2027 arts and culture festivals

Browse 2027 arts and culture festivals with film, participatory art, maker events, conventions, museums, crafts and practical planning guides.

2027 festival culture goes far beyond music-only weekends

Film festivals, temporary cities, comic conventions, renaissance fairs, museums, participatory art and maker culture all require different ticket, lodging, accessibility and participation plans. Use this collection to compare the actual trip shape before booking.

Qualifying festivals in this collection

  • Sundance Film Festival 2027 — 2027-01-21 · Boulder · Colorado · planning guide

    Sundance Film Festival makes its Boulder, Colorado debut January 21–31, 2027, with world premieres, talks, expanded programming, online screenings and a new…

  • Gem & Jam Festival 2027 — 2027-02-05 · Pima County Fairgrounds, Tucson, AZ · camping · planning guide

    Tucson music, art, and camping festival timed with the Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase, combining jam/electronic music, workshops, visual art, performe…

  • Florida Renaissance Festival 2027 — 2027-02-06 · Quiet Waters Park · Deerfield Beach, FL · planning guide

    Eight-weekend Renaissance festival at Quiet Waters Park with artisans, performers, themed weekends, games and family activities.

  • Love Burn 2027 — 2027-02-11 · Virginia Key · Miami, FL · camping · planning guide

    Participatory beachfront art and camping gathering created by the regional Burner community in Miami.

  • The New Colossus Festival 2027 — 2027-03-09 · Lower East Side venues · New York, NY · planning guide

    Six-day Lower East Side showcase festival featuring emerging artists from around the world across independent Manhattan venues.

  • SXSW Music Festival & Conference 2027 — 2027-03-15 · Downtown Austin venues · Austin, TX · planning guide

    Seven-day Austin music festival and conference with official showcases, industry programming, mentorship, networking and performances across downtown venues.

  • Treefort Music Fest 2027 — 2027-03-31 · Downtown Boise / Julia Davis Park · Boise, ID · planning guide

    A five-day citywide festival of music, art, film, comedy, food, technology, storytelling, skate culture, family programming, markets, and creative community…

  • Big Ears Festival 2027 — 2027-04-01 · Downtown Knoxville · Knoxville, TN · planning guide

    Four-day interdisciplinary music and arts festival transforming downtown Knoxville into a walkable network of concerts, films, talks, exhibitions and install…

  • French Quarter Festival 2027 — 2027-04-08 · French Quarter · New Orleans, LA · planning guide

    Free four-day New Orleans celebration of Louisiana music, food and culture across the French Quarter, returning April 8–11, 2027.

  • Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2027 — 2027-04-09 · Empire Polo Club · Indio, CA · camping · planning guide

    Two-weekend destination music and arts festival in Indio with multiple camping tiers, shuttles and large-scale art.

  • Scarborough Renaissance Festival 2027 — 2027-04-10 · Scarborough Renaissance Festival · Waxahachie, TX · planning guide

    North Texas Renaissance festival running weekends through spring with themed weekends, stage shows, artisans, rides and games.

  • Saguaro Man 2027 — 2027-04-21 · Saguaro Man playa · Willcox, AZ · camping · planning guide

    Arizona's official regional Burning Man event: a multi-day desert campout built around participant-created art, theme camps, music, workshops and radical sel…

  • Ocean City Springfest 2027 — 2027-04-22 · Inlet Lot · Ocean City, MD · planning guide

    Free four-day music, arts, crafts and food festival at Ocean City's Inlet Lot, April 22-25, 2027, with two live stages and more than 200 artisans.

  • New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2027 — 2027-04-22 · Fair Grounds Race Course · New Orleans, LA · planning guide

    Two-weekend Louisiana music, food, crafts and cultural festival at the Fair Grounds Race Course.

  • Welcome To Rockville 2027 — 2027-05-06 · Daytona International Speedway · Daytona Beach, FL · camping · planning guide

    Four-day rock and metal festival with five nights of onsite camping at Daytona International Speedway.

  • ATOMIKA Festival 2027 — 2027-05-07 · Twistflower Silo area · Roswell, NM · camping · planning guide

    Immersive desert gathering blending music, science, technology and art around a decommissioned Cold War missile silo near Roswell.

  • Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival 2027 — 2027-05-13 · Historic Crew Stadium · Columbus, OH · camping · planning guide

    Four-day rock and metal festival at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus with more than 140 bands across five stages, camping, large-scale art and multiple pass…

  • Rooster Walk 17 — 2027-05-27 · Pop's Farm · Axton, VA · camping · planning guide

    Four-day nonprofit music and arts festival at Pop's Farm in Axton, Virginia, with free primitive tent camping, family programming and volunteer/vendor partic…

  • Boston Calling Music Festival 2027 — 2027-06-04 · Harvard Athletic Complex · Boston, MA · planning guide

    Three-day multi-stage outdoor music festival at Harvard Athletic Complex with visual art, a Ferris wheel and a large local-food program.

  • NokeFest Music & Arts Festival 2027 — 2027-06-11 · Garrett Farms · Roanoke, VA · camping · planning guide

    Three-day camping music and arts festival at Garrett Farms with family programming, wellness activities, vendors and late-night silent DJs.

  • Barefoot Country Music Fest 2027 — 2027-06-17 · Wildwood Beach · Wildwood, NJ · planning guide

    Four-day beach country festival in Wildwood, New Jersey, June 17-20, 2027, with 40+ artists, five stages and on-sale ticket/hotel packages.

  • Nelsonville Music Festival 2027 — 2027-06-17 · Snow Fork Event Center · Nelsonville, OH · camping · planning guide

    Three-day nonprofit music festival at Snow Fork Event Center with camping, kids activities, artisan vendors and local food.

  • Green River Festival 2027 — 2027-06-18 · Franklin County Fairgrounds · Greenfield, MA · camping · planning guide

    Three-day Western Massachusetts music and community festival at the Franklin County Fairgrounds with family programming, craft/food vendors and optional near…

  • Summerfest 2027 — 2027-06-24 · Henry Maier Festival Park · Milwaukee, WI · planning guide

    Milwaukee's nine-day, three-weekend lakefront music festival at Henry Maier Festival Park, returning June 24–26, July 1–3 and July 8–10, 2027.

  • Big Ponderoo Music + Art Festival 2027 — 2027-06-25 · Village Green Park · Sisters, OR · camping · planning guide

    Two-day independent music and art festival in downtown Sisters, Oregon with Americana, bluegrass, community art and optional off-site camping.

  • Old Songs Festival 2027 — 2027-06-25 · Altamont Fairgrounds · Altamont, NY · camping · planning guide

    Family-friendly festival of traditional, folk, Celtic and world music with participatory workshops, dances, vendors and on-site camping.

  • Newport Classical Music Festival 2027 — 2027-07-01 · Newport · Rhode Island · planning guide

    58th Newport Classical Music Festival, returning July 1–18, 2027 across historic venues in Newport, Rhode Island.

  • Great Blue Heron Music Festival 2027 — 2027-07-01 · The Heron · Sherman, NY · camping · planning guide

    Four-day eclectic roots, jam, soul and world-music campout at The Heron in Sherman, New York with four stages, family programming and a deep volunteer culture.

  • Oregon Country Fair 2027 — 2027-07-09 · Oregon Country Fair Site · Veneta, OR · planning guide

    Three-day arts, crafts, performance and community fair in Veneta, Oregon with hundreds of artisans, food booths, stages, family spaces and a deep volunteer/c…

  • Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival 2027 — 2027-07-14 · Walsh Farm · Oak Hill, NY · camping · planning guide

    Five-day bluegrass, newgrass and roots gathering on Walsh Farm in Oak Hill, New York with camping, workshops, late-night jams and family programming.

  • Levitate Music & Arts Festival 2027 — 2027-07-17 · Marshfield Fairgrounds · Marshfield, MA · camping · planning guide

    Community-oriented, family-friendly and eco-driven music and arts festival at the Marshfield Fairgrounds.

  • FloydFest 27 — 2027-07-21 · FestivalPark · Check, VA · camping · planning guide

    Five-day Virginia mountain music festival returning July 21–25, 2027, with 2027 ticket sales scheduled to begin in early November.

  • Comic-Con 2027 — 2027-07-22 · San Diego Convention Center · San Diego, CA · planning guide

    Comic-Con returns to the San Diego Convention Center July 22–25, 2027, with Preview Night July 21 and programming across comics, film, television, gaming, ar…

  • Shambhala Music Festival 2027 — 2027-07-23 · Salmo River Ranch · Salmo, BC, Canada · camping · planning guide

    Independent electronic music and arts festival at Salmo River Ranch with six stages, camping, harm-reduction services and a large volunteer/staff community.

