Upcoming Southern Festival Weekend: April 23-26, 2026

Art Festivals, Food Festivals, Spring Festivals, Music Fests and more!

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

Festivals continue to be plentiful this weekend (look at the map) as the offerings are many.

To go along with Spring, many festivals have Floral Themes (Dogwood, Blossoms), Nature Themes (Earth Day Festivals, Garden Fests) and local Springtime Food Themes (Ramps, Blueberries, Strawberries, Sweet Potatoes, Onion).

But it’s a great weekend for Food Festivals (Pickles, Cornbread, BBQ, Pie), Fish Festivals (Fish Fry, Hornyhead, Trout, Striped Bass), Art Festivals, and festivals with very interesting themes that include the Fouke Monster, Nancy Green Pancake Queen, Pirates, and Teapots.

Here are only a few of the festivals going on in each state…

Cullman Strawberry Fest in Alabama
SBCS German Festival in Alabama
Fouke Monster Festival in Arkansas
Arkansas Pie Festival in Arkansas
St. Johns River Festival of the Arts in Florida
Mount Dora Blueberry Festival in Florida
Leesburg Bikefest/Gator Bike Rally in Florida
Vidalia Onion Festival in Georgia
Yellow Pollen Street Festival in Georgia
Hornyhead Fish Festival and Tournament in Georgia
White Squirrel Arts Festival in Kentucky
Mountain Mushroom Festival in Kentucky
Pirates and Boots Festival in Louisiana
Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival in Louisiana
Etoufee Festival in Louisiana
Gulf Coast Dragon Boat Festival in Mississippi
North Carolina Pickle Festival in North Carolina
Fire on the Mountain in North Carolina
Stone Soup Storytelling Festival in South Carolina
Lower Richland Sweet Potato Festival in South Carolina
World’s Biggest Fish Fry in Tennessee
Hatchie BirdFest in Tennessee
National Cornbread Festival in Tennessee
Williamsburg Craft Beer Festival in Virginia
Purcellville Music and Arts 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, 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-042626/

And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-042626
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-042626

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: April 23-26, 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

4/24-4/25 – Berry Heritage Festival – Berry
4/24-4/25 – Cullman Strawberry Fest – Cullman
4/24-4/25 – Three Creek Fest – Millport
4/24-4/26 – Magic City Art Connection – Birmingham
4/24-4/26 – Geneva Festival on the Rivers – Geneva
4/24-4/26 – Panoply Arts Festival – Huntsville
4/24-4/26 – Flora-Bama Interstate Mullet Toss – Orange Beach/Perdido Key, FL
4/25 – Back When Fair – Arab
4/25 – Auburn CityFest – Auburn
4/25 – Bob Sykes BBQ and Blues Festival – Bessemer
Weekend continues below…

4/25 – Calera Strawberry Festival – Calera
4/25 – Folksfest at Folklore Brewing and Meadery – Dothan
4/25 – SBCS German Festival – Elberta
4/25 – Homewood’s Block Party – Homewood
4/25 – Silverhill Heritage Day Festival – Silverhill
4/25 – Vestavia Hills Wing Ding (Dogwood Festival) – Vestavia Hills
4/25 – Mule Day – Weogufka
4/25-4/26 – TroyFest – Troy
4/26 – The Market at MidCity VII – Huntsville
4/26 –Tuscaloosa Wellness Fest – Tuscaloosa
4/26 – Heights Hangout (Dogwood Days Festival) – Vestavia Hills

ARKANSAS

4/22-4/26 – Eureka Springs Spring Fling Rally – Eureka Springs
4/23-4/25 – Timberland Bluegrass Revival – Sheridan
4/24-4/25 – Carving in the Ozarks – Eureka Springs
4/24-4/25 – Fordyce on the Cotton Belt – Fordyce
4/24-4/25 – Fouke Monster Festival – Fouke
4/24-4/25 – James Black’s Bowie Heritage Festival – Washington
4/24-4/26 – Dogwood Festival – Siloam Springs
4/25 – Arkansas Pie Festival – Cherokee Village
4/25 – Elkins Elkfest – Elkins
4/25 –Savvy’s Golden Dream Festival – Hot Springs
4/25 – Oasis Arts & Eats Fest – Jonesboro
4/25 – Mountain Top Spring Frolic – Morrilton
4/25-4/26 – Art Springs (Arts and The Park) – Hot Springs

