crowd-pleasing happening is the Running of the Wieners. This hilarious matchup pits dozens of dachshunds dressed in hot-dog-bun costumes (beyond cute) in a 75-foot dash to crown the winning wiener.
in Northwest Florida with more than 150 artisans and crafters who come from all around the country to participate. Entertainment at the event is top drawer too as evidenced by such past performers as Grammy winners Chris Stapleton, Brothers Osbourne, and country greats Ashley McBride and Jordan Davis.
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Pensacola Seafood Festival, Florida What better place for a seafood festival than the Gulf Coast of Florida? Pensacola’s fest is the biggest and best of them and it is primed to roll out a cornucopia of Gulf-to-table delicacies come September 26-28. Several dozen local restaurants and caterers are on hand to serve up tapas-sized portions of their signature dishes at booths in historic Seville Square and adjacent Fountain Park and Bartram Park.
Nebraska City AppleJack Festival, Nebraska It’s all about apples—the mother of American fruits— at this festival that’s traditionally been staged during the third week of September (September 19-21 this year) every fall since 1970. But the event has been expanded for 2025 to include additional activities during the weekend of September 27-28—or as the organizers put it —“until the last apple is eaten.” The event commemorates Nebraska City’s nickname, “The Home of Arbor Day,” owing to the city’s abundance of not only apple trees, but oaks, pines,
Delicious seafood isn’t the only draw because the festival also features the largest arts and crafts fair
A father and son pick apples at Nebraska City Applejack Festival, credit Nebraska City Tourism & Commerce
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