Northwest
Alaska
1. Iditarod Sled Dog Race, Anchorage to Nome
2. Golden Days, Fairbanks
3. Fur Rendezvous, Anchorage
Washington
1. Lilac Festival, Spokane
2. Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival, Port Angeles
3. Northwest Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-in, Arlington
Oregon
1. Portland Rose Festival, Portland
2. Shakespeare Festival, Ashland
3. Newport Seafood and Wine Festival, Newport
Idaho
1. Idaho International Summerfest, Rexburg
2. River Festival, Boise
3. National Old Time Fiddlers’ Contest, Weiser
Montana
1. Custer’s Last Stand Reenactment, Hardin
2. National Folk Festival, Butte
3. Lewis & Clark Festival, Great Falls
Mid-Pacific
California
1. Academy Awards, Los Angeles
2. San Diego Comic-Con, San Diego
3. Gold Rush Days, Sacramento
Hawaii
1. Ironman World Triathlon Championship, Kailua-Kona
2. Aloha Festival Floral Parade, Waikiki
3. Merrie Monarch Festival, Hilo
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
1. National Western Stock Show, Denver
2. Colorado Springs Balloon Classic, Colorado Springs
3. Donkey Derby Days, Cripple Creek
Wyoming
1. Frontier Days, Cheyenne
2. Buffalo Bill Cody Stampede Rodeo, Cody
3. Plains Indian Museum Powwow, Cody
Utah
1. Days of ‘47 Pioneer Celebration, Salt Lake City
2. Sundance Film Festival, Park City
3. Manti Mormon Miracle Pageant, Manti
Nevada
1. Burning Man, Black Rock Desert
2. Electric Daisy Carnival, Las Vegas
3. International Air Races, Reno
Southwest
Arizona
1. La Fiesta de los Vaqueros, Tucson
2. All Souls Procession, Tucson
3. Bisbee 1000 The Great Stair Climb, Bisbee
New Mexico
1. Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque
2. Gathering of Nations Powwow, Albuquerque
3. Rio Rancho’s Port and Brew BBQ State Championship, Rio Rancho
Texas
1. SXSW (South by Southwest), Austin
2. State Fair of Texas, Dallas
3. Austin City Limits Festival, Austin
4. Fiesta San Antonio, San Antonio
5. Texas Outdoor Musical, Palo Duro Canyon
Oklahoma
1. Festival of the Arts, Oklahoma City
2. Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival, Oklahoma City
3. Trail of Tears Outdoor Historic Drama, Tahlequah
Great Plains
North Dakota
1. Medora Musical, Medora
2. Norsk Hostfest, Minot
3. United Tribes International Powwow, Bismarck
South Dakota
1. Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup and Arts Festival, Custer
2. Black Hills & Northern Plains Indian PowWow & Arts Expo, Rapid City
3. Wild Bill Days, Deadwood
4. Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Sturgis
5. Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant, De Smet
Nebraska
1. NEBRASKAland Days, North Platte
2. Crane Fest/Crane Watch, Kearney
3. Arbor Day Festival, Nebraska City
Kansas
1. Dodge City Days, Dodge City
2. Riverfest, Wichita
3. Amelia Earhart Festival, Atchison
Iowa
1. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines
2. Tulip Festival, Pella
3. Old Settlers & Threshers Reunion, Mt. Pleasant
Missouri
1. National Tom Sawyer Days, Hannibal
2. Ozark Mountain Christmas, Branson
3. Veiled Prophet Fair, Saint Louis
Great Lakes
Michigan
1. Holland Tulip Time Festival, (Michigan Riviera) Holland
2. ArtPrize, Grand Rapids
3. National Cherry Festival, Traverse City
4. Woodward Dream Cruise, Detroit
5. Coast Guard Festival, (Michigan Riviera) Grand Haven
6. Tall Ship Celebration, Bay City
7. Mackinac Island Lilac Festival, Mackinac Island
8. National Blueberry Festival, (Michigan Riviera) South Haven
9. Blossomtime Festival, (Michigan Riviera) Saint Joseph
10. Bavarian Festival, Frankenmuth
11. Electric Forest Festival, Rothbury
12. Ship and Shore Festival, (Michigan Riviera) New Buffalo
Wisconsin
1. Summerfest, Milwaukee
2. Oshkosh Fly-In, Oshkosh
3. Cranberry Festival, Warrens
Minnesota
1. Winter Carnival, Saint Paul
2. Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival, Moorhead
3. Aquatennial Minneapolis
Illinois
1. Taste of Chicago, Chicago
2. Lollapalooza, Chicago
3. Lincolnfest, (Land of Lincoln) Springfield
Indiana
1. Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis
2. Amish Acres Arts & Crafts Festival, Nappanee
3. Parke County Covered Bridge Festival, Parke County (county seat: Rockville)
4. Feast of the Hunters’ Moon, Lafayette
5. Circus City Festival, Peru
6. Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival, Auburn
7. Marshall County Blueberry Festival, Plymouth
8. Shipshewana Quilt Festival, Shipshewana
9. Amish Country of Northern Indiana Quilt Garden Tours, Elkhart
10. Johnny Appleseed Festival, Fort Wayne
11. Persimmon Festival, Mitchell
12. Valparaiso Popcorn Festival, Valparaiso
Ohio
1. Irish Festival, Dublin
2. Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival, Canton