FLORIDA

4/22-4/26 – Seabreeze Jazz Festival – Panama City Beach
4/23-4/26 – Florida Keys Lionfish Derby and Festival – Islamorada
4/23-4/26 – Hernando De Soto Historical Society Heritage Festival – Bradenton
4/23-4/26 – South Walton Beaches Wine and Food Festival – Miramar Beach
4/24 – Las Olas Wine and Food Festival – Fort Lauderdale
4/24-4/25 – Gone Country at the Ranch – Brooksville
4/24-4/25 – Southern Grand Slam Music Festival – Port Charlotte
4/24-4/26 – Leesburg Bikefest/Gator Bike Rally – Leesburg
4/24-4/26 – Ocala/Belleview Greek Festival at St. Mark’s – Ocala/Belleview
4/24-4/26 – Pensacola Crawfish Festival – Pensacola
4/24-4/26 – Flora-Bama Interstate Mullet Toss – Perdido Key/Gulf Coast, AL
4/24-4/26 – Word of South Festival – Tallahassee
4/25 – North Florida Wildflower Festival – Blountstown
4/25 – Bostwick Blueberry Festival – Bostwick
Weekend continues below…

4/25 – Carrabelle Riverfront Festival – Carrabelle
4/25 – Daytona Crab and Seafood Festival – Daytona Beach
4/25 – Howey Artisan Market at Mission Resort and Club IV – Howey in the Hills
4/25 – Largo Evening Market II – Largo
4/25 – MHS Beats and Eats Jazz Festival – Milton
4/25 – New Port Richey Greek Festival – New Port Richey
4/25 – Central Florida Earth Day – Orlando
4/25 – Florida Puerto Rican Parade and Festival – Orlando
4/25 – International Vegan Food Festival – Orlando
4/25 – Orlando Boozy Crawfish Festival – Orlando
4/25 – Orlando Pickle Festival – Orlando
4/25 – Roscolusa Songwriters Festival – Ponte Vedra Beach
4/25 – EcoFest Earth Day Tampa Bay – Tampa
4/25 – Tarpon Springs Book Festival – Tarpon Springs
4/25 – Historic White Springs Antique and Collectibles Festival – White Springs
Weekend continues below…

4/25 – Rotary Watermelon Festival – Zolfo Springs
4/25-4/26 – Apopka Art and Foliage Festival – Apopka
4/25-4/26 – Brooksville Blueberry Festival – Brooksville
4/25-4/26 – Cabbage, Potato and Bacon Festival – Hastings
4/25-4/26 – High Springs Pioneer Days Festival – High Springs
4/25-4/26 – Melbourne Art Festival – Melbourne
4/25-4/26 – Mount Dora Blueberry Festival – Mount Dora
4/25-4/26 – Forbidden Kingdom Festival – Orlando
4/25-4/26 – Keel Farms Tampa Bay Blueberry Festival IV – Plant City
4/25-4/26 – St. Johns River Festival of the Arts – Sanford
4/25-4/26 – Tampa Bay Black Heritage Music Festival – Tampa
4/26 – Sweet Corn Fiesta – West Palm Beach

GEORGIA

4/22-4/26 – Lemonade Days – Dunwoody
4/23-4/26 –illumine II – Atlanta
4/23-4/26 – Vidalia Onion Festival – Vidalia
4/24-4/25 – Sacred Heart Garden Festival – Augusta
4/24-4/25 – Braselton Artisan Festival: Spring Fling – Braselton
4/24-4/25 – BBQ and Boogie Festival – Calhoun
4/24-4/25 – Smokin’ on Blackshear BBQ and Music Festival – Cordele
4/24-4/25 – Spring Antique Market – Sylvania
4/24-4/25 – Rose Show and Festival – Thomasville
4/24-4/25 – Woodbine Crawfish Festival – Woodbine
4/24-4/26 – Georgia Mountain Needle Arts Festival – Ellijay
4/24-4/26 – Vintage Market Days of Central Georgia – Perry – My Review
4/25 – BFUMC Spring Craft Fair – Bethlehem
Weekend continues below…

