The Miss Blueberry Pageant returns to Heartland Church for the 2026 season. Contestants compete across six age divisions. Doors open early so contestants can check in and families can find seats before the first division is called.
Live classic rock band from NW Ohio. Music from Journey, Styx, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, and more — closing out Thursday night.
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Blues rock from a travelling Blues jam band unlike any other, featuring some of the area's best players with a focus on FUN and sharing talent.
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Ohio-based Italian sister trio made up of Madi, Ana, and Bella. Known for tight harmonies, original music, and a huge online following — Saturday Night Headliner.
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Alternative rock band best known for their energetic, epic, and memorable live performances. The 2026 festival closer.
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The Miss Blueberry Pageant returns to Heartland Church for the 2026 season. Contestants compete across six age divisions. Doors open early so contestants can check in and families can find seats before the first division is called.
General vendor setup window. Vendors arrive, unload, and prepare booths ahead of the festival opening.
Food vendor setup period. Equipment placement and inspection happen during this window.
Beginning her career at 12 years old at open mics and coffee shops, Elaina Arthur has since played over 200 shows around the midwest and south, including Red, White, & Boom, Cedar Point, and Findlay Market. In 2025, she performed 85 shows as a solo act, duo, and with her full band, bringing bubbly, flirty, high energy style to audiences across the state. Known for her crowd engagement and story-telling, Elaina blends her heartfelt originals with popular covers. From 70s classics to modern hits, she keeps audiences of all ages singing along and fully engaged from start to finish. Praised for her her “honesty, panache, and musicianship,” Bravado Press wrote, “Arthur is wise beyond her experience… and although terrific now, will be light years ahead in her trade in the years to come.”
Crowning ceremony for the 2026 Miss Blueberry Pageant title holders on the Main Stage.
Lexington's evening parade. Floats lit up in blue. Bubble machines along the route. Athletes from every Lexington sport marching together. The pageant court, marching band, and civic groups.
Athletes on the Main Stage. Every team, every captain, every coach called by name. The official welcome to the 2026 festival weekend.
Live classic rock band from NW Ohio. Music from Journey, Styx, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, and more — closing out Thursday night.
Alternative rock set on the Main Stage. Emotional storytelling rooted in lived experience, backed by arrangements that support rather than overshadow the message.
Registration and check-in for the Friday evening Car & Bike Show.
Friday-evening Car & Bike Show. Open to the public — come walk the lineup and meet the owners.
Blues rock from a travelling Blues jam band unlike any other, featuring some of the area's best players with a focus on FUN and sharing talent.
Kaitlyn Schmit & Friends is a Pop/Rock/Soul/Funk band with a full band plus a 3 piece horn section. Covering music across the decades with high energy & quality talent- we are guaranteed to get you off you
Three hours of family-friendly games and activities, including the Coin Drop and Blueberry Bash Games. Stop by anytime during the window.
Family-favorite Big Wheel Race. Open to kids who want to race and families who want to cheer.
Country rock on the Main Stage. Live performance through the dinner hour into Saturday evening.
Ohio-based Italian sister trio made up of Madi, Ana, and Bella. Known for tight harmonies, original music, and a huge online following — Saturday Night Headliner.
Saturday-night fireworks show over the festival grounds.
Post-fireworks encore set from SORELLE to close out Saturday night.
Community church service on the Main Stage to open the festival's closing day.
Sunday-afternoon Main Stage performance.
Lexington's daytime parade winding through downtown Plymouth Street. Families, civic groups, decorated floats, and the festival's pageant court.
Visiting royalty introductions on the Main Stage, approximately 15 minutes after the last parade car passes.
Alternative rock band best known for their energetic, epic, and memorable live performances. The 2026 festival closer.
What to Expect
First year or twenty-third, here's what makes the festival worth the trip.
Brightspeed Stage runs Thursday through Sunday. Most sets start around 6 PM and the music goes past 10.
Thursday's Blue Lights & Bubbles Parade lights Plymouth Street in blue. Sunday's Funday Parade brings the energy.
The big show. Saturday at 10 PM over Festival Grounds, presented by Charter Next Generation.
Over 100 vendors with everything from blueberry pie to barbecue. Rides, games, crafts, local businesses.
Plan Your Visit
Everything you need to make the most of your festival experience.
Stages, food, restrooms, and parking. Find it all.
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Learn More →Four days of music, food, parades, and community.
Downtown Lexington, Ohio. August 20–23, 2026. We'll see you there.
