FLORIDA FESTIVALS

By  Mike Miller  Updated September 13, 2024

Florida festivals celebrate the art, music, food and culture of the state.

With a population of more than 23,000,000 and a geographic and cultural diversity unlike any other state, there is always something going on that you will enjoy.

You will enjoy not only the wide variety of art, music and sports;  you will enjoy the people watching.  It is family friendly entertainment.

Feast From a Florida Seafood FestivalFeast From a Florida Seafood Festival

Whatever your interests, you can find it in one of our festivals.  Some of them have become important events in Florida's history.

We also include a number of annual events that may not have "festival" in their name, but have become part of Florida's culture and ambiance.

There are at least 40 festivals that exist solely to provide a seafood experience, but also have art and craft and music on display.

Art and craft festivals in Florida take place all over the state, especially in the cooler months. All festivals feature food and music.  Many of them have a wonderful view of the water.

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NOTE:  To learn more about the festivals on this list, highlight the festival name using your mouse's left click button, then right click on the "search Google" feature.

JANUARY
Annual Mandarin Art Festival
Images - A Festival of the Arts
ZORA! Festival
Black Heritage Festival
Sarasota Masters Art Festival
Cape Coral Festival of the Arts
Bonita Springs National Art Festival
Naples Invitational Art Fest
Fine Art Festival
Beaux Arts Festival of Art
Downtown Delray Festival of the Arts
Broward Shell Show
Key West Craft Show
Museum of Art/Ft Lauderdale National Art Festival
Florida Manatee Festival
Gasparilla Pirate Fest

JANUARY SEAFOOD FESTIVALS

Apalachicola Oyster Cook-Off
Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival
Florida Keys Seafood Festival
Port Salerno Seafood Festival

FEBRUARY
Annual Forgotten Coast Chef's Sampler
Annual Apalachicola Mardi Gras Parade
Winter Fine Art Fair @ Tioga
North Florida Fine Arts Festival
Mount Dora Arts Festival
Artfest Fort Myers
Naples National Art Festival
Pensacola Mardi Gras Parade
Boca Raton Museum of Art Juried Art Outdoor Fest
ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival at Abacoa
Coconut Grove Arts Festival
Old Island Days Art Festival
South Miami Rotary Art Festival
Daytona 500
Silver Spurs Rodeo

FEBRUARY SEAFOOD FESTIVALS

Clearwater Sea-Blues Festival                                     
Everglades City Seafood Festival
Cortez Commerical Fishing Festival
Port Canaveral Seafood Festival
Shrimpfest

MARCH
Riverwalk Arts Festival
Apalachicola Art Walk & Wine Festival
Suwannee Valley Quilt Festival
Under the Oaks
DeLand Outdoor Art Festival
Annual Original Highwayment Extravaganza
Leesburg Fine Arts Festival
Central Park Art Festival
Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
Uptown Art Expo
Sanibel Shell Fair
Gasparilla Festival of the Arts
Annual Manatee Arts Festival
Annual College Spring Break (Feb, Mar, Apr)
Seafood Fest
Tarpon Springs Fine Arts Festival
Mercato Fine Arts Festival
Bonita Springs National Art Festival
Sanibel Shell Festival
Palm Beach Fine Craft Show
Floral City Strawberry Festival
Calle Ocho Festival
Daytona Beach Bike Week

MARCH SEAFOOD FESTIVALS

St Augustine Lions Seafood Festival
Grant Seafood Festival
Jupiter Seafood Festival
Marathon Seafood Festival
Shrimpa-Palooza Festival
Marco Island Seafood Festival
Miami River Seafood and Music Festival
Deering Seafood Festival
Taste of the Sea Seafood Festival

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APRIL
Historic Apalachicola Antique/Classic Boat Show
Old Florida Celebration of the Arts
Santa Fe Community College Spring Arts Festival
Melbourne Art Festival
Annual Apopka Art and Foliage Festival
Celebration of the Arts
Mainsail Arts Festival
Delray Affair
Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin' Festival
FloraBama Interstate Mullet Toss

