Fizz, Fun & Flying Dogs Make a Splash in Sebring April 11-12, 2026
The hiss of freshly opened soda bottles returns to downtown Sebring April 11–12, 2026 for the Sebring Soda Festival’s eighth edition. This year’s event will bring more than 200 craft sodas, dock-jumping dogs, and a full weekend of family activities to the city’s historic downtown circle.
Visitors can sample sodas ranging from nostalgic classics like root beer, cream soda, ginger ale and cola to unusual flavors such as Avery Monster Mucus, Sioux City Birch Beer and Jackson Hole Snake River Sarsaparilla. Tasting ticket cards start at $8 and can be purchased online or at the event. Admission to the festival itself is free. New this year, the festival will feature DockDogs, the canine dock-jumping competition series, bringing the sport to Sebring for the first time. The competitions will take place throughout the weekend.
“In DockDogs competitions, the dogs sprint down a dock chasing a toy and leap into a pool while the distance or height of the jump is measured,” said Casey Hartt, Tourism Director at Visit Sebring. “It’s so much fun to watch! Some of them can cover 20 to 30 feet before they hit the water!”
The two-day festival will also feature more than 100 vendors, food trucks, and over 30 tasting booths throughout downtown Sebring, along with several popular activities including the Pet Costume Contest, Soda Drinking Contest, Kids Zone, family entertainment, and the Soda Pop Street Art Contest. New interactive elements will also debut in 2026 such as the Soda Art Mosaic, where guests help create a collaborative installation during the event, and a Soda Pop Scavenger Hunt Challenge designed to encourage exploration throughout the festival.
Festivities begin Saturday, April 11 at 10 a.m. with soda tastings, competitions, live entertainment, vendor booths, food trucks, and DockDogs events. The festival continues Sunday, April 12 starting at 11 a.m., with additional tastings, activities, and the DockDogs finals. For more information on the Sebring Soda Festival, please contact Tanya Churchmuch at tanya@muchpr.com or Casey Hartt at Casey@visitsebring.com.
