St. Patrick and Maple Syrup Celebrations, plus Holi Fests, Seafood and Rattlesnakes.
Welcome back, Festival Fans.
If you missed out on any of the St. Patrick’s Day and Maple Syrup Festivals last weekends, there are plenty more this weekend.
Irish Festivals can be found in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia AND West Virginia (practically all of them, really) while Maple Syrup Festivals can be found in Maryland, Michigan and Virginia.
Holi Fests are popular this weekend, especially in Alabama and Georgia with an Indian Festival in Virginia. Some other fun festivals to consider this weekend include Gilda’s LaughFest in Michigan, the DC Chocolate, Wine and Whiskey Festival, the Rattlesnake and Wildlife Festival in Georgia, the Ides of March ShakesBEER Festival in West Virginia, and the Big Ol’ Ballpark Fair in Alabama.
Florida is still the state with the most this weekend and there are many great eating festivals going on, such as Pigpalooza, the Italian Food Festival, the Englewood Shrimp and Music Festival, the Florida Strawberry Festival, the Marathon Seafood Festival, Taco Fest and more.
Wherever you are, be sure to check the lists below and always look to the map – as there may be something really close to you.
As you plan and enjoy your weekend, I will, once again, be going through the lists and checking for updates on May and June Festivals.
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: March 9-12, 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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My Experiences of this Weekend’s Festival
3/12 – The Vintage Market: Lucky Junkin’ – Monroe, Michigan – My Review
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ALABAMA
3/10-3/12 – Big Ol’ Ballpark Fair I – Madison
3/11 – Spring Festival in the Forest – Fairhope
3/11 – HOLI: A Festival of Colors – Birmingham
3/11 – Mobile Chili Cook Off – Mobile
3/11 – BBQ and Blues Cook-off – Foley
3/11-3/12 – Orange Beach Festival of Art – Orange Beach
DELAWARE
3/11 – Turners Irish Festival – Wilmington
3/11 – St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival – Dover
3/12 – St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festivities at Quayside – Milton
FLORIDA
3/6-3/12 – Florida Strawberry Festival II – Plant City
3/6-3/12 – Festival of the Arts Boca II – Boca Raton
3/6-3/12 – Daytona Beach Bike Week II – Daytona Beach
3/6-3/12 – Virginia Key Grassroots Festival – Virginia Key
3/8-3/11 – Emerald Coast Cruizin’ Car Show I – Panama City Beach
3/8-3/12 – Beach ‘N Boards Fest – Cocoa Beach
3/10-3/11 – Pigapalooza! – Mulberry
3/10-3/11 – Ocoee Music Festival – Ocoee
3/10-3/12 – Italian Food Festival – Vero Beach
3/10-3/12 – Englewood Shrimp and Music Festival – Englewood
3/10-3/12 – Will McLean Music Festival – Brooksville
3/10-3/12 – Millennial Brewing Co. St. Patrick’s Fest – Fort Myers
3/11 – Orlando Holi Festival – Orlando
3/11 – St. Pete Community Family Festival – St. Petersburg
3/11 – St. Patrick’s Day Festival – The Villages
3/11 – Manatee Pride Festival – Bradenton
3/11 – St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival – Delray Beach
3/11 – Lakewood Ranch Irish Celtic Festival – Bradenton
Weekend continues below…
3/11-3/12 – Fort Myers Beach Lions Club Shrimp Festival – Fort Myers Beach
3/11-3/12 – Marathon Seafood Festival – Marathon
3/11-3/12 – Jazz in the Gardens Music Fest – Miami Gardens
3/11-3/12 – Bay Area Renaissance Festival IV – Dade City
3/11-3/12 – St. Augustine Celtic Music and Heritage Festival – St. Augustine
3/11-3/12 – Tarpon Springs Fine Art Festival on the Bayou – Tarpon Springs
3/11-3/12 – Palm Coast Strawberry Fest – Palm Coast
3/11-3/12 – Speckled Perch Festival and Parade – Okeechobee
3/11-3/12 – Sarasota Open Air Fine Art Show III – Sarasota
3/11-3/12 – Florida Renaissance Festival and Craft Village VI – Deerfield Beach
3/12 – Pompano Beach Autumn Festival – Pompano Beach – USUALLY IN NOVEMBER
3/12 – Calle Ocho Music Festival – Miami
3/12 – Ocala Veg Fest – Ocala
3/12 – Taco Fest – Fort Myers
3/12 – Temple Terrace Chalk Festival – Temple Terrace
3/12 – Gulfport Peace, Love and Pride Fest – Gulfport
GEORGIA
