List of festivals in Florida
The following is an incomplete list of festivals in Florida.
Festivals in Florida
Florida music festivals
Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival
Florida food festivals
Florida is host to a wide variety of food festivals.
ID | Festival | Location | County | Category |
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1 | Miami Fine Wine & Spirits Festival[1] | Coconut Grove | Miami-Dade | Wine, food, chocolate, and spirits |
1 | Northeast Florida Veg Fest[2] | Jacksonville | Duval | Vegetables |
1 | Fairchild's Annual International Chocolate Festival[3] | Coral Gables | Miami-Dade | Chocolate |
1 | Grovetoberfest[4] | Coconut Grove | Miami-Dade | Beer |
1 | Brew on the Bay[5] | Key Largo | Monroe | Beer |
1 | Coconut Grove Seafood Festival[6] | Coconut Grove | Miami-Dade | Seafood |
1 | Sunshine State Steak Cook-Off - Ave Maria, FL[7] | Ave Maria | Collier | Steak |
1 | The Festival of Chocolate - Tampa, FL[8] | Tampa | Hillsborough | Chocolate |
1 | 99.9 Kiss Country Regional Chili Cookoff[9] | Pembroke Pines | Broward | Chili |
1 | Goodland Mullet Festival[10] | Marco Island | Collier | Seafood, mullet |
1 | Naples Winter Wine Festival[11] | Naples | Collier | Wine |
1 | Buckhead Ridge Catfish Festival | Buckhead Ridge | Glades | Seafood, catfish |
1 | Central Florida BBQ Festival[12] | Sebring | Highlands | |
1 | Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival[13] | Fellsmere | Indian River | Wild game |
1 | Taste of Pine Island[14] | Pine Island | Lee | Various |
1 | Florida Keys Seafood Festival[15] | Key West | Monroe | Seafood |
1 | Great Southern Gumbo Cook-off[16] | Sandestin | Okaloosa | Gumbo |
1 | Sunshine Regional Chili Cook-Off [17] | Kissimmee | Osceola | Chili |
1 | Kumquat Festival[18] | Dade City | Pasco | Kumquat |
1 | Fine Wine & Food Festival | Oldsmar | Pinellas | |
1 | Jim's Chili Cookoff | St. Petersburg | Pinellas | Chili |
1 | Lakeland Pig Festival[19] | Lakeland | Polk | |
2 | Panama City Mardi Gras Festival | Panama City | Bay | Various |
2 | Grant Seafood Festival | Grant | Brevard | Seafood |
2 | Titusville Sunrise Rotary Club Chili Cookoff | Titusville | Brevard | |
2 | Taste of the Beach (Lauderdale-By-The-Sea) | Lauderdale-By-The-Sea | Broward | |
2 | Everglades Seafood Festival | Everglades | Collier | Seafood |
2 | 'Do It At The Line' Super Chili Bowl Cookoff | Pensacola | Escambia | Chili |
2 | Sour Orange Festival | Lakeport | Glades | Orange |
2 | Grillin & Chillin on Main Wauchula | Wauchula | Hardee | BBQ |
2 | Swamp Cabbage Festival | La Belle | Hendry | Swamp cabbage |
2 | Plant City Arts Council Chili Cookoff | Plant City | Hillsborough | Chili |
2 | Taste of Chocolate Festival | Plant City | Hillsborough | Chocolate |
2 | Einstein on Wine | Tampa | Hillsborough | Wine |
2 | Flan Fest | Tampa | Hillsborough | Flan |
2 | Lakeridge Winefest | Clermont | Lake | Wine |
2 | Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival | Cortez | Manatee | |
2 | Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival | Miami | Miami-Dade | |
2 | Chili in the Village Regional Cookoff | Pinecrest | Miami-Dade | Chili |
2 | Florida Keys Regional Cookoff | Key Largo | Monroe | Various |
