Upcoming Southern Festival Weekend: March 26-29, 2026

Rattlesnakes, Fire Ants, Crawfish, Oreos, Music, Art and Chocolate Gravy.

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

There’s a lot to celebrate this weekend, especially in states like Florida, Georgia and Louisiana.

Glancing over the list, there are many Music Festivals, Cultural Festivals including Pow Wows, Beer Festivals, Art Festivals and all sorts of Food Festivals (from Crawfish and Sausage to Banana Pudding and Chocolate Gravy).

You even have really different festivals like the Rattlesnake Rodeo in Alabama and the Fire Ant Festival in Georgia.

Definitely take your time going through the options because there are a lot of great ones.

Here are some of the festivals going on in each state…

Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo in Alabama
Opelika Songwriters Festival in Alabama
Hop into Spring Vendor Market in Arkansas
Bluegrass and Blueberry Festival in Florida
Clermont Pig on the Pond in Florida
Groveland Founders Day Celebration in Florida
German American Society German Fest in Florida
Fire Ant Festival in Georgia
Georgia String Band Festival in Georgia
Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival in Georgia
Nulu Bock Fest in Kentucky
Louisiana Crawfish Festival in Louisiana
Tunica Hills Music Festival in Louisiana
Natchez Powwow in Mississippi
NC KoreaFest in North Carolina
Cheraw Spring Festival in South Carolina
SC BBQ Shag Festival in South Carolina
Chocolate Gravy Festival in Tennessee
Cherry Blossom Festival in Red Wing Park 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.

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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-032926/

And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-032926
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-032926

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: March 26-29, 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

3/26-3/29 – Opelika Songwriters Festival – Opelika
3/27-3/28 – Singing River Smoke-O-Rama – Athens
3/27-3/29 – Vintage Market Days of North Alabama – Decatur- My Review
3/27-3/29 – Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo – Opp
3/28 – Dothan Songwriters Festival – Dothan
3/28 – The German Sausage Festival I – Elberta
3/28 – Taste of Soul Family Festival – Huntsville
3/28 – Downtown Cajun Cookoff – Mobile
3/28 – Wilson Pickett Music and Arts Festival – Prattville
3/28 – Spring Market at The Barn of Blooms – Ranburne
3/28-3/29 – The Selma Renaissance Faire II – Selma
3/29 – The Market at MidCity III – Huntsville

ARKANSAS

3/28 – Hop into Spring Vendor Market – Batesville

FLORIDA

3/23-3/28 – Chasco Fiesta II – New Port Richey
3/26-3/28 – EMS Spring Bluegrass Fest – Brooksville
3/27-3/28 – Springtime Tallahassee – Tallahassee
3/27-3/29 – UpTown Art Expo – Altamonte Springs
3/27-3/29 – Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival I – Clearwater
3/27-3/29 – Clermont Pig on the Pond – Clermont
3/27-3/29 – FIHA Powwow – Fort Pierce
3/27-3/29 – Ultra Music Festival – Miami
3/27-3/29 –Sarasota Reggae and Food Festival – Sarasota
3/27-3/29 – Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival – Tavares
3/28 – Margarita and Taco Festival – Ave Maria
3/28 – Bluegrass and Blueberry Festival – Avon Park
3/28 – Spring Fling and BBQ – Bartow
3/28 – Railroad Day Festival – Callahan
Weekend continues below…

3/28 – Triple B BBQ Cook-Off – Crestview
3/28 – Jelly Bean Fling Spring Festival – Dade City
3/28 – Scottish-Celtic Music Festival – Davie
3/28 – Florida Wildflower and Garden Festival – DeLand
3/28 – Fort Lauderdale Beer Wine and Spirits Fest – Fort Lauderdale
3/28 – Hogtown Craft Beer Festival – Gainesville
3/28 – Groveland Founders Day Celebration – Groveland
3/28 – German American Society German Fest – Hollywood
3/28 – Howey Artisan Market at Mission Resort and Club III – Howey in the Hills
3/28 – Art in the Park – Jacksonville
3/28 – Jupiter Farms Residents Spring Family Music Fest – Jupiter
3/28 – Largo Evening Market I – Largo
Weekend continues below…

