The year is starting off slow, but there are many festivals ahead for 2025.
It’s a cold one out there, Festival Fans.
Recent weather has brought a lot of snow and ice, and more wintery conditions than we’re used to. Therefore, for many of you, going outside to a festival may not be top on your mind.
You could also start planning for the year.
The 2025 Festival Guides are out for all the states (same web address as before), so you can plan the year away for many months ahead. And, while many events haven’t been confirmed by me, the links to those events may already have the current 2025 info, so go ahead and start checking and planning.
And, if you can confirm 2025 dates or if you know of festivals not listed, please write me and let me know. It would definitely help me as I update the guides.
During this slower period, I’ve been working on adding new state guides.
Oklahoma has been completed, Kansas is being worked on now, and Colorado should be done in a few weeks.
Once Colorado is done, I’ll continue to work on confirming all of the festivals on all of the guides.
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If you can’t wait for the festivals, there are some states where you’ll find some this weekend.
Florida is the big state this weekend with some Music Festivals, a Renaissance Festival, a Celtic Festival and a Barbecue Festival.
There’s also the Weenie Spaghetti Cookoff Festival in Louisiana, a Pow Wow in Maryland, Beer and Wine Festivals in Pennsylvania, Whiskey and Wine Festivals in Texas and a Jewish Food Festival in Virginia.
Here’s how it looks in each state this weekend:
Alabama
A crane festival in Decatur.
Arkansas
No festivals this weekend.
Colorado
Coming soon.
Delaware
No festivals this weekend.
Florida
Nice assortment of festivals. The place to be this weekend.
Georgia
Continuing festivals from last month.
Illinois
Winter festival in Ingleside.
Indiana
Continuing festival from last month.
Iowa
No festivals this weekend.
Kansas
Continuing festival from last month.
Kentucky
Continuing festival from last month.
Louisiana
I’m all about the Weenie Spaghetti.
Maryland
Pow Wow in Bel Air.
Michigan
Detroit Fire and Ice.
Minnesota
No festivals this weekend.
Mississippi
No festivals this weekend.
Missouri
Mac and Cheese Fest in Springfield.
New Jersey
Eagle Festival in Lyndhurst.
New York
Continuing festivals from last month.
North Carolina
Continuing festival from last month.
Oklahoma
An Agrifest in Enid.
Pennsylvania
Beer and continuing festivals.
South Carolina
Continuing festival from last month.
Tennessee
International Blues Challenge in Memphis
Texas
Wine and Whiskey.
Virginia
A Fly Fishing Festival.
Washington, DC
No festivals this weekend.
West Virginia
No festivals this weekend.
Wisconsin
Winterfest in New Berlin.
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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-011225/
AND, if you’re going to be in California this weekend, you can look at the weekend post specifically for that state at https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/california-weekend-011225
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Holiday Festival Weekend: January 9-12, 2025
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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.
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ALABAMA
1/10-1/12 – Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration VIII – Birmingham
1/10-1/12 – Festival of Cranes – Decatur
ARKANSAS
No festivals this weekend.
COLORADO
Coming soon.
DELAWARE
No festivals this weekend.
FLORIDA
1/6-1/12 – Night Garden IX – Coral Gables
1/8-1/12 – The Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens Asian Lantern Festival IX – Sanford
1/10-1/12 – Everglades Roots Festival – Ochopee
1/10-1/12 – Sarasota Seafood and Music Festival – Sarasota
1/10-1/12 – Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival and Music Fest I – Tampa
1/11 – Fiesta de Pueblo – Greenacres
1/11 – Lake Alfred Bluegrass Bash – Lake Alfred
1/11 – Winter Jam: Tampa – Tampa
1/11-1/12 – Venezia Renaissance Faire II – Bonita Springs
1/11-1/12 – Cape Coral Art Festival and Market Place – Cape Coral
1/11-1/12 – Florida Keys Celtic Festival – Marathon Key
1/11-1/12 – Tampa Bay Barbecue Festival and Competition – St. Petersburg
1/12 – Winter Jam: Jacksonville – Jacksonville
GEORGIA
1/6-1/12 – Garden Lights, Holiday Nights IX – Atlanta
1/6-1/12 – IllumiNights at the Zoo: A Lantern Festival VIII – Atlanta
1/11-1/12 – Margaritaville’s Lakeside Lights Spectacular VII – Buford
ILLINOIS
1/6 – Light Up the Lake at Navy Pier VII – Chicago
1/6 – All Aglow Holiday Display VII – Rockford
1/12 – Volo Bog Winterfest – Ingleside
INDIANA
1/6 – Michigan City Festival of Lights VI – Michigan City
IOWA
No festivals this weekend.
