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Blueberry  Festivals in the U.S., Canada and Britain!

2012 Blueberry Festivals: Where, When and More to Find an Blueberry Festival Near You in 2012!

Look for a blueberry festival?  There is no other listing as complete and current as this list! All the blueberry festivals in the US, Canada and Britain we can find are listed on this page! If you love blueberries, look for a festival near you below! And I'm looking for more blueberry festivals! Please write me, if you know of any to add!  I will update it for next year as soon as the festivals publish their information. 

Always click on the links (the blue, underlined name of the each festival) to confirm this year's dates on the website for each festival. If they don't have a website, call the phone number provided, but ALWAYS CONFIRM THIS YEAR'S DATES AND TIMES BY EITHER VIEWING THEIR WEBSITE OR CALLING.

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United States

Alabama

  • Alabama Blueberry Festival - every third Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm in June  - June 19, 2010; One Day Only!
    Burnt Corn Creek Park, Brewton, Alabama. Phone: 251-867-3224. Email: jcrane@brewtonchamber.com. Free admission.  The festival is held every third Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm in June in Burnt Corn Creek Park in historic downtown Brewton (not at Jefferson Davis college anymore). It is an original arts & crafts festival, featuring blueberry dishes and a variety of foods, children's entertainment, live stage entertainment, antique car show, motorcycle show, fresh blueberries and blueberry bushes. (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website)

Alaska

  • Annual Alyeska Blueberry & Mountain Arts Festival - mid August - call for this year's date.
    Girdwood, Alaska, Contact: 907-754-2209,
  • Ketchikan Blueberry Festival  - First Saturday in August!
    Main Street, Ketchikan, Alaska August 7, 2010. Thousands of Ketchikan residents and visitors celebrate the blueberry in style with the annual Blueberry Arts Festival. The summer staple offers over 100 booths featuring local art and handcrafted treasures. The Festival makes a fast start with the Fun Run followed by cheering on your favorite slug during the Slug Races. Family fun continues with food and game booths, a blueberry pie-eating contest, the Battle of the Bands, trivia contest and the Great Blueberry Race. The Pet & Doll Parade kicks off the festivities on Friday, August 6th, followed by the opening reception for the Blueberry Juried Art Show. Complete the evening with the 13th annual Gigglefeet Dance Festival! The Festival finishes Sunday, August 8th with the annual Richard Brautigan and Dick Whitaker Memorial Trout Fishing in America Poetry Slam.
    (ADDED: July 21, 2010)

California

  • Bolster Hilltop Ranch & Winery blueberry festival - Blueberry Festival last weekend in June
    2000 Larsen Drive, Camino, CA. Phone: (530) 644-2230. Open: Labor Day Weekend to November 10, 7 days/week 9am - 4pm. Listed in VIA Magazine Blueberry Festival. (UPDATED: April 21, 2011)

Colorado

Connecticut

  • Blueberry Festival at Sweet Wind Farm - on the 3rd Saturday in July. July 19th; Raindate of July 26th.
    339 South Road, Route 179, East Hartland, CT 06027. Phone: 860-653-2038. Email: sweetwind@sweetwindfarm.net. Directions: Follow route 20 west from Granby Center into Hartland. Take a left onto route 179, farm is down 1 1/2 miles on right. Take route 219 from Barkhamsted onto Route 179, farm is on just past town line on left. And for a map to our farm, click here. Open: PYO Saturdays beginning in July from 10 am to dusk; Call for appt; - the farm Uses natural growing practices.  (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website)

