Festival Kudos to Florida this Weekend.
Welcome back, Festival Fans.
As Mardi Gras quickly approaches (Fat Tuesday is March 4th this year), festival offerings seem scattered throughout the states, except for the state of Florida.
Florida this weekend is booming with celebratory events, offering:
- Gumbo Festival
- River Regatta Festival
- Music and Art Festivals
- Greek Festivals
- Butterfly Festival
- Cook Offs
- Powwows
- Porchfests
- Taco Festival
- Seafood Festivals
- Turtle Fest
- Swamp Cabbage Fest
- Strawberry Festivals
- Street Painting Festival
- Key Lime Festival
- Jewish Food Festival
- and more!
If you can’t get to Florida this weekend, that’s okay.
States like Alabama, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas are offering a decent amount of festivals.
And most other states are hosting at least one, so there should be something to do with a little effort.
Festival trends this weekend tend to be Alcohol Festivals (Beer, Wine, Spirits), Winter Festivals and Carnival (and related), Jewish Cultural Festivals, and Food Festivals (including Cook Offs and Taste-of events).
Some of the more interesting sounding festivals include…
- Cowboy Day in Alabama
- Big Dill Festival in Kansas
- Nordic Fire Festival in Michigan
- Grumpy Old Men Festival in Minnesota
- Wizard Fest in North Carolina
- Battle of Aiken Festival in South Carolina
- Jalapeno Festival in Texas
- Whooping Crane Festival in Texas
- Flannelfest in Wisconsin
Here’s what to look for in each state this weekend:
Alabama
Some good food fests!
Arkansas
Taste of Black Little Rock.
Colorado
Winter and Ice Fests
Delaware
No festivals this weekend.
Florida
Huge festival weekend!
Georgia
Jewish Life Festival and BBQ
Illinois
Bacon and Beer.
Indiana
Maple and Beer.
Iowa
Beer.
Kansas
Pickles!
Kentucky
No festivals this weekend.
Louisiana
Mardi Gras Fests
Maryland
Ice and Beer
Michigan
Nordic Fire Festival
Minnesota
Grumpy Old Men Festival
Mississippi
No festivals this weekend.
Missouri
Chili
New Jersey
Food Festivals
New York
Fire, Ice, Winter, Beer
North Carolina
African American Heritage
Oklahoma
No festivals this weekend
Pennsylvania
Alcohol related Fests
South Carolina
Seafood, Wine and more
Tennessee
International Festival
Texas
Jalapeño Festival
Virginia
Cocktails
Washington, DC
No festivals this weekend.
West Virginia
Beer and Music
Wisconsin
Bacon and Flannel
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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 July events and went through March a second time, so now I’m working on August.
I’ll be working on September events soon.
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-022325/
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 20-23 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
2/21-2/23 – Vintage Market Days of Coastal Carolina: Spring – Myrtle Beach, SOUTH CAROLINA – My Review
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ALABAMA
2/20-2/23 – Mardi Gras at MidCity IV – Huntsville
2/22 – Cowboy Day – Columbiana
2/22 – Montgomery Jewish Food Festival – Montgomery
2/22 – Orange Beach Seafood Festival and Car Show – Orange Beach
2/22-2/23 – Fort Morgan Oyster Fest – Gulf Shores
ARKANSAS
2/20 – A Taste of Black Little Rock – Little Rock
2/22-2/23 – Arkansas Viking Thing – Mt. Vernon
COLORADO
2/22 – Arvada Winterfest – Arvada
2/22 – World Unity Fair – Fort Collins
2/22-2/23 – Cripple Creek Ice Festival II – Cripple Creek
DELAWARE
No festivals this weekend.
