Mardi Gras, Beer, Cultural Festivals, Fire and Ice, the Renaissance and lots of Chocolate.
Welcome back, Festival Fans!
First off, I just want to share the new logo with y’all once more…
I just love it!
This weekend, there’s a great amount of variety going on throughout the states.
While Winter and Ice Festivals still continue, especially in the north, some of them have gone next level, becoming…
- Ice ‘N Spice Festival (PA)
- Fire and Ice Festival (Delaware, Iowa and New Jersey)
- Finnish American Mid-Winter Festival (Michigan)
- Winter Beer Fests galore
- and one Winter Wine Fests
Cultural festivals are also important this weekend. I mentioned the Finnish American above, but there are also Celtic, Greek and Lebanese Festivals in Florida, Asian festivals in Texas and a Pow Wow in Wisconsin.
There are also all the cultural Mardi Gras Celebrations starting up! I try to list those with vendors, entertainment and food and I do have some listed this weekend in Alabama, Louisiana and Texas. More to come still for this type of festival!
And still there are…
- Renaissance Festivals
- delicious food festivals (chili, seafood, taco)
- animal festivals (eagle, manatee, groundhog, salamander)
Lastly, I do want to mention that there are three Chocolate Festivals this weekend (and it’s not even Valentine’s Day). You’ll find these festivals in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia
Here are some suggestions in each state:
Alabama
Mardi Gras on Main (Enterprise)
Arkansas
No festival this weekend.
Delaware
Fire and Ice Festival (Bethany Beach)
Florida
Lakeland PigFest, Caloosahatchee Celtic Festival (Fort Myers)
Georgia
Brunswick Rockin’ Stewbilee
Illinois
Pere Marquette Bald Eagle Festival (Grafton)
Indiana
The Meltdown Winter Ice Festival (Richmond)
Iowa
BrrrFest (Coralville)
Kentucky
No festivals this weekend.
Louisiana
Bayou King Cake Festival (Thibodaux)
Maryland
Harbor Point Ice Fest (Baltimore)
Michigan
St. Joe Winter Beer Fest (St. Joseph)
Minnesota
Bold and Cold Winter Festival (Owatonna)
Mississippi
No festivals this weekend.
Missouri
Fete De Glace (St. Charles)
New Jersey
Mount Holly Fire and Ice Festival
New York
Buffalo Groundhog Day
North Carolina
Wine and Chocolate Festival (Greensboro)
Pennsylvania
Chili-Q and Beer Garden (Chambersburg)
South Carolina
Charleston Winter Wine Festival
Tennessee
ChocolateFest (Knoxville)
Texas
Bay City Wild Game and Wine Camo Fest (Bay City)
Virginia
McLean Chocolate Festival (McLean)
Washington, DC
No festivals this weekend.
West Virginia
No festivals this weekend.
Wisconsin
Schnee Days Winter Festival (Elkhart Lake)
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I’ve been continuing to work on the website, updating festival listings through the month of July now. I’ll start August soon and continue through October by next month.
From there, I’ll likely start from the top again rather than check November/December this early in the year.
Still, if your festival has an asterisk next to the date (means that it’s not updated) and you have the 2024 info, please write me and I will update it right away! You would be helping me a lot.
Thanks!
And, 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-012824/
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: January 25-28, 2024
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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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My Experiences of this Weekend’s Festivals
No festival reviews this week.
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ALABAMA
1/26 – Mardi Gras on Main – Enterprise
1/27 – OWA’s Arts and Craft Festival – Foley
1/27 – The Salamander Festival – Homewood
1/27 – Millbrook Revelers Mardi Gras Festival and Parade – Millbrook
1/27 – Gumbo and Alabama Slammer Festival – Foley
ARKANSAS
No festivals this weekend.
