Upcoming Holiday Festival Weekend: November 14-17, 2024

Holiday Light Festivals start up in many states, along with Holiday Markets, Food Festivals and more.

Welcome back, Festival Fans!

This weekend, as we get closer to Thanksgiving and Christmas, more Holiday Light Festivals are starting up, especially in states like Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.

More and more still start up through Thanksgiving and then they’ll run into Christmas, New Year’s Day or even into mid-January 2025.

You’re also going to find a decent amount of Holiday Markets and Christmas Festivals this weekend.

But, if you’re in the South especially, it’s not only about Christmas this weekend.

Florida, for example, has BBQ, Seafood, Beer, Cultural and Fine Arts Festivals.

Georgia offers festivals about Sugar Cane, Wine, Jewish Food and Chili.

Louisiana has a Beignet Festival while North Carolina has a Sweet Potato Festival.

And Texas is cooking up festivals celebrating BBQ, Latin Food, Jollof Rice, Grilled Cheese and more.

Here are some more suggestions, based on each state:

Alabama
Christmas Jubilee (Mobile)
Arkansas
Northern Lights Holiday Festival (Little Rock)
Delaware
Schellville I (Rehoboth Beach)
Florida
Haven Holiday Market (Winter Haven), DeLand Original Music Festival (DeLand)
Georgia
Art-Tiques Holiday Market – Buford), Atlanta Chili Cook Off (Atlanta)
Illinois
ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo I (Chicago)
Indiana
Ferdinand Christkindlmarkt (Ferdinand)

Iowa
No festivals this weekend.
Kentucky
J-Town Jingle Fest (Jeffersontown)
Louisiana
Beignet Fest (New Orleans)
Maryland
BAIC Pow-Wow (Timonium)
Michigan
Dutch WinterFest KerstMarkt I (Holland)
Minnesota
Holiday Fair (Saint Paul)
Mississippi
50 Nights of Lights I (Cleveland)

Missouri
North Pole Adventure I (Branson)
New Jersey
Christmas Fantasy with Lights I (Egg Harbor Township)
New York
Holiday Market at Genesee Country Village and Museum (Mumford)
North Carolina
Durham ArtWalk Holiday Market (Durham)
Pennsylvania
Brewsgiving Beer Festival (Pottsville)
South Carolina
Jingle Bell Market (Florence)
Tennessee
Christmas Village Holiday Market (Chattanooga)

Texas
Austin Mac and Grilled Cheese Festival (Bee Cave), Texas Craft Brewers Festival (Austin)
Virginia
Yorktown Harvest Festival (Yorktown)
Washington, DC
Downtown Holiday Market I
West Virginia
Oglebay’s Winter Festival of Lights II (Wheeling)
Wisconsin
Christmas by the Bay (Sturgeon Bay)

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Go through the listings and use the map to see what festival cities are near you.

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-111724/

AND, if you’re going to be in California this weekend, you can look at the weekend post specifically for that state at https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/california-weekend-111724

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: November 14-17, 2024

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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

11/15-11/16 – Galaxy of Lights I – Huntsville
11/15-11/16 – Hometown Marketplace: Holiday Edition – Boaz
11/15-11/17 – Christmas Jubilee – Mobile
11/16 – Morris Blue Spoon Chili Fest – Morris
11/16 – Christmas on Main Street – Oxford
11/16 – HoliGay Bazaar Market – Birmingham
11/17 – Christmas Nights in Lights I – Irvington

ARKANSAS

11/14-11/17 – GloWild Lantern Festival II – Little Rock
11/15-11/16 – Hollydays Festival and Gift Market– Hot Springs
11/16 – Northern Lights Holiday Festival – Little Rock

DELAWARE

11/15-11/17 – New Castle County Festival of Trees – Wilmington
11/16-11/17 – Schellville I – Rehoboth Beach

FLORIDA

Please double-check listings before traveling to festivals as recent weather may have cancelled or postponed events.

