Southern Byways

What’s on the Calendar This Weekend

by Apryl on October 23rd, 2008

You can celebrate the last weekend in October in style at any of the following events happening in the South.

Here’s a sampling of what’s going on in the region.

For foodies, there’s the…

Fredericksburg (Texas) Food and Wine Fest on October 25-26.

Texas Mushroom Festival in Madisonville (heralded as the ‘Mushroom Capital of Texas’) on October 25.

Annual Tailgating Cook Off & Fais Do Do in Iberia, La., on October 24-26.

• South Louisiana Blackfoot Festival & Cook-off in Lafayette, La., on October 24-25.
• Oxford’s (Miss.) Town BBQ Throwdown on October 24-25.
• 15th Annual Peanut Butter Festival in Brundidge, Ala., on October 25.
• Syrup Sopping Days in Loachapoka, Ala., on October 25.
• Original German Sausage Festival in Elberta, Ala., on October 25
• Southeastern BBQ Fest Cook-Off in Panama City Beach, Fla., on October 24 -26.
• 27th John’s Pass Seafood Festival at John’s Pass Village & Boardwalk in Madeira Beach, Fla., on October 25-26.
• Slow Down O-Town at Old Hickory Steakhouse (Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee, Fla.) on October 25.
• 20th Annual Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue, in Lynchburg, Tenn., on October 24-25.
• Oyster Point Oyster Roast in Newport News, Va., on October 24.
• Autumn Apple Festival  at the Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum in Sterling, Va., on October 25.
• Wetzel County Chamber of Commerce ChiliFest in Martinsville, WVa., on October 25.

Art lovers can attend the…

• 16th Annual Texas Clay Fest in New Braunfels on October 25-26.
• 4th Annual Arts Alive and 12th Annual Bay Artists’ Co-Op Open House in Bay St. Louis, Miss., on October 25-26.
• Art in Avondale Park (Birmingham, Ala.) on October 25.
• Boll Weevil Arts & Crafts Festival in Enterprise, Ala., on October 25.
• 13th Annual Festival of Arts at Henderson Beach State Park ( Destin, Fla.) on October October 25-26.
• Sweetwater Festival in Milledgeville, Ga., on October 25.
• 9th Annual Off-the-Beaten Path Studio Tour in Smithville, Tenn., on October 24-26.
• 44th Annual Fine Arts Show in Washington, N.C., on October 23-25.

Want to get into the Halloween mood? There’s the…

• Washington After Dark at Historic Washington State Park (Ark.) on October 25.
• 13th Annual Howl-o-Ween Party in Eureka Springs, Ark., on October 25.
• Fort Richardson Ghost Walk in Jacksboro, Texas, on October 25.
• Moon Over Minden (La.) on October 25.
• Witches Wynd in Kingsport, Tenn., on October 24-25.
• Augusta (Ky.) Ghost Tour on October 25.
• Haunted Woods at Macon (Ga.) Museum of Art and Science on October 25.
• Haunted Lighthouse tours at NAS Pensacola (Fla.) on October 24-25.
• 3rd Annual Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge Haunted House in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., on October 24-25.
• Haunted Tram Rides at Homosassa (Fla.) Springs Wildlife State Park on October 24-25.
• Haunting of Fort Taylor at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park in Key West, Fla., on October 25-26.
• Tales of Union County (S.C.) at Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site on October 24-25.
• 5th Annual Haunted Corolla Village in the Outer Banks, N.C., on October 24-25.
• “Spirit of the Neuse” Ghost Walk in New Bern, N.C., on October 24-25.
• Historic Hauntings Ghost Walk at Historic Latta Plantation in Huntersville, N.C., on October 24-25.
• Endview Plantation’s Civil War Ghost Walk in Newport News, Va., on October 24.
• Historic Haunts of Hampton (Va.) at the Hampton History Museum on October 24-25.
• Spirit Walk at Susquehanna Museum in Harve de Grace, Md., on October 25.

For leaf peepers, consider the…

• 47th Annual Fall Foliage Tour in Jasper, Ark., on October 24.
• Fall Color Hike in Guntersville (Ala.) State Park on October 25.
• Fall Colors Train Ride in Oak Ridge, Tenn., on October 25-26.

If you enjoy spending time outdoors, there the…

• Austin (Texas) Cave Festival on October 25.
• Crane Fest at Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge in Gautier on October 25.
• Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival in Lee County, Fla., that begins on October 25 (ends on November 2.)
• Monarch Butterfly Festival at St. Marks (Fla.) National Wildlife Refuge (PDF file) on October 25.

Don’t forget these events, such as the…

• Sassafras Festival (PDF file) in San Augustine, Texas on October 24-25.
• Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering and Western Swing Festival in Fort Worth, Texas on October 24-26.
• VooDoo Music Experience in New Orleans, La., on October 24-26.
• Fall Governor’s Mansion Tour in Montgomery, Ala., on October 24-25.
• Balloon Glow in the Garden in Mobile, Ala., on October 25.
• Covered Bridge Festival in Oneonta, Ala., on October 25.
• Savannah (Ga.) Film Festival begins on October 25 (ends on November 1.)
• 6th Annual SE Cowboy Festival and Symposium in Cartersville, Ga., on October 23-26.
• Daytona Beach (Fla.) Dream Cruise on October 24-26.
• The Official Blues Brother Revival in Wilmington, N.C., on October 24.
• West Virginia Turkey Fest in Mathias on October 24-25.

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