May 2008
Calendar of Events
This is a small sampling of the events that are in every month's issue of Florida Monthly® Magazine. For more information on how to become a subscriber, follow the link at the end of this list.
AMELIA ISLAND…Nassau
45th Annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival & Fine Arts & Crafts Show. May 2-4. Downtown. (866) 4AMELIA.
Wild Amelia Nature Festival. May 16-18. Atlantic Recreation Center. 1-800-226-3542.
Amelia’s 7th Annual Wine Fest. May 24. Amelia Island Plantation. (904) 491-4646.
Memorial Day Luau. May 25. Ritz-Carlton. (904) 277-1028.
7th Annual Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival. May 30-Jun. 15. Various locations. (904) 261-1779.
BELLEVIEW…Marion
33rd Annual Belleview Founders Day. May 3. Lake Lillian. (352) 245-2178.
BOWLING GREEN…Hardee
Hardee County Nature Fest 2008. May 3. Hardee County Lake Park. (863) 773-6967.
BROOKSVILLE…Hernando
24th Annual Hernando County Art, Craft & Music Festival. May 3-4. Tom Varn Park. (352) 754-4788.
CALLAHAN…Nassau
3rd Annual Railroad Days Festival. May 30-31. Historic Train Depot and Mickler St. County Building. (904) 879-3406.
CAPE CANAVERAL…Brevard
Delta 4-H—NROL-26. May 9. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. (321) 449-4444.
GLAST. May 16. STS-124. May 25. Kennedy Space Center. (321) 449-4400, (321) 449-4444.
CEDAR KEY…Levy
Flowers in the Park. May 24-25. City Park. (352) 543-5234.
CHIEFLAND…Levy
54th Annual Watermelon Festival. Jun. 7. E Park Ave. (352) 493-6016.
CLEARWATER...Pinellas
Westfield Countryside Mall Art & Craft Show. May 29-Jun. 1. Westfield Countryside Mall. (800) 772-4833.
CLERMONT...Lake
17th Annual Harvest Festival. Jun. 14-16. Lakeridge Winery. (352) 273-1172.
COCOA…Brevard
17th Annual Cocoa Village Summer Craft Fair. May 17-18. Cocoa Village. (321) 631-9075.
COCOA BEACH…Brevard
BeachFest. May 24-26. Cocoa Beach Pier. (321) 783-7549.
COCONUT GROVE…Miami-Dade
7th Annual Lou Gehrig’s Disease 10K Run and 5K Run/Walk. May 10. Dinner Key Marina. (305) 531-5720.
CRESTVIEW…Okaloosa
52nd Annual Old Spanish Trail Festival. May 2-3. Spanish Trail Park. (850) 865-8595.
DAYTONA BEACH...Volusia
Arts & Crafts in the Park. May 24-25. Ocean Front Park. (386) 671-8250.
DELAND...Volusia
Buckler’s Spring Craft Fair. May 3-4. Volusia County Fairgrounds. (386) 860-0092.
DELRAY BEACH...Palm Beach
Cinco De Mayo Festival. May 3. Old School Square. (561) 276-3396.
Howard Alan Craft Show. May 24-25. Delray Beach Tennis Center parking lot. (954) 472-3755.
11th Annual Downtown Delray Beach Craft Festival. May 24-25. 4th Ave. (954) 472-3755.
FANNING SPRINGS…Gilchrest/Levy
13th Annual Red Belly Day. May 24. Fanning Springs Park. (352) 498-5454.
FERNANDINA BEACH...Nassau
45th Annual Shrimp Festival and Arts & Crafts Show. May 2-4. Centre St. (904) 261-7020.
FORT LAUDERDALE...Broward
The International Olive Oil Festival. May 3-4. Federal Hwy. & S.E. 6th St. (352) 293-5069.
Harley Dog Days. May 17. Coral Ridge Country Club. (954) 266-6827.
FORT WALTON BEACH…Okaloosa
52nd Annual Bowlegs Pirate’s Festival. Jun. 6-9. The Landing. (850) 243-4405.
GAINESVILLE...Alachua
29th Annual Points Championship Series. May 3 & 10. Gatorback Cycle Park. (352) 588-4697, (352) 567-0792.
The High Kings. May 7. Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. (352) 392-2787.
Oaks Mall Arts & Craft Show. Jun. 12-15. Oaks Mall. (800) 772-4833.
2nd Annual Juneteenth Festival & Juried Art Show. Jun. 14-15. Lincoln Park Grounds. (352) 273-1172.