4/25 – Blue Ridge Trout Fest and Outdoor Adventures – Blue Ridge
4/25 – Spring Fair on the Square – Buchanan
4/25 – A Circus Blessing – Cumming
4/25 – Cumming Beer Festival – Cumming
4/25 – City Fest – Dallas
4/25 – Autism Awareness Festival – Forsyth
4/25 – Soul Street Festival – Gainesville
4/25 – Grayson Day – Grayson
4/25 – Yellow Pollen Street Festival – Hampton
4/25 – Hiawassee Highlands Wine Festival – Hiawassee
4/25 – Kingston Spring Fling and Car Show – Kingston
4/25 – Just Tap’d Craft Beer Festival – Macon
4/25 – Madison Fest – Madison
Weekend continues below…

4/25 – Hornyhead Fish Festival and Tournament – Newborn
4/25 – Georgia Strawberry Festival – Reynolds
4/25 – Pondtown Festival – Rhine
4/25 – RoFlo Fest – Rome
4/25 – First Responders Contribute Cook Off Festival – Sylvester
4/25 – Villa Rica Art and Soul Festival – Villa Rica
4/25 – Lost Gold 5K Fun Run and Festival (formerly Music and Makers) – Washington
4/25 –Enchanted Spring Fling – Young Harris
4/25-4/26 – Inman Park Festival – Atlanta
4/25-4/26 – 4F Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire: Spring IV – Danielsville
4/25-4/26 – Cedar Valley Arts Festival – Cedartown
4/25-4/26 – The Georgia Renaissance Festival III – Fairburn
4/25-4/26 – Hamilton Gardens Rhododendron Festival III – Hiawassee
4/25-4/26 – Tubman Pan African Festival – Macon
4/25-4/26 – Spring Jonquil Festival – Smyrna
4/26 – Taste of Marietta – Marietta

NORTH CAROLINA

4/23-4/26 – Farmville Dogwood Festival – Farmville
4/23-4/26 – Viva Las Lexington: Elvis Tribute Festival – Lexington
4/23-4/26 – MerleFest – Wilkesboro
4/24 – Raleigh Earth Day and Arbor Day Celebration at Dorothea Dix Park – Raleigh
4/24-4/25 – Mebane Dogwood Festival – Mebane
4/24-4/25 – Norwood Arbor Day Festival – Norwood
4/24-4/25 – Brewgaloo – Raleigh
4/24-4/25 – Liberty Antiques Festival: Spring – Staley
4/24-4/26 – Asheville Spring Herb Festival – Asheville
4/24-4/26 – Tuck Fest – Charlotte
4/24-4/26 – Fayetteville Dogwood Festival – Fayetteville
4/24-4/26 – HerbFest I – Wake Forest
4/25 – Spring Daze Arts and Crafts Festival – Cary
4/25 – ‘Tawba Walk Arts and Music Festival: Spring – Cornelius
4/25 – Dallas Food and Brews Street Festival – Dallas
Weekend continues below…

4/25 – Native American Youth Powwow – Eden
4/25 – North Carolina Korean Festival – Greensboro
4/25 – Pirate Fest – Greenville
4/25 – Holly Ridge Bee Festival – Holly Ridge
4/25 – Meet Me On Main – King
4/25 – Festival at the Ranch – Kittrell
4/25 – Kure Community Festival – Kure Beach
4/25 – North Carolina Pickle Festival – Mount Olive
4/25 – Paws in the Park – Pineville
4/25 – Roulston Blooms! – Raleigh
4/25 – Ramseur Food Truck Festival – Ramseur
4/25 – Rolesville BBQ and Bands Festival – Rolesville
Weekend continues below…

4/25 – BloomFest – Roseboro
4/25 – Strawberry Jammin’ – Sanford
4/25 – Beach Fest at the Farm – Selma
4/25 – Southern Pines SpringFest – Southern Pines
4/25 – Fire on the Mountain – Spruce Pine
4/25 – Greening Up the Mountains Festival – Sylva
4/25 – Strawberry Festival and Flower Show at Robinson Produce Farms – Whiteville
4/25-4/26 – April is for Arts: Art on the Green – Davidson
4/25-4/26 – Days at the Docks Festival – Holden Beach
4/25-4/26 – Festival of Legends – Holly Springs
4/25-4/26 – Foothills Merry Go Round Festival – Shelby
4/26 – Rockin 4 Rescues – Charlotte
4/26 – Knightdale Latin American Festival – Knightdale
4/26 – Strawberry and Wine Festival – Sunset Beach
4/26 – Mother’s Day Market Under the Bridge – Wilmington

