Upcoming Southern Festival Weekend: July 9-12, 2026

Hot Air Balloons, Music, Slugburgers, Tomatoes and more.

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

While the summer heat isn’t going anywhere fast in the month of July, there are some festivals that could possibly help cool you off.

I’m thinking of some refreshing festivals, like the NC Blackberry Festival or the Peach Festivals in Mississippi and Tennessee. Maybe the Watermelon Festival in Louisiana or even the Tomato Festivals found in multiple states.

Or maybe a Hot Air Balloon Festival could help get you to a cooler elevation.

Otherwise, you can enjoy various Music Festivals, Food Festivals (including Slugburgers) and more.

Here are some festivals options in each state this weekend…

Ross Bridge Luau Night in Alabama
Swamp Stomp Music Festival in Florida
Southern Classics Tattoo Expo in Georgia
BreyerFest in Kentucky
Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival in Kentucky
Balloons Over DeSoto in Louisiana
Slugburger Festival in Mississippi
NC Blackberry Festival in North Carolina
Tomato Pie Festival at Boondock Farms in South Carolina
Mountain City Sunflower Festival in Tennessee
Summer of Love Hippie Festival in Tennessee
Avoca 250: Lights, Liberty and Legends in Virginia

Go through the festival lists and be sure to check out the map as there may be festivals happening near your home.

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Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

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Have a great weekend, everyone!

If you happen to be in Ohio this weekend, check this weekend’s post at OhioFestivals.net to see what’s going on. You can find this week’s post at https://ohiofestivals.net/ohio-weekend-071226/

And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-071226
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-071226

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: July 9-12, 2026

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MAP of festival and fair food cities this weekend.

If you can’t see the map on your smartphone, click HERE.

ALABAMA

7/10 – Ross Bridge Luau Night – Hoover
7/11 – Celebration on the Green – Centreville
7/12 – The Market at MidCity XVIII – Huntsville

ARKANSAS

No festivals this weekend.

FLORIDA

7/11 – Swamp Stomp Music Festival – Tallahassee
7/12 – Sanford Food Truck Fiesta VII – Sanford
7/12 – Summer Asian Food and Music Festival – Tampa

GEORGIA

7/8 – Powder Springs Marketplace III – Powder Springs
7/10 – Night Market at Lake Carroll Park II – Carrollton
7/10-7/12 – Southern Classics Tattoo Expo – Perry
7/11-7/12 – Painted Fern Art Festival – Clayton

KENTUCKY

7/10-7/11 – Rock the Country – Ashland
7/10-7/11 – Riverside Sessions – Livingston
7/10-7/12 – Berea Craft Festival – Berea
7/10-7/12 – Immaculate Heart of Mary Summerfest – Burlington
7/10-7/12 – St. Pius X Summer Festival – Edgewood
7/10-7/12 – BreyerFest – Lexington
7/10-7/12 – Wild Roots Market at the Landing Strip Campground – Morehead
7/11 – BG Wine Festival – Bowling Green
7/11 – St. Francis of Assisi Church Picnic – Loretto
7/11 – St. Gabriel Festival – Louisville
7/11 – Skeeterfest – Williamstown
7/11-7/12 – Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival VII – Eminence
7/12 – Buy Local Fair – Louisville

LOUISIANA

7/10-7/11 – Red River Balloon Rally – Bossier City
7/10-7/11 – Washington Parish Watermelon Festival – Franklinton
7/10-7/12 – San Fermin in Nueva Orleans – New Orleans
7/11 – Vegan 2 The Soul Festival – New Orleans
7/12 – Balloons Over DeSoto – Grand Cane

MISSISSIPPI

7/9-7/11 – Slugburger Festival – Corinth
7/11 – Red, White and Blueberry Festival – Ocean Springs – RAIN DATE
7/11 –Cherry Creek Orchards Peach Festival – Pontotoc

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