FLORIDA
2/18-2/22 – Georgefest II – Eustis
2/20-2/22 – Whippersnap Music and Arts Festival – Brooksville
2/20-2/22 – St. Petersburg International Folk Fair – St. Petersburg
2/20-2/23 – Venice Italian Feast and Carnival – Venice
2/20-2/23 – 30A Wine Festival – Alys Beach
2/20-2/23 – South Beach Wine and Food Festival – Miami Beach
2/21 – Orlando Whiskey Festival – Orlando
2/21-2/22 – Bradenton Area River Regatta – Bradenton
2/21-2/22 – The Sandestin Gumbo Festival – Miramar Beach
2/21-2/22 – Salty St. Andrews Music Festival – Panama City
2/21-2/22 – Lunar New Year 2.0 Mega Night Street Food Market and Music Festival – St. Petersburg
Weekend continues below…
2/21-2/23 – St. Mark’s Greek Festival – Belleview/Ocala
2/21-2/23 – Fort Myers Greek Festival – Fort Myers
2/21-2/23 – Fort Pierce Greek Festival – Fort Pierce
2/21-2/23 – St. Katherine Greek Festival – Melbourne
2/21-2/23 – St. Andrews Mardi Gras Festival – Panama City
2/21-2/23 – Glendi: St. Barbara Greek Festival – Sarasota
2/21-2/23 – Cathedral Festival – St. Augustine
2/21-2/23 – St. Petersburg Seafood and Music Festival – St. Petersburg
2/21-2/23 – Thunder on the Beach Powwow and Native American Experience – Vero Beach
2/22 – Orlando Wetlands Festival – Christmas
2/22 – Coconut Creek Butterfly Festival – Coconut Creek
2/22 – Enterprise Chili Cook Off – Deltona
2/22 – Shrimp and Grits Festival – Destin
2/22 – Northeast Florida Scottish Highland Games and Festival – Green Cove Springs
2/22 – International Fest at St. Sylvester Church – Gulf Breeze
2/22 – Blues-BQ – Leesburg
2/22 – Newberry Blues and BBQ Festival – Newberry
Weekend continues below…
2/22 – Sanford Porchfest – Sanford
2/22 – Localtopia – St. Petersburg
2/22 – Fiesta Day – Tampa
2/22 – Tampa Taco Fest – Tampa
2/22 – Florida Craft Brew and Wingfest – Vero Beach
2/22 – Chicken Fest – Williston
2/22-2/23 – Bay Area Renaissance Festival II – Dade City
2/22-2/23 – Florida Renaissance Festival and Craft Village IV – Deerfield Beach
2/22-2/23 – Amber Brooke Farm Strawberry Festival: Eustis II – Eustis
2/22-2/23 – SunWest Crab and Shrimp Festival – Hudson
2/22-2/23 – World of Nations Celebration – Jacksonville
2/22-2/23 – Community First Seawalk Music Festival – Jacksonville Beach
2/22-2/23 – Turtle Fest – Juno Beach
2/22-2/23 – Key Largo Seafood Festival – Key Largo
2/22-2/23 – Swamp Cabbage Festival – LaBelle
2/22-2/23 – Lake Wales Arts Festival – Lake Wales
Weekend continues below…
2/22-2/23 – Lake Worth Street Painting Festival – Lake Worth
2/22-2/23 – Live Oak Strawberry Fest – Live Oak
2/22-2/23 – Brevard Renaissance Fair IV – Melbourne
2/22-2/23 – The Gulf Coast Renaissance Fair and Pirate Festival I – Milton
2/22-2/23 – Asian Trade Food Fair and Cultural Show – Miramar
2/22-2/23 – Princess Place Preserve Pow Wow/Flagler Native American Festival – Palm Coast
2/22-2/23 – Pine Castle Pioneer Days – Orlando
2/22-2/23 – Keel Farms Strawberry Bash – Plant City
2/22-2/23 – Safety Harbor Art and Seafood on the Waterfront – Safety Harbor
2/22-2/23 – Key Lime Pie Festival – Viera
2/22-2/23 – Strawberry Festival at Brownwood Paddock Square – The Villages
2/22-2/23 – Amber Brooke Farm Strawberry Festival: Williston II – Williston
2/22-2/23 – St. Sophia Greek Festival – Winter Haven
2/23 – Tampa Bay Jewish Food Festival – Clearwater
2/23 – Blossom, Brew and BBQ – Gainesville
2/23 – Riverside Craft Beer Festival – Jacksonville
2/23 – Field Day Music Festival – Tallahassee
GEORGIA
2/21-2/23 – Braselton Artisan Festival: February Vintage Market – Braselton
2/22 – Alzheimer’s Music Festival – Atlanta
2/22 – Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival – Atlanta
2/23 – Atlanta Jewish Life Festival – Atlanta
ILLINOIS
2/22 – Chicago Bacon Fest at Old Crow – Chicago
2/22 – Artic Ale and Art Walk – Freeport
2/22 – Lake County Craft Beer Festival – Grayslake
2/22 – Naperville Ale Fest: Winter Edition – Naperville
INDIANA
2/22 – Shelf Ice Brewfest – Michigan City
2/22-2/23 – Parke County Maple Fair I – Rockville
2/22-2/23 – Maple Syrup Festival I – Salem
IOWA
2/22 – Dubuque On Ice Brewfest – Dubuque
KANSAS
2/22-2/23 – Kansas Big Dill Festival – Manhattan
KENTUCKY
No festivals this weekend.
LOUISIANA
2/21-2/23 – Family Gras – New Orleans
2/22 – Krewe of Centaur Mardi Gras Parade/Red River Mardi Gras Bash I – Shreveport
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
2/21-2/22 – National Outdoor Show – Church Creek
2/22 – Havre de Grace Ice Festival – Havre de Grace
2/22-2/23 – StoutFest – Street
MICHIGAN
2/21-2/23 – Michigan Nordic Fire Festival – Charlotte
2/21-2/23 – New Baltimore Lions Winterfest – New Baltimore
2/22 – Winter Beer Festival – Comstock Park
2/22 – Wine Not? Wine Festival – Kalamazoo
MINNESOTA
2/19-2/23 – Winterfest – Stillwater
2/21-2/22 – Grumpy Old Men Festival – Wabasha
2/22 – Winter Beer Dabbler – Falcon Heights
2/22 – Waseca Sleigh and Cutter Kite Festival – Waseca
MISSISSIPPI
No festival this weekend.
