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What’s happening in Northeast Florida
Civil War re-enactors lead visitors through the candlelit fort at Fort Clinch State Park, Fernandina Beach on Friday and Saturday nights from mid-May through Labor Day, (904) 277-7274… The Lincolnv ille Festival honors St. Augustine’s Little Africa, one of the oldest settlements in the nation, with jazz, blues and soul music, Nov. 3-5, (904) 829-8379… British Grande Illumination recreates British colonial customs, with a torchlight procession through St. Augustine’s historic district Dec. 2-3, (800) OLD CITY… Explore Florida’s heritage from ancient to modern times at the annual North Florida History and Archaeology Festival each March. Held on the grounds of the historic Ribault Clubhouse on Fort George Island, the festival include s living history, hands-on Timucuan activities, tabby making, hay ride tours and food, (904) 251-2320… Local catfish, frog legs and ribs are on the menu at the St. Johns River Catfish Festival celebrated Florida Cracker heritage the first Friday and Saturday in April in Crescent City. (904) 328-1503… Florida’s Potato Capital, Hastings, celebrates the harvest the last weekend of April with the Hastings Cabbage and Potato Festival, featuring fresh French fries and other foods, entertainment, arts and crafts, (904) 692-1420… The Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival, the first weekend in May in Amelia Island’s historic downtown Fernandina features art, crafts, antiques, seafood and live entertainment, (904) 261-3248… Each May, hear folk music and storytelling and see arts and crafts at the Gamble Rogers Folk Festival, St. Augustine, (904) 794-0222… Palatka’s Blue Crab Festival celebrates seafood held Memorial Day weekend, (904) 325-4406… Musketry, cannon firing and a torchlight procession through St. Augustine’s historic district are all part of Spanish Nightwatch, the third weekend in Hone, (800) OLD CITY. |
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