Upcoming Southern Festival Weekend: March 12-15, 2026

Irish Festivals, Flower Fests, Spring Festivals, Seafood Fests and so much more!

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner (March 17) and there are many festivals to celebrate it this weekend, although I am listing this weekend’s festivals through St. Patrick’s Day to capture those fests in this post.

If corned beef and beer isn’t for you, there are still plenty of other festivals to celebrate.

Celebrations include Powwows, Festival Markets, Seafood Festivals, Music Festivals, Art Festivals, Cultural Festivals and so much more.

Here are some of the festivals going on in each state (including some St. Patrick’s Day Festivals)…

Orange Beach Festival of Art in Alabama
Hanceville Irish Festival in Alabama
World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Arkansas
Wye Daffodil Festival in Arkansas
Shamrock Festival in Florida
Gainesville Guitar Festival in Florida
Clewiston Sugar Festival in Florida
ShrimpaPalooza in Florida
River O’Green Fest in Florida
Rattlesnake and Wildlife Festival in Georgia
Dublin-Laurens St. Patrick’s Arts and Crafts Festival in Georgia
St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival in Kentucky
Moon Pie Festival in Louisiana
Hattiesburg Craft Beer Festival in Mississippi
Wilmington Shamrock Fest in North Carolina
Charlotte Villain Arts Tattoo Festival in North Carolina
South Carolina Pimento Cheese Festival in South Carolina
Greenville St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival in South Carolina
Lucky Shamrock Market in Tennessee
McLean Chocolate Festival in Virginia

Find many more in the list before and don’t forget about the map.

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.

Currently, I am working on a second round of June Festival updates.

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-031526/

And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-031526
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-031526

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: March 12-15, 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

3/13 – Ross Bridge Lucky Market – Hoover
3/13-3/14 – BBQ and Blues Cook-off – Foley
3/14 – ShamROCK and Shop at Cahaba Brewing Company – Birmingham
3/14 – Mt. Laurel Spring Festival – Birmingham
3/14 – Hanceville Irish Festival – Hanceville
3/14-3/15 – North Alabama Scottish Festival and Highland Games (formerly Rocket City) – Decatur
3/14-3/15 – Orange Beach Festival of Art – Orange Beach
3/15 – The Market at MidCity I – Huntsville

ARKANSAS

3/12-3/14 – Mountain View Spring Bluegrass Festival – Mountain View
3/12-3/15 – Jasper Jeep Jam – Jasper
3/13-3/15 – Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival – Hot Springs
3/14 –Camden Daffodil Festival – Camden
3/14 – Barket Market – Paragould
3/14 – St. Patty’s on the Square – Pocahontas
3/14-3/15 – Wye Daffodil Festival I – Bigelow
3/17- World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Hot Springs

FLORIDA

3/12-3/14 – Emerald Coast Cruizin’ Car Show: Spring – Panama City Beach
3/12-3/14 – Florideah Swampfest – Wildwood
3/12-3/15 – Reggae Rise Up – St. Petersburg
3/13-3/14 – Clewiston Sugar Festival – Clewiston
3/13-3/14 – Gainesville Guitar Festival – Gainesville
3/13-3/14 – Shamrockin’ Fest – Leesburg
3/13-3/15 – Manatee County Seafood and Music Festival – Bradenton
3/13-3/15 – Will McLean Music Festival – Brooksville
3/13-3/15 – Wildflowers Festival of Music and Dance – Melrose
3/13-3/15 – Groundup Music Festival – Miami Beach
3/13-3/15 – Sarasota County Fair I – Sarasota
3/13-3/15 – Crooked Can Celtic Festival – Winter Garden
3/14 – Shamrock Festival – Ave Maria
Weekend continues below…

3/14 – Dania Beach Wine and Seafood Festival – Dania Beach
3/14 – Sun Drop Festival – Daytona Beach
3/14 – St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival – Delray Beach
3/14 – ShrimpaPalooza – Homosassa
3/14 – Land O’ Lakes Seafood Festival – Land O’ Lakes
3/14 – Barefoot Mailman Family Beach Day – Lantana
3/14 – Brew Miami: Beats, Bites and Brews – Miami
3/14 –Mulberry Chili Cook-Off – Mulberry
3/14 – Oviedo St. Patrick’s Day Festival at Center Lake Park – Oviedo
3/14 – Island Fest: Mullet Toss and Seafood Festival – Pine Island
3/14 – St. Patrick’s Day Festival at the MIDFLORIDA Event Center – Port Saint Lucie
Weekend continues below…

