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Jul
7
Sun
Patriotic Family Fun Day @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Jul 7 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Patriotic Family Fun Day @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park | Bushnell | Florida | United States

Join us as we celebrate both our nation and our park’s birthdays

Ongoing Old-Fashioned Games for Family Fun
Including: Corn hole toss, croquet, badminton, stilts, horseshoes and more.

Old-fashioned game competitions start at 5 p.m.

Pet Parade with prizes starts at 6 p.m.

Hand-cranked ice cream, food stand and music.

Event included with your park entrance fee of $3/vehicle (or Florida State Parks Annual Pass).

2024 Patriotic Family Fun Day Flyer

Jul
13
Sat
Living Historian-Led Guided Walk Program 7/13/24 @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Jul 13 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Living Historian-Led Guided Walk Program 7/13/24 @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park | Bushnell | Florida | United States

Join us on a Seminole and Soldier Living Historian-led guided walk/program on the Fort King Road.

Program included with park admission fee of $3/vehicle (or Florida State Parks Annual Pass).

Jul
14
Sun
Ice Cream Music Jam @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Jul 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Ice Cream Music Jam @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

Bring your instrument or just your voice and ice cream topping and join us for a music jam session and cranking out homemade ice cream.

Cost is $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass.

Jul
17
Wed
Project WILD/Aquatic WILD Workshop! @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Jul 17 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Project WILD/Aquatic WILD Workshop! @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

Join park staff and volunteers for a combined curriculum workshop which will include educational activities for both aquatic and terrestrial animals and their habitats.

A 1-day workshop for formal and non-formal educators! (18 years and older)

Workshop Features:
▪ Free hands-on, standards-based conservation education workshop
▪ Interactive simulations to teach wildlife conservation topics. Activity guides and support materials included!

The workshop is free to all but space is limited.

To register please contact the park at DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov or 352-793-4781.

Jul
24
Wed
Explore Your Environment: A Project Learning Tree Professional Development Training @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Jul 24 @ 10:00 am – 2:30 pm
Explore Your Environment: A Project Learning Tree Professional Development Training @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

Become a Project Learning Tree® (PLT) certified educator and receive the PLT Explore Your Environment: K-8 Activity Guide with 50 hands-on activities you can incorporate into your existing curriculum and implement right away!

This 1-day training for formal and non-formal educators features:
• Free, hands-on, standards-based environmental education resources
• Interactive activity modeling and demonstrations, activity guide and support materials included!

Flyer

Jul
30
Tue
Trash to Treasures
Jul 30 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Trash to Treasures

Join park staff and volunteers and make treasures out of yesterday’s trash.

Paper making, zipper art, card boxes, mandala shell art and more.

Cost is park entry at $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass plus $5/person activity fee.

Group size is limited to 30.

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

Aug
3
Sat
Family Fun Day at the Wildwood Community Center @ Wildwood Community Center
Aug 3 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Family Fun Day at the Wildwood Community Center @ Wildwood Community Center

What can you do to beat the central Florida heat? Come to a water-based family fun day! Water-slides, slip-and-slide kickball, water balloon toss, and water soakers. This event is open to all ages. Bring your friends!

Junior Master Gardener – Wildlife Gardener @ Warfield Auditorium
Aug 3 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Junior Master Gardener - Wildlife Gardener @ Warfield Auditorium

Elementary school kids can interact and bond with nature, learn how to conserve our natural resources, and enjoy hands-on group and individual learning through this FREE international youth gardening program! Advance registration required.

Aug
10
Sat
Junior Master Gardener – Wildlife Gardener @ Warfield Auditorium
Aug 10 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Junior Master Gardener - Wildlife Gardener @ Warfield Auditorium

Elementary school kids can interact and bond with nature, learn how to conserve our natural resources, and enjoy hands-on group and individual learning through this FREE international youth gardening program! Advance registration required.

Aug
17
Sat
Junior Master Gardener – Wildlife Gardener @ Warfield Auditorium
Aug 17 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Junior Master Gardener - Wildlife Gardener @ Warfield Auditorium

Elementary school kids can interact and bond with nature, learn how to conserve our natural resources, and enjoy hands-on group and individual learning through this FREE international youth gardening program! Advance registration required.

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