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Florida Folk Festival, White Springs Throughout the year, you’ll find plenty going on across Florida, from fishing festivals that draw anglers competing for big prizes to wine festivals offering tastings to heritage festivals that celebrate local cultures. Here’s a sampling of Florida events to pique your interest. Scan the QR code at the end of this section to see a more complete listing at VISITFLORIDA.com/Events. Note: Please check ahead as events are subject to change. FOOD The Pensacola Seafood Festival, held every September in downtown Pensacola, serves up delicious food – shrimp to scallops, crawfish to crab cakes – with a side of live music and arts and crafts vendors. pensacolaseafoodfestival.com • South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Miami Beach. February. sobewff.org • Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival, St. Petersburg. February. tbcgf.org • Sandestin Gumbo Festival, Sandestin. February. sandestingumbofestival.com • Everglades Seafood Festival, Everglades City. February. evergladesseafoodfestival.org • Florida Strawberry Festival, Plant City. March. flstrawberryfestival.com • St. Augustine Lions Seafood Festival, St. Augustine. March. facebook.com/staugustinelionsfestival • Chiefland Watermelon Festival, Chiefland. June. chieflandwomansclub.org/watermelon-festival • Miami Spice, Miami. August- September. ilovemiamispice.com • Rhythm & Ribs, St. Augustine. October. rhythmandribs.net • Central Florida Veg Fest, Orlando. October. cfvegfest.org • Schooners Lobster Festival, Panama City Beach. October. visitpanamacitybeach.com/event/schooners-lobster-festival-%26-tournament/25623/ • Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival, Miramar. November. jerkfestival.com • Sebastian Clambake, Sebastian. November. sebastianclambake.net • Perufest USA, Miami. December. perufestusa.com BEVERAGES Part of the annual February celebration of St. Augustine’s founding, the St. Augustine Spanish Wine Festival helps connect the city to its Spanish heritage through wine. spanishwinefestival.com • Riverside Craft Beer Festival, Jacksonville. February. riversidecraftbeerfestival.com • 30A Wine Festival, Alys Beach. February. 30awinefestival.com • Miami Rum Renaissance Festival, Miami. November. rumrenaissance.com • Weekends at the Winery, Lakeridge Winery & Vineyards, Clermont. Ongoing. lakeridgewinery.com Bradenton Blues Festival, Bradenton MUSIC Enjoy three days of national headliners on two stages at the 40th anniversary of the Jacksonville Jazz Festival in October. jacksonvillejazzfest.com • Music by the Sea Free Beach Concerts, St. Johns County Ocean Pier, St. Augustine. May to September. freebeachconcerts.com • Sing Out Loud Festival, St. Augustine. September. singoutloudfestival.com • Free Gospel Sundays, Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami. Four times a year. arshtcenter.org • Space Coast Music Festival, Melbourne. November. spacecoastrocks.com ARTS Marvel at detailed three-dimensional works of art drawn on the pavement at the Venice Airport grounds during the International Chalk Festival in April. chalkfestival.org • Naples New Year’s Art Show, Fifth Avenue South and Park Street, Naples. January. naplesart.org/naplesnew-years-art-show • Old Florida Celebration of the Arts, Cedar Key. April. cedarkeyartsfestival.com • Space Coast Art Festival, Viera. October. spacecoastartfestival.com • Downtown Festival & Art Show, Gainesville. November. gainesvilledowntownartfest.net MARKETS On Saturday mornings, head to the waterfront to find the Downtown Farmers’ Market of Fort Pierce, with fresh produce, plants, and smoothies, as well as live music. fortpiercefarmersmarket.com • St. Petersburg Saturday Morning Market, St. Petersburg. Saturdays October through May. saturdaymorningmarket.com • Winter Park Farmers’ Market, Winter Park. Saturdays year-round. cityofwinterpark.org/departments/parks-recreation/farmers-market • Orlando Farmers Market, Orlando. Sundays year-round. orlandofarmersmarket.com Gasparilla Pirate Fest, Tampa PRIDE In June, celebrate Key West Pride on an island legendary for its