Several
U.S. cities and towns hold dogwood festivals. These are usually annual events coinciding with the blooming of
dogwood trees in the spring:
*The
Atlanta Dogwood Festival
The Atlanta Dogwood Festival is an arts and crafts festival held each spring at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia, established in 1933. Originally held for nine days across two weekends and the weekdays between, it is now held only one weekend du ...
is an arts-and-crafts fair held annually at
Piedmont Park
Piedmont Park is an urban park in Atlanta, Georgia, located about northeast of Downtown, between the Midtown and Virginia Highland neighborhoods. Originally the land was owned by Dr. Benjamin Walker, who used it as his out-of-town gentleman's ...
in
Atlanta, Georgia.
*The Vestavia Hills Dogwood Festival is a multifaceted month-long event in
Vestavia Hills, Alabama
*The Dogwood Festival of
Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen Ch ...
has been held since 1958.
*The
Fayetteville Dogwood Festival
The Fayetteville Dogwood Festival in an annual three day festival in Fayetteville, North Carolina, celebrated on the 4th weekend in April. Events including music from both national and local musicians, arts and crafts, various artists and educati ...
in Fayetteville, North Carolina is a three-day event held annually since 1982
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Winchester, Tennessee, has held a Dogwood Festival annually since 2005.
*The
Dogwood Arts Festival
The Dogwood Arts Festival is an annual event in Knoxville, Tennessee, sponsored by Dogwood Arts, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote and celebrate regional art, culture, and natural beauty. The event is held in April and ...
is a yearly arts festival in
Knoxville, Tennessee, that was started in 1960.
*The Dogwood Festival held in
Quincy, Illinois
Quincy ( ), known as Illinois's "Gem City", is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Illinois, United States, located on the Mississippi River. The 2020 census counted a population of 39,463 in the city itself, down from 40,633 in 2010. ...
annually in May.
*The "Dogwood Festival of the Lewis-Clark Valley" is a month-long festival celebrated annually in
Lewiston, Idaho
Lewiston is a city and the county seat of Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States, in the state's north central region. It is the second-largest city in the northern Idaho region, behind Coeur d'Alene, and ninth-largest in the state. Lewiston is ...
*The "Lake of the Ozarks Dogwood Festival" began in 1950 in
Camdenton, Missouri.
*A Dogwood Festival has been held annually since 1962 in
Perry County, Indiana
*An annual Dogwood Festival in
Farmville, North Carolina was started in 1987
*The annual Dogwood Festival in
Woodville, Texas was started in 1940.
*A Dogwood Festival is held annually in
Vinton, Virginia.
*A Dogwood Festival takes place in May at
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.
*A Dogwood Festival is held annually in April
Mebane, North Carolina.
*A Dogwood Festival is held annually in May in
Mullens, West Virginia.
*A Dogwood Festival, dating back to 1936, is held annually in early May in Fairfield, CT.
*Dogwood Day is celebrated every May 21 in
Milwaukie, Oregon, "The Dogwood City of the West."
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