Friday, October 8, 2010

Idaho Book Extravaganza

Idaho Book Extravaganza
The Future of Writing and Publishing
Friday October 22  3:30-7:30PM
Saturday October 23 10:00AM-6:00PM
Silverstone Plaza – 3405 E. Overland Road
Meridian, ID, 83642

Friday, August 20, 2010

Fall 2010 Festivals: Kentucky

Trego County Fair
WaKeeney
August 3rd to August 9th
www.tregocountyfair.com/

Bluegrass In The Park Festival
Henderson
August 13th and August 14th
www.bluegrassintheparkfestival.com/

Casey County Educational and Agricultural Fair
Liberty
August 16th to August 21st
www.caseycountyfair.com/

Boyd County Fair
Ashland
August 17th to August 21st
www.boydcountyfair.com/

Kentucky State Fair
Louisville
August 19th to August 29th
www.kystatefair.org/

Riverside Days,
Whitesburg
August 19th to the 21st
www.riversidedays.com/

World's Championship Horse Show
Louisville
August 22nd to August 28th
www.kystatefair.org/wchs/default.aspx

Bell County Fair
Middlesboro
August 24th to August 28th
www.bellcountyfair.com/

Whispering Beard Folk Festival,
Morning View
August 27th to August 29th
www.whisperingbeard.com/

Hot August Blues Festival
Hardin
August 27th & 28th
www.hotaugustbluesfestival.com/

Somernites Cruise
Somerset
August 28th
www.somernitescruise.com

Jackson County Fair
McKee
August 31 through September 5
jacksoncountyfairboard.webs.com/

Franklin Music Festival
Franklin
September 10th and September 11th
www.franklinkymusicfestival.com/

Lawrence County SeptemberFest
Louisa
September 10th to September 12th
www.septemberfest.net/

Trimble County Apple Festival
Bedford
September 11th and 12th
www.trimblecounty.com/applefest.htm

Gaslight Festival
Jeffersontown
September 12th to September 19th
www.jtownchamber.com/gaslightfestival.aspx

Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival
Morehead
September 14th to September 18th
www.poppymountainbluegrass.com/

Kentucky Bourbon Festival
Bardstown
September 14th to September 19th
www.kybourbonfestival.com/

Blazin' Bluegrass Festival
Whitley City
September 16th to September 18th
www.blazinbluegrass.com/

Fairdale Fair
Fairdale
September 17th and September 18th
www.fairdalecommunityfair.com/

Midway Fall Festival
Midway
September 18th and September 19th
www.midwayfallfestival.org/

Casey County Apple Festival
Liberty
September 18th to September 25th
www.caseycountyapplefestival.org/

Vine Grove Bluegrass Festival
Vine Grove
September 23rd to September 25th
www.vinegrovebluegrass.com/

World Chicken Festival
London
September 23rd to September 26th
www.chickenfestival.com/

Bluegrass Balloon Festival
LOUISVILLE
September 24th to September 26th
www.bluegrassballoons.com/

Owensboro PumpkinFest
Owensboro
September 24th to September 26th
www.owensboropumpkinfest.org/

Somernites Cruise
Somerset
September 25th
www.somernitescruise.com

Bowling Green International Festival.
Bowling Green
September 25th
www.bginternationalfest.com/

Central Kentucky Celtic Festival and Highland Games
Eminence
September 26th and September 27th
www.kycelticfest.com/

IDEA Festival
Louisville
September 29th to October 2nd
www.ideafestival.com/

J.D. Crowe Bluegrass Festival
Wilmore
September 2nd to September 4th
www.jdcrowefestival.com/

Festival Horse Show
Georgetown
September 30-October 3, 2010
www.festivalofthehorse.org/entertainment/festival-horse-show/

Jerusalem Ridge 2009 Bluegrass Celebration
Rosine
September 30th to October 3rd
www.jerusalemridgefestival.org/

Kentucky Crossroads Harvest Festival
Springfield
October 1st to 3rd
www.kyharvestfestival.com/

The St. James Court Art Show
Louisville
October 1st to October 3rd
www.stjamescourtartshow.com/

Harvest Festival
Renfro Valley
October 1st to October 3rd
www.renfrovalley.com/

Kentucky Apple Festival
Paintsville
October 2nd
www.kyapplefest.org/

Western Kentucky Highland Festival Website
Murray
October 2nd
www.wkyhighlandfestival.com/

