Love it! It was genuinely a lot of fun and the food was delicious! They said, I hope they forgo…read morethe pig bucks next year. Just let me pay in cash.

We went on Saturday at 1 pm. Most of the good stuff was…read moregone/sold out... Go Friday if you want the best they got... This is not a national barbecue competitive event. This is a food truck style event. Do not expect national style competitive barbecue... This is mom and pop style family barbecue. That being said, it was good clean fun. Perfect for the family. Friendly staff and guests... Friendly family style food. Budweiser is the only beer so take note. If you live close, this event is ok... There are some rides and a live band area. It was only 5 bucks to get in..,

Mayfaire-by-the-Lake is a two day fine arts festival on scenic Lake Morton in downtown Lakeland,…read moreheld every Mothers Day Weekend. It is a juried art fest fondly termed "Bake by the Lake". They have lots of carnival food, mini-concerts, fireworks, a 5K run and many gorgeous art pieces from jewelry to photography, pottery to sculptures. They have a golf cart courier service. A great time for serious art buyers and social butterflies.

This is a neat event. This event has been going on for fifty years. It always during when it hot…read more When I go Like to go early in the morning. There hardly any shade. I always wear a big hat to protect myself from my sun. This art fair has grown which it so nice. They had some really cool food truck. A few year back I discover one of my far restaurant because they had a food truck.

What a great time! This annual event, sponsored by Crisco, is reminiscent of a small town's fair…read more Friendly people abound here, and Pie Pride oozes from every single booth. There are markets, bakeries, and restaurants galore here, all keen to have you taste either their take on a traditional, or point you with special glee towards their own creations. The weather cooperated, the band was great, people struck up conversations with strangers, and everyone got a little sun. I'm awfully glad that Yelp made this a Yelp Event. I didn't see any other Yelpistas, but then again, my eyes were looking at all that deliciousness..... So, come tomorrow- or next year. And, keep you eyes on the pies!!!

One of the best events we have each year is the Great American Pie Festival over at Celebration! I…read morehave gone to this even for the past 4 years in a row and it always is worth the drive. This year, I was lucky enough to get free entry into the never ending pie buffet from our friends at Yelp! Thanks Colleen for the pie! Since parking can be a nightmare even without events at Celebration, we always park by a friends house over by the high school and walk over. It only takes about 10 min to walk over and besides, it is a nice walk back to the car to walk off some of the pie we just inhaled. We arrived on Saturday around 1 pm and found the crowds this year to be a bit lighter than in the past. After checking in with the info booth and getting our wrist bands, we enjoyed checking out all the vendors and seeing if their was any arts and crafts we might want. There is a large booth that sells t-shirts, cookbooks and of course pies! This year, there were also a larger amount of food vendors selling the normal fair type foods. We did not indulge since we were saving room for pie. They also had a zip line contraption that looked like fun. We made our way over to the pie buffet entry. You must have a wrist band or you cant get in! The pie police are watching you. Once inside, we armed ourselves with plastic forks ( I suggest bringing your own metal one if you like) and then started to check out all the booths. There seemed to be less vendors than in the past. Publix and Winn Dixie were there as well as Kroger's and the Village inn. All make great pies but the ones I enjoy most are from some of the more independent pie companies that make unusual combinations of flavors. Bakers Square, Bonerts, Legendary Baking, and Wicks pies are these types of vendors. Yet this year, they only seemed to have a few flavors to try while in the past, they might have 10 or more types. My favorite of all time was a chocolate coated frozen cheesecake on a stick.... but alas, it was not there this year. Sniff Sniff... All in all, it was still a great feast! I will say that most people can eat about 5 or 6 slices before they are done but one friend of mine ate 10 slices! Oink! Some people like to eat one slice at a time while others stop at each booth, grab the ones they want, and then find a place to spread them all out and eat them one by one. After our pig out, we continued to check out many of the other booths that circle the stage. Crisco is the main sponsor but there are also booths for Duncan Hines, Smuckers, and Dunkin Donuts. Duncan was having a bit of a scavenger hunt with their new stir in flavors of frosting. You had to collect all 12 of the flavors and then visit their booth to be in a drawing for prizes. I collected them all, got my ticket for the hourly drawing but never got back to see if I won... oh well... There was also the appearance of Poppin Fresh! and Pie man! Always popular and sometimes a line to get a photo with them. The main stage had an assortment of entertainment including comedian Kirk Marsh, singer Dean Daniels and guest chefs David Sloan and Brian Ehrenholm. If you want something fun to do and love pie, I do recommend checking out the pie festival. The normal entry for adults is $10 and if you eat enough pie, it pays for itself. Our best tip would be go in... eat pie... walk around and enjoy the booths and sights... then go back again for more pie! (Then take a really long walk back to your car!) Enjoy!

