Upcoming Southern Festival Weekend: July 23-26, 2026

All sorts of Music and Food Festivals this weekend.

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

This weekend, the Music and Food Festivals are particularly standing out.

From the Hillbilly Jam in North Carolina to the Big Grass Bluegrass Festival in Arkansas, you can find some music festivals in at least half the states.

Then, in regards to Food, there’s plenty to enjoy: from Peach, Watermelon and Blueberry Festivals to BBQ Fests and Shrimp Festivals. Then there are Cultural Festivals, including Peruvian and Thai, Street Fests…

…not to mention a Goetta Festival in Kentucky (Review).

Here are some of the festivals options in each state this weekend…

Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Festival in Alabama
Cave City Watermelon Festival in Arkansas
Street Fair (Hemingway Days) in Florida
Atlanta Ice Cream Festival in Georgia
Cynthiana Bike Night in Kentucky
Glier’s Goettafest in Kentucky (Review)
Marshland Festival in Louisiana
Brookstock in Mississippi
Carolina CryptidFest in North Carolina
May River Shrimp Festival in South Carolina
St. Patrick’s Irish Picnic in Tennessee
Virginia Cantaloupe Festival in Virginia

Go through the festival lists and be sure to check out the map as there may be festivals happening near your home.

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Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

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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-072626/

And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-072626
Western Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-072626

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: July 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

7/20-7/26 – W.C. Handy Music Festival II – Florence
7/23-7/26 – Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Festival – Mobile
7/25 – Oneonta City Night Market III – Oneonta
7/25 – Vina July Fest – Vina
7/26 – The Market at MidCity XX – Huntsville

ARKANSAS

7/23-7/25 – Cave City Watermelon Festival – Cave City
7/24 – Art of Wine Festival – Fayetteville
7/24-7/25 – Altus Grape Fest – Altus
7/24-7/25 – Big Grass Bluegrass Festival – Paragould

FLORIDA

7/24-7/26 – Lake Placid Caladium Festival – Lake Placid
7/25 – Street Fair (Hemingway Days) – Key West
7/25 – Largo Evening Market V – Largo

GEORGIA

7/24-7/25 – Madison Firefly Festival – Madison
7/25 – Atlanta Ice Cream Festival – Atlanta
7/25 – Bragg Jam – Macon
7/26 – Festival Peruano/Peruvian Festival – Norcross

KENTUCKY

7/20-7/25* – Casey County Fair II – Liberty – CANCELLED
7/23-7/25 – St. Michael Parish Picnic – Louisville
7/23-7/26 – Glier’s Goettafest I – Newport – My Review
7/24-7/25 – Dawson Springs Barbecue and Homecoming – Dawson Springs
7/24-7/25* – The Big Stomp – Louisville – CANCELLED
7/24-7/26 – Bash On The Branch Music Festival – Irvine
7/24-7/26* – Hopkins County Outdoors Expo – Madisonville – CANCELLED
7/25 – St. Thomas Church Picnic – Bardstown
7/25 – Cynthiana Bike Night – Cynthiana
7/25 – Balloons and Tunes – Falmouth
7/25 – Henry County Harvest Showcase – New Castle
7/25 – Kentucky Bands, Bourbon and Wine Festival – Oak Grove
7/25-7/26 – Louisville Street Food Festival – Louisville

LOUISIANA

7/23-7/25 – Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo – Grand Isle
7/24-7/25 – Louisiana Watermelon Festival – Farmerville
7/24-7/25 – Marshland Festival – Lake Charles
7/24-7/25 – Bayou BBQ Bash – Morgan City

MISSISSIPPI

7/25 – Brookstock – Brookhaven

NORTH CAROLINA

7/23-7/26 – Love Shine Play Yoga Festival – Asheville
7/24-7/25 – Hillbilly Jam – Maggie Valley
7/24-7/25 – Carolina CryptidFest – Raleigh
7/24-7/26 – Ashe County Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers Convention – Jefferson
7/25 – Art in the Park III – Blowing Rock
7/25 – Charlotte Peruvian Festival – Charlotte
7/25 – Fair Bluff Watermelon Festival – Fair Bluff
7/25* – Knotts Island Peach Festival – Knotts Island – CANCELLED
7/25 – Seven Springs BBQ, Blues and Brews – Norlina
7/25 – The Brushy Mountain Peach and Heritage Festival – Wilkesboro
7/25 – Cape Fear Pop Culture Fest – Wilmington

SOUTH CAROLINA

7/20-7/26 – Beaufort Water Festival II – Beaufort
7/23 – Party in the Park IV – Hilton Head Island
7/24 – May River Shrimp Festival – Bluffton
7/25 – Sweetgrass Festival – Mount Pleasant
7/25-7/26 – Rock the Country – Anderson
7/31-8/1* – Little Mountain Reunion – Little Mountain – CANCELLED

TENNESSEE

7/20-7/25 – Fun Fest II – Kingsport
7/24 – Friday Night Market in the BORO and Food Truck Festival XIII – Murfreesboro
7/24-7/25 – Bluegrass Along the Harpeth Fiddlers Jamboree – Franklin
7/24-7/25 – St. Patrick’s Irish Picnic – McEwen
7/25 – Chattanooga River Market XXI – Chattanooga
7/25 – Cleveland Unplugged: Finale – Cleveland
7/25 – Swiss Heritage Festival – Gruetli-Laager
7/25 – Chattanooga Water Lantern Festival – Hixson
7/25-7/26 – Mountain Market for Arts and Crafts – Monteagle

VIRGINIA

7/20-7/25 – Augusta County Fair II – Fishersville
7/22-7/26 – FloydFest – Check
7/23-7/25 – Chincoteague Blueberry Festival – Chincoteague Island
7/24 – Virginia Cantaloupe Festival – South Boston
7/24-7/25 – Shenandoah Valley Music Festival II – Orkney Springs
7/24-7/26 – Virginia Highlands Festival I – Abingdon
7/25 – Peach Festival at The Orchard – Bedford
7/25 – Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival – Richmond
7/25 – Graves Mountain Farm Peach Day Festival – Syria
7/26 – NVA Thai Street Food and Culture Festival IV – Manassas

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