Swamp Cabbage Festival

LaBelle, FL · Food & Drink

When: February 27–28, 2027
Where: Barron Park · LaBelle · FL
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

LaBelle celebrates swamp cabbage, the heart of the native sabal palm, with cook-offs, a parade, and an arena rodeo that has run since 1958. The festival anchors the last weekend of February in this Caloosahatchee River cattle town. Vendors sell the vegetable prepared a dozen ways alongside gator and frog-leg fare. (2027 dates approximate.)

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