Valentine’s Day Festivals continue with Chocolate, Wine and Wine Festivals.
Welcome back, Festival Fans.
While we had a taste of some Valentine’s Day Festivals last weekend for some early celebrations, many of you will be happy to know that there are more festivals this weekend that fall in the theme of St. Valentine’s Day.
Chocolate Festivals can be found in Colorado, Florida, Indiana, New York, Tennessee and West Virginia, while there is a Love is Love Festival in Florida, a Valentine’s Vendor Market in Indiana and Texas, and a Sweets and Sugar Festival in Texas.
The majority of festivals this weekend are related to Ice/Winter/Snow, Beer/Wine/Whiskey, Cook Offs or the quickly arriving Mardi Gras, with some celebrations this weekend in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina and Texas.
But there are some states with a little more variety, offering Powwows and other Cultural Celebrations, great Food Festivals and fun Music Festivals.
Florida is the most festival-filled state this weekend.
Other festivals to look out for include…
- a Fiddler Crab Festival in Florida
- a Sandhill Crane Festival in Indiana
- a King Cake Festival in Louisiana
- a Yeti Fest in Michigan
- a Bat Fest in Pennsylvania
- a Maple Fest in West Virginia
- Beer Festivals
- and more.
Here’s what to look for in each state this weekend:
Alabama
Mardi Gras Celebrations
Arkansas
No festivals this weekend.
Colorado
Nice collection of festivals.
Delaware
No festivals this weekend.
Florida
Culture, Music, Food – great weekend!
Georgia
Storytelling Festival
Illinois
Winter Beer Festival
Indiana
Valentines, Beer and Cranes.
Iowa
Steins and Vines
Kansas
Bluegrass Festival
Kentucky
Gospel Fest
Louisiana
Mardi Gras Fests
Maryland
Stews and Brews
Michigan
Yeti Fest and Winter Festivals
Minnesota
Winter Wacipi
Mississippi
No festivals this weekend.
Missouri
Brew Fest
New Jersey
Brew Fest
New York
Chocolate, Chili, Beer, Whiskey, Wine.
North Carolina
Winter Jams
Oklahoma
Jazz Festival
Pennsylvania
Bat Fest
South Carolina
Chili Cookoff
Tennessee
Chocolate Fest
Texas
Food, Wine, Powwows
Virginia
Beer Fest
Washington, DC
No festivals this weekend.
West Virginia
Chocolate and Maple
Wisconsin
Fire. Ice. Beer.
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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 June events, so now I’m working on July.
I’ll be working on August events soon, after a quick check with any unconfirmed March festivals.
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-021625/
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 13-16 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
2/16 – The Vintage Market: My Vintage Valentine – Ann Arbor, MICHIGAN – My Review
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ALABAMA
2/13-2/16 – Mardi Gras at MidCity III – Huntsville
2/15 – Anniston Museum’s Heritage Festival – Anniston
2/15 – Von Brewski Beer Festival – Huntsville
2/15 – Millbrook Revelers Mardi Gras Festival and Parade – Millbrook
2/16 – Winter Jam: Birmingham – Birmingham
ARKANSAS
No festivals this weekend.
COLORADO
2/14-2/15 – Loveland Sweetheart Festival – Loveland
2/14-2/16 – Midwinter Bluegrass Festival – Northglenn
2/15 – Denver Winter Tequila Tasting Festival – Denver
2/15 – Mile High Wine and Chocolate Fest – Denver
2/15 – Fairplay’s Mountain Mardi Gras – Fairplay
2/15 – Ouray Winter Wine Festival – Ouray
2/15 – Lunar New Year Celebration – Parker
2/15 – AIPAC Pow Wow – Thornton
2/15-2/16 – Cripple Creek Ice Festival I – Cripple Creek
DELAWARE
No festivals this weekend.
