Upcoming Festival Weekend: February 23-26, 2023

Festivals celebrating beer, wine, food and more.

I hope you didn’t give up beer or wine for Lent, Festival Fans, because there are plenty drinking festivals this weekend.

If you’re looking for good Beer or Wine, you can easily find a festival for it this weekend in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Some of these festivals add some BBQ, Chocolate, Bourbon, Whiskey or other, but most are strictly beer or wine.

Quite impressive, if I say so myself.

There are some good eating festivals as well, like the Oyster Festival in Alabama, the Jewish Food Festival in Florida, the Seafood Festival in South Carolina, and the Greek Fest in Wisconsin.

Other festivals worth mentioning include the Sea and Sand Festival in South Carolina, the Erie Winter Carnival in Pennsylvania, the North Carolina Black Heritage Festival, the Michigan Nordic Fire Festival, the Sandhill Crane Festival in Indiana, and the Scottish Games and Festival in Florida.

Look to the map below to see where you’ll find the festivals this weekend.

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Update Notification:

I have completely going through all the festival listings and updated everything I could.

I have even gone through the months of March and April again, in case there were updates (and there were).

Over time, I’ll look for more.

Until then, please keep sharing the Festival Guides with others and getting the word out. That’s honestly the best way for new festivals and confirmed dates to make their way to my email.

I appreciate all your help!

Thanks for reading this week’s post and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: February 16-19, 2023

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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

2/25 – Cowboy Day – Columbiana
2/25 – Fiddle Fest – Tuscaloosa
2/25 – BHM Festival – Birmingham
2/25 – Fort Morgan Oyster Fest – Gulf Shores
2/25 – Orange Beach Seafood Festival and Car Show – Orange Beach

DELAWARE

No festivals this weekend.

FLORIDA

2/21 – Pensacola Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday Priscus Celebration – Pensacola
2/21-2/25 – Georgefest II – Eustis
2/22-2/26 – 30A Wine Festival – Alys Beach
2/23-2/25 – The Florida Classic Music Festival and Car Show – Brooksville
2/23-2/26 – Venice Italian Feast and Carnival – Venice
2/23-2/26 – South Beach Wine and Food Festival – Miami Beach
2/24-2/25 – The Sandestin Gumbo Festival – Miramar Beach
2/24-2/25 – Blues on the Block – Clearwater
2/24-2/25 – Florideah Swampfest – Wildwood
2/24-2/26 – Heartwood Music Fest – Gainesville
2/24-2/26 – Soul Vegan Festival – Miami Beach
2/24-2/26 – St. Petersburg Seafood and Music Festival – St. Petersburg
2/24-2/26 – Cathedral Festival – St. Augustine
2/24-2/26 – St. Katherine Greek Festival – Melbourne
Weekend continues below…

2/25 – Lake Nona VegFest – Orlando
2/25 – Tampa Taco Fest – Tampa
2/25 – Fiesta Day – Tampa
2/25 – Fuel Fest – West Palm Beach
2/25 – Peace River Pride – Punta Gorda
2/25 – Pups and Pints – Celebration
2/25 – Lake Alfred Heritage Festival – Lake Alfred
2/25 – Afro Carib Festival – Miramar
2/25 – Coconut Creek Butterfly Festival – Coconut Creek
2/25 – Sanford Porchfest – Sanford
2/25 – Shrimp and Grits Festival – Destin
2/25 – Northeast Florida Scottish Highland Games and Festival – Green Cove Springs
2/25-2/26 – Strawberry Festival at Brownwood Paddock Square – The Villages
2/25-2/26 – Florida Renaissance Festival and Craft Village IV – Deerfield Beach
2/25-2/26 – Orchid and Plant Festival – Coral Springs
2/25-2/26 – Pensacola Habitat Food Truck Festival – Pensacola
2/25-2/26 – Lake Worth Street Painting Festival – Lake Worth
Weekend continues below…

2/25-2/26 – Princess Place Preserve Pow Wow/Flagler Native American Festival – Palm Coast
2/25-2/26 – Keel Farms Strawberry Bash – Plant City
2/25-2/26 – Safety Harbor Art and Seafood on the Waterfront – Safety Harbor
2/25-2/26 – Community First Seawalk Music Festival – Jacksonville Beach
2/25-2/26 – Swamp Cabbage Festival – LaBelle
2/25-2/26 – Lake Wales Arts Festival – Lake Wales
2/25-2/26 – Pine Castle Pioneer Days – Orlando
2/25-2/26 – Live Oak Strawberry Fest – Live Oak
2/25-2/26 – Bay Area Renaissance Festival II – Dade City
2/26 – Field Day Music Festival – Tallahassee
2/26 – Charlotte County Veg Fest – Punta Gorda
2/26 – Tampa Bay Jewish Food Festival – Clearwater
2/26 – Riverside Craft Beer Festival – Jacksonville

