The beauty of spring is celebrated throughout the Southeast at several delightful spring flower festivals. Highlighted here are some of the most popular flower festivals featuring an array of spring blossoms and events. For more information about each event, click on the festival name to go to the month-by-month listing of seasonal festivals in the Southeastern United States:
Georgia Spring Flower Festivals
Enjoy cherry blossoms in Georgia: Photo © 2006 George Alexander, licensed to About.com, Inc.
- Spring Celebration at Callaway Gardens - Pine Mountain
March 28 - April 19, 2009
Enjoy these glorious weeks of spring activities - International Cherry Blossom Festival - Macon
March 20 - 29, 2009
A fun festival held when Macon's 300,000 Yoshino cherry trees are in bloom - Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival - Conyers
March 28 - 29, 2009
Held at the Georgia International Horse Park - Atlanta Dogwood Festival - Atlanta
April 17 - 19, 2009
A favorite Atlanta springtime tradition - Annual Rose Show and Festival - Thomasville
April 23 - 25, 2009
Take some time to smell the roses
North Carolina Spring Flower Festivals
Biltmore Festival of Flowers: Photo © The Biltmore Company - All Rights Reserved
- North Carolina Azalea Festival - Wilmington
April 1 - 5, 2009
Wilmington’s popular annual five-day festival - Festival of Flowers at Biltmore Estate - Asheville
April 4 – May 17, 2009
Featuring brilliant displays of more than 100,000 tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and more - Fayetteville Dogwood Festival - Fayetteville
April 24 – 26, 2009
Flowering dogwood trees and events for all ages
South Carolina Spring Flower Festivals
Lovely spring daffodils: Courtesy of the Flowertown Festival, Summerville
- Flowertown Festival - Summerville
April 3 - 5, 2009
The largest free outdoor festival in the Southeast. - Orangeburg Festival Of Roses - Orangeburg
May 1 - 3, 2009
A celebration of the rose blooming season. - Iris Festival - Sumter
May 22 - 24, 2009
South Carolina's oldest continuous festival
Virginia Spring Flower Festivals
Musician at the Mount Vernon Spring Garden Party: Courtesy of Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
- Gardening Days at Mount Vernon - Alexandria
April 11 - May 10, 2009
Annual outdoor garden and gift sale, plus a delightful Spring Garden Party during the final weekend - Historic Garden Week in Virginia - Various Virginia Cities
April 18 - 25, 2009
More than 30 tours at various venues throughout Virginia - Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival - Winchester
April 24 - May 3, 2009
A welcoming of spring in the historic Shenandoah Valley at one of the oldest civic celebrations in the Commonwealth of Virginia - Norfolk International Azalea Festival - Norfolk
April 27 - May 3, 2009
A celebration of NATO with an array of events