3/14 – Rockin’ Blues Fest – Stuart
3/14 – River O’Green Fest – Tampa
3/14-3/15 – Suncreek Brewery Irish Fest – Clermont
3/14-3/15 – Bay Area Renaissance Festival V – Dade City
3/14-3/15 – Florida Renaissance Festival and Craft Village VI – Deerfield Beach
3/14-3/15 – Amber Brooke Farm Strawberry Festival: Eustis III – Eustis
3/14-3/15 – Hutchinson Island Seafood Festival – Fort Pierce
3/14-3/15 – Original Marathon Seafood Festival – Marathon
3/14-3/15 – Strawberry Fest at Wickham Park – Melbourne
3/14-3/15 – Naples Fine Art Show I – Naples
3/14-3/15 – Speckled Perch Festival and Parade – Okeechobee
3/14-3/15 – Royal Palm Beach Seafood Festival – Royal Palm Beach
3/14-3/15 – St. Augustine Celtic Music and Heritage Festival – St. Augustine
3/14-3/15- Tarpon Springs Fine Art Festival on the Bayou – Tarpon Springs
3/15 – Destin Mac and Cheese Festival – Destin
3/15 – Calle Ocho Music Festival – Miami
3/17 – St. Patrick’s Day Festival at Spanish Springs Town Square – The Villages

GEORGIA

3/12 – St. Patrick’s Day Market – Flowery Branch
3/13-3/14 – Mountain Top Jeep Invasion – Clarkesville
3/13-3/14 – Scottish Heritage Days – Darien
3/14 – BBQ Festival at Sumter County Fairgrounds – Americus
3/14 – North Georgia Folk and Outsider Art Fest – Cumming
3/14 – St. Paddy’s Day Rock Fest – Cumming
3/14 – Dublin-Laurens St. Patrick’s Arts and Crafts Festival – Dublin
3/14 – Taste of Suwanee – Suwanee
3/14 – South Georgia Wine Festival – Wray
3/14-3/15 – Rattlesnake and Wildlife Festival – Claxton
3/14-3/15 – Forsythia Festival – Forsyth
3/14-3/15 – Valdosta-Lowndes Azalea Festival – Valdosta
3/17 – St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigans – Conyers
3/17 – St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade – Savannah

KENTUCKY

3/13 – Tails and Ales – Lexington
3/14 – Obscurious Market: Clockwork Arcana – Danville
3/14 – St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival – Lexington

LOUISIANA

3/12 – Winter Jam – Bossier City
3/12 – Battle for the Paddle – Lake Charles
3/12-3/15 – Louisiana Food and Wine Festival – Lake Charles
3/13-3/14 – Celtic Bayou Festival – Lafayette
3/13-3/15 – Independence Sicilian Heritage Festival – Independence
3/14 – Moon Pie Festival – Ball
3/14 – Patty in the Park – Lafayette
3/14 – Black Heritage Day Festival – Lake Charles
3/15 – 318 Food Fest – Shreveport

TENNESSEE

3/14 – Sip Gatlinburg Wine Festival – Gatlinburg
3/14 – Knox Shamrock Fest – Knoxville
3/14 – Lucky Shamrock Market – Ooltewah
3/14-3/15 –Chattanooga River Market II – Chattanooga

VIRGINIA

3/12-3/14* – The New Cabin Fever – Virginia Beach – CANCELLED
3/14 – COTU Irish Festival – Ashland
3/14 – Spring Kickoff Festival – Christiansburg
3/14 – St. Paddy’s Day Festival – McLean
3/14 – Shamrock the Block – Richmond
3/14 – Freedom First Shamrock Festival – Roanoke
3/14 – Old Town Celtic Fest – Winchester
3/14-3/15 – Highland County Maple Festival I – Monterey
3/15 – McLean Chocolate Festival – McLean – RAIN DATE

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