  • Sound Haven Music Festival 2027 — 2027-07-29 · Jaceland · Tracy City, TN · camping · planning guide

    Four-day bass music and arts campout at Jaceland in the Tennessee hills with late-night programming, workshops and vendors.

  • Satchmo SummerFest 2027 — 2027-07-31 · New Orleans, LA · planning guide

    Free two-day New Orleans celebration of Louis Armstrong with live music, talks and local culture, returning July 31–August 1, 2027.

  • Pickathon 2027 — 2027-08-04 · Pendarvis Farm · Happy Valley, OR · camping · planning guide

    Five-day independent music, art, food and camping gathering at Pendarvis Farm with forest stages, sustainability systems, family programming and a substantia…

  • Mile of Music 2027 — 2027-08-05 · Downtown Appleton · Appleton, WI · planning guide

    Free four-day original-music festival spread across downtown Appleton venues, returning August 5–8, 2027 with emerging artists, walkable venue-hopping and a…

  • Musikfest 2027 — 2027-08-06 · Bethlehem · Pennsylvania · planning guide

    ArtsQuest's 44th Musikfest, a 10-day Bethlehem music and arts festival with more than 400 performers and 500 performances across 16 stages, most of them free.

  • Telluride Jazz Festival 2027 — 2027-08-13 · Telluride Town Park · Telluride, CO · camping · planning guide

    50th anniversary Telluride Jazz Festival, August 13–14, 2027 in Telluride Town Park, with jazz, funk, soul, late-night shows and optional festival camping.

  • Burning Man 2027: Spellbound — 2027-08-29 · Black Rock City · Black Rock Desert, NV · camping · planning guide

    Black Rock City returns to Nevada's Black Rock Desert August 29–September 6, 2027 for Burning Man: Spellbound, an eight-day participatory temporary city buil…

  • Michigan Irish Music Festival 2027 — 2027-09-16 · Heritage Landing · Muskegon, MI · planning guide

    Four-day volunteer-produced Irish music and cultural festival at Heritage Landing in Muskegon with six stages, food, dance, a Celtic market and family activi…

  • Telluride Blues & Brews Festival 2027 — 2027-09-17 · Telluride Town Park · Telluride, CO · planning guide

    32nd annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, September 17–19, 2027, pairing multi-stage music and craft beer with food, vendors and mountain-town activities.

  • FreshGrass | North Adams 2027 — 2027-09-24 · MASS MoCA · North Adams, MA · camping · planning guide

    FreshGrass returns to MASS MoCA September 24–26, 2027 after a 2026 pause, bringing roots-oriented music back to the North Adams museum campus.

Planning intelligence for this festival collection

23 events currently list camping; 19 explicitly list no onsite camping. 17 publish train, bus, ferry, transit, or shuttle language in current transport notes. 34 track at least one participation path such as vendor, volunteer, staff, media, artist, or sponsor.

Transit and shuttle signals

  • The New Colossus Festival 2027 — Programming is spread across twelve independent Lower East Side venues. The organizer notes the venues are close to the F/J/M/Z trains and are easily walkabl…
  • SXSW Music Festival & Conference 2027 — Official music programming takes place across multiple venues in the downtown Austin area; plan for walking, rideshare and local transit between showcases ra…
  • Treefort Music Fest 2027 — This is a walkable citywide festival rather than a campground event. Use downtown Boise transit, walking, and organizer drop-off guidance for specific venues.
  • Big Ears Festival 2027 — The festival is intentionally concentrated in walkable downtown Knoxville. A festival shuttle/trolley network supports some movements, while hotel location c…
  • French Quarter Festival 2027 — The festival footprint is spread through the French Quarter and riverfront. Build the trip around walking, transit and nearby lodging rather than expecting o…
  • Ocean City Springfest 2027 — Ocean City recommends walking, the Coastal Highway Beach Bus and event shuttle service rather than trying to park directly at the Inlet. West Ocean City Park…

Participation paths tracked

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Back-to-back same-state possibilities

These are calendar pairings, not travel-time recommendations.