Category: Family Friendly

Lazy Acres Family Farm Tour Day

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The Lazy Acres Family Farm is having a Farm Tour Day at the end of this month. On April 30th from 10 am until 4 pm, the farm will be open to the public for free! This is the Fifth Annual Spring Farm Tour and includes a number of vendors alongside tours. Experience how the family raises their cows, pigs, and chickens, and visit The Farm Store. Vendors include:

Crepe and Cream Food Truck
6R Farms, Inc.
Green Gate Olive Grove
Buffalo Ridge Forge
Ella Grace Allen

Learn more about the event at the Facebook event page here. 

Carrabelle Riverfront Festival

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The 31st Annual Carrabelle Riverfront Festival in Carrabelle, FL is this weekend, April 23rd! Come out this Saturday from 10 am – 6 pm for a full day of family-friendly activities. Admission to the festival is FREE; it is a family and pet-friendly event, so bring out the whole family. The festival will have live music, entertainment, arts & crafts vendors, food vendors, and more. The event is held along the beautiful, historic waterfront and includes admission to some local museums. Additionally, the popular children’s events Captain Davy’s Adventure Show, mini-train rides, and bouncy house are back this year.

To learn more about the event (fashion shows and food vendors and parking, oh my!) visit the official Carrabelle event page here. 

Chain of Parks Art Festival

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The Chain of Parks Art Festival returns Saturday, April 23, and Sunday, April 24. The festival is held across the Bloxham, Lewis, and Randolph “chain of parks” in downtown Tallahassee. Attendees can view and purchase art from 150 carefully selected fine artists. There will also be a number of highlighted events including:

  • “The Village,” which features children’s art programs for young guests to participate in pop-up studios and make crafts
  • A Saturday Evening Groove, featuring Tallahassee Night Live from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23
  • A scavenger hunt, which will award the first 100 guests who complete the “festival passport” to win a prize
  • Four professional chalk artists from across the country who will create 3D chalk art for photo ops
  • A juried competition in which winning artists vie for $10,000 in awards
  • A live reenactment of Jacques Le Moyne in his French encampment

In celebration of Earth Day and through a longtime partnership with Sustainable Tallahassee, the festival will focus on four sustainability initiatives — education, reducing Styrofoam, reducing landfill waste, and reducing food waste. Festival hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, April 23, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, April 24.

To learn more about the Chain of Parks Art Festival, visit www.ChainofParks.com(1).

Easter Egg Hunt (Vernon, FL)

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The City of Vernon’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be this Saturday, April 16th from 10 am to 2 pm. The Hunt will be held at the Vernon SportPlex. The Egg Hunt will begin at 11 am. Additionally, kids will be able to eat for free at 12 pm. The Farmers Market will be open on-site from 10 am to 2 pm.

If you are interested in achieving a vendor spot for the Farmers Market, Sponsorships of the event, or event donations – please get in touch with the Vernon Rec Department at (850) 260 – 4002 OR the City Hall at (850) 535 – 2444. Visit the Facebook event page here to stay up-to-date and learn more. 

Operation Egg Drop: Bonifay, FL

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Operation Egg Drop is this Saturday! Held at No Place Like Holmes Farm, this special Easter event starts at 1 pm and goes until 5 pm. There will be local businesses selling wares and providing services. The event will have live entertainment, food trucks, dessert trucks, inflatables, ax throwing, professional Easter Bunny photos, vendors, crafters, and full-size Mining Sluice. The Mobile Zoo crew will be available to help you make your own stuffed animals.

Additionally, there will be games such as giant Jenga, bigfoot blaster, giant checkers, cornhole, giant connect four, and more. Even better, there will be live animals, face painting, and thousands upon thousands of eggs dropped from helicopters! The cost of the ticket includes everything except sluice bags, bigfoot Blaster shots, food trucks, and Zoo Crew products. Tickets are $8 for ages 12 and up, $4 for ages 3-11, and free for under 3. Located at: 

No Place Like Holmes Farm
2387 Joe White Road,
Bonifay, Fl 32425

FSU Circus

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The Florida State University Circus is hosting its spring home show this April! From April 1-16, the circus will be performing a Cosmic-themed show. This year is particularly special as the FSU Circus celebrates 75years of flying high. Tickets are on sale now at www.circus.fsu.edu, and range from $5-25 depending on availability and seat location. 

 

Live Art Night in Blountstown

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Main Street Blountstown is looking for artists for their upcoming live art night. There is no age minimum or skill level requirement. If you have artistic ability you are willing to share live, please reach out to Main Street Blountstown via their Facebook group here or posting on the event page here. The Live Art Night will occur on April 1st from 5:30pm – 7:30pm at the M&B Railroad Train Depot. The event showcases artists creating art live for your viewing pleasure. Additionally, there will be face painting, a kids chalk night, live music, and local food.

Capital Craft Fest and Hot Air Balloon!

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The 2022 Capital Craft Fest is coming to the Tallahassee Automobile Museum on April 9th! This is a free event occurring from 10am – 4pm.  A family-friendly event, it will include 75+ local vendors, live music by DJ Felix Flo, and food trucks. Additionally, there will be an Easter egg hunt for the kids and a chance for them to visit with the Easter Bunny (egg hunt time tba). Please note that parking is also free but the event does not include entry to the Automobile Museum.

Additionally, there will be a tethered hot air balloon at the festival. Tickets are limited and going fast, so if you are interested in taking a hot air balloon ride be sure to contact L_Aevents@yahoo.com with haste. Tickets are $20 each; if the weather does not cooperate on the day of the ride, you will be issued a full refund.

Florida Luxe Arts Festival

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This weekend, March 18-19th, downtown Panama City will be hosting the Florida Luxe Arts Festival! The festival celebrates and displays local and national chalk artists from 10am – 5pm. Installations begin on Friday, so it is the perfect opportunity to watch talented artists create their work from the ground up. Installations will be finished and ready for viewing on Saturday if you are interested in viewing completed works. The festival will also include art vendors, food vendors, live music, a kids chalk zone, and buskers! Additionally, the Panama City Farmer’s Market will be hosted at the same time, so be sure to bring a reusable bag for fresh produce and other goods. Visit the official Luxe Arts Festival website here to learn more.

 

 

National Plant a Flower Day

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Today is National Plant a Flower Day! Flowers not only provide a beautiful bloom for humans to enjoy but also helps the local ecology thrive. Celebrate this national event by planting some glorious flowers perfect for spring and early summer in Florida Panhandle:

Blue-Eyed Grass

  • Common blue violet (Viola sororia)

  • Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum)

  • Florida greeneyes (Berlandiera subacaulis) 

  • Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

  • Green and gold (Chrysogonum virginianum)

  • Woodland pinkroot (Spigelia marilandica)

  • Lupines (Lupinus villosus and L. perennis) 

  • Passion flower (Passiflora incarnate)

  • Pinewoods milkweed (Asclepias humistrata)

  • Golden ragwort (Packera aurea)

  • Soft greeneyes (Berlandiera pumila)

  • Stokes’ aster (Stokesia laevis)

  • Georgia tickseed (Coreopsis nudata)