11/11 – Taste of the Island – Wilton Manors
11/11 – Casselberry Food and Wine Festival – Casselberry
11/13-11/17 – Sacred Heart Fall Festival – Pinellas Park
11/14-11/17 – Zen Awakening Festival – Lakeland
11/14-11/17 – Santa’s Enchanted Forest I – Hialeah
11/15-11/16 – Field of Dreamz Country Classic Music Festival – Port Charlotte
11/15-11/17 – Night Garden I – Coral Gables
11/15-11/17 – The Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens Asian Lantern Festival I – Sanford
11/15-11/18 – Siesta Key Crystal Classic International Sand Sculpting Festival – Sarasota
11/16 – Haven Holiday Market – Winter Haven
11/16 – DeLand Original Music Festival – DeLand
11/16 – Pensacola Fall Food Truck Fest – Pensacola
11/16 – “Let it Grow” Garden Festival and Plant Sale – Sebring
Weekend continues below…

11/16 – Miami Food Festival – Miami
11/16 – The Fuzzy Pineapple Fall Art and Craft Festival – Tallahassee – RAIN DATE
11/16 – Fine Craft and Arts Festival – Monticello
11/16 – Rocky Water Brew Fest – Melbourne
11/16 – Fort Lauderdale Water Lantern Festival – Fort Lauderdale
11/16 – USA Today Wine and Food Festival: Naples – Naples
11/16 – North Miami BrewFest – North Miami
11/16 – The Mall at University Town Center Fall Festival – Sarasota – RAIN DATE
11/16 – Big Belly BBQ Battle – Davenport
11/16 – Newberry Main Street Fall Festival – Newberry
11/16-11/17 – PeruFest USA – Miami
Weekend continues below…

11/16-11/17 – Sarasota Fine Art Show II – Sarasota
11/16-11/17 – Tinez Farms Fall Festival XI – Miami
11/16-11/17 – Treasure Coast Seafood Festival: Fall – Fort Pierce
11/16-11/17 – Sarasota’s Fall Festival and Carnival at The Mall at UTC – Sarasota
11/16-11/17* – Florida CraftArt Festival – St. Petersburg – CANCELLED
11/16-11/17 – Orlando Museum of Art’s Festival of Trees I – Orlando
11/16-11/17 – Sarasota Open Air Fine Art Show V – Sarasota
11/16-11/17 – Camelot Days Medieval Festival II – Hollywood
11/16-11/17 – Sarasota Medieval Fair III – Myakka City
11/16-11/17 – Riverfest Seafood Festival – Ormond Beach
11/16-11/17 – Ruskin Seafood and Arts Festival – Ruskin
11/17 – Goldenfest – North Fort Myers
11/17 – Miami Book Fair I – Miami
11/17 – Alachua Main Street Harvest Festival – Alachua

GEORGIA

Please double-check listings before traveling to festivals as recent weather may have cancelled or postponed events.

11/11-11/17 – Festival of Trees at Town Center at Cobb II – Kennesaw
11/14-11/17 – Winter Lantern Festival II – Lawrenceville
11/14-11/17 – IllumiNights at the Zoo: A Lantern Festival I – Atlanta
11/15-11/17 – Christmas Made in the South – Dalton
11/15-11/17 – Art-Tiques Holiday Market – Buford
11/15-11/17 – World of Illumination: Cosmic Sleighride I – Marietta
11/15-11/17 – Glow Light Show I – Lawrenceville
11/15-11/17 – Enchanted Garden of Lights I – Lookout Mountain
11/15-11/17 – Fantasy in Lights at Callaway Resort and Gardens I – Pine Mountain
Weekend continues below…