Garvin Gate Blues Festival
Louisville
October 8th and October 9th
www.garvingatebluesfestival.com/

Trigg County Country Ham Festival
Cadiz
October 8th to October 10th
www.hamfestival.com/

Fiddler's Festival
Renfro Valley
October 22nd to October 23rd
www.renfrovalley.com/

Cruise In The Valley Classic Car Show
Renfro Valley
November 6th
www.renfrovalley.com/

Christmas Parade
Owensboro
November 20th
www.christmasparade.net/

Fall 2010 Festivals: Louisiana

Gueydan Duck Festival,
Gueydan
August 26th to August 29th
www.duckfestival.org/

Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival.
Morgan City
September 2nd to September 6th
www.shrimp-petrofest.org/

Zydeco Festival
Opelousas
September 4th
www.zydeco.org/

Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival
New Iberia
September 22nd to 26th
www.hisugar.org/

St. Charles Alligator Festival
St. Charles
September 24th to 26th
www.stcharlesrotary.com/alFestival.html

The 31st Annual Alligator Festival
Lulling
September 24th to September 26th
www.stcharlesrotary.com

Gretna Heritage Festival
Gretna
October 1st to October 3rd
www.gretnafest.com/

1ST ANNUAL EXCLUSIVE WHIPS CAR, TRUCK AND BIKE SHOW
CHURCH POINT
October 2nd
CHURCH POINT SOUTH PARK

Louisiana Cattle Festival and Fair
Abbeville
October 7th to October 10th
www.louisianacattlefestival.org/

Festivals Acadiens et Creole
Lafayette
October 8th to October 10th
www.festivalsacadiens.com/

Germanfest
Roberts Cove
October, 2nd and 3rd
www.robertscovegermanfest.com/

Louisiana Cotton Festival
Ville Platte
October 12th to October 17th
www.louisianacottonfestival.com/

Andouille Festival
LaPlace
October 15th to October 17th
www.andouillefestival.com/

International Acadian Festival
Plaquemine
October 15th to October 17th
www.acadianfestival.org/

Oldies But Goodies Fest
Port Allen
October 16th and October 17th
www.westbatonrouge.net

Fall Arts & Crafts Festival
Vacherie
October 16th and October 17th
www.oakalleyplantation.com/calendar/arts+crafts+festival+fall/

Louisiana Tournoi
Ville Platte
October 17th
www.louisianatournoi.com/

Washington Parish Free Fair
Washington Parish
October 20th to October 23rd
www.freefair.com/

Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival
Madisonville
October 23rd and October 24th
www.woodenboatfest.org/

Greater Baton Rouge State Fair
Baton Rouge
October 28th to November 7th
www.gbrsf.com/

Voodoo Music Fest
New Orleans
October 29th to October 31st
www.voodoomusicfest.com/

Red River Revel Arts Festival
Shreveport
October 2nd to October 9th
www.redriverrevel.com/

Louisiana Redbud Festival
Vivian
November 2nd
www.laredbud.com/

Louisiana Pecan Festival
Colfax
November 5th to November 7th
www.lapecanfestival.com/

Bayou Bacchanal Carribean Carnival
New Orleans
November 6th
bayoubacchanal.org/

Giant Omelette Celebration
Abbeville
November 6th and November 7th
www.giantomelette.org/

Louisiana Renaissance Festival
Hammond
November 6th to December 12th weekends only
www.la-renfest.com/

The Covington Three Rivers Art Festival
Covington
November 13th and 14th
www.threeriversartfestival.com/

Destrehan Plantation Fall Festival
Destrehan
November 13th and November 14th
www.destrehanplantation.org/

Holiday Trail Of Lights
Bossier City
November 16th to December 30th
www.holidaytrailoflights.com/

Holiday Trail Of Lights
Natchitoches
November 16th to December 30th
www.holidaytrailoflights.com/

Holiday Trail Of Lights
Shreveport
November 16th to December 30th
www.holidaytrailoflights.com/

New Orleans Fringe Festival
New Orleans
November 17th to November 21st
www.nofringe.org/

Natchitoches Christmas Festival
Natchitoches
November 20th
www.christmasfestival.com/

Fall 2010 Festivals: Maine

Skowhegan State Fair
Skowhegan
August 12th to August 22nd
www.skowheganstatefair.com/