GEORGIA

2/24-2/25 – K-BAY Mardi Gras Festival – Kingsland
2/24-2/26 – Braselton Artisan Festival: February Vintage Market – Braselton
2/25 – Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival – Atlanta
2/25 – Food Truck Festival – Warner Robins
2/26 – Atlanta Purim Parade and Festival – Atlanta

ILLINOIS

2/25 – Artic Ale and Art Walk – Freeport
2/25 – Lake County Craft Beer Festival – Grayslake
2/25 – Naperville Ale Fest: Winter Edition – Naperville
2/25-2/26 – Winter Brew – Chicago
2/25-2/26 – Maple Syrup Festival – Makanda

INDIANA

2/24-2/25 – Marsh Madness Sandhill Crane Festival – Linton
2/25 – Shelf Ice Brewfest – Michigan City
2/25-2/26 – Parke County Maple Fair I – Rockville
2/25-2/26 – Maple Syrup Festival I – Salem

KENTUCKY

No festivals this weekend.

MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC

2/24-2/25 – National Outdoor Show – Church Creek

MICHIGAN

2/23-2/26 – New Baltimore Lions Winterfest – New Baltimore
2/24-2/26 – Michigan Nordic Fire Festival – Charlotte
2/25 – Lansing Winterfest IV – Lansing
2/25 – Smeltania Winter Festival – Boyne City
2/25 – Winter Delights Festival – Benton Harbor
2/25 – Winter Beer Festival – Comstock Park

MISSISSIPPI

2/25 – Wine and Whiskey Festival – Hattiesburg
2/25-2/26 – Renaissance Festival at the Hattiesburg Zoo – Hattiesburg

NEW YORK

2/25 – Buffalo On Tap – Buffalo
2/25-2/26 – Syracuse Winterfest II – Syracuse
2/26 – Burt Fest – Buffalo

NORTH CAROLINA

2/25 – Stanly County Winter Wine Festival – Albemerle
2/25 – African American Heritage Festival – Charlotte
2/25 – Watermans Wintergrass Festival – Wilmington
2/26 – North Carolina Black Heritage Festival – Concord

OHIO

Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/

PENNSYLVANIA

2/23-2/26 – Erie Winter Carnival – Erie
2/24-2/25 – Pittsburgh Winter Beerfest – Pittsburgh
2/25 – Pittsburgh Chocolate, Wine and Whiskey Festival – Pittsburgh
2/25 – Kennett Winterfest – Kennett Square
2/25-2/26 – Fire and Ice Festival – Lititz
2/26 – Jammin’ for the Arts! – Waynesboro

SOUTH CAROLINA

2/20-2/26 – Hilton Head Island Seafood Festival – Hilton Head Island
2/24-2/25 – Bands, Brews and BBQ – Port Royal
2/24-2/26 – Battle of Aiken Festival of Living History – Aiken
2/24-2/26 – Vintage Market Days of Coastal Carolina: Spring – Myrtle Beach – My Review
2/25 – Sea and Sand Festival – Folly Beach
2/25 – Rock the Block – Charleston
2/25* – Cork Shuckin’ Festival – Wadmalaw Island

TENNESSEE

2/25 – International Festival – Oak Ridge

VIRGINIA

2/25 – Winter Wine Festival – Staunton
2/25 – Spirits Festival – Fredericksburg

WEST VIRGINIA

2/24-2/25 – Gardner Winter Music Festival – Gardner
2/25 – Winter Warmer Craft Beer Festival – Bluefield

WISCONSIN

2/24-2/25 – Winter Fest – Chetek
2/25 – Frozen Tundra Wine Fest – Kewaunee
2/25 – Flannelfest – Janesville
2/25 – Winter in Whitney – Green Bay
2/25-2/26 – Taste of Greece – Milwaukee

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Festival Schedule Pages

Alabama

Delaware

Florida

Miami | Tallahassee/Florida Panhandle | Tampa

Georgia

Atlanta

Illinois

Chicago

Indiana

Kentucky

Maryland

Michigan

Detroit | Upper Peninsula

Mississippi

New York

Buffalo | Rochester-Syracuse

North Carolina

Ohio

Akron/Canton | Cincinnati | Cleveland | Columbus | Dayton | Toledo

Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh

South Carolina

Tennessee

Knoxville | Nashville

Virginia

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Madison | Milwaukee

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