Elkader Sweet Corn Days
Nestled in the Turkey River valley, Elkader celebrates the summer corn harvest across three days with free sweet corn, street entertainment, and the small-town hospitality that defines northeast Iowa.
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Amana Colonies Oktoberfest
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Walker Pickle Days
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Milford Pioneer Days Celebration
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45th Annual Backbone Bluegrass Festival
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Nordic Fest
"One of Iowa's oldest continuously held community reunions, Drakesville's Old Soldiers and Settlers gathering in tiny Davis County keeps alive a Civil War-era tradition of communal remembrance and rural fellowship."
Davis County Old Soldiers and Settlers Reunion
"A five-day dockside celebration in the small shrimping village of Delcambre where the fleet is blessed, fresh Gulf shrimp is served every style imaginable, and Cajun and zydeco bands play into the bayou night."
Delcambre Shrimp Festival
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"Main Street Calumet's beloved celebration of the Cornish pasty -- the hand-crimped pastry that fuelled the Copper Country's immigrant miners -- brings a parade, live music, street food, and a visit from Cousin Jack to the UNESCO-listed mining village downtown."
PastyFest
"The small UP gateway village of Paradise, near Tahquamenon Falls, celebrates the wild blueberries of the eastern Upper Peninsula with a community festival that draws visitors combining berry picking, local food, and access to one of Michigan's most dramatic waterfalls."
Wild Blueberry Festival