiffin – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Backwoods Fest – Thornville – My Review
9/18 – Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival II – Urbana – My Review
9/18-9/19 – Ohio Renaissance Festival III – Waynesville – My Review
9/19 – Harvest of the Arts – Wellington – My Review
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OHIO
9/11-9/16 – Wayne County Fair – Wooster
9/11-9/18 – Williams County Fair – Montpelier
9/13-9/18 – Hocking County Fair – Logan
9/13-9/18 – Wyandot County Fair – Upper Sandusky
9/15 – Slovenian Sausage Festival – Kirtland
9/15-9/18 – Bellville Street Fair – Bellville
9/16-9/18 – Magifest – Columbus – USUALLY IN JANUARY
9/16-9/18 – Crestline Harvest Festival – Crestline
9/16-9/18 – Greek Festival – Akron – My Review
9/16-9/18 – Mohican Bluegrass Festival – Glenmont
9/16-9/18 – Momentum Festival – Toledo
9/16-9/18 – SkinnyFest Bluegrass Festival – West Union
9/16-9/19 – Old Machinery Days – Morrow
9/16-9/19 – Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, USA – Cincinnati – My Review
9/16-9/19 – Old Timers Day Festival – Peebles
9/16-9/19 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Zoo X – Cleveland – My Review
9/16-9/19 – Van Wert Bluegrass Festival – Van Wert
9/16-9/19 – Old Fashioned Canal Days – Delphos
9/17 – ‘Round Town Music Festival – Kent
9/17 – North Market Night Market IV – Columbus
9/17 – UniDiversity Festival – Oxford
9/17-9/18 – Crocker Park Wine Festival – Westlake
9/17-9/18 – Terror Town III – Williamsburg
9/17-9/18 – New Vienna Oktoberfest – New Vienna
9/17-9/18 – Felicity Gourd and Harvest Festival – Felicity
9/17-9/18 – Vandalia Oktoberfest – Vandalia
9/17-9/18 – St. Bernadette Heart and Harvest Festival – Westlake
9/17-9/18 – Lions Club Fall Festival (formerly Bean Festival) – Jamestown – My Review
9/17-9/18 – Cleveland Armenian Festival – Cleveland
9/17-9/19 – Arts in the Alley – Grove City – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Ohio Pawpaw Festival – Albany- My Review
9/17-9/19 – St. Mary of the Annunciation International Festival – Portsmouth
9/17-9/19 – Lake Loramie Fall Festival – Minster – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Backwoods Fest – Thornville – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival – Gahanna – USUALLY IN JUNE
9/17-9/19* – Salt Creek Valley Festival – Richmond Dale – My Review – BLOCK PARTY VERSION 9/11
9/17-9/19 – Tiffin Seneca Heritage Festival – Tiffin – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Cuyahoga Falls Oktoberfest – Cuyahoga Falls – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Lake Shore Park Rib Burn-Off – Ashtabula
9/17-9/19 – Ohiolina Music Festival – Granville
9/17-9/19 – Elyria Apple Festival – Elyria – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Flat Rock Creek Fall Festival – Paulding – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Clyde Fair – Clyde – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Germania Oktoberfest – Columbus
9/17-9/19 – Battle on the Ohio and Erie Canal – Zoar
9/17-9/19 – The Great Mohican Indian Pow-Wow II – Loudonville – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Cincinnati Comic Expo – Cincinnati
