Trailing of the Sheep Festival
Marking its 30th anniversary in 2026, this five-day festival celebrates the 150-year-old tradition of trailing sheep down from the Sawtooth Mountains through Ketchum's valley, culminating in the Big Sheep Parade of over 1,200 animals down Main Street.
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"Since 1968, St. Maries has kicked off Labor Day weekend by celebrating its logging heritage with axe throwing, crosscut competitions, pole climbing, a parade, and carnival, using folk hero Paul Bunyan as its mascot."
Paul Bunyan Days
"Since 1953, Ketchum has celebrated its frontier and mining heritage over Labor Day weekend with the Big Hitch Parade featuring stagecoaches, buggies, and massive Lewis Ore Wagons once used to haul silver ore from Idaho's mines."
Wagon Days
"Held since the late 1920s in the heart of Idaho's potato country, this one-day community celebration turns Shelley into a tribute to the state's most famous crop with potato-themed contests, a parade, and community meals."
Idaho Spud Day
"One of Idaho's most intimate Basque gatherings, this 43rd-annual picnic at the Gooding Basque Center serves lamb chops and Basque beans after a Mass in the Basque language, followed by traditional dancing and a weight-carrying contest."
Gooding Basque Picnic
"Now in its 28th year, this outdoor juried arts festival showcases over 100 artisans in Festival Meadow on Sun Valley Road, set against the backdrop of central Idaho's mountain landscape."
Ketchum Arts Festival
"Buckley's beloved antique engine and tractor show preserves the mechanical heritage of Michigan's rural farming past, drawing enthusiasts from across the Midwest for four days of steam engines, threshing demonstrations, and old-iron camaraderie in a small northwest Michigan village."
Buckley Old Engine Show
"A moving annual commemoration in the tiny Johnson County village of Butler, which was deliberately flooded by the Watauga Dam in the 1940s, reuniting descendants and former residents to remember the lost original town now beneath Watauga Lake."
Old Butler Day Festival
"A single-day community heritage celebration in the heart of small-town Harrington, Delaware, honoring the agricultural and railroad history of this central Kent County market town."
Harrington Heritage Day
"A three-day antique power and heritage show in the small Marathon County village of Edgar, where steam engines, threshing, and old-time farm demonstrations preserve central Wisconsin's agricultural past."
Edgar Steam Show
"An annual celebration of Midway's Swiss immigrant heritage held over Labor Day weekend, featuring an outdoor craft fair, folk dancing, a parade, and Swiss cultural entertainment in the scenic Heber Valley."
Swiss Days
"Iuka's annual heritage festival celebrates the history of this mineral-spring resort town near the Civil War battlefield, with local artisans, live music, and community traditions unique to the Tennessee Hills corner of Mississippi."
Iuka Heritage Festival