Crawfish, Swamps, Mules and some Banana Pudding, .
It’s a truly interesting selection of festivals this upcoming weekend with all sorts of things to eat, drink and celebrate. Southern States, namely Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, are holding the majority of this week’s festivals and there are some good ones.
If you love crawfish, you need to head to Alabama, as there are three festivals partnered with a rodeo (Jemison), music (Ozark) and margaritas (Foley). Florida and Georgia are both celebrating swamps this weekend while both Georgia and Tennessee have Banana Pudding Festivals. Meanwhile, Columbia, Tennessee is all about the Mules.
But there are also festivals about wine, beer, bourbon, whisky, BBQ, Storytelling, music, Highland Games, soda, strawberries, and more.
Definitely take a look at the lists below and check out the variety. As we move through April and get into May, these lists are just going to get longer and longer. I’m very excited!
Here are some weekend options in each state that I would consider…
Alabama
Wilson Pickett Music and Arts Festival (Prattville), Ozark Crawdad and Music Festival
Florida
Sebring Soda Fest, Sarasota Chalk Festival
Georgia
State Banana Pudding Festival (Irwinton), Acworth Art Fest
Illinois
Boneyard Arts Festival (Champaign County)
Indiana
No festivals this weekend.
Kentucky
Tater Day (Benton)
Michigan
Fool Moon (Ann Arbor)
New York
Buffalo Mac and Cheese Festival
North Carolina
Dreamville Festival (Raleigh), NC Small Batch Beer Festival (Asheville)
Pennsylvania
Tartan Day (Pittsburgh)
South Carolina
Flowertown Festival (Summerville), Tartan Day South Highland Games and Celtic Festival (Cayce)
Tennessee
Mule Day (Columbia), Cookeville Banana Pudding Festival
West Virginia
No festivals this weekend.
Wisconsin
Phelps Maple Syrup Fest
Thanks for checking this week’s Upcoming Festival Post. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Love, Peace and Festival Grease!
Upcoming Festival Weekend: March 31 – April 3, 2022
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MAP of festival and fair food cities this weekend.
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Reviews of Festivals This Weekend
No festival reviews this weekend.
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ALABAMA
4/1-4/2 – Three Creek Fest – Millport
4/1-4/2 – Deep South Rodeo and Crawfish Festival – Jemison
4/2 – Ozark Crawdad and Music Festival – Ozark
4/2 – Mudbugs and Margaritas – Foley
4/2 – Spring Fling Music Festival – Mobile
4/2 – Wilson Pickett Music and Arts Festival – Prattville
FLORIDA
4/1-4/2 – Springtime Tallahassee – Tallahassee
4/1-4/2 – Florideah Swampfest – Wildwood
4/1-4/3 – Sebring Soda Fest – Sebring
4/1-4/3 – PhilFest – Tampa
4/1-4/3 – Naples Blues and BBQ Festival – Naples
4/1-4/3 – Sarasota Chalk Festival – Sarasota
4/1-4/3 – Bay Area Renaissance Festival VII – Dade City
4/1-4/3 – Chalk Festival – Venice
4/1-4/3 – Springing the Blues – Jacksonville Beach
4/2 – Spring Fling Hop and Shop – Bartow
4/2 – Black Gold Jubilee – Belle Glade
4/2 – TurtleFest – Juno Beach
4/2 – Romelia Farms Fool’s Day Festival – Merritt Island
4/2 – Railroad Days Festival – Callahan
4/2 – Dunedin Highland Games and Festival – Dunedin
4/2 – The Redland Blues and BBQ Festival – Homestead
4/2-4/3 – Fiesta in the Park – Orlando
4/2-4/3 – Barberville Pioneer Settlement Spring Frolic – Barberville
4/2-4/3 – Florida Keys Seafood Festival – Key West – USUALLY IN JANUARY
4/2-4/3 – Bradford County Strawberry Festival – Starke
4/2-4/3 – Pensacola JazzFest – Pensacola
4/2-4/3 – Timberline Farm Butterfly and Blueberry Festival I – Belleview
4/2-4/3 – Dania Beach Arts and Seafood Celebration – Dania Beach
4/2-4/3 – Sarasota Open Air Fine Art Show III – Sarasota
4/2-4/3 – Bern’s Winefest I – Tampa
GEORGIA
3/28-4/3 – Savannah Music Festival II – Savannah
3/31-4/2 – Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival – Blairsville
4/1-4/2 – Swampfest – Waycross
4/1-4/2 – Williamson Wisteria Festival – Williamson
4/1-4/2 – Cherokee of Georgia Spring Pow Wow – St. George
4/1-4/3 – Blessing of the Fleet – Darien
4/2 – Hot Glass Beer Festival – Americus
4/2 – State Banana Pudding Festival – Irwinton
4/2 – Camak Bluegrass Music Festival – Camak
4/2 – Georgia Craft Brewers Festival – Atlanta
4/2 – Summerville Main Street Spring Market – Summerville
4/2-4/3 – Acworth Art Fest – Acworth
4/2-4/3 – Spring Festival on Ponce – Atlanta
ILLINOIS
4/1-4/3 – Boneyard Arts Festival – Champaign County
INDIANA
No festivals this weekend.
