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Carrabelle Culture Crawl
2024-03-16 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Carrabelle History Museum, 201 SE Ave B, Carrabelle, FL, United States
The Carrabelle History Museum is hosting the Carrabelle Culture Crawl on Saturday, March 16, 2024, 10 am to 3 pm. This cultural event is a free celebration of amazing local culture, art, music, history, food, and fun in the heart of downtown Carrabelle. This is a wonderful opportunity to add a bit more fun as you experience the wonderful local culture that Carrabelle has to offer.
The Carrabelle History Museum will be bringing live music and entertainment outdoors to the streets of Carrabelle, with Florida folk music, classic country, modern songs, and favorite oldies. A variety of musicians will be performing outdoors for all to enjoy. Visitors will again spot fun, costumed characters from the Fishy Fashion Show wandering the streets. These walking photo ops are a fan-favorite at the Crawl.
Art will abound at the Carrabelle Culture Crawl featuring some local artists and artisans. There will be art to view at a variety of shops and galleries including an art exhibition at Rio Carrabelle. The always popular public art drawing and coloring activity will be hung in storefront windows. And be sure to stroll over to see Carrabelle’s two large, stunning murals!
Come learn about the culture and local history of the area by visiting the exhibit at the Carrabelle History Museum on Avenue B including the Shipwrecks of Dog Island exhibit plus discover the booms and busts of Carrabelle’s history like the by-gone eras when local logging and lumber merchants, steamships, and shrimping vessels lined the vast and deep Carrabelle River.
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Carrabelle Country Market
2024-03-16 09:00 - 13:00, 2024-03-02 09:00 - 13:00 | Crooked River Lighthouse, 2100 Hwy 98, Carrabelle, FL, United States
The Crooked River Lighthouse is hosting an outdoor Country & Vintage Flea Market. This coastal market will be Saturday, March 30 from 9:00 am-1:00 pm at the foot of Carrabelle’s lighthouse. The Country Markets are held in Crooked River Lighthouse Park every 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays. Special for this week’s market, a vintage flea market is being added!
This special Country & Vintage Market is a great opportunity for folks to do some spring cleaning or snag some extra special deals in addition to the locally-made, hand crafted goods that are available at every market. From thrift-store worthy scores to high-end antiques, all are invited to bring their much loved treasures to the market to find them a new home. The market welcomes a diversity of products such as home décor, furniture, vintage jewelry, music, antiques, tools, ceramics and kitchenware, books, art, toys, and gently used clothing. Items just need to be clean and in good condition.
The open-air Country Market will, as always, feature local vendors with gifts and goodies like farm fresh produce, grass fed beef, delicious baked goods including cinnamon rolls, artisan breads, and cookies, plus batch roasted coffee, gorgeous art, handcrafted balms and soaps, and handmade goods and craft items.
Guests can also visit the free Keeper’s House Museum to see the brand new exhibit featuring the historic Fresnel lens and browse inside the Lighthouse Gift Shop for unique, nautical-themed art, jewelry and souvenirs. In addition, visitors have the unique opportunity to climb to the top of the lighthouse for a breathtaking view of the Bay for a small fee.
The Market is actively recruiting new and returning vendors. Vendors may sign up at any time. The cost to be a vendor is $10 a market. For more information, contact 850-697-2732
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Special Exhibit: Tate’s Hell, the Legend, Tate’s Hell, the Place
2024-03-16 - 2024-04-27 | Carrabelle History Museum, 201 SE Ave B, Carrabelle, FL, United States
The Carrabelle History Museum is presenting a special exhibit, “Tate’s Hell, the Legend, Tate’s Hell, the Place”. This exhibit will open on Saturday, March 16 and run through Saturday, April 27. The museum is open Wednesdays from 12 noon to 5 pm, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 am to 5 pm and Sundays 12 noon to 5 pm. There is no charge for admission; donations are gratefully accepted to defray costs. .
This Tate’s Hell exhibit will explore the many facets of the legend of Tate’s Hell, the misadventures and fate of Cebe Tate, and how Tate’s Hell State Forest got its name. Wildlife and landscape photos taken in Tate’s Hell by John Spohrer and Jon Johnson will be on display. This exhibit will also include the song, The Ballad of Tate’s Hell by Will McLean and performed by Frank Lindamood and the FSU Department of Communications’ 1983 short film, “A Tale of Tate’s Hell”. “In the folk region, people are wedded to the land, and the land holds memories. The people themselves possess identity and ancestry, through continuous occupation of the same soil. Local events can flower into legend and ballad and proverb, and village ways can harden into custom.” Richard M. Corson in American Folklore.