11/16 – Sugar Cane Festival – Twin City
11/16 – The Heart of Albany Festival (formerly Chalkfest) – Albany
11/16 – Celebrate the Holidays in Braselton – Braselton
11/16 – Atlanta Chili Cook Off – Atlanta
11/16 – Oatland Island Wildlife Center Harvest Festival – Savannah
11/16 – Dog Dayz of Fall – Cumming
11/16 – Kaolin Festival – Sandersville – RAIN DATE
11/16 – Santa’s Christmas Village Market – Ringgold
11/16 – Atlanta Fall Wine Festival – Atlanta
11/16 – Atlanta BBQ Store Classic – Cumming
11/16-11/17 – Garden Lights, Holiday Nights I – Atlanta
11/16-11/17 – Stone Mountain Christmas II – Stone Mountain
11/16-11/17 – Holiday Lights at Veteran’s Park I – Canton
11/17 – Shalom Y’all Jewish Food Festival – Savannah

ILLINOIS

11/15-11/17 – Mattoon Lightworks I – Mattoon
11/15-11/17 – Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden I – Glencoe
11/15-11/17* – Christkindlmarket Wrigleyville I – Chicago – CANCELLED
11/15-11/17 – Wonderlight’s Christmas in St. Louis I – Fairmont City
11/15-11/17 – ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo I – Chicago
11/16 – Finders Market III – Decatur
11/16-11/17 – Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum I – Lisle

INDIANA

11/11-11/17 – Christmas Nights of Lights II – Indianapolis
11/15-11/17 – Festival of Trees I – Indianapolis
11/16 – Frankton Christmas Festival – Frankton
11/16 – Wildflower Christmas Market – Terre Haute
11/16 – Humane Indiana Festival of Owls – Valparaiso
11/16-11/17 – Ferdinand Christkindlmarkt – Ferdinand

IOWA

No festivals this weekend.

KENTUCKY

11/11-11/17 – Patti’s Festival of Lights III – Grand Rivers
11/11-11/17 – Lights Under Louisville II – Louisville
11/15-11/17 – Festival of Trees and Lights – Louisville
11/15-11/17 – Light Up The Fair I – Burlington
11/17 – J-Town Jingle Fest – Jeffersontown

LOUISIANA

11/11-11/17 – Candy Cane Lane II – Calhoun
11/14-11/17 – LUNA Fête – New Orleans
11/16 – Smoke and Barrel – Lake Charles
11/16 – Beignet Fest – New Orleans
11/16-11/17 – Louisiana Renaissance Festival III – Hammond

MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC

11/15-11/17 – Downtown Holiday Market I – Washington, DC
11/15-11/17 – Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens I – Wheaton
11/16 – BAIC Pow-Wow – Timonium

MICHIGAN

11/15-11/16 – Merry Market GR – Grand Rapids
11/15-11/17 – Glenlore Trails Aurora I – Commerce Township
11/15-11/17 – Lansing Holiday Light Show I – Lansing
11/15-11/17 – Grand Rapids Christkindl Markt I – Grand Rapids
11/15-11/17 – Christmas Through Lowell – Lowell
11/16 – Dutch WinterFest KerstMarkt I – Holland
11/16-11/17 – Wonderland of Lights at Potter Park Zoo I – Lansing

MINNESOTA

11/16 – MN Christmas Market at Union Depot – Saint Paul
11/16 – Holiday Fair – Saint Paul
11/16-11/17 – Festival of Trees – Duluth

MISSISSIPPI

11/11-11/17 – 50 Nights of Lights I – Cleveland

MISSOURI

11/11-11/17 (Closed 11/12, 11/13) – An Old Time Christmas at Silver Dollar City III – Branson
11/11-11/17 – Let there Be Lights III – Branson
11/11-11/17 – Lights of Joy III – Branson
11/11-11/17 – Winter Magic III – Kansas City
11/11-11/17 – The Trail of Lights III – Branson
11/11-11/17 – GloWild at the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium XI – Kansas City
11/14-11/16 – Evergy Festival of Lights at Powell Gardens I – Kingsville
11/15-11/16 – 417 Christmas Market – Springfield
11/15-11/17 – Santa’s Magical Kingdom I – Eureka
11/16-11/17* – Chillicothe Festival of Lights I – Chillicothe
11/16-11/17 – North Pole Adventure I – Branson
11/16-11/17 – Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden I – St. Louis

