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    • April 03, 2025
    • 9:00 AM
    • April 05, 2025
    • 5:00 PM
    • 11016 Lillian Saunders Drive
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    35th ANNUAL ANTIQUE TRACTOR & ENGINE SHOW

    Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park will host the 35th Annual Antique Tractor and Engine Show April 3-5, 2025. Antique tractors and farming equipment reflecting 200 years of rural American history will be on display.

    Compete in the tractor pulls and watch demonstrations of shingle milling, corn grinding, home canning and more. Unusual engines for everyday purposes with exhibits and collections of flywheels, hit and miss engines, water pumps, vintage pedal tractors, antique cars, and farm equipment. There will be a special exhibit on the History of White Springs in the Auditorium.

    On Saturday morning, an antique tractor parade will feature everything from customized lawn tractors to restored farm machinery. Try your luck at our raffle prizes, shop and eat with our vendors.  We have tons of family fun activities and a kid's area on Saturday!

    Also, on Saturday April 5th, we will have the I Heart Art Craft Event in our Craft Square from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

    Admission to the public is $5 per vehicle with up to eight passengers.

    If you would like to participate, please contact Andrea (386) 397-4478. 

    For more information, call (877) 635-3655 

    Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park

    11016 Lillian Saunders Drive

    White Springs, FL 32096

     (Located on US 41, three miles from I-75 and nine miles from I-10)

    (386) 397-2733

    • April 05, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    • Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
    CRAFT VENDORS, CRAFT CABINS, DEMONSTRATIONS

    Saturday April 5th in the Craft Square from 10 am to 3 pm 

    If you are interested in becoming a vendor, please contact Carol at artinmypark@yahoo.com
    • May 23, 2025
    • 8:00 AM
    • May 25, 2025
    • 11:00 PM
    • Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park

    Visit Florida Folk Festival for details

    73rd ANNUAL FLORIDA FOLK FESTIVAL

    ~ The Best of Florida Music, Arts & Culture ~

    WHITE SPRINGS –The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park invite you to come celebrate the diverse culture, food, music and arts - everything that makes Florida unique! The 73rd Annual Florida Folk Festival, happening along the banks of the historic Suwannee River in White Springs Florida.  The festival will be held on Memorial Day weekend, May 23 – 25. Gates open at 8 a.m., Stages open at 10 a.m., and opening ceremonies will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 23.

    Named a “Top 20 Event” in the Southeast, this festival has activities for everyone. In addition to a full schedule of performances, visitors may also participate in jam sessions, take workshops, enjoy local eats, see educational exhibits, visit with various vendors, take a dance lesson, and hear stories from all over the state.

    Folk artists have come together for this event since 1953. There will be more than 300 performances by Florida’s greatest artists, including national recording artists, songwriters, and musicians of folk, blues, gospel, country, Latin, jazz, bluegrass, Caribbean, and zydeco music.

    The Department of State’s Folklife Area will be celebrating the Elements and this year’s element will be Earth. Visit the Folklife Stage to experience food  ways, demonstrations, traditions, superstitions and weather lore.

    Advance tickets for the Florida Folk Festival are $35.00 per day or $70.00 for the weekend for adults. On the day of the event tickets will be $40.00 per day or $80.00 for the weekend at the gate. Children under six years of age are admitted free of charge. Ticket prices for children between the ages of six and 16 for the entire weekend $5.00.

    Camping is not offered on the festival grounds but do not worry there are plenty of places to camp in the area. Camping and lodging are also available at Suwannee River State Park, O’Leno State Park, Ocean Pond, Jennings K.O.A. and Spirit of the Suwannee to name a few. For a listing of local public and private campgrounds, cabins and motels in Hamilton County, nearby Columbia County, and Suwannee County visit LakeCityFL.com

    The Florida Folk Festival is a rain or shine event.

    Pets are not allowed at the Florida Folk Festival.

    Personal golf carts are not allowed at the Florida Folk Festival.

    For more information, please call 1-877-6FL-FOLK (1-877-635-3655) or visit www.floridastateparks.org/stephenfoster or www.FloridaFolkFestival.com.


    • June 14, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    • Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
    CRAFT VENDORS, CRAFT CABINS, DEMONSTRATIONS

    Saturday June 14th in the Craft Square from 10 am to 3 pm 

    If you are interested in becoming a vendor, please contact Carol at artinmypark@yahoo.com

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