Friday, July 12, 2024

  1. Karl Oskar Days

    Lindstrom, MN2024-07-12

    The festival in this Swedish town just north of the Twin Cities features fireworks, a car show, children's activities and a parade.

  2. Winnipeg Folk Festival

    Winnipeg, MB2024-07-12

    This easy-going, family-friendly festival features more than 70 performers from eight countries, food and hand-made art from around the world plus a fun play area for children. There's camping on-site and at Birds Hill Provincial Park.

  3. Heart of the North Rodeo

    Spooner, WI2024-07-12

    Look for the four R's in this western Wisconsin town: roping, bull riding, steer wrestling and barrel racing. A parade is on Saturday.

  4. Iola Car Show

    Iola, WI2024-07-12

    This show and swap meet brings up to 130,000 people to this village east of Stevens Point.

  5. Hodag Country Festival

    Rhinelander, WI2024-07-12

    This year, performers at this big fest include Chris Young, Ashley McBryde, Chris Janson and Bailey Zimmerman. There's a band contest, too.

  6. Square Roots Festival

    Chicago, IL2024-07-12

    The Old Town School of Folk Music presents this Lincoln Square festival, which includes more than 70 acts on four stages plus 30 local and regional craft beers and food from neighborhood restaurants.

  7. Laura Ingalls Wilder pageant

    Walnut Grove, MN2024-07-12

    The festival in this western Minnesota town revolves around the autobiographical children's classic "On the Banks of Plum Creek.'' 

  8. Blissfest

    Cross Village, MI2024-07-12

    This family-friendly folk and roots festival on a farm includes reggae, country, zydeco, jazz and Celtic music on three stages and four workshop areas. There's also a juried arts and crafts fair. Rustic camping is available.

  9. Folk Fest

    Manistique, MI2024-07-12

    The music festival in this Upper Peninsula town on Lake Michigan also features food, dance, kids' games and arts and crafts vendors.

  10. Bastille Days

    Milwaukee, WI2024-07-12

    Look for minstrels, cancan dancers, French lessons, a Mardi Gras parade and a 43-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower in Cathedral Square Park.

  11. Fiesta Days

    McHenry, IL2024-07-12

    There's a Music Fest, carnival, beach bash, car show and fireworks in Petersen Park the first weekend. The second weekend, there's an art and street fair Saturday and a 1:30 p.m. Sunday parade on Main Street.

  12. Northwest Water Carnival

    Detroit Lakes, MN2024-07-12

    This big festival celebrates its 88th year with a sand-castle contest, water fights, ship-building (in less than 30 minutes), beer tasting, watermelon feed, bike tour and more. On the last day, there's a big parade at 1 p.m.

  13. RiverSong Music Festival

    Hutchinson, MN2024-07-12

    This family-friendly festival on the Crow River, west of the Twin Cities, features folk, blues, jazz and other grassroots music on three stages, including one for children. There's onsite camping and food.

  14. Wild Rice Festival

    Deer River, MN2024-07-12

    This northern town near Grand Rapids offers a powwow Friday, wild-rice lunch, bike rodeo, sawdust scramble, singing competition and fireworks Saturday and a parade Sunday.

  15. Great Rendezvous

    Thunder Bay, ON2024-07-12

    This festival at Fort William Historical Park includes a fur-trade reenactment with artisan workshops, contests and a grand canoe arrival.

  16. Riverfest

    Monticello, MN2024-07-12

    This Mississippi River town celebrates summer with a car show, pie-eating contest, Friday fireworks and noon parade on Sunday.

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