Every year, numerous festivals are arranged in various municipalities in Santa Catarina, and the table below highlights some of them. There is always a theme for the festival, which nowadays is combined with more modern entertainment like shows and dance.

Festival	Theme	City
The Carnival	Samba	All of Brazil
Junina	Traditional	All of Brazil
Oktoberfest	Beer	Blumenau
Fenarreco	Roasted Hare with Red Cabbage	Brusque
Marejada	Azorean dishes, seafood	Itajai
Fenaostra	Oyster	Florianopolis
Tirolerfest	Austrian, the Alps	Treze Trilia
Kegelfest	Kägel (type of bowling)	Rio do Sul
Schutzenfest	Shooting	Jaragua do Sul
Festa nacional de Maça	Apple	Sao Joaquim
Festa nacional de Pinhao	Pinhao, a type of chestnut	Lages
Festa de Dança	Dance, från balet to modern	Joinville
Festa de Vinho	Wine	Urussanga och Videira
Fenachopp	Beer	Joinville