2 | Firefight at Spanish Springs | The Villages | Lake, Sumter | |
2 | Delray Beach Garlic Fest | Delray Beach | Palm Beach | Garlic |
2 | 'Smoke on the Water' BBQ | Winter Haven | Polk | BBQ |
2 | San Sebastian Winefest | St Augustine | St Johns | Wine |
2 | Florida Fiddler Crab Festival[20] | Steinhatchee | Taylor | Seafood, gumbo, BBQ |
3 | Aliquity Chili Fest[21] | Brandon | Hillsborough | Various, beer |
3 | Desoto Seafood Festival | Bradenton | Manatee | Seafood |
3 | The Big Squeeze | Palm Bay | Brevard | Orange |
3 | A Sip of Wine...A Taste of Heaven | Pembroke Pines | Broward | Wine |
3 | Placida Rotary Seafood Festival | Placida | Charlotte | Seafood |
3 | Floral City Strawberry Festival | Floral City | Citrus | Strawberry |
3 | Naples Country Jam Chili Cookoff | Naples | Collier | Chili |
3 | Hog Wild and Pig Crazy Barbecue Cook-off | Lake City | Columbia | BBQ, pork |
3 | Backyard BBQ Blast | Jacksonville | Duval | BBQ |
3 | Great Atlantic Seafood Festival | Jacksonville Beach | Duval | Seafood |
3 | Beulah Sausage Festival | Pensacola | Escambia | Sausage |
3 | Gulf Coast Regional Chili Cookoff | Eastpoint | Franklin | Chili |
3 | Florida Strawberry Festival | Plant City | Hillsborough | Strawberry |
3 | Denning's Lounge Chili Cookoff | Tampa | Hillsborough | Chili |
3 | Florida Brewers Guild BeerFest | Tampa | Hillsborough | Beer |
3 | Steve Otto Chili Cook-off | Tampa | Hillsborough | Chili |
3 | Astor Chamber Of Commerce Chili Cook-off | Astor | Lake | Chili |
3 | Pig on the Pond | Clermont | Lake | Pork |
3 | Estero High Key Club Chili Cookoff | Estero | Lee | Chili |
3 | Fort Myers Beach Shrimp Festival | Fort Myers Beach | Lee | Seafood, shrimp |
3 | Cactus Jack's Chili Cookoff | Salt Springs | Marion | Chili |
3 | Coral Gables Wine & Food Festival | Coral Gables | Miami-Dade | Wine |
3 | Miami Wine and Food Festival | Miami | Miami-Dade | Wine |
3 | Marathon Seafood Festival | Marathon | Monroe | Seafood |
3 | Speckled Perch Festival | Okeechobee | Okeechobee | Seafood, fish |
3 | Top of the Lake BBQ Affair | Okeechobee | Okeechobee | BBQ |
3 | Boca Bacchanal Winefest | Boca Raton | Palm Beach | Wine |
3 | Cajun Cafe on the Bayou Crawfish Festival | Pinellas Park | Pinellas | |
3 | Chili Blaze | Pinellas Park | Pinellas | Chili |
3 | Safety Harbor Seafood Festival (formerly Harbor Sounds Seafood & Music Festival) | Safety Harbor | Pinellas | Seafood |
3 | Cajun Zydeco Crawfish Festival | St Petersburg | Pinellas | |
3 | Bluegrass & BBQ Festival | Auburndale | Polk | BBQ |
3 | Englewood Beach / Burr Smidt Memorial Chili Cookoff | Englewood | Sarasota | Chili |
3 | Florida Sunshine Pod Cookoff | Englewood | Sarasota | |
3 | St. Augustine Lions Seafood Festival | St Augustine | St Johns | Seafood |
4 | National Oyster Festival[22] | Orange Beach | Escambia | Seafood |
4 | Festival of Chocolate at UCF Arena[23] | Orlando | Orange | Chocolate |
4 | Bradford County Strawberry Festival | Starke | Bradford | Strawberry |
4 | New Times Beerfest | Fort Lauderdale | Broward | Beer |
4 | Pompano Beach Seafood Festival | Pompano Beach | Broward | Seafood |
4 | 'Make it Mild or Make it Wild' Chili Cook-off | Jacksonville | Duval | Chili |
