The Seminoles American Indigenous Arts Celebration offers tradition like fry bread & alligator wrestling, and celebrates diverse native cultures with dancing, wildlife presentations and music.
Florida festivals
Prime festival season in Florida runs from fall to spring, with January, February and March being the peak. There are far fewer festivals in the steamy summer.
We offer many articles about individual outstanding festivals as well as several calendars of events:
2026 Oktoberfest Events in Florida
A roundup of all the known Oktoberfest events in Florida for 2026, many hosted by German-American clubs going all out with authentic German bands, beer and German food.
Florida Seafood Festivals Calendar 2026-2027
Updated and revised for the 2026-27 season, our Seafood Festival Calendar covers every corner of the state.
Lake Placid Caladium Festival, July 24-26
This small town festival celebrates a uniquely Lake Placid product: caladiums, a colorful plant grown commercially almost nowhere else. There’ll be music, food, a car show, arts and crafts and tours of caladium fields.
Wet and wild July 4th traditions: Charlotte Harbor Freedom Swim and Vero Beach Swim to the Wreck
Elsewhere, picnics and lawn games may be a perfect Fourth of July tradition. In steamy Florida, we like to stay wet, and these two exuberant saltwater adventures have become traditions for a good reason.
Florida Folk Festival celebrates Florida people and culture, showcasing Americana music
The Florida Folk Festival began in 1953 at Stephen Foster State Park on the Suwannee River and is a Memorial Day weekend tradition. It’s a celebration of what make Florida unique.
Venice Sharks Tooth Festival set for April 10-11, 2027
You don’t have to dig deep or look very hard to find a shark’s tooth on the beaches of Venice, so every year this Florida city celebrates its unique place in the world with the Venice Sharks Tooth Festival.
Cedar Key Art Festival celebrates Old Florida, April 3-4, 2027
Like Cedar Key itself, the Cedar Key Art Festival is a slice of authentic Old Florida. This historic small town is located on an island on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
St. Augustine Seafood Fest: March 20-21, 2027
This weekend’s St. Augustine Lions Club Spring Festival has reimagined its seafood festival past.
Marathon Seafood Festival: March 13-14, 2027
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.