Festivals are plentiful in Florida, often offering opportunities for wallet-friendly family-friendly fun, dates and solo outings.
Many outdoor festivals in the Sunshine State are free, or relatively inexpensive.
Events include Pride festivals, Art festivals, Spring festivals & others.
March
- March 2 Northeast Florida Veg Fest, Jacksonville
- March 2 & 3 Las Olas Art Fair 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 3 & March 4, Las Olas Boulevard between SE 6th Avenue & SE 11th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, free
- March 2 & 3 Downtown Venice Art Classic , 219 W. Venice Avenue, free
- March 3-4 Festival of The Arts, Lake Mary-Heathrow, Oval Park, 900 Internationa
l Parkway, 407-585-1421 - March 9 & 10 Sarasota Spring Fine Art Festival . Free
- March 15, 16 & 17 Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival in Central Park and on Park Avenue in Winter Park, 407-644-7207
- March 16 & 17 Festival of the Arts, Coral Springs
- March 30 Pensacola Veg Fest, free
- March 30 Tampa Pride Festival & Parade
April
- April 13-14 Old Town Art Show, St. Augustine
- April 20-21 Art Festival in Jacksonville
May
- May 4 Sarasota Veg Fest, Sarasota Fairgrounds, free entry, free parking,
June
- June 15 Country Music Fest, Jax Beach, info online
July
August
September
October
- River City Pride, Jacksonville
November
- November 30-December 1 St. Augustine Art & Craft Festival
Previous events
- February 2 & 3 Mount Dora Arts Festival
- February 2 & 3 Hobe Sound Festival of the Arts , 11954 SE Dixie Highway, Hobe Sound, free
- February 9 & 10 Downtown Sarasota Festival of the Arts 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 1718 Main Street, Sarasota, free
- February 9 & 10 Downtown Dunedin Craft Festival 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. , 271 Main St., Dunedin, free
- February 16 & February 17 Siesta Key craft festival, 5124 Ocean Blvd., Sarasota, free
- February 16 & 17 Lido Beach Winter Fine Art Festival, Sarasota
- February 16 & 17 Coconut Point Art Festival, Estero, free
- February 17 Dragon Parade & festival, parade from Lake Highland Drive and N. Mills Avenue, left at N. Thornton Avenue, south to N. Thornton Avenue and Colonial Drive, festival at 728 N. Thornton Ave., Orlando 32803
- February 23 & 24 Downtown Stuart Art Festival 26 SW Osceola St. free
- February 23 & February 24 St. Petersburg Fine Art Festival, free
- February 23 & 24 Street Painting FestivalLake Worth. Free
- February 24 Fort Lauderdale Pride Festival at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park
