Florida…Just For Fun!
Things
to Do in Florida Right Now
Want to
do something interesting in Florida this weekend?
Here are some suggestions!
Here are some suggestions!
Friday, October 19th thru Sunday, October 21st, 2012
MagnoliaFest
– Thursday, October 18th – Sunday, October 21st
Live Oak, Florida
Suwannee Music Park
Four day music
festival features Americana and Grassroot music.
Stars include Emmylou Harris and Bonnie Raitt.
Stars include Emmylou Harris and Bonnie Raitt.
Evening
Under the Stars – Friday, October 19th and Saturday, October 20th
Pensacola Beach,
Florida
Come view the
heavens with telescopes and binoculars provided by the Escambia Amateur
Astronomers Association.
Quilt
Show and Sale – Friday, October 19th – Sunday, October 21st
White Springs,
Florida
Stephen Foster Folk
Culture Center State Park
More than 200 quilts are on display at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park during a weekend of quilt-themed workshops, speeches and demonstrations. You can see pieces ranging from traditional bed to antique quilts.
36th
Annual Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival – Friday, October 19th – Sunday,
October 21st
Niceville, Florida
The event features
rides, games and more than 4 tons of fresh-caught mullet.
Alligator
Warrior Festival – Friday, October 19th – Sunday, October 21st
High Springs,
Florida
The Alligator
Warrior Festival celebrates the area’s rich pre-Civil War History. This year’s festival includes a re-enactment
of the 1936 Battle of San Felasco Hammock.
Upper
Keys Garden Club Fall Festival
Tavernier, Florida
Francis Tracy
Garden Center - Mile Marker 194
10AM to 3PM
The Upper Keys
Garden Club celebrates its Fall Festival with free gardening workshops, a
plant/orchid sale, vendors, artists, and children’s activities.
46th
Annual Rattlesnake Festival – Saturday, October 20th – Sunday,
October 21st
San Antonio,
Florida
9AM to 4PM
Since 1967, San
Antonio has rounded up the state’s rattlers for a gopher race, a snake show,
and a pancake breakfast. Come join the
fun!
43rd
Annual Seafood Festival – Saturday, October 20th – Sunday, October
21st
Cedar Key, Florida
9AM to 5PM
Come sample fresh
seafood and enjoy live music and art exhibits.
Saturday morning features a small town parade. Stop by Seahorse Key, 3 miles west of Cedar
Key, and explore the local lighthouse during its annual open house.
38th
Annual Fall Harvest Festival – Saturday, October 20th – Sunday,
October 21st
Micanopy, Florida
Come enjoy the
charming small town of Micanopy for this seasonal event. There will be artists, musicians, food, and
of course antique and book shopping. All
proceeds go to support 15 local non-profit organizations.
Polk City, Florida
Fantasy of Flight
1400 Broadway Blvd SE Polk City, FL 33868
863-984-3500
1PM daily throught October
Fantasy of Flight is celebrating Halloween all October. Experience the season in a whole new way!
Every day until October 31, 2012
Department of
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
Various - see
website, Gainesville, FL 32601
352-393-8540
Free
Use your cell phone for a Free tour of Gainesville's nature, arts and historical attractions. You control what you hear and when. The tour is Free. (cell phone minutes do apply)
Print out a guide
and start your adventure. Pick from one of the tours available.
Tours include
Historic Downtown Gainesville, Historic Thomas Center, Matheson Museum, Paynes
Prairie, Evinston, Dudley Farm and Oleno State Park.
Fridays
Key Largo, FLORIDA
Kona Kai Resort,
Gallery and Botanic Gardens
97802 Overseas
Hwy., MM 97.8, Key Largo, FL 33037
305-852-7200
Fee: 15.00
Enjoy a guided visit to the only sub-tropical botanic garden between Miami and Key West. A memorable 90 minute interactive tour with their ethno-botanist.
St. Petersburg,
Florida
Museum of Fine Arts
Learn Something New - Take A Class!
Current Offerings from Your County Extension Agent
Saturday Farmers Markets
Saturdays- Year 'Round
Wildwood, Florida
City Hall Grounds - 100 N. Main Street
9AM to 1PM
Wildwood Growers' Market is a community market sponsored by
the City of Wildwood in partnership with UF/IFAS Sumter County Extension.
The market is open 9:00 AM - 1:00PM every Saturday year
round.
The Wildwood Growers' Market has been going strong since October 2009 and
features only homegrown and homemade foods and products.
The market is located on the beautiful
grounds of Wildwood City Hall on 301 in downtown Wildwood. The street address is 100 North Main Street.
There is easy access from I-75 or the Florida
Turnpike. The Market is only a few miles from the retirement
community, The Villages.
They are always seeking local growers and artisans, within a
100 mile radius of Wildwood.
Contact Market Manager, Jerry Townsend at (352) 330-1330
x122 for a vendor application.
Saturdays and Sundays
Panama City,
Florida
Thru November 24, 2012
St. Andrews Marina
St. Andrews
Waterfront Farmers Market first began as a seasonal market in 2004. Later that year, the community erected a
pavilion to house the Market.
In September, 2010 a group of dedicated volunteers took the Market on as a challenge and transformed it into the current vibrant, bustling year-round market with a unique Make-It-or-Grow-It atmosphere.
In April, 2011 the market became host to St. Andrews Community Garden and together they work to promote our local agriculture, inspire healthy living and improve our regional economy.
In September, 2010 a group of dedicated volunteers took the Market on as a challenge and transformed it into the current vibrant, bustling year-round market with a unique Make-It-or-Grow-It atmosphere.
In April, 2011 the market became host to St. Andrews Community Garden and together they work to promote our local agriculture, inspire healthy living and improve our regional economy.
The
first market
expansion occurred on September 10, 2011 and put the market on BOTH sides of the
water
- at St. Andrews Marina and at Smith's Yacht Basin on Beck Ave.
For $1.00 each way, shoppers enjoy 3-minute ferry service between the two market sites on beautiful St. Andrew Bay. The Market is proud to be America's only farmers market to offer ferry service to its shoppers!
For $1.00 each way, shoppers enjoy 3-minute ferry service between the two market sites on beautiful St. Andrew Bay. The Market is proud to be America's only farmers market to offer ferry service to its shoppers!
On April 15, 2012,
the market expanded to include the Grand Lagoon at Pirate's Cove operating on Sundays.
Saturday from 8am to 1pm in St. Andrews and every Sunday at Grand Lagoon from 1
to 6pm.
Saturdays
Ocala, Florida
Downtown - Ocala Square
8 AM - 1 PM
Chiefland Farmers and Flea Market
Saturdays
Chiefland, Florida
Fresh produce, cool
stuff. Come on out!
Saturdays through December 22nd
Boynton Beach, FL
9AM to 2 PM
561-737-3256
Fresh produce,
plants, unique food & artisanal goodies. Corner of Boynton Beach Blvd and Federal
Hwy - Vendor Info: Call Jerry at 561-714-2745
Every Saturday
Sopchoppy, Florida
Sopchoppy, Florida
Corner of Rose
Street & Winthrop Avenue
Downtown Sopchoppy
11 AM – 3 PM
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