Mark your calendar: Find out when and where Erie-area festivals will be held in 2024

Dana Massing, Erie Times-News
Updated ·4 min read

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 dmassing@timesnews.com.

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

Nameless in August performs on the Goodell Barn stage at Goodell Gardens & Homestead in Edinboro during a prior Downtown Edinboro Art & Music Festival. The 2024 fest is May 17-19.
Nameless in August performs on the Goodell Barn stage at Goodell Gardens & Homestead in Edinboro during a prior Downtown Edinboro Art & Music Festival. The 2024 fest is May 17-19.

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 of the Bay (formerly Erie Pridefest): June 29, Liberty Park. Free to attend. 814-314-9075, www.nwpapride.org/events/pride-on-the-bay-2024

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

Issac, left, and Gracie, right, basset hounds owned by Karen Winter of Orillia, Ontario, attend the 19th annual Droopy Basset Hound Rescue of Western Pennsylvania's Slobberfest on July 14, 2019.
Issac, left, and Gracie, right, basset hounds owned by Karen Winter of Orillia, Ontario, attend the 19th annual Droopy Basset Hound Rescue of Western Pennsylvania's Slobberfest on July 14, 2019.

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

Alpen Schuhplattler und Trachtenverein d'Pittsburgher dancers perform at the German Heritage Festival in 2012. The Pittsburgh group will return this year. FILE PHOTO GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS
Alpen Schuhplattler und Trachtenverein d'Pittsburgher dancers perform at the German Heritage Festival in 2012. The Pittsburgh group will return this year. FILE PHOTO GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS

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 dmassing@timesnews.com.

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