More St. Patrick’s Day Festivals, Maple Festivals and Spring Festivals.
Welcome back, Festival Fans.
Mardi Gras has passed and Lent is upon us.
Hopefully none of my Catholic readers have given up going to festivals this Lenten season.
This weekend, as it’s so close to St. Patrick’s Day (March 17), there is an increase in Irish, Celtic and St. Patrick’s Day Festivals. You can find at least one of these festivals in Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Otherwise, there are fair amount of Beer/Wine Festivals, Market Festivals, Spring Festivals, BBQs and Chili Cook-Offs, Maple Fests and more.
Some of the more interesting fests include:
- Swamp Fest in Alabama
- Daffodil Festival in Arkansas
- Crane Festival in Colorado
- Mullet Toss in Florida
- Azalea Festival in Georgia
- Taco Fest in Illinois
- Sicilian Festival in Louisiana
- Tattoo Festival in Maryland
- Gilda’s LaughFest in Michigan
- Owl Festival in Minnesota
- Rice Festival in North Carolina
- Chocolate Festival in Oklahoma
- Coffee and Beer Festival in Texas
- and SheRocks Music and Arts Festival in Virginia (during International Women’s Day)
Here’s what to look for in each state this weekend:
Alabama
Swamp Fest
Arkansas
Daffodil Festival
Colorado
Irish Festivals
Delaware
St. Patrick’s Day
Florida
Strawberries, Chili and Mullet Toss
Georgia
Tulips, Azaleas and Rattlesnakes
Illinois
Irish Fest and Tacos
Indiana
Maple Syrup Festival.
Iowa
Spring Fling Festival
Kansas
No festivals this weekend.
Kentucky
Meat and Donuts
Louisiana
Sicilian Heritage Festival
Maryland
Irish Festivals and Chocolate
Michigan
Gilda’s LaughFest
Minnesota
Festival of Owls
Mississippi
No festivals this weekend.
Missouri
Roots and Blues Festival
New Jersey
Irish Festivals
New York
Ashokan Center Maple Festival
North Carolina
Rice and Donut Festivals
Oklahoma
Chocolate and Irish Fests
Pennsylvania
Winter Art and Music Fests
South Carolina
Pow Wow and BBQs
Tennessee
Irish Fest
Texas
Holi, Crawfish and Spring Fests
Virginia
Celtic Fest and Maple Syrup
Washington, DC
No festivals this weekend.
West Virginia
Irish Spring Fest
Wisconsin
Shamrock Shuffle
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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 am almost done checking through September festivals and I will be starting October 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-030925/
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: March 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
3/7-3/9 – Vintage Market Days of Little Rock: Spring – Little Rock, ARKANSAS – My Review
3/9 – The Vintage Market: Lucky Junkin’ – Monroe, MICHIGAN – My Review
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ALABAMA
3/7 – Ross Bridge Lucky Market – Hoover
3/7-3/8 – BBQ and Blues Cook-off – Foley
3/8 – Satsume Swamp Fest – Satsuma
3/8 – Bridge Crossing Jubilee Street Festival – Selma
3/8 – Bellingrath’s Beers and Blooms – Theodore
3/8-3/9 – Orange Beach Festival of Art – Orange Beach
ARKANSAS
3/3-3/9 – Wye Daffodil Festival II – Bigelow
3/6-3/8 – Mountain View Spring Bluegrass Festival – Mountain View
3/7-3/9 – Vintage Market Days of Little Rock: Spring – Little Rock – My Review
COLORADO
3/4 – Keystone Mardi Gras Party and Gumbo Cook-Off – Keystone
3/7-3/8 – Celtic Festival – Cherry Hills Village
3/7-3/9 – Monte Vista Crane Festival – Monte Vista
3/8 – Blarney on Belmar – Lakewood
DELAWARE
3/9 – St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festivities at Quayside – Milton
FLORIDA
3/3-3/9 – Festival of the Arts Boca II – Boca Raton
3/3-3/9 – Daytona Beach Bike Week II – Daytona Beach
3/3-3/9 – Florida Strawberry Festival II – Plant City
