Alabama
- GULF COAST HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL
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FREE ADMISSION! Check out the Balloons!
Music, KIDS ACTIVITIES, arts and crafts, food booths! TICKETS REQUIRED for Tethered balloon rides but watch the balloon rides FREE! VIP Parking is available for purchase. Paved onsite and field overflow parking is FREE! Park off-site and ride the shuttle FREE! - W.C. HANDY MUSIC FESTIVAL AT FLORENCE, ALABAMA
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Read about W.C. Handy “Father of the Blues”
The 10 day family friendly W.C. Handy Music Festival offers live musical performances, street parties, parade, art exhibits, songwriter showcases, a car and truck show, and a three-state bike ride.
Florida
- BLUE ANGELS PENSACOLA BEACH AIR SHOW AT PENSACOLA BEACH, FLORIDA
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Be thrilled at the annual Pensacola Beach air show’s main event with the awesome flight acrobatics of the U. S. Navy’s flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels stationed at Forrest Sherman Field aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola! Watch civilian stunt plane acts prior to the main event.
- FLORIDA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL AT APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA
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2 day event held annually at Battery Park in downtown Apalachicola. Tens of thousands of visitors come annually to enjoy seafood, arts and crafts, music, Oyster eating and shucking contest, Blue Crab Races, Photo Contest, Parade, 5k Redfish Run and much more!
Georgia
- NORTH GEORGIA STATE FAIR AT MARIETTA, GEORGIA
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The largest Fair in metro Atlanta, drawing nearly 300,000 people each year!
- ATLANTA ICE CREAM FESTIVAL AT ATLANTA, GEORGIA
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FREE ADMISSION! Ice Cream and many more delicious treats and food. FUN, entertainment, KIDS ZONE!
Louisiana
- RED RIVER REVEL ARTS FESTIVAL AT SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
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FREE ADMISSION before 5:00 PM on M-F and $5.00 after 5:00 PM M-F and on SAT-SUN. Nine days. Held downtown Shreveport on the banks of the Red River! 80+ artists focusing in oils, acrylics, sculpture, jewelry, woodwork, glass, metal and much more! Enjoy funnel cakes and more! KIDS CENTER! Multiple stages with musicians!
- FRENCH QUARTER FESTIVAL AT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
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FREE ADMISSION! Stated via their website to be the largest showcase of Louisiana Music in the world! 20 plus stages throughout the French Quarter!
Mississippi
- NATCHEZ’S SPRING AND FALL TOUR OF HISTORIC HOMES AT NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI
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Twice a year take a historical pilgrimage through time of Natchez’s many historic homes, and landmarks. See beautiful landscaped gardens, and historical furnishings. Step back in time as you listen to stories that shaped Natchez, Mississippi. Be among the thousands of guests that are drawn to this event each Spring and Fall!
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA BLUES AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL AT GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
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The World’s oldest continuously running Blues Festival! Enjoy local and national blues artists, food, and fun!
- THE NATCHEZ BALLOON FESTIVAL AT NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI
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Enjoy a weekend at the largest and most successful festival in Southwest Mississippi. with hot-air balloons, live music, arts and crafts, fireworks, fun and games on the grounds of historic Rosalie Manson in Natchez, Mississippi.
North Carolina
- RIVERFEST AT WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
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FREE ADMISSION! 3 day annual event draws tens of thousands of people! Vendors, concessions booths, KIDS ZONE, entertainment on various stages, street fair, antique Cars, Saturday night fireworks!
- AUTUMN LEAVES FESTIVAL™ AT MOUNT AIRY (AKA MAYBERRY)
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FREE ADMISSION! One of the longest running, most successful events in North Carolina! Recognized as a Top 20 Events in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society. Arts and Crafts, Food and Music!
South Carolina
- SOUTH CAROLINA PECAN MUSIC AND FOOD FESTIVAL AT FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA
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FREE ADMISSION! Annual festival drawing 50,000 plus with eight stages of live entertainment, over 200 food and arts and craft vendors, free KIDS ZONE, amusement rides, antique tractor show, classic car show, Pecan culinary competitions, 10K, 5K, and half marathon races, and more!
- SOUTH CAROLINA FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS AT GREENWOOD, SOUTH CAROLINA
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FREE ADMISSION! Named as one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s “Top Twenty Events”, this annual 3-day festival is fun for the whole family. See signature topiaries, and enjoy arts and crafts, food and fun.
Tennessee
- MULE DAY AT COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE
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The “Mule Capital” of the world celebration draws 200,000 plus over the four day event. See mules, eat traditional Appalachian food, enjoy music, arts and crafts and much more.
- PIGEON FORGE WINTERFEST AT PIGEON FORGE, TENNESSEE
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Enjoy the Christmas holiday season in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and Sevierville!