This year was the 50th anniversary of the Bloomin' Arts Festival. The shows name comes from the…read morecolorful azaIeas blooming throughout town. There are flowers that top all of the street signs adding to the blooming theme. I always wanted to explore Bartow and the festival gave me the perfect reason to finally come to town to check historic Bartow out. The festival is held the first weekend of March every year. Main Street is shut down and tents are set up along the street. The Bloomin' Arts Festival is staged by the Bartow Art Guild and run by volunteers. The show is juried and they offer awards totaling $12,000. It attracts artists from all over the country. Surrounding the festival is free attractions including an antique car show, Bloomin' Bike Ride, flower show, a quilt show at the free history museum located in the historic courthouse, student art show, kids art/face painting tent, Sunday afternoon Free Concert, and food trucks. Parking is free. It was drizzling while I visited the show but a little rain couldn't ruin the fun. The DJ had a sense of humor as he played every song you could think of that mentioned rain in it's lyrics. I enjoyed browsing the many tents filled with paintings, glass, sculpture, jewelry, leather, mixed media, photography,  wood, ceramics, fiber, and fine crafts. I also visited the museum and enjoyed shopping at the many cute and unique shops, many of which were offering specials sales to coincide with the show. There are so many great places to eat in addition to the food trucks. A tip I learned from visiting the festival is that they set up port a potties on the street but you can use the nearby and much more pleasant restrooms at the history museum. I loved my visit to this festival and Bartow has some beautiful architecture. I adore Old Florida towns. If you missed the art festival they stage an annual sidewalk chalk festival in October.

I like that this powwow is next to a flea market. This is the first one of the year on the…read more"unofficial" powwow schedule for Florida and it's held on the 2nd and 3rd weekends of January. We used to go both weekends but now only go the 2nd weekend, just because it works out better for us. This powwow featured dancing, vendors (craft and food), traditional flute music, a cowboy vs indian "battle" on horse back, and a raptor bird show. It also had a show called East meets West where the audience learns the difference between eastern and western tribes. You can also see live buffaloes roaming around in a fenced in area. If you've never been, you should definitely go.

Establishment set up for Annual Spirit of the Buffalo it's been a while since being at one. I'm…read moreattending Pow Wow Fri and will update review with all there is to offer currently. This event is inside the tee pee at the Farmers Market Arburndale, FL wasn't all set up yet but there was a few getting ready with merch, food, & selling items.

Another excellent time at the fair grounds! This time for the Dream Asia Fest. This festival was…read moreabsolutely amazing! Hope they come back annually. Buying tickets was easy. Bought parking through the fairgrounds website. Getting into parking was easy and I was navigated to my gate entrance to enter. They had so many food, drink, and shopping vendors. Live music and entertainment from both the crowd and the people running the stage. Great time and a lot of fun!

This was SUCH a great day at the fair! Arriving early would be your best bet if you are a thrill…read moreseeker or a foodie, lines are short. They offer a fast pass for rides but, if you get there early enough, you wouldn't need one. Even though I only went on a few rides, I still got a bracelet that allows you on all the rides multiple times. I would suggest to ride the big ferris wheel during the sunset, it is DOPE!!! The line was not long and you get to go around (2) times. The vibe was really chill, not fast-paced or crowed, but after 6:00pm it starts to get more congested with people and lines for things are longer. You will spend money while you are here, it's the fair, there is no way around that business model. Keep-in-mind the only vendors that do NOT accept cash are alcohol vendors. The food was DELICIOUS!! Let my videos and pictures speak for themselves! I did not leave the fair on an empty stomach and walking all day around balances a food frenzy! All-in-all I would definitely come back here. There's exhibits, petting zoo, just so much things to do eat, and there's so many things going on around you. This will be my yearly visit moving forward! #FirstTimer!