3/4 – Pensacola Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday Priscus Celebration – Pensacola
3/6-3/8 – Emerald Coast Cruizin’ Car Show: Spring – Panama City Beach
3/7-3/8 – Flluxe Arts Festival – Panama City
3/7-3/8 – Tampa Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival – Tampa
3/7-3/9 – Will McLean Music Festival – Brooksville
3/7-3/9 – Largo Seafood & Music Festival – Largo
3/8 – Festival Dor De Moldova – Casselberry
3/8 – Dania Beach Wine and Seafood Festival – Dania Beach
3/8 – Lake Alfred Heritage Festival – Lake Alfred
3/8 – Pasco Blues Festival – Land O’ Lakes
3/8 – Parrish Florida Chili Cookoff – Parrish
3/8 – Pinecrest Gardens Chili Cook-Off – Pinecrest
3/8 – Fuel Fest – West Palm Beach
3/8 – Zephyrhills Founders Day Festival – Zephyrhills
Weekend continues below…
3/8-3/9 – Bay Area Renaissance Festival IV – Dade City
3/8-3/9 – Florida Renaissance Festival and Craft Village VI – Deerfield Beach
3/8-3/9 – Fort Myers Beach Lions Club Shrimp Festival – Fort Myers Beach
3/8-3/9 – Anna Maria Island Springfest – Holmes Beach
3/8-3/9 – Lake Mary – Heathrow Festival of the Arts – Lake Mary
3/8-3/9 – Original Marathon Seafood Festival – Marathon
3/8-3/9 – Strawberry Fest at Wickham Park – Melbourne
3/8-3/9 – Jazz in the Gardens Music Fest – Miami Gardens
3/8-3/9 – Speckled Perch Festival and Parade – Okeechobee
3/8-3/9 – St. Augustine Celtic Music and Heritage Festival – St. Augustine
3/8-3/9 – St. Petersburg Fine Art Show II – St. Petersburg
3/8-3/9 – Tarpon Springs Fine Art Festival on the Bayou – Tarpon Springs
3/9 – Gulfport Peace, Love and Pride Fest – Gulfport
3/9 – Calle Ocho Music Festival – Miami
3/9 – Island Fest: Mullet Toss and Seafood Festival – Pine Island
3/9 – Sanford Food Truck Fiesta III – Sanford
GEORGIA
3/7-3/8 – Scottish Heritage Days – Darien
3/7-3/8 – Pig in the Park BBQ Championship (Dublin-Laurens St. Patrick’s Festival) – Dublin
3/7-3/8 – Sip and Swine BBQ Festival – Lawrenceville
3/8 – Atlanta Brunch Festival II – Atlanta
3/8 – Norcross Irish Fest – Norcross
3/8 – Roswell Beer Festival – Roswell
3/8 – Taste of Suwanee – Suwanee
3/8 – South Georgia Wine Festival – Wray
3/8-3/9 – Rattlesnake and Wildlife Festival – Claxton
3/8-3/9 – Forsythia Festival – Forsyth
3/8-3/9 – Yule Forest Tulip Festival I – Stockbridge
3/8-3/9 – Valdosta-Lowndes Azalea Festival – Valdosta
ILLINOIS
3/7-3/9 – Glow Wild! at the Peoria Zoo II– Peoria
3/8 – Uncorked: Chicago Wine Fest – Chicago
3/8 – Manhattan Irish Festival – Manhattan
3/8 – Southern Illinois Taco Festival – Marion
INDIANA
3/7-3/8 – Jay County Fiber Arts Festival – Portland
3/8 – BrrrFest Craft Beer Festival – Bluffton
3/8-3/9 – Sugar Camp Days – New Carlisle
IOWA
3/9 – Spring Fling Festival – Cedar Rapids
KANSAS
3/4 – International Pancake Day – Liberal
KENTUCKY
3/8-3/9 – Kentucky Crafted Market – Lexington
LOUISIANA
3/7-3/9 – Independence Sicilian Heritage Festival – Independence
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
3/7-3/8 – Suhoor Night – Baltimore – Friday Night/Saturday Morning
3/7-3/9 – Baltimore Tattoo Arts Festival – Baltimore
3/8 – Leprechaun Luau – Frederick
3/8 – Celtic Festival – North East
3/8 – St. Michaels ChocolateFest – St. Michaels
3/8 – Westminster Irish Festival – Westminster
3/8-3/9 – Maple Syrup Festival I – Thurmont
MICHIGAN
3/5-3/9 – Gilda’s LaughFest – Grand Rapids
3/8 – Southern Michigan Winter Beer Festival – Jackson
3/8 – Maple Sugar Festival – Kalamazoo
3/8 – Lansing Bourbon Fest – Lansing
3/9 – The Vintage Market: Lucky Junkin’ – Monroe – My Review
MINNESOTA
3/7-3/9 – International Festival of Owls – Houston
3/8 – Bockfest – New Ulm
MISSISSIPPI
No festivals this weekend.
