For more detail on Southern Food Festivals and other events of note,
please check out these helpful sites:
www.southfest.com   and   www.festivalnet.com

JANUARY:

• Low Country Oyster Fest - Mt Pleasant, South Carolina
• Central Florida BBQ Fest - Sebring, Florida
• Frontier Days Chili & BBQ Festival, Breckenridge, Texas
• Oyster Scavenger Hunt - Lafitte, LA (Added 03/01/2002)

FEBRUARY:

• Chocolate Festival - Charleston, SC
• Pig In The Park - Winter Park, Florida
• Palmetto Prestigious Pig Pickin' - Charleston, SC
• Chili Cookoff - Mobile, AL (February 3 - Cathedral Square)
• Big Squeeze Juice Festival - Palm Bay, FL (February 2-4; visit www.thebigsqueeze.com for details)
• Boudin Festival - Carencro, LA (Added 03/01/2002)
• Florida Citrus Festival in Winter Haven, FL (Added February, 2003)
• Hold 'em and Hit 'em BBQ Competition in Houston, TX (Added February, 2003)
• Mullet Festival in Goodland, FL (Added February, 2003)
• S.A.L.E. Mesquite BBQ in San Antonio, TX (Added February, 2003)
• Lakeland Pig Festival in Lakeland, FL (Added February, 2003)
• Homestead Winterfest in Hot Springs, VA (Added February, 2003)
• Market Days in South Padre Island, TX (Added February, 2003)
• Spring National BBQ Festival in Fort Lauderdale, FL (Added February, 2003)
• Strawberry Festival in Panama City, FL (Web Site) (Added October, 2003)

MARCH:

• Best Butt In Georgia - Moultrie, Georgia
• Ozark Hawg BBQ Fest - Batesville, Arkansas
• Batesville Ozark Hawg BBQ Championship, Batesville, Arkansas
• Oyster Festival - Amite, LA (Added 03/01/2002)

APRIL:

• Spring Pig Ribbin' - Hawkinsville, Georgia
• Vidalia Onion Festival - Vidalia, Georgia
• World Catfish Festival - Belzoni, Mississippi
• The World's Biggest Fish Fry - Paris, Tennessee
• Hog Wild - Pig Crazy - Lake City, Florida
• Blues and BBQ - Savannah, Georgia
• High Cotton Cookin' - Greenwood, Mississippi
• Pig Jig Cookoff - Columbus, Georgia
• Poteet Strawberry Festival - Poteet, Texas (Home of the 7 foot tall, 1600 pound strawberry monument!)
• Fire House BBQ Contest - Kings Mountain, NC
• Seafood Festival - St Augustine, FL
• BBQ and Shag Festival - Hemingway, South Carolina
• World Grits Festival - St. George, South Carolina
• Pleasure Island Seafood Chowder Cook-Off - Carolina Beach, North Carolina
• Catfish Festival - Winnsboro, LA (Added 03/01/2002)
• Strawberry Festival - Pontchatoula, LA (Added 03/01/2002)
• Etoufee Festival - Arnaudville, LA (Added 03/01/2002)
• Crawfish Festival - Breaux Bridge, LA (Added 03/01/2002)

• Sugar Festival - Clewiston, FL (Added March, 2008)

MAY:

• Flopeye Fish Festival - Great Falls, South Carolina
• Poultry Festival - Batesburg, South Carolina
• Low Country Shrimp Festival - McClellenville, South Carolina
• Blue Crab Festival - Little River, South Carolina
• Blessing of the Fleet - Bayou La Batre, Alabama
• World BBQ Festival - Owensboro, Kentucky; www.bbqfest.com
• Memphis In May - Memphis, Tennessee
• Crawfish Festival - Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
• Jambalaya Festival - Gonzales, Louisiana
• Mudbug Madness – Shreveport, Louisiana (318 222-7403)
• Crawfish Creole Fiesta - Pensacola, FL
• Tomato Festival - Chalmette, LA
• Jambalaya Festival - Gonzales, LA
• Crawfish Festival - Lake Charles, LA
• Crawfish Festival - Leland, MS
• River Roast - Chatanooga, TN
• Strawberry Festival - Delaplane, VA;  www.delaplanestrawberryfestival.com. (Added May, 2004)
• Zellwood Sweet Corn Festival - Zellwood, FL (407 886-0014)
• Ware Shoals Catfish Festival - Ware Shoals, SC (864 456-7664)
• Great Southern Food Festival - Memphis, TN (901 525-4611)
• Blessing of the Inlet - Murrells Inlet, SC (Added 07/01/2002)
• Spamarama - Austin, Texas; www.spamarama.com. (Added January, 2003)
• Blue Crab Festival --- Palatka, FL; www.bluecrabfestival.com (Added June, 2004)
• Strawberry Festival --- Reynolds, GA; www.ga-strawberry.org (Added June, 2004)
• Vidalia Onion Festival --- Vidalia, GA; www.vidaliaonionfestival.com (Added June, 2004)
• Tri-Stae BBQ Festival, Dothan, AL (May 16 & 17 2008) www.tristatebbq.com (Added March, 2008)
   

