TopTrips: Summer’s Hottest Festivals and Events

Warm sun, freshly mown grass, bright blue skies. What other reasons do you need to get outside and enjoy the summer? How about some rocking summer festivals? Whether it's sampling microbrews in Portland or seeing top music acts perform on the coast of Spain, here's a sampling of some of the hottest events happening throughout the United States and abroad.

7 Classic and/or Weird American Summer Food Festivals
It doesn’t quite seem like summer if you don’t have the opportunity to go to a festival or fair, eat some food on a stick and enjoy a variety of interesting and unique treats. Here are some tasty places to get you started... Read more>

Portland Brewfest
For the last twenty years, the Portland, Oregon Brewers Fest has been a local favorite and a chance for local breweries to show off their latest creations and traditional favorites. If you like microbrews and plan to be anywhere near Portland during the summer, this is a must-see... Read more>

Top 10 Summer Music Festivals
Nowadays, music festivals are big business and there are plenty to choose from each summer whatever genre of music you're into or country you want to visit. This year there's a fantastic range of music festivals spanning the globe, so here is the pick of the ten best... Read more>

Baltimore's Summer Festivals
From Fells Point Fest to the Hon Fest to Artscape, there's never a dull weekend in Baltimore. Here's a go-to guide for all the info you need to get get to the festivals and events and enjoy them to their max... Read more>

Seattle's Chinatown Summer Festival
The major events of Seattle's Chinatown Summer Festival include dragon dances, rhythmic taiko drumming and many more, which are performed on the Nielsen Dragon Stage. The Karaoke Idol contest provides a great opportunity for the upcoming music talents... Read more>

Vermont Summer Festivals
Vermont offers a variety of summer festivals for every interest. Try the Burlington Jazz Festival, the Stoweflake Hot Air Balloon Festival, or the Strolling of the Heifers, a Mardi Gras like celebration that occurs annually during the first weekend of June. Read more>