Upcoming Southern Festival Weekend: February 5-8, 2026

Oysters, King Cake, Cultural Festival and more!

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

The weather should be much better for festivals this weekend so get out while you can.

Festivals this weekend include some early Valentine’s Day themes, including Love and Chocolate. There are also Mardi Gras Festivals, Winter Fests, Beer Festivals, Orange Festivals in Florida and more.

Here are some festivals that look good to me this weekend…

Gumbo and Alabama Slammer Festival in Alabama
Frost Fest in Arkansas
Brooksville Tangerine Festival in Florida
Love is Love Fest in Florida
Saint George Island ShrimpFest in Florida
Big Orange Day in Florida
Panama City Beach Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival in Florida
Savannah Irish Festival in Georgia
Twin Cities Krewe de Rivière Parade in Louisiana
Krewe of Janus Mardi Gras Parade in Louisiana
Queen City Brewers Festival in North Carolina
Colour of Music in South Carolina
Sweetheart Market in Tennessee
Chocolate Lovers Festival in Virginia
Chocolate Fest in Virginia

If you don’t see any festivals you like (or if there are no festivals going on in your state), you can see what’s going on later in the year via the 2026 Festival Guide.

This week, I’ve been updating festivals in September and soon will be giving another look at the May Festivals.

So keep checking the guide and please share it with others!

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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-020826/

And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-020826
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-020826

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: February 5-8, 2026

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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.

ALABAMA

2/5-2/8 – Mardi Gras at MidCity I – Huntsville
2/7 – Mardi Gras on Main – Enterprise
2/7 – Millbrook Revelers Mardi Gras Festival and Parade – Millbrook
2/7-2/8 – Gumbo and Alabama Slammer Festival – Foley

ARKANSAS

2/7 – Frost Fest – Fayetteville

FLORIDA

2/5-2/7 – Big Cypress Indigenous Arts and Music Festival – Clewiston
2/5-2/9 – Farm to Grass MamaLinda Music Festival – Fort Pierce
2/6 – Soul Fest – Oakland Park
2/6 – Orlando Whiskey Festival – Orlando
2/6-2/7* – Celtic Family Jamboree – Brooksville – DISCONTINUED
2/6-2/7 – St. Andrews Mardi Gras Festival – Panama City
2/6-2/8 – Spirit of the Buffalo Pow Wow II – Auburndale
2/6-2/8 – Bonita Springs Seafood and Music Festival – Bonita Springs
2/6-2/8 – Foodees Food and Culture Festival: Lakeland – Lakeland
2/6-2/8 – Everglades Bluegrass Festival – North Miami Beach
2/7 – Brooksville Tangerine Festival – Brooksville
2/7 – Cocoa Village Brewer’s Bash – Cocoa
2/7 –Farm Festival and Quilt Show – Dade City
2/7 – Love is Love Fest – DeLand
Weekend continues below…

2/7 – Saint George Island ShrimpFest – Eastpoint
2/7 – Honey and Arts Festival – Lealman
2/7 – Soul Beach Food Festival – Miami Beach
2/7 – Ortona Cane Grinding Festival – Moore Haven
2/7 – Newberry Blues and BBQ Festival – Newberry
2/7 – Biz Art in the Park – North Lauderdale
2/7 – Taste of Okeechobee – Okeechobee
2/7 – Central Florida Chili Cookoff – Orlando
2/7 – India Day – Orlando
2/7 – Granada Grand Festival of the Arts – Ormond Beach
2/7* – Mosquito County Festival – St. Cloud – DISCONTINUED
Weekend continues below…

2/7 – St. Petersburg Beer Wine and Spirits Fest – St. Petersburg
2/7 – Tampa Bay/St. Pete Whiskey Riot – St. Petersburg
2/7 – The Fuzzy Pineapple Dessert Festival – Tallahassee
2/7 – Tamarac Multi Cultural Festival – Tamarac
2/7 – Coral Isles Church Winter Festival – Tavernier
2/7 – Big Orange Day – Umatilla
2/7-2/8 – West Palm Beach Fine Art Show I – West Palm Beach
2/7-2/8 – Florida Renaissance Festival and Craft Village I – Deerfield Beach
2/7-2/8 – ArtFest Fort Myers – Fort Myers
2/7-2/8 – Bacon Burger and Beer Festival – Fort Pierce
2/7-2/8 – Central Florida Tet Festival – Orlando
2/7-2/8 – Panama City Beach Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival – Panama City Beach
2/7-2/8 – ArtsFest – Stuart
2/7-2/8 – Gardenfest! – Vero Beach
2/8 – Sanford Food Truck Fiesta II – Sanford

GEORGIA

2/6-2/7 – K-BAY Mardi Gras Festival – Kingsland
2/6-2/8 – Athens Wine Weekend – Athens
2/7-2/8 – Colonial Faire and Muster – Savannah
2/7-2/8 – Savannah Irish Festival – Savannah

KENTUCKY

No festivals this weekend.

LOUISIANA

2/6-2/7 – Family Gras – New Orleans
2/6-2/7* –Louisiana Culture Festival – New Orleans – DISCONTINUED
2/7 – Market at the Marina II – Houma
2/7 – Krewe of Janus Mardi Gras Parade – Monroe
2/7 – Krewe of Centaur Mardi Gras Parade/Red River Mardi Gras Bash I – Shreveport
2/7 – Vinton Mardi Gras Festival and Chicken Run – Vinton
2/7 – Twin Cities Krewe de Rivière Parade – West Monroe
2/7-2/8 – Acadiana Renaissance Faire V – Ville Platte

MISSISSIPPI

No festivals this weekend.

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