Two things are evident from the list of festivals in Florida in October. First, it’s on the ocean. There’s a wide range of seafood festivals and regattas to get your party on once you have recovered from Oktoberfest in Florida. Second, people in Florida like to drink. There are quite a few beer festivals in the state.
St. Marks Stone Crab Festival – St. Marks, FL – October 26, 2013
Naples’ Stone Crab Festival – Naples, FL – October 26-27, 2013
Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival – Niceville, FL – October 18-20, 2013
Mims Mullet Festival – Mims, FL – October 5, 2013
Epcot International Food and Wine Festival – Orlando, FL – September 27 – November 11, 2013
Tampa Bay Wine & Food Festival – Tampa Bay, FL – September 27-28, 2013
Pensacola Seafood Festival – Pensacola, FL – September 27-29, 2013
John’s Pass Seafood Festival – Madeira Beach, FL – October 25-27, 2013
Destin Seafood Festival, Florida – Destin, FL – October 4-6, 2013
Gulf Coast Jam – Panama City Beach, FL – September 26-28, 2013
Gentleman on the Road – St. Augustine, FL – September 13-14, 2013
Daytona Blues Festival – Daytona, FL – October 11-13, 2013
Magnolia Fest – Live Oak, FL – October 17-20, 2013
Clearwater Jazz Holiday – Clearwater, FL – October 17-20, 2013
Capital Jazz Super Cruise – Fort Lauderdale, FL – November 2-10, 2013
Fall Palatka Bluegrass Festival – Palatka, FL – October 10-12, 2013
Amelia Island Jazz Festival – Fernandina Beach, FL – October 6-13, 2013
Freak Show Horror Film Fest – Orlando, FL – October 25-27, 2013
Columbus Day Regatta – Miami, FL – October 12-14, 2013
Global Peace Film Festival – Orlando, FL – September 17-22, 2013
Baytowne Wharf Beer Festival – Sandestin, Florida – October 18-19, 2013
Grovetoberfest – Miami, FL – October 19, 2013
Emerald Coast Beer Festival – Pensacola, FL – September 5-6, 2013
Key West Brewfest – Key West, FL – Aug 29 – September 2, 2013
Treasure Coast Beer Fest – Fort Pierce, FL – November 16, 2013
Sarasota Pumpkin Festival – Sarasota, FL – October 25-27, 2013
The Sarasota Pumpkin Festival is an annual fundraiser for The Lazarus Foundation, Kids Force. It will be held at a new location in 2013: Ed Smith Stadium at 12th Street and Tuttle in Sarasota. There will be a lot to do, with over 100 free live shows, pumpkin maze and patch, hay rides, trick or treating and family fun kids zone with amusement rides and carnival games.
Fall festivals in Florida that we still need to find 2013 dates:
Independents Film Fest – Tampa, FL
Grant BBQ Fest
Miami Wine Fair
Beach to Beer Fest – Daytona Beach Shores, FL
Last Year’s Date: October 6, 2012
Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Festival – Sarasota, FL
Last Year’s Dates: October 13-14, 20-21, 27-28, 2012
Havana Florida Pumpkinfest – Havana, FL
Last Year’s Date: October 13, 2012
Kiteober – Miami Beach, FL
Last Year’s Date: October 21, 2012
Micanopy Fall Festival
Micanopy, FL
October 20-21, 2012
Our Lady of Lourdes Fall Festival
Dunedin, FL
October 18-21, 2012
Palm City Fall Fest
Palm City, FL
October 20, 2012
St. Cloud Fall Festival and Oktoberfest
St. Cloud, FL
October 6, 2012
Bushnell Fall Festival
Bushnell, Florida
October 20, 2012
Bartow Family Fall Festival
Bartow, FL
October 14, 2012
St. Margaret Mary Fall Festival
Winter Park, FL
October 19, 2012
Mighty Mullet Maritime Festival
Panacea, FL
October 27, 2012
Central Florida Peanut Festival
Williston, FL
October 6, 2012
Franklin County Oyster Festival
Eastpoint, FL
2013
Sarasota Pumpkin Festival – Sarasota, FL – October 25-27, 2013
The Sarasota Pumpkin Festival is an annual fundraiser for The Lazarus Foundation, Kids Force. It will be held at a new location in 2013: Ed Smith Stadium at 12th Street and Tuttle in Sarasota. There will be a lot to do, with over 100 free live shows, pumpkin maze and patch, hay rides, trick or treating and family fun kids zone with amusement rides and carnival games.
Havana Florida Pumpkinfest
Havana, FL
October 13, 2012
Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Festival
Sarasota, FL
October 13-14, 2012
Clearwater Jazz Holiday
Clearwater, FL
October 18-21, 2012
Capital Jazz Super Cruise
Fort Lauderdale, FL
October 20-28, 2012
Amelia Island Jazz Festival
Fernandina Beach, FL
October 7-14, 2012
Fall Palatka Bluegrass Festival
Palatka, FL
October 11-13, 2012
Hoodoo Voodoo Halloween Blues Ball
Fort Lauderdale, FL
October 13, 2012
Bradenton Blues Festival
Bradenton, FL
November 5, 2012
Daytona Blues Festival
Daytona, FL
October 5-7, 2012
Magnolia Fest
Live Oak, FL
October 18-21, 2012
Sunny Isles Beach Jazz Fest
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
October 12-14, 2012
Biketoberfest
Daytona Beach, Florida
October 18-21, 2012
Franklin County Oyster Festival
St. George Island, Florida
cancelled
Panama City Beach Scarecrow Festival
Panama City Beach, Florida
October 26-27, 2012
Find other fun things to do in Florida in October:
Oktoberfest in Florida
Florida Corn Mazes
Florida Ghost Tours
Haunted Houses in Florida
Pumpkin Patches in Florida