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Apalach Ghost Tour
2024-03-15 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-03-13 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-03-11 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-03-08 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-03-06 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-03-04 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-03-01 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-02-28 20:00 - 21:30 and 1 more date | Apalachicola
Take a paranormal ghost tour of downtown Apalachicola and see if any ghosts still roam the streets. Your ghostly guide will tell you local ghost stories all while using real ghost hunting equipment to see if any spirits are still around. Select tour goers and volunteers will get to use EMF detectors, and other ghost hunting equipment at select locations on the tour. Bring your positive energy and let’s try to say “hello” to the ghosts of Apalachicola. The tour will begin in front of the Chamber of Commerce which is located at 17 Avenue E next to the Dixie Theatre and may last up to 90-minutes. Get tickets at: ApalachGhostTour.com
Tickets: $15 and $5 for kids 3 to 12 years old. Infants to 2 years of age do not require a ticket.
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Forgotten Coast Plein Air
2024-03-15 - 2024-03-24 | FL
Now in the 19th year of documenting the landscape and culture of the last vestige of authentic “Old Florida,” Forgotten Coast en Plein Air, America’s Great Paint-out, is among the world’s most prestigious plein air events. Artistic excellence and the production of investment quality art continues to be the trademark of this 10-day festival. As the event continues, organizers are honing what makes the Forgotten Coast event exceptional.
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Bits and Pieces Mixed Media Art Class
2024-03-12, 2024-03-05, 2024-02-27 | Art of Glass, 128 C East Pine Avenue, St. George Island, 32328
Are you looking for something to do on St. George Island? Are you down on vacation? Do you need something for you & the kids to do while Dad is fishing? Or do you just want to visit your artistic side?
Let us help you find your inner artist at Art of Glass, with our 1 hr Bit & Pieces art classes! Just call ahead, we have 3 convenient classes held daily: 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm.
You pick your canvas glass and other media and create a work of art with your family and friends in a safe and clean setting. When it’s completed, we coat it in a clear epoxy resin and you can pick up your masterpiece the next day.
Great for parties, family get-togethers, or our BYOB girl’s night out classes. Bring something special home from your vacation that you can enjoy for years. Just call Devorah at Art of Glass to reserve your Bit and Pieces experience at 850-370-1019 or book online at www.SGIArtofGlass.com.

Flyer from Art of Glass, explanation of classes

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Ilse Newell Concert Series: Echo Valley
2024-03-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Historic Holy Family Center, 1401 Frederick Dr, Tallahassee, FL, United States
Event details coming soon.
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Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum’s Dice Run
2024-03-09 11:30 - 16:30 | Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum, 2100 Hwy 98, Carrabelle, FL, United States
Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum and the American Legion Post 82 Camp Gordon Johnston have joined forces to host the bigger than ever 5th Annual Dice Run on Saturday, March 9, 2024 from 11:30 am – 4:30 pm in Carrabelle, FL as part of the 29th Annual Camp Gordon Johnston Day. The Dice Run will take place immediately following the CGJ Veterans Parade and is a much-needed fundraiser to support the missions of both Camp Gordon Johnston Museum and American Legion Post 82. The funds raised are used to share the stories of those who trained at Camp Gordon Johnston and those who served in WWII and to honor all our military veterans.
During this event, participants will enjoy a leisurely ride or drive along the Forgotten Coast on beautiful coastal US Highway 98 to various fun stops, rolling dice at each one. All types of vehicles are welcome to participate. At the end of the day, those with the highest and the lowest combined dice rolls will win prizes. There will be additional stops around the county and then the run will conclude by 4:30 pm at the American Legion Post 82 in Lanark . This year the final stop party will be better than ever with a butts and clucks dinner and live music and of course, winner prizes, door prizes, and a 50/50 raffle.
Registration for the Dice Run is available now online at the website linked below. Early bird discounted tickets are available for $20 per person for those who register by February 24th (use code “EARLY5”). After that date the cost will be $25. That price includes the ride, one dice run card, a door prize ticket, and a butts and clucks dinner with live music. On-site registration for the Dice Run will also be available starting at 11:30 am at the first Dice Run stop, Camp Gordon Johnston Museum, 1873 US Hwy 98 West, at Carrabelle Beach, FL. Additional dice cards, 50/50 raffle tickets, meals, and other options are also available for purchase online.
Guests are urged to come to Carrabelle before the Dice Run to enjoy the Veterans Parade either as a participant or a spectator. The parade, which honors and recognizes military veterans and active duty military, will start Saturday, March 9 at 10:45 am along US Hwy 98 in downtown Carrabelle. Visitors are also welcome to visit the museum to learn amazing stories of the region’s WWII heroes and see the remarkable artifacts. The museum will be open from 11 am to 5 pm. While in Carrabelle, participants are encouraged to stay for the weekend (or the week) and enjoy a variety of community activities, attractions, and restaurants.
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29th Annual Camp Gordon Johnston Day Parade
2024-03-09 10:45 | Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum, 2100 Hwy 98, Carrabelle, FL, United States
Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum is celebrating the 29th Annual Camp Gordon Johnston