9/17-9/19 – LaGrange Engine Show – Wellington
9/17-9/19 – WACO Fly-IN – Troy
9/18 – Huron County Craft and Vendor Show – Norwalk
9/18 – Harmonic Journeys Holistic Fair – Lakewood
9/18 – ArtFest at the University of Mount Union – Alliance
9/18 – Mason Heritage Festival – Mason – My Review
9/18 – Liberty Center Fido Fest – Liberty Center
9/18 – Painesville Party in the Park “Lite” IV – Painesville – My Review
9/18 – Rocky River Fall Arts Festival – Rocky River – My Review
9/18 – Hispanic Heritage Festival – Dayton – My Review
9/18 – Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival – Lorain – A Friend’s Review
9/18 – Mountain Heritage Fall Festival – Laurelville
9/18 – Macedonia FallFest – Macedonia
9/18 – Dayton Pagan Pride Day – Fairborn – My Review
9/18 – Leipsic Main Street USA (formerly Fall Festival) – Leipsic
9/18 – Harvest and Herb Festival – Ada
9/18 – Festival Latino – Columbus – USUALLY IN AUGUST
9/18 – Dayton Nurseries Fall Family Day – Norton
9/18 – Fall Fun Fest at Greenwood Farm – Richmond Heights
9/18 – FireFish Festival – Lorain – My Review – MODIFIED VERSION (SOME EVENTS FROM 8/29-9/18 HERE)
9/18 – Illumination Festival – Greenville
9/18 – Honey Bee Festival – Middlefield
9/18 – Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival II – Urbana – My Review
9/18 – MustardFEST – Springfield
9/18 – Sharon Women’s Club Fall Fest – Sharon Center
9/18 – Wine, Art and Food Faire – Kelleys Island
9/18 – Westside Flea IV – North Olmsted
9/18 – Fall Festival at Lehman’s – Kidron
9/18 – Taste of Piqua – Piqua
9/18-9/19 – Sunflower Days I at Ramseyer Farms – Wooster
9/18-9/19 – Red Wagon Farm Pumpkin Fest I – Columbia Station
9/18-9/19 – Ravenna Balloon A-Fair – Ravenna
9/18-9/19 – Yankee Peddler Festival II – Canal Fulton – My Review
9/18-9/19 – Preble County Pork Festival – Eaton – My Review
9/18-9/19 – Oldtime Farming Festival – Centerburg – My Review
9/18-9/19 – Harvest Celebration – Baltimore
9/18-9/19 – Fall Festival Weekends at White House Fruit Farm II – Canfield
9/18-9/19 – Johnny Appleseed Festival – Lisbon
9/18-9/19 – Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival – Cleveland – My Review
9/18-9/19 – Ohio Renaissance Festival III – Waynesville – My Review
9/18-9/19 – Nickajack Farms Fall Festival II – North Lawrence
9/18-9/19 – International Festival of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo – Perrysburg – My Review
9/18-9/19 – Young’s Fall Farm Pumpkin Festival I – Yellow Springs
9/18-9/19 – Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation Pumpkin Fest – Findlay
9/18-9/19 – Sts. Peter and Paul Septemberfest – Reading
9/18-9/19 – Burnham Orchards Fall Harvest Weekends I – Berlin Heights – My Review
9/18-9/19 – Waynesville Fall Fest I – Waynesville
9/18-9/19 – Old Iron Power Club Antique Power Show – Caldwell
9/18-9/19 – A Wool Gathering – Yellow Springs
9/18-9/19 – Autumn Antique Festival – Avon
9/18-9/21 – Pataskala Antique Power Show – Pataskala
9/18-9/25 – Delaware County Fair – Delaware
9/19 – All Cleveland Reptile Show & Sale – Brook Park
9/19 – Fall Into Autumn Craft and Vendor Show – Elyria
9/19 – Harvest of the Arts – Wellington – My Review
9/19 – Columbus Fall Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show – Hilliard
