film festivals

January

• Sundance Film Festival (Park City, UT; Jan. 19-29, 2023)

• Athena Film Festival (New York, NY; Mar. 2-5, 2023)

• Le Festival International du Film (Cannes, France; May 16-27, 2023)

• Telluride Film Festival (Telluride, CO; Sept. 2-5, 2022)

• Animation is Film (Los Angeles, CA; Oct. 21-23, 2022)

May

• Mountain Jam (Bethel, NY; May 29-31, 2020)
• Hangout Music Fest (Gulf Shores, AL; May 19-21, 2023)
• BottleRock (Napa Valley, CA; May 26-28, 2023)

• The Governors Ball (New York City, NY; June 9-11, 2023)
• Bonnaroo (Manchester, TN; June 15-18, 2023)
• Summerfest (Milwaukee, WI; June 22-24, June 29 - July 1, July 6-8, 2023)
• Essence Festival (New Orleans, LA; June 29 - July 3, 2023)
• High Sierra Music Festival (Quincy, CA; June 29 - July 2, 2023)

• Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicago, IL; July 15-17, 2022)
• Float Fest (Gonzales, TX; July 23-24, 2022)

• Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL; Aug. 3-6, 2023)

• Seven Peaks Camping & Music Festival (Villa Grove, CO; Sept. 2-4, 2022)
• Firefly Music Festival (Dover, DE; Sept. 22-25, 2022)

• Voodoo Music + Arts Experience (New Orleans, LA; Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2020)

February

• Boskone (Boston, MA; Feb. 17-19, 2023)
• Con Nooga (Chattanooga, TN; Feb. 17-19, 2023)
• Fan Expo Vancouver (Vancouver, BC, Canada; Feb. 18-20, 2023)

• WonderCon (Anaheim, CA; Mar. 24-26, 2023)
• MegaCon (Orlando, FL; Mar. 30 - Apr. 2, 2023)
• C2E2 (Chicago, IL; Mar. 31 - Apr. 2, 2023)

• Calgary Expo (Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Apr. 27-30, 2023)

• Balticon (Baltimore, MD; May 26-29, 2023)

• Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³) (Los Angeles, CA; cancelled 2020)
• HeroesCon (Charlotte, NC; June 16-18, 2023)

• Comic-Con International (San Diego, CA; July 20-23, 2023)

• Gen Con (Indianapolis, IN; Aug. 3-6, 2023)
• Virginia Comicon (Richmond, VA; Aug. 20, 2022)
• FanExpo Canada (Toronto, ON; Aug. 24-27, 2023)
• Dragon*Con (Atlanta, GA; Aug. 31 - Sep. 4, 2023)

• Long Beach Comic Con (Long Beach, CA; Sep. 2-3, 2023)
• Baltimore Comic-Con (Baltimore, MD; Sep. 8-10, 2023)
• Small Press Expo (Bethesda, MD; Sep. 9-10, 2023)

• Halloween ComicFest (virtual; monthlong Oct. 2022)
• New York Comic-Con (New York, NY; Oct. 12-15, 2023)
• Animation is Film (Los Angeles, CA; Oct. 21-23, 2022)

• Mardi Gras (New Orleans, LA; Feb. 21, 2023)

• south by southwest festivals (interactive, film, music) (Austin, TX; Mar. 10-19, 2023)
• National Cherry Blossom Festival (Washington, D.C.; Mar. 20 - Apr. 16, 2023)

• Forecastle Festival (Louisville, KY; May 27-29, 2022)

• Moxie Festival (Lisbon, ME; July 8-10, 2022)

• Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA; Aug. 11-13, 2023)
• Burning Man (Black Rock City, NV; Aug. 27 - Sep. 4, 2023)

• Yankee Peddler Festival (Canal Fulton, OH; Sep. 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 2023)

See also: online vendors (under tickets) and Halloween links