Welcome to the Top Events USA selection of the top events and festivals across America.
For anyone contemplating travel closer to home in the USA, or for visitors from all over the world looking for travel excitement in the USA, check out our lists of the top 20 events across the USA, the top events and festivals for each of the United States, special featured events in each state, and discover our lists of the best USA annual events and festivals by category or theme. It's all about making the most of your vacation plans in the USA.
Here at Top Events USA we know it is difficult and even unfair to pick only a few top events and festivals for each state. Most destinations in the USA offer many more events than just a few - a wide range of exciting and noteworthy events, some more famous than others, some with a larger budget and a higher profile, and some of them deliberately small and oriented to the local communities.
The one thing they all have in common is the ability to bring people together in harmony, tourists and locals alike, for the annual vacation or a day trip, to mark important dates, to celebrate talent or remarkable achievements, to take part in sports or the arts and to offer an escape for the daily routine of everyday life.
The goal of Top Events USA is to showcase the best of these events.
State Events
In the state events section you will find lists of the top events and festivals for each state, from Alabama to Wyoming.Event Themes
In the event themes section you can browse the top events and festivals across the country by category, from arts and crafts fairs to winter sports including everything from cultural events and historical celebrations to fun parades and even a focus on the most unusual events in the country like the ever popular Groundhog Day in Pennsylvania when Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog, comes out of his burrow to predict the weather for the rest of winter. Tradition has it that if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If he does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring.Top 20 Events
Our top 20 list features the top twenty events in the country, from the famous Rose Parade in Pasadena, to the largest independent cinema festival in the US, the Sundance Film Festival, and includes such notables as the New Orleans’ Mardi Gras, the Iowa State Fair, featured in the New York Times’ "1000 Places to See Before You Die" as one of the world's must-see events, and the Fourth of July Celebration at the Hatch Shell in Boston, Massachusetts.
Featured Events
Take a look at our featured events like the
the largest balloon fiesta in the world, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta taking place in Albuquerque, New Mexico in October each year.(more) and the
Boston Marathon. Watched by more than 500,000 spectators, the Boston Marathon has become the world’s oldest annually contested marathon and is seen as the most prestigious road race in the world. (more)Top Places to Stay
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Please take the time to share your views on the selections - there are comment input boxes on every page - or nominate a new event or festival if you think there is something important Top Events USA has missed.
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