Celebrate Valentine’s Day early with Chocolate and Wine Festivals.
Welcome back, Festival Fans.
Since Valentine’s Day falls on a Friday this year, some festivals themed after the holiday are taking place this weekend. This includes some Chocolate Festivals in Colorado, New York and Virginia (some with wine), and a Sweetheart Market in Tennessee.
If you’re not into Chocolate or Sweethearts, there are many Winter Carnivals and Ice Festivals in the North, including a Yeti Festival in Illinois.
Plus there’s…
- a Donut Fest in Kansas
- a Gumbo Cook Off in Louisiana
- a Hot Dish Festival in Minnesota
- Chili Cook Offs in Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi
- a Cannabis Festival in Missouri
- Mac and Cheese in New Jersey
- a Swing Fest in Wisconsin
- Beer Festivals
- Powwows in Florida and North Carolina
- a Birding Festival in Texas
- and more.
Here’s what to look for in each state this weekend:
Alabama
Mardi Gras Celebration
Arkansas
No festivals this weekend.
Colorado
Wine and Chocolate
Delaware
No festivals this weekend.
Florida
Music, Art and Food Festivals
Georgia
Colonial Faire and Muster
Illinois
Rockton Yeti Fest
Indiana
Winter Jams
Iowa
Bockfest
Kansas
Donut Festival
Kentucky
No festivals this weekend.
Louisiana
Gumbo Cook Off
Maryland
No festivals this weekend.
Michigan
Winter Festivals
Minnesota
Hot Dish Festival
Mississippi
Chili Cook Off
Missouri
Cannabis Festival
New Jersey
Mac and Cheese
New York
Winter Festivals
North Carolina
Powwows
Oklahoma
No festivals this weekend.
Pennsylvania
Ice Festivals
South Carolina
Colour of Music
Tennessee
Maple Syrup Festival
Texas
Laredo Birding Festival
Virginia
Chocolate Festivals
Washington, DC
No festivals this weekend.
West Virginia
No festivals this weekend.
Wisconsin
Sturgeon Spectacular
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SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM ME:
I’ve been updating the Festival Guides, removing the asterisk (*) once able to confirm the 2025 date and link.
Last week, I finished updating May events, so now I’m working on June.
I’ll be working on July events within two weeks.
Keep in mind that the festival websites linked to events – even those I haven’t yet confirmed – may already be updated with 2025 info.
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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-020925/
AND, if you’re going to be in California this weekend, you can find the map and listings on the California Festival Guide.
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: February 6-9 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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Reviews for Festivals this Week
2/7-2/9 – Vintage Market Days of Mobile – Mobile, ALABAMA – My Review
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ALABAMA
2/6-2/9 – Mardi Gras at MidCity II – Huntsville
2/7-2/9 – Vintage Market Days of Mobile – Mobile – My Review
ARKANSAS
No festivals this weekend.
COLORADO
2/6-2/9 – Snow Good Festival – Lamar
2/7-2/9 – Steamboat Winter Carnival – Steamboat Springs
2/8 – Wine and Chocolate – Estes Park
DELAWARE
No festivals this weekend.
FLORIDA
2/6-2/8 – Big Cypress Indigenous Arts and Music Festival – Clewiston
2/7 – Millennial Asian Street Food Festival – Fort Myers
2/7 – Soul Fest – Oakland Park
2/7-2/8 – Celtic Family Jamboree – Brooksville
2/7-2/9 – Spirit of the Buffalo Pow Wow I – Auburndale
2/7-2/9 – Everglades Seafood Festival – Everglades City
2/7-2/9 – Everglades Bluegrass Festival – North Miami Beach
2/8 – Saint George Island Shrimp Fest – Eastpoint
2/8 – Lemon Bay Cracker Fair – Englewood
2/8 – Riverwalk Chili Cook Off – Fort Lauderdale
2/8 – Mutt Strutt (Edison Festival of Lights) – Fort Myers
2/8 – Honey and Arts Festival – Lealman
2/8 – Soul Vegan Festival – Miami Beach
2/8 – Art in the Park – Moore Haven
2/8 – Mulberry Founders’ Day – Mulberry
2/8 – WolfStock BrewFest and Concert – Naples
Weekend continues below…
2/8 – Taste of Okeechobee – Okeechobee
2/8 – Avalon Park Night Market I – Orlando
2/8 – Central Florida Chili Cookoff – Orlando
2/8 – International Vegan Food Festival – Orlando
2/8 – Indigo Blues BBQ at the Zoo – Sanford
2/8 – The Fuzzy Pineapple Dessert Festival – Tallahassee
2/8 – Tamarac Multi Cultural Festival – Tamarac
2/8 – East West Music and Dance Festival – Tampa
2/8 – Big Orange Day – Umatilla
2/8 – Pigz in Z’Hills BBQ and Blues Festival – Zephyrhills
2/8-2/9 – L.B. Brown Heritage Festival – Bartow
2/8-2/9 – Boca Raton Fine Art Show I – Boca Raton
2/8-2/9 – Florida Renaissance Festival and Craft Village II – Deerfield Beach
2/8-2/9 – Edison Ford Spring Garden Festival – Fort Myers
2/8-2/9 – Groundup Music Festival – Miami Beach
2/8-2/9 – Top of the Lake Art Fest – Okeechobee
2/8-2/9 – Panama City Beach Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival – Panama City
2/8-2/9 – Panama City Beach Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival – Panama City Beach
2/8-2/9 – ArtsFest – Stuart
2/9 – Sanford Food Truck Fiesta II – Sanford
GEORGIA
2/7-2/9 – Athens Wine Weekend – Athens
2/8 – Atlanta Winter Bourbon Fest – Atlanta
2/8 – Macon Chili Showdown – Macon
2/8-2/9 – Colonial Faire and Muster – Savannah
ILLINOIS
2/5-2/8 – Rockton Yeti Fest – Rockton
2/8 – Chain O’ Lakes Fishing Derby and Winter Festival – Antioch
2/8 – Argenta IceFest – Argenta
2/8-2/9 – Cabin Fever Festival – Schaumburg
INDIANA
2/6 – Winter Jam: Fort Wayne – Fort Wayne
2/7 – Winter Jam: Indianapolis – Indianapolis
2/8 – Brewers of Indiana Guild Winterfest – Indianapolis
IOWA
2/8 – Bockfest Drei – Amana
2/8 – I’ll Make Me a World in Iowa: African American Festival – Clive
KANSAS
2/9 – Wichita Donut Fest – Wichita
KENTUCKY
No festivals this weekend.
