Calendar

Your guide to event-related travel in the Southeast

GEORGIA

Dahlonega — Literary Festival, March 25-26, features literary events and authors from a variety of genres. www.literaryfestival. org. Perry — Dogwood Festival, April 8-9, features arts and crafts, food, dog competitions, and children’s activities. www.perrydogwoodfestival.com. Cornelia — Apple Blossom BBQ Festival, April 21-22, features barbecue competitions, live entertainment, vendors and children’s activities. www.explorecornelia.com. Thomasville — Rose Show & Festival, April 27-29, features roses, parades, live music, street dance, arts and crafts, food, and more. www.thomasvillega.com. Vidalia — Vidalia Onion Festival, April 27-30, features food, competitions, parades, carnival rides, a battle of the bands, rodeo, fireworks and aviation activities. www.vidaliaonionfestival.com.

FLORIDA

New Port Richey — Chasco Fiesta, March 24-April 1, features street and boat parades, a Native American Festival, sports, carnival, music, arts and crafts, and children’s activities. www. chascofiesta.com. Brooksville — Florida Blueberry Festival, April 22-23, features arts and crafts, food, live entertainment, and a car and bike show. www.floridablueberryfestival.org. Pensacola — Interstate Mullet Toss, April 28, features mullet tossing competitions, live music, food and drinks. www.florabama. com. Pensacola — Crawfish Festival, April 28-30, features food, live entertainment, contests and children’s activities. www.festivaloffiveflags.org. Melbourne — Art Festival, April 29-30, features juried art shows, music, workshops, competitions and children’s activities. www. melbournearts.org. Pensacola — Fiesta Boat Parade, June 3, features a parade of more than 25 marine vessels. www. fiestaoffiveflags.org.

ALABAMA

Mobile — Festival of Flowers, March 23-26, features landscaped gardens, an art competition, shopping and children’s activities. www.festivalofflowers.com. Cullman — Bloomin’ Festival Arts & Crafts Fair, April 22-23, features arts and crafts, art demonstrations, parades, shopping, and food. www.bloominfestival.com. Gardendale — Magnolia Festival, April 21-22, features art classes, talent search, dog parade, music, carnival, car show, competitions and food. www.magnoliafestival. org. 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.

KENTUCKY

Louisville — Humana Festival of New American Plays, through April 9, features plays, panels, cocktail parties, discussions and networking events. www. actorstheatre.org. Louisville — Mid-America Trucking Festival, March 23-March 25, features exhibits, hands-on demonstrations and networking opportunities. www.truckingshow.com. Lexington — Kentucky Crafted Market, April 21-23, features vendors, wearable art, home decor, funiture, books, music, food and more. www.artscouncil.ky.gov. Henderson — Ohio Valley Birding Festival, April 21-23 and May 5-7, features guided birdwatching hikes and family friendly activities. www.ohiovalleybirdingfestival.org. Louisville — Kentucky Derby Festival, April 22-May 6, features half and full marathons, hot air ballons, bed racing, wine tasting, sports and fireworks. www.kdf. org.

LOUISIANA

New Orleans — Bourbon Festival, March 24-26, food, spirits, seminars, cultural events and a bourbon jazz brunch. www. neworleansbourbonfestival.com. Chalmette — Louisiana Crawfish Festival, March 23-24, features concerts, amusement park rides, food and more. www.louisianacrawfishfestival.com. Ponchatoula — Strawberry Festival, April 7-9, features food, a parade, carnival rides, craft booths and entertainment. www. lastrawberryfestival.com.

MISSISSIPPI

Gulfport — Gulf Coast Winter Classics Horse Show, through March 19, features hunter/jumper events showcasing equestrian athletes. www.gulfcoastclassiccompany.com. Columbus — Spring Pilgrimage, March 30-April 8, features carriage and double-decker bus rides, guided home and garden tours and moonlight cemetery walks. www.visitcolumbusms.org. Columbus — Market Street Festival, May 5-6, features live music, a 5K run, food, arts and crafts. www.marketstreetfestival.com.

NORTH CAROLINA

Wilmington — Coastal Living Show, March 25, features gifts and services, raffles, seminars and exhibits. www.coastallivingshow. com. Winston Salem — HopSwap Half Marathon & 5K, April 1, features races, commemorative pint glass, race shirt, post-race block party and craft beers. www.visitwinstonsalem.com. Wilmington — North Carolina Azalea Festival, April 5-9, features a street fair, a parade, concerts, a garden party, art and more. www. ncazaleafestival.org. Sylva — Greening Up the Mountains Festival, April 22, features music, arts and crafts, food and more. www.greeningupthemountains.com. Winston Salem — Piedmont Earth Day Fair, April 22, features music, activities for adults and children and earth-friendly exhibits. www.visitwinstonsalem.com. Beaufort — Wine and Food Festival, April 26-April 30, features wine dinners and Vin de Mer (where guests are immersed in a culinary tour de force) offering 300 wine labels and cuisine from dozens of local and regional restaurants. www.beaufortwineandfood.org

SOUTH CAROLINA

Summerville — Flowertown Festival, March 31-April 2, features arts and crafts, farmers market, music and children’s activities. www.flowertownfestival.org. Rock Hill — Come-See-Me Festival, April 22-29, features Alexandria — “Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon” exhibit at the Donald W. Reynolds Museum, through Sept. 30, 2018, features artword, furnishings, archeological discoveries, documents and interactive displays. www.mountvernon.org. Roanoke — Blue Ridge Marathon, April 22, features a marathon, half Marathon and 10K, and pre-and post-race concerts and activities. www.blueridgemarathon.com. Norfolk — Virginia International Tattoo, April 27-30, features more than 800 military and civilian performers from eight nations. www.vafest.org/tattoo. Norfolk — NATO Festival, April 28-29, features parade of nations, beer tastings concerts, cultural dances, food and children’s activities. www.norfolknatofestival. org.