Festivals and fairs to watch for this summer
Summer means festival and fair season, and Michiana has no shortage of events to enjoy!
INDIANA
July 28 - August 20 - Indiana State Fair (Indianapolis) More info
Elkhart County
May 12 - June 16 - Curbside Concerts (Elkhart) More info
May 30 - September 15 - Quilt Gardens along the Heritage Trail (various locations) More info
June 3 - Elkhart Family Fish Fest More info
June 6 - August 8 - Summer Concert Series in McNaughton Park (Elkhart) More info
June 9 - 10 - Rhapsody Arts & Music Festival (Elkhart) More info
June 22 - 25 - Elkhart Jazz Festival More info
July 13 - 15 - Bristol Homecoming Festival More info
July 21 - 29 - Elkhart County 4-H Fair (Goshen) More info
August 3 - 5 - The Barns at Nappanee Arts, Crafts & Music Festival More info
Fulton County
June 9 - September 8 - Friday Night Live Music in the Park (Akron) More info
July 8 - 15 - Fulton County Fair More info
Kosciusko County
June 1 - 3 - Mentone Egg Festival More info
June 3 - 4 - Village Art at Winona Fair (Winona Lake) More info
June 16 - 17 - Claypool Sesquicentennial Celebration More info
June 17 - Joyfest (Winona Lake) More info
June 21 - 25 - Mermaid Festival (North Webster) More info
July 9 - 15 - Kosciusko County Fair (Warsaw) More info
July 22 - Village Jazz Festival (Winona Lake) More info
July 29 - Dixie Day Festival (North Webster) More info
August 26 - Heirloom Tomato Festival (Pierceton) More info
LaGrange County
June 24 - LaGrange County Arts Festival (downtown LaGrange) More info
July 8 - 15 - LaGrange County 4-H Fair (LaGrange) More info
La Porte County
May 27 - 28 - Michigan City Food Truck Festival More info
June 1 - August 31 - Arts in the Park (La Porte) More info
July 8 - 15 - La Porte County Fair (La Porte) More info
July 28 - 30 - Lakefest (La Porte) More info
Marshall County
June 13 - 17 - Bremen Firemen's Festival More info
June 23 - 25 - Argos Summer Kickoff Festival More info
July 15 - 21 - Marshall County 4-H Fair (Argos) More info
August 31 - September 4 - Marshall County Blueberry Festival (Plymouth) More info
Pulaski County
June 24 - 29 - Pulaski County 4-H & Community Fair (Winamac) More info
July 1 - 2 - Freedom Festival (Medaryville) More info
Starke County
June 24 - 30 - Starke County Fair (Hamlet) More info
St. Joseph County
June 5 - August 28 - Monday Summer Concert Series (Battell Park - Mishawaka) More info
June 7 - August 23 - Wednesday Summer Concert Series (Ball Band Biergarten - Mishawaka) More info
June 8 - August 24 - Thursday Summer Concert Series (Central Park - Mishawaka) More info
June 17 - Mishawaka RetroFest (Ironworks Plaza - Mishawaka) More info
June 17 - 18 - Leeper Park Art Fair (South Bend) More info
June 30 - July 8 - St. Joseph County 4-H Fair (South Bend) More info
July 29 - Vibes Music Festival (South Bend) More info
August 11 - 13 - Osceola Music Festival More info
August 13 - Rebel Art Fest (South Bend) More info
August 15 - 17 - Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival (University of Notre Dame) More info
August 19 - Art Beat (South Bend) More info
August 26 - 27 - Michiana Renaissance Festival (St. Joseph County Fairgrounds) More info
MICHIGAN
August 31 - September 4 - Michigan State Fair (Novi) More info
Berrien County
May 27 - 28 - Wine & Art Festival (Berrien Springs) More info
May 31 - August 30 - Wednesday Night Market (St. Joseph) More info
June 1 - 4 - Niles Bluegrass Festival More info
June 10 - Makers Trail Festival (Bridgman) More info
June 16 - 18 - Acorn Music Festival (Three Oaks) More info
June 24 - 25 - Lumberjack Weekend at the Square (Berrien Springs) More info
June 30 - September 29 - Croonin' at the Courthouse Concert Series (Berrien Springs) More info
July 4 - Berrien Springs Pickle Festival More info
July 12 - August 30 - Wednesday Brown Bag Concert Series (St. Joseph) More info
July 14 - September 1 - Friday Night Concert Series (St. Joseph) More info
July 22 - Art, Wine and Music Festival (Berrien Springs) More info
July 29 - Monarch Festival (Berrien Center) More info
August 5 - 6 - Coloma Glad-Peach Festival More info
August 14 - 19 - Berrien County Youth Fair (Berrien Springs) More info
Cass County
July 30 - August 5 - Cass County Fair (Cassopolis) More info
St. Joseph County
September 17 - 23 - St. Joseph County Grange Fair (Centreville) More info
Van Buren County
June 23 - 25 - Merfest International (South Haven) More info
July 1 - 2 - South Haven Art Fair (South Haven) More info
July 17 - 22 - Van Buren County Youth Fair (Hartford) More info
August 10 - 13 - The National Blueberry Festival (South Haven) More info