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Florida Festivals & Events in October 2026 by Weekend

Written by the USA Fest Bot team with AI help. · Published · Updated

Long highway bridge stretching across turquoise water in the Florida Keys
The Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys (not one of the events below). Photo: U.S. Department of Transportation, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

October in Florida brings county fairs, Oktoberfests, music festivals and other public events. This guide covers 22 of them listed on USA Fest Bot for October 2026, grouped by weekend. You’ll find fairs in Callahan, DeFuniak Springs, Macclenny, Pensacola and Lake City, Oktoberfests in Lake Worth, Dania Beach and Brooksville, music weekends in Live Oak, Miami and Gainesville, and an air show in Jacksonville. Each one links to its listing page and to the event’s own website.

Pick a weekend, then open the listing page and the event’s website for hours and details.

Dates can change, so check the event’s website before you go.

Weekend of October 9–11

Seven events on our list fall on this weekend, including events in Callahan, Live Oak and Lake Worth. Monday, October 12, is Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Two listings run through that Monday or later.

Aerial view of a star-shaped stone fort beside the water
Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida (not one of the events below). Photo: National Park Service, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

October 16–18

Eight events on our list fall on this weekend, including events in DeFuniak Springs, Miami and Lakeland. Still running from an earlier weekend: Northeast Florida Fair (October 8 - 18) and American German Club 52nd Annual Oktoberfest (October 9 - 18).

Thin, sparse trees rising from a grassy marsh under a blue sky with white clouds
A view in Everglades National Park, Florida (not one of the events below). Photo: National Park Service, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

October 23–25

Five events on our list fall on this weekend, including events in Macclenny, Pensacola and Live Oak.

October 30 – November 1

Two events on our list fall on this weekend, in Lake City and Orlando. Still running from an earlier weekend: Pensacola Interstate Fair (October 22 - November 1). Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31, this year.

Before you go: a short checklist

  • Open the event’s website the week you go. Each listing page links to it, and organizers post hours and updates there.
  • Check which days are event days. Some listings here cover a long span, such as Northeast Florida Fair (October 8 - 18), Pensacola Interstate Fair (October 22 - November 1) and American German Club 52nd Annual Oktoberfest (October 9 - 18). Our listings show the full span, so check the organizer’s page for the exact days.
  • Add it to your calendar. Every USA Fest Bot listing page has an “Add to calendar (.ics)” link, and most have a map link.

Find more events near you

The rest of the site covers more of Florida. Florida events collects every Florida listing on USA Fest Bot. Pumpkin patches, corn mazes and haunted attractions that run all season are on pumpkin patches 2026, corn mazes 2026 and haunted houses 2026. For more fall plans, see fall festivals 2026, Oktoberfest 2026 and this weekend. Missing an event you know? Submit a listing.

Quick answers

Can these dates change?

The dates in this guide match each event’s listing page on USA Fest Bot. Dates can change, so check the event’s website before you go.

Is an event I know missing?

It may not have posted its 2026 dates yet. You can submit a listing with a link to the event’s website.

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