APRIL SEAFOOD FESTIVALS

Fort Pierce Oyster Festival
Halifax Oyster Festival
Pompano Beach Seafood Festival
Dania Beach Arts and Seafood Festival
Treasure Coast Seafood Festival

MAY
Historic Apalachicola Home and Garden Tour
Artsquest Fine Arts Festival
Mayfaire by the Lake
Orange Blossom Jamboree
Florida Folk Festival
Mug Race
Sunfest

MAY SEAFOOD FESTIVALS

Blue Crab Festival                                                          
Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival
Panacea Blue Crab Festival     

JUNE
Goombay Festival
Fiesta of Five Flags

JULY
The Villages Craft Festival @ Lake Sumter
Florida Scalloping

SEPTEMBER
Florida Heritage Book Festival

SEPTEMBER SEAFOOD FESTIVALS

Destin Seafood Festival
Pensacola Seafood Festival

OCTOBER
Annual Alligator Warrior Festival
Annual Seafood Festival
Authors Book Fair
Annual Winter Park Autumn Art Festival
Annual Mount Dora Bicycle Festival
Annual Mount Dora Craft Fair
Cape Coral Oktoberfest
Holidayfest and Craft Extravaganza
Florida-Georgia Football Game


OCTOBER SEAFOOD FESTIVALS

Cedar Key Seafood Festival
John's Pass Annual Seafood Festival
Naples Stone Crab Festival
St Marks Stone Crab Festival

NOVEMBER
Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival
Apalachicola Annual Christmas Celebration
Sunday Afternoon with the Arts
Downtown Festival and Art Show
Madison County Tellabrations (Storytelling)
St Augustine Art and Craft Festival
Halifax Art Festival
Florida Highwaymen Festival
DeLand Fall Festival of the Arts
Space Coast Art Festival
Lake Mary Heathrow Festival of Arts
Horse Creek Festival & Florida Heritage Art Show
Lake Eola Fall Fiesta in the Park
Longwood Arts and Crafts Festival
Winter Garden Art Festival
Art Harvest
Venice Art Festival
Bi-Annual Fine Art Show
Naples Fall Fine Art and Craft Festival
Sanibel Fall Art Festival
Art in the Park
Light Up Mount Dora
Foo Foo Festival

NOVEMBER SEAFOOD FESTIVALS

Florida Seafood Festival
Stone Crab Jam
Ruskin Seafood Festival
Sponge Docks Seafood Festival
Homosassa Seafood Festival
Ormond Beach Mainstreet Riverfest Seafood Fest
Stuart Seafood Festival
Annual Yankeetown Arts & Crafts Seafood Festival

DECEMBER
O'Connell Center Holiday Craft Show
Macclenny Fire Dept Christmas Arts & Crafts Fest
Christmas Art Festival
Orlando Pottery Festival
Sarasota Craft Show
Winterfest
Annual Swamp Heritage Festival
Winterfest Boat Parade

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FLORIDA MUSIC FESTIVALS

Florida music festivals and concerts take place all year long.

We feature bluegrass and folk music events on this website, but there are many other types of music being performed all over the state at any given time.

We think that folk and bluegrass are more typical of the rural Florida that is celebrated in the pages of this website.

Bill Monroe at the Florida Folk FestivalBill Monroe at the Florida Folk Festival

The Florida Folk Festival is the grandaddy of all Florida music festivals.

It has been celebrated for more than 50 years, and takes place every year on Memorial Day weekend at Stephen Foster State Park in White Springs way up in North Central Florida.

Many other Florida music festivals are held in most of the state's geographical reasons during the year.

If you enjoy bluegrass music, here is a resource for you.

Florida Bluegrass Festivals

If you want to learn about even more festivals, here is the events page of the Florida Festivals and Event Association website.

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