Update: so many festivals have moved their date from Saturday to Sunday due to the expected bad weather – Magic City Art Connection, Panoply, Double Decker, etc. – so you may want to double-check their websites as well as the local newspaper if you’re traveling.
In Alabama:
Magic City Art Connection, Birmingham ***
Pepper Jelly Festival, Thomaston
Panoply Arts Festival, Huntsville ***
Troyfest, Troy
Race, Talladega
Mullet Toss, Flora-Bama
Battle of Selma Reenactment, Selma
CityFest, Auburn
Monroeville Reunion, Monroeville
In Georgia:
Vidalia Onion Festival, Vidalia ***
Antebellum Trail, Various
Tour of Hidden Gardens, Savannah
Spring Chicken Festival, Gainesville
Alpharetta Arts Springfest, Alpharetta
Inman Park Festival, Atlanta ***
Crawfish Festival, Woodbine
Fired Works, Macon
In Louisiana:
Festival International de Louisiane, Lafayette
Italian Festival, Tickfaw
In Mississippi:
Double Decker Arts Festival, Oxford ***the art will be on Sunday, not Saturday due to the forecast of rain*** ***
Southern Heritage Pilgrimage, Aberdeen
Home Tour, Corinth
In Tennessee:
National Cornbread Festival, South Pittsburg ***
Ramp Tramp Festival, Ocoee
World’s Biggest Fish Fry, Paris
(Those extra *** next to some of the events indicate ones that are especially recommended.)