Top 5 Florida Festivals You Need to Attend
Published:Every year, The Sunshine State features countless festivals and fairs, for just about every subject under the sun! Dig strawberries? Florida has got the Plant City Strawberry Fesitval! Like Beer? Head to Tampa for Cigar City Hunahpu Day! You see where we are going with this-- no matter what your interests, Florida has a festival for you! So, get out there this year and enjoy that Florida sunshine and everything she has to offer! Our Top 5 Florida Festivals You Need to Attend can get you started, but there are plenty more out there for you to explore!
1) Florida Cheese Festival
- Over 40 different delicious and exotic cheeses with unlimited sampling!
- Enjoy beer, wine gardens and the Airstream Bar by Stella Artois, as well as local flavors from award-winning area restaurants
- Entertainment by MetCare: Live music starring Michael Russo and American Idol finalist Michelle Marie
- Demonstrations, pimento cheese contest, kid-friendly activities and a mouth-watering documentary on pimento cheese
- April 16, 2016
2) Cigar City Brewing Hunahpu Day
- The biggest single Florida craft beer festival
- Featuring the yearly bottle release of Cigar City Hunahpu Imperial Stout
- Beer samples of some of the rarest beers from over 50 of the world's greatest breweries
- Live music and access to countless gourmet food trucks
- 21 years old+
3) Florida Strawberry Festival
- Experience all the wonders and joys of the strawberry at this yearly festival
- Sample the freshest local strawberries in over a dozen different dishes and drinks
- Enjoy local live music
- Learn about the rich history of the strawberry with educational exhibits
- Fun for ALL ages
4) Florida Music Festival
- Three days of live music rocking downtown Orlando to its very foundations
- Boasts a history of discovering unknown artists like Taylor Swift in her first industry showcase, and past headliners like Third Eye Blind, Flogging Molly, Minus The Bear, The Dirty Heads, Buckcherry and more
- Also features a history of engaging a ‘Who’s Who’ of Music Industry Guest Speakers and Keynote Interviews with regional students, musicians and aspiring industry players
- Network to further your career as an artist or industry representative!
- FREE ADMISSION
5) Florida Renaissance Festival
- Live a day in the 16th Century at the Annual Florida Renaissance Festival
- See artists demonstrate their talents in jewelry making, coin minting, painting, glass blowing and more
- See real life re-enactments of life in the 16th century with the, Anger of the Mistress Trebuchet launching, Pirates encampment, Glassblowing, Blacksmithing at Dwarvesong and more
- Join Captain Buck Kinnear as he leads you through 500 years of History while Exploring Thousands of Years of Brewing on the Pub Crawl
- Experience old time food and beverages
