film festivals

January

• Sundance Film Festival (Park City, UT; Jan. 24-Feb. 3, 2019)

• Athena Film Festival (New York, NY; Feb. 28-Mar. 3, 2019)

• Le Festival International du Film (Cannes, France; May 14-25, 2019)

• Telluride Film Festival (Telluride, CO; Aug. 31-Sep. 3, 2018)

• Animation is Film (Los Angeles, CA; Oct. 19-21, 2018)

May

• Hangout Music Fest (Gulf Shores, AL; May 16-19, 2019)
• Sasquatch! (Quincy, WA; May 25-27, 2018)
• BottleRock (Napa Valley, CA; May 25-27, 2018)
• The Governors Ball (Randall's Island, NY; May 31-June 2, 2019)

• Bonnaroo (Manchester, TN; June 13-16, 2019)
• Firefly Music Festival (Dover, DE; June 21-23, 2019)
• Mountain Jam (Hunter Mountain, NY; June 15-17, 2018)
• Arroyo Seco Weekend (Pasadena, CA; June 23-24, 2018)
• Summerfest (Milwaukee, WI; June June 26-30, July 2-7, 2019)

• Essence Festival (New Orleans, LA; July 4-7, 2019)
• High Sierra Music Festival (Quincy, CA; July 4-7, 2019)
• Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicago, IL; July 20-22, 2018)
• Float Fest (San Marcos, TX; July 21-22, 2018)
• Impact Music Festival (Bangor, ME; July 27-29, 2018)
• Panorama NYC (New York City, NY; July 27-29, 2018)
• Eaux Claires (Eau Claire, WI; ? 2020)

• Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL; August 2-5, 2018)
• Troubeliever Fest (Huntsville, UT; August 3-4, 2018)
• Seven Peaks Camping & Music Festival (Buena Vista, CO; August 31-September 2, 2018)

• Voodoo Music + Arts Experience (New Orleans, LA; Oct. 26-28, 2018)

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• Virginia Comicon (Richmond, VA; various dates)
• Wizard World Comic-Cons (various cities & dates)

• Boskone (Boston, MA; Feb. 15-17, 2019)
• Con Nooga (Chattanooga, TN; Feb. 22-24, 2019)

• C2E2 (Chicago, IL; Mar. 22-24, 2019)
• WonderCon (Anaheim, CA; Mar. 29-31, 2019)

• Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo (Calgary, Alberta, Canada; April 25-28, 2019)

• MegaCon (Orlando, FL; May 16-19, 2019)
• Phoenix Comicon (Phoenix, AZ; May 24-27, 2018)
• Balticon (Baltimore, MD; May 24-27, 2019)

• Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³) (Los Angeles, CA; June 11-13, 2019)
• HeroesCon (Charlotte, NC; June 14-16, 2019)

• Comic-Con International (San Diego, CA; July 18-21, 2019)

• BronyCon (Baltimore, MD; Aug. 1-4, 2019)
• Gen Con (Indianapolis, IN; Aug. 1-4, 2019)
• FanExpo Canada (Toronto, ON; Aug. 22-25, 2019)
• Dragon*Con (Atlanta, GA; Aug. 29-Sep. 2, 2019)

• Long Beach Comic Con (Long Beach, CA; Sep. 8-9, 2018)
• Small Press Expo (Bethesda, MD; Sep. 15-16, 2018)
• Baltimore Comic-Con (Baltimore, MD; Sep. 28-30, 2018)

• Fan Expo Vancouver (Vancouver, BC, Canada; Oct. 12-14, 2018)
• Animation is Film (Los Angeles, CA; Oct. 19-21, 2018)
• Halloween ComicFest (local comic shops; Oct. 27, 2018)
• New York Comic-Con (New York, NY; Oct. 4-7, 2018)

• Mardi Gras (February or March; Tuesday, 46 days before Easter)

• south by southwest festivals (interactive, film, music) (Austin, TX; March 8-17, 2019)
• National Cherry Blossom Festival (Washington, D.C.; March 20-April 13, 2019)

• Forecastle Festival (Louisville, KY; July 12-14, 2019)
• Moxie Festival (Lisbon, ME; July 12-14, 2019)

• Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA; August 10-12, 2018)
• American Folk Festival (Bangor, ME; August 24-26, 2018)
• Burning Man (Black Rock City, NV; August 26-Sep. 3, 2018)
• Bumbershoot (Seattle, WA; Aug. 31-Sep. 2, 2018)

• Yankee Peddler Festival (Canal Fulton, OH; Sep. 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 2018)

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