Chocolate Festivals and more this Valentine’s Day Weekend!
If you don’t have flowers, chocolates and restaurant reservations yet, festival fans, now is the time to get those done for this upcoming Valentine’s Day Weekend. Of course, whether you are in a relationship of some form or not, you can always take advantage of some of the chocolate-themed festivals going on this weekend. Some of those chocolate festivals are even paired with adult beverages, such as wine and whiskey.
And if you don’t like chocolate?
Well there are Mac and Cheese Festivals, Oyster Festivals, Garlic Festivals, and even Maple Syrup Festivals. But it doesn’t have to be all about eating. You could celebrate Sturgeons, go festive for Bats, and embrace the winter with Winter festivals, Ice festivals and a Yeti festival.
There are plenty of options (depending on the state).
Big festival states this weekend are Florida and Michigan with Indiana, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin looking pretty good for a February weekend.
Here are some festivals to check out in each state…
Alabama
Prattville’s Mardi Gras Celebration
Florida
Treasure Coast Pirate Festival (Fort Pierce), South Florida Garlic Fest (Wellington)
Georgia
Atlanta Oyster Festival
Illinois
Rockton Yeti Fest
Indiana
Hoosier Chocolate Fest (Westfield)
Michigan
Peace, Love and Hippies Indoor Festival (Lapeer)
New York
Mac and Cheese Fest (Binghamton)
North Carolina
Wine and Chocolate Festival (Greensboro)
Pennsylvania
Bat Fest at Lincoln Caverns (Huntingdon)
South Carolina
Taste of Gullah Festival (Hilton Head Island)
Tennessee
Chocolate Fest (Jonesborough)
Wisconsin
Sturgeon Spectacular (Fond du Lac)
Wherever you are in the next few days, be careful in this upcoming weather. It will be over soon and then, hopefully, you’ll be able to check out some of these festivals right after.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: February 10-13, 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
2/12 – Prattville’s Mardi Gras Celebration – Prattville
FLORIDA
2/11 – Apopka BBQ and Steak Cookoff – Apopka
2/11-2/13 – Everglades City Seafood Festival – Everglades City
2/11-2/13 – Boca Raton Seafood and Music Festival -Boca Raton
2/11-2/13 – Treasure Coast Pirate Festival – Fort Pierce
2/11-2/13* – Groundup Music Festival – Miami Beach – MOVED TO 5/6-5/8
2/11-2/13 – St. Sophia Greek Festival – Winter Haven
2/12 – Tampa Bay Chocolate Festival – Tampa
2/12 – Mutt Strutt (Edison Festival of Lights) – Fort Myers
2/12 – Localtopia – St. Petersburg
2/12 – Leesburg Mardi Gras Party in the Street – Leesburg
2/12 – Bradenton Area River Regatta – Bradenton
2/12 – 321: Food Fest and Craft Fair – Melbourne
2/12 – Soul Vegan Festival – Miami Beach
2/12 – Paws in the Park – Orlando
2/12-2/13 – L.B. Brown Heritage Festival – Bartow
2/12-2/13 – Florida Renaissance Festival and Craft Village II – Deerfield Beach
2/12-2/13 – South Florida Garlic Fest – Wellington
2/12-2/13 – ArtsFest – Stuart
2/12-2/13 – Sarasota Open Air Fine Art Show I – Sarasota
2/12-2/13 – Edison Ford Winter Garden Festival – Fort Myers
2/12-2/13 – West Palm Beach Seafood Festival – West Palm Beach
2/13 – Southwest Florida Veg Fest – Bonita Springs
GEORGIA
2/12 – Atlanta Oyster Festival – Atlanta
ILLINOIS
2/9-2/12 – Rockton Yeti Fest – Rockton
2/12 – Argenta IceFest – Argenta
2/12-2/13 – Chain O’ Lakes Fishing Derby and Winter Festival – Antioch
INDIANA
2/11 – Chocolate Fest – New Haven
2/12 – Hoosier Chocolate Fest – Westfield
2/12 – Brewers of Indiana Guild Winterfest – Indianapolis
2/12-2/13 – St. Demetrios Winter Food Fest – Hammond
KENTUCKY
No festivals this weekend.
MICHIGAN
2/9-2/12 – Michigan Tech Winter Carnival – Houghton
2/9-2/13 – Michigan Ice Festival – Munising
2/10-2/13 – Snowsfest – Cedarville
2/10-2/13 – Frostbite Winter Festival – Harrison
2/11-2/12 – Shanty Days – Caseville
2/11-2/12 – Downtown Harbor Springs Ice Fest and Chili Cook Off – Harbor Springs
2/11-2/13 – Plymouth Ice Festival – Plymouth
2/12 – Winterfest I – Pentwater
2/12 – Peace, Love and Hippies Indoor Festival – Lapeer
2/12 – Beulah Winterfest – Beulah
NEW YORK
2/10 – Mac and Cheese Fest – Binghamton
2/11 – Batavia Brew Fest – Batavia
2/12 – Buffalo On Tap – Buffalo
2/12-2/13 – NY Ice Wine and Culinary Festival – Fairport
NORTH CAROLINA
2/12 – Wine and Chocolate Festival – Greensboro
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
2/11-2/12 – Carved in Ice Festival and Chili Cook-Off – Butler
2/12 – Bat Fest at Lincoln Caverns – Huntingdon
2/12 – Pittsburgh Chocolate, Wine and Whiskey Festival – Pittsburgh
SOUTH CAROLINA
2/12 – Taste of Gullah Festival – Hilton Head Island
TENNESSEE
2/11-2/13 – Chocolate Fest – Jonesborough
2/12 – Maple Syrup Festival – Johnson City
WEST VIRGINIA
2/12 – West Virginia Chocolate, Wine and Shine Festival – Morgantown
WISCONSIN
2/10-2/12 – Luck Winter Carnival – Luck
2/11-2/13 – Sturgeon Spectacular – Fond du Lac
2/11-2/13 – Scandihoovian Winter Festival – Mount Horeb
2/12 – Sweets and Treats Fest – Waukesha
2/12 – La Crosse Winter Roots Festival – La Crosse
2/12 – Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest I – Madison
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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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