End of August Festivals

Filed in archive Morsels of Info on August 28, 2008

Here are a few events to keep you busy this weekend.

Palates are primed and ready for the first annual Slow Food Nation celebration, which runs all weekend in San Francisco, California.

Live music, dancing, parades and wine tasting take over the streets of Dijon, France this weekend at the annual Fêtes de la Vigne (Wine Festival).

The Marshall County Blueberry Festival in Plymouth, Indiana offers a weekend of fun and festivities for the whole family.

Over 300 craft vendors from all across the United States showcase their goods. Local and regional businesses take the opportunity to promote their products and services in the commercial area. And what would a festival be without food. With 100 booths to choose from there is a tasty treat for everyone. Of course blueberries are in abundance especially in our non-for-profit area. These groups offer the very best in blueberry delights like blueberry pie, blueberry ice cream, blueberry shakes, sundaes, donuts, blueberry cheesecake and just plain blueberries!

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Joe Biafore

The folks in Millersport, Ohio invite you to join them at their Sweet Corn Festival.

Bring the whole family to experience a wide variety of delicious foods, large midway, tractor pulls, square dancing, contests galore, farm animals, historical exhibits and top-name country music entertainers while strolling the shady Historic Lions Park.

Now in its 36th year, the Amish Country Cheese Festival in Arthur, Illinois offers festival goers free cheese, arts and crafts, International Cheese Curling Championships and the National Cheese Eating Championships.

And a few others;
The Butterbean Festival in Pinson, Alabama
The 62nd Annual Seafood Festival and Craft Show in Westport, Washington
The Really Wild Food and Countryside Festival in St Davids Pembrokshire, West Wales, UK