9/19 – Barlow Farm Fall Fest – Hudson
9/19 – Polish Fall Festival – Dayton
9/19 – Clinton AppleFest – Clinton –My Review
9/19-9/25 – Ashland County Fair – Ashland
FLORIDA
9/17-9/19 – Pirate and Caribbean Festival – Vero Beach
9/17-9/19 – Wicked Barley’s Oktoberfest – Jacksonville
9/17-9/19 – Sing Out Loud Festival II – St. Augustine
9/18 – FemAle Brew Fest – Fort Lauderdale
9/18 – Brews Around the Zoo – Sanford
9/18 – Makin Bacon Fest – Inglis
9/18 – Florida Puerto Rican Parade and Festival – Orlando – USUALLY IN APRIL
9/18-9/19 – Miami Beach Pride Festival – Miami Beach – USUALLY IN APRIL
9/18-9/19 – Brazilian Festival – Fort Lauderdale
GEORGIA
9/13-9/18 – Chattahoochee Mountain Fair II – Clarkesville
9/16-9/18 – Dailey and Vincest LandFest – Hiawassee
9/16-9/19 – Helen Oktoberfest II – Helen
9/16-9/19 – Georgia Tribute Festival – Brunswick – USUALLY IN MARCH
9/17-9/18 – Happy Days Weekend – Hapeville
9/17-9/18 – Clermont Days – Clermont
9/17-9/18 – Neighborhood Night Market in Lawrenceville – Lawrenceville
9/17-9/19 – Festival of Fine Arts – Dalton
9/17-9/19 – Inman Farm Heritage Days – Fayetteville
9/17-9/19 – Imagine Music Festival – Chattahoochee Hills
9/17-9/19 – NOMADfest Nomadic Gathering – Sparta
9/18 – Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival – Atlanta
9/18 – Atlanta Fest Christian Music Festival – Sugar Hill
9/18 – Haralson County’s Fried Pie Festival – Buchanan
9/18 – Oak Park Moonshine Festival – Lyons
9/18 – Blue Ridge Blues and BBQ Festival – Blue Ridge
9/18 – Northeast Georgia Veterans Jamboree – Cornelia
9/18 – Blues, Brews and BBQ – Hinesville
9/18 – Statham Fall Festival – Statham
9/18* – Taste of Smyrna – Smyrna – NEXT 9/17/22
9/18 – Tri-City Latino Festival – Columbus
9/18 – Kushella 4 Eva Music Festival – Atlanta – USUALLY IN APRIL
9/18-9/19 – Music Midtown – Atlanta
9/18-9/19 – Shakerag Festival – Peachtree City
9/18-9/19 – Roswell Arts Festival – Roswell
9/18-9/19 – Suwanee Fest – Suwanee
9/18-9/19 – Peachtree Corners Festival – Peachtree Corners – USUALLY IN JUNE
9/18-9/19 – Stone Mountain Park Pumpkin Festival I – Stone Mountain
9/18-9/19 – Barnesville Buggy Days Festival – Barnesville
ILLINOIS
9/13-9/19 – Goebbert’s Farm Fall Festival II – South Barrington
9/15-9/18 – Murphysboro Apple Festival – Murphysboro
9/15-9/18 – Canton Friendship Festival – Canton
9/15-9/18 – Morton Pumpkin Festival – Morton
9/16-9/19 – Glendale Heights Oktoberfest I – Glendale Heights
9/16-9/19 – Dwight Harvest Days – Dwight
9/16-9/19 – Romeoville Founder’s Day Entertainment Weekend – Romeoville
9/17-9/18 – Elk Grove Oktoberfest – Elk Grove Village
9/17-9/18 – ItalianFest – Collinsville
9/17-9/18 – Norwood Park Fall Fest – Chicago
9/17-9/18 – Crete Acorn Fest – Crete
9/17-9/18 – Belleville Oktoberfest – Belleville
9/17-9/18 – Party in the Park – Litchfield
9/17-9/18 – Downers Grove Oktoberfest – Downers Grove
9/17-9/18 – Autumn in the Park Festival – Palos Park
9/17-9/18 – Berwyn’s Oktoberfest – Berwyn
9/17-9/19 – Griggsville Apple Festival – Griggsville
9/17-9/19 – Tinley Park Oktoberfest – Tinley Park
9/17-9/19 – Big Rock Plowing Match – Big Rock
9/17-9/19 – West Dundee Heritage Fest – West Dundee