Florida

  • Blueberry Jamboree - Saturday, June 12, 2010
    Barrineau Park Community Center, 6055 Barrineau Park School Road, Molino, FL 32577. Phone: (850) 475-5230. Fax: (850) 475-5233. Email: bedaigle@co.escambia.fl.us. The First-Ever Blueberry Jamboree will kick off Touchablue Berry Farm with a 5K Race for the Blueberries and will end that evening with some toe-tapping bluegrass music by local musicians. If you are in search of a fun-filled Saturday in the heart of blueberry production in Escambia County, then you're looking for the Blueberry Jamboree.The festival will feature: family entertainment, music, great food, a wandering blueberry in costume, a Blueberry Spitting Contest, a Blueberry Bake-Off, Cake and Plant Walks, cloggers, smiles and laughter!The Jamboree will also feature local Artisan & Crafter Vendors.  (ADDED: June 04, 2009) (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website)
  • Bostwick Blueberry Festival - See their website for most current dates; Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 8 am - 4 pm
    Bostwick Community Center Bostwick Public Library 125 Tillman Street, Bostwick, FL 32007. Phone: 904-268-3346. Directions: Off US Highway 17, 7 miles north of Palatka. It is held at the Bostwick Community Center in Bostwick, Florida, 125 Tillman Street. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in May. Open: Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 8 am - 4 pm. Payment: Blueberry pancake breakfast served from 8 am to noon (5.00), arts and crafts, country store, fresh blueberries, homemade blueberry pies and other blueberry baked goods for sale, plants for sale, library book fair, continuous entertainment, refreshments and snacks.  Click here for our Facebook page.  (UPDATED: September 15, 2011)
  • Keel & Curley Winery Annual Blueberry Festival - May 15th & 16th, 2010
    5210 W. Thonotosassa Road, Plant City, FL 33565. Phone: 813-752-9100. Fax: 813-752-9199. Email: cconnolly@keelandcurleywinery.com. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Note: this is a business-operated festival, not a community/volunteer run festival. They are charging $5 for parking this year  (2011).
    A visitor writes on May 03, 2010: "The winery has a blueberry festival this weekend. They have u-pick blueberries and blueberry wine among other wines. Place for the kids and craft stuff."
    A visitor writes on May 17, 2010: "They have a blueberry festival every year. 2010's festival was on Saturday, May 15th and Sunday, 16th. They open their orchards to U-pick blueberries for the festival ($3/lb for the last 2 years). All info can be found on their website. They sell blueberry wine. "
  • Northeast Florida Blueberry Festival - Friday and Saturday in mid/late June - June 13 and 14, 2010 at the Northeast Florida Fairgrounds
    Northeast Florida Fair Grounds, US-1, Callahan, FL 32011. They have blueberries, blueberry pies, muffins and pancakes, and they also have entertainment (fiddlers and cloggers), BBQ beef, pulled pork and fries. There is a children's water slide, face painters and pony rides. For the adults, there are arts/crafts tents and the dunking pond. Directions: it is usually held at NE Florida Fairgrounds on Route 1 (just north of downtown Callahan). (ADDED: June 16, 2009)  (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from the news story)
  • Pasco County Blueberry Festival - Blueberry Jerry Jamboree - May 13, 2011 to May 15, 2011
    Alric Pottberg Road, Hudson, FL 34610. Directions: At the Concourse entrance off of SR 52 in Hudson between Hays Rd & the Veterans Expressway (safety town entrance). Featuring lots of Blueberry Goodies, Vendors, Food, Entertainment, a Kids Fun Zone w/ Bounce Houses & Games, etc... Lots of fun for everyone! Vendors or Sponsors: Please contact jandbshort@yahoo.com or speak2600@verizon.net.
    (ADDED: March 22, 2011)
  • Tarpon Springs Blue Berry Festival - May 7 am to 9, Friday to Sunday, Noon until 7 pm.
    161 E. Tarpon Avenue South Pinellas Ave. & surrounding streets, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689. Phone: (727) 869-9884. Email: craftsandartisans@earthlink.net. Open: May 7 am to 9, Friday to Sunday, Noon until 7 pm. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Blueberries, parking provide free, musical entertainment, carnival rides, restrooms, petting zoo, events at your location (call for info), FREE admissionFamily Festival held May 7 - 9 in the Antique district of the historical Tarpon Springs. Amongst other Fun things, we'll be having a "Best Dressed Picnic Basket" contest, $50 cash to the First Place winner; a Silent Auction, Children's Theater all day Sunday, and many more things to offer. (ADDED: April 10, 2010)
  • Wellborn Blueberry Festival -  the first Friday and Saturday in June
    1340 - 8th Avenue, Wellborn, FL 32094. Phone: 386-963-1157. Alternate Phone: 386-590-0002. Fax: 386-963-1151. Email: wendellsnowden@prodigy.net. Directions: Wellborn is halfway between Jacksonville & Tallahassee in North Florida. From I-10, take Exit 292 (Wellborn CR 137) and go south to the blinking light; turn right. Click here for a map and directions. Come join us for two fun-filled days of blueberry treats and entertainment. Admission is free; Arts & Crafts and Food Vendors, Country Store featuring blueberry items, live entertainment, blueberry bake-off and tasting party, blueberry pancake breakfast, parade, talent contest, and kid's games. (UPDATED: March 02, 2011)