KANSAS
1/6-1/12 – Sar-Ko Aglow VI – Lenexa
KENTUCKY
1/6-1/12 – Patti’s Festival of Lights XI – Grand Rivers
LOUISIANA
1/10-1/11 – Fur and Wildlife Festival – Cameron
1/11 – Weenie Spaghetti Cookoff Festival – Houma
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
1/11 – American Indian Pow Wow Morning Star Celebration – Bel Air
MICHIGAN
1/6-1/12 – The Big, Bright Light Show VII – Rochester
1/6-1/12 – St. Clair Shores Tunnel of Lights VI – St. Clair Shore
1/10-1/12 – Detroit Fire and Ice Festival – Detroit
1/11 – SISU Ski Fest – Ironwood
MINNESOTA
No festivals this weekend.
MISSISSIPPI
No festivals this weekend.
MISSOURI
1/6-1/7 – Santa’s Magical Kingdom IX – Eureka
1/11 – MO Mac and Cheese Fest – Springfield
NEW JERSEY
1/6 – Historic Smithville Holiday Light Show VII – Smithville
1/9-1/12 – Let It Glow: A Holiday Lantern Spectacular X – Paramus
1/11-1/12 – Holiday Light Show at Diggerland IX – West Berlin
1/12 – NJ Meadowlands Eagle Festival – Lyndhurst
NEW YORK
1/6-1/12 – Wegman’s Lights on the Lake VIII – Liverpool
1/10-1/11 – Wild Center Wild Lights VII – Tupper Lake
1/13 – Wegman’s Lights on the Lake IX – Liverpool
NORTH CAROLINA
1/6-1/12 – NC Chinese Lantern Festival IX – Cary
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
OKLAHOMA
1/10-1/11 – KNID Agrifest – Enid
PENNSYLVANIA
1/6-1/7 – Holiday Light Spectacular at Nay Aug Park VII – Scranton
1/6-1/12 – A Longwood Christmas at Longwood Gardens VIII – Kennett Square
1/6-1/12 – Wild Illuminations: A Holiday Lantern Experience IX – Pittsburgh
1/10-1/11 – Fire and Frost Fun at Peddler’s Village – Lahaska/New Hope
1/11 – Mountain City Beer and Wine Festival – Altoona
1/11 – Ardmore Winter Beer Festival – Ardmore
SOUTH CAROLINA
1/8-1/12 – Riverbanks Zoo Wild Lights IX – Columbia
TENNESSEE
1/6-1/12 – Lights Over Gatlinburg X – Gatlinburg
1/6-1/12 – Skyland Ranch Festival of Lights XI – Sevierville
1/8-1/11 – International Blues Challenge – Memphis
1/8-1/12 – Asian Lantern Festival at the Chattanooga Zoo VII – Chattanooga
1/9-1/12 – Zoolumination: Chinese Festival of Lights IX – Nashville
TEXAS
1/10-1/11 – Gospel Music Festival – Rockport
1/10-1/12 – Illuminate at San Antonio Botanical Gardens VII – San Antonio
1/11 – Southeast Texas Whiskey Festival – Beaumont
1/11 – Carrollton Wino Fest – Carrollton
1/11 – Lunar New Year Celebration at Cali Saigon Mall – Garland
1/11 – Houston Northwest Wino Wine Fest – Houston
1/11-1/12 – Faire of Champions II – Palestine
1/12 – Kite Flying Festival – Sugar Land
VIRGINIA
1/6 – Buchanan Festival of Lights VII – Buchanan
1/6-1/12 – Bright Nights on the Bluffwalk VIII – Lynchburg
1/10-1/11 – Virginia Fly Fishing and Wine Festival – Doswell
1/10-1/11 – Richmond Jewish Food Festival – Richmond
1/10-1/12 – Winter Lantern Festival XII – Tysons
1/11 – Beer and Hot Drinks Festival – McLean
WEST VIRGINIA
No festivals this weekend.
WISCONSIN
1/11 – New Berlin Winterfest – New Berlin
Alabama | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Delaware | Florida
Georgia |Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri
New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oklahoma
Pennsylvania |South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
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