DELAWARE
1/26-1/28 – Fire and Ice Festival – Bethany Beach
1/27 – A Delaware Brew Story – Wilmington
FLORIDA
1/23-1/28 – Key West Food and Wine Festival – Key West
1/25-1/28 – Florida Storytelling Festival – Mount Dora
1/25-1/28 – ZOOLights X – Jacksonville
1/25-1/28 – St. Mark Greek Festival – Boca Raton
1/25-1/28 – Forks and Corks Food and Wine Festival – Sarasota
1/26-1/27 – Lakeland PigFest – Lakeland
1/26-1/27 – Tampa Bay Rodeo’s Bull Bash Country Music Festival – Dover
1/26-1/27 – Rock the Universe Christian Music Festival – Orlando
1/26-1/28 – Sarasota Seafood and Music Festival – Sarasota
1/26-1/28 – Naples Winter Wine Festival – Naples
Weekend continues below…
1/26-1/28 – Everglades Bluegrass Festival – North Miami Beach
1/26-1/28 – Hoggetowne Medieval Faire III – Gainesville
1/26-1/28 – Spirit of the Buffalo Pow Wow I – Auburndale
1/26-1/28 – Images: A Festival of the Arts – New Smyrna Beach
1/26-1/28 – Our Lady of Lebanon Lebanese Festival – Miami
1/27 – Kumquat Festival – Dade City
1/27 – International Vegan Food Festival – Orlando
1/27 – Englewood Beer Fest – Englewood
1/27 – Woop Woop Beer Fest – Coral Gables
1/27 – Charlotte Harbor Chili Challenge and Beer Festival – Punta Gorda
Weekend continues below…
1/27 – Palm Bay Multicultural Festival – Palm Bay
1/27 – Sunshine State Steak Cook-Off – Ave Maria
1/27 – Boca Raton Beer Wine and Spirits Fest – Boca Raton
1/27 – Wekiva Island Otter Fest: A Craft Beer Celebration – Longwood
1/27 – Seminole Hard Rock Gasparilla Pirate Fest – Tampa – My Review
1/27-1/28 – Port St. Lucie Seafood Festival – Port St. Lucie
1/27-1/28 – Brickell Festival of the Arts – Miami
1/27-1/28 – School of Rock Winter Music Festival – Miami
1/27-1/28 – Brevard Renaissance Fair IV – Melbourne
1/27-1/28 – Pinellas Taco Fest – Pinellas Park
1/27-1/28 – Caloosahatchee Celtic Festival – Fort Myers
1/27-1/28 – Venezia Renaissance Faire II – Bonita Springs
1/27-1/28 – Manatee Festival – Orange City
GEORGIA
1/27 – Brunswick Rockin’ Stewbilee – Brunswick
ILLINOIS
1/27 – Chicago Whiskey Tasting Festival – Chicago
1/27-1/28 – Great River Eagle Days – Quincy
1/28 – Pere Marquette Bald Eagle Festival – Grafton
INDIANA
1/26-1/27 – The Meltdown Winter Ice Festival – Richmond
1/27 – Big Barn Beer Fest – Hobart
IOWA
1/27 – Amana Colonies Winterfest – Amana
1/27 – BrrrFest – Coralville
1/28 – Fire and Ice – North Liberty
KENTUCKY
No festivals this weekend.
LOUISIANA
1/27 – Twin Cities Krewe de Rivière Parade – West Monroe
1/27 – Opelousas Gumbo Cook-Off – Opelousas
1/27 – East Bank Mardi Gras Market – Bossier City
1/27 – Bossier Night Market I – Bossier City
1/27 – Welsh Mardi Gras Street Dance – Welsh
1/27 – Algiers Mardi Gras Festival – New Orleans
1/27 – Bayou King Cake Festival – Thibodaux
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
1/27 – Harbor Point Ice Fest – Baltimore
1/27 – Winter Beer Fest – Baltimore
MICHIGAN
1/24-1/28 – Zehnder’s Snowfest – Frankenmuth
1/25-1/28 – Winterfest – Grand Haven
1/26-1/27 – Ann Arbor Folk Fest – Ann Arbor
1/27 – Heikinpäivä Finnish American Mid-Winter Festival – Hancock
1/27 – Winter Fest – Coldwater
1/27 – Pure Ludington Brrrew Fest – Ludington
1/27 – St. Joe Winter Beer Fest – St. Joseph
MINNESOTA
1/23-1/28 – Bold and Cold Winter Festival – Owatonna
1/27 – Icebox Days – International Falls
MISSISSIPPI
No festivals this weekend.