Georgia

  • Georgia Blueberry Festival - Early June (June 5, 2010)
    Alma, Bacon County, Georgia. .For more information contact Leslie Douglas, 912-632-5859. This event has Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Various Food Concessions, Games, Rides, Paintings, Ceramics, Wood Products and many other activities. The event is free to the public. Vendors are charged according to category of items for sale. Alma, GA is "Georgia's Blueberry Capital". There is also a 5K and One Mile Fun Run/Walk.  (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website)

Illinois

  • Berry Festival - mid June  - call for this year's date.
    Sponsored by Blue Berry Hill Farm and Neighborhood Co-op Grocery Saturday, June 23 1:00 PM to Sundown at Blue Berry Hill Farm Off S. 51, 675 Wrights Crossing Road, Cobden, IL Phone: (618) 893-2397. An Old Fashioned Event full of family fun: Pie Eating Contest, Horse Shoes, Lemonade stand to benefit a local charity, Pie & Cobbler Baking Contest, and more! Bring a picnic and spend the day celebrating local food! For more information call (618) 529-3533

Indiana

  • Marshall County Blueberry Festival - Labor Day weekend, September 3-6, 2010 
    Centennial Park, Plymouth, IN. Phone: 888-936-5020. Alternate phone: 574-936-5020. Email: blueberrymail@blueberryfestival.org. Crafts, Commercial & Food Vendors are an integral part of the Blueberry Festival. 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! Sports activities abound all four days of the festival from youth to adult activities including softball, tennis, volleyball, arm wrestling, garden tractor pulls, horse pull, kiddie tractor pedal pull, cheerleading and in 2008 the return of a 3 on 3 basketball tournament. Annual events such as the Hoosier Old Wheels Antique Car Show, the wildly popular Blueberry Stomp 5K/15K run, Bicycle Cruise, hot air balloon launches and glow, the fabulous Labor Day Parade, Historic Americana, and the spectacular fireworks display. Enjoy entertainment on 3 stages all weekend long, there is not cost or reservations needed. Other events and activities take place all weekend long in the community as well, (see festival schedule page). No Pets Allowed. haga clic aquí para español.  (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website)

Kentucky

  • Reed Valley Orchard - Blueberry Jubilee and Pancake Day the last Saturday in June each summer (Saturday June 26, 2010, 8:00 am to 5:30 pm)
    239 Lail Lane, Paris, KY 40361.  Phone: (859) 987-6480. Email: Info@reedvalleyorchard.com. Horse drawn wagon rides all day. Come prepared to play a game of corn hole with your friends or family. Live music and line dancing throughout the day, food and crafts. Oven fried pies fruit pies, ice cream made with our fruit and berries, Bloomin Onions and funnel cakes will be available. U-pick and pre-picked blueberries and red raspberries.  (ADDED: June 07, 2008)   (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website)

Louisiana

Maine

  • Machias Wild Blueberry Festival - Every year in mid August  (August 20th– 22th 2010)
    Machias, Maine. Phone: 207-255-6665. Email: blueberryfestival@centrestreetchurch.org. A Church and Community Project of Centre Street Congregational Church UCC. If you really can't come and visit us, but would love to order something from us, we have a lot to sell! Fernwood of Maine replicas of our church, T-shirts, caps, prints of Machias, bags, and of course, all the lovely craft items the women spend all year making. Simply call the Church Office Monday to Friday from 10 - 2 and you should be able to order anything, including Quilt Tickets and Musical Tickets. Directions: please click here for Machias, Maine and read down a bit on the page and you will find directions. Saturday & Sunday Over 250 Craft Booths, Blueberry Musical Comedy, 5 Mile & 1 Mile Foot Races, Baking and Pie Eating Contests, Variety of Musical Entertainment, Historical & Cultural Exhibits, Tours, Lectures, Children's Entertainment, Children's Parade & Kids' Zone, Blueberry Festival Community Worship Service, Chicken BBQ, Fish Fry, Bean Supper, Blueberry Pancake Breakfast, Blueberry Desserts, 2 Food Courts, Park & Ride Shuttle Service (donations gratefully accepted), Free Handicapped Parking. (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website)
  • Rangely Lakes Blueberry Festival - August, 8-19-2010, from 10 am to 3 pm.
    Rangely Lakes, Maine. (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website)
  • Union Fair and Blueberry Festival - mid August, in 2010: August 21 - 28.
    Union, ME 04862. Phone: 207-785-3281 .  (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website)
  • Wilton Blueberry Festival - early August 
    Main Street, Wilton, ME 04294. Phone: (207) 778-4726. Email: scsmith@beeline-online.net.  Directions:.  (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website)