4 | A Taste of the Coast An Artful Affair | Port Saint Joe | Gulf | Various |
4 | Sugar Festival | Clewiston | Hendry | Sugar |
4 | Spring Jubilee Chili Cook-off | Riverview | Hillsborough | Chili |
4 | Bern's Winefest | Tampa | Hillsborough | Wine |
4 | Spring Fish Fry | Leesburg | Lake | Seafood, fish |
4 | Celebrate Bonita District Chili Cookoff | Bonita Springs | Lee | Chili |
4 | Taste of the Islands | Sanibel | Lee | Various |
4 | Florida Wine Festival | Tallahassee | Leon | Wine |
4 | Taste of Key West | Key West | Monroe | Various |
4 | Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival | Niceville | Okaloosa | BBQ |
4 | Sandestin Wine Festival | Sandestin | Okaloosa | Wine |
4 | Rajuncajun Crawfish Festival | Orlando | Orange | Seafood, crawfish |
4 | Great American Pie Festival | Orlando | Osceola | Pie |
4 | Cajun Blues Crawfish Festival | Palm Beach | Palm Beach | Seafood, crawfish |
4 | Sweet Corn Fiesta | West Palm Beach | Palm Beach | Corn |
4 | St. Johns River Catfish Festival[24] | Crescent City | Putnam | Seafood, catfish |
4 | Florida Winefest & Auction | Sarasota | Sarasota | Wine |
4 | A Taste of St. Augustine | St Augustine | St Johns | Various |
4 | An Evening with EPIC Chefs | St Augustine | St Johns | Various |
4 | Rhythm and Ribs Festival | St Augustine | St Johns | BBQ ribs |
4 | Shrimp Fest | Ponce Inlet | Volusia | Seafood, shrimp |
4 | Taste of New Tampa | Tampa | Hillsborough | Various |
5 | Ragin Cajun Crawfish Festival in Orange Beach[25] Memorial Day Weekend | Orange Beach | Escambia | Crawfish |
5 | Ragin Cajun Crawfish Festival in Pompano Beach[26] Memorial Day Weekend | Pompano Beach | Broward | Crawfish |
5 | BBQ & Blues Festival in Pensacola [27] | Pensacola, FL | Escambia | BBQ |
5 | Windsor Zucchini Festival | Gainesville | Alachua | Zucchini |
5 | Newberry Watermelon Festival | Newberry | Alachua | Watermelon |
5 | Las Olas Wine and Food Festival | Fort Lauderdale | Broward | Wine |
5 | Taste of Collier | Naples | Collier | Various |
5 | Taste of Fort Myters Beach Family Festival[28] | Fort Myers Beach | Lee | Seafood |
5 | Arcadia Watermelon Festival | Arcadia | DeSoto | Watermelon |
5 | World of Nations Celebration | Jacksonville | Duval | Various |
5 | 25th Annual Pensacola Crawfish Fiestival | Downtown Pensacola | Escambia | Seafood, crawfish |
5 | Tupelo Honey Festival | Wewahitchka | Gulf | Honey |
5 | Ruskin Tomato Festival | Ruskin | Hillsborough | Tomato |
5 | BBQfest | Tampa | Hillsborough | BBQ |
5 | Indian River County Firefighters' Chili Cookoff | Vero Beach | Indian River | Chili |
5 | Taste of Mount Dora | Mount Dora | Lake | Various |
5 | Biltmore International Food & Wine Weekend | Coral Gables | Miami-Dade | Various |
5 | Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival | Fernandina Beach | Nassau | Seafood, shrimp |
5 | Zellwood Sweet Corn Festival | Zellwood | Orange | Corn |
5 | Smoke ‘n Blues BBQ | St Cloud | Osceola | BBQ |
5 | Cotee River Seafood Festival and Boat Show | New Port Richey | Pasco | Seafood |
5 | Palatka Blue Crab Festival | Palatka | Putnam | Seafood, blue crab |
5 | Daytona Beach Bayou Boil | Daytona Beach | Volusia | Cajun |
5 | DeLand Wild Game Feast | DeLand | Volusia | Wild game |
