Even more St. Patrick’s Day and Irish Festivals, plus more Maple Syrup and a Testicle Festival.
Top O’ the mornin’ to you, Festival Fans.
Hopefully, you’ve had some practice at an Irish Festival or two in the past few weeks because you can really get your Guinness on during this big Irish festival weekend for anyone who’s a fan of good ole St. Patrick.
If there’s not specifically a St. Patrick’s Celebration in your state, there is likely an Irish Festival, a Celtic Festival, a Shamrock Festival, a Clover Beer Fest (Washington, DC), and/or possibly an Irish Italian Festival (Hattiesburg, MS).
Then, if you party hard on Friday evening and need something for the tummy Saturday morn, you can venture to Michigan for an annual Testicle Festival (Review) where bull testicles are cleaned, sliced and fried to be served along with chicken gizzards, baked beans, coleslaw, and a roll…
…it really is delicious.
If that’s not your thing, no worries.
Alabama has a Chocolate Festival that sounds nice and Florida has Seafood Festivals, BBQ Festivals, a Turtlefest and more. There’s also a Cherry Blossom Festival in Georgia, a Storytelling Festival in Kentucky, an Oyster Roast and Sock Burning in Maryland, and more Maple Festivals in various states.
It’s an interesting festival weekend, so be sure to go through all the lists, check out the map and even look at a review or two.
And please don’t forget to share the Festival Guides with your friends and family.
Until next week…
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: March 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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My Experiences of this Weekend’s Festival
3/18 – Testicle Festival – Deerfield, Michigan – My Review
3/17-3/19 – Vintage Market Days of Asheville Metro “Hello Darling” – Fletcher, North Carolina – My Review
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ALABAMA
3/13-3/19 – Big Ol’ Ballpark Fair II – Madison
3/17 – Night Market at Pepper Place I – Birmingham
3/17-3/19 – Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival – Fairhope
3/18 – Ashford Spring Fling and Music Festival – Ashford
3/18 – Mobile Chocolate Festival – Mobile
3/18 – Shoal Creek Music Festival – Shoal Creek Valley
3/18 – Hanceville Irish Festival – Hanceville
3/19 – Azalea Festival – Semmes
DELAWARE
No festivals this weekend.
FLORIDA
3/14 – Afro Roots Fest Miami Beach – Miami Beach
3/16-3/19 – Reggae Rise Up – St. Petersburg
3/16-3/19 – Gulf Beaches Rotary Spring Break Waterfront Festival – Madeira Beach
3/17 – Orlando Whiskey Festival – Orlando
3/17 – River O’Green Fest – Tampa
3/17-3/18 – St. Patrick’s Day Festival at the MIDFLORIDA Event Center – Port Saint Lucie
3/17-3/18 – Oviedo St. Patrick’s Day Festival in the Park – Oviedo
3/17-3/18 – BBQ and Chili Competition – Leesburg
3/17-3/19 – Crooked Can Celtic Festival – Winter Garden
3/17-3/19 – Miami Orange Crush Festival I – Miami
3/17-3/19 – River Days & Craft Brew Hullabaloo – Sebastian
3/17-3/19 – The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival – Winter Park
3/17-3/19 – Treasure Coast Ribs and Wings Festival – Fort Pierce
3/18 – Barefoot Mailman Family Beach Day – Lantana
3/18 – Blues and BBQ – Tampa
3/18 – TurtleFest – Juno Beach
3/18 – Pasco Blues Festival – Land O’ Lakes
3/18 – Veg Head Music Festival – Sarasota
3/18 – ShrimpaPalooza – Homosassa
3/18 – Big Bend Brew Fest – Perry
Weekend continues below…
3/18 – Margarita and Taco Festival – Ave Maria
3/18 – Kowtown Festival – Kissimmee
3/18 – Clewiston Sugar Festival – Clewiston
3/18 – Rainbow Springs Art Festival – Dunnellon
3/18 – Down Home Street Festival – Bonifay
3/18-3/19 – Suncreek Brewery Irish Fest – Clermont
3/18-3/19 – Bay Area Renaissance Festival V – Dade City
3/18-3/19 – Kanapaha Botanical Gardens Spring Garden Festival – Gainesville
3/18-3/19 – Suncreek Brewery’s Irish Fest – Clermont
3/18-3/19 – Royal Palm Beach Seafood Festival – Royal Palm Beach
3/18-3/19 – Safety Harbor Bloom N Chalkfest – Safety Harbor
3/18-3/19 – Coral Springs Festival of the Arts – Coral Springs
3/18-3/19 – Innings Festival – Tampa
3/18-3/19 – Anna Maria Island Springfest – Holmes Beach
3/18-3/19 – Florida Renaissance Festival and Craft Village VII – Deerfield Beach
3/19 – FORD SW Florida Cuban Sandwich Festival – Fort Myers
GEORGIA
3/16-3/18 – Swamptown Getdown Music Festival – Waycross
