email this pagePoteet Strawberry Festival, Poteet, Texas. With 14 areas of family entertainment, this festival features musicians, clowns, puppets, rodeo performers and the famous Texas strawberry. (888) 742-8144; www.strawberryfestival.com; April 7-9, 2006.
Scottsdale Culinary Festival, Scottsdale, Ariz. This six-day celebration of food includes locally and nationally renowned chefs, guest sommeliers and the Great Arizona Picnic on April 23. (480) 945-7193; www.scottsdaleculinaryfestival.org; April 18-23, 2006.
Crawfish Festival, Biloxi, Miss. Held on the grounds of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, this festival features food, musical entertainment, carnival rides and games, and a crawfish cookoff. (228) 594-3700; www.mscoastcoliseum.com/crawfish_fest_06.htm; April 20-23 and 27-30, 2006.
Rock’n Ribs Festival, Springfield, Mo. Barbecue cooks roll into the parking lot at the Bass Pro Shop Headquarters and crank up their grills and smokers. Family entertainment includes barbecue sampling, a baby pig petting zoo, and activities for children. (877) 430-RIBS (7427); www.rocknribs.com; April 21-22, 2006.
Astoria-Warrenton Crab and Seafood Festival, Astoria, Ore. Food, wines, and arts and crafts take center stage during this festival at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds. (800) 875-6807; www.oldoregon.com/Pages/crabfestandevents.htm; April 28-30, 2006.
Pompano Beach Seafood Festival, Pompano Beach, Fla. A variety of fresh seafood dishes and other specialty foods, arts and crafts, and live entertainment highlight this celebration along the beach at the eastern end of Atlantic Avenue. (954) 941-2940; www.pompanobeachseafoodfestival.com; April 28-30, 2006.
National Cornbread Festival, South Pittsburg, Tenn. Features the national cornbread cookoff, music, arts and crafts, and family entertainment. (423) 837-0022; www.nationalcornbread.com; April 29-30, 2006.
Taste of the Nation, Morristown, N.J. Sample dishes prepared by chefs from the state’s leading restaurants at the Madison Hotel. (973) 772-4474; www.njdiningguide.net/TasteofTheNation; May 1, 2006.
Long Grove Chocolate Festival, Long Grove, Ill. The downtown business district becomes a chocolate lover’s paradise during this family festival featuring demonstrations by pastry chefs and chocolate artists and kids’ fashion shows. (847) 634-0888; www.longgroveonline.com/chocolate.html; May 5-7, 2006
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