Southern Byways

Can you believe another week of November is almost to an end? Well, this can be good news because there are a lot of fun things happening around the South this weekend.

Here’s a preview on what’s on tap this weekend:

If you love sampling food (and really, who doesn’t), then you’ll enjoy the…

• 1st Annual Chili Cook-Off at Cedar Hill (Texas) State Park on November 15.
• Houston (Texas) Championship Chili Cook-Off on November 15.
• Lydia (La.) Cajun Food Fest on November 14-15.
• Wild Gourmet Thanksgiving Dinner in Mistletoe State Park, Appling, Ga., on November 16.
• Blues, Brews and BBQ at Harborwalk in Destin, Fla., on November 16.
• Orlando (Fla.) Food and Wine Fest on November 15-16.
• Taste of the Season in Hilton Head Island, S.C., on November 14.
• Highlands (N.C.) Culinary Weekend through November 16.
• Bright Leaf Brew Fest in Danville, Va., on November 15.

Looking for that one-of-a-kind piece of work, be sure to attending the…

• 28th Annual Craftsfest on November 14-15 in Mountain Home, Ark.
• Oak Cliff Artisans’ 6th Annual Fall Show and Sale on November 15-16 in Dallas, Texas.
• Old Gruene Market Days in New Braunfels, Texas, on November 15-16.
• 10th Annual Charis Crafters Craft Show in Wetumpka, Ala., on November 14-15.
• Foothills Craft Guild Fine Crafts Marketplace in Knoxville, Tenn., on November 14-16.
• Merritt Pottery Show and Sale in Knoxville, Ga., on November 15.
• Fall Art & Craft Festival on November 15 in Marco Island, Fla.
• 35th Annual Fall Harvest of Art on November 15-16 in Spring Hill, Fla.
• 15th Annual Fox Lake Fest of Crafts on November 15 in Titusville, Fla.
• Madonnaro 2008 in Pier Park, Panama City Beach, Fla., on November 14-16.
• 2nd Friday Art Walk in Chapel Hill, N.C., on November 14.
• Holiday Rock Gem Show on November 14-16 in Morganton, N.C.
• Holiday Craft Fair at Southern Virginia Artisan Center in Martinsville on November 14.
• Caledon Art and Wine Festival in King Georgia, Va., on November 15.
• Waterfowl Festival in Easton, Md., on November 14-16.
• Potters Guild of Batlimore’s (Md.) Annual Holiday Show on November 15-16.

Enjoy the great fall weather with the…

• Lewis & Clark Ozarks Adventure Race on November 15 in Fayetteville, Ark.
• Owl Prowl at Armand Bayou Nature Center in Pasadena, Texas on November 15.
• 6th Annual Piney Woods Heritage Festival on November 15 in Picayune, Miss.
• Autumn Hike through the Choccolocco Mountains on November 15 in Anniston, Ala.
• Folktales & Moonlight at Nash Farm Park on November 14-15 in Hampton, Ga.
• Tour of National Seashore Live Oaks Park on November 15 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
• Sesqui Trails Day at Sesquicentennial State Park on November 15 in Columbia, S.C.
• Guided Nature/Historical Walk of the North Park Trail at the Lock House on November 15 in Havre de Grace, Md.

Want more fun? Why not go to the…

• 2008 Lone Star International Film Festival in Fort Worth, Texas, happening through November 16.
• 13th Working Ranch Cowboy Association World Championship Ranch Rodeo in Amarillo, Texas continuing through November 16.
• 11th Mountain Man Weekend on November 15-16 in Grand Prairie, Texas.
• 7th Annual New Orleans (La.) Book Fair on November 15.
• Main Street Memories on November 15 in Opelousas, La.
• GI Museum Living History Event on November 15 in Ocean Springs, Miss.
• Christmas in the Country on November 15-16 in Tuscumbia, Ala.
• Elvis Day on November 15 in Sheffield, Ala.
• Jepson Live @ Jepson Center for the Arts on November 14 in Savannah, Ga.
• Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show on November 14-15 in Pensacola, Fla.
• Sebastian (Fla.) River Area Chamber of Commerce Blues Birthday Bash on November 14.
• Jensen Beach (Fla.) Pineapple Festival on November 14-16.
• Annual Historic Bridge Street Holiday Prelude on November 15 in Bradenton Beach, Fla.
• Old Florida Festival in Naples, Fla., on November 15.
• Florida’s Creative Coast Getaway Weekend on November 14 in Pine Island.
• 14th Annual Cucalorus Film Festival through November 15 in

Wilmington, N.C.

• Civil War Living History Program at Old Fort Harrod State Park in Harrodsburg, Ky., on November 15-16.
• 27th Annual Kentucky Book Fair in Frankfort, Ky., on November 15.

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