3. Riverfest, Cincinnati
4. Paw Paw Festival, Albany
5. Marion Popcorn Festival, Marion
Northeast
Maine
1. Maine Lobster Festival, Rockland
2. Windjammer Days, Boothbay Harbor
3. Clam Festival, Yarmouth
New Hampshire
1. New Hampshire Highland Games, Lincoln
2. Seafood Festival, Hampton Beach
3. Annual Craftsmen’s Fair, Newburry
Vermont
1. Fall Foliage Festivals, Vermont
2. Vermont Maple Festival, St. Albans
3. Vermont Quilt Festival, Northfield
Massachusetts
1. Boston Marathon, Boston
2. Salem Haunted Happenings, Salem
3. Eastern States Exposition (The Big E), West Springfield
4. America’s Hometown Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Plymouth
5. Boston Harborfest, Boston
6. Cape Cod Scallop Festival, Falmouth
7. Working Waterfront Festival, New Bedford
8. Provincetown Portuguese Festival, Provincetown
Rhode Island
1. Newport Folk Festival, Newport
2. Jack O’Lantern Spectacular, Providence
3. Seafood Festival, Charlestown
Connecticut
1. Norwalk Seaport Oyster Festival, Norwalk
2. International Festival of Arts & Ideas, New Haven
3. Christmas at Mystic Seaport, Mystic
New York
1. New Year’s Eve at Times Square, New York City
2. The Village Halloween Parade, New York City
3. St. Patrick’s Day Parade, New York City
4. NYC Wine and Food Festival, New York City
5. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York City
6. Festival of Lights Niagara Falls, NY & ON
7. Finger Lakes Wine Festival, Watkins Glen
8. Harborfest, Oswego
9. Lilac Festival, Rochester
10. GlassFest, Corning
11. Adirondack Balloon Festival, Glens Falls
12. Albany Tulip Festival, Albany
13. Annual Oyster Festival, Long Island
14. National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum Induction Weekend, Cooperstown
15. The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze, Croton-on-Hudson
Mid-Atlantic
Pennsylvania
1. Flower and Garden Show, Philadelphia
2. Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney
3. Civil War Heritage Days, Gettysburg
4. Mummers Parade, Philadelphia
5. A Chihuly Garden of Glass, Pittsburgh
New Jersey
1. Air Show, Atlantic City
2. Miss America Pageant, Atlantic City
3. New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, Readington
Delaware
1. Sea Witch Halloween & Fiddlers’ Festival, Rehoboth Beach
2. World Championship Punkin Chunkin, Bridgeville
3. Apple Scrapple Festival, Bridgeville
Maryland
1. National Hard Crab Derby, Crisfield
2. U.S. Oyster Festival, St. Mary’s County
3. Preakness Race Festival, Baltimore
Washington DC
1. Presidential Inauguration Day, Washington DC
2. National Independence Day Celebration, Washington DC
3. National Christmas Tree Lighting, Washington DC
4. National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington DC
5. Festival of American Folklife, Washington DC
Virginia
1. International Tattoo, Norfolk
2. Highland Festival, Abingdon
3. Grand Illumination, Colonial Williamsburg
West Virginia
1. Hinton Railroad Days, Hinton
2. New River Gorge Bridge Day, Fayetteville
3. Festival of Lights, Wheeling
South Central
Kentucky
1. Kentucky Derby, Louisville
2. Bourbon Festival, Bardstown
3. American Quilters Society National Quilt Show, Paducah
Tennessee
1. Country Music Association Music Festival, Nashville
2. Memphis in May International Festival, Memphis
3. Elvis International Tribute Week, Memphis
Arkansas
1. Riverfest Arkansas, Little Rock
2. Ozark Folk Festival, Eureka Springs
3. Magnolia Blossom Festival & World Championship Steak Cook-Off, Magnolia
Louisiana
1. Mardi Gras, New Orleans
2. French Quarter Festival, New Orleans
3. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans
Mississippi
1. Natchez Spring Pilgrimage, Natchez
2. Cruisin’ the Coast, Mississippi Gulf Coast
3. Biloxi Seafood Festival, Biloxi
Alabama
1. America’s Original Mardi Gras, Mobile
2. Talladega 500 Stock Car Race, Talladega
3. Galaxy of Lights, Huntsville
4. Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores
5. Peanut Festival, Dothan
6. Helen Keller Festival, Tuscumbia
7. Incident at Looney’s Tavern, Double Springs
8. Bridge Crossing, Selma
Southeast
North Carolina
1. Christmas at Biltmore Estate, Asheville
2. North Carolina Azalea Festival, Wilmington
3. Hang Gliding Spectacular, Nags Head
4. North Carolina Seafood Festival, Morehead
5. Roaring 20s at Biltmore Estates, Asheville
South Carolina
1. Festival of Flowers, Greenwood
2. Gullah Festival, Beaufort
3. Piccolo Spoleto, Charleston
Georgia
1. Cherry Blossom Festival, Macon
2. Fantasy in Lights at Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain
3. Annual Labor Day Weekend Catfish Festival, Kingsland
Florida
1. Daytona 500, Daytona Beach
2. Calle Ocho Festival, Miami
3. Gasparilla Pirate Festival, Tampa