MISSOURI
3/8 – Cross Rivers Roots and Blues Festival – Cape Girardeau
3/8 – West Plains Brewfest – West Plains
NEW JERSEY
3/7-3/9 – Wildwood Blues, Brews and Country Fest – Wildwood
3/8-3/9 – Laurita Winery’s Shamrock and St. Patrick’s Weekends II – New Egypt
3/9 – Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival – Rumson
NEW YORK
3/7 – Burt Fest – Buffalo
3/7-3/9 – Brave Brews Fest – Auburn
3/8 – Ashokan Center Maple Festival – Olivebridge
NORTH CAROLINA
3/7-3/8 – Rumba on the Lumber – Lumberton
3/8 – St. Patrick’s Day Festival at Lafayette Village – Raleigh
3/8 – North Carolina Rice Festival – Winnabow
3/9 – Charlotte Donut Festival – Charlotte
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
OKLAHOMA
3/7 – Mustang Chocolate Festival – Mustang
3/7-3/9 – Tulsa Irish Festival – Tulsa
PENNSYLVANIA
3/6 – Winter Jam: Reading – Reading
3/7-3/8 – Starkbierfest – Philadelphia
3/7-3/9 – Skytop Lodge Food and Wine Festival – Skytop
3/8 – Uncork the Alleghenies – Altoona
3/8 – SnowBlast Winter Arts Festival – Emmaus
3/8 – Winter Jam: State College – State College
SOUTH CAROLINA
3/5-3/9 – Charleston Wine and Food Festival – Charleston
3/8 – Cottontown Art Crawl – Columbia
3/8 – Let the Shenanigans Begin: St. Patrick’s Festival – Moncks Corner
3/8 – BBQ and Brews – Summerville
3/8 – Surfside Beach BBQ Festival – Surfside Beach
3/8-3/9 – Low Country Pow Wow and Cultural Festival – Hardeeville
TENNESSEE
3/7 – Whiskey Warmer Memphis – Memphis
3/8 – County Sumner Irish Festival – Castalian Springs
3/8 – Mystical March at Collegedale Commons – Collegedale
3/8-3/9 – Chattanooga River Market I – Chattanooga
TEXAS
3/4-3/9 – Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo I – Houston
3/6-3/9 – Fulton Oysterfest – Fulton
3/6-3/9 – Texas Storytelling Festival – Denton
3/7 – Celina Friday Night Market I – Celina
3/7-3/8 – Fort Clark Days – Brackettville
3/7-3/9 – South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) I – Austin
3/7-3/9 – Big TX Fun Crawfish Festival I – Selma
3/8 – Grounds and Rounds Coffee and Beer Festival – Alamo
3/8 – Bedford Holi Festival of Color – Bedford
3/8 – Dallas Crawfish Kickoff Festival – Dallas
3/8 – Market in Floresville II – Floresville
3/8 – Holi Mela Dallas Festival of Colors – Parker
3/8 – Festival of Colors: Pearland Holi Extravaganza – Pearland
3/8 – Seguin Wino Wine Festival – Seguin
3/8 – The Woodlands Spicy Tails Art Sale – The Woodlands
3/8-3/9 – Beaumont Mural Festival – Beaumont
3/8-3/9 – Sherwood Forest Faire II – McDade
3/8-3/9 – Spring Festival at Rockberry Ranch I – Poteet
3/8-3/9* – Spring Fest at Historic Market Square I – San Antonio
VIRGINIA
3/4 – Mardi Gras Festival – McLean
3/8 – Balderinos Music Fest at Center of the Universe Brewing I – Ashland
3/8 – SheRocks Music and Arts Festival – McLean
3/8 – Old Town Celtic Fest – Winchester
3/8-3/9 – Highland County Maple Festival I – Monterey
WEST VIRGINIA
3/7 – Winter Jam: Charleston – Charleston
3/9 – Irish Spring Festival I – Ireland
WISCONSIN
3/8 – Pour Another Round Outdoor Winter Beer Festival – Green Bay
3/8 – Shamrock Shuffle – Milwaukee
3/8 – Bock Fest – Superior
3/8-3/9 – Coda Fest – Madison
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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