Maryland

Massachusetts

  • Green Briar Nature Center & Jam Kitchen Blueberry Festival - August 7: from 11 am to 2 pm.
    Thornton W. Burgess Society, 6 Discovery Hill Road, East Sandwich, MA 02537. Phone: 508-888-6870. Celebrate our native blueberry during the height of the season. Enjoy a special blueberry dessert in the historic 1903 Jam Kitchen along with a demonstration of blueberry jam making. Desserts are $4, and all proceeds benefit the educational programs of the Thornton W. Burgess Society and its Green Briar Nature Center. (ADDED: April 20, 2010, from their website)
  • Kosinski Farm Blueberry Festival - July Their website provide little information - this may be more of a farm event than a true festival
    420 Russellville Road, Westfield, MA 01085. Phone: (413) 572-4344. Directions: From Mass Turnpike Exit 3
    Left at light on 10 & 202, Left at 2nd light onto North Road, stand at 1st stop sign.

Michigan

  • Imlay City Michigan Annual Blueberry Festival - early August (August 6-7, 2010)
    downtown, Imlay City, MI. Phone: (810) 724-1361. From Vendors on the street to the many games, inflatables and dunk tank, you will find that there is always something for children and adults to participate in. No child, is ever turned away (especially in the pie eating contest) no matter how old. This entire weekend is designed for families like yours.   (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website)
  • Montrose Blueberry Festivals - every year on the third weekend of August (August 15-22, 2010)
    144 Hickory Street, Montrose, MI 48457-0316. Phone: (810) 639-3475. Fax: (810) 639-3474. Email: montroseblueberryfestival@hotmail.com. They serve blueberry pancakes, have a beer tent, arts and crafts and flea markets, and of course a parade with a blueberry queen. Montrose is located about 18 miles northwest of Flint, Michigan on M-57 about five miles from I-75. It is always the third weekend of August.  (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website)
  • National Blueberry Festival - August - see their website for this years dates
    South Haven, Michigan. fresh blueberries, blueberry plants, fresh baked pies, raffle tickets, festival t-shirts, music, parades, etc.
  • Paradise Annual Wild Blueberry Festival - August 20, 21, & 22, 2010
    Paradise, Michigan. The Festival is held on the third full weekend of August each year when the town puts on its "Blue Clothes" and invites everyone to join them for the Arts & Crafts Fair and Wild Blueberry Celebration. It is always lots of fun! Visitors can stroll the grounds along the shore of beautiful Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior, browse the Arts & Crafts Fair with 50+ artists, and enjoy continuous family entertainment. Festival visitors will know they are in "Paradise" when they taste the homemade blueberry pies, muffins, and buckles available throughout the weekend. A delicious Blueberry Brunch accompanied by the piano music of Palma Richardson will start the day both Friday and Saturday, and the Blueberry Brunch will run on Sunday morning also. Marjorie Shaefer will entertain with a collection of rhymes, fables, and folk tales each day, and Paradise's own Chet Mitchell will amaze us with his juggling ability and comic wit for three fun-filled days.  (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website)

Minnesota

  • Ely Blueberry Arts Festival - Late July (July 23-25th in 2010 - see their website for other years)
    Whiteside Park (7th and 8th Avenues on Sheridan Street), Ely, MN 55731. Phone: (800) 777-7281.  Ely Chamber of Commerce, 1600 E. Sheridan Street, Ely, MN 55731. This review has more information. Directions: From Duluth take Highway 53 to the Highway 169 exit, about six miles north of Virginia, MN. Free Admission.    (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website)
  • Lake George Blueberry Festival - July 23rd to 25th 2010  - see their website for other years
    Lake George Area Association, P.O. Box 268, Lake George, MN 56458. Phone: (218) 266-2995. No matter how you slice it, the Lake George Blueberry Festival is fun.
    Quilt Show & Raffle, Horseshoe Tournaments, Mini Pedal Tractor, Seniors & Garden Club Pie Sale, Bingo, Free Children's Carnival, Senior Ball Game, Fireman Bean Feed, Music, Blueberry Pancake Breakfast, Bed Races, Kids Sawdust Money Pit, Parade and MORE! For the Flea Market & Craft Sale call 218-266-3977 or 218-699-3080 for more info..