MISSOURI
2/22 – Sertoma Chili Cook Off – Springfield
NEW JERSEY
2/22 – Mac and Cheese Mayhem – Morristown
2/23 – Highlands Chili Cook-Off – Highlands
2/24 – Taste of Madison – Madison
NEW YORK
2/21-2/22 – Wild Center Wild Lights XIII – Tupper Lake
2/21-2/23* – Saugerties Snow Moon Festival – Saugerties – CANCELLED
2/22 – Inlet Winter Carnival – Inlet
2/22 – Saratoga Beer Summit – Saratoga Springs
2/22-2/23 – Canandaigua Fire and Ice Festival – Canandaigua
2/22-2/23 – Lake George Winter Carnival IV – Lake George
2/23 – Swix Lake Placid Loppet – Lake Placid
2/23 – Brewer’s Invitational – Lockport
NORTH CAROLINA
2/20-2/22 – African American Heritage Festival – Charlotte
2/22 – Brewsology Beer Fest – Charlotte
2/22 – Wizard Fest: Concord – Concord
2/22 – Soul Food Festival – Selma
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
OKLAHOMA
No festivals this weekend.
PENNSYLVANIA
2/20-2/23 – Erie Winter Carnival – Erie
2/21-2/22 – Carved in Ice Festival and Chili Cook-Off – Butler
2/21-2/22 – Pittsburgh Winter Beerfest – Pittsburgh
2/21-2/23 – Fire and Ice Festival II – Lititz
2/22 – Wine on the Lake – Erie
2/22 – Kennett Winterfest – Kennett Square
2/22 – Spirits of the Burgh Festival – Pittsburgh
2/22-2/23 – Trax Farms Winter Wine Festival – Finleyville
2/23 – Jammin’ for the Arts! – Waynesboro
SOUTH CAROLINA
2/17-2/23 – Hilton Head Island Seafood Festival – Hilton Head Island
2/21 – Winter Jam: Greenville – Greenville
2/21-2/23 – Battle of Aiken Festival of Living History – Aiken
2/21-2/23 – Vintage Market Days of Coastal Carolina: Spring – Myrtle Beach – My Review
2/22 – Rock the Block – Charleston
2/22 – Cork Shuckin’ Festival – Wadmalaw Island
2/22-2/23 – Sea and Sand Festival – Folly Beach
TENNESSEE
2/22 – Winter Jam: Knoxville – Knoxville
2/22 – International Festival – Oak Ridge
2/22 – Tennessee Winter Beer Fest – Townsend
TEXAS
2/20-2/22 – Cowboy Mardi Gras – Bandera
2/20-2/23 – Whooping Crane Festival – Port Aransas
2/21-2/22 – Laredo Jalapeño Festival – Laredo
2/21-2/22 – Mardi Gras on the Sabine – Orange
2/21-2/23 – Mardi Gras Galveston I – Galveston
2/21-2/23 – South Padre Island Market Days II – South Padre Island
2/22 – Carnaval Brasileiro – Austin
2/22 – Granbury Jazz Fest – Granbury
2/22 – Henderson Main Street Mardi Gras – Henderson
2/22 – Houston Crawfish Kickoff Festival – Houston
2/22 – Irving Frost Fest – Irving
2/22 – Mardi Gras Celebration – Kemah
2/22 – Motown in Downtown – Killeen
2/22 – La Grange Uncorked – La Grange
2/22 – La Porte Mardi Gras on Main – La Porte
2/22 – Richardson Winofest – Richardson
2/22 – Hops For Houses Craft Beer Festival – Taylor
2/22-2/23 – Big Top Shopping Festival in Downtown Conroe I – Conroe
2/22-2/23* – Historic Market Square’s Rodeo Roundup – San Antonio
2/22-2/23 – Otaku Food Festival at Wonerland of the Americas – San Antonio
2/23* – Lunar New Year Winter Festival – Houston
VIRGINIA
2/22 – Cocktails and Spirits Festival – Fredericksburg
WEST VIRGINIA
2/21-2/22 – Gardner Winter Music Festival – Gardner
2/22 – Winter Warmer Craft Beer Festival – Bluefield
WISCONSIN
2/21-2/22 – Winter Fest – Chetek
2/22 – Flannelfest – Janesville
2/22 – Frozen Tundra Wine Fest – Kewaunee
2/23 – Baconfest MKE – 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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