FLORIDA EVENTS 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 • 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/ 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 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. 68 ✹ VISITFLORIDA.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. l akeridgewinery.com Florida Folk Festival (Colin Hackley), Pensacola Seafood Festival (Pensacola Seafood Festival), St. Augustine Spanish Wine Festival (Peter W. Cross) perufestusa.com
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