SOUTH CAROLINA

4/20-4/25 – Come-See-Me Festival II – Rock Hill
4/22-4/26 – Columbia Food and Wine Festival – Columbia
4/23-4/26 – Piedmont Plant and Flower Festival – Greenville
4/24-4/25 – The Soiree – Anderson
4/24-4/25 – Hodges Spring Festival – Hodges
4/24-4/25 – Striped Bass Festival – Manning
4/24-4/25 – Pickens Azalea Festival – Pickens
4/24-4/25 – Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe Pow-wow – Ridgeville
4/24-4/25 – Colleton County Rice Festival – Walterboro
4/24-4/25 – Stone Soup Storytelling Festival – Woodruff
4/24-4/26- Black Food Truck Festival – Charleston
4/24-4/26 – Lowcountry Strawberry Festival I – Mount Pleasant
4/25 – Forest Acres Festival – Forest Acres
4/25 – Spring Fling at Spartanburg Community College – Gaffney
Weekend continues below…

4/25 – Greer Goes Global International Festival – Greer
4/25 – Lower Richland Sweet Potato Festival – Hopkins
4/25 – Marion Balloon Festival – Marion
4/25 – Mauldin Blues and Jazz Festival – Mauldin
4/25 – Spring Wine Festival in the Gardens – Murrells Inlet
4/25 – Ground Zero Dragon Boat Festival – Myrtle Beach
4/25 – North Augusta Downtown Spring Fest – North Augusta
4/25 – Socastee Heritage Festival – Socastee
4/25 – Surfside Beach Kite Festival – Surfside Beach
4/26 – Irmo International Festival – Irmo
4/26 – Blessing of the Fleet and Seafood Festival – Mount Pleasant

TENNESSEE

4/22-4/25 – World’s Biggest Fish Fry – Paris
4/24 – Sheep Shearing Days I – Clinton
4/24* – Southern Tequila and Taco Festival – Knoxville – CANCELLED
4/24-4/25 – Polk County Ramp Tramp Festival – Reliance
4/24-4/26 – Hatchie BirdFest – Brownsville
4/24-4/26 – Chattanooga Seafood Bash on the River – Chattanooga
4/24-4/26 – Dogwood Arts Festival – Knoxville
4/24-4/26 – Music City Food and Wine Festival – Nashville
4/25 – Sip the Foothills Wine Festival – Friendsville
4/25 – Gallatin Square Fest and Classic Car Show – Gallatin
4/25 – Art Struck Festival – Johnson City
Weekend continues below…

4/25 –Lebanon Spring Fest – Lebanon
4/25 – Overton Square Crawfish Festival – Memphis
4/25 – Shelby Forest Spring Fest – Millington
4/25 – Pioneer Days at Cannonsburgh Village – Murfreesboro
4/25 – Tennessee Apple Festival – Murfreesboro
4/25 – Spring Planting and Music Festival at Big South Fork – Oneida
4/25-4/26 – Chattanooga River Market VIII – Chattanooga
4/25-4/26 – Main Street Festival – Franklin
4/25-4/26 – Old Oak Festival – Greeneville
4/25-4/26 – Spring Garden Fair – Kingsport
4/25-4/26 – National Cornbread Festival – South Pittsburg
4/26 – Trenton Teapot Festival I – Trenton

VIRGINIA

4/22-4/26 –Tom Tom Festival – Charlottesville
4/24 – Bloomin’ Wine Fest (Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival) – Winchester
4/24-4/25 – Terrapin Mountain Earth Festival – Big Island
4/24-4/25 – Reptile Festival – Martinsville
4/24-4/25 – Vinton Dogwood Festival – Vinton
4/24-4/26 – Buchanan Civil War History Weekend – Buchanan
4/25 – Ashland Train Day – Ashland
4/25 – Blacksburg Fork and Cork – Blacksburg
4/25 – Gnarly Culpeper Block Party – Culpeper
4/25 – Farmville Wine Festival – Farmville
Weekend continues below…

4/25 – Historic Hilton Village Spring Festival – Newport News
4/25 – Purcellville Music and Arts Festival – Purcellville
4/25 – Bryant’s Farm and Cidery Apple Blossom Festival– Roseland
4/25 – Suffolk Earth and Arts Festival – Suffolk
4/25 – Taste of Vienna – Vienna
4/25 – Williamsburg Craft Beer Festival – Williamsburg
4/25-4/26 – Chesapeake Spring Art Festival – Chesapeake
4/26 – NVA Thai Street Food and Culture Festival I – Manassas
4/26 – Fiesta Latina (Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival) – Winchester

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