3/28 – Celebration Among the Oaks – Oakland
3/28 – HippieStock – Port Charlotte
3/28 – Pints n’ Paws Craft Beer Festival – Sanford
3/28 – Food from the Soul – Tampa
3/28 –Pride of Tampa Festival – Tampa
3/28 – Tampa Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Festival – Tampa
3/28* – Tampa Pride – Tampa – CANCELLED
3/28 – Uncorked: Tampa Wine Festival – Tampa
3/28 – ZooBrews – Tampa
3/28 – Suwannee Valley Quilt – Trenton
3/28 – Spring Fling Car Show – White Springs
Weekend continues below…

3/28 – Main Street Zephyrhills Founders Day Music Festival and Fish Fry – Zephyrhills
3/28-3/29 – Barberville Pioneer Settlement Spring Frolic – Barberville
3/28-3/29 – Bay Area Renaissance Festival VII – Dade City
3/28-3/29 – Florida Renaissance Festival and Craft Village VII – Deerfield Beach
3/28-3/29 – DeLand Outdoor Art Festival – DeLand
3/28-3/29 – Islamorada Island Fest – Islamorada
3/28-3/29 – Palm Beach Pride – Lake Worth
3/28-3/29 – Port Saint Lucie Strawberry Fest – Port St. Lucie
3/28-3/29 – Mainsail Art Festival – St. Petersburg
3/28-3/29 – Bradford County Strawberry Festival – Starke
3/28-3/29 – HorsePower for Kids Spring Fest I – Tampa
3/29 – St. Ambrose Spring Fair – Elkton
3/29 – FORD International Cuban Sandwich Festival: Tampa – Tampa

GEORGIA

3/23-3/29 – International Cherry Blossom Festival II – Macon
3/25-3/29 – Savannah Music Festival I – Savannah
3/27-3/28 – Fire Ant Festival – Ashburn
3/27-3/29 – Georgia Food and Wine Festival – Marietta
3/27-3/29 – Toccoa Ritz Bluegrass Festival – Toccoa
3/28 – Little 5 Fest – Atlanta
3/28 – Peanut Proud Festival – Blakely
3/28 – Georgia String Band Festival – Calhoun
3/28 – Old Clarkesville Market’s Spring Market Craft Show – Clarkesville
Weekend continues below…

3/28 – Uptown’s Spring Food Truck Festival – Columbus
3/28 – Douglasville Beer and Wine Festival – Douglasville
3/28 – Hahira Spring Downtown – Hahira
3/28 – Small World Festival – Hinesville
3/28 – Middle of Nowhere Spring Farm Party – Hull
3/28 – Atlanta Dragon Festival – Lawrenceville
3/28 – State Banana Pudding Festival – Milledgeville
3/28 – Geechee Gullah Festival – Richmond Hill
3/28 – The Ultimate Spring Fest – Ringgold
3/28 – Rigby’s Oyster Fest – Warner Robins
3/28-3/29 – Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival – Brookhaven
3/28-3/29 – Mulberry Street Arts and Crafts Festival – Macon

KENTUCKY

3/27-3/29 – Vintage Market Days of Lexington – Lexington
3/28 – Best of the Heartland Food Truck Championship – Glendale
3/28 – Hello Spring Festival – Hopkinsville
3/28 – Tymeless Hearts Spring Festival – Hopkinsville
3/28 – Nulu Bock Fest– Louisville
3/28-3/29 – Kentucky Tulip Festival at Bear Wallow Farms II – Nancy