FLORIDA
2/13-2/15 – Palatka Bluegrass Festival – Palatka
2/14-2/15 – Ribs on the Ridge – Haines City
2/14-2/15 – Olustee Festival – Lake City
2/14-2/16 – Spirit of the Buffalo Pow Wow II – Auburndale
2/14-2/16 – Hollywood Greek Festival – Hollywood
2/14-2/16 – Reenactment of the Battle of Olustee – Lake City
2/14-2/16 – Mount Dora Scottish Highland Festival – Mount Dora
2/14-2/16 – St. Coleman Italian Festival – Pompano Beach
2/14-2/16 – Port St. Lucie Taste of Little Italy Italian Festival – Port St. Lucie
2/14-2/16 – Babcock Ranch Seafood and Music Festival – Punta Gorda
2/14-2/16 – Thunder by the Bay Music and Motorcycle Festival – Sarasota
2/14-2/16 – Steinhatchee Fiddler Crab Festival – Steinhatchee
2/14-2/16 – Gasparilla Music Festival – Tampa
2/14-2/16 – St. Catherine’s Greek Festival – West Palm Beach
2/15 – Blues, Brews and BBQ Festival – Ave Maria
Weekend continues below…
2/15 – SyFy – Bartow
2/15 – Bonita Brew Fest – Bonita Springs
2/15 – Brooksville Tangerine Festival – Brooksville
2/15 – Ozello Craft Show and Chili Cook-Off – Crystal River
2/15 – Love is Love Fest – DeLand
2/15 – Mexico Beach Gumbo and Brunswick Stew Cook-off – Mexico Beach
2/15 – Milton Mardi Gras Parade and Afterparty – Milton
2/15 – Avalon Spring Fest: Lunar New Year Festival – Orlando
2/15 – St. Petersburg Beer Wine and Spirits Fest – St. Petersburg
2/15 – Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival – St. Petersburg
2/15-2/16 – Biergarten Fest – Cape Coral
2/15-2/16 – Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival – Cortez
2/15-2/16 – Bay Area Renaissance Festival I – Dade City
2/15-2/16 – Deerfield Beach Pioneer Days – Deerfield Beach
2/15-2/16 – Florida Renaissance Festival and Craft Village III – Deerfield Beach
2/15-2/16 – Amber Brooke Farm Strawberry Festival: Eustis I – Eustis
2/15-2/16 – Crafts on the River (Edison Festival of Light) – Fort Myers
Weekend continues below…
2/15-2/16 – Fort Pierce Seafood and Pirate Festival – Fort Pierce
2/15-2/16 – Artigras Fine Arts Festival – Jupiter
2/15-2/16 – Jupiter Seafood Festival – Jupiter
2/15-2/16 – Florida Keys Seafood Festival – Key West
2/15-2/16 – 321: Food Fest and Craft Fair – Melbourne
2/15-2/16 – Brevard Renaissance Fair III – Melbourne
2/15-2/16 – Sanibel-Captiva Rotary Club Arts and Crafts Festival – Sanibel Island
2/15-2/16 – West Palm Beach Marine Flea Market and Seafood Festival – West Palm Beach
2/15-2/16 – Amber Brooke Farm Strawberry Festival: Williston I – Williston
2/15-2/17 – Georgefest I – Eustis
2/15-2/17 – Coconut Grove Arts Festival – Miami
2/16 – Gay8 Festival – Miami
2/16 – Central Florida Dragon Parade and Lunar New Year Festival – Orlando
2/16 – Pensacola Chocolate and Cheese Fest – Pensacola
GEORGIA
2/13-2/16 – Konpa to Kizomba Festival – Atlanta
2/14-2/16 – St. Simons Island Storytelling Festival – St. Simons Island
ILLINOIS
2/15 – Ice Jam at the Dam – East Alton
2/15 – Westmont Winter Beer Festival – Westmont
INDIANA
2/14 – Chocolate Fest – New Haven
2/14-2/15 – Marsh Madness Sandhill Crane Festival – Linton
2/15 – “Frigid Digits” Winter Beer Fest – Indianapolis
2/15 – The Valentines Vendor Market – Peru
IOWA
2/14-2/15 – Winter Blues Fest – Des Moines
2/15 – Steins and Vines – Sioux City
KANSAS
2/14-2/15 – Winterfest Bluegrass Festival – Wichita
KENTUCKY
2/15 – Gospel Fest – Bowling Green
LOUISIANA
2/15 – Krewe of Oshun Parade and Festival – Baton Rouge
2/15 – Krewe of Janus Mardi Gras Parade – Monroe
2/15 – Rayne Mardi Gras Parade, Gumbo Cookoff and After Party – Rayne
2/15 – Bayou King Cake Festival – Thibodaux
2/15 – Black History Parade and Festival – Vivian
2/15 – Welsh Mardi Gras Street Dance – Welsh
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
2/15 – Stews and Brews – Easton
MICHIGAN
2/12-2/16 – Michigan Ice Festival – Munising
2/14 – Luv’N Lunch (World of Winter) – Grand Rapids
2/14-2/15 – Higgins Lake Roscommon Chamber of Commerce Winterfest – Lyon Township
2/14-2/15 – Shanty Days – Caseville
2/14-2/15 – Indian River Winterfest – Indian River
2/15 – Blake’s Chili Cook-Off – Armada
2/15 – Yeti Fest – Suttons Bay
2/16 – The Vintage Market: My Vintage Valentine – Ann Arbor – My Review
2/16 – Paint the Park (World of Winter) – Grand Rapids
2/16 – Meckley’s Shantytown Festival – Somerset
MINNESOTA
2/10-2/16 – Ely Winter Festival II – Ely
2/14-2/15 – Big Turn Music Festival – Red Wing
2/14-2/16 – Prairie Island Winter Wacipi – Welch
MISSISSIPPI
No festival this weekend.