9/17-9/19 – Arts in Central Park – Decatur
9/17-9/19 – Des Plaines Fall Fest – Des Plaines
9/17-9/19 – Bengtson’s Pumpkin Fest I – Homer Glen
9/17-9/19 – Riot Fest – Chicago
9/17-9/19 – Marshall Autumn Fest – Marshall
9/17-9/19 – Wheat Festival – Okawville
9/17-9/19 – Summer Sundown Music Festival – Effingham
9/17-9/19 – Palatine Oktoberfest – Palatine
9/17-9/19 – German American Central Society Peoria Oktoberfest – Peoria
9/18 – Mallard Fest – Hanover
9/18 – Highland Street Art Festival – Highland
9/18 – Finders Falliday Market – Decatur
9/18 – Grayslake Craft Beer Festival – Grayslake – USUALLY IN JUNE
9/18 – Jacksonville Rotary Oktoberfest – Jacksonville
9/18 – Golconda Shrimp Festival – Golconda
9/18 – Reinberg Rocks Oktoberfest Festival – Palatine
9/18 – C-U Black and African Arts Festival – Urbana
9/18 – American Aid Society of German Descendants Oktoberfest I – Lake Villa
9/18 – Medici Oktoberfest – Normal
9/18 – Orland Park Brewfest – Orland Park
9/18 – Elmhurst Craft Beer Fest – Elmhurst
9/18 – North Aurora Days – North Aurora
9/18 – Mahomet Soda Fest – Mahomet – USUALLY IN JUNE
9/18 – Water Lantern Festival – Aurora
9/18 – Wise Fest – Hebron
9/18 – Mississippi Earthtones Festival – Alton
9/18-9/19 – Clayville Fall Festival – Pleasant Plains
9/18-9/19 – Renegade Craft Fair – Chicago
9/18-9/19 – Vermilion River Fall Festival – Danville
9/18-9/19 – Stark County Fall Festival – Wyoming
9/18-9/19 – artfest Michigan Avenue – Chicago
9/18-9/19 – Monarch Butterfly Festival – Palos Heights
9/18-9/19 – Deerfield Harvest Fest – Deerfield
9/18-9/19 – Didier Farm Pumpkinfest I – Lincolnshire
9/18-9/19 – Sam Adams Lakeview Taco Fest – Chicago
9/18-9/19 – Art on the Prairie – Warrenville
9/18-9/19 – Edwards Place Fine Art Fair – Springfield
9/19 – Two Brothers Oktoberfest – Aurora
9/19 – Apple Festival – Grafton
9/19 – Dessert Fest Chicago – Chicago
9/19 – Ashton Fall Fest – Ashton
9/19 – Taste of Evanston – Evanston – USUALLY IN JULY
9/19 – Bloody Mary Fest – Highwood – USUALLY IN JULY
INDIANA
9/13-9/19 – Beasley’s Orchard Sunflower Festival II – Danville
9/15-9/18 – Sullivan County Rotary Corn Festival – Sullivan
9/15-9/18 – Edinburgh Fall Festival – Edinburgh
9/16-9/18 – Chrisney Fall Festival – Chrisney
9/16-9/19 – Nappanee Apple Festival – Nappanee
9/17-9/18 – Tree City Fall Festival – Greensburg
9/17-9/18 – Autumn Music Festival – Eckerty
9/17-9/18 – Sandborn Fall Festival – Sandborn
9/17-9/18 – Austin Firemen’s Festival – Austin
9/17-9/18 – Back to the Fifties Festival – Lebanon
9/17-9/19 – Fall Festival of Commiskey – Commiskey
9/17-9/19 – Frankton Heritage Days Festival – Frankton
9/17-9/19 – Francesville Fall Festival – Francesville
9/17-9/19 – St. George Festival – Fishers – My Review
9/17-9/19 – Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival/Uncle Pen Jams I – Morgantown
9/17-9/19 – Fall 4-Wheel Jamboree – Indianapolis
9/17-9/19 – Gibson County Golden Heritage Days Festival – Princeton
9/18 – Quaker Day Craft & Community Festival – Plainfield – My Review
9/18 – Hooked on Art Festival – Chesterton
9/18 – Sunflower Fair – La Porte
9/18 – Global Fest – West Lafayette
9/18 – Wendell Wilkie Days – Rushville
9/18 – “Lagers in Lawrence” Oktoberfest – Indianapolis