5 | Panacea Blue Crab Festival[29] | Panacea | Wakulla | Seafood, crab |
6 | Bikini Parade - BEER & BBQ Festival Pensacola Bay, FL[30] July 4 Weekend | Pensacola | Escambia | BBQ, beer |
6 | A World of Dreams Epicurean Feast | Jacksonville | Duval | Various |
6 | Food Fight | Jacksonville | Duval | Various |
6 | Jefferson County Watermelon Festival | Monticello | Jefferson | Fruit, watermelon |
6 | Chiefland Watermelon Festival | Chiefland | Levy | Fruit, watermelon |
6 | Florida Keys Tropical Fruit Fiesta | Marathon | Monroe | Fruit |
6 | Northeast Florida Blueberry Festival | Callahan | Nassau | Fruit, blueberry |
6 | Taste of Boynton | Boynton Beach | Palm Beach | Various |
6 | Taste of Pinellas [31] | St Petersburg | Pinellas | Various |
6 | Bostwick Blueberry Festival | Bostwick | Putnam | Fruit, blueberry |
6 | Wellborn Blueberry Festival | Wellborn | Suwannee | Fruit, blueberry |
6 | Shores Wine and Food Festival | Daytona Beach | Volusia | |
6 | Panhandle Watermelon Festival | Chipley | Washington | Fruit, watermelon |
7 | Folio Weekly Beer & Music Festival | Jacksonville | Duval | Beer |
7 | Mangomania Tropical Fruit Fair | Pine Island | Lee | Fruit |
7 | Clamerica Celebration | Cedar Key | Levy | Seafood, clam |
7 | International Mango Festival | Coral Gables | Miami-Dade | Fruit, mango |
7 | Key West Food and Wine Festival | Key West | Monroe | Various |
7 | Gavel & Grapes Festival | Tarpon Springs | Pinellas | Fruit, grape |
8 | Gulf County Scallop Festival[32] | Port Saint Joe | Gulf | Seafood, scallop |
8 | WaZoo | Tampa | Hillsborough | Various |
8 | San Sebastian Harvest Festival & Grape Stomp | St Augustine | St Johns | Fruit, grape |
9 | Fall Seafood and Pirate Fest | Panama City | Bay | Seafood |
9 | Q-Fest BBQ & Music Festival | Grant | Brevard | BBQ |
9 | Taste of Weston | Fort Lauderdale | Broward | Various |
9 | Hollywood Beach Clambake | Hollywood | Broward | Seafood, clam |
9 | Florida Barbecue Association Funcook | Crystal River | Citrus | BBQ |
9 | Emerald Coast Brew Fest & Beach Party | Pensacola | Escambia | Beer |
9 | Pensacola Seafood Festival[33] | Downtown Pensacola | Escambia | Seafood |
9 | Seafood & Mini Wine Fest | Sandestin | Okaloosa | Seafood |
9 | Florida Cracker Oyster Festival | Orlando | Orange | Seafood, oyster |
9 | Taste of Clearwater | Clearwater | Pinellas | Various |
9 | 'I Like It Hot!' Festival & Barbecue | Largo | Pinellas | BBQ |
9 | Sun-N-Fun RV Resort Chili Cookoff | Sarasota | Sarasota | Chili |
9 | Tallahassee Food Festival | Tallahassee | Leon | Various |
10 | Oyster & Beer Festival - Pensacola, FL[34] | Pensacola | Escambia | Seafood |
10 | Sarasota Pumpkin Festival [35] | Sarasota | Sarasota | Various |
10 | New Smyrna Beach Uncorked | New Smyrna Beach | Volusia | Various |
10 | Indian Summer Seafood Festival | Panama City Beach | Bay | Seafood |
10 | Hospice Chili Cookoff | Wilton Manors | Broward | Chili |
10 | Southeast Chili Cookoff | Homosassa | Citrus | Chili |
10 | Waterfront Chili Cookoff | Homosassa | Citrus | Chili |
10 | Caring Chefs[36] | Jacksonville | Duval | Various |
10 | Hernando County BBQ & Rodeo Festival | Brooksville | Hernando | BBQ |