KENTUCKY
3/31-4/3 – Wild Lights at the Louisville Zoo III – Louisville
4/1-4/4 – Tater Day – Benton
4/2-4/3 – Spring Market at the Farm – Scottsville
MICHIGAN
4/1 – Fool Moon – Ann Arbor
4/1-4/2 – Detroit Bourbon Fest – Detroit
4/2 – Monroe Street Fair and Hash Bash Festival – Ann Arbor
NEW YORK
4/2 – Buffalo Mac and Cheese Festival – Buffalo
4/2-4/3 – CNY Maple Festival – Marathon
NORTH CAROLINA
4/1 – Spring Pottery and Glass Festival – Creedmoor
4/1-4/2 – Newport Pig Cookin’ Contest – Newport
4/1-4/3 – Charlotte SHOUT! I – Charlotte
4/2 – Cary Tacos ‘N Taps – Cary
4/2 – NC Small Batch Beer Festival – Asheville
4/2 – Cruise-In at the Barn and Truck Show – Leland
4/2 – Pride Winston-Salem Trans Pride Festival – Winston- Salem
4/2 – Downtown Randleman Spring Fling – Randleman
4/2 – The Bond Brothers’ Mid-Town Square Festival – Cary
4/2 – Union Market Pop-Up – Monroe
4/2 – Paws in the Park – Pineville
4/2 – NC Small Batch Beer Festival – Asheville
4/2-4/3 – Dreamville Festival – Raleigh
4/2-4/3 – Poplar Grove Herb and Garden Fair – Wilmington
4/3 – Wake Forest Veg Fest – Wake Forest
OHIO
Ohio Festivals can be found at ohiofestivals.net/ohio-festivals/
PENNSYLVANIA
4/2 – Tartan Day – Pittsburgh
4/2 – Hopewell Spring Fest – Aliquippa
4/2-4/3 – Asbury Woods Maple Festival – Erie
SOUTH CAROLINA
3/30-4/3 – Columbia Food and Wine Festival – Columbia
3/31 – Taste of Lake Murray – Columbia
3/31-4/2 – Florence Wine and Food Festival – Florence
3/31-4/3 – Tartan Day South Highland Games and Celtic Festival – Cayce
4/1 – Lower Saluda Craft BeerFest – Columbia
4/1-4/3 – Flowertown Festival – Summerville
4/1-4/3 – Myrtle Beach Food Truck Festival – Myrtle Beach
4/2 – Cheraw Spring Festival – Cheraw
4/2 – Hey Honey, It’s a Bee Festival! – North Charleston
4/2-4/3 – Historic Pendleton Spring Jubilee – Pendleton
TENNESSEE
3/28-4/3 – Mule Day – Columbia
3/29-4/2 – Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival – Nashville
4/1 – East Nashville Night Market III – Nashville
4/1-4/2 – Atoka BBQ Fest – Atoka
4/2 – Cookeville Banana Pudding Festival – Cookeville
4/2 – Celebration of Craft – Cookeville
4/2 – Whiskey Warmer Franklin – Franklin
4/2-4/3 – Vintage 901 Spring Festival – Memphis
WEST VIRGINIA
No festivals this weekend.
WISCONSIN
4/2 – Phelps Maple Syrup Fest – Phelps
4/2 – Plymouth Maple Festival – Plymouth
4/2 – Fiddle Fest at the Sawmill Saloon – Hayward
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