JUNE:

• Mississippi State BBQ Contest - Clarksdale, Mississippi
• Cookin' Up The Blues - Jackson, Mississippi
• High On The Hog - Winchester, Tennessee
• WC Handy Blues and BBQ - Henderson, Kentucky
• Virginia Pork Festival - www.vaporkfestival.com; 800 482-7675
• Blueberry Festival - Brewton, Alabama
• Pink Tomato Festival - Warren, Arkansas
• Watermelon Days - Cordele, Georgia
• Peach Festival - Ruston, Louisiana
• Blue Ridge BBQ Contest - Tryon, NC
• Great French Market Tomato Festival - New Orleans, LA
• Bayou Lacombe Crab Festival - Lacombe, LA
• Seafood Festival - Mandeville, LA (www.seafoodfest.com)
• Hog Wild Festival - Jackson, MS
• Blueberry Festival - Nacogdoches, TX
• Blueberry Festival - Mansfield, LA (Added 03/01/2002)
• Crab Festival - LaCombe, LA (Added 03/01/2002)
• Purple Hull Pea Festival - Emerson, AR (www.purplehull.com) (Added 05/01/2002)
• Mississippi Broiler Festival - Forest, Mississippi; call 601 469-4332 for more info. (Added January, 2003)

JULY:

• Peach Festival - Clarksville, Arkansas
• Cajun Food Festival - Lake Charles, Louisiana
• Watermelon Festival - Mize, Mississippi
• Peach Festival - Gaffney, South Carolina
• Holly Springs Kudzu Festival - Holly Springs, Mississippi
• Pork, Peanut, and Pine Festival - Surry, VA
• Watermelon Festival - Franklinton, Louisiana
• Peach Festival - Knotts Island, North Carolina
• Peach Festival - Weatherford, Texas
• International Apple Festival - Medina, Texas
• Blue Crab Music Festival - Cape Charles, Virginia
• Seafood Festival - Mandeville, LA (Added March, 2002)
• Slugburger Festival - Corinth, MS (Added October, 2003)
• International Texas Apple Festival - Medina, TX; Held July 31st, 2004 (Added April, 2004)

AUGUST:

• BBQ Beach Party - Jonesboro, Georgia
• Pig Polishers Contest - Pocahontas, Arkansas
• International Cityfest BBQ Cookoff - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Pecos Cantaloupe Festival - Pecos, Texas
• Bluegrass and BBQ - Dillard, GA
• Bubbafest BBQ - Spartanburg, SC
• Taffy Pull, Chili & BBQ Cook-off, Lajitas, Texas
• Cityfest BBQ Cook-off, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Watermelon Festival - Russellville, Alabama
• Great Pig Out - Morrilton, Arkansas
• Watermelon Festival - Cave City, Arkansas
• Grape Festival - Tontitown, Arkansas
• Shrimp Festival - Delcambre, Louisiana
• Shrimp & Petroleum Festival - Morgan City, Louisiana
• Watermelon Festival - Water Valley, Mississippi
• Apple Festival - Hendersonville, North Carolina
• Grape Stomp & Harvest - Tow, Texas
• ShrimpFest - Port Arthur, Texas
• Peach Festival - Stuart, Virginia
• Lafitte Seafood Festival - Lafitte, LA (Added 03/01/2002)
• Shrimp Festival and Blessing of the Fleet - Delcambre, LA (Added 03/01/2002)
• Livermush Expo - Shelby, NC; 704 484-3100 (Added August, 2006)

SEPTEMBER:

