Upcoming Southern Festival Weekend: November 13-16, 2025

Holiday Light Festivals, Food Festivals, Cultural Festivals, Music and more!

Welcome back, Festival Fans.

This weekend, you see the start of many Holiday Light Festivals. More will be starting up for the next few weeks into December with most of them running to either Christmas or the weekend after New Year’s Day.

There are also some Christmas Markets, Christmas Festivals or other types of Holiday Celebrations.

But, if you’re not ready for the holidays just yet, there are other celebrations to enjoy, including various Food Festivals, some Cultural Festivals, Renaissance and Medieval (and Pirate) Festivals, Music Fests and more!

Here are even more of the interesting weekend festivals I noticed…

Alabama Fiber Festival
Ocoee Music Festival in Florida
PeruFest USA in Florida
Sugar Cane Festival in Georgia
Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival in Georgia
Festival of Trees and Lights in Kentucky
Port Barre Cracklin Festival in Louisiana
Oak Street Poboy Festival in Louisiana
The Beaufort Pirate Invasion in North Carolina
Sweet Potato Festival and BBQ Competition in North Carolina
Greenville Craft Beer Festival in South Carolina
Donut Fest Memphis in Tennessee
DMV Chocolate and Coffee Festival in Virginia

And so many more!

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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-111625/

And here are the other two sections again…
Northern Section: https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/north-festival-weekend-111625
Western Section (Arizona and Nevada are added. I’m working on New Mexico now.): https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-festival-weekend-111625

Until next week…

Love, Peace and Festival Grease!

Upcoming Festival Weekend: November 13-16, 2025

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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

11/14-11/15 – Alabama Fiber Festival – Birmingham
11/14-11/15 – Galaxy of Lights I – Huntsville
11/14-11/16 – Christmas Jubilee – Mobile
11/14-11/16 – Homestead Hollow Christmas Arts and Crafts Festival – Springville
11/15 – Butts, Spuds and Brews Festival – Fairhope
11/15 – Medieval Fest and Market – Huntsville
11/15 – Christmas Market on Main Street – Oxford

ARKANSAS

11/13-11/16 – GloWild Lantern Festival II – Little Rock
11/14-11/15 – The Manger Market – Houston

FLORIDA

11/13-11/15 – Sunshine Hootenanny Music and Art Festival – Brooksville
11/13-11/16 – Night Garden II – Coral Gables
11/13-11/16 – St. Demetrios Greek Festival – Daytona Beach
11/13-11/16* – Santa’s Enchanted Forest I – Hialeah
11/13-11/16 – Zen Awakening Festival – Lakeland
11/14-11/15 – Big Belly BBQ Battle – Davenport
11/14-11/15 – Ocoee Music Festival – Ocoee
11/14-11/15 – Field of Dreamz Country Classic Music Festival – Port Charlotte
11/14-11/15 – St. Helen Fall Festival – Vero Beach
11/14-11/16 – Native Rhythms Festival – Melbourne
11/14-11/16 – The Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens Asian Lantern Festival I – Sanford
11/14-11/17 – Siesta Key Crystal Classic International Sand Sculpting Festival – Sarasota
11/15 – Baker Heritage Day Festival – Baker
11/15 – Blues on the Hilltop Festival – Brooksville
11/15 – MSCA Holiday Market – Crestview
Weekend continues below…

11/15 – DeLand Original Music Festival – DeLand
11/15 – Brew and Barbecue in James Weldon Johnson Park – Jacksonville
11/15 – Rocky Water Brew Fest – Melbourne
11/15 – USA Today Wine and Food Festival: Naples – Naples
11/15 – Newberry Main Street Fall Festival – Newberry
11/15 – Pensacola Fall Food Truck Fest – Pensacola
11/15 – “Let it Grow” Garden Festival and Plant Sale – Sebring
11/15 – New Faith Fall Festival Community Day – St. Petersburg
11/15 – Haven Holiday Market – Winter Haven
11/15 – Cows ‘n Cabs – Winter Park
Weekend continues below…

11/15 – Paulie Palooza Music Festival – Zephyrhills
11/15-11/16 – The Downtown Festival and Art Show – Gainesville
11/15-11/16 – Camelot Days Medieval Festival II – Hollywood
11/15-11/16 – PeruFest USA – Miami
11/15-11/16 – Mayhem Ranch Rodeo Fest – Morriston
11/15-11/16 – Sarasota Medieval Fair III – Myakka City
11/15-11/16 – Orlando Museum of Art’s Festival of Trees I – Orlando
11/15-11/16 – Riverfest Seafood Festival – Ormond Beach
11/15-11/16 – Ruskin Seafood and Arts Festival – Ruskin
11/15-11/16 – Holiday Shopping Fair at South Florida Fairgrounds – West Palm Beach
11/16 – Alachua Main Street Harvest Festival – Alachua
11/16 – Miami Book Fair I – Miami

GEORGIA

11/14 – Peachtree City Night Market IV – Peachtree City
11/14-11/16 – Art-Tiques Holiday Market – Buford
11/14-11/16 – Glow Light Show I – Lawrenceville
11/14-11/16 – Enchanted Garden of Lights I – Lookout Mountain
11/14-11/16 – World of Illumination: Candy Rush I – Marietta
11/14-11/16 – Fantasy in Lights at Callaway Resort and Gardens I – Pine Mountain
11/15 – The Heart of Albany Festival (formerly Chalkfest) – Albany
11/15 – Atlanta Fall Wine Festival – Atlanta
11/15 – Celebrate the Holidays in Braselton – Braselton
11/15 – Atlanta BBQ Store Classic – Cumming
11/15 – Oatland Island Wildlife Center Harvest Festival and Cane Grinding – Savannah
11/15 – Suwanee Chili Cook Off and Music Festival – Suwanee
11/15 – Sugar Cane Festival – Twin City
11/15 – Fall Festival at Paulk Vineyards – Wray
11/15-11/16 – Garden Lights, Holiday Nights I – Atlanta
11/15-11/16 – Magical Nights of Lights I – Buford
11/15-11/16 – Stone Mountain Christmas II – Stone Mountain