9/18 – Ferdinand Folk Festival – Ferdinand
9/18 – Greater Whiteland Community Day – Whiteland
9/18 – Sandhill Crane Festival and Car Show – Wheatfield
9/18 – Columbus Pride Festival – Columbus
9/18 – Schererville Country-A-Fair – Schererville
9/18 – Harmony Music Festival – Sweetser
9/18 – Bloomington BirdFest – Bloomington
9/18 – Eagle Creek Folk Music Festival – Indianapolis – USUALLY IN JUNE
9/18 – Apple Popcorn Festival – Brookston
9/18 – Attica Heritage Days – Attica
9/18 – St. Louis Church Festival Block Party – Batesville
9/18 – Wilbur Wright Birthplace Festival – Hagerstown – USUALLY IN JUNE
9/18 – Art Squared – Indianapolis
9/18-9/19 – Old Washington Street Festival – Muncie
9/18-9/19 – Middletown Fall Fun Fest – Middletown
9/18-9/19 – Koh-Koh-Mah and Foster Living History Encampment – Kokomo
9/18-9/19 – Apple Butter Festival – Spencer
9/18-9/19 – Johnny Appleseed Festival – Fort Wayne
9/18-9/19 – Trail of Courage Living History Festival – Rochester
9/18-9/19 – Kunstfest – New Harmony
9/18-9/19 – Old Settlers’ Day Festival – Salem
9/18-9/19 – Harvest Time Farm Park Sunflowers and Fall Days II – Lowell
9/18-9/19 – Spirit Fest – Chesterfield
9/18-9/19 – Fountain City Lions Fall Festival – Fountain City
9/18-9/19 – Mitchell Persimmon Festival I – Mitchell
9/19 – Carmel PorchFest – Carmel
9/19 – World Cultural Festival – Valparaiso
9/19 – 20th Century Chevy Carfest – Washington 9/11-9/12 – Stone’s Trace Pioneer Festival – Ligonier
9/11-9/12 – Moon and Stars Festival – Henryville
9/11-9/12 – Bridgeton Mill Milling Days – Bridgeton
9/11-9/12 – Andersontown Powwow and Indian Market – Anderson
9/12 – Monarch Music Fest – Michigan City
9/12 – Compass Park Festival – Franklin
KENTUCKY
9/13-9/18 – Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival II – Morehead
9/13-9/18 – Banana Festival II – Fulton
9/15-9/18 – Romp Fest – Owensboro – USUALLY IN JUNE
9/16-9/18 – Black Gold Festival – Hazard
9/16-9/18 – Antique Gas Engine and Tractor Show – Paducah
9/16-9/18 – Cumberland River Bluegrass Festival – Burkesville
9/16-9/18 – Fordsville Days – Fordsville
9/16-9/18 – Blazin’ Bluegrass Festival – Whitley City
9/16-9/18 – Cheers to Bardstown – Bardstown
9/16-9/19 – Kentucky Bourbon Festival – Bardstown – My Review
9/17-9/18 – More Tales Storytelling Festival – Wilmore
9/17-9/18 – Horse Cave Heritage Festival – Horse Cave
9/17-9/18 – Cow Days – Greensburg
9/17-9/18 – Festival on the Square and Car Show – Franklin
9/17-9/19 – Gaslight Festival – Jeffersontown
9/17-9/19 – Vintage Market Days of Lexington – Lexington
9/17-9/19 – St. Timothy Oktoberfest – Union
9/17-9/19 – Bullitt County Bike Fest – Shepherdsville
9/17-9/19 – Hatfield McCoy Heritage Days/Moonshine Festival – Pikeville
9/17-9/19 – Spoonbread Festival – Berea – My Review
9/18 – Morehead Arts and Eats Fest – Morehead
9/18 – Pumpkin Festival – Paris
9/18 – Woof Festival – Falmouth
9/18 – Soul of 2nd Street Festival – Danville
9/18 – National Jug Band Jubilee – Louisville
9/18 – Kentucky Black Pride Festival – Lexington
9/18 – Swingtime by the River – Augusta
9/18 – Sweet Owen Day – Owenton
9/18 – Celebrate Sadieville – Georgetown
9/18 – Old Louisville Springfest – Louisville – USUALLY IN MAY