MISSOURI
2/15 – KC Brew Fest – Kansas City
NEW JERSEY
2/15 – Red, White and Brew Fest – Trenton
NEW YORK
2/14-2/15 – Wild Center Wild Lights XII – Tupper Lake
2/14-2/16 – Ole Savannah Winterfest – Kingston
2/14-2/16 – Mayville Winter Festival – Mayville
2/15 – Brant Lake Winter Carnival – Brant Lake
2/15 – Buffalo Whiskey Riot – Buffalo
2/15 – Ithaca Tap and Craft Festival – Ithaca
2/15 – Hot Chocolate Fest at Ashokan – Olivebridge
2/15 – Rochester Wine and Chocolate Festival – Rochester
2/15-2/16 – Lake George Winter Carnival III – Lake George
2/15-2/16 – Raquette Lake Winter Carnival – Raquette Lake
2/16 – Essex Chili Cook-Off – Essex
NORTH CAROLINA
2/14 – Winter Jam: Raleigh – Raleigh
2/15 – Winter Jam: Greensboro – Greensboro
2/16 – Vegan Mac & Cheese Cook-Off – Durham
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
OKLAHOMA
2/13-2/14 – Swosu Jazz Festival – Weatherford
PENNSYLVANIA
2/14-2/16 – Fire and Ice Festival I – Lititz
2/15 – Bat Fest at Lincoln Caverns – Huntingdon
2/15-2/16 – Jim Thorpe Winterfest – Jim Thorpe
2/16 – Winter Winefest and Market – Bethlehem
SOUTH CAROLINA
2/15 – Aiken Mardi Gras Festival – Aiken
2/15-2/16 – American Heritage Festival – Lake City
2/16 – Lexington County Chili Cookoff – Lexington
TENNESSEE
2/14-2/15 – Chocolate Fest – Jonesborough
TEXAS
2/14 – Valentines Day at Market Square – San Antonio
2/14-2/15 – LaMardi Gras – Lamar
2/14-2/16 – Fredericksburg Trade Days II – Fredericksburg
2/14-2/16 – Rockport Fulton Market Days II – Rockport
2/15 – White Linen Night – Beaumont
2/15 – Ennis Czech Music Festival – Ennis
2/15 – Sweets and Sugar Festival – San Antonio
2/15-2/16 – Otaku Food Festival at Post Oak Mall – College Station
2/15-2/16 – Katy Wine Fest – Katy
2/15-2/16 – San Antonio Wino Wine Fest – San Antonio
2/15-2/16 – United San Antonio Pow Wow – San Antonio
2/16 – Pearland Lunar New Year Festival – Pearland
VIRGINIA
2/13 – Winter Jam: Roanoke – Roanoke
2/15 – Richmond Beer Fest – Richmond
WEST VIRGINIA
2/15 – Pocahontas County Maple Days I – Hillsboro
2/15 – West Virginia Chocolate, Wine and Shine Festival – Morgantown
WISCONSIN
2/14-2/15 – Fire and Ice Weekend – Sturgeon Bay
2/15 – Northwoods Blizzard Blast – Conover
2/15 – Celebrate CommUNITY – Fond du Lac
2/15 – Manitowoc Noon Rotary Winter Brewfest – Manitowoc
2/15 – Red Arrow Club Snow Fest – Townsend
2/15-2/16 – Cedarburg Winterfest – Cedarburg
2/15-2/16 – Taste of Greece – Milwaukee
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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