HOLLYWOOD BEACH…Broward
11th Annual Cuisine For Art. May 8. Hollywood Beach Marriott. (954) 921-3404.
Red, White & Bluegrass. May 17Hollywood Beach Boardwalk. (954) 921-3404, (954) 924-2980.
HOMESTEAD…Miami-Dade
Health & Wellness Day. May 3. Redland International Orchid Show. May 16-18. Fruit & Spice Park. (305) 247-5727.
ISLAMORADA…Monroe
17th Annual Florida Keys Island Fest. May 3-4. Founders Park. (305) 664-4503.
14th Annual Outback Steakhouse Golden Fly Invitational Tarpon Tournament. May 18-21. Outback Steakhouse. (305) 664-2444.
JACKSONVILLE…Duval
St. Johns Town Center Art Festival. May 17-18. Town Center. (800) 722-4833.
KEY LARGO…Monroe
22nd Annual Coconuts Dolphin Tournament. May 16-18. Coconuts Restaurant. (561) 741-1124.
KEY WEST...Monroe
Key West Songwriters Festival. Through May 4. Hog’s Breath Saloon. (305) 296-4222.
LAKELAND…Polk
Lakeland Craft Fair. May 3-4. Lakeside Village. (954) 472-3755.
37th Annual Volvo Mayfaire-By-The-Lake. May 9-10. Lake Morton. (863) 688-7743.
29th Annual Mayfaire by the Lake 5K. May 10. Lake Mirror Park. (863) 687-3404.
MAITLAND…Orange
11th Annual Taste of Maitland. May 19. Lake Lily Park. (407) 644-0741.
MARATHON…Monroe
42nd Annual Marathon International Tarpon Tournament. May 1-3. 32nd Annual Ladies Tarpon Tournament. May 9-10. 5050 Overseas Hwy. (305) 743-6139.
21st Annual Faro Blanco Invitational Tarpon Tournament. May 17-22. Faro Blanco Resort. (609) 645-1840 x115.
MELBOURNE BEACH…BREVARD
Founders Day Art & Craft Show. May 3. Rickman Park. (321) 724-5860.
MIAMI...Miami-Dade
Maibaumfest. May 2-4. German-American Club Grounds. (305) 595-4653.
10th Annual Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Through May 4. Various locations. (305) 534-9924.
33rd Annual Northwest Track & Field Classic. Jun. 13-15. Traz Powell Stadium. (305) 836-2409.
MIAMI BEACH…Miami-Dade
1st Annual Mother’s Day Concert; Walenstein Symphony Orchestra. May 11. Colony Theater. (305) 674-1040.
6th Annual Lavender Footlights Festival. May 31 & Jun. 1. Miami Science Museum. (305) 433-8111.
NAPLES...Collier
2nd Annual Prime Outlets Art & Craft Show. May 10-11. Prime Outlet Mall. (239) 707-3467.
NEW PORT RICHEY...Pasco
8th Annual Cotee River Seafood Festival & Boat Show. May 9-10. Downtown. (727) 842-8066.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH...Volusia
5th Annual RiverFest. May 3-4. Riverside Park. (386) 428-4828.
NEWBERRY…Alachua
63rd Annual Newberry Watermelon Festival. May 17. Canterbury Equestrian Showplace. (352) 316-6628.
ORANGE PARK…Clay
Orange Park Mall Art & Craft Show. May 8-11. Orange Park Mall. (800) 722-4833.
ORLANDO...Orange
32nd Annual Gourmet Housewares Show. May 6-8. Orange County Convention Center. (914) 421-3376.
4th Annual John Young History Maker Celebration. May 7. Orange County Regional History Center. (407) 836-8596.
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. May 10. Bob Carr Performing Arts Center. (407) 539-0245.
Tim McGraw. May 11. The Police. May 16. Amway Arena. (407) 849-2590.
17th Annual Orlando International Fringe Festival. May 15-26. 398 W Amelia St. (407) 648-0077.
Duran Duran. May 18. UCF Arena. (407) 823-3070.
6th Annul Orlando Cabaret Festival. May 18. Downtown. (407) 297-8788.
OVIEDO…Seminole
4th Annual Oviedo Marketplace Arts & Crafts Show. May 8-11. Oviedo Marketplace. (352) 344-4696.
PALATAKA…Putnam
20th Annual Blue Crab Festival. May 24-26. Downtown. (386) 325-4406.
PALM HARBOR…Pinellas
Palm Harbor Art & Craft Festival. May 17-18. Florida Ave. (352) 344-0657.
