Late August is packed with exciting events all around the country. Here are just a few to consider for your late summer vacation plans, Whatever you choose, include getting out on the road in your RV or ours to enjoy some of these exciting music and other festivals and fairs!
We feature a few here but please check our EVENTSpage for many other possibilities.
Music happens across the country from the east coast in Virginia and Pennsylvania to the west in Utah and to the southeast gulf coast in Panama City, Florida. Here are some highlights of some of the top upcoming music and other festivals in late August.
Lockn’ Music Festival– Infinity Downs & Oak Ridge Farm, Arrington, VA – August 22-25th– According to Ed Williams from The Revivalists, “LOCKN’ is one of those festivals that is extremely good at getting so much talent in one place, that meld so well together, so you never know what’s going to happen.” This festival is so packed with bands you should check their website – 2019 Lockn’ Schedulefor the full talent schedule.
Reggae Rise Up Music Festival– August 23rd– 25th, Heber City, UT, River’s Edge Campground. This festival is also filled with immensely talented performers from Rebelution to Dispatch and too many others to list out here. Find all the performers and their scheduled performance times at Reggae Rise Up – Lineup.
Gulf Coast Jam-Country on the Coast, August 30th– September 1st, 2019, Panama City Beach, FL features this year’s headliners, Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean and Kid Rock among many other country top-billed singers. Be sure to catch their Country on the Coastwebsite to see the full schedule and all the activities that will be featured.
Another fun festival for the last weekend in August (the 31stto September 1st) is the Pocono Garlic Harvest Festival, now in its 25thyear. This festival promises to fill the Poconos with a garlic aroma over Labor Day weekend. Food and craft vendors will be offering everything from garlic vinegar and garlic ice cream to garlic-themed pottery and paintings. There will also be live music featured on the main stage as well as strolling musicians on the festival grounds, educational demonstrations, the 6th Annual Garlic Eating Contest and plenty of children’s activities! This event takes place in East Stroudsburg, PA, near the Shawnee Mountain Ski Area. For more information about the entertainment schedule and full details, see their Pocono Garlic Harvest Festivalwebsite.
Travel to theColorado Balloon Festival, August 31st– September 2nd, in Colorado Springs, CO. Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off is only a few weeks away and this is one festival you won’t want to miss. Admission to the park is FREE, so bring the whole family for a day of fun!
Start your morning off right with a hot air balloon mass ascension of over 70 balloons accompanied by breakfast and drinks. Activities continue throughout the day with skydiving demonstrations, wakeboarding exhibitions, paddle boarding, live entertainment, chainsaw carving and donut eating competitions. Wrap up your visit at Memorial Park over the Labor Day weekend with a hot air balloon glow at dusk.
Where to camp:
Check all the links to these individual activities for information on where to park your RV. Camping is allowed at most of these festivals but not all accommodate RV’s. Check each site for what is available at your destination.
State Fair Season
Don’t forget that there are plenty of State Fairs from August 22nd and 23rdto Labor Day, September 2nd. The first is the Washington State Fairin Monroe, Washington; the second is near Baltimore in Timonium, Maryland, the Maryland State Fair; and the third is the Colorado State Fairin Pueblo from August 23rdto September second. Each one has a unique lineup of entertainment, horse races, rodeos, etc. Check out their websites for details. Plan well in advance to go to these as many of them offer great entertainment and will likely be very crowded.
Utah’sand New Mexico’s State Fairscome up in early September from the 5thto the 15th. Check their websites for all the details. The Utah State Fairwill feature entertainment by Foreigner and Prince Royce as well as Old Dominion and many other well known groups. And New Mexico’s will feature Aaron Watson & PRCA Xtreme Bulls, as well as Mitchell Tenpenny, the Eli Young Band among others. Be sure to look at the New Mexico State Fairsite to get all the details.
Don’t have an RV? You can rent an RV for your July RV adventure from one of our numerous El Monte RV Rental Locations. Check out the Where You Can Rent RV’spage to see the location closest to where you want to start your adventure.
Wherever you decide to adventure, be sure to take your family and camera to capture the memories of this exciting summer.
