Festivals in the United States in March
the United States has 22 local festival variants to explore in March, with date signals, places, traditions, foods, symbols, and a 3D map entry.
Open United States March festivals on the 3D map- Mobile Mardi Gras · Alabama · Carnival
- Arizona Renaissance Festival · Arizona · Carnival
- Capital Pride · District of Columbia · Carnival
- Fantasy Fest · Florida · Carnival
- Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade · Georgia · Carnival
- Honolulu Festival · Hawaii · Carnival
- Chicago St. Patrick's Day River Dyeing · Illinois · Carnival
- New Orleans Mardi Gras · Louisiana · Carnival
- Maryland Renaissance Festival · Maryland · Carnival
- HonFest · Maryland · Carnival
- Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade · Massachusetts · Carnival
- Twin Cities Pride · Minnesota · Carnival
Festival search guide
This page answers searches for festivals in the United States in March, including traditions, foods, and local variants.
- Festival cores in the United States in March
- Local variants in the United States in March
- United States festival map entry
What you can explore
Use this guide to compare the United States festivals in March by tradition, food, local custom, and festival core.
- Festival cores
- Local variants
- Country festival map
Top festivals in the United States in March: Dates and places
Use this 2026 guide to quickly scan the main festivals, places, date confidence, and map entry for the United States in March.
| Festival | Place | Date confidence | Source | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oktoberfest Zinzinnati | Cincinnati · Ohio | Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter | Needs verification | Open |
| Oktoberfest | Tulsa · Oklahoma | Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter | Needs verification | Open |
| West Indian American Day Carnival | New York City · New York | Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter | Needs verification | Open |
| Mardi Gras | Mobile · Alabama | Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter | Needs verification | Open |
| Renaissance Festival | Gold Canyon · Arizona | Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter | Needs verification | Open |
| Capital Pride | Washington · District of Columbia | Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter | Needs verification | Open |
| Fantasy Fest | Key West · Florida | Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter | Needs verification | Open |
| St. Patrick's Day Parade | Savannah · Georgia | Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter | Needs verification | Open |
| Festival | Honolulu · Hawaii | Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter | Needs verification | Open |
| St. Patrick's Day River Dyeing | Chicago · Illinois | Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter | Needs verification | Open |
| Mardi Gras | New Orleans · Louisiana | Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter | Needs verification | Open |
| Renaissance Festival | Crownsville · Maryland | Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter | Needs verification | Open |
Traditions, food and symbols
- masquerade parade
- street procession
- community gathering
- festival market
- festival street food
- sweets
- barbecue
How to explore these festivals on MapDepth
Open the 3D map, start from the United States, then filter by March, festival theme, and regional variant to compare these traditions.
Related months
Related countries or regional routes
Similar festival themes
Regional highlights
- Mobile · Alabama: Mobile Mardi Gras; Carnival; Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter
- Gold Canyon · Arizona: Arizona Renaissance Festival; Carnival; Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter
- Washington · District of Columbia: Capital Pride; Carnival; Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter
- Key West · Florida: Fantasy Fest; Carnival; Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter
- Savannah · Georgia: Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade; Carnival; Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter
- Honolulu · Hawaii: Honolulu Festival; Carnival; Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter
- Chicago · Illinois: Chicago St. Patrick's Day River Dyeing; Carnival; Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter
- New Orleans · Louisiana: New Orleans Mardi Gras; Carnival; Around the pre-Lenten season before Easter
FAQ
What festivals happen in the United States in March 2026?
The United States in March features Carnival, with date confidence, places, customs, foods, and map routes on MapDepth.
What events and celebrations happen in the United States in March?
This guide covers March festivals, events and celebrations in the United States, including masquerade parade, street procession, community gathering, festival market.
Which regions have March festivals in the United States?
Regional highlights include Mobile · Alabama, Gold Canyon · Arizona, Washington · District of Columbia, Key West · Florida, each connected to festival cores and local variants.
Seasonal context
In March, United States has 1 festival core and 22 regional variants in season, led by Carnival and grounded in customs and foods such as masquerade parade, street procession, community gathering, festival market.
Representative festival cores
Customs and foods
- masquerade parade
- street procession
- community gathering
- festival market
- festival street food
- sweets
- barbecue