Festivals this weekend in Florida, Michigan and Wisconsin!
You don’t have to be southern state to have festivals in the middle of winter. While Florida does have quite a number of festivals this weekend, the northern states of Michigan and Wisconsin also have some festivals to talk about.
Granted, the types of festivals going on in each are quite the opposite of each other.
Michigan and Wisconsin festivals this weekend have themes that involve Ice, Winter, Snow and plenty of Beer.
Meanwhile, while Florida does have a Winter Wine Festival, a Winter Carnival and some Beer festivals, they also have some Chili Cook-offs, Seafood festivals, Renaissance and Medieval festivals, a Pirate festival, a Storytelling festival and all sorts of Music Festivals.
Most of the other states have a few festivals each this weekend, including…
Alabama: an Arts and Crafts Festival
Georgia: an Indian Festival
Illinois: an Eagle Festival
Indiana: Beer Festivals
North Carolina: Coffee and Street Food Festivals
Pennsylvania: Winter Festivals and the big Groundhog Festival
South Carolina: Wine and Beer Festivals
Tennessee: a Holiday Lights Festival in Tennessee.
There will be even more next weekend. February, in general, will be much better.
Concerning the festival guides, the new ones have been coming along nicely. Alabama now has over 350 festivals listed, while North Carolina has over 800. I’m still working on South Carolina, but I should be done by the end of the week.
I hope you all have a great weekend! Stay warm!
As always…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: January 27-30, 2022
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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
1/29 – OWA’s Arts and Craft Festival – Foley
FLORIDA
1/25-1/29 – Mile O Fest – Key West
1/26-1/30 – Key West Food and Wine Festival – Key West
1/27-1/30 – Florida Storytelling Festival – Mount Dora
1/27-1/30 – St. Mark Greek Festival – Boca Raton
1/28-1/29 – Lakeland PigFest – Lakeland
1/28-1/29 – Rock the Universe Christian Music Festival – Orlando
1/28-1/29 – Chili Cookoff and BBQ Competition – Leesburg
1/28-1/30 – Naples Winter Wine Festival – Naples
1/28-1/30 – St. George’s Winter Carnival – New Port Richey
1/28-1/30 – ZORA! Festival of the Arts – Eatonville
1/28-1/30 – Hoggetowne Medieval Faire III – Gainesville
1/28-1/30 – St. Petersburg Seafood and Music Festival – St. Petersburg
1/28-1/30 – Everglades Bluegrass Festival – North Miami Beach
1/28-1/30 – Shipwrecked Music Festival – Tampa
1/28-1/30 – Spirit of the Buffalo Pow Wow I – Auburndale
1/28-1/30 – Images: A Festival of the Arts – New Smyrna Beach
1/29 – Kumquat Festival – Dade City
1/29 – Florida SMASH Beer Festival – Longwood
1/29 – United Way of Suwannee Valley Food Truck Festival – Lake City
1/29 – Charlotte Harbor Chili Challenge and Beer Festival – Punta Gorda
1/29 – Coral Gables Beer, Wine and Spirits Festival – Coral Gables
1/29 – Art in the Park – Moore Haven
1/29 – Palm Bay Multicultural Festival – Palm Bay
1/29 – Science on Tap: Outdoor Beer Festival – Orlando
1/29 – Venezuela Music Fest – Orlando
1/29 – Seminole Hard Rock Gasparilla Pirate Fest – Tampa – My Review
1/29-1/30 – Port St. Lucie Seafood Festival – Port St. Lucie
1/29-1/30 – Coral Gables Festival of the Arts – Coral Gables
1/29-1/30 – Bo’s Pet Fest – Coral Gables
1/29-1/30 – Brevard Renaissance Fair IV – Melbourne
1/29-1/30 – Swamp Buggy Races! Winter Classic – Naples
1/29-1/30 – Port Salerno Seafood Festival – Port Salerno
1/29-1/30 – Kids Fest – Coral Gables
1/29-1/30 – Florida Suncoast Tiny Home Festival – Pinellas Park
1/29-1/30 – Miami Art and Mega Festival – Coral Gables
GEORGIA
1/30 – Sankranti Utsav Indian Festival – Alpharetta
ILLINOIS
1/29 – Chicago Ale Festival: Winter Edition – Chicago
1/29 – Chicago Whiskey Tasting Festival – Chicago
1/30 – Bald Eagle Festival – Grafton
INDIANA
1/25-1/29 – The Meltdown Winter Ice Festival – Richmond
1/29 – Big Barn Beer Fest – Hobart
KENTUCKY
No festivals this weekend.
MICHIGAN
1/26-1/30 – Zehnder’s Snowfest – Frankenmuth
1/27-1/30 – Winterfest – Grand Haven
1/28-1/29* – Ann Arbor Folk Fest – Ann Arbor – CANCELED
1/28-1/29 – Heikki Lunta – Negaunee
1/28-1/29 – Ice Wine Festival – Traverse City
1/29 – Pure Ludington Brrrew Fest – Ludington
1/29 – Tip-Up Town USA II – Houghton Lake
1/29 – St. Joe Winter Beer Fest – St. Joseph
NEW YORK
1/29 – Barrel Jam Beer Fest – East Aurora
NORTH CAROLINA
1/29 – Wilmington Coffee Fest – Wilmington
1/29 – International Street Food Festival – Charlotte
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
1/29 – Marienville Winterfest – Marienville
1/29-1/30 – Clearfield YMCA Winterfest – Penfield
1/29-2/2 – Groundhog Day Weekend Celebration – Punxsutawney
SOUTH CAROLINA
1/29 – Charleston Winter Wine Festival – Charleston
1/29 – Biggest Little Beerfest – Greenville
1/29-1/30 – Kids Jamboree – Florence
1/30 – Japanese New Year Festival – Greenville
TENNESSEE
1/24-1/30 – Lights Over Gatlinburg XIII – Gatlinburg
WEST VIRGINIA
No festivals this weekend.
WISCONSIN
1/28-1/29 – Lake Superior Ice Festival – Superior
1/28-1/30 – Schnee Days Winter Festival – Elkhart Lake
1/29 – Winter Brew Fest – Wausau
1/29 – Winter Fest – Wausau
1/29 – Cabin Fever Fest – Beaver Dam
1/29-1/30 – Legendary Waters Powwow – Red Cliff
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Festival Schedule Pages
Miami | Tallahassee/Florida Panhandle | Tampa
Akron/Canton | Cincinnati | Cleveland | Columbus | Dayton | Toledo
Knoxville | Memphis | Nashville
Eau Claire | Madison | Milwaukee
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