10 | Hernando Beach Seafood Festival | Hernando Beach | Hernando | Seafood |
10 | Taste at Bay Street | Tampa | Hillsborough | Various |
10 | Minneola Fall Fest BBQ Contest | Minneola | Lake | BBQ |
10 | Cedar Key Seafood Festival | Cedar Key | Levy | Seafood |
10 | Central Florida Harvest and Peanut Festival[37] | Williston | Levy | Peanut |
10 | Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival | Bradenton | Manatee | Pumpkin |
10 | Mighty Mullet Maritime Festival[38] | Panacea | Wakulla | Mullet, Seafood |
10 | St. Marks Stone Crab Festival[39] | St. Marks | Wakulla | Stone Crab, Seafood |
10 | Stone Crab, Seafood, and Wine Festival | Longboat Key | Manatee | Seafood, stone crab |
10 | Belleview Chili Cook-off | Belleview | Marion | Chili |
10 | Marion County Chili Cook-Off | Ocala | Marion | Chili |
10 | Chocolate Festival | Coral Gables | Miami-Dade | Chocolate |
10 | Stone Crab Fest | Summerland Key | Monroe | Seafood, stone crab |
10 | Destin Seafood Festival | Destin | Okaloosa | Seafood |
10 | Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival | Niceville | Okaloosa | Seafood, mullet |
10 | Epcot International Food & Wine Festival | Orlando | Orange | Various |
10 | Frenchy's Stone Crab Festival | Clearwater Beach | Pinellas | Seafood, stone crab |
10 | John's Pass Seafood Festival | Madeira Beach | Pinellas | Seafood |
10 | Taste of Plant City | Plant City | Pinellas | Various |
10 | Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art Stone Crab Fest | Tarpon Springs | Pinellas | Seafood, stone crab |
10 | Mulberry Fine Swine At The Pit | Mulberry | Polk | BBQ Pork |
10 | Gabbert Farm Peanut Festival | Jay | Santa Rosa | Peanut |
10 | Great Bowls of Fire Chili Cookoff | DeLand | Volusia | Chili |
11 | The Festival of Chocolate - Palm Beach County Convention Center[40] | West Palm Beach | Palm Beach | Chocolate |
11 | First Coast Ham Jam[41] | Green Cove Springs | Clay | Pork |
11 | Nosh Fest - S. Florida's Jewish Food Festival[42] | Cooper City | Broward | Jewish foods |
11 | Florida Seafood Festival | Apalachicola | Franklin | Seafood |
11 | Plant City Pig Jam[43] | Plant City | Hillsborough | Pork |
11 | Ruskin Seafood Festival | Ruskin | Hillsborough | Seafood |
11 | Zoofari | Tampa | Hillsborough | Various |
11 | Sebastian Clambake Lagoon Festival[44] | Sebastian | Indian River | Seafood, clam |
11 | Leesburg Chili Cook-Off | Leesburg | Lake | Chili |
11 | Fort Myers Taste of the Town | Fort Myers | Lee | Various |
11 | Greek Food Festival | Tallahassee | Leon | |
11 | Tallahassee Wine and Food Festival | Tallahassee | Leon | |
11 | Taste of Manatee | Bradenton | Manatee | |
11 | Jerk Fest Jerk Festival | Sunrise | Broward | Meat, Caribbean jerk seasoning |
11 | Jensen Beach Pineapple Festival | Jensen Beach | Martin | Fruit, pineapple |
11 | Orlando Beer Festival | Orlando | Orange | Beer |
11 | Palm Beach County Firefighters/Paramedics M.D.A. Chili Cookoff | Lake Worth | Palm Beach | Chili |
11 | Hudson Seafest | Hudson | Pasco | Seafood |
11 | Land O' Lakes Flapjack Festival | Land O' Lakes | Pasco | Pancake |
11 | Chiliblast | Clearwater | Pinellas | Chili |
11 | Dunedin Wines the Blues | Dunedin | Pinellas | Wine |
11 | Taste of Gulfport | Gulfport | Pinellas | |
