Articles and photos about popular outdoor festivals across Florida.
Festivals
2019 Florida Seafood Festival Calendar
Florida Rambler’s comprehensive seafood festival calendar is updated and current for 2019.
This weekend: Seafood Festival in historic St. Augustine
St. Augustine comes alive with their annual Lions Club Seafood Festival, one of five seafood festivals scheduled around the state this weekend.
Cortez Fishing Festival celebrates its maritime roots: Feb. 16-17, 2019
This tiny fishing village wedged between Bradenton and Anna Marie Island celebrates its rich heritage as a commercial fishing hub.
Everglades City Seafood Festival: Feb. 8-10, 2019
Seafood lovers mark their calendars for the annual Everglades Seafood Festival in Everglades City, gateway to the Ten Thousand Islands. This free event packs ’em in for fresh seafood, country music, carnival rides, crafts booths — with an estimated 50,000 people expected to attend this year’s event in a remote corner of Florida.
Marathon Seafood Festival: March 9-10, 2019
The Marathon Seafood Festival calls itself the Original Marathon Seafood Festival to emphasize it’s the real deal – indigenous and authentic. Marathon is a fishing town, and you don’t get fish any fresher than here, unless you catch it yourself.
Swamp Cabbage Fest marks 53 years, Feb. 23-24, 2019
You can get gator tail and swamp cabbage at this festival. But the real reason to go is to revel in a last corner of small town America in Florida — beauty pageants, high school bands, armadillo races and a rodeo.
Florida Strawberry Festival: Feb. 28-March 10, 2019 in Plant City
Florida Rambler’s guide to the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City. Entertainment line-up, places to stay, places to eat, places to camp and things to do nearby.
2019 Florida Harvest Festival Calendar
There are few things more authentic than Florida’s status as the nation’s winter vegetable garden. Celebrate our state’s many harvest seasons with this comprehensive harvest festival calendar.
