film festivals

January

• Sundance Film Festival (Park City, UT; Jan. 20-30, 2022)

• Athena Film Festival (New York, NY; Mar. 2021)

• Le Festival International du Film (Cannes, France; July 6-17, 2021)

• Telluride Film Festival (Telluride, CO; Sept. 2-6, 2021)

• Animation is Film (Los Angeles, CA; Oct. 22-24, 2021)

May

• Mountain Jam (Bethel, NY; May 29-31, 2020)
• Hangout Music Fest (Gulf Shores, AL; May 20-22, 2022)

• Essence Festival (New Orleans, LA; June 25-27, July 2-4, 2021)
• High Sierra Music Festival (Quincy, CA; June 30 - July 3, 2022)

• Eaux Claires (Eau Claire, WI; ? 2020)
• Float Fest (Gonzales, TX; July 25-26, 2020)
• Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL; July 29 - Aug. 1, 2021)

• Bonnaroo (Manchester, TN; Sept. 2-5, 2021)
• Summerfest (Milwaukee, WI; June Sept. 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 2021)
• BottleRock (Napa Valley, CA; Sept. 3-5, 2021)
• Seven Peaks Camping & Music Festival (Buena Vista, CO; Sept. 3-5, 2021)
• Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicago, IL; Sept. 10-12, 2021)
• Firefly Music Festival (Dover, DE; Sept. 23-26, 2021)
• The Governors Ball (New York City, NY; Sept. 24-26, 2021)

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

February

• Boskone (Boston, MA; Feb. 18-20, 2022)
• Con Nooga (Chattanooga, TN; Feb. 18-20, 2022)
• Fan Expo Vancouver (Vancouver, BC, Canada; Feb. 19-21, 2022)

• WonderCon (Anaheim, CA; Mar. 26-27, 2021)

• Balticon (Baltimore, MD; May 28-31, 2021)

• Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³) (Los Angeles, CA; cancelled 2020)
• HeroesCon (Charlotte, NC; June 19-21, 2020)

• Comic-Con International (San Diego, CA; July 23-25, 2021)
• Virginia Comicon (Richmond, VA; July 24, 2021)

• MegaCon (Orlando, FL; Aug. 12-15, 2021)

• Small Press Expo (Bethesda, MD; Sep. 12-13, 2020)
• Dragon*Con (Atlanta, GA; Sept. 2-6, 2021)
• Long Beach Comic Con (Long Beach, CA; Sept. 4-5, 2021)
• Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo (Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Sept. 10-12, 2021)
• Gen Con (Indianapolis, IN; Sept. 16-19, 2021)

• Halloween ComicFest (local comic shops; Oct. 26, 2019)
• New York Comic-Con (New York, NY; Oct. 7-10, 2021)
• Animation is Film (Los Angeles, CA; Oct. 22-24, 2021)
• Baltimore Comic-Con (Baltimore, MD; Oct. 22-24, 2021)
• FanExpo Canada (Toronto, ON; Oct. 22-24, 2021)

• C2E2 (Chicago, IL; Dec. 10-12, 2021)

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

• south by southwest festivals (interactive, film, music) (Austin, TX; Mar. 16-20, 2021)
• National Cherry Blossom Festival (Washington, D.C.; Mar. 20 - Apr. 17, 2022 )

• Moxie Festival (Lisbon, ME; July 10-12, 2020)
• Forecastle Festival (Louisville, KY; July 17-19, 2020)

• Burning Man (Black Rock City, NV; Aug. 30-Sep. 7, 2020)

• Yankee Peddler Festival (Canal Fulton, OH; Sep. 11-12, 18-19, 25-26, 2021)

• Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA; Oct. 29-31, 2021)

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