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Mar
14
Thu
St. Patrick’s Day Festival @ Lake Sumter Landing
Mar 14 @ 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
St. Patrick's Day Festival @ Lake Sumter Landing

Located throughout the streets of Lake Sumter Landing you will find several different street performers performing for your entertainment. You wont want to miss any of theses talented artists.

Mar
15
Fri
St. Patrick’s Day Festival @ Lake Sumter Landing
Mar 15 @ 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
St. Patrick's Day Festival @ Lake Sumter Landing

Located throughout the streets of Lake Sumter Landing you will find several different street performers performing for your entertainment. You wont want to miss any of theses talented artists.

Mar
16
Sat
Mad Hatter Children’s Tea @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Mar 16 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Mad Hatter Children’s Tea @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

Mad Hatter Children’s Tea at the Dade Lodge. Food, Mad Hatter characters and activities will be all a part of the afternoon.
Cost is $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass plus $5/person or $20/family. By reservation only for ages 5 and up accompanied by an adult. Adults welcome with or without children!

Mad Hatter Tea Party Flyer 2024

March 2024 Cruise-In @ Spanish Springs Town Square
Mar 16 @ 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
March 2024 Cruise-In @ Spanish Springs Town Square

The Featured Car Club may park their cars at 2:45pm. Residents of The Villages may enter from 3-4pm or until the first 150 forms are handed out. The General Public may enter starting at 4pm or after the first 150 forms have been handed out. All cars must register after entering with registration ending at 6pm. Once parked, registrants are not permitted to leave until the show is over.
Vehicles with a model year of 30 years or older are permitted entry. “For Sale” signs may only be displayed in the back seats of a car. No flame throwing, tire burning, or engine revving is allowed.

Mar
17
Sun
St. Patrick’s Day Festival @ Spanish Springs Town Square
Mar 17 @ 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Mar
22
Fri
Palm Weaving/Boondoggle Class @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Mar 22 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Palm Weaving/Boondoggle Class @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

Learn how to make palm/palmetto frond crafts with expert instruction from experienced palm weavers. Cost is $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass plus $5/person. Pre-registration is required at 352-793-4781 or email DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov.

Mar
23
Sat
Wild Foods Foraging Class 03/23 @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Mar 23 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Wild Foods Foraging Class 03/23 @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

Wild foods abound at Dade Battlefield, just waiting for educated visitors to sample with expert park staff and volunteers as their guides. We will forage for wild foods on the park grounds, create some wild food dishes and sample them!

Cost is park entry at $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass plus $5/person activity fee; children 12 and under free.

Pre-registration is required – call 352-793-4781 or email DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov.

Mar
24
Sun
Artists Round the Square @ Lake Sumter Landing
Mar 24 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Artists Round the Square @ Lake Sumter Landing

Artists ‘Round the Square is presented by the Visual Arts Association (VAA). Artists will display and sell artwork around the square in several different Mediums including but not limited to; Acrylic, Oil, Glass, Photography, Clay and more…

Mar
25
Mon
Project WILD for Kids – “Smokey Bear Said What” @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Mar 25 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Project WILD for Kids - "Smokey Bear Said What" @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

Get WILD with your students at Dade Battlefield Historic State Park each month in an immersive educational experience utilizing both indoor and outdoor activities teaching nature’s mysteries in a fun and engaging way! 

Each month we will use curricula from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Project and Aquatic WILD. 

Cost is free for this educational event.

Pre-registration is required – call 352-793-4781 or email DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov.

Mar
28
Thu
Bad Moon Rising-Tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival @ Whispering Oaks Winery
Mar 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Bad Moon Rising-Tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival @ Whispering Oaks Winery

March 28, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Bad Moon Rising-Tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bad Moon Rising, a Classic Tributes Inc. band, invites you to take a trip down the Mississippi delta as they pay tribute to arguably the greatest rock band North America ever produced, Creedence Clearwater Revival. CCR was an American Roots rock band who’s sound incorporated southern, country and blues rock . The resulting sound and […]

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