Best Sun and Fun Spring Break Festivals 2009

Sheri Fresonke Harper
Looking to find sun and fun vacation during your 2009 spring break? Consider attending these festivals and events during your vacation in the warm parts of the United States including California, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and the Old South. Don't plan on just crashing on the beach while vacationing when there's mountain biking, camping, music, amusement parks, gardens, concerts and other exciting activities where you can enjoy the sun and have a memorable experience.

Best Spring Break Festivals in Florida : Spring Break Fat Tire

This spring break festival has free concerts, bicycle vendor exhibits, scheduled bike rides including evening, training and tips and camping. Plan to register on the web page and spend your spring break vacation in Belleview, Florida March 20-21, 2009.

Alternate Best Spring Break Festival in Florida : Universal Orlando Mardi Gras

Celebrate the big easy spirit of Mardi Gras and ride your favorite amusement rides during your spring break vacation at Universal Studios in Orlando February 7 - April 18, 2008

Other Florida Spring Break Festivals include Garden Shows, Blues Festivals, and more that will entice you into fun events during your spring break festival.

Best Spring Break Festival in Louisiana : Tennesse Williams Literary Festival

For five days, in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 25-29. Along with your traditional writers groups classes, original plays are presented by world class theatre groups, there's French Quarter walking tours, a visit with the virtual gourmet and more.

Other Louisiana Festivals include an oyster festival and a crawfish festival with music and gardening and antebellum home tours and more.

Best Spring Break Festival in the Old South : Macon Cherry Blossom Festival

Expect to spend your spring vacation attending parades, a gala ball, fun run, garden show exhibits, fireworks, fashion show and more in Macon, Georgia from March 20-29, 2009. The beauty is in all the pink cherry blossoms said to rival Washington, DC's.

Alternate Best Spring Break Festival in the Old South : Stone Mountain Park Spring Fun Break

April 4-12 from 10 am to 7 pm, Stone Mountain Park will have a laser show spectacular, amusement park rides, Journey to the Center of the Earth 4D movie, Sky Hike and more fun and shows.

Other Spring Break Festivals in the Old South:

Other dates for a spring break flower festival vacation in the Old South include an ever changing array of blossoms in bloom in Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia.

Best California Spring Break Festival: Mustard, Mud and Music

Calistoga, California's jazz festival can make a fun vacation during spring break, March 7-8, 2009, 1pm -5pm featuring local restaurants, wine tasting, music and of course the opportunity to try out Calistoga's famous spa.

Other California Festival

Other California Spring Break Festivals:

Expect opportunities to celebrate asparagus, antique car shows including beach woodies, strawberries, flowers, jazz concerts and more at other California festivals for spring break.

Best Texas Spring Break Festival : Port Aransas Sand Fest April 17-20, 2009

Here's a good beach festival to spend your spring break walking the numerous beaches on Mustang Island and North Padre Island while watching sand art grow before your eyes. I'm already here enjoying the sun. It does get windy at time so also bring your kite.

Other Texas Spring Break Festivals:

Expect to find reggae, Cajun, swamp fests, strawberry and other festivals to delight you during your spring break vacation in Texas.

Published by Sheri Fresonke Harper

Sheri works as a freelance writer, novelist and poet. She worked in the aviation industry at the Port of Seattle and Boeing Company for 20 years as a systems analyst/architect where she edited and wrote over...   View profile

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  • PennyB 3/4/2009

    Some really great suggestions for enjoying spring break!! :)

  • glowel 2/26/2009

    This takes me back...too far. lol Good article.

  • Layla Lair 2/23/2009

    This article makes me wish for spring :-)

  • 3lilangels 2/19/2009

    sounds so fun!

  • mayka 2/19/2009

    Good information!

  • Bandit 2/18/2009

    I'm patiently awaiting Spring to spring up :)

  • Maria Roth 2/18/2009

    All of these sound great!

  • Carol Roach 2/17/2009

    I didn't know either.

  • L.L. Woodard 2/17/2009

    I had no idea there was such a variety of spring break offerings throughout the country. Thanks for the good info.

  • Michael Segers 2/17/2009

    Good list.

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