• Seafood Festival - Pensacola, FL 9/22-24
• Peanut Festival - Plains, GA 9/23-24
• Kentucky Bourbon Festival - Bardstown 9/13-17
• World Chicken Festival - London, KY 9/21-24
• Sorghum Festival - West Liberty, KY 9/22-24
• Country Ham Days - Lebanon, KY 9/23-24
• Sugar Cane Festival - New Iberia, LA 9/21-24
• Seafood Festival - Biloxi, MS 9/16-17
• Pecan Festival - Richton, MS 9/30-10/01
• Apple Festival - Hendersonville, NC 9/01-04
• Possum Town Pigfest - Columbus, MS 9/21-23
• Alabama Catfish Festival - Greensboro, Alabama
• Sorghum Festival - Huntsville, Alabama
• Peanut Festival - Plains, Georgia
• Seafood Festivals in Jacksonville and Pensacola, Florida
• Rice Festival - Winnie, Texas
• Chicken Festival - London, Kentucky
• Sugarcane Festival - New Iberia, Louisiana
• Seafood Festival - Biloxi, Mississippi
• Possum Pigfest - Columbus, Mississippi
• Pecan Festival - Richton, Mississippi
• Catfish Festival - Hardeeville, South Carolina
• Peanut Festival - Emporia, Virginia
• Fayette County Hogmania - Somerville, Tennessee
• Smokin' By The Lake - Millington, Tennessee
• World Championship Goat Cook-off, Brady, Texas
• Waylon’s West Texas BBQ, Littlefield, Texas
• Riverfest BBQ Cook-off, Decatur, Alabama
• BBQ on the River, Paducah, Kentucky
• Louisiana Folklife Festival – Monroe (318 324-1665) www.louisianafolklife.org
• Louisiana Sugarcane Festival and Fair - New Iberia, LA - 9/25-29, www.hisugar.org (Added 08/01/2002)

OCTOBER:

• Shrimp Festival - Gulf Shores, Alabama
• Chitlin Hoedown - Yatesville, Georgia
• Yam Festival - Tabor City, North Carolina
• Oyster Festival - Chincotegue, Virginia
• Hog Wild - Corinth, Mississippi
• Big Pig Jig - Vienna, Georgia
• Uniquely Union BBQ Festival - Union, SC
• Arlington BBQ Burnout, Arlington, Texas
• Jack Daniel’s World Championship BBQ , Lynchburg, Tennessee
• Bean Fest - Mountain View, Arkansas
• Kentucky Apple Festival - Paintsville, Kentucky
• Sorghum and Tobacco Festival - Springfield, Kentucky
• Gumbo Festival - Bridge City, Louisiana
• Gumbo Festival - Thibodeaux, Louisiana
• Seafood Festival - Morehead City, North Carolina
• Cracklin' Festival --- Bourg, LA (Added 03/01/2002)
• Rice Festival - Crowley, LA (Added 03/01/2002)
• Pepper Festival - St. Martinville, LA (Added 03/01/2002)
• Yambilee Festival - Opelousas, LA (Added 03/01/2002)
• Indian Summer Seafood Festival - Panama City, FL (Added 10/01/2002)
• Blairsville Sorghum Festival - Blairsville, GA (Added 10/01/2002)
• Pumpkin Festival - Pumpkintown, SC (Added 10/01/2002)
• Black Eyed Pea Festival - Athens, TX (Added 10/01/2002)
• SC Sweet Potato Festival - Darlington, SC (Added 10/01/2002)
• Taste of Brunswick Festival - Lawrenceville, VA (Added 10/01/2002)
• Cajun Catfish Festival - Conroe, TX (Added 10/01/2002)
• Kingstree Pig Pickin' - Kingstree, SC (Added 10/01/2002)
• Haywood Co. Apple Festival - Waynesville, NC (Added 10/01/2002)
• Loris Bog Off - Loris, SC (Added 10/01/2002)
• NC Oyster Festival - Ocean Isle, NC (Added 10/01/2002)
• Juliette Green Tomato Festival - Juliette, GA (Added 10/01/2002)

NOVEMBER:

• Pecan Festival - Colfax, Louisiana
• 17th Century Foods - Williamsburg, Virginia
• Ham Jam - Middleburg, Florida
• Pig Fest - Richland, Georgia
• Home Builders BBQ - Shelby, NC
• BBQ, Balloons, and Blues – Clermont, Florida
• National Peanut Festival - Dothan, AL
• Gumbo Cook-Off - Ville Platte, LA (Added 03/01/2002)
• Cracklin Festival - Port Barre, LA (Added 03/01/2002)

• Wurstfest (New Braunfels, TX; 800 221 4369) www.wurstfest.com (Added March, 2008)

DECEMBER:

• Soybean Festival - Jonesville, Louisiana
• Catfish Stomp - Elgin, South Carolina
• Alabama State Championship, Demopolis, Alabama

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