9/18 – Etown Wine Fest – Elizabethtown
9/18 – Ichthus Music Festival – Wilmore
9/18 – The Paristown Flea V – Louisville
9/18-9/19 – Simon Kenton Festival – Maysville
9/18-9/19 – Midway Fall Festival – Midway
9/18-9/19 – Fort Harrod Jazz Festival – Harrodsburg
9/18-9/19 – Poage Landing Days – Ashland
MICHIGAN
9/16-9/18 – Paddle Antrim Festival – Bellaire
9/16-9/18 – Harvest Moon – Farmington
9/16-9/19 – Troy Family Daze – Troy
9/16-9/19 – Burtucky Days – Burton
9/16-9/19 – Frankenmuth Oktoberfest – Frankenmuth
9/17-9/18 – Festival of the Forks – Albion
9/17-9/18 – Hemlock Sawdust Day Festival – Hemlock
9/17-9/18 – Michigan Apple Fest – Sparta
9/17-9/19 – Romulus Pumpkin Festival – Romulus
9/17-9/19 – Northville Heritage Festival – Northville
9/17-9/19 – Edmore Potato Festival – Edmore
9/17-9/19 – Festival of the Pines – Lake City
9/17-9/19 – Paul Bunyan Days – Oscoda
9/17-9/19 – Michigan Firemen’s Memorial Festival – Roscommon
9/17-9/19 – St. Thomas the Apostle Family Fun Festival – Garden City
9/17-9/19 – St. Thecla Fall Festival – Clinton Township
9/18 – Testicle Festival – Deerfield – My Review – USUALLY IN MAY
9/18 – Artalicious Fine Art Fair – Adrian
9/18 – LO Palooza – Lake Orion
9/18 – Branch County Pride – Coldwater
9/18 – Applefest and Craft Show – Coldwater
9/18 – Parade of Nations and Multicultural Festival – Houghton
9/18 – PerryFest – Perry
9/18 – Howard City Harvest Festival – Howard City
9/18 – Heritage Festival – Almont
9/18 – Harvest Festival and Chili and Pie Cook-off – Harbor Beach
9/18 – Center Line Beer Fest – Center Line
9/18 – Live65 Fall Festival (formerly Hale Yes Hot Air Balloon Festival) – Hale
9/18 – Hops and Props on the River – Manistee
9/18 – Taste of Harbor Springs – Harbor Springs
9/18 – 90’s Flannel Fest/Food Truck Palooza – Freeland
9/18-9/19 – Pumpkin Festival – Caseville
9/18-9/19 – Herb and Gourd Fest – Grand Rapids
9/18-9/19 – North Channel Sturgeon Festival – Clay Township
9/18-9/19 – Kinde Polka Fest – Kinde
9/18-9/19 – Fallasburg Fall Festival for the Arts – Lowell
9/18-9/19 – Tompkins Center Historical Society Freedom Festival and Steam Show – Rives Junction
9/18-9/19 – Motor City Pride – Detroit – USUALLY IN JUNE
9/18-9/19 – Ann Arbor Russian Festival – Ann Arbor
9/18-9/19 – Michigan Renaissance Festival V – Holly – My Review
NEW YORK
9/14-9/19 – KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival I – Rochester
9/16-9/19 – Heebasquabee Treatops Festival – Burdett
9/17-9/18 – St. Patrick’s Fall Festival – Owego
9/17-9/19 – Jordan Fall Festival – Jordan
9/17-9/19 – Bemus Point Fall Fest – Bemus Point
9/17-9/19 – The Fall Down – Hannibal
9/17-9/19 – Ellicottville Rock N’ Roll Weekend – Ellicottville
9/17-9/19 – Festa Italiana – Syracuse
9/17-9/19 – Market Street Harvest Festival – Corning
9/18 – Endicott Apple Festival – Endicott
9/18 – Buffalo Cigar Festival II – Orchard Park
9/18 – Festival in the Park – Minoa
9/18 – Alex Bay Wine Festival – Alexandria Bay
9/18 – Hornell’s Maple City Fall Festival – Hornell
9/18 – Fayetteville Festival – Fayetteville
9/18 – Harmony Historical Society Folk Fair – Ashville
9/18 – Taste of B’ville – Baldwinsville
9/18 – ON Farm Fest – Onondaga County (Various Locations)