Mississippi

  • Ocean Springs Red, White & Blueberry Festival - early June (Saturday, June 5th 2010 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
    Ocean Springs, Mississippi.  Phone: 228-875-4424. The Red, White & Blueberry Festival will be held in the Depot lot. Ocean Springs Fresh Market vendors will be set up. Ocean Springs Chamber will offer free scoops of ice-cream to help you cool down.    (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website)
  • Poplarville Blueberry Jubilee -  Blueberry Jubilee Day June 12, 2010
    Poplarville, MS. See this page for contact phone numbers. Directions: click here for directions. The Blueberry Jubilee is an arts and crafts fair held the second Saturday in June of each year. Located in downtown Poplarville, Mississippi, the Blueberry Jubilee attracts about 10,000 visitors each year. The Jubilee features arts & crafts, storytelling, live entertainment, lots of food, and down home southern hospitality.  (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website)

Missouri

Montana

New Hampshire

  • Greenfield Blueberry Jamboree - The Blueberry Jamboree will be held on the 1st Saturday in August from 9-3pm.
    Greenfield, New Hampshire. This town is where the first high-bush blueberries were discovered, and all cultivated high-bush blueberries descend from them.  (UPDATED: July 10, 2009)
  • Blueberry Fiddle Festival - Saturday early in August (2010: August 14) 9am to 9pm.
    247 Monadnock Hwy, Swanzey, NH 03446. Phone: 603-239-6495. Email: ihmsisters@catholicism.org. Open: Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Come join us at the Cheshire Fairgrounds for an unforgettable day of grand old-fashioned family fun (rain of shine) at the Annual Richmond Blueberry Fiddle Festival. With a delightful lineup of great performers, Showcase Musicians, Fiddle Contest, dancing, traditional folk games and races, blueberry bake-off, melodrama, contra dance, Living History Timeline, and other events — young and old alike are sure to be pleased. blueberries, produce for sale, produce for sale, parking provide for a fee, snacks and refreshment stand, musical entertainment, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, Tents or other provisions are made for bad weather, FREE admission. Bring your chair and we’ll see you there! Organized by Richmond’s Immaculate Heart of Mary School.  (UPDATED: June 23, 2010)

New Jersey

  • Hammonton Red White and Blueberry Festival - June (June 27, 2010)
    Hammonton, New Jersey. Phone: (609) 561-9080. Hammonton is located 30 miles west of Atlantic City. Sunday, late June, 10AM-5PM, Opening Ceremonies -12 Noon. Stage Show/Festivities – 12:30-5PM. (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website)  
  • Whitesbog Blueberry Festival - Late June every year, see their website for updated information (Saturday, from 10 AM to 4 PM)
    Whitesbog Village, New Jersey. Phone: 609-893-4646. Email: programmanagerwpt@comcast.net.
    Celebrate all things blueberry at Historic Whitesbog Village, New Jersey, the home of cultivated blueberries! Pinelands-centric music, arts and crafts, food, tours, and children’s activities will be featured at the fest. But the real star of the show is, of course, the blueberries. Each year, approximately 5,000 visitors travel to Whitesbog’s Blueberry Festival to glimpse at the former working town as it was at the turn of the 20th century, and its ongoing restoration. Located in Browns Mills, New Jersey.   (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website) 

New York

  • Austerlitz/Spencertown Blueberry Festival - Late July, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Sunday, July 25, 2010).
    Austerlitz Site, Route 22m Austerlitz, NY. Phone: 518-392-0062. Annual festival will include: blueberry pancake breakfast, home-baked pies for sale and other blueberry baked goods. Fair includes 19th and 20th Century crafts, such as pottery, weavings, tinsmith art and paper cutting. Blueberry bushes will be for sale to the public and there will be live music and entertainment. All proceeds will go to the Austerlitz Historical Society to help develop a historical village on the site. 19th C. craft demonstrations and wares, antiques, live music and children's entertainment, blueberry recipe contest and blueberry pancake breakfast.  (UPDATED: May 17, 2010)   

