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The Can't Miss Summer Food Festival in Every State

Don't know what to do this summer? Do you like food? Have no fear, here are the top summer food festivals of 2017 in every state you don't want to miss. And trust me, you do not want to miss any of these phenomenal food festivals. Because who doesn't love endless supply of foods?

Alabama 

Grandbay Watermelon Festival

July 4; Grandbay, Alabama

Alaska

Great Alaska Craft Beer and Homebrew Festival

May 26-27; Dalton City, Alaska 

Arizona 

Taco Festival

July 1; Flagstaff, Arizona

Arkansas 

Tontitown Grape Festival

August 1-5; Tontitown, Arkansas

California 

Annual Galt Strawberry Festival

May 20-21; Galt, California

Colorado 

Mike the Headless Chicken Festival

June 2-3; Fruita, Colorado

Don't let the headless chicken scare you! Great for the whole family.

Connecticut 

Connecticut Wine Festival

July 22-23; Goshen, Connecticut

Who doesn't want to miss a wine festival?

Delware

Holy Trinity Greek Festival

June 6-10; Wilmington, Delware

OPA!

Florida

MangoMania

July 15-16; Cape Coral, Florida

Go see "Mango Matt," the king of mangoes.

Georgia 

Georgia Peach Festival

June 3-10; Byron & Fort Valley, Georgia

Hawaii

Maui Film Festival: Taste of Chocolate

June 23; Maui, Hawaii

Anything that involves chocolate, you will find me there.

Idaho

Blues, Brews, & BBQs

August 6; Salmon, Idoho

Yum, ribs.

Illinois

Ribfest Chicago

June 9-11 Chicago, Illinois

Yum, more ribs!

Indiana 

Egg Festival

June 1-3 Mentone, Indiana

Iowa

Linn Country Fair

June 28-July 3; Central City, Iowa

Kansas 

Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off

July 27- August 6 Dodge City, Kanasas

Kentucky

Newport Italianfest 

June 8-11, Newport, Kentucky

Who knew that Kentucky was big on Italian foods?

Louisiana

Declambre Shrimp Festival

August 16-20; Declambre, Louisiana 

Maine

Maine Lobster Month

August 1-30; Statewide

Lobster for a whole month? Count me in

Maryland

Chaseapeak Crab & Beer Festival

June 24; Baltimore, Maryland

Massachusetts

Gluten Free & Allergen Friendly Expo

July 22-23; Worcester, Massachusetts

The largest allergen friendly event in the US!

Michigan

National Cherry Festival

June 1-8; Traverse City, Michigan

Minnesota

Rhurbarb Frenzy!

July 22-23; Chisago City, Minnesota

Mississippi

Mississippi Pecan Festival

September 29-October 1; Richton, Mississippi

Missouri

Ozarks Berry Festival

August 19; Springfield, Missouri

Montana

Creamery Picnic

August 4-5; Stevensville, Montana

Nebraska

Taste of Omaha

June 2-4; Omaha, Nebraska

Nevada 

Taste of the Comstock

June 10; Virginia City, Nevada

New Hampshire

New England Brewfest

June 23-25; Lincoln, New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Jersey State Barbaque Championship

July 7-9; Anglesea, New Jersey

New Mexico

Hot Chili Days, Cool Mountain Nights

August 17-20; Red River, New Mexico

New York

Big Apple BBQ

June 10-11; New York, New York

North Carolina

North Carolina Blueberry Festival

June 16-17; Burgaw, North Carolina

North Dakota

North Dakota State Fair

July 22-30; Minot, North Dakota

Ohio

Banana Split Festival

June 9-10; Wilmington, Ohio

Birthplace of the banana split.

Oklahoma

World's Largest Calf Fry Festival & Cook-off

June 3; Vinita, Oklahoma

Oregon

PIB: Portland International Beer Festival

June 23-25; Portland, Oregon

Pennsylvania 

Brandywine Strawberry Festival

June 1-4; Coatesville, Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Newport Waterfront Oyster Festival

May 20-21; Newport, Rhode Island

South Carolina

Hampton County Watermelon Festival

June 17-25; Hampton, South Carolina

South Dakota

South Dakota State Fair

August 31-September 4; Huron, South Dakota

Tennessee

Tomato Art Fest

August 11-12; East Nashville, Tennessee

Everything is tomatoes...literally.

Texas

Parker County Peach Festival

July 8; Weatherford, Texas

Utah

Savor the Summit

June 17; Park City, Utah

Vermont

Vermont JerkFest

July 28-29; Brattleboro Vermont

All about the Reggae and the flavorful Caribbean style foods.

Virginia 

Carytown Watermelon Festival

August 13; Richmond, Virginia

Washington

Bite of Seattle

July 21-23; Seattle, Washington

West Virginia

Bikes & BBQs

June 10; Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Finish your bike ride with some smokey ribs and a brew.

Wisconsin

Port Fish Day

July 15; Port Washington, Wisconsin

Save chicken, eat fish.

Wyoming 

Lander Brewfest

June 9-10; Lander, Wyoming