PANACEA…Wakulla
34th Annual Blue Crab Festival. May 3. Wooley Park. (850) 984-CRAB.
PANAMA CITY...Bay
40th Annual Spring Festival of the Arts. May 2-4. McKenzie Park. (850) 867-0732.
PANAMA CITY BEACH…Bay
10th Annual Thunder Beach Spring Motorcycle Rally. May 1-4. The Shoppes at Edgewater. (888) 396-1638.
PENSACOLA… Escambia
24th Annual Pensacola Crawfish Festival. May 2-4. Historic Bartram Park. (850) 433-6512.
4th Annual Outside Art Fair. May 17-18. Granada Park. (850) 432-9906.
Cordova Mall Art & Craft Show. May 21-26. Cordova Mall. (404) 634-8876.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH…St. Johns
Up & Cummers Wine Tasting Reception. May 20. Urban Flats. (904) 889-6034.
PUNTA GORDA...Charlotte
9th Annual Fisherman’s Village Fine Arts & Crafts Show. May 9-10. Fishermen’s Village. (941) 639-0969, (941) 575-3007.
RUSKIN…Hillsborough
Ruskin Heritage Street Fest. May 2. 2nd St. NE. (813) 645-7710.
13th Annual Ruskin Tomato & Heritage Festival. May 3-4. E.G. Simmons Park. (813) 645-3808.
SAFTEY HARBOR…Pinellas
16th Annual Kiwanis May Days Arts & Crafts Show. May 18. Main St. (727) 723-0158.
SANDESTIN…Okaloosa
20th Annual ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival. May 10-11. Baytowne Wharf. (850) 622-5970.
SARASOTA...Sarasota
5th Annual Blood Drive. May 24. 330 Cattlemen Rd. (941) 377-7310.
5th Annual Downtown Sarasota Street County Fair. May 31-Jun. 1. Main St. (954) 472-3755.
7th Annual Armands Craft Festival. Jun. 14-15. St. Armands Cr. (954) 472-3755.
SEBRING…Highlands
California Toe Jam Band. May 17. Highlands Hammock State Park. (863) 386-6094.
STARKE…Bradford
3rd Annual Starke Bikefest. Jun. 13-15. Bradford County Fairgrounds. (904) 964-5278.
STUART…Martin
2nd Annual Downtown Stuart Craft Festival. May 17-18. Osceola St. (954) 472-3755.
ST. AUGUSINE…St. Johns
1st Annual St. Augustine Boat Show. May 2-4. Francis Field. (954) 764-7642.
ST. PETE BEACH...Pinellas
Tampa Bay Wine & Food Festival. May 15-17. The Don CeSar Beach Hotel. (727) 360-1881.
14th Annual St. Pete Beach Corey Area Craft Festival. Jun. 7-8. Corey Ave. (954) 472-3755.
TALLAHASSEE...Leon
Parade of Gardens. May 2-3. Maclay State Gardens. (850) 487-4556.
1st Annual Tallahassee Film Festival. May 15-18. Askew Student Life Center. (850) 201-9499.
TAMPA...Hillsborough
Summer Safari Night. May 2. Mother’s Day at the Zoo. May 11. Memorial Day at the Zoo. May 26. Summer Safari Night. Jun. 6. Father’s Day at the Zoo. Jun. 15. Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. (813) 935-8552.
TARPON SPRINGS…Pinellas
Flower Power Winery. May 3. Tarpon Springs Castle Winery. (727) 943-7029.
8th Annual Gavel & Grapes. May 3. Downtown. (727) 869-9884.
WELLBORN…Suwannee
15th Annual Florida’s Only Blueberry Festival. Jun. 6-7. Andrews Square. (386) 963-1157.
WEST PALM BEACH...Palm Beach
26th Annual SunFest Fine Art & Craft Show. Through May 4. Flagler Dr. (561) 659-5980.
13th Annual Buckler’s Spring Craft Fair. May 16-18. South Florida Fairgrounds. (386) 860-0092.
WEWAHITCHKA…Gulf
Tupelo Honey Festival. May 17. Lake Alice Park. (850) 639-2605.
WHITE SPRINGS…Hamilton
56th Annual Florida Folk Festival. May 23-25. Stephen Foster Folk Center. (386) 397-7005.
WINDSOR…Alachua
24th Annual Windsor Zucchini Festival. May 10. Windsor Fire Department. (352) 372-7814.
ZELLWOOD…Orange
35th Annual Zellwood Sweet Corn Festival. May 24-25. 4253 Ponkan Rd. (407) 886-0014..
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