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

  • Annual Blueberry Festival - Last Saturday in June, from 9 am to 5 pm (see their website or phone for this year's dates)
    Steely Acres, 96378 Adams Lane, Junction City, Oregon. Phone: 541-998-1890.
    (UPDATED: June 25, 2010)
  • Red, White and Blueberry Bash - Thursday June (Eastbank Mkt.) & June (Ecotrust Mkt.) - See their website for this year's dates
    Portland Farmers Market, 1001 SE Water Avenue, Suite 455, Portland, OR 97214. Phone: 503-241-0032. Email: contact@portlandfarmersmarket.org. The festival will highlight the bounty, flavor, health benefits and diversity of berries grown in our region. More than 1,000 complimentary fresh berry shortcakes will be dished for appreciative customers with a minimum purchase of $5 from any vendor. Bluegrass music, kids craft activities and chef demonstrations featuring sweet creations with berries compliment the activities.

Pennsylvania

  • Berryfields Farm Blueberry Festival - August 7 & 8, 2010, Saturday 10:00am to 6:00pm, Sunday 1:00pm to 5:00pm
    Berryfields Farm Blueberry Festival. Celebrate an abundance of delicious wild and hybrid blueberries. Activities include blueberry picking, blueberry eating, blueberry baking, tractor wagon rides and children's contests. Festival activities include: Music Fest on Saturday with free tractor tram rides to the berry field or horse drawn wagon or buggy rides at an additional cost.
    * Blueberry food...baked goods, ice cream, jams, salsa, mustard, BBQ sauce, chilly, and much more
    * Blueberry crafts...pottery, woodworking, jewelry, natural wreaths, baskets, and much more
    * Blueberry games....find the hidden teasures, horse shoes, fastest picking, guess how many, and more
    * Pick blueberries
    * Enjoy the goat playground and other animals on display.
    * Buy organic produce
    (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website) 
  • Bethlehem / Burnside Plantation Blueberry Festival (click on events) - Friday to Sunday in mid July every year; July 17th and 18th, 2010.
    Burnside Plantation, 1461 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Phone: 610-882-0450. Historic Bethlehem's Blueberry Festival returns for its 25th year! Join us for a weekend of great food, live music and family fun at Burnside Plantation- our farm in the city. 2010 Festival Pricing, Adult $8.00 (1 day), $10.00 (2 days), Senior $7.00 (1 day), $9.00 (2 days), Youth, 6-16 $4.00 (1 day), $5.00 (2 days), Children, 5 and under Free,  Active military / reserves $3.00 off, HBP member w/ card $1.00 off, Note: Only one discount per person. Children's Activities: Make and decorate your own birdhouse to take home, Petting Zoo, Pony Rides, Horse Drawn Carousel, RCN Pie eating contests, Colonial Games, Children's Craft activities. Directions: Click here for directions to Burnside Plantation. (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website) 
  • Montrose Blueberry Festival - Held on the first Friday and Saturday in August.
    Montrose, PA. Email sctylibrary@stny.rr.com. Phone:570-278-1881The annual Susquehanna County Library Blueberry Festival is two days of summer fun for all ages! 9 am to 4pm (pancake breakfast starts at 8am).  The Festival brings thousands of people to scenic Montrose PA to enjoy blueberry everything, from ice cream to pies. Proceeds benefit the Susquehanna County Historical Society & Free Library Association. (UPDATED: April 20, 2010, from their website) 

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

  • Texas Blueberry Festival - Saturday, June 12, 2010, in downtown Nacogdoches!
    Nacogdoches, Texas.  Phone: 936-560-5533. Email: info@nactx.com. Tons of fresh blueberries sold on the square, blueberry pancakes, blueberry cobbler and blueberry ice cream contests. Traditionally we also have kids bounce park, petting zoo, make and take arts and crafts, The Big Blue Mural, a 42 tournament, classic car show, Goldwings motorcycle show, a pie eating contest, horse shoe and washers tournaments, food and arts vendors and lots more. Nearby blueberry farms are available for festival-goers to tour and pick their own blueberries. Live musical entertainment includes acoustic folk guitar to country to jazz and soft rock throughout the day on stages located downtown and in Festival Plaza. View 2009 festival photos  and Festival Events - updated April 13, 2010!
  • Bailey's Berry Patch - blueberry festival at their farm
    905 Crawford Road, Sadler, TX 76264. Phone: (903) 564-6228. Email: info@TxBerry.com. Directions: From Dallas: Coming from Dallas, there are several ways that you can take to get to Bailey's Berry Patch. The easiest way is to come up US 75 (Central Expressway). Go north on US 75 until you get near the north side of Sherman. Take Exit 63, which is US 82. Follow US 82 west and go approximately 13 miles to Exit 628 (exit shows Sadler/FM 901). Turn north (right) on FM 901 and continue approx 3.9 miles to Crawford Road. Turn left on Crawford Road and the Berry Patch is 3/10 of a mile on your right.  Click Here for Printable Map and Directions.  (UPDATED July 2, 2008)

