Butterflies are on the move including one of our favorite butterflies, the monarch. Join volunteer Elaine Berner who has spent over 45 years of her life studying and supporting the monarch butterfly for a power point program on monarchs and a walk on the grounds to look for butterflies and monarch friendly plants. Cost is $3/vehicle or Florida Annual State Parks Pass.
Join Project WILD coordinator, Gina Long, as we walk the park trails and learn about Florida history and our native environment. Cost is $3/vehicle or Annual Florida State Parks Pass. Bring a hat, sunscreen, water and insect repellent.
Join us for our 4th Annual Sumter Fall Festival, located at the Wildwood Community Center.
We will celebrate our great county with a day full of fun for the whole family.
The Festival will be held on Saturday, November 6th from 10 AM – 3 PM. The Festival will feature Entertainment, Great Food, Children’s Activities, Pumpkin Fun, The Sumter County Queens, Local Businesses’ Displays & Promotions, and Local Crafters and Artist.
Farm City Week will be celebrated this year from November 17 through November 24. The event has been held around the country since the 1950s to celebrate and promote agriculture. It is a week to express appreciation of the beneficial partnerships between growers and consumers.
This year, Sumter County Economic Development, UF-IFAS extension and other community partners will offer an in-person event at Whispering Oaks Winery on November 12 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The event will be held outside and includes educational presentations, lunch, and a tour of the winery.
The event is free, but space is limited, so registration is required. For more information and to register, please visit www.sumtercountyfl.gov/farmcity.
If you have event-related questions, please contact Sumter County Economic Development at 352-689-4400.
Grab your rod ‘n reel and your luckiest baits – it’s time to hit the water for the Fish In The Pan Bass Tournament presented by the Sumter Scenic Heritage Byway.
Free Family Fun!
Join us for cookie decorating with Miz Kathi’s Cotillion catering, holiday crafts and of course free pictures with Santa!
Parade will start on Huey Street / Public Works Building
Parade route will continue Huey Street, right on Gamble
Continue past Wildwood City Hall to Barwick Street
Right on Barwick Street to (the street formerly known as) Palmer Drive
Parade route will end at Palmer Drive/Back Gate of Public Works Building.
Join us for a night walk on the Dade trails followed by star/meteorite gazing afterwards sky conditions permitting. Please bring insect repellent, flashlight, and chair or blanket for star gazing. Cost is $3/vehicle or Annual Florida State Park pass.
Join park staff, volunteers, period reenactors and guests as we commemorate the 186th Anniversary of Dade’s Battle of 1835. Speakers will recall the history and sacrifices made on all sides in the Second Seminole War, which began with the December 28, 1835 clash that occurred at what is now Dade Battlefield Historic State Park, a National Historic Landmark. The ceremony will culminate with a wreath laying at the breastworks in front of the park’s Visitor Center. Please note that this is NOT the reenactment of Dade’s Battle, which will take place in the park Jan 1-2, 2022. Free entry for ceremony.
Participants will make their own quilt panel under the supervision of expert quilters. Participants will bring their own materials and sewing machines. Call park for materials list. Cost is $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass plus $5/person. Pre-registration is required.