MISSOURI
1/27 – Fete De Glace – St. Charles
NEW JERSEY
1/27 – Mount Holly Fire and Ice Festival – Mount Holly
1/27 – South Orange International Blues Festival: Winter – South Orange
NEW YORK
1/27 – Mendon Ponds Park Winterfest – Mendon
1/27 – Barrel Jam Beer Fest – East Aurora
1/27 – Buffalo Groundhog Day – Buffalo
NORTH CAROLINA
1/25-1/28 – Blowing Rock Winterfest – Blowing Rock
1/26-1/28 – NC Smokies Ice Fest Weekend – Haywood County
1/27 – Maggie Valley Ice Festival – Maggie Valley
1/27 – Wine and Chocolate Festival – Greensboro
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
1/25-1/28 – IceFest – Chambersburg
1/26-1/27 – Pittsburgh Winter Beerfest – Pittsburgh
1/26-1/28 – West Reading Ice ‘N Spice Festival – West Reading
1/26-1/28 – Clarks Summit Festival of Ice – Clarks Summit
1/27 – Marienville Winterfest – Marienville
1/27 – Chili-Q and Beer Garden – Chambersburg
SOUTH CAROLINA
1/27 – Charleston Winter Wine Festival – Charleston
1/27-1/28 – Kids Jamboree – Florence
TENNESSEE
1/22-1/28 – Skyland Ranch Festival of Lights XIII – Sevierville
1/25-1/28 – Zoolumination: Chinese Festival of Lights XI – Nashville
1/27 – ChocolateFest – Knoxville
TEXAS
1/22-1/28 – Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo III – Fort Worth
1/26-1/28 – South Padre Island Market Days I – South Padre Island
1/26-1/28 – Lunar New Year at Asia Times Square I – Grand Prairie
1/27 – Bay City Wild Game and Wine Camo Fest – Bay City
1/27 – Surfside Food and Art Festival – Surfside Beach – NO ART THIS YEAR
1/27 – Henderson Main Street Mardi Gras – Henderson
1/27 – Texas Indian Heritage Association Annual Winter Powwow – Llano
1/27 – Lunar New Year Celebration at Cali Saigon Mall – Garland
1/27-1/28 – Kerrville Renaissance Festival II – Kerrville
1/27-1/28 – Faire of Champions IV – Palestine
1/28 – Plano Wino Fest – Plano
VIRGINIA
1/26-1/28 – Winter Lantern Festival IX – Tysons
1/27 – Village of Leesburg Ice Festival – Leesburg
1/28 – McLean Chocolate Festival – McLean
1/28 – The Wool Factory Wine Fest – Charlottesville
WEST VIRGINIA
No festivals this weekend.
WISCONSIN
1/26 – Winter Brew Fest – Wausau
1/26 – Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest I – Green Lake
1/26-1/27 – Lake Superior Ice Festival – Superior
1/26-1/28 – Schnee Days Winter Festival – Elkhart Lake
1/27 – Winter Fest – Wausau
1/27 – Cabin Fever Fest – Beaver Dam
1/27 – Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest II – Madison
1/27-1/28 – Winter Pow Wow at Legendary Waters Resort and Casino – Bayfield
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Festival Guides
Alabama | Arkansas | Delaware | Florida | Georgia
Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kentucky | Louisiana
Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri
New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Pennsylvania
South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia
Washington, DC | West Virginia | Wisconsin
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