{"id":1585,"date":"2023-07-13T11:07:56","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T11:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2023-09-11T19:37:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T19:37:05","slug":"top-florida-annual-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/top-florida-annual-events\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Annual Events In Florida You Absolutely Can&#8217;t Miss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6541 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-1433972041-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-1433972041-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-1433972041-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-1433972041-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-1433972041-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/iStock-1433972041-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To many, Florida is the land of sun, sand, surf, standing in line at theme parks, and swamps. To others, Florida is a collection of small towns, lazy seaside hideaways, and friendly neighbors who are always going out of their way to show how much they love where they live. That&#8217;s the Florida you can&#8217;t miss.<\/p>\n<p>Towns all over this great state hold annual events to showcase what makes them special.\u00a0We combed through all the annual events and festivals in Florida to curate our list of favorites. We highly recommend stopping in to any of our award-winners on your next trip to the Sunshine State. You won&#8217;t regret it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Originally Published: April 30, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Florida&#8217;s 11 Best Annual Events<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/gasparillapiratefest.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gasparilla Pirate Fest<\/a> || Tampa<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1594\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1594 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC_0172-1024x683-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC_0172-1024x683-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC_0172-1024x683-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC_0172-1024x683-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC_0172-1024x683-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC_0172-1024x683-770x515.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSC_0172-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of: gasparillapiratefest.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>About the festival: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Parade of Pirates is known as the 3rd largest parade in the U.S. They have many pirate themed events along with food, entertainment and music. This is an event in Tampa you will not want to miss! This has been a Tampa tradition since 1904.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wormgruntinfestival.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Worm Gruntin&#8217; Festival<\/a> || Sopchoppy<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1595\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1595\" style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1595 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hands-full-of-worms.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"587\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hands-full-of-worms.jpg 587w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hands-full-of-worms-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hands-full-of-worms-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of: wormgruntinfestival.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>About the festival:\u00a0 <\/b>This fun local event brings a big crowd every year. There is a 5k to start, live music, local artists to check out and of course worm competitions.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.florabama.com\/mullet-toss\" rel=\"nofollow\">Flora-Bama Mullet Toss<\/a> || Pensacola<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/cc4-u41263.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/cc4-u41263.png 536w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/cc4-u41263-300x238.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>About the festival: <\/b>This legendary beach party is a great event that attracts crowds from all over. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mullet Toss is of course the main event. Participants throw the mullet over the state line to see who can get it the farthest. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridastateparks.org\/FloridaFolkFestival\" rel=\"nofollow\">Florida Folk Festival<\/a> || White Springs<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1598\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1598\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1598 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/folkFestHomePage-800x335.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/folkFestHomePage-800x335.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/folkFestHomePage-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/folkFestHomePage-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/folkFestHomePage.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of: floridastateparks.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>About the festival: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This three-day celebration has a wide variety of heritage themed music, food and crafts. The performances are amazing and each one is meaningful in their own special way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/winterfestparade.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade<\/a> || Fort Lauderdale<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1600\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1600 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Capture-800x529.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Capture-800x529.png 800w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Capture-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Capture-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Capture.png 910w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of: Winterfest Boat Parade Facebook Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>About the festival: <\/b>This awesome parade is a 12 mile event leaving downtown Fort Lauderdale going north to Pompano. It has an excess of 1,000,000 people lining the shores making it the largest one-day event in the entire state of Florida!<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jazzinthegardens.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jazz in the Gardens Music Fest<\/a> || Miami Gardens<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1601\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1601\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1601 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/JazzFest-800x273.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/JazzFest-800x273.png 800w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/JazzFest-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/JazzFest-768x262.png 768w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/JazzFest.png 1345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of: jazzinthegardens.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>About the festival: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having 13 years of history under its belt, Jazz in the Gardens celebrates diversity, culture and art through various genres of music.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/baconbourbonfest.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wellington Bacon and Bourbon Festival<\/a> || Wellington<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1602\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1602\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1602 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/bbf-800x304.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/bbf-800x304.png 800w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/bbf-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/bbf-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/bbf.png 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of: baconbourbonfest.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>About the festival:<\/strong> Bourbon and bacon I\u2019m sure you can\u2019t find a better combination! The extensive menu showcasing these ingredients pushes boundaries and is incredible. This is a family friendly event!<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.island-hopperfest.visitfortmyers.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Island Hopper Songwriter Fest<\/a> || Captiva\/Fort Myers<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1604\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1604\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1604 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/170925LVCB0068_preview.jpeg-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/170925LVCB0068_preview.jpeg-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/170925LVCB0068_preview.jpeg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/170925LVCB0068_preview.jpeg-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/170925LVCB0068_preview.jpeg-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of: island-hopper.fortmyers-sanibel.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>About the festival: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This songwriter festival is 10 days of music and fun. The well-known music is played on the beaches by songwriters. They feature some of country music&#8217;s best songwriters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sugarsandfestival.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sugar Sand Festival<\/a> || Clearwater Beach<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1606\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1606 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/sugarsand.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/sugarsand.png 701w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/sugarsand-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of: sugarsandfestival.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>About the festival: <\/b>Create memories one sunset at a time is their slogan! <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This amazing 17-day beach celebration showcases the sand and sunsets with performers, fireworks, live entertainment, crafts and much more! <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/flstrawberryfestival.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Florida Strawberry Festival<\/a> || Plant City<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1607\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1607 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/strawbfes-800x267.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/strawbfes-800x267.png 800w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/strawbfes-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/strawbfes-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/strawbfes.png 1011w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of: flstrawberryfestival.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>About the festival: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Strawberry Festival is an 11-day celebration of the strawberry harvest. They have shows, entertainment, exhibits and of course strawberry desserts. Yum! <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.froglegfestival.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Frog Leg Festival<\/a> || Fellsmere<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1608\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1608 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/26730707_1719594814765195_6474792523224940281_n-800x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/26730707_1719594814765195_6474792523224940281_n-800x538.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/26730707_1719594814765195_6474792523224940281_n-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/26730707_1719594814765195_6474792523224940281_n-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/26730707_1719594814765195_6474792523224940281_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of: Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival Facebook Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>About the festival: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This festival serves up frog legs and gators by the pounds. There are many dinners served and typically over 80,000 people in attendance. It&#8217;s a tradition that is now on its 33rd season!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To many, Florida is the land of sun, sand, surf, standing in line at theme parks, and swamps. To others, Florida is a collection of small towns, lazy seaside hideaways, and friendly neighbors who are always going out of their way to show how much they love where they live. 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