3/9-3/12 – Georgia Tribute Festival – Brunswick
3/10-3/11 – Celtic Heritage Festival of Savannah – Savannah
3/10-3/11 – Irish Balloon Festival (Dublin-Laurens St. Patrick’s Festival) – Dublin
3/10-3/11 – Scottish Heritage Days – Darien
3/10-3/12 – Grilled Cheese Festival at Society Garden – Macon
3/11 – Georgian Cultural Festival – Sugar Hill
3/11 – Taste of Suwanee – Suwanee
3/11 – Color/Holi Festival – Cumming
3/11 – Atlanta Brunch Festival II – Atlanta
3/11 – South Georgia Wine Festival – Wray
3/11-3/12 – Valdosta-Lowndes Azalea Festival – Valdosta
3/11-3/12 – Forsythia Festival – Forsyth
3/11-3/12 – Rattlesnake and Wildlife Festival – Claxton
3/11-3/12 – Shamrock City I – Lookout Mountain
3/12 – Jewish Food Festival – Brunswick
ILLINOIS
3/11 – Shamrocked: Woodstock Street Fest – Woodstock
3/11 – Irish American Heritage Center St. Patrick’s Festival – Chicago
INDIANA
3/10-3/11 – Jay County Fiber Arts Festival – Portland
3/11 – Get Green Fest – Fort Wayne
3/11 – New Castle on Tap: St. Paddy’s Day Festival – New Castle
3/11 – BrrrFest Craft Beer Festival – Bluffton
KENTUCKY
3/10-3/12 – Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo I – Louisville
3/11 – St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival – Lexington
3/11-3/12 – Kentucky Crafted Market – Lexington
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
3/10-3/11 – Baltimore Old Time Music Festival – Baltimore
3/11 – Westminster Irish Festival – Westminster
3/11 – Norooz Market D.C. – Washington, DC
3/11 – DC Chocolate, Wine and Whiskey Festival – Washington, DC
3/11 – Quad State Beer Fest: ShamRocked – Boonsboro
3/11 – Ocean City St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Irish Festival – Ocean City
3/11-3/12 – Maple Syrup Festival I – Thurmont
3/12 – DMV Holi: Festival of Colors and Campfire – Ijamsville
MICHIGAN
3/8-3/12 – Gilda’s LaughFest – Grand Rapids
3/11 – Maple Sugar Festival – Kalamazoo
3/11 – Peace, Love and Hippies Indoor Spring Festival: Lapeer – Lapeer
3/11 – Southern Michigan Winter Beer Festival – Jackson
3/11 – St. Pat’s Day Celebration – Grand Ledge
3/12 – The Vintage Market: Lucky Junkin’ – Monroe – My Review
MISSISSIPPI
3/11 – Grillin’ on the Green – Biloxi
NEW YORK
No festivals this weekend.
NORTH CAROLINA
3/10-3/11 – Carolina FiberFest – Raleigh
3/11 – Asheville Wine and Chocolate Festival – Asheville
3/11 – St. Patrick’s Day Festival at Salty Air Open Market – Cedar Point
3/11 – Vass Spring Festival – Vass
3/11 – Wilmington Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival – Wilmington
3/11 – Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Day Festival – Emerald Isle
3/11 – Raleigh St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival – Raleigh
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
3/10-3/12 – Clarion River Jam Bluegrass Festival – Clarion
3/11 – Uncork the Alleghenies – Altoona
SOUTH CAROLINA
3/11 – Cottontown Art Crawl – Columbia
3/11 – Beertopia: A Festive Utopia of Beer – Fort Mill
3/11 – ArtFest – Mount Pleasant
3/11 – Raise a Paw Craft and Vendor Festival – Greer
3/11 – Lake Carolina Shamrocks and Shenanigans St. Patrick’s Festival – Columbia
3/11 – Folly Pier Fest – Folly Beach
3/11 – St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival – North Myrtle Beach
3/11-3/12 – Low Country Pow Wow and Cultural Festival – Hardeeville
3/12 – Isle of Palms Songwriters Festival – Isle of Palms
TENNESSEE
3/11 – County Sumner Irish Festival – Castalian Springs
3/11 – Smithville Spring Festival – Smithville
3/12 – Soulful Food Truck Festival – Memphis
VIRGINIA
3/11 – Winchester Celtic Fest – Winchester
3/11 – Shamrock Festival – Roanoke
3/11 – Shamrock the Block – Richmond
3/11 – Punjabi Mela North Indian Festival – Richmond
3/11-3/12 – Highland County Maple Festival I – Monterey
3/12 – Oyster Roast, Orange Crush and Craft Beer Festival – Virginia Beach
WEST VIRGINIA
3/10 – The Ides of March ShakesBEER Festival – Terra Alta
3/12 – Irish Spring Festival I – Ireland
WISCONSIN
3/10 – Baraboo Brew Ha Ha – Baraboo
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Festival Schedule Pages
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