3/17 – St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade – Savannah
3/17-3/18 – Fitzgerald Wild Chicken Festival – Fitzgerald
3/17-3/19 – International Cherry Blossom Festival I – Macon
3/17-3/19 – Lake Oconee Food and Wine Festival – Greensboro
3/18 – Memories in Monroe Car Show – Monroe
3/18 – Woodbine Jazz n Arts Festival – Woodbine
3/18 – Suwanee Beer Fest– Suwanee
3/18 – Decatur International Festival – Decatur
3/18 – Frühlingsfest – Avondale Estates
3/18 – Spring Foliage Fest – Jefferson
3/18 – OakFest – Thomasville
3/18 – Rockmart Heritage Days and Welshfest – Rockmart
3/18 – Dublin-Laurens St. Patrick’s Arts and Crafts Festival – Dublin
3/18-3/19 – RiverBlast Festival – Columbus
3/18-3/19 – Shamrock City II – Lookout Mountain
3/19 – Ostara Festival: A Day of Growth – Macon
ILLINOIS
3/17-3/19 – McHenry ShamROCKS the Fox – McHenry
3/18 – Yorkville St. Patrick’s Day Celebration – Yorkville
3/18 – The Forge St. Patrick’s Weekend Festival – Lemont
3/19 – Buzz’d Beer Festival – Alton
INDIANA
3/18 – Corkscrew and Brew Wine and Beer Festival – Chesterton
3/18-3/19 – Sugar Camp Days – New Carlisle
KENTUCKY
3/16-3/19 – Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo II – Louisville
3/17-3/19 – Cumberland Falls Storytelling Festival – Corbin
3/17-3/19 – The Great American Bluegrass Jam (formerly Kentucky Fried Pickin’) – Owensboro
3/19 – Kentucky Vintage Festival – Lexington
MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC
3/17 – Rockville International Night – Rockville
3/18 – Oyster Roast and Sock Burning – Annapolis
3/18-3/19 – Maple Syrup Festival II – Thurmont
3/19 – Clover Beer Fest – Washington, DC
MICHIGAN
3/15-3/18 – Clare Irish Festival – Clare
3/17 – Detroit Shamrock Festival – Detroit
3/18 – Irish on Ionia – Grand Rapids
3/18 – Testicle Festival – Deerfield – My Review
3/18-3/19 – Maple Festival I – Jones
MISSISSIPPI
3/17 – Ocean Springs St. Paddy’s Day Celebration – Ocean Springs
3/18 – Unity Festival – Gulfport
3/18 – St. Thomas Irish Italian Festival – Hattiesburg
3/18 – North Mississippi Songwriters Festival – Corinth
NEW YORK
3/17 – St. Patrick’s Day Celebration – Niagara Falls
NORTH CAROLINA
3/17 – Downtown St. Paddy’s Day Bash – Burlington
3/17 – Cary Night Market I – Cary
3/17-3/19 – Vintage Market Days of Asheville Metro “Hello Darling” – Fletcher – My Review
3/18 – St. Patrick’s Day Festival at Lafayette Village – Raleigh
3/18 – WoodMill Winery Spring Wine Festival – Vale
3/18 – Morrisville Holi Celebration – Morrisville
3/18 – Homegrown Festival – Raleigh
3/18 – Solstice Healing Arts and Music Festival – Carolina Beach
3/18-3/19 – Lebanese Festival at the Triangle Lebanese American Center – Raleigh
3/19 – Vegan Mac and Cheese CookOff – Carrboro
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
3/17-3/19 – Pittsburgh Arts & Crafts Spring Fever Festival – Monroeville
3/18 – Upper Bucks Celtic Festival – Perkasie
SOUTH CAROLINA
3/17 – Lucky Shamrock Festival – Florence
3/18 – St. Pat’s in Five Points – Columbia
3/18 – St. Patrick’s Day Festival – Clover
3/18 – Spring Wing Fest – North Augusta
3/18 – Kidsfest at Hagood Mill – Pickens
3/18 – Moncks Corner St. Patrick’s Festival – Moncks Corner
3/18 – Charleston Brunch Festival – Charleston
3/18 – Baxter Village/Fort Mill Spring Festival – Fort Mill
3/18-3/19 – The Kite Festival at Huntington Beach State Park – Murrells Inlet
TENNESSEE
3/18 – Daffodil Day – Bell Buckle
3/18 – Irish Celebration – Erin
3/18 – ICCT Holi Celebrations – Memphis
3/18 – St. Patrick’s Day Festival at Harris Park – Dunlap
3/18 – St. Patrick’s Extravaganza – Manchester
3/19 – Knox Shamrock Fest – Knoxville
VIRGINIA
3/18 – St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery – Richmond
3/18 – Taste of New Orleans Festival – Newport News
3/18-3/19 – Highland County Maple Festival II – Monterey
3/18-3/19 – Virginia Country Living Festival – Fishersville
WEST VIRGINIA
3/16-3/19 – Irish Spring Festival II – Ireland
3/18 – Maple Days Festival at Freefolk – Fayetteville
3/18 – Pocahontas County Maple Days II – Hillsboro
3/18 – St. Patrick’s Day Celebration – Martinsburg
3/18-3/19 – Maple Syrup Festival – Pickens
WISCONSIN
3/18 – New Dublin Irish Fest – New London
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Festival Schedule Pages
Miami | Tallahassee/Florida Panhandle | Tampa
Akron/Canton | Cincinnati | Cleveland | Columbus | Dayton | Toledo
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