Summer festivals are a great way to enjoy a quick, last-minute getaway or day trip close to home - and many charge cheap admission (or none at all). Here are some of the many notable festivals happening around the country this weekend:

Culture

San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade & Celebration, San Francisco, California

African American Festival, Dover, Delaware (FREE ADMISSION)

6th Annual Keep Austin Weird Festival & 5K, Austin, Texas

Fishers Freedom Festival, Fishers, Indiana (FREE ADMISSION)

Gettysburg Festival, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Butterfly Festival, Dunwoody, Georgia

Music

Monterey Bay Blues Festival, Monterey, California

Grand Rapids Water Festival, Grand Rapids, Michigan

2008 Summertime Blues Festival, Havre de Grace, Maryland

Hampton Jazz Festival, Hampton, Virginia

Omaha Summer Arts Festival, Omaha, Nebraska (FREE ADMISSION)

Food & Drink

Cleveland Wine Festival, Cleveland, Ohio

Tilghman Island Seafood Festival, Tilghman Island, Maryland

North American Organic Brewers Festival, Portland, Oregon

Taste of Chicago Festival, Chicago, Illinois (FREE ADMISSION)

Lake Country Beer & Music Festival, Hartland, Wisconsin

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