| State: | City - Festival: | Website: | Dates or Cancelled? |
| California | Vista - Viking Festival | https://vistavikingfestival.com/ | September |
| Colorado | Breckenridge - Ullr Fest | https://gobreck.com/event/ullr-fest-2/ | December 9 - 19, 2020 |
| Maryland | Laplata - Vikings Con | https://vikingscon.com/ | November 7-8, 2020 |
| Minnesota | Moorehead - Scandinavian Hjemkomst and Midwest Viking Festival | https://www.hcscconline.org/shmvf2019.html | June |
| New York | Greenwich - The Great Northern Thyng | https://glennlinn.eastkingdom.org/tgnt1.htm | July |
| North Dakota | Minot - Norsk Hostfest | https://hostfest.com/ | September 30th - October 2nd, 2021 |
| Ohio | Burton - Ohio Viking Festival | https://vikingfestohio.com/ | June 25-27th, 2021 |
| Oklahoma | Heavener - Runestone Festival | https://www.runestonefest.org/ | October |
| Texas | Paige - Texas Viking Festival | http://www.texasvikingfestival.com | December 14-15 and 21-22, 2020 |
| Virginia | Manassas - Viking Fest | https://www.facebook.com/manassasvikingfest/about | May 8, 2021 |
Travel - US - States - Viking Festivals
My family loves to attend culturally-based festivals and next year I plan to check out these Viking-themed festivals. Like Scottish or Irish festivals, we anticipate finding people dressed in Viking attire, adult beverages, Scandinavian or Swedish foods, and family-friendly activities. Most of the 2020 events have been/were cancelled due to Covid, but 2021 looks promising so start planning now. Please check the festival for specific dates, as dates may change without notice.
Travel - US - States - Scottish Festivals and Highland Games
My family loves to attend culturally-based festivals and some of our favorites are the Scottish festivals. You can usually find people dressed in kilts and clan tartans plus bagpipes, dancing, adult beverages, food, and family-friendly activities. Most of the 2020 events have been/were cancelled due to Covid, but 2021 looks promising so start planning now. Please check the festival for specific dates, as dates may change without notice.
| State: | City - Festival: | Website: | Dates or Cancelled? |
| Alabama | Dothan - Southeast Alabama Highland Games | https://wiregrasshighlandgames.com/ | September |
| Alaska | Palmer - Alaska Scottish Highland Games | https://alaskanscottish.org/ | June |
| Arizona | Flagstaff - Arizona Highland Celtic Festival | http://www.nachs.info/festival.shtml | July |
| Arizona | Phoenix - Scottish Games | http://phoenixscottishgames.com/ | March |
| Arizona | Tucson - Celtic Festival and Scottish Highland Games | http://www.tucsoncelticfestival.org/ | November |
| California | Dixon - Highland Games | http://www.scotsindixon.org/ | TBD |
| California | Fremont - Tartan Day | http://www.eastbayscots.org/ | April |
| California | Monterey - Scottish Games and Celtic Festival | http://www.montereyscotgames.com/ | August |
| California | Pleasonton - Scottish Highland Gathering and Game | https://thescottishgames.com/ | July |
| California | San Diego - SD Highland Games | https://sdhighlandgames.org/ | June |
| California | Sonora - Celtic Faire | http://calaverascelticfaire.com/ | March |
| California | Ventura - Seaside Highland Games | https://www.seasidehighlandgames.org/ | October |
| California | Woodland - Celtic Games | https://woodlandcelticgames.org/ | January |
| Colorado | Colorado Springs - Pikes Peak Celtic Festival | https://pikespeakcelticfestival.com/ | June |
| Colorado | Cortez - Celtic Fair | https://cortezcelticfair.com/ | June |
| Colorado | Durango - Celtic Festival | www.durangocelticfestival.com | March |
| Colorado | Edgewater - Scottish Games | http://www.scottishgames.org/ | August |
| Colorado | Elizabeth - Celtic Festival | https://www.elizabethcelticfest.org/ | July |
| Colorado | Longmont - Tartan Day | http://www.coloradotartanday.com/ | April |
| Florida | Green Cove Springs - Northeast Florida Scottish Highland Games | https://www.neflgames.com/ | February |
| Florida | Dunedin - Highland Games and Festival | http://dunedinhighlandgames.com/ | November 21 – 22, 2020 |
| Florida | Ormond Beach - Celtic Festival | http://ormondbeachcelticfestival.com/ | TBD |