Utah

Vermont

  • Deerfield Valley Blueberry Festival - Early August -  goes for 10 days
    Boyd Family Farm, Wilmington, VT. Phone: 802-464 -5618. Berries, vintage cars, music, food and tarp displays; if it’s blue, it’s probably happening in the Mount Snow area towns of Wilmington, Whitingham and Dover in early August. Dozens of businesses, organizations and individuals have created blueberry or blue themed events happening the first ten days of August. Experience our "Field of Blue" Ya might be a farmer if...you appreciate our Outdoor Art Walk! Photo opportunities...your friends will be blue with envy! Stay long enough to pick some berries! Fields are open daily. Hours will be posted.

Virginia

Washington, D.C.

Washington State

  • Burlington's Berry Dairy Days - mid June
    Burlington, WA.
  • Mossyrock Blueberry Festival - First Saturday in August
    Mossyrock, WA. Phone: 360-983-3734. Email: info@mossyrockfestivals.com. This is a one day festival that includes musical events, a parade, a car show and lots of fun community events for all ages. There is free music on the lawn in the middle of town, a genuine home town parade, pie eating contest, quilt show, a great old car show, and more! Don't miss our public market, a regular Saturday event! Take home lots of our local blueberries and sample what our country cooks can do with them. Enjoy what small town living at it's best is all about.

West Virginia

Wisconsin

  • Iron River Blueberry Festival - Late July
    Concessions, Arts & Crafts Sales, Games, Beer, Blueberries, Blueberry Pies, Blueberry Pie Eating Contest
    rides, dance, parade. For more information see the website or Email:  webmaster@irlions.com.
  • Blueberry Festival at Utech's Rainbow Dairy Goat Farm - July - from 10am-7pm.  (see events section of their website for other years)
    3880 Rainbow Drive, Merrill, WI, 54452. Phone: 715-536-7271. Eight acres of Blueberries - U- pick and pre-picked. Normally open around the third week of July; Blueberry Blitz Family Fun Day - held every year. U-pick open everyday. Restrooms and picnic area provided. They will be certified organic in 2009. The plants are good sized 15 year old plants. Payment: Cash and Check only, no credit cards. They have a 95 foot seven circuit labyrinth in field - as well as 600+ goats , 14 llamas and farm tours.

     

Canada

Alberta 

British Columbia

Manitoba

Newfoundland

  • Brigus Annual Blueberry Festival - August (7th to 10th in 2008)
    Brigus, Newfoundland, Canada. The Brigus Blueberry Festival is an Award Winning 4 day event held in mid August. Activities include: A Royal Shag Up" - comedy dinner theatre, Steps Through Time - walking tour, Newfie night with Screech Ins, community breakfasts, dinners, and suppers, a two day Folk Festival with well known Newfoundland talent, visits by Miss Teen Newfoundland and Labrador and Miss Newfoundland and Labrador, the Missed Blueberry Pageant, raffles, craft stalls, baked goods, a pie eating contest, games of chance, mooseburgers, cash bar, children's games, dances, and fireworks at the Brigus Waterfront.

Nova Scotia

  • Nova Scotia Wild Blueberry Harvest Festival - August 15, 2008 - August 30 2008.
    Held in multiple locations with many events. Click Here for a complete list of events and event information and visit this site frequently for updates. Email: info@wildblueberryfest.com. Events include live music, theatre, art exhibits, dances, farmers markets, teas, community suppers, pancake breakfasts, baking competitions, bake sales, quilt sales, pie eating contests, a 10km race, golf tournaments, a blueberry mash, exhibitions and more! Click here for an area map.

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)

 

Australia

Italy

Japan

(English websites)