Not as fun as it use to be but still worth going. Fairly cheap. The shows are fun like the pig…read moreraces. The concerts arent as good with the lineups but still ok. Cool town and love the strawberries

My strawberry shortcake was phenomenal, as it should be at a strawberry festival. We liked our…read morelemonade as well. The rest, eh. It was overcrowded chaos. Lines were blocking walkways, people were taking off their shoes and holding them which caused us to get hit with a lot of boots, and lines for food were mostly a free for all. Some people were just walking up to the window to order while there was a line waiting, or somehow had two or more lines because people were just making their own line at any given point. Not sure a repeat visit is ever needed. 07.09.2026

Pig Jam is current event in plant city parking is $10 concert is free. Lots of BBQ and Many…read moreVendors. Kids area, lots of fun, food, great family time..

This is serious BBQ practice. Some really have the ingredients, time to cook, juicy ness to the…read moreperfect condition. This is the 13 annual Pig Jam. You are using the pig dollar for trade. You can exchange a US dollar for a pig dollar at the entrance. They don't take real money inside. I start with the least favorite. The Smoke Shack BBQ team from Ohio. The rib is too cold event out of the smoker. The best is the Swamp Boy. He has the best rib. 2 bone for $5 and sample pull pork cup for $1. The rib is perfect from the smoker. Each piece is the same length. Do you have BBQ spaghetti with pull pork. Don't be surprised. You can get it here. The also good and tangy. Turkey leg, chicken and brisket also sale here. We have the jalapeño pop and the roast corn. The beer station is open air and the live music is playing in the festival. The parking is $5. The some top notch BBQ. Some inject their meat. Some have pressure cook smoke machine. The trophy is amazing with smoker on top.

This was an interesting event. Will I do it again maybe, not sure. If I would do it again I will…read moremake sure that I will eat first. Or being my own food, if they allow it. A slice of pizza was $10.00, A SLICE! A tumblr of lemon was $10.00! No refill. A can of coke is $4.00 We order chickened & fries that way $20! $5.00 dollars a chicken tender piece. A corn dog with fries was $15.00 Sooo yeah! Due to to weather they couldn't fly the ballon but they were able to at least at least poof them out. That was cool. The band was really good. I love that traffics to park and leave was super easy. Since the whole reason why we were there was to watch the the ballon fly at night they offer anyone who want to come back at 7:00 am the next day to watch the hot air balloon fly you could. We already had plans. The other cool thing about this place was you can talk to the hot air balloons pilot, see the basket up close & ask questions. Tip: pay for your tickets online in advance it's cheaper.

This is for the air balloon festival. I think the tickets were like $20 per person and then you…read morehave to pay for parking in a dirt/grass field. This year it was really windy so they were having some trouble getting the balloons to blow up or the authorization to start blowing them up. I like that they were really focused on safety first when it came to the balloon festival. When I arrived a little later in the afternoon, just before the sun went down, the guy that was attending the parking area didn't even charge for parking because of the low likelihood that the balloons were going to go up. So that was great! The bandstand was pretty much the only thing that was going on and the band that was playing while I was there was actually really good but there were only about 3-4 people hanging out around the stage. I felt bad for the band. Granted, most people had set up their chairs around the balloon field and were just patiently waiting to see if the pilots would get the go-ahead to blow up the balloons. I went for the balloon glow, which is in the evening. I've been to the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta so I know what the glow is supposed to look like. I knew this would be on a smaller scale so I didn't get my hopes up. What was really disappointing was that there really wasn't much else to do while waiting. They had booths set up with people selling various wares and only one main food station with long lines. If this event was any bigger, I think a lot of people would be disappointed at the lack of things to do. Fortunately, the balloons were allowed to go ahead. It was pretty cool. My socks weren't blown off but I appreciate the staff doing the best they could with such windy conditions.

This was unexpectedly probably my favorite part of Food and Wine last year! I hope they bring it…read moreback! It was inside with some much needed air conditioning! And I liked the black light room and all the cool stuff on the walls. It was just fun! I got the Bleu Spectrum, which was really worth the price just to take a picture of it! The Boba balls were also neat. Definitely worth a stop at Food and Wine!

Five stars for ambiance, creativity, and overall aesthetic. Three stars for wait times, lack of…read moretables. I would say to give this a go if you're at food and wine, but I think now that we've done it once we wouldn't spend the time to do it again. The glow-nut was good. Really sugary, but tasty. The cotton candy and tonic water was super sugary. If you need a sugar high to keep your day going, this is the jam. It's a limited capacity room, so you may have to wait in line outside for people to exit before entering. There are lines inside also for both food and drinks. They make the drinks to order, which is fun to watch. Overall: A Solid place to check out if you're at food and wine!