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Help Chipley welcome home a new coffee house and cafe – The Ugly Mug Coffee & Cafe! It is run by the owners of The Market On 7th Street. The menu features coffee favorites, sandwiches, soups, and salads. The Ugly Mug is located at 1306 North Railroad Ave in Downtown Chipley. Stop in and check them out or visit them at their Facebook page HERE.
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Local Snead’s blueberry farm, Blue Acres Berries, is once again open for blueberry season. U-pick blueberries will begin Thursday, May 26th, and last until July. Hours will be 8 am – 7 pm. The farm features five Rabbiteye varieties: Climax, Brightwell, Tifblue, Savory, and Premier. The price for u-pick berries is $12/gallon; you can also have the farm pick the berries for you for $21/gallon.
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The 2nd Annual Magnolia Market will be held on May 28th. The event is still accepting vendors. If you are interested in selling your wares at Magnolia Market, fill out THIS online form.
The Market will be open from 4-8 pm CST at Magnolia Square Park in Blountstown. The event features arts & crafts, clothing, jewelry, produce, meats, kids’ activities, music, and food trucks. Learn more about the participating vendors and stay up-to-date by visiting the Facebook event page HERE.
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The Tupelo Honey Festival is happening in Wewahitchka on May 21st! From 9 am to 5 pm CT, enjoy the festive ambiance at Lake Alice Park. There will be food, fun, arts & crafts vendors, and music. There will be Tupelo Honey to taste and buy, as well as lavender plants for purchase supplied by Sweetwater Lavender Farm. The festival will also feature a car show, a blood drive, and a pageant. Learn more by visiting the Facebook event page HERE or the official event website HERE.
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The North Florida Wildflower Festival is this Saturday, April 30th! The festival will be held in downtown Blountstown; this includes Magnolia Square, the M&B Train Depot Museum & Park, and the Blountstown Greenway bike trail. The North Florida Wildflower Festival is an annual event run by the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce, Florida Wildflower Foundation, Florida Panhandle Wildflower Alliance, University of Florida IFAS, RiverWay South Choctawhatchee Apalachicola, and Blountstown Main Street. The festival will feature wildflower and gardening-themed products, plants, arts and crafts, and kids’ activities.
Click on the image to see an expanded list of confirmed vendors. Keep up to date with announcements at the official Facebook event page here.
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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.
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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.
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Green Gate’s Marketplace is hosting a two-day GRAND OPENING event Friday and Saturday, April 15-16th. Milk & Honey Soft Serve, located in the same parking lot, is having its 10-year anniversary. There will be a ribbon-cutting at 10 am on Friday. Additionally, the first 25 purchasing customers will get a FREE Martin’s Harvest cooler bag; it will include local business and farm information inside. There will be a number of local businesses present during the hours of 10 am – 5 pm: Lazy Acres Family Farm, Martin’s Harvest, Red Hills Online Market, S&P Briar Patch, Lucky Goat Coffee, and Chautauqua Vineyards. Green Gate’s Marketplace hopes to be a connection between local farmers/small businesses and customers. There is more to come so stay tuned via the Facebook event page here.
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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