Food Festivals in Alabama
Food is always a cause for celebration in Alabama! There are more than 375 annual food events so bring a hearty appetite...
February Festivals in Alabama
- Mardi Gras in Mobile
- Orange Beach Seafood Festival on the Gulf Coast
March Festivals in Alabama
- BBQ & Blues Cook-Off, Foley
- Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo
April Festivals in Alabama
- Shelby County's Best BBQ Cook-Off, Columbiana
- Smoke On The Falls BBQ Festival, Gadsden
- Barbecue and Baklava, Birmingham
- Baldwin County Strawberry Festival
- Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival, Moulton
- Pepper Place Saturday Market, Birmingham
- On The Tracks Food and Wine Festival, Auburn
- Lebanese Food and Cultural Festival, Birmingham
- Grits Festival, Childersburg
- Sucarnochee Folklife Festival, Livingston
- Chunnenuggee Fair, Union Springs
- Corks and Chefs Food and Wine Tasting, Birmingham
- The Interstate Mullet Toss fish throwing event is staged at the famous beachfront Flora-Bama Bar on the Gulf Coast the last full weekend of April each year. It’s a great excuse for a weekend of activities, live music not to mention individuals competing to throw a mullet across the state line into Florida!
May Festivals in Alabama
- Whistle Stop Festival and Rocket City BBQ Festival in Huntsville, Alabama
- ‘Sample a delicious slice of Southern Life’ at this festival held each Spring in Huntsville!
- Cullman Strawberry Fest, Cullman
- In the Pines Music Festival and BBQ Cook-off, Chatom
- Gulf Coast Zydeco Music and Crawfish Festival, Daphne
- Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off and Festival, Hartselle
- Poke Salat festival, Arab
- Catfish Festival, Scottsboro
- Mule Day/Chickenfest, Gordo
June Festivals in Alabama
- Tallassee Now! BBQ and Music Fest, Tallassee
- Alabama Blueberry Festival
- Chilton County Peach Festival
July Festivals in Alabama
- Grand Bay Watermelon Festival, Grand Bay
- Sand Mountain Potato Festival, Henager
- Sate Farmers Market Day, Montgomery
- Flavors of the South Food and Wine Festival, Robertsdale
August Festivals in Alabama
- Stokin' the Fire BBQ & Music Festival in Birmingham, Alabama
- Enjoy headliner acts and world class BBQ at this event each August in Birmingham.
- Gadsden - Etowah Cobbler Festival, Gadsden
- Franklin County Watermelon Festival, Russelville
- Alabama Restaurant Week, Statewide
- Black Belt Folk Roots Festival, Eutaw
- Alabama Butterbean Festival, Pinson
September Festivals in Alabama
- St William Seafood Festival, Guntersville
- Sweet Tater Festival, Crane Hill
- Urban Harvest Twilight Supper, Birmingham
- Coon Dog Cemetery Labor Day Celebration, Tuscumbia
- Riverfest Barbeque Cook-Off, Decatur
- Taste of the Bayou, Bayou La Batre
- Whistle Stop Festival, Irondale
October Festivals in Alabama
- Cullman Oktoberfest, Cullman
- National Shrimp Festival on Gulf Shores, Alabama
- Enjoy the delicious food and live entertainment at this festival on the beautiful beaches of Gulf Shores each October.
- Butler Fest, Butler
- Break 'n Bread, Birmingham
- Carver Sweet Potato Festival, Tuskegee
- Taste of Homewood, Homewood
- African Extravaganza, Selma
- Oktoberfest and BBQ Cook Off, Rogersville
- Peanut Butter Festival, Brundidge
- Wiregrass Heritage Festival, Dothan
- Shelby Blues and BBQ, Pelham
November Festivals in Alabama
- National Peanut Festival, Dothan
- Alabama Pecan Festival, Mobile
- Cane Syrup Makin Day, Beatrice
- Mobile International Festival, Mobile
- Christmas On The River Barbeque Cook-Off
- World Barbecue Championship, Orange Beach
December Festivals in Alabama
- Chilly-Fest, Linden
