Florida Fun: Stuff To Do Next Weekend in Florida

All sorts of goin’s on around the state next weekend. Have some fun, save some gas. Play close to home and support the locals.

Oct 24 -Oct 25, 2009     Repticon Orlando
Reptile show at Central Fl. Fairgrounds, 4603 W. Colonial Dr. 10 am – 4 pm
Estimated attendees-2000    407-230-7217
Hopefully they’ll talk some sense into these people about keeping exotic critters and then allowing them to escape or just setting them free.  Think: pythons in the Everglades, Iguanas in Boca, etc.

Oct 24 -Oct 25, 2009     Art & Pumpkin Festival on the Beach, Ft. Myers Beach
Artisan & Merchant Vendors, Pumpkin festival with entertainment and contests for the entire family.
Estimated attendees-6000    239-398-8623

Oct 24 -Oct 25, 2009     Annual Craft Fair, Mount Dora
Estimated attendees-250000    352-735-1191
25th juried event continues to attract over 250,000 visitors & over 350 of the best crafters in the world.

Oct 24, 2009     Halloween Howl, Zephyrhills
Haunted House, hayride, carnival games, Children’s parade and more!
Estimated attendees-500    813-780-1414

Oct 24, 2009     4-H Centennial Festival Brooksville
9AM-5PM at the Fairgrounds
Estimated attendees-5000    352-287-1371
Celebrating 100 years of Florida 4-H with food, arts & crafts, games for all ages.

Oct 24 -Oct 25, 2009     Festival of Nations, Panama City
Estimated attendees-20000    850-785-2554
International Culture and Heritage Celebration.

Oct 25, 2009     Heart of Florida Asian Festival, Gainesville
Estimated attendees-5000    352-393-8746
N. Central Florida’s Only Asian Festival, Celebrating Culture, Heritage, Tradition of All Asian Countries

About Bill

Cat-lover, birder, pilot, poet, former lounge lizard, pauper, pagan, lifeguard, chauffeur and ex-cop martial artist turned pacifist addiction worker; pretty good husband, father, son, and brother, and a helluva friend. Trying to follow the Middle Path, one day at a time.
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