Annual Antiques Festival
Union
August 13th to August 15th
www.maineantiquefest.com/

Art in the Park
Portland
August 14th
www.artintheparkmaine.com/

Bar Harbor Jazz Festival
Bar Harbor
August 18th to August 22nd
www.barharborjazzfest.com/

Great Falls Balloon Festival
Auburn
August 20th to August 22nd
www.greatfallsballoonfestival.org/

Machias Wild Blueberry Festival
Machias
August 20th to August 22nd
www.machiasblueberry.com/

Great Falls Balloon Festival
Auburn
August 20th to August 22nd
www.greatfallsballoonfestival.org/

Brunswick Arts Festival
Brunswick
August 21st
www.brunswickdowntown.com/brunswick-arts-festival.aspx

Highland Games
Topsham
August 21st
mainehighlandgames.org/

Union Fair
Union
August 22nd to August 28th
www.unionfair.org/

Blistered Fingers August Festival
Litchfield
August 26th to August 29th
www.blisteredfingers.com/

Crown of Maine Balloon Fest
Presque Isle
August 26th to August 29th
www.crownofmaineballoonfest.org/

Piscataquis Valley Fair
Dover-Foxcroft,
August 26th to August 29th
www.piscataquisvalleyfair.com/

American Folk Festival
Bangor
August 27th to August 29th
www.americanfolkfestival.com/

Windsor Fair
Windsor
August 29th to September 6th
www.windsorfair.com/

Labor Day County Bluegrass Festival
Fort Fairfield
September 2nd to September 5th
www.countybluegrass.com/

Blue Hill Fair
Blue Hill
September 2nd to Spetember 6th
www.bluehillfair.com/

Harmony Free Fair
Harmony
September 3rd to September 6th
www.harmonyfreefair.org/

Clinton Lions Fair
Clinton
September 9th to 12th
clintonlionsfair.com/

Oxford Fair
Oxford
September 12th and September 15th to September 19th
www.oxfordcountyfair.com/

Cumberland Fair
Cumberland
September 26th through October 2nd
www.cumberlandfair.com/

Camden International Film Festival
Camden
September 30th to October 3rd
www.camdenfilmfest.org/

Fryeburg Fair
Fryeburg
October 3rd to October 10th
www.fryeburgfair.com/

Maine brewers Festival
Portland
November 5th and November 6th
learnyourbeer.com/

Fall 2010 Festivals: Maryland

Lakefront Summer Festival
Columbia
June 18 until September 18
www.lakefrontfestival.com/

Howard County Fair
West Friendship
August 7th to August 14th
www.howardcountyfair.org/

Garrett County Agriculture Fair
McHenry
August 7th to August 14th
www.garrettcountyfair.org/

Queen Anne's County Fair
Centerville
August 9th to August 14th
www.queenannescofair.com/

Worcester County Fair
Snow Hill
August 13th to 15th
www.worcestercountyfair.com/

Montgomery County Ag. Fair
Gaithersburg
August 13th to August 21st
www.mcagfair.com

Seafood Feast-I-Val
Cambridge
August 14th
www.seafoodfeastival.com

Easterns Bayside Blues and Wine Festival
Baltimore
August 14th
www.easternsbaysidefestival.com

Havre de Grace Seafood Festival
Havre de Grace
August 14th and August 15th
www.hdgseafoodfestival.org/

Rock Hall's Pirate and Wenches Fantacy Weekend
Rock Hall
August 14th and August 15th
www.rockhallpirates.com/

Hot August Blues festival
Oregon Ridge Park - Cockeysville
August 21st
hotaugustblues.com/

Hot August Blues
Cockeysville
August 21st
www.hotaugustblues.com/

The Great Pocomoke Fair
Pocomoke City
August 26th to August 28th
www.thegreatpocomokefair.org

Maryland State Fair
Timonium
August 27th to September 6th
www.marylandstatefair.com/

Annual Maryland Renaissance Festival Crownsville
Crownsville
August 28th and August 29th
www.rennfest.com/

Baltimore Summer Antiques Show
Baltimore
September 2nd to September 5th
www.baltimoresummerantiques.com/

National Hard Crab Derby
Crisfield
September 3rd to September 5th
www.crisfieldchamber.com/crab_derby.htm