9/18 – Harvest Festival at Tinker – Pittsford
9/18 – The Vintage Cow Fall Farm Market Fest – Attica
9/18-9/19 – The Great Pumpkin Farm Festival Weekend I – Clarence
9/18-9/19 – The Purple Painted Lady – Palmyra
9/18-9/19 – Keuka Arts Festival – Penn Yan – USUALLY IN JUNE
9/18-9/19 – Native Nations Festival at Watson Homestead – Painted Post
9/18-9/19 – Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival – Lockport
9/18-9/19 – Cuba Garlic Festival – Cuba
9/18-9/19 – Festival of the Arts – Orchard Park
9/18-9/19 – Canaseraga Fall Harvest Festival – Canaseraga
9/18-9/19 – Long Acre Farms Fall Festival Weekend I – Macedon
9/18-9/19 – Borderland Festival – East Aurora
9/19 – Mexico Fall Festival – Mexico
9/19 – Meatball Street Brawl – Buffalo
9/19 – Taste of the Southtowns – Delevan – USUALLY IN APRIL
9/19 – Oswego PorchFest – Oswego
PENNSYLVANIA
9/15-9/18 – Erie’s Wild Rib Cook Off and Music Festival – Erie – USUALLY IN MAY
9/16-9/18 – Resonance Music and Arts Festival – Masontown – MOVED TO WV
9/17-9/19 – Smicksburg Apple Festival – Smicksburg
9/17-9/19 – Bavarian Fall Fest – St. Marys
9/17-9/19 – Peanut Butter Festival – New Bethlehem
9/17-9/19 – Evans City Oktoberfest – Evans City
9/17-9/19 – Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival – Pittsburgh
9/17-9/19 – Pennsylvania Bavarian Oktoberfest – Canonsburg
9/17-9/19 – Scottdale Fall Festival – Scottdale
9/18 – Cranberry Festival – Seneca
9/18 – Pink Day – Leechburg
9/18 – Heritage Festival – Murrysville
9/18 – Butler Fall Festival’s Community Days II – Butler
9/18 – Fort McIntosh Day – Freedom
9/18 – September Fest – Meadville
9/18 – Mars New Year Brew Fest – Mars – USUALLY IN JUNE
9/18 – Ligonier Highland Games – Ligonier
9/18 – WaterFire Sharon – Sharon
9/18 – Moon Wizarding Festival – Moon Township
9/18 – VillageFest – Slippery Rock
9/18-9/19 – Penn’s Colony Festival I – Saxonburg – My Review
9/18-9/19 – Derry Railroad Days – Derry
9/18-9/19 – Covered Bridge Festival – Washington/Greene counties
9/18-9/19 – Flax Scutching Festival – Stahlstown
9/18-9/19 – New Germany Festival of Arts and Crafts – Summerhill
9/18-9/19 – Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival III – West Newton
9/19 – Del Grosso’s Italian Food and Heritage Festival – Tipton
9/19 – Derrick Day Festival – Bradford
9/19 – Wildbird Recovery Fall Migration Festival – Valencia
TENNESSEE
9/13-9/18 – American Mule and Bluegrass Festival – Shelbyville
9/16-9/18 – Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival – Kodak
9/17-9/18 – Nine Mile Bluegrass Festival 4 – Pikeville
9/17-9/19 – African Street Festival – Nashville
9/17-9/19 – Project Serve Our Soldiers Craft Fair – Rogersville
9/17-9/19 – Fall Heritage Festival – Cowan
9/18 – Sorghum Festival – Johnson City
9/18 – The Cooper-Young Festival – Memphis
9/18 – National Rolley Hole Marbles Championships and Music Festival at Standing Stone – Hilham
9/18 – White Lightning Trail Festival – Cumberland Gap
9/18 – Arts in the Park – Morristown
9/18 – Anakeesta Brewfest – Gatlinburg
9/18 – East Nashville Beer Festival – Nashville – USUALLY IN APRIL
9/18 – Southern Smoke BBQ Festival – Mt. Juliet
9/18-9/19 – Archeofest – Pinson
9/18-9/19 – Nashville Pride – Nashville