laid-back style and its open and accepting atmosphere. gaykeywestfl.com/pride • Tallahassee PRIDEFEST, Tallahassee. April. tallahasseepride.com • St. Pete Pride, St. Petersburg. June. stpetepride.org • North Pinellas Pride Celebration, Dunedin. June. facebook.com/northpinellaspride • Come Out With Pride, Orlando. October. comeoutwithpride.org • River City Pride, Jacksonville. October. rivercitypride.org CULTURES Be transported to the Caribbean with live steel pan music and island food during Miami Carnival, held in October. miamicarnival.org • ZORA! Festival, Eatonville. January, June, and October. zorafestival.org • Epiphany Celebration,Tarpon Springs. January. spongedocks.net/tarpon-springs-epiphany • Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival, St. Petersburg. February. tbcgf.org • Chalo Nitka Festival and Frontier Days, Moore Haven. March. chalonitka.com • Sarasota Greek Festival, Sarasota. March. facebook.com/greekfestsarasota • Thundering Spirit Family Pow Wow, Mount Dora. March. thunderingspiritfamily.com • Dunedin Highland Games & Festival, Dunedin. April. dunedinhighlandgames.com • Juneteenth Celebration Festival and Parade, Daytona Beach. June. juneteenthdaytona.com • Luminosa Chinese Lantern Festival, Jungle Island, Miami. October- January. jungleisland.com/luminosa-chinese-lantern-festival • American Indian Arts Celebration, Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation. November. ahtahthiki.com/events • Taste of the Bahamas, Eagles Nest Park, Orlando. November. facebook.com/events/eagles-nest-park • Viernes Culturales, Little Havana, Miami. Third Friday of every month. viernesculturales.org/mainvc • Caribbean Market Saturdays, Little Haiti Cultural Complex, Miami. Every Saturday. miamiandbeaches.com/event/caribbean-market-saturdays/22315 Daytona Beach Bandshell Summer Concerts, Daytona Beach GOLF Every March, THE PLAYERS Championship (theplayers.com) brings together the world’s top players at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach – among more than a dozen Florida tournaments, which include: • LPGA Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, Four Season Golf & Sports Club, Lake Buena Vista. January. lpga.com • Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando. March. arnoldpalmerinvitational.com • TimberTech Championship, The Old Course at Broken Sound Club, Boca Raton. November. timbertechchampionship.com MORE SPORTS Play ball! Florida is home to baseball spring training every February and March. Fifteen teams compete in the Grapefruit League, including the Philadelphia Phillies, who play at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater. floridagrapefruitleague.com • Nearly year-round opportunities with the NFL (Buccaneers*, Dolphins, Jaguars), MLB (Rays, Marlins), NBA (Magic, Heat), and NHL (Lightning*, Panthers), plus major-college football, basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer. * – league champions • USA Surfing Prime, Melbourne Beach. January; New Smyrna Beach. February. usasurfing.org/events.html • Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, downtown St. Petersburg. February. gpstpete.com • Daytona 500 and Speedweeks, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach. February. daytonainternationalspeedway.com • Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo, Arcadia. March. arcadiarodeo.com • 12 Hours of Sebring, Sebring International Raceway, Sebring. March. sebringraceway.com • FSRA Rowing Championships, Sarasota. April. floridarowing.org/fsrarulc.html • International Dragon Boat Federation Club Crew World Championships, Sarasota. May. dragonboat.sport/world • Dixie Vodka 400 NASCAR Race, Homestead Miami Speedway, Homestead. October. homesteadmiamispeedway.com • Ocala International Horse Show, Ocala. October. ocalainternationalhorseshow.com • IRONMAN Florida, Panama City Beach. November. ironman.com/im-florida • Jai alai, The Casino at Dania Beach, Dania Beach. Ongoing. casinodaniabeach.com/jai-alai Scan this QR code with your smartphone or just go to VISITFLORIDA.com/Events to find a more complete list of Florida events.
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