| Florida | Plantation - South East Florida Highland Games | https://sassf.org/events/festivalfestival.html | March |
| Florida | Sarasota - Highland Games | https://www.sarasotahighlandgames.com/ | February |
| Florida | St Augustine - Celtic Music and Heritage Festival | http://www.celticstaugustine.com/ | March |
| Florida | Winter Springs - Central Florida Scottish Highland Gamees | http://www.flascot.com/ | TBD |
| Georgia | Balirsville - Scottish Festival | https://blairsvillescottishfestival.com/ | June |
| Georgia | Savannah - Scottish Games | https://www.savannahscottishgames.com/ | May |
| Georgia | Stone Mountain - Highland Games and Scottish Festival | http://www.smhg.org/ | October |
| Indiana | Columbus - Scottish Festival | http://scottishfestival.org/ | September |
| Indiana | Indianapolis - Scottish Highland Games and Festival | https://indyscotgamesandfest.com/ | October |
| Iowa | Davenport - Celtic Highland Games of the Quad Cities | http://celtichighlandgames.org/ | September |
| Illinois | Hamilton Lakes - Scottish Festival and Highland Games | https://www.chicagoscots.org/ | August |
| Kansas | Wichita - Great Plains Renaissance and Scottish Festival | https://www.greatplainsrenfest.com/ | April |
| Kentucky | Glasgow - Highland Games | https://www.glasgowhighlandgames.com/ | June |
| Louisiana | Lafayette - Celtic Bayou Festival | http://www.celticbayoufest.com/ | March |
| Louisiana | Minden - Scottish Tartan Festival | https://scottishsociety.wixsite.com/tartan-festival | April |
| Maine | Belfast - Main Celtic Celebration | http://www.mainecelticcelebration.com/ | July |
| Maryland | Elkton - Fair Hill Scottish Games | http://fairhillscottishgames.org/ | May |
| Maryland | Prince Frederick - Southern Maryland Celtic Festival | https://www.cssm.org/events/festival/ | April |
| Maryland | Friendsville - Garrett County Celtic Festival | http://gccelticfestival.com/ | June |
| Massachusettes | Florence - Glasglow Lands Scottish Festival | https://www.glasgowlands.org/ | July |
| Michigan | Alma - Highland Festival | http://www.almahighlandfestival.com/ | May |
| Michigan | Detroit - Saint Andrew's Society of Detroit - Highland Games | https://highlandgames.com/ | August |
| Michigan | Saline - Celtic Festival | https://www.salineceltic.org/ | July |
| Michigan | Sparta - Celtic Festival | https://www.spartacelticfest.org/ | August |
| Mississppi | Jackson - CelticFest | celticfestms.org/wp/ | March |
| Mississippi | Gulfport - Celtic Music Festival and Scottish Highland Games | https://www.mshighlandsandislands.org/ | November |
| Minnesota | Eagan - Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games | http://www.mnscottishfair.org/ | July |
| Montana | Hamilton - Bitterroot Celtic Games and Gathering | http://www.bcgg.org/ | August |
| Nevada | Reno - Northern Nevada Celtic Celebration | http://www.renoceltic.org/ | May |
| Nevada | Las Vegas - Highland Games | http://www.lasvegascelticsociety.org/ | April |
| New Hampshire | Lincoln - New Hampshire Highland Games | https://nhscot.org/ | September |
| New Jersey | Bordentown - Kilt Fest NJ | https://www.kiltfestusa.com/ | October |
| New Mexico | Aztec - Highland Games and Celtic Festival | https://www.aztechighlandgames.com/ | October |
| New York | Fort Ticonderoga - Scots Day | https://www.fortticonderoga.org/ | June |
| New York | Lockport - Niagara Celtic Heritage Festival and Highland Games | http://www.niagaraceltic.com/ | September |
| New York | Syracuse - Central New York Scottish Games | https://cnyscottishgames.org/ | August |
| New York | Long Island - Scottish Festival and Games | http://www.liscots.org/festival_and_games.htm | August |
| New York | Shortsville - Finger Lakes Celtic Festival | http://www.flceltic.org/ | May |
| North Carolina | Linville - Grandfather Mountain Highland Games | http://www.gmhg.org/ | July |
| North Carolina | Laurinburg - Scotland County Highway Games | http://www.carolina-highlandgames.com/ | October |
| North Carolina | Huntersville - Loch Norman Highland Games | http://lochnorman.com/ | April |
| Ohio | Wellington - Ohio Scottish Games and Celtic Festival | https://www.ohioscottishgames.com/ | June |
