2013 FLORIDA - MAY 2013
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Events
events still waiting for new dates
May 3-4, 2013 Smokin Blues Bikes & BBQ - St. Cloud, Florida
Live music, professional & backyard BBQ competition, bike rally/show, beer/wine, a kids' zone and much more. Always fun and always free.
May 3-5, 2013 50th Annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Held in the heart of historic downtown Fernandina Beach on beautiful Amelia Island, Florida since 1964, the family friendly, free admission Shrimp Festival offers delicious shrimp prepared every way imaginable by 25 food booths all staffed and run exclusively by local Nassau County non-profit groups as fund-raisers. Wear your walking shoes to visit over 300 Fine Artisan & Crafters, 50 Antique Dealers, 25 Kid Fun Zone Activities, Live Music on 2 Stages, and lots of Pirates.
May 3-5, 2013 29th Annual Pensacola Crawfish Festival - Pensacola, Florida
The event is one of the largest crawfish boils in the state and features thousands of pounds of boiled crawfish in addition to other traditional Cajun and Creole fare such as red beans & rice, crawfish pie, boudin balls, and even fried gator tails.
May 4, 2013 39th Annual Panacea Blue Crab Fest - Panacea, Florida
Held annually at Woolley Park on scenic Dickerson Bay, the festival promotes the crab industry in Wakulla County. Enjoy a parade, live music, dance performances, historic demonstrations, a crab picking contest, fireworks, and lots of good food including boiled blue crab.
May 11, 2013 29th Annual Windsor Zucchini Festival - Windsor, Florida
The Festival will be a day of fun for everyone! Activities include Duke of Zuke & Zuqueenie Pageant, arts & crafts, Cook-a-Zuke contest, live music, hay rides, fried zucchini, zucchini ice cream, and contests for the biggest, ugliest and best carved zucchinis.
May 11, 2013 Treasure Coast BBQ Championship - Ft. Pierce, Florida
Sanctioned by the Florida BBQ Association, will be held at the beautiful Riverwalk Center along the Indian River. Want something sweet? Enter the Best Dessert Contest on Friday night. Proceeds from the BBQ go to help homeless dogs and cats of The Humane Society of St. Lucie County.
May 11, 2013 Island Grove Blueberry Festival - Island Grove, Florida
Fun for the whole family! Delicious Florida foods, Blueberry Bake Sale, Cake Baking Contest, arts and crafts vendors, kids activities and entertainment, blueberries and plants. Proceeds benefit the local fire department.
May 11, 2013 Dine on the Wild Side - St. Augustine, Florida
A great mothers day present! Treat yourself, Mom, wife, family, and friends to a wild Saturday they will never forget? How about dining next to a roseate spoonbill while being serenaded by the sounds of a roaring gator, all while supporting our wildlife center. Your event ticket will help us pay for the meals of our orphaned wild birds, mammals and reptiles. Come to our 19th annual "Dine on the Wild Side" fund-raising dinner will be held at The St. Augustine Alligator Farm on Saturday evening, May 11th, 2013. The Alligator Farm and Zoological Park (www.alligatorfarm.com) sponsors this popular event every year for HAWKE. This wonderful zoo has everything from the cute and fuzzy to the largest and rarest alligators and crocs.
May 11, 2013 7th Annual May Day Festival & BBQ Cook-Off
Defuniak Springs, Florida
There will be a host of activities for the kids, such as face painting, a magician as well as a model airplane show and demo. Come and be prepared for the various food vendors selling from fried Oreos, candy apples to oriental food to polish sausages.
May 14, 2013 GEt Cooking West Palm Beach - West Palm Beach, Florida
Inspired by the intuitive technology of GE, we present GEt Cooking, an informative demonstration on our new GE live kitchen appliance featuring menu items that easily transition from appetizers to "small plate" entrées that add up to a full and varied meal. Join us for lunch, an interactive presentation and a hands-on dessert lesson to GEt you cooking in our kitchen and at home.
May 15, 2013 GEt Cooking Bonita Springs - Bonita Springs, Florida
Inspired by the intuitive technology of GE, we present GEt Cooking, an informative demonstration on our new GE live kitchen appliance featuring menu items that easily transition from appetizers to "small plate" entrées that add up to a full and varied meal. Join us for lunch, an interactive presentation and a hands-on dessert lesson to GEt you cooking in our kitchen and at home.
May 16, 2013 Annual Brandon Business Expo & Taste of Brandon
Florida State Fair Grounds, Florida
Attendees will get to see more than 200 exhibitors plus receive FREE samples from "Taste of Brandon" participants including: Chick-fil A, Smokey Bones, Romano's Macaroni Grill, Mimi's Cafe.......and more! Registration is available now & open to all types of business!
May 18, 2013 68th Annual Newberry Watermelon Festival - Newberry, Florida
Since 1946. Some of the favorite festival activities started many years ago and still continue today. These activities include contests for watermelon eating, seed spitting, hog calling, pie/cake baking, and of course the 'Big Melon.´
May 19, 2013 8th Annual Taste of the Beach - St. Augustine, Florida
The event is held each year at the St. Augustine Pier and Pavilion from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 pm. Local restaurants within the beach community are featured.
May 24-27, 2013 Blue Crab Festival - Palatka, Florida
25th Annual Festival--as always, on Memorial Day Weekend. Arts & crafts, beauty pageant, seafood cookoff, and entertainment.
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