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Happy Birthday America! 5:00 pm
Happy Birthday America! @ Wildwood Community Center
Jul 3 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Happy Birthday America! @ Wildwood Community Center
Wildwood’s annual Happy Birthday America event will take place Wednesday, July 3, 2024, on the grounds of the Wildwood Community Center, 6500 Powell Road. Festivities kick off at 5:00 p.m. with vendors, food trucks, games, activities, and entertainment, including live
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Patriotic Family Fun Day 3:00 pm
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
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Needle Felting Class 10:00 am
Needle Felting Class @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Jul 9 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Needle Felting Class @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Join us as we learn how to work with felt to make needle felting crafts. Cost is $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass plus $5/person. Group size is limited to 12. Pre-registration is required at DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov or 352-793-4781.
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Living Historian-Led Guided Walk Program 7/13/24 10:00 am
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).
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Ice Cream Music Jam 6:00 pm
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.
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Project WILD/Aquatic WILD Workshop! 9:00 am
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
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Mandala Rock Painting Class 10:00 am
Mandala Rock Painting Class @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Jul 19 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mandala Rock Painting Class @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Join expert volunteers as they teach participants how to do the historic art of mandala painting on rocks or recycled small tins. Pre-register by calling 352-793-4781 or email DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov. Cost is $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass plus $5/person,
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Pine Needle Basket Class 7/22/24 10:00 am
Pine Needle Basket Class 7/22/24 @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Jul 22 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Pine Needle Basket Class 7/22/24 @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Traditional pine needle basketry is taught by Dade’s experienced volunteers. All materials are provided to make a longleaf pine needle basket. Pre-register by calling 352-793-4781 or email DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov. Cost is $3/vehicle (or Florida State Parks Annual Pass) plus $5/person activities
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Explore Your Environment: A Project Learning Tree Professional Development Training 10:00 am
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
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Campfire Dutch Oven Cooking 7/27/24 9:00 am
Campfire Dutch Oven Cooking 7/27/24 @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Jul 27 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Campfire Dutch Oven Cooking 7/27/24 @ Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Join us for a Dutch oven class where we will learn Dutch oven techniques, make several cast-iron dishes and then sample them. Cost is $3/vehicle (or Florida State Parks Annual Pass) plus $5/person activities fee. Pre-register by calling 352-793-4781 or
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Trash to Treasures 10:00 am
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
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