Calendar

Your guide to event-related travel in the Southeast

GEORGIA

Lookout Mountain — Rock City’s Summer Music Weekends, May 26, Sept. 4, features food, walking tours, birds of prey shows and bluegrass and country music. www.seerockcity.com/summermusic.

Toccoa — Ida Cox Music Series, June 4, 11, 18 & 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30, features food, drinks and local and regional artists and musicians in a wide range of genres. www. idacoxmusicseries.com

Blairsville — Scottish Festival and Highland Games, June 9-11, features golf, a 5k run, food, music, dance, competitions, heritage searches and children’s activities. www. blairsvillescottishfestival.com. FLORIDA

Pensacola — Fiesta Boat Parade, June 3, features a parade of more than 25 marine vessels. www. fiestaoffiveflags.org. ALABAMA

Decatur — Soulstock, May 19-20, features inspirational speakers and Christian music. www.alabama.travel.

Scottsboro — Catfish Festival, May 20, features live entertainment, arts and crafts, fishing, an auto show and a blood drive. www.catfishfestival.net.

Haleyville — 911 Festival, June 2-3, features music, children’s activities, street vendors, a parade, classic car show and more to honor police and emergency personnel. www. haleyvillechamber.org. KENTUCKY

Louisville — Kentucky Derby Festival, through May 6, features half and full marathons, hot air ballons, bed racing, wine tasting, sports and fireworks. www. kdf.org.

Danville — Great American Brass Band Festival, June 1-4, live music, dance, parades, a night picnic, a quilt show, yoga in the park, a 5K run, a street party and children’s activities. www. gabbf.org. LOUISIANA

Lake Charles — Contraband Days/ Louisiana Pirate Festival, May 4-14, features modern day “pirates” in full regalia, food, cook-offs, cycling and biking, costume contests, boat-building and fireworks. www. visitlakecharlesc.org.

Starks — Mayhaw Festival, May 18-20, features live music, contests, a bike parade, scavenger hunt and demonstrations. www. mayhawfest.com. MISSISSIPPI

Columbus — Market Street Festival, May 5-6, features live music, a 5K run, food, arts and crafts. www. marketstreetfestival.com.

Meridian — Jimmie Rodgers Music Festival, May 5-6, features folk, bluegrass, country, gospel and blues music, Southern food, a talent show and classic car show. www.jimmierodgersmusicfestival.com.

Pascagoula — Live Oak Arts Festival, May 13, features a car show, home tours, shopping, arts and crafts. www.facebook.com/ loafpascagoula. NORTH CAROLINA

Mount Airy — Budbreak Wine and Craft Beer Festival, May 6, features food and drink offerings from North Carolina wineries, breweries and restaurants, as well as live music. www. budbreakfestival.com.

Wilmington —Wine& Food Festival, May 11-14, features wine dinners, tasting events, a cocktail party, local breweries and food trucks. www. wilmingtonwineandfood.com.

Sylva — Hook, Line and Drinker Festival, May 20, features craft beer and food vendors, fishing guides/vendors, a farmers market and live music from regional bands. www. mountianlovers.com.

Bryson City — Nantahala Racing Club Family Whitewater Weekend, May 28-29, features flat and whitewater activities, games, and 1K and 5K races. nantahalaracingclub.com.

Hendersonville — Garden Jubilee Festival, May 28, features lawn and garden show, vendors, workshops, art. 800-828-4244, www. historichendersonville.org. SOUTH CAROLINA

Greenville — Artisphere, May 12-14, features fine art exhibits, demonstrations, food and live music. www. artisphere.org.

Greenwood — S.C. Festival of Flowers, June 1-30, features home garden tours, cultural events, arts and crafts. www. scfestivalofflowers.org. TENNESSEE

Murfreesboro — Main Street Jazzfest, May 6-7, features live music, food, workshops and children’s activities. www. mainstreetjazzfest.net.

Gatlinburg — Beans and Cornbread Festival, May 11, features music, antique engines, cook-offs and tastings. www.gatlinburg.com/beans. VIRGINIA

Alexandria — “Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon” exhibit at the Donald W. Reynolds Museum, through Sept. 30, 2018, features artwork, furnishings, archaeological discoveries, documents and interactive displays. www. mountvernon.org.

— Jubilee, May 18-21, features live music, food, arts and crafts, street performers, a barbecue cook-off and children’s activities. www. chesapeakejubilee.org.