ANNUAL EVENTS
JANUARY
Hoggetown Medieval Faire, Gainesville
FEBRUARY
Fiddler Crab Festival, Steinhatchee
Olustee Festival, Olustee Battlefield State Park
MARCH
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens Spring Festival,
Gainesville
Suwannee Springfest, Live Oak
MARCH–APRIL
Red Hills International Horse Trials,
Tallahassee
Southern Shakespeare Festival, Tallahassee Springtime Tallahassee
Word of South Festival, Tallahassee
APRIL
Bradford County Strawberry Festival,
Starke
Cedar Key Arts Festival
Down Home Days, Madison
Florida State Bluegrass Festival, Perry Hogtown Craft Beer Festival, Gainesville LeMoyne Chain of Parks Arts Festival,
Tallahassee
Sante Fe Spring Arts Festival, Gainesville Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin’ Festival,
Sopchoppy
Steinhatchee Seafood Festival
MAY
Florida Folk Festival, White Springs Hamilton County Rodeo, Jasper
Southern Shakespeare Festival, Tallahassee Suwannee River Jam, Live Oak
JUNE
Blueberry Festival, Wellborn
Florida African Dance Festival, Tallahassee Jefferson County Watermelon Festival, Monticello Wild Blackberry Festival, Jasper
JULY
4th of July fireworks, region wide
AUGUST
Tallahassee Southern Extreme Ram Rodeo
SEPTEMBER
Country in the Pines Music Festival, Perry Florida Jazz and Blues Festival, Tallahassee Florida Tap Invitational, Tallahassee
OCTOBER
Alligator Warrior Festival, O’Leno State Park Butterfly Fest, Gainesville
Florida Bat Festival, Gainesville
Florida Forest Festival, Perry
Micanopy Fall Harvest Festival
Pioneer Day Festival, Mayo
Stone Crab Festival, St. Marks
NOVEMBER
Bradleys Country Store Old Fashioned Fun Day,
Tallahassee
Cane Boil and Fiddle Fest, Gainesville Downtown Festival & Art Show, Gainesville Heritage Festival, Jasper
DECEMBER
Christmas on the Square, Live Oak
Festival of Lights, Stephen Foster Folk Culture
Center State Park
Maclay Gardens Camellia Christmas, Tallahassee Market Days, Tallahassee
Southern Pines Blues and BBQ Festival, Perry Spirit of Suwannee Lights, Live Oak