LOUISIANA
2/8 – Bossier Night Market I – Bossier City
2/8 – Roux for a Reason Gumbo Cook Off at Southdown Plantation – Houma
2/8 – Twin Cities Krewe de Rivière Parade – West Monroe
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
No festivals this weekend.
MICHIGAN
2/5-2/8 – Michigan Tech Winter Carnival – Houghton
2/6-2/9 – Perchville USA – East Tawas
2/7-2/8 – Downtown Harbor Springs Ice Fest – Harbor Springs
2/7-2/8 – Frostbite Winter Festival – Harrison
2/7-2/8 – Chilly Fest – Port Huron
2/7-2/9 – Snowsfest – Cedarville
2/7-2/9 – Heikki Lunta Winter Festival – Negaunee
2/7-2/9 – St. Joseph Ice Fest – St. Joseph
2/8 – Beulah Winterfest – Beulah
2/8 – Circus Wonderland (World of Winter) – Grand Rapids
2/8 – Winterfest – Pentwater
2/8 – Saginaw Winter Brew Festival – Saginaw
MINNESOTA
2/4-2/8 – Stewartville Winterfest – Stewartville
2/6-2/9 – Ely Winter Festival I – Ely
2/7-2/8 – Winter Frolic – Two Harbors
2/8 – The Big Freeze – Albert Lea
2/8 – Kites on Ice Festival – Buffalo
2/8 – Hot Dish Festival – Mankato
2/8 – Luminary Loppet – Minneapolis
MISSISSIPPI
2/8 – Magnolia State Bank Chili Cook Off – Laurel
MISSOURI
2/8 – Mocannafest: Missouri Cannabis Festival – Lake Ozark
NEW JERSEY
2/7 – South Orange International Blues Festival: Winter – South Orange
2/8 – Mac and Cheese Mayhem – Morristown
NEW YORK
2/3-2/9 – Saranac Lake Winter Carnival II – Saranac Lake
2/7-2/8 – Wild Center Wild Lights XI – Tupper Lake
2/7-2/9 – Cazenovia Winter Fest – Cazenovia
2/8 – Albany Wine and Chocolate Festival – Albany
2/8 – Buffalo On Tap – Buffalo
2/8 – Carthage Winterfest – Carthage
2/8 – Glens Falls Vegan Festival – Glens Falls
2/8 – Winterfest in Irondequoit – Rochester
2/8 – Saratoga Chowderfest – Saratoga
2/8-2/9 – Muscoot Farm’s Winter Festival – Katonah
2/8-2/9 – Lake George Winter Carnival II – Lake George
NORTH CAROLINA
2/6-2/8 – North Carolina Jazz Festival – Wilmington
2/7-2/9 – Catawba Powwow – Shelby
2/8 – Queen City Brewers Festival – Charlotte
2/8 – American Indian Powwow – Durham
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
OKLAHOMA
No festivals this weekend.
PENNSYLVANIA
2/7-2/9 – Heart of Lewisburg Ice Festival – Lewisburg
2/8 – Franklin on Ice – Franklin
2/8 – Winterfest at Moraine State Park – Portersville
SOUTH CAROLINA
2/5-2/8 – Colour of Music: Black Classical Musicians Festival – Charleston
TENNESSEE
2/6-2/9 – Zoolumination: Chinese Festival of Lights XIII – Nashville
2/8 – Sweetheart Market – Collegedale
2/8 – Maple Syrup Festival – Johnson City
TEXAS
2/3-2/8 – Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo IV – Fort Worth
2/4 – Taste of the Triangle – Beaumont
2/5-2/8 – Laredo Birding Festival – Laredo
2/8 – Wino Wine Festival: Plano – Fairview
2/8 – Wino Wine Festival: Pasadena – Houston
2/8-2/9 – Otaku Food Festival at Karbach Brewery – Houston
VIRGINIA
2/7 – Bacchus Wine and Food Festival – Newport News
2/8 – Chocolate Fest – Ashland
2/8 – I Love My Dog Festival – McLean
2/8 – Richmond Chocolate, Wine and Whiskey Festival – Richmond
WEST VIRGINIA
No festivals this weekend.
WISCONSIN
2/6-2/8 – Luck Winter Carnival – Luck
2/7-2/9 – Sturgeon Spectacular – Fond du Lac
2/7-2/9 – Hot Air Affair – Hudson
2/8 – La Crosse Winter Roots Festival – La Crosse
2/8 – Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest – Madison
2/8-2/9 – Scandihoovian Winter Festival – Mount Horeb
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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