Start plannin’ now y’all, cause these food festivals here aren’t to be missed!!!! Picks were based upon Google research and tradition.

  • Low Country Oyster Festival– Jan. 26th- Mount Pleasant SC. – The World’s Largest! Considered one of the South’s Top 20 Festivals.
  • Georgia Peach Festival – June 2020 – This thing is so big they split it into 2 locations!
  • Slugburger Festival – Corinth, Ms. – July 2020- The slugburger, which is a type of burger made with beef combined with soy to make a patty, is a food that was designed to be tasty and inexpensive.
  • Watermelon Festival and Rodeo – Naples, Tx. – July  2020- 45+ year old event.
  • World’s Biggest Fish Fry – Paris, Tn. – April 18-25, 2020- The World’s Biggest Fish Fry, held annually the last full week of April in Paris, Tennessee, revolves around the “Fish Tent” where by last account over 12,500 pounds of catfish is served with all the trimmings. In addition to all you can eat catfish, the event offers parades, a carnival, rodeos, catfish races, dances, arts and crafts, a bed race, chalk crawl and other family-friendly activities.
  • Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival – Lafayette, La. – May 1-2, 2020 – Over 30 Cajun and Creole bands over three days coupled with the delicious crustacean, the crawfish.
  • St. Landry Parish Etouffee Festival– Arnaudville, La.- April 24-26, 2020- 35 years old.
  • Bridge City Gumbo Festival – Jefferson Parish, La. – Oct. 2020- Gumbo Capitol Of The World.
  • Jambalaya Festival– Gonzales, La. – May 23-24, 2020- Since 1967.
  • Chilifest – April 3-4, 2020- Snook, Tx. – 35,000 check out great music and great chili!
  • North Carolina Pickle Festival – April 24-25, 2020 – Mount Olive, NC
  • Sweet Tea Festival – Summerville, SC. – Sept. 19, 2020
  • National Cornbread Festival– South Pittsburg, Tn- April 25-26, 2020- Over 25 years of celebratin’ cornbread.
  • West Virginia Hot Dog Festival – Huntington- July 25, 2020- 16th Annual celebrating hot dogs and hot rods.
  • Florida Seafood Festival– Apalachicola, Fl. – Late Oct. or Early Nov. 2020- 56 year old tradition.

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