Our festival calendar is constantly updated and we’ve been following the festival scene for 15 years. Here are 75 hand-picked festivals around the state that range from off-beat local bashes to huge nationally known cultural events.
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:
All aboard the Santa Express for a jolly holiday outing
The Santa Express is the holiday version of Clewiston-based U.S. Sugar Company’s vintage Sugar Express steam train ride through the sugar cane fields and orchards of Central Florida.
Florida Boat Shows Calendar
With more than a million registered vessels, Florida is the Boating Capital of the Nation, so it should come as no surprise there are more than two dozen major boat shows across the state each year, including the world’s largest in-water boat show next weekend in Fort Lauderdale.
From whole towns to gardens and historic sites, the best Christmas lights in Florida
These Florida destinations offer over-the-top holiday lights and decorations in quaint Old Florida settings. Several of the displays continue into the new year.
‘Florida Seafood Festival’ is the state’s oldest, Nov. 6-7 in Apalachicola
The Florida Seafood Festival celebrates Apalachicola’s vibrant fishing industry. Held at the mouth of the Apalachicola River under the shady oaks of Battery Park, this festival features fresh seafood, arts and crafts exhibits & live music.
Seminoles American Indigenous Arts Celebration, Nov. 6-7, 2026
The Seminoles American Indigenous Arts Celebration offers tradition like fry bread & alligator wrestling, and celebrates diverse native cultures with dancing, wildlife presentations and music.
Oktoberfest! Calendar of events across Florida
Prost! German-American clubs are rolling out barrels of beer from the Panhandle to Tampa Bay, Orlando and South Florida.
Claw your way to the 2026 Naples Stone Crab Festival Oct. 23-25
The Naples Stone Crab Festival marks the opening of stone crab season in Florida’s prime stone-crab harvest region.
Cedar Key Seafood Festival: Oct. 17-18, 2026
Seafood festivals are common in Florida, but Cedar Key Seafood Festival is uncommonly appealing. Not only is Cedar Key historic and charming, it’s also clam capital of America.
14 Florida harvest festivals: Get a taste of fall, even in Florida
Florida harvest festivals and farm tours let you soak up a little autumn spirit, even in Florida. All across Florida, farms offer traditional harvest activities like pumpkin patches and corn mazes.
Three events kick off Florida’s seafood festivals season this weekend
Seafood festivals in Pensacola, Destin and Panacea kick off Florida’s Seafood Festival Season with fresh local seafood from the Gulf served by local restaurants, charter captains and non-profit organizations.
Florida Seafood Festivals Calendar 2026-2027
Updated and revised for the 2026-27 season, our Seafood Festival Calendar covers every corner of the state.