11 | Safety Harbor Wine Festival | Safety Harbor | Pinellas | Wine |
11 | Ribfest | St Petersburg | Pinellas | BBQ ribs |
12 | Beefcember Fest | Starke | Bradford | Beef |
12 | Death By Chocolate | Largo | Pinellas | Chocolate |
12 | Cheesecake Challenge | St Augustine | St Johns | Cheesecake |
13 | Treasure Coast Seafood Festival | Port St. Lucie | St. Lucie | Seafood |
14 | Annual Chili Cook-Off to Benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of St. Lucie County | Fort Pierce at the Havert L. Fenn Center | St. Lucie | Chili |
16 | Crawfish Festival | Downtown Orlando | Orange County | Seafood |
16 | Taste of Little Italy [45] | Port St. Lucie & Jupiter | St. Lucie & Palm Beach | Italian |
16 | Great American Burgerfest[46] | St. Augustine | St. Johns | Hamburgers |
References
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- ↑
- ↑ Grovetoberfest
- ↑ Brew on the Bay
- ↑ Coconut Grove Seafood Festival
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ 99.9 Kiss Country Regional Chili Cookoff
- ↑ Goodland Mullet Festival
- ↑ Naples Winter Wine Festival
- ↑ Central Florida BBQ Festival
- ↑ Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival
- ↑ Taste of Pine Island
- ↑ Florida Keys Seafood Festival
- ↑ Great Southern Gumbo Cook-off
- ↑ Sunshine Regional Chili Cook-Off
- ↑ Kumquat Festival
- ↑ Lakeland Pig Festival
- ↑ Florida Fiddler Crab Festival
- ↑ Aliquity Chili Fest
- ↑ National Oyster Festival - Perdido Keys, FL
- ↑ The Festival of Chocolate - at the UCF Arena in Orlando, FL
- ↑ St. Johns River Catfish Festival
- ↑ Ragin Cajun Crawfish Festival - Orange Beach, FL
- ↑ Ragin Cajun Crawfish Festival - Pompano Beach, FL
- ↑ BBQ & Blues Festival - Pensacola, FL
- ↑ Taste of Fort Myers Beach Family Festival Fort Myers Beach, FL
- ↑ Panacea Blue Crab Festival
- ↑ Bikini Parade - BEER & BBQ Festival Pensacola Bay, FL
- ↑ Taste of Pinellas
- ↑ Gulf County Scallop Festival
- ↑ 32nd Annual Pensacola Seafood Festival
- ↑ Oyster & Beer Festival - Pensacola, FL
- ↑ Sarasota Pumpkin Festival
- ↑ Caring Chefs
- ↑ Central Florida Peanut Festival
- ↑ Mighty Mullet Maritime Festival
- ↑ St. Marks Stone Crab Festival
- ↑ The Festival of Chocolate - Palm Beach County Convention Center
- ↑ First Coast Ham Jam
- ↑ Nosh Fest - S. Florida's Jewish Food Festival
- ↑
- ↑ Sebastian Clambake Lagoon Festival
- ↑ http://www.tasteoflittleitaly.net/
- ↑ Great American BurgerFest
- Steinbacher, Joan. Food Fest! Your Complete Guide to Florida's Food Festivals. ISBN 0-9779846-0-5.
- Crafmaster News Magazine. A complete Nationwide - West of the Mississippi - Show listing publication of all events including Street Fairs, Festivals, Art and Craft shows, State and County fairs, Home and Garden shows, Farmer's Markets, Antique & Collectible Shows, Music Festivals, Car Shows, Holiday & Gift Shows.
- Art & Craft Show Yellow Pages. A complete Nationwide - East of the Mississippi - Show listing publication of all events including Street Fairs, Festivals, Art and Craft shows, State and County fairs, Home and Garden shows, Farmer's Markets, Antique & Collectible Shows, Music Festivals, Car Shows, Holiday & Gift Shows.
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