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Best Stays for Spring Festival Season

Get out your day planners, open your calendar app and get ready to glamp where the action is act over the next couple months. We’ve rounded up some great festivals and events happening near our glamping locations so you can be smack dab in the middle of all the fun and excitement.

Two of the most anticipated music festivals each year are Coachella and Stagecoach, both held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California which is less than 20 miles from the fabulous colorful cottages at our glamping location, Thousand Trails Palm Springs, in Palm Desert. Coachella will run April 11 through April 20, while Stagecoach is set for April 25-27. Coachella headliners include Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone while Stagecoach country stars scheduled include Jelly Roll, Zach Bryan and Shaboozey.

Cabin at Thousand Trails La Conner
Cabin at Thousand Trails La Conner
Vibrant fields of colorful tulips carpet the Skagit Valley during the annual springtime festival.
Tulips in Skagit Valley

If you’re into flowers and we mean lots of them, consider a visit to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival and a glamping getaway to Thousand Trails La Conner. A 15-mile triangle of fields of blooming tulips is a sight to see and come this April, that’s what you’ll find at this Washington location. Visit tulipfestival.org for all the details but this month-long celebration promises not only the fabulous tulip fields but also a Tulip Parade, art exhibitions, and the Tulip Festival Street Fair.

Leavenworth Tiny House Village
Leavenworth Tiny House Village

It’s Apple Blossom Time in Wenatchee, Washington as they host the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival April 24-May 4. Complete with a Food Festival, a beauty pageant, live entertainment and the Blossom and Brews Beer Garden, this event is the perfect way to celebrate spring blossoms while enjoying the accommodations of a tiny house at the Leavenworth Tiny House Village in nearby Leavenworth.

Glamping Cabin at Lakeland Campground
Glamping Cabin at Lakeland Campground

May does really kick off barbeque season and there may be no better place to celebrate than at Madison, Wisconsin’s World’s Largest Brat Fest, set for May 24, 2025. It’s everything you would expect from a festival celebrating bratwurst including brat-eating contests, cooking demonstrations, live music and carnival rides. Book a glamping cabin or cottage at nearby Blackhawk Campground or Lakeland Campground to take a bite out of this event!

If you want to really get to know Beale Street, Memphis’ top destination, then perhaps the Memphis in May International Festival, another month-long celebration that is guaranteed to immerse visitors in the culture, history and culinary delights that is Beale Street, should be on your list. A glamping cabin accommodation at Thousand Trails Cherokee Landing puts you about 60 miles from all the fun (and promises peace and quiet after a day’s events on Beale Street). The festival features a World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and the Beale Street Music Festival with local and international artists performing.


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Let’s Get Festival!

Nothing better than a festival in the summer air to make us appreciate the season. From flowers to wines to artists and more, these festivals should be on your agenda for the next two months.

If you plan it right, you may still be able to catch the tulip blooms in Holland, Michigan. While the annual Tulip Time Festival runs from May 4-12th, you will still be able to see blooms if you miss the festival. The town’s streets have six miles of “tulip lanes” while Windmill Island Gardens is known for the massive tulip displays. This attraction also offers visitors fields of other blooming perennials as well as an historic windmill, plenty of Dutch history and walking trails and wildlife glimpses. Book a stay at Thousand Trails Bear Cave and you’re about an hour’s drive away.

Leavenworth Tiny House Village
Leavenworth Tiny House Village

Leavenworth, Washington’s traditional Maifest is set this year for May 10-12. Book a tiny house stay at Thousand Trails Leavenworth and enjoy the festivities which include Bavarian dancing and food along with a traditional Maipole. The Festzug Grande March parade is set for Saturday at noon and will feature horse-drawn wagons, dancers and adorable Bernese Mountain dogs.

Yurt at Thousand Trails Pacific City
Yurt at Thousand Trails Pacific City

Set aside May 17 and 18 for an other-worldly experience at the McMenamins UFO Fest which honors the 1950 Trent saucer sighting. All kinds of fun await festival goers, including costume contests for adults and pets, a street fair, music, films and expert panels. Book a cottage, cabin or yurt at Thousand Trails Pacific City and you’re about 50 miles from the festival.

Cabin at Thousand Trails Chesapeake Bay
Cabin at Thousand Trails Chesapeake Bay

A glamping cabin rental at Thousand Trails Chesapeake Bay is a must if you plan on attending the Gloucester Arts Festival, a month-long cultural event in this Virginia town with events running all month. The festival kicks off on May 31 and runs through June 29 with events throughout the area including workshops, art shows, artisan markets and more. For details visit gloucesterartsfestival.com.

It’s all about the artichoke come June 8-9 in Monterey when the Monterey County Fair and Events Center hosts this year’s Artichoke Festival entitled “Where Fun Blossoms.” The event promises entertainment, chef demos, wine tasting, a parade and, of course, an Artichoke Queen and all kinds of artichoke-focused foods. A glamping accommodation at Marina Dunes RV Resort is a must if you are planning to attend this unique event.

Cabin at Thousand Trails Rancho Oso
Cabin at Thousand Trails Rancho Oso

Santa Barbara is home to one of the largest, and most popular, summer solstice parties in the US. This year is the 50th Summer Solstice Celebration held in Alameda Park and promises all kinds of fun over the three-day event that runs from June 21-June 23. Book a stay at Thousand Trails Rancho Oso to welcome the Summer Solstice Cali-style.

Don’t miss the Adirondack Food and Wine Festival scheduled for June 29-June 30 in Lake George, New York. Glamp at Lake George Escape Campground and enjoy the two-day event that will feature food trucks, artisan food producers, crafters, craft beverage makers, and, of course, over 120 of New York’s best winemakers.

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