Shamrockin Fest BBQ & Beer Festival - March 13th & 14th - Leesburg, FL

Name: Shamrockin Fest BBQ & Beer Festival - March 13th & 14th - Leesburg, FL
Start: 2026-03-13T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-14T23:00:00-04:00
Location: 500 W. Main Street, Leesburg, FL, United States, Florida 34748

Schedule

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 11:00 pm

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Location

500 W. Main Street, Leesburg, FL, United States, Florida 34748 | Leesburg, FL

Come join one of Central Florida's Best 2 Day Food & Drink festival with an Irish flair in downtown Leesburg, Florida.
Kick off the fun on Friday night with live music on 2 stages featuring the Black Thorn Brigade on the Shamrockin' Stage at 5pm!
Come check out the unique vendors, food trucks, bars, live bands, food tastings, and great local restaurants and bars on Friday night before the Irish parade! Plus taste award winning chili in our Shamrockin' Chili Cook Off and some great food samples from Mission BBQ. Don't miss our all new Whiskey Business whiskey tasting event happening Friday night!
The street party continues after the parade until 11pm. The music and festival is free. Food and spirit tastings require a ticket that can be purchased at www.shamrockinfest.com
Saturday the fun begins at 11am with a live band on the Shamrockin stage until 12:30pm. Then enjoy the fun pub style singalong songs of Scuttered the Bruce from 1pm to 5pm and be sure to check out our Florida BBQ sanctioned BBQ competition where 25 of the best teams from the south compete for best BBQ and sauces! The best thing, you get to sample, taste and vote! (Tasting ticket required)
Sign up for wine and beer flights tasting and learn about great craft beers and unique wines in our all new Wine & Beer Garden from 12pm to 5pm on Saturday. More details to come!
The fun doesn't stop there! You don't want to miss the authentic music of the Nae Breeks South Pipe Band at 5pm on Town Square!
Grab some tasty Irish food at McCrackens Irish pub and enjoy live Irish pub music from 6pm to 11pm featuring Jig to a Milestone. There will be plenty of cold brews flowing to help you learn a new jig at the 9th Street Stage by McCrackens.
Or find you a cold drink at one of the bars and get ready for the incredible main show kicking off at 7pm to 11pm - Def Lepprechaun by Switch on the Shamrockin' Stage!
You will be dancing and singing in the streets!
Nominated for Top 5 Festivals in Central Florida for 2024 & 2025! You will have a great time and enjoy the small home town feel with a big time festival!
More details and tasting tickets available at www.shamrockinfest.com
This festival is hosted by the Firefighter Charity of Central Florida as a fund raiser to help with the Florian Fund and other local community reach events.