Festivals
April 8th, 2008
Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Jazz Festival will be held April 11-13 at the Florida Theatre & Metropolitan Park. The Jacksonville Jazz Fest will feature five amateur Jazz pianists competing in the Florida Theatre for cash prizes and a chance to perform the next day 1 p.m at the Jazz Festival in Metropolitan Park, doors open at 6 p.m.
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April 7th, 2008
North Florida - Two Florida Wine Festivals are scheduled for this weekend. The Florida Wine Festival will take place in Tallahassee on April 10 - 12 and The Sandestin Wine Festival in Destin runs from April 10 - 13.
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March 30th, 2008
Islamorada, Florida Keys - The 13th annual Bay Jam music festival is slated for Sunday, April 6, at the TIB Bank of the Keys Amphitheater at Founders Park, mile marker 87 bayside on Plantation Key. Concertgoers can rock to the sounds of an eclectic range of musicians from midday through sunset and into the night from the hammock-like performance center set against the aqua waters of Florida Bay.
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March 23rd, 2008
By Kirby Collins
Cocoa Beach, FL - Early Saturday morning on the south side of the Cocoa Beach Pier I photographed the Lost Beverage Men’s $5,000 Short Board Open and the Ron Jon Easter Bunny Skim Bash. It was early and the sun was low and shining right in my face but it was the only chance I had to get photos of the Cocoa Beach surfing and skim board contest.
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March 20th, 2008
Live Oak, FL - The 12th Annual Suwannee Springfest marks the season by making its initial lineup announcement. Over 8,000 dedicated music lovers from across the nation are expected to be on hand when the festival takes place March 27-30, 2008, at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL.
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March 15th, 2008
Update: 2008 Easter Surfing Festival Photos »
Cocoa Beach, FL - Long Boarders, Short Boarders and even Skim Boarders will be going off Easter weekend at the Easter Surf Festival in Cocoa Beach. The event is one of the premier surf events on the Space Coast and is sponsored by Ron Jon and others. The 44th Consecutive year of the Easter Surf Festival has two primary venues. Events will take place at the Cocoa Beach Pier and to the south at Shepard Park, located at the east end of SR 520 in Cocoa Beach behind Ron Jon Surf Shop. More at www.eastersurffest.com
March 8th, 2008
Marathon, Florida Keys - Marathon is called the Heart of the Keys, but it’s the tummy that will get the attention at the Original Marathon Seafood Festival. In its 37th year, the fun-filled feast is set for Saturday and Sunday, March 15-16, at Marathon Community Park, mile marker 49 oceanside.
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March 4th, 2008
Cocoa Village, FL - Space Coast Mardi Gras takes place March 6-9, formerly the Cocoa Mardi Gras Street Party was a one day parade and street party and has transformed in to a four day family festival celebrating the Mardi Gras season and renamed The Space Coast Mardi Gras. The event takes place in Historic Cocoa Village and is hosted by the City of Cocoa & Cocoa Main Street.
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February 26th, 2008
Plant City, FL - The Florida Strawberry Festival will kick-off the 2008 season on Feb. 28. In order to ring in the new season right, the festival will offer great discounts and great musical entertainment.
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February 24th, 2008
By Kirby Collins
Daytona Beach, FL - Bike Week will draw a half million or more bikers this year and Main Street bars like Dirty Harry’s and Boot Hill Saloon will feature Live Music, Wet T-shirt Babes and tons of bikes. Outside of Daytona, The Cabbage Patch will feature its World Famous Cole Slaw Wrestling, Live Music and much more. Bike Week runs Feb 29 to Mar 9.
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February 17th, 2008
 Grant, FL - The 42nd Annual Grant Seafood Festival has become the largest and longest running seafood festival in the Southeast and draws huge crowd every year with as many as 50,000 people for this two day event.
This year’s festival will be held February 23 - 24, 2008 from 11 AM - 5 PM daily and features free admission, free parking, over 100 craft exhibits, continuous live entertainment, along with a menu of delicious seafood.
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February 11th, 2008
 Jupiter, FL - Florida’s premiere fine arts festival, the 2008 ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival produced by The North Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce and presented by Abacoa Town Center, will be held February 16, 17, and 18, 2008 at Abacoa in Jupiter.
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February 4th, 2008
Key West, Florida Keys - The roar of cannon fire and the sight of soldiers in Civil War uniforms are to greet visitors to Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park Friday though Sunday, Feb. 8-10, when the annual Civil War Days festival transforms the fort into a mid-1860s encampment.
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