The beauty of spring is celebrated throughout the Southeast each year at delightful spring flower festivals across the region. Several highlights, each featuring an array of spring blossoms and events, are listed below. For more information about each event, click on the festival name to go to the month-by-month listings of spring festivals in the Southeast U.S.:
Georgia Spring Flower Festivals
Enjoy cherry blossoms in Georgia: Photo © 2006 George Alexander, licensed to About.com, Inc.
- International Cherry Blossom Festival - Macon
March 16 - 25, 2012
A fun festival held when Macon's 300,000 Yoshino cherry trees are in bloom
- Spring Celebration at Callaway Gardens - Pine Mountain
March 22 - April 22, 2012
Enjoy several glorious weeks of spring activities
- Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival - Conyers
March 24 - 25, 2012
Held at the Georgia International Horse Park
- Atlanta Dogwood Festival - Atlanta
April 20 - 22, 2012
A favorite Atlanta springtime tradition
- Annual Rose Show and Festival - Thomasville
April 26 – 28, 2012
Take some time to smell the roses
North Carolina Spring Flower Festivals
Biltmore Festival of Flowers: Photo © The Biltmore Company - All Rights Reserved
- Festival of Flowers at Biltmore Estate - Asheville
April 7 – May 20, 2012
Featuring brilliant displays of more than 100,000 tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and more
- North Carolina Azalea Festival - Wilmington
April 11 - 15, 2012
Wilmington's popular annual five-day festival
- Fayetteville Dogwood Festival - Fayetteville
April 26 - 28, 2012
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
March 30 - April 1, 2012
The largest free outdoor festival in the Southeast.
- Orangeburg Festival Of Roses - Orangeburg
2012 Dates to Follow
A celebration of the rose blooming season.
- Iris Festival - Sumter
May 25 - 27, 2012
South Carolina's oldest continuous festival
Virginia Spring Flower Festivals
Historic Garden Week in Virginia; Photo: Kelly J Mihalcoe / Courtesy Virginia Tourism Corporation
- Historic Garden Week in Virginia - Various Virginia Cities
April 21 - 28, 2012
More than 30 tours at various venues throughout Virginia
- Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival - Winchester
April 27 - May 6, 2012
A welcoming of spring in the historic Shenandoah Valley at one of the oldest civic celebrations in the Commonwealth of Virginia