NEW JERSEY

11/14-11/17 – Let It Glow: A Holiday Lantern Spectacular II – Paramus
11/15-11/17 – LuminoCity Festival I – Freehold
11/15-11/17 – Holiday Light Show at Diggerland I – West Berlin
11/16-11/17 – DiDonato’s Magical Holiday Express I – Hammonton
11/16-11/17 – Christmas Fantasy with Lights I – Egg Harbor Township

NEW YORK

11/11-11/17 (Closed 11/12, 11/13) – LuminoCity Festival II – East Meadow
11/15-11/17 – The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze X – Croton-on-Hudson
11/16-11/17 – Holiday Lane at American Christmas II – Mount Vernon
11/16-11/17 – Holiday Market at Genesee Country Village and Museum – Mumford

NORTH CAROLINA

Please double-check listings before traveling to festivals as recent weather may have cancelled or postponed events.

11/14-11/17 – Southern Christmas Show I – Charlotte
11/15 – Cary Night Market VI – Cary
11/15-11/17 – WNC Festival of Trees – Hayesville
11/15-11/17 – Winterfest at Carowinds I – Charlotte
11/15-11/17 – The North Carolina Arboretum’s Winter Lights I – Asheville
11/15-11/17 – Tanglewood Park Festival of Lights I – Clemmons
11/16 – Sweet Potato Festival and BBQ Competition – Rocky Mount
11/16-11/17 – NC Chinese Lantern Festival I – Cary
11/16-11/17 – Carolina Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace VII – Huntersville
11/16-11/17 – Kannapolis Celebration of Lights I – Kannapolis
11/16-11/17 – Durham ArtWalk Holiday Market – Durham

OHIO

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

PENNSYLVANIA

11/15-11/17 – Koziar’s Christmas Village III – Bernville
11/15-11/17 – Holiday Lights on the Lake I – Altoona
11/15-11/17 – Holiday Lights at Kennywood I – West Mifflin
11/15-11/17 – Wild Illuminations: A Holiday Lantern Experience I – Pittsburgh
11/15-11/17 – A Very Furry Christmas I – Langhorne
11/16 – Brewsgiving Beer Festival – Pottsville
11/16 – Philly Wine Fest: Fall – Philadelphia
11/16-11/17 – Scenery Hill Christmas Art Market and Light Up Night – Scenery Hill
11/17 – Harvest Wine Festival at Bear Creek Mountain Resort – Macungie

SOUTH CAROLINA

Please double-check listings before traveling to festivals as recent weather may have cancelled or postponed events.

11/15-11/17 – Holiday Festival of Lights I – Charleston
11/15-11/17 – Charleston Holiday Market – Charleston
11/15-11/17 – Holly Jolly Holiday Fair – Anderson
11/15-11/17 – Jingle Bell Market – Florence
11/15-11/17 – Riverbanks Zoo Wild Lights I – Columbia
11/16 – Native American Celebration at Hagood Mill – Pickens
11/16-11/17 – Mythical and Medieval Fest II – Myrtle Beach
11/17 – MashFest at Holy City Brewing – North Charleston

TENNESSEE

Please double-check listings before traveling to festivals as recent weather may have cancelled or postponed events.