| Oklahoma | Edmund - United Scot Clans Oklahoma Scottish Heritage Festival | https://unitedscotsok.com/ | Postponed to October for 2020 |
| Oklahoma | Tulsa - OK Scot Fest | https://okscotfest.com/ | September |
| Oregon | Albany - Scottish Festival and Highland Games | https://www.facebook.com/events/timber-linn-park/albany-scottish-festival-highland-games/3688575747827011/ | May |
| Oregon | Eugene - Scottish Festival | http://www.eugenescottishfestival.com/index.html | May |
| Pennsylvania | Ligonier - Highland Games | http://www.ligonierhighlandgames.org/ | September |
| Pennsylvania | Quarreyville - Covenanter Scottish Festival and Highland Games | https://www.covenanterscottishfestival.com/ | September |
| Pennsylvania | Bethlehem - Celtic Classic Highland Games and Festival | https://www.celticfest.org/ | September |
| Pennsylvania | Mannheim - PA Renaissance Faire | http://www.parenfaire.com/ | September |
| Pennsylvania | East Stroudsburg - Shawnee Celtic Festival | https://www.shawneemt.com/events/cancelled-shawnee-celtic-festival | September |
| South Carolina | Greenville - Scottish Games | www.gallabrae.com | May |
| South Carolina | Cayce - Tartan Day South | https://tartandaysouth.com/ | April |
| South Dakota | Aberdeen - Celtic Fair and Games | https://nesdcelticfaire.com/ | September |
| Tennessee | Maryville - Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games | http://smokymountaingames.org/about/ | May |
| Tennessee | Brownsville - West Tennessee Annual Celtic Fest | http://www.celticsocietyofwtn.org/cswtpg4.html | October |
| Texas | Midland - West Texas Celtic Fair | https://westtexascelticfair.com/ | March |
| Texas | Helotes - The San Antonio Highland Games | https://www.sahga.org/ | April |
| Texas | Houston - Houston Highland Games and Celtic Festival | https://houstonhighlandgames.com/ | TBD |
| Texas | Decatur - Texas Scottish Festival and Highland Games | https://www.texasscots.com/ | April |
| Texas | Salado - Scottish Gathering and Highland Games | https://saladomuseum.org/scottish-gathering-and-highland-games/ | November |
| Texas | Sherman - Scottish Festival and Highland Games | https://www.shermancelticfest.com/ | March |
| Texas | Ingram - Kerr County Celtic Festival | http://www.kerrcountyceltic.com/ | October |
| Utah | Highland - Highland Fling | https://www.highlandcity.org/169/Highland-Fling | July |
| Utah | Moab - Scots on the Rocks Celtic Fest | https://www.scotsontherocksmoab.org/ | November |
| Utah | Payson - Scottish Festival | http://www.paysonscottishfestival.org/ | July |
| Utah | Salt Lake City - Utah Scottish Festival | http://utahscots.org/ | June |
| Utah | St George - Red Stone Highland Games | https://www.redstonehighlandgames.com/ | October |
| Virginia | Radford - Radford Highlanders Festival | https://www.radford.edu/content/festival/home.html | October |
| Virginia | Richmond - Central Virginia Celtic Festival and Highland Games | http://vacelticfestival.com/ | October |
| Washington | Prosser - Scottish Fest and Highland Games | https://www.prosserscottishfest.org/ | June |
| Washington | Seattle - Scottish Highland Games | http://www.sshga.org/ | TBD |
| Washington | Tacoma - Highland Games | https://www.tacomagames.org/ | July |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee - Highland Games | http://milwaukeehighlandgames.org/ | June |
| West Virginia | Parkersburg - Scottish and Celtic Heritage Festival | https://sites.google.com/site/scottishcelticheritagefestival/ | April |
| Wyoming | Cheyenne - Celtic Festival | https://www.facebook.com/CelticFestival/ | June |
| Wyoming | Evanston - Celtic Festival | http://theartsinc.com/celtic-festival | March |
Travel - US - States - Irish Festivals
My family loves to attend culturally-based festivals and some of our favorites are the Irish festivals. You can usually find people dressed in Irish-style attire or in St Patrick's Day costumes plus music, dancing, adult beverages, food, and family-friendly activities. Most of the 2020 events have been/were cancelled due to Covid, but 2021 looks promising so start planning now. Please check the festival for specific dates, as dates may change without notice.
