Sure, you could spend a wad of cash on airfare and head out to a massive music and arts festival like Burning Man, Coachella or the Electric Daisy Carnival.

But hey, the Midwest also knows how to throw a good party.

We Cincinnatians are fortunate to live in an area with a lot of quality music festivals within driving distance, so we've compiled a list of some of the biggest ones within 350 miles – and a few you can't miss right here at home. (We've excluded the Electric Forest Festival in Rothbury, Michigan, because it has already sold out for 2019.)

Grab ya fam and hit the road!

June

Nelsonville Music FestivalJune 6-9. Nelsonville, Ohio. Featuring Death Cab for Cutie, Thee Oh Sees, Mavis Staples, The Breeders, Tyler Childers, Mandolin Orange, The Wood Brothers. nelsonvillefest.org. (160 miles)

Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass FestivalJune 8-16. Morgantown, Indiana. Featuring The Seldom Scene, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, Shenandoah, Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, The Cleverlys, J.D. Crowe and the New South. billmonroemusicpark.com. (110 miles)

LaureLive June 8-9. Cleveland. Featuring Hozier, Dirty Heads, Moon Taxi, Misterwives, Sheryl Crow, Trombone Shorty, Lake Street Dive, AJR, Coin. laurelive.com. (250 miles)

Bonnaroo Music and Arts FestivalJune 13-16. Manchester, Tennessee. Featuring Phish, Childish Gambino, Post Malone, Odesza, Hozier, The Lumineers, The National, Griz, Brandi Carlile, Cardi B, Walk the Moon, Solange. bonnaroo.com. (350 miles)

SpiritSong Music FestivalJune 20-22. Kings Island. Featuring Skillet, TobyMac, For King & Country, Crowder, Bethel Music. spiritsongfest.com. (local)

Country FestJune 20-22. North Lawrence, Ohio. Featuring Thomas Rhett, Brantley Gilbert, Chris Young. thecountryfest.com. (220 miles)

Smoky Run Music Festival June 28-30. Butler, Ohio. Featuring Gov't Mule, Trampled by Turtles, Railroad Earth, Deer Tick, Son Volt, Jeff Austin Band. smokyrunfestival.com. (175 miles)

July

Springsfest July 6. Yellow Springs, Ohio. Featuring Deerhunter, Amen Dunes, Post Animal, Grapetooth. springsfestival.com. (70 miles)

Forecastle July 12-14. Louisville. Featuring The Killers, Portugal. The Man, Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals, Maggie Rogers, The Avett Brothers, Tyler Childers, Chvrches, First Aid Kit, Andrew Bird. forecastlefest.com. (100 miles)

Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival July 12-14. Mansfield, Ohio. Featuring Shinedown, Godsmack, Five Finger Death Punch, Taking Back Sunday. inkcarceratio.com. (175 miles)

Pitchfork Music Festival July 19-21. Chicago. Features Haim, Mavis Staples, The Isley Brothers, Belle & Sebastian, Stereolab, Robyn, Khruangbin, Amen Dunes, Parquet Courts. pitchforkmusicfestival.com. (300 miles)

Cincinnati Music FestivalJuly 25-27. Cincinnati. Featuring Maxwell, Earth Wind & Fire, Mary J Blige, Frankie Beverly, Ohio Players, EPMD, Slick Rick, RBRM (Bell Biv DeVoe and Bobby Brown). cincymusicfestival.com. (local)

August

Lollapalooza Aug. 1-4. Chicago. Featuring The Strokes, The Chainsmokers, Childish Gambino, Tame Impala, Twenty One Pilots, J Balvin, Ariana Grande, Flume. lollapalooza,com. (300 miles)

The Werkout Music & Arts FestivalAug. 1-3. Legend Valley, Ohio. Featuring The Werks, Big Gigantic, STS9, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, Steel Pulse, Turkuaz. thewerkoutfestival.com. (140 miles)

Bellwether Music FestivalAug. 9-10. Wilmington, Ohio. Featuring Guided by Voices, Cold War Kids, Sego, Cake, Beach House, Pinback. bellwetherfest.com. (50 miles)

Railbird Music FestivalAug 10-11. Keeneland, Lexington, Kentucky. Featuring The The Raconteurs, Brandi Carlile, Hozier, Tyler Childers, Lucinda Williams, Mavis Staples. railbirdfest.com. (90 miles)

Birds of a Feather Music & Arts FestivalAug. 15-18. Morning View, Kentucky. Featuring Rumpke Mountain Boys, Goose, Zoo Trippin', Restless Leg String Band, Dizgo. birdsofafeatherfest.com. (local)

Country Jam and Campout Aug. 16-17. Legend Valley, Ohio. Featuring Jason Aldean, Old Dominion, Randy Houser, Tracy Byrd, Lanco, Carly Pearce. countryjamcampout.com. (140 miles)

Wonderbus Aug 17-18. Columbus. Featuring Walk the Moon, The Revivalists, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, X Ambassadors, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Bishop Briggs, Trombone Shorty. wonderbusfest.com. (110 miles)

Whispering Beard Folk Fest Aug. 22-24. Cincinnati. Featuring M. Ward, The Felice Bros, Ryan Bingham, Peter Rowan, Charlie Parr. whisperingbeard,com. (local)

Bewilderfest Aug. 23-24. Cincinnati. Featuring Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Surfer Blood, Green Jello, Tweens, Screaming Females. bewilderfest.com. (local)

Breakaway Music Festival Aug. 23-24. Columbus. Featuring Future, Bassnectar, Young Thug, Louis the Child, Blackbear, Lil Mosey, Troyboi. ohio.breakawayfestival.com. (110 miles)

InCuya Music FestivalAug. 25-26. Cleveland. Featuring New Order, Awolnation, The Revivalists, The Avett Brothers, SZA, Cake. incuya.com. (250 miles)

September

Big River Get Down Sept. 6-7. Hamilton. Featuring The Revivalists, The War and Treaty, Brent Cobb, Southern Avenue, Neal Francis and Chris Gelbuda. (local)

Riot FestSept 13-15. Chicago. It's the 15th anniversary of this festival and 10 bands will be performing albums in full, including Flaming Lips (Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots), Ween (The Mollusk) and Bloc Party (Silent Alarm). Headliners include Blink 182, Slayer, Bikini Kill, The Raconteurs, Rise Against and Jawbreaker. riotfest.org. (300 miles)

Resonance Music and Arts FestivalSept. 19-22. Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. Featuring Tipper X2, Tycho, Papadosio, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Leftover Salmon and more. resonancemusicfest.com. (315 miles)

Bourbon & BeyondSept. 20-22. Louisville. Featuring Foo Fighters, John Fogerty, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Flaming Lips, Live, Robert Plant, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Zac Brown Band, ZZ Top, Trey Anastasio Band, Alison Krauss. bourbonandbeyond.com. (100 miles)

Louder Than Life Festival Sept. 27-29. Louisville. Featuring Slipknot, Staind, A Day to Remember, Guns N' Roses, Godsmack, Ice Cube, Disturbed, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Breaking Benjamin. louderthanlifefestival.com. (100 miles)

Lost Lands Music Festival Sept. 27-29. Legend Valley, Ohio. Prehistoric-themed bass music festival featuring Excision, Flosstradamus, Illenium, NGHTMRE, Zeds Dead. lostlandsfestival.com. (140 miles)

Rhythm Brew Art and Music FestivalSept. 28-29. Newport. Featuring Badfish tribute to Sublime, Rumpke Mountain Boys, Still Corners, Hyryder, Multimagic, Sylmar and more. rhythmbrewfest.com. (local)