Old Florida Festival

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Date – Time

Sat & Sun., 3/8 & 3/9 – 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location

Collier County Museum
3331 Tamiami Trail East
Naples,, FL 34112 US

Additional Information

2014 Old Florida Festival

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Saturday & Sunday, March 8 & 9

10am - 5pm

http://www.colliermuseums.com/oldfloridafestival

Collier County Museum

3331 Tamiami Tr E
Naples, Fl 34112
(239) 252-8476
[email protected]

"Event 10,000 Years in the Making

You can live in the present any old time. Why not spend a day in the past with a Calusa Indian, a Seminole family, a Civil War soldier, Cracker cattleman or Spanish Conquistador and dozens of other costumed time-travelers at the Old Florida Festival, scheduled for March 8 and 9 at the Collier County Museum. The annual family-style adventure brings together over 100 of the state’s finest historical reenactors, craftworkers and living history presenters to recreate over ten centuries of everyday life on the Southwest Florida frontier.

Continuous all-day demonstrations will be offered by the blacksmith, soap maker, telegraph operator, flintknapper, basket weaver and other craftworkers, along with 1800s-style music and entertainment, cannon and musket firing, a Seminole War skirmish, and authentic military drills by soldiers from the American Revolution to World War II. Artists, sutlers and traders will also offer handmade gifts, toys and craft items for your homestead, as well as kettle corn, old-fashioned candy, Southern barbeque, and other traditional treats from the past.

Stone Age Man
Calusa & Seminole Indians
Spanish Conquistadors
Cannon Firings
Seminole War Soldiers
Civil War Camp and Dances
World War II Soldiers
Cracker Cowboys
BBQ, old-fashioned kettle corn and other delicious treats
Crafts
Live Music
Special guests Quadrilles et Polka from Chantilly, France
Demonstrations on broom-making, net-making, telegraph operation, soap-making, leather smith and more.

Admission: Adults: $10 | Children (10 to 18): $5 | Children under 10: Free

Event Parking is free of charge and offers accessible parking spaces.

Museum is fully accessible."