Confirmed events and the annual festival calendar for Amelia Island, Florida. We publish a date only once an organiser or official calendar confirms it.https://thingstodoinameliaisland.comen-ushttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/isle-of-eight-flags-shrimp-festivalhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/isle-of-eight-flags-shrimp-festivalAmelia Island's largest annual event, held in downtown Fernandina Beach on the first full weekend of May. Three days of shrimp, a juried fine arts and crafts show, a pirate parade, live music and street closures across the historic district. Recurrence: First full weekend of May (organiser sets exact dates each year).Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:59:23 GMTfestivaldowntownspringfoodartsbiggest-eventhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/amelia-island-concours-delegancehttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/amelia-island-concours-deleganceA internationally significant classic and collector car event held each March on the south end of Amelia Island, centred on the Ritz-Carlton and the adjoining golf course, with auctions, seminars and a concours judging weekend. Recurrence: Annually in March.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:59:23 GMTfestivalcarsmarchsouth-endinternationalhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/dickens-on-centrehttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/dickens-on-centreA Victorian Christmas street festival held each December in downtown Fernandina Beach, with costumed characters, a market, carollers and street entertainment along Centre Street's historic storefronts. Recurrence: Annually in December.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:59:23 GMTfestivalchristmasdecemberdowntownfamilyhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/new-years-eve-shrimp-drophttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/new-years-eve-shrimp-dropFernandina Beach's New Year's Eve street party in the downtown historic district, built around a lit shrimp lowered at midnight — the town's answer to the ball drop, and a fitting one for a working shrimping port. Recurrence: 31 December, annually.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:59:23 GMTfestivalnew-yeardecemberdowntownfreefamilyhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/amelia-island-jazz-festivalhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/amelia-island-jazz-festivalA multi-day jazz festival on Amelia Island held annually in the autumn, with concerts across island venues, and one of the better reasons to visit in October when the water is still warm and the crowds have thinned. Recurrence: Annually in the autumn, typically October.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:59:23 GMTfestivalmusicjazzoctoberautumnhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/petanque-amelia-island-openhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/petanque-amelia-island-openOne of the largest pétanque tournaments in the United States, held each November in downtown Fernandina Beach with courts laid out in the historic district — a genuinely unexpected thing for a Florida barrier island to host, and free to watch. Recurrence: Annually in November.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:59:23 GMTfestivalsportnovemberdowntownfreeinternationalhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/amelia-island-chamber-music-festivalhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/amelia-island-chamber-music-festivalA chamber music festival on Amelia Island running annually in the spring, with concerts in island venues including churches and historic buildings — and an unusually serious classical programme for a barrier island of this size. Recurrence: Annually in the spring, with events across several weeks.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:59:23 GMTfestivalmusicclassicalspringchamber-musichttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/right-whale-festivalhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/right-whale-festivalA free family festival marking the North Atlantic right whale calving season, which happens in the waters off this stretch of Florida and Georgia coast each winter — one of the very few places on Earth where these whales give birth. Recurrence: Annually in November.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:59:23 GMTfestivalwildlifenovemberfreefamilyconservationhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/island-hop-craft-beer-festivalhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/island-hop-craft-beer-festivalA craft beer festival held annually in the autumn in downtown Fernandina Beach, pouring from regional and further-afield breweries in the historic district — a ticketed tasting event rather than a street party. Recurrence: Annually in the autumn, typically October.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:59:23 GMTfestivalbeeroctoberdowntownticketedautumnhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/wild-amelia-nature-festivalhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/wild-amelia-nature-festivalA nature festival on Amelia Island held annually in May, built around guided field trips into the island's habitats — salt marsh, maritime forest, beach and greenway — rather than around a single venue or stage. Recurrence: Annually in May.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:59:23 GMTfestivalnaturewildlifemayfield-tripsfamilyhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/fernandina-beach-songwriters-festivalhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/fernandina-beach-songwriters-festivalA songwriters festival in Fernandina Beach built around performances in small downtown venues, where writers play their own material and talk about it — a format that suits the historic district's scale better than a large outdoor stage would. Recurrence: Annually — confirm the current month with the organiser.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:59:23 GMTfestivalmusicsongwritersdowntownmulti-venuehttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/amelia-island-book-festivalhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/amelia-island-book-festivalA book festival on Amelia Island held annually in the winter, bringing authors to the island for talks, panels and signings, with an author-in-schools programme — and it lands in the island's quietest and cheapest month. Recurrence: Annually in the winter, typically February.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:59:23 GMTfestivalbooksfebruarywinterquiet-seasonfamilyhttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/fernandina-beach-market-placehttps://thingstodoinameliaisland.com/events/fernandina-beach-market-placeFernandina Beach Market Place is a festival at N 7th Street. We have confirmed its address and website directly (2026-09-10); opening hours and prices are not confirmed, so we do not publish them here. Recurrence: to be confirmed.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:59:23 GMT