Photo Credits & Licenses
This page records the source, creator, license, and placement of the real festival photographs used in Festival Finder USA editorial guides.
Last reviewed: September 2, 2026
How these images are selected and used
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Minnesota apples at the State Fair
Minnesota-grown apples displayed at the 2025 Minnesota State Fair.
Creator: Funknendai
License: CC0 1.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: apple festivals midwest
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Three Rivers Arts Festival crowd
Crowds in Pittsburgh Cultural District during the 2022 Three Rivers Arts Festival.
Creator: Cbaile19
License: CC0 1.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: arts craft festivals
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Christkindlmarket Chicago holiday ornaments
A holiday ornament display at Christkindlmarket Chicago.
Creator: Daniel X. O’Neil
License: CC BY 2.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: christmas markets illinois, christmas markets midwest
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Circleville Pumpkin Show crowd and rides
Crowds and rides at the 2018 Circleville Pumpkin Show in Circleville, Ohio.
Creator: â±®
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: pumpkin festivals midwest, small town fall festivals midwest
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Wisconsin cranberry harvest
Cranberries being harvested in Cranmoor, Wisconsin, in October 2025.
Creator: Jeff the quiet
License: CC0 1.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: fall festivals wisconsin, cranberry festivals wisconsin
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Milwaukee German Fest Glockenspiel Show
The Glockenspiel Show at German Fest 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Creator: Michael Barera
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: german festivals midwest, cultural heritage festivals
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Springfield Illinois outdoor art festival
An outdoor art festival around the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois.
Creator: spfldnet
License: CC BY 3.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: spring festivals illinois
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Keene New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival tower
Visitors gather around the pumpkin tower at the 2024 Keene Pumpkin Festival in Keene, New Hampshire.
Creator: John Phelan
License: CC BY 4.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: best pumpkin festivals new england
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Michigan Tech Winter Carnival snow statues
Visitors view student-built snow statues during Michigan Tech Winter Carnival in Houghton, Michigan.
Creator: jcvertin
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: winter festivals michigan
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Mishicot Wisconsin Winterfest snow sculptures
Visitors view snow sculptures at the second annual Winterfest in Mishicot, Wisconsin, in 2016.
Creator: Michael Steeber
License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: winter festivals wisconsin
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Minnesota Renaissance Festival crowd and vendors
Visitors and vendor booths at the 2025 Minnesota Renaissance Festival in Shakopee, Minnesota.
Creator: Myotus
License: CC BY 4.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: fall festivals minnesota, find festivals, festivals by season
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Grundy County Corn Festival in Morris Illinois
Downtown Morris, Illinois, during the 2014 Grundy County Corn Festival.
Creator: Rockclaw1030
License: CC0 1.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: fall festivals illinois
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Morton Pumpkin Festival parade
Budweiser Clydesdales at the 2009 Morton Pumpkin Festival in Morton, Illinois.
Creator: Jason Howell
License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: harvest festivals midwest
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North Carolina State Fair crowd at dusk
Crowds, food stands and a Ferris wheel at dusk during the 2023 North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh.
Creator: Hameltion
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: best fall festivals north carolina
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Oktoberfest Zinzinnati festival tents
Festival tents and visitors at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 2024 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Creator: IagoQnsi
License: CC BY 4.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: 2026 usa oktoberfest calendar, oktoberfest zinzinnati 2026
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Palatine Illinois Oktoberfest dining tent
The dining tent at a 2019 Oktoberfest celebration in Palatine, Illinois.
Creator: Charles Edward Miller
License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: oktoberfest festivals illinois, oktoberfest festivals
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Pella Tulip Time festival flowers and windmill
Tulips and a Dutch-style windmill during the 2024 Tulip Time festival in Pella, Iowa.
Creator: Dirk DBQ
License: CC BY 2.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: tulip festivals midwest, spring festivals
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Legend of Sleepy Howell street performer
A street performer at the 2015 Legend of Sleepy Howell festival in Howell, Michigan.
Creator: Joshuay04
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: fall festivals michigan
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Saint Paul Winter Carnival Ice Castle
The Ice Castle at the 2018 Saint Paul Winter Carnival in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Creator: Tony Webster
License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: winter festivals minnesota, winter festivals
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Minnesota State Fair crowd
A large afternoon crowd at the 2010 Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights, Minnesota.
Creator: Anndelion
License: CC BY 3.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: state fairs midwest, festivals by state, family friendly festivals, festival planning guide, home
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Summerfest Uline Warehouse stage
A nighttime audience at the Uline Warehouse stage during Milwaukee Summerfest in 2022.
Creator: SidewalkMD
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: music festivals
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Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee
Visitors on the Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 2023.
Creator: David Wilson
License: CC BY 2.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: summer festivals wisconsin, festival road trips from chicago, summer festivals
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Sycamore Pumpkin Festival decorated-pumpkin display
Decorated pumpkins on the courthouse lawn at the 2007 Sycamore Pumpkin Festival in Sycamore, Illinois.
Creator: IvoShandor
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: fall festivals near chicago, fall festivals
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Taste of Chicago entrance
The entrance to Taste of Chicago in Grant Park in 2011.
Creator: theo0023
License: CC BY 2.0
Original file: Wikimedia Commons
Used on: food drink festivals
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