11/11-11/17 – Lights Over Gatlinburg II – Gatlinburg
11/11-11/17 – Skyland Ranch Festival of Lights III – Sevierville
11/11-11/17 – The Dancing Lights of Christmas II – Lebanon
11/11-11/17 – Christmas at Gaylord Opryland II – Nashville
11/11-11/17 – Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas III – Pigeon Forge
11/15-11/16 – The Christmas Connection Artistic Creations Fair – Kingsport
11/15-11/17 – NoogaLigh ts at Choo Choo I – Chattanooga
11/15-11/17 – Pinnacle Speedway in Lights I – Bristol
11/15-11/17 – Wonders of Light Christmas Village II – Pigeon Forge
11/15-11/17 – Shadrack’s Christmas Adventure I – Sevierville
11/16 – Sugarfoot Holiday Market – Murfreesboro
11/16-11/17 – Christmas Village Holiday Market – Chattanooga
11/16-11/17 – Chriskindlmarkt at Mountain Arts Community Center – Signal Mountain
11/16-11/17 – Zoolumination: Chinese Festival of Lights I – Nashville
11/16-11/17 – Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees I – Memphis
11/17 – Donut Fest Memphis – Memphis

TEXAS

11/11-11/17 – The Light Park: Arlington III – Arlington
11/11-11/17 – Santa’s Ranch III – New Braunfels
11/11-11/17 – The Light Park: San Antonio III – Selma
11/11-11/17 – The Light Park: Frisco III – Frisco
11/11-11/17 – The Light Park: Katy III – Katy
11/11-11/17 – The Light Park: Spring III – Spring
11/13-11/17 – Holiday at the Arboretum I – Dallas
11/14-11/17 – Astra Lumina Dallas IV – Dallas
11/15-11/16 – Piney Park Trail of Lights I – Marshall
11/15-11/17 – Santa’s Wonderland I – College Station
11/15-11/17 – Seismic Dance Event – Austin
11/15-11/17 – Waco Cultural Arts Fest – Waco
11/15-11/17 – Fredericksburg Trade Days XI – Fredericksburg
11/15-11/17 – Magical Winter Lights I – Katy
11/15-11/17 – Sugar Land Holiday Lights I – Sugar Land
Weekend continues below…

11/16 – Jollof Festival Houston – Houston
11/16 – Blues, Bandits and BBQ – Dallas
11/16 – Water Lantern Festival: Austin – Austin
11/16 – George Ranch Frontier Days – Richmond
11/16 – Texas Craft Brewers Festival – Austin
11/16 – Houston Country, Folk & Red Dirt Festival at The Sound at Cypress Waters – Coppell
11/16 – Austin Sazón Latin Food Festival III – Austin
11/16* – Galveston Island International Festival – Galveston – CANCELLED
11/16 – Our Lady of Guadalupe Mega Festival – Sinton
11/16-11/17 – Zoo Lights at San Antonio Zoo I – San Antonio
11/16-11/17 – Big Top Shopping Festival in Downtown Conroe II – Conroe
11/16-11/17 – Texas Book Festival – Austin
11/16-11/17 – Galaxy Lights at Space Center Houston I – Houston
11/16-11/17 – Texas Renaissance Festival VI – Todd Mission
11/17 – Christ the King Fall Festival – Corpus Christi
11/17 – Austin Mac and Grilled Cheese Festival – Bee Cave

VIRGINIA

11/11-11/17 – Garden of Lights II – Norfolk
11/11-11/17 – Meadowlark Gardens Winter Walk of Lights II – Vienna
11/15-11/17 – Bull Run Festival of Lights I – Centreville
11/15-11/17 – Busch Gardens Christmas Town I – Williamsburg
11/15-11/17 – Winter Lantern Festival III – Tysons
11/16 – Bryant’s Cidery and Brewery Apple Butter Festival – Roseland
11/16 – Yorktown Harvest Festival – Yorktown
11/16-11/17 – DMV Chocolate and Coffee Festival – Chantilly

WEST VIRGINIA

11/11-11/17 – Oglebay’s Winter Festival of Lights II – Wheeling

WISCONSIN

11/15 – Flannel Fest I – Appleton
11/15-11/17 – Christmas by the Bay – Sturgeon Bay
11/15-11/17 – Country Christmas I – Pewaukee
11/16 – Flannel Fest II – Madison
11/16 – Legendary Waters Cheers Fest – Red Cliff
11/16 – Polish Heritage Club Christmas Market – Middleton

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