Many food festivals offer free admission, and give you a chance to taste the best local specialties your region has to offer.
This is by no means an extensive list of regional events, but it should whet your appetite:
June
- June 6-7 Collinsville, Illinois International Horseradish Festival
- June 16-21 Clarksville, Arkansas Johnson County Peach Festival
- June 11-14 Emmett, Idaho Emmett Cherry Festival
- June 12-13 Wilmington, Ohio Banana Split Festival
- June 12-14 Crawfordsville, Indiana Strawberry Festival
- June 24-27 London, Ohio London Strawberry Festival
- June 20 Brewton, Alabama Alabama Blueberry Festival
- June 25-28 Luling, Texas Luling Watermelon Thump
- June 26-27 Emerson, Arkansas PurpleHull Pea Festival
- June 27-28 Cedarburg, Wisconsin Cedarburg Strawberry Festival
August
- Aug. 2 Cottonwood, Idaho Raspberry Festival
- Aug. 6-8 Hope, Arkansas Hope Watermelon Festival
- Aug. 6-9 South Haven, Michigan National Blueberry Festival
- Aug. 6-9 Mendota, Illinois Mendota Sweet Corn Festival
- Aug. 7-9 West Point, Iowa West Point Sweet Corn Festival
- Aug. 8-10 North Plains, Oregon The World's 12th Annual Elephant Garlic Festival
- Aug 27-30 Telluride, Colorado 29th Telluride Mushroom Festival
- Aug. 21-23 Pullman, Washington National Lentil Festival
- Aug. 28-29 Barnesville, Minnesota The Potato Days Festival
- Aug. 21-23 DeKalb, Illinois DeKalb Corn Fest
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