9/19 – CultureFest – Chattanooga
WEST VIRGINIA
9/15-9/18 – Barboursville Fall Fest – Barboursville
9/16-9/18 – Craigsville Fall Festival – Craigsville
9/16-9/18 – West Virginia Oil and Gas Festival – Sistersville
9/16-9/18 – Resonance Music and Arts Festival – Masontown
9/16-9/19 – Treasure Mountain Festival – Franklin
9/16-9/19* – Clay County Golden Delicious Festival – Clay – CANCELED
9/17-9/18 – Grape Stompin’ Festival – Summersville
9/17-9/18 – Dunbar Fall Festival – Dunbar
9/17-9/18 – Lost Creek Community Festival – Lost Creek
9/17-9/19 – Gauley Fest – Summersville
9/17-9/19 – Hancock County Oldtime Fair – New Cumberland
9/18 – King Coal Festival – Williamson
9/18 – Wings and Wheels Festival – Pence Springs
9/18 – St. Albans Founders Day – St. Albans – USUALLY IN MAY
WISCONSIN
9/16-9/18 – Summerfest III – Milwaukee – USUALLY IN JUNE
9/16-9/19 – Amery Fall Festival – Amery
9/16-9/19 – Blair Cheese Festival – Blair
9/17 – Downtown Beloit Oktoberfest – Beloit
9/17 – Baraboo Fall Night Market – Baraboo
9/17 – Falz Fest – Lake Geneva
9/17-9/18 – Central Wisconsin Concertina Festival – Merrill
9/17-9/18 – Wet Whistle Wine Fest – Algoma
9/17-9/18 – Oktoberfest at Elm Grove Village Park – Elm Grove
9/17-9/18 – Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest – Madison
9/17-9/18 – Irish Fest of the Fox Cities – Appleton
9/17-9/18 – Chippewa Falls Oktoberfest – Chippewa Falls
9/17-9/19 – Milwaukee’s Original Oktoberfest III – Glendale
9/17-9/19 – Wo-Zha-Wa Days Fall Festival – Wisconsin Dells
9/17-9/19 – Gemuetlichkeit Days – Jefferson
9/17-9/19 – Oktoberfest at The Biergarten Kenosha – Kenosha
9/17-9/19 – Wauktoberfest – Waunakee
9/18 – Harvest Fest and Street Art Auction – Sturgeon Bay
9/18 – Pork in the Park – Merrill
9/18 – Colorama – St. Germain
9/18 – Essen Haus Oktoberfest – Madison
9/18 – Brew-B-Que – Lodi
9/18 – Wise Fest – Elkhorn – MOVED TO HEBRON, IL
9/18 – Scarecrow Fest – Delavan
9/18 – Shamrock Shuffle – Milwaukee – USUALLY IN MARCH
9/18 – Phelp Women’s Club Scarecrow Fest – Phelps
9/18 – Ferryville Fall Fest – Ferryville
9/18 – Fall Beer Taste – Sun Prairie
9/18 – Festi-Fall – Lakewood
9/18 – Rochester’s A Day in the Country – Rochester
9/18 – East End Family Fun Days – Superior
9/18 – Septemberfest – Ripon
9/18 – Prosit Tosa at the Wauwatosa Historical Society – Wauwatosa
9/18 – WI’s Best Bloody Mary Festival – Madison
9/18 – Party on the Pavement – Racine
9/18 – Crandon Art in the Square – Crandon
9/18 – Fall Fun Fest at Pringle Nature Center – Bristol
9/18 – Pointoberfest – Stevens Point
9/18* – Madison Taco Festival – Madison – CANCELED
9/18 – Three Lakes Oktoberfest – Three Lakes
9/18 – Party in the Prairie – Eau Claire
9/18-9/19 – Wine and Harvest Festival – Cedarburg
9/18-9/19 – The Willy Street Fair – Madison
9/18-9/19 – Marshfield Maple Fall Fest – Marshfield
9/18-9/19 – Grumpy Troll Brew Pub Oktoberfest – Mount Horeb
9/18-9/19 – Thresheree and Harvest Festival – Richfield
9/18-9/19 – Bacon Bash – River Falls
9/18-9/19 – Grape Stomp Festival at Dancing Dragonfly Winery – St. Croix Falls
9/19 – Beloit Autorama – Beloit
9/19 – Kites over Greendale – Greendale
9/19 – Sturgeon Fest – Milwaukee
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