LOUISIANA

3/25-3/29 – Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival – New Orleans
3/26 – Shell-A-Bration – New Orleans
3/26-3/29 – Louisiana Crawfish Festival – Chalmette
3/27-3/28 – Croatian Festival – Belle Chase
3/27-3/28 – Hammond BBQ Challenge – Hammond
3/27-3/29 – Danny Barker Banjo and Guitar Festival – New Orleans
3/28 – World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-Off – Eunice
3/28 – Bayou Terrebonne Boucherie – Houma
3/28 – Lafayette Holi – Lafayette
3/28 – Rum Revival – Lake Charles
3/28 – Merryville Pioneer Heritage Festival – Merryville
3/28 – Basin Brew Fest – Morgan City
3/28 – Cork – Shreveport
3/28 – Tunica Hills Music Festival – St. Francisville
3/28 – Washington Community Festival – Washington
3/28-3/29 – Congo Square Rhythms Festival – New Orleans
3/28-3/29 –Slidell Spring Antique Street Fair – Slidell
3/29 – Brews, Boils and Bubbles Festival – New Orleans
3/29 – Olde Towne Crawfish Music Festival – Slidell

MISSISSIPPI

3/26-3/28 – Red Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival – Clinton
3/28 – Biloxi Chamber Craft Beer Fest – Biloxi
3/28 – Hubfest – Hattiesburg
3/28 – D’Iberville BBQ Festival – D’Iberville
3/28 – Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade and Festival – Jackson
3/28-3/29 – Natchez Powwow – Natchez
3/28-3/29 – Spring Arts Festival – Ocean Springs

NORTH CAROLINA

3/26-3/28 – Carolina Pickers Antique and Auto Festival: Spring – Denton
3/28 – Spring South End Wine and Hops Fest – Charlotte
3/28 – Stanly EGGstravaganza – Albemarle
3/28* – Fort Fisher State Recreational Area Spring Festival – Kure Beach – DISCONTINUED
3/28 – Chatham County Spring Ag Fest – Pittsboro
3/28 – NC KoreaFest – Raleigh
3/28-3/29 – The Viking Experience Festival II – Oxford
3/29 – Makers in Bloom: Hampstead Spring Fest – Hampstead

SOUTH CAROLINA

3/23-3/28 – Hilton Head Wine and Food Festival II – Hilton Head Island
3/26 – Taste of Lake Murray – Columbia
3/26-3/28 – Florence Wine and Food Festival – Florence
3/26-3/28 – SC BBQ Shag Festival – Hemingway
3/26-3/29 – Tartan Day South Highland Games and Celtic Festival – Cayce
3/27 – Cup Fest – Camden
3/27-3/29 – Flowertown Festival – Summerville
3/28 – Greer150: The Big Bash – Greer
3/28 – Spring Into Grace Festival – Loris
3/28 – Sumter Art in the Park – Sumter
3/28-3/29 – Cheraw Spring Festival – Cheraw

TENNESSEE

3/24-3/28 – Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival – Nashville
3/26-3/29 – Big Ears Festival – Knoxville
3/27-3/28 – Blooming Arts Festival – Linden
3/27-3/29 – Black Arts and Wine Festival: Spring – Memphis
3/28 – Chocolate Gravy Festival – Celina
3/28 – Spring Fest at Chattanooga Choo Choo – Chattanooga
3/28 – Hello Spring Market – Cookeville
3/28 – Spirit of Nations Powwow – Dandridge
3/28 – ICCT Holi Celebrations – Eads
3/28 – Whiskey Warmer Franklin – Franklin
3/28 – Oreo Festival – Murfreesboro
3/28 – Cheekwood Holi Celebration – Nashville
3/28-3/29 – Chattanooga River Market IV – Chattanooga
3/28-3/29 –Spring Paint Jam – Waverly

VIRGINIA

3/27-3/28 – James Wimmer Bristol Bluegrass Spring Fest – Bristol
3/28 – Sedalia Center Celtic Festival and Highland Games – Big Island
3/28 – Mac and Cheese Festival – Fredericksburg
3/28 – Spring into Stanley – Stanley
3/28-3/29 – Gloucester Daffodil – Gloucester
3/28-3/29 – Cherry Blossom Festival in Red Wing Park – Virginia Beach
3/28-3/29 – Whitetop Mountain Maple Festival – Whitetop

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