| State: | City - Festival: | Website: | Dates: |
| Arizona | Fountain Hills - Fountain Hills St Patrick's Day Celebration | https://www.experiencefountainhills.org/p/events/irishfest | March |
| Arizona | Phoenix - Phoenix St Patrick's Day Irish Faire | https://stpatricksdayphoenix.org/ | March |
| Arizona | Sedona - Sedona St Patrick's Day | https://www.sedona.net/st-patricks-day | March |
| Arizona | Tuscon - St Patrick's Day Parade | https://www.tucsonstpatricksday.com/ | March 14, 2021 |
| California | Irvine - The Irish Fair | https://www.theirishfair.org/ | TBD |
| California | San Diego - San Diego St Patrick's Day Festival | http://www.stpatsparade.org/ | March |
| California | San Francisco - Crossroads: Irish American Festival | http://www.irishamericancrossroads.org/ | March |
| Connecticut | North Haven - Connecticut Irish Festival | https://ctirishfestival.com/ | October 17-18, 2020 |
| Florida | Cape Choral - Cape Choral Irish Festival | http://capecoralirishfest.com/ | March |
| Florida | Jacksonville - Jacksonville Irish Festival | https://www.visitjacksonville.com/events/holidays/st-patricks-day/ | March |
| Florida | Miami - South Florida Emerald Society St Patrick Festival | https://emeraldsocietysfl.com/ | mid-March |
| Florida | West Palm Beach - Irish Fest (March) | https://downtownwpb.com/things-to-do/st-patricks-day/ | March |
| Georgia | Savannah - Savannah Irish Festival | https://www.savannahirish.org/ | February |
| Illinois | Carbondale - Southern Illinois Irish Festival | http://www.iluvlocalplaces.com/stories-directory/177-southern-illinois-irish-festival | October 5-6, 2020 |
| Illinois | Chicago - Chicago Gaelic Park Irish Festival | https://chicagogaelicparkirishfest.org/ | May |
| Illinois | Manhattan - Manhattan Irish Festival | http://www.manhattanirishfest.com/ | March |
| Illinois | Peoria - St Patrick's of Peoria | https://stpatpeoria.com/events/ | March |
| Kentucky | Louisville - St Patrick's Day Parade | https://www.louisvilleirish.com/annual-events/st-patricks-parade/ | March |
| Maryland | Corwnsville - Annapolis Irish Festival | https://www.annapolisirishfestival.com/ | July |
| Massachusettes | Boston - Boston Celtic Music Festival | https://www.passim.org/live-music/events/boston-celtic-music-festival/ | January |
| Michigan | Clare - Clare Irish Fest | https://www.claremichigan.com/irish-festival/ | March |
| Minnesota | St Paul - Young Irish Musicians Weekend | http://www.centerforirishmusic.org/events/mim/ | June |
| Minnesota | St Paul - Irish Fair | https://irishfair.com/ | August |
| Minnesota | St Paul - St Patrick's Day Celebration | http://www.irishmusicanddanceassociation.org/stpatricksday.html | March |
| Missouri | Weston - Weston Irish Fest | https://westonirish.com/weston-irish-festival/ | TBD |
| Montana | Libby - Libby Irish Fair | http://www.libbychamber.org/event/libby-irish-fair-2/ | March |
| Nebraska | Greeley - Irish Fest | https://greeleyirishfestival.com/ | September |
| New Jersey | Smithville - Smithville Irish Fest | https://www.smithvilleirishfestivalnj.org/ | October |
| New York | Brooklyn - Great Irish Festival of NY | https://www.iabsny.com/events/gifny | TBD |
| New York | East Durham - East Durham Irish Festival | https://eastdurhamirishfestival.com/ | May |
| Ohio | Cuyahoga Falls - Riverfront Irish Festival | www.riverfrontirishfest.org | June |
| Ohio | Toledo - Toledo St Patricks Day Festival | https://www.visittoledo.org/events/st-patricks-day-celebration/ | March |
| Pennsylvania | York County - Penn-Mar Irish Festival | https://pennmaririshfestival.com/ | June |
| Texas | Austin - Austin Celtic Fest | https://www.austincelticfestival.com/ | November |
| Texas | Dallas - North Texas Irish Festival | https://www.ntif.org/ | March |
| Texas | Tyler - Tyler Celtic Fest | https://www.facebook.com/tylercelticfest/ | May |
