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Experience true Southern hospitality with our unique culinary attractions and legendary Southern food festivals.

SOUTHERN FESTIVALS

Since the South was young, we have shared our Southern hospitality and the harvest of every season in Southern Food Festivals. Friends, neighbors and welcomed guests enjoy live music, family games and, of course, our legendary Southern cuisine.

When you Travel South USA with a culinary emphasis, you can ‘sup' in traditional Colonial Style or enjoy select wine pairings on a scenic mountain vineyard tour. Visit a Tea Plantation, a Cider Mill or historic Farmers Markets. Make sure you add one of our year-round Southern Festivals to your "Let's party in the South" trip plans.

There's so much to see and do in the south and this is just a sampling! You can sort the listings by location or category. Just click the icons and links below.

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A Southern Season

Hwy 15-501 @ Estes Drive
University Mall
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
919-929-7133
Toll Free: 800-253-3663
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www.southernseason.com

A Southern Season in Chapel Hill offers a southern fine dining experience like no other. From its popular food and cookware store products to its nationally-renowned cooking school and Friday night wine tasting sessions, A Southern Season is becoming a true institution of the South. 

Abita Brewing Company

Levenson St
Abita Springs, LA 39739
Toll Free: 800-737-2311
Interactive Spirits LA [DINING] [ATTRACTIONS] [RECIPES]
www.abita.com/

Established in 1986, Abita Brewing Company is the oldest craft brewery in the Southeast and one of the oldest craft breweries in the United States. Take a weekend tour of the brewery to to learn the unique Abita Brewing process and sample freshly brewed beer. Afterward, head out to the Abita Brewpub, a full-service restaurant housed in the renovated building where the brand was brewed & bottled until 1994.

Annual Bean Fest & Great Arkansas Championship Outhouse Race

P.O. Box 500
Mountain View, AR 72560
(870) 269-3851
ozarkfolkcenter@arkansas.com
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www.ozarkfolkcenter.com

Beans and cornbread, music, dancing on Courthouse Square, handmade crafts and outrageous outhouse races. The "Arkansas BeanFest Cooking Champion" and the "Arkansas Outhouse Races Champion" are crowned. Watch the next generation of Outhouse Racers compete, as the kids take their seats in pedal powered Outhouses. The KWOZ talent show is held on the Square after the outhouse races.

A hint of autumn in the air means bean and cornbread recipes are perfected for the Arkansas Bean Fest and Great Arkansas Championship Outhouse Race! The Ozark Folk Center State Park will offer free shuttle bus service from our parking lot to downtown Mountain View. The park will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. plus there will be an evening music concert at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Lodging and meals available on site. Contact Ozark Folk Center State Park for further details.

Appleseed Country - Johnson's Orchards and Peaks of Otter Winery

2122 Sheep Creek Road, Route 680
Bedford, VA 24523
540-586-3707
Toll Free: 800-742-6877
appleseed@earthlink.net
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Appleseed Country, located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, offers two distinguished Southern adventures.

The Peaks of Otter Winery offers tours of its over 2,000 square foot facilities. This is your chance to get a sneak peak at how the winery produces nearly 2,000 cases of wine annually.

Johnson's Orchards is a 200-plus acre farm containing around 7,500 apple trees with almost 200 different varieties of apples. It is a must-stop for a fun-filled day of picking apples, peaches, nectarines, plums and more.

Ashe County Cheese Company

106 E. Main St.
West Jefferson, NC 28694
336-246-2501
Toll Free: 800-445-1378
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www.ashecountycheese.com

Say cheese! Visit the historic Ashe County Cheese Shop to watch the fascinating process of making cheese.  The historic shop, which has been open for nearly 80 years, is open to visitors year-round. The cheese store's gift shop offers more than 50 varieties of cheese, gifts, souvenirs, snacks, plus local country butter and fresh cheese curd. Stop by Ashe County Cheese in West Jefferson, N.C. for a fascinating lesson in "cheeseology" that everyone will enjoy.

Atlanta Brewing Co.

1219 Williams St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-892-4436
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Founded in 1993, the award-winning Atlanta Brewing Company (ABC) is the oldest operational brewery in the state of Georgia. Atlanta Brewing Company hosts a tour and tasting every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from 5pm to 7pm with live, local music on Wednesday and Friday. Usually, four to six beers, including seasonals, are offered on tap at the tasting. The brewery tour is highly informative and educational. The new tasting room will be built for comfort, with a state of the art pouring system, plenty of seating and big screen televisions for all to enjoy.

Bennett Vineyards

6832 Bonnerton Road
Edward, NC 27821
252-322-7154
Toll Free: 877-762-9463
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Take a trip back to the colonial era and enjoy a sampling of the first wines of America, just as our forefathers did. Tour the vineyard and retail shop to taste assorted wines and alcohol-free ciders made from the among the world's finest grapes. Bennett Vineyards is the largest muscadine and scuppernong vineyard in the Carolinas and lies on 138-acres. Mark it down as a must see when in the North Carolina region!

Benton farms

11946 Old Lexington Pike
Walton, KY 41094
859-485-7000
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Benton Farms is a beautiful rolling 260 acre working farm in Walton, KY that offers many "U-pick" options. Enjoy a day picking fresh vegetables like corn and green beans. Take a hayride out to pick your own pumpkins straight from the patch or even cut your own Christmas trees! 

Bracken Berry Farm

4020 Woodward Rd
Germantown, KY 41044
606-728-5419
rsmonahon@bracken.ekns.net
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Pick fresh blackberries and raspberries straight from the vine! Sure, you could go right to the grocery store, but why not set out on a new adventure? Roll up your sleeves and start pickin' at Bracken Berry. Plan a trip to come out to beautiful Bracken Berry Farms for a "U-pick" adventure the whole family can enjoy.

Burt's Farm

4801 Highway 52
Dawsonville, GA 30534
706-265-3701
Toll Free: 800-600-BURT
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Come experience the fall season at Burt’s Farm in the secluded North Georgia Mountains. Have you ever picked your own pumpkin straight from the patch? Take a hayride in our custom-built wagons pulled by huge tractors and witness the only more beautiful than fall foliage ... the sea of orange created by thousands of Burt’s pumpkins! 

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