Annual Festivals and Events
For further details of the selected festivals and events listed below, including more precise dates, see the relevant section of the Guide , or contact the local authorities direct. The state tourist boards can provide fuller calendars for each area. JANUARY Elko NV: Cowboy Poetry Gathering St Paul MN: Winter Carnival FEBRUARY Cordova AK: Iceworm Festival Daytona Beach FL: Daytona 500 Race Fort Worden WA: Hot Jazz Festival MARCH Austin TX: South by Southwest Butte MT: St Patrick's Day Fairbanks AK: Ice Festival Los Angeles CA: Academy Awards New Orleans LA: Mardi Gras; also elsewhere in Louisiana APRIL Boston MA: Patriot's Day - Marathon Lafayette LA: Festival International de Louisiane New Orleans LA: French Quarter Festival and Jazz & Heritage Festival (into May) Santuario de Chimayo NM: Easter Pilgrimage MAY Black Mountain NC: Folk Festival Breaux Bridge LA: Crawfish Festival Charleston WV: Vandalia Festival of Appalachian Culture Flagstaff AZ: Zuni Crafts Show Indianapolis IN: Indianapolis 500-Mile Race Los Angeles CA: Cinco de Mayo (May 5) Louisville KY: Kentucky Derby Memphis TN: Memphis in May, including Barbecue Cook-out San Antonio TX: International Conjunto Festival JUNE Fort Worth TX: Chisholm Trail Round-up Hardin MT: Little Bighorn Days Nashville TN: Fan Fair Telluride CO: Bluegrass Festival JULY Blowing Rock NC: Highland Games Cheyenne WY: Cheyenne Frontier Days Elko NV: National Basque Festival Fairbanks AK: Eskimo/Indian Olympics Flagstaff AZ: Hopi Crafts Show; Navajo Crafts Show (into Aug) Fort Totten ND: Powwow and Rodeo Milwaukee WI: Great Circus Parade Minneapolis MN: Aquatennial Philadelphia PA: Freedom Fest; Riverblues St Paul MN: Taste of Minnesota Talkeetna AK: Moose Dropping Festival Traverse City MI: Cherry Festival AUGUST Asheville NC: Mountain Dance & Folk Festival Elkins WV: Augusta Festival of Appalachian Culture Gallup NM: Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial Memphis TN: Anniversary of Elvis's Death Newport RI: Folk & Jazz festivals San Antonio TX: Texas Folklife Festival Santa Fe NM: Indian Market Sturgis SD: Motorcycle Rally & Races SEPTEMBER Fort Worth TX: Pioneer Days Greenville MS: Delta Blues Festival Lafayette LA: Festivals Acadiens Los Angeles CA: LA's Birthday (Sept 4); LA County Fair Lubbock TX: Panhandle South Plains Fair Monterey CA: Monterey Jazz Festival New York , NY: Festa di San Gennaro Opelousas LA: Zydeco Festival Pendleton OR: Pendelton Round-up Santa Fe NM: Fiestas de Santa Fe Savannah GA: Jazz Festival Tulsa OK: Chile Cookoff & Bluegrass Festival OCTOBER Albuquerque NM: Hot-air Balloon Rally Charleston SC: Moja Arts Festival Custer State Park SD: Round-up of Bison Helena AR: Blues Festival Opelousas LA: Louisiana Yambilee Tombstone AZ: Helldorado Days
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