| Virginia | Alexandria - Ballyshaners St Patrick's Day Parade | https://www.ballyshaners.org/ | March |
| Virginia | Churchill - The Irish Festival | http://www.churchhillirishfestival.com/ | March |
| Wisconsin | Lacrosse - Irish Fest | https://www.irishfestlacrosse.org/ | August |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee - Irish Fest | https://irishfest.com/Milwaukee-Irish-Fest | August |
Travel - US - States - Which State Fairs are Cancelled due to Covid
Many state fairs around the United States have been cancelled this year thanks to Covid. Some have been modified, virtualized or delayed. Here, I put together a list of all the state fairs by state (for some states which host multiple fairs I selected just one) and whether it's been cancelled or not for 2020:
| State: | Website: | Upcoming Dates or Cancelled: |
| Alabama | https://alnationalfair.org/ | Oct 9 - Oct 18, 2020 |
| Alaska | https://www.alaskastatefair.org/site/ | N/A |
| Arizona | https://azstatefair.com/ | Cancelled |
| Arkansas | https://www.arkansasstatefair.com/ | Cancelled |
| California | https://calexpostatefair.com/ | Cancelled |
| Colorado | https://www.coloradostatefair.com/ | Aug 28 - Sep 7, 2020 |
| Connecticut | https://www.durhamfair.com/index | Cancelled |
| Delaware | https://delawarestatefair.com/ | N/A |
| Florida | https://floridastatefair.com/ | Feb 11 - Feb 22, 2021 |
| Georgia | https://www.georgiastatefair.org/ | Oct 2- Oct 11, 2020 |
| Hawaii | http://ekfernandezshows.com/events/206 | N/A |
| Idaho | https://www.idahofair.com/ | Cancelled |
| Illinois | https://www2.illinois.gov/statefair/Pages/default.aspx | Cancelled |
| Indiana | https://www.indianastatefair.com | Cancelled |
| Iowa | https://www.iowastatefair.org/ | Cancelled |
| Kansas | https://www.kansasstatefair.com/ | Cancelled |
| Kentucky | https://kystatefair.org/ | Aug 19 - Aug 29, 2021 |
| Louisiana | https://www.statefairoflouisiana.com/ | Oct 29 - Nov 8, 2020 |
| Maine | https://www.bangorstatefair.com/ | Cancelled |
| Maryland | http://www.marylandstatefair.com/ | Cancelled |
| Massachusettes | https://www.thebige.com/default.aspx | Cancelled |
| Michigan | https://www.michiganstatefairllc.com/ | Virtual - Sep 3 - Sep 7, 2020 |
| Minnesota | https://www.mnstatefair.org/ | Cancelled |
| Mississippi | https://www.mdac.ms.gov/bureaus-departments/state-fairgrounds/fair/ | Oct 7 - Oct 18, 2020 |
| Missouri | https://www.mostatefair.com/ | N/A |
| Montana | http://www.goexpopark.com/montana-state-fair/ | N/A |
| Nebraska | https://www.statefair.org/ | Aug 28 - Sep 7, 2020 |
| Nevada | http://www.nevadastatefair.org/ | N/A |
| New Hampshire | https://www.hsfair.org/ | Cancelled |
| New Jersey | http://njfair.com/ | Cancelled |
| New Mexico | https://statefair.exponm.com/ | Virtual - Sep 14 - Sep 20, 2020 |
| New York | https://nysfair.ny.gov/ | Cancelled |
| North Carolina | https://www.ncstatefair.org/ | Cancelled |
| North Dakota | https://ndstatefair.com/ | Cancelled |
| Ohio | https://ohiostatefair.com/ | Virtual |
| Oklahoma | https://okstatefair.com/ | N/A |
| Oregon | https://oregonstatefair.org/ | N/A |
| Pennsylvania | N/A | N/A |
| Rhode Island | https://washingtoncountyfair-ri.com/ | N/A |
| South Carolina | https://www.scstatefair.org/ | Modified - Oct 20 - Oct 21, 2020 |
| South Dakota | https://www.sdstatefair.com/ | Sep 3 - Sep 7, 2020 |
| Tennessee | https://tnstatefair.org/ | Cancelled |
| Texas | https://www.bigtex.com | Cancelled |
| Utah | https://www.utahstatefair.com/ | Sep 10 - Sep 20, 2020 |
| Vermont | http://www.vermontstatefair.org/ | Cancelled |
| Virginia | https://www.statefairva.org/p/attractions/rides | Cancelled |
| Washington | https://www.thefair.com/ | N/A |
| West Virginia | http://statefairofwv.com/fair/ | Cancelled |
| Wisconsin | https://wistatefair.com/fair/ | Cancelled |
| Wyoming | https://wystatefair.com/ | N/A |
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