Annual Street Rod Roundup
Cumberland
September 3rd to September 5th
www.westernmarylandstreetrod.com/Welcome.html

Park Rock Festival
Great Mills
September 4th and September 5th
www.parkrock.com/

Annual Maryland Renaissance Festival Crownsville
Crownsville
September 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th,
www.rennfest.com/

First Sunday Arts Festivals
Annapolis
September 5th
www.firstsundayarts.com

Prince George's County Fair
Upper Marlboro
September 9th to September 12th
www.countyfair.org/

Maryland Seafood Festival
Sandy Point State Park
September 10th-12th
www.mdseafoodfestival.com/

Damascus Community Fair
Damascus
September 10th to September 12th
www.damascusfair.org/

Pigtown Festival
Baltimore
September 11th
www.pigtownfestival.com/

Takoma Park Folk Festival
Takoma Park
September 12th
www.tpff.org/

Anne Arundel County Fair
Crownsville
September 15th to September 19th
www.aacountyfair.org/

Anne Arundel County Fair
Crownsville
September 15th to September 19th
www.aacountyfair.org/

Charles County Fair
La Plata
September 16th to September 19th
www.charlescountyfair.com/

Elkton Fall Fest
Elkton
September 17th and September 18th
www.elktonfallfest.com/

The Great Frederick Fair
Frederick
September 17th to September 25th
www.thegreatfrederickfair.com

Maryland Wine Festival
Westminster
September 18th and September 19th
www.marylandwinefestival.org/

St. Mary's County Fair
Leonardtown
September 23rd to September 27th
www.smcfair.somd.com

Annapolis Home And Remodeling Expo
Annapolis
September 25th and 26th
www.delmarvahomeshows.com

Virgin Mobile Freefest
Columbia
September 25th
www.virginmobilefestival.com/

The Latino Festival
Frederick
September 26th
www.fredericklatinofestival.com/

Calvert County Fair
Prince Frederick
September 29th to October 3rd
www.calvertcountyfair.com/

Darlington Apple Festival
Darlington
October 2nd
www.darlingtonapplefest.org/

Harbor Day at the Docks
Ocean City
October 2nd
www.ocharborday.com/

Harbor Day
Ocean City
October 2nd
www.ocharborday.com/

Fall Craft Festival
Crownsville
October 2nd and October 3rd
www.aacountyfair.org/

Frederick OktoberFest
Frederick
October 2nd and October 3rd
www.frederickoktoberfest.com/

FALL CRAFT FESTIVAL
Crownsville
October 2nd and October 3rd
www.aacountyfair.org/

Chesapeake Celtic Festival
Furnace Town
October 2nd and October 3rd
www.celticfest.net/

First Sunday Arts Festivals
Annapolis
October 3rd
www.firstsundayarts.com

Annual Maryland Renaissance Festival Crownsville
Crownsville
October 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th , 23rd, 24th
www.rennfest.com/

Capital Challenge Horse Show
Upper Marlboro
October 4th to October 10th
www.capitalchallenge.org/

Annual Endless Summer Cruisin
Ocean City
October 7th to October 10th
www.specialeventpro.com/

Endless Summer Cruisin
Ocean City
October 7th to October 10th
www.specialeventpro.com/endless.php

SunflowerFest
Cumberland
October 8th to 10th
www.sunflowerfest.net/

Oktoberfest
Ocean City
October 8th to October 10th
oceanpromotions.info/oktoberfest.php

OKTOBERFEST
Ocean City
October 8th to October 10th
www.oceanpromotions.info/

Maryland Brewer's Oktoberfest
Baltimore
October 9th
www.dasbestoktoberfest.com/

Fair Hill International three-day eventing
Elkton
October 14th to October 17th
www.fairhillinternational.com/

Maryland Home and Garden Show and Holiday Craft Show
Timonium
October 15th-17th
www.mdhomeandgarden.com/0_FALL/03_FALL_show_info.html

Bethesda Row Arts Festival
Bethesda
October 16th and October 17th
www.bethesdarowarts.org/

St. Mary's County Oyster Festival
Leonardtown
October 16th and October 17th
www.usoysterfest.com/

Waterfowl Festival
Easton
November 12th to November 14th
www.waterfowlfestival.org/

Irish Festival Maryland
Timonium
November 12th to November 14th
www.irishfestival.com/