Upcoming Southern Festival Weekend: February 19-22, 2026

Vikings, Seafood and an assortment of Festivals!

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

Even as the dust is settling from all the Mardi Gras festivities, the festivals are not quite done.

Are they ever really done?

This weekend, you can still find some Mardi Gras celebrations in Arkansas, Florida, and South Carolina, while there’s a Viking Festival in Arkansas, Beer and Wine Festivals in a few states and Florida has plenty of Greek Festivals, Seafood Festivals, Renaissance Festivals and Strawberry Festivals throughout the state.

Here are some of the festivals that look great for this weekend…

Montgomery Jewish Food Festival in Alabama
Arkansas Viking Thing in Arkansas
The Sandestin Gumbo Festival in Florida
Mount Dora Scottish Highland Festival in Florida
SunWest Crab and Shrimp Festival in Florida
Swamp Cabbage Festival in Florida
Key Lime Pie Festival in Florida
Atlanta Jewish Life Festival in Georgia
Soul Food Festival in North Carolina
Sea and Sand Festival in South Carolina
Tennessee Winter Beer Fest in Tennessee
Richmond Beer 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 just started updating the festivals of October (a big festival month).

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-022226/

And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-022226
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-022226

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: February 19-22, 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

2/20-2/22 – Atmore Pro Rodeo – Atmore
2/21 – Anniston Museum’s Heritage Festival – Anniston
2/22 – Montgomery Jewish Food Festival – Montgomery

ARKANSAS

2/21 – SoMardi Gras – Little Rock
2/21-2/22 – Arkansas Viking Thing – Mt. Vernon

FLORIDA

2/18-2/21 – Whippersnap Music and Arts Festival – Brooksville
2/18-2/22 – 30A Wine Festival – Alys Beach
2/19-2/22 – Venice Italian Feast and Carnival – Venice
2/19-2/22 – South Beach Wine and Food Festival – Miami Beach
2/20-2/21 – Bradenton Area River Regatta – Bradenton
2/20-2/21 – Ribs on the Ridge – Haines City
2/20-2/21 – The Sandestin Gumbo Festival – Miramar Beach
2/20-2/22 – Fort Myers Greek Festival – Fort Myers
2/20-2/22 – Fort Pierce Greek Festival – Fort Pierce
2/20-2/22 – St. Katherine Greek Festival – Melbourne
2/20-2/22 – Mount Dora Scottish Highland Festival – Mount Dora
Weekend continues below…

2/20-2/22 – Foodees Food and Culture Festival: Dezerland Park – Orlando
2/20-2/22 – West Fest – Royal Palm Beach
2/20-2/22 – Glendi: St. Barbara Greek Festival – Sarasota
2/20-2/22 – Cathedral Festival – St. Augustine
2/20-2/22 – St. Petersburg Seafood and Music Festival – St. Petersburg
2/20-2/22 – Thunder on the Beach Powwow and Native American Experience – Vero Beach
2/20-2/22 – Strawberry Festival at Brownwood Paddock Square – The Villages
2/21 – SyFy – Bartow
2/21 – Bonita Brew Fest – Bonita Springs
2/21 – Enterprise Chili Cook Off – Deltona
2/21 – Riverwalk Chili Cook Off – Fort Lauderdale
2/21 – Blues-BQ – Leesburg
Weekend continues below…

2/21* – Sanford Porchfest – Sanford – CANCELLED
2/21 – Fiesta Day – Tampa
2/21-2/22 – Bay Area Renaissance Festival II – Dade City
2/21-2/22 – Florida Renaissance Festival and Craft Village III – Deerfield Beach
2/21-2/22 – Georgefest I – Eustis
2/21-2/22 – Amber Brooke Farm Strawberry Festival: Eustis II – Eustis
2/21-2/22 – Crafts on the River (Edison Festival of Light) – Fort Myers
2/21-2/22 – SunWest Crab and Shrimp Festival – Hudson
2/21-2/22 – Community First Seawalk Music Festival – Jacksonville Beach
2/21-2/22 – Turtle Fest – Juno Beach
2/21-2/22 – Jupiter Seafood Festival – Jupiter
2/21-2/22 – Swamp Cabbage Festival – LaBelle
2/21-2/22 – Lake Worth Street Painting Festival – Lake Worth
Weekend continues below…

2/21-2/22* – Brevard Renaissance Fair IV – Melbourne – CANCELLED
2/21-2/22 – Amber Brooke Farm Strawberry Festival: Mount Dora II – Mount Dora
2/21-2/22 – Pine Castle Pioneer Days – Orlando
2/21-2/22 – Palm Coast Strawberry Fest – Palm Coast
2/21-2/22 – Keel Farms Strawberry Bash – Plant City
2/21-2/22 – Safety Harbor Art and Seafood on the Waterfront – Safety Harbor
2/21-2/22 – Brews Around the Zoo – Sanford
2/21-2/22 – Key Lime Pie Festival – Viera
2/22 – Tampa Bay Jewish Food Festival – Clearwater
2/22 – Riverside Craft Beer Festival – Jacksonville
2/22 – Central Florida Dragon Parade and Lunar New Year Festival – Orlando
2/22 – Pensacola Chocolate and Cheese Fest – Pensacola

GEORGIA

2/21 – Atlanta Winter Wine Festival – Atlanta
2/21 – Okefenokee Smoke BBQ Festival and Car Show – Waycross
2/21-2/22 – Lunar New Year at Stone Mountain Park II – Stone Mountain
2/22 – Atlanta Jewish Life Festival – Atlanta

KENTUCKY

No festivals this weekend.

LOUISIANA

No festivals this weekend.

MISSISSIPPI

No festivals this weekend.

NORTH CAROLINA

2/21 – Soul Food Festival – Selma

SOUTH CAROLINA

2/20 – Winter Jam: Greenville – Greenville
2/20-2/22 – Vintage Market Days of Coastal Carolina: Spring – Myrtle Beach – My Review
2/21 – Aiken Mardi Gras Festival – Aiken
2/21 – Rock the Block – Charleston
2/21 – Sea and Sand Festival – Folly Beach
2/21 – Deep Winter Blues Festival – Pickens
2/21 – West Ashley Family Festival – Charleston
2/21-2/22 – Battle of Aiken Festival of Living History – Aiken
2/21-2/22 – American Heritage Festival – Lake City

TENNESSEE

2/21 – Tennessee Winter Beer Fest – Townsend

VIRGINIA

2/21 – Richmond Beer Fest – Richmond

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