Mark your calendar: Find out when and where Erie-area festivals will be held in 2024
Festival time is about to start in the Erie area.
We've compiled the dates for as many of these fun events as we could find. Some are still in the early planning stages and only the dates were available.
There are plenty of festivals to choose from in northwestern Pennsylvania as the season runs from mid-May until late September. If you have details for one we missed, send them in an email to [email protected].
In the meantime, mark these on your calendar and check back on GoErie.com for updates throughout the festival season.
Erie-area festivals
Downtown Edinboro Art & Music Festival: May 17-19, various Edinboro venues. Free to attend. 814-734-3777, www.edinboroartandmusic.com
Troika Festival: May 24-26, Church of the Nativity Community Center, 109 German St. Free to attend. 814-459-8515, www.churchofthenativity.net/troika
Erie's Wild Rib Cook Off & Music Festival: May 29-31 and June 1, Perry Square. Free to attend. 814-899-5177, erieribfest.com
Duran's Down Home Days: June 1-2, Gazebo Park, High Street, Waterford. Free to attend. 490-2179, duransdownhomedays.com
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Gibson Farm Heritage Day: June 8, Gibson Park, Routes 20 and 89, North East Borough. Free to attend. Combines former Gibson Days and Farm Heritage Days. 814-725-4262, nechamber.org/community-events14th Fest: June 14, Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority, East 14th Street between French and Holland streets. Free to attend. 814-452-2801, ride-the-e.com
Erie Juneteenth Block Party: June 15, Perry Square. Free to attend. eriejuneteenth.com
Lake City Fire Co. Carnival: June 13-15, Lake City. 814-774-4402, lakecityfire.org
CorryFest: June 13-16, Corry City Park and downtown Corry. Free to attend. 814-665-9925, www.corrychamber.com/events/corry-fest
Wesleyville Community Day: June 15, Wesleyville Memorial Park, North Street and Wesley Avenue, Wesleyville. Free to attend. 814-899-5177, www.facebook.com/WesleyvilleCommunityDay
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Pride on the Bay (formerly Erie Pridefest): June 29, Liberty Park. Free to attend. 814-314-9075, www.nwpapride.org/events/pride-on-the-bay-2024
Roll-In for Veterans All Wheel Event: July 11 and 12, Harley-Davidson of Erie, 3712 W. 12th St., and July 13 and 14, 8161 Oliver Road. www.facebook.com/events/352966674311702
Panegyri: July 12 and 13, Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, 4376 West Lake Road. 814-838-8808, eriegreekorthodox.org/about/festival
Slobberfest: July 13, Droopy Basset Hound Rescue of Western Pennsylvania, 15581 Stewart Hill Road, Union City. Free to attend. 888-943-8376, www.droopybassetrescue.com
North East Firemen's Cherry Festival: July 17-20, Heard Park, North East. 814-725-5616, www.facebook.com/necherryfestival
Waterford Heritage Days: July 19-21, around downtown Waterford. Free to attend. 814-440-8190, www.facebook.com/waterforddays
AmeriMasala: July 20, Perry Square. Free to attend. 814-403-1088, https://bit.ly/AmeriMasalaErie
Discover Presque Isle: July 22-28, Presque Isle State Park. Free to attend. 814-838-5138, www.discoverpi.com/events/dpi
The Gathering at Chaffee's: July 26-27, 8296 Mill St., Girard. $90 until June 3, $110 and $125 after, free for ages 12 and younger; additional fees for RVs, trailers and pop-up campers. www.thegatheringatchaffees.com
Dan Rice Days: Aug. 1-3, Girard. Free to attend. 814-774-9683, www.danricedays.com/events-schedule
Erie Blues & Jazz Festival: Aug. 3 and 4, Frontier Park. www.eriebluesandjazz.com
Italian Festival: Aug. 9-11, St. Paul Catholic Church, 1617 Walnut St. Free to attend. 814-456-6256, stpaulrcerie.org
Celebrate Erie: Aug. 16-18, downtown Erie. Free to attend. 814-870-1111, www.celebrateerie.com
Zabawa Polish Festival: Aug. 23-25, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 2220 Reed. St. Free to attend. 814-456-0671, www.holytrinityrc.org
German Heritage Fest: Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, St. Nick's Grove, 5131 Old French Road. $5, free for ages 12 and younger, $8 for two-day pass. 814-456-9599, www.dank-erie.org/german-heritage-fest.html
Highland Games and Scottish Festival: Sept. 5-7, PennWest Edinboro, Edinboro. Free to attend most events. 814-732-2000, www.edinboro.edu/events/highland-games/index.php
Erie Irish Festival: Sept. 13-15, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 130 E. Fourth St. Free to attend. 814-454-8085, erieirishfestival.com/new
Wine Fest: Sept. 27-29, Gibson Park, Routes 20 and 89, North East Borough. 814-725-4262, nechamber.org/community-events
Dana Massing can be reached at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Erie PA festivals list for 2024 includes Russian, Greek, Italian, more