KENTUCKY

11/10-11/16 – Patti’s Festival of Lights II – Grand Rivers
11/14-11/16 – Festival of Trees and Lights – Louisville
11/14-11/16 – Lights Under Louisville I – Louisville – My Review
11/15 – NuLu Jingle Fest – Louisville
11/15-11/16 – Light Up The Fair I – Burlington

LOUISIANA

11/10-11/16 – Candy Cane Lane II – Calhoun
11/13-11/16 – LUNA Fête – New Orleans
11/13-11/16 – Port Barre Cracklin Festival – Port Barre
11/14-11/15 – NOLA Nite Market – New Orleans
11/15 – Beignet Fest – New Orleans
11/15-11/16 – Covington Three Rivers Art Festival – Covington
11/15-11/16 – Louisiana Renaissance Festival III – Hammond
11/16 – Kenner Food Truck Festival – Kenner
11/16 – Oak Street Poboy Festival – New Orleans

MISSISSIPPI

11/10-11/16 – 50 Nights of Lights II – Cleveland
11/13-11/15 – Chimneyville Arts Festival – Ridgeland

NORTH CAROLINA

11/12-11/16 – Smoky Mountain Christmas Light Spectacular II – Bryson City
11/13-11/16 – Southern Christmas Show I – Charlotte
11/13-11/16 – Highlands Food and Wine – Highlands
11/14-11/15 – The Beaufort Pirate Invasion – Beaufort
11/14-11/16 – Winterfest at Carowinds I – Charlotte
11/14-11/16 – Tanglewood Park Festival of Lights I – Clemmons
11/14-11/16 – WNC Festival of Trees – Hayesville
11/14-11/16 – Winterfest at Tryon International I – Mill Spring
11/15 – Fall Festival at Bentonville Battlefield – Four Oaks
11/15 – Christmas in the Barn – King
11/15 – Mocksville Sip and Savor Wine and Food Festival – Mocksville
11/15 – Sweet Potato Festival and BBQ Competition – Rocky Mount
11/15-11/16 – The North Carolina Arboretum’s Winter Lights I – Asheville
11/15-11/16 – NC Chinese Lantern Festival I – Cary
11/15-11/16 – Renaissance Faire at Spring Haven Farm – Chapel Hill
11/15-11/16 – Carolina Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace VII – Huntersville
11/15-11/16 – Rural Hill Sheepdog Trials and Dog Festival – Huntersville
11/15-11/16 – Kannapolis Celebration of Lights I – Kannapolis
11/16 – Divine and Delectable Dessert Festival – Wilmington

SOUTH CAROLINA

11/13-11/16 – Dickens Christmas Show and Festivals – Myrtle Beach
11/14-11/15 – Native American Celebration at Hagood Mill – Pickens
11/14-11/16 – Holly Jolly Holiday Fair – Anderson
11/14-11/16 – Holiday Festival of Lights I – Charleston
11/14-11/16 – Carolina Christmas Show – York
11/15 – Ekklesia Holiday Market – Conway
11/15 – Greenville Craft Beer Festival – Greenville
11/15 – The Big Bark – North Charleston
11/15-11/16 – Mythical and Medieval Fest II – Myrtle Beach
11/16 – Inman’s Market on Mill VI – Inman

TENNESSEE

11/10-11/16 – Lights Over Gatlinburg II – Gatlinburg
11/10-11/16 – The Dancing Lights of Christmas II – Lebanon
11/10-11/16 – Christmas at Gaylord Opryland II – Nashville
11/10-11/16 – Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas III – Pigeon Forge
11/10-11/16 – Skyland Ranch Festival of Lights II – Sevierville
11/13-11/16 – Zoolumination: Chinese Festival of Lights I – Nashville
11/14-11/15 – Host of Christmas Past – Fayetteville
11/14-11/15 – The Christmas Connection Artistic Creations Fair – Kingsport
11/14-11/16 – Memphis Zoo Lantern Festival I – Memphis
11/14-11/16 – Wonders of Light Christmas Village II – Pigeon Forge
11/14-11/16 – Shadrack’s Snowy Mountain Village I – Sevierville
11/15-11/16 – Christmas Village Holiday Market – Chattanooga
11/15-11/16 – Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees I – Memphis
11/15-11/16 – Chriskindlmarkt at Mountain Arts Community Center – Signal Mountain
11/16 – Donut Fest Memphis – Memphis

VIRGINIA

11/10-11/16 – Garden of Lights II – Norfolk
11/10-11/16 – Meadowlark Gardens Winter Walk of Lights II – Vienna
11/14-11/15 – Wind Vineyards’ Balloons and Tunes Festival – Tappahannock
11/14-11/16 – Bull Run Festival of Lights I – Centreville
11/14-11/16 – Winter Wander I – Charlottesville
11/14-11/16 – Busch Gardens Christmas Town I – Williamsburg
11/15 – Yorktown Harvest Festival – Yorktown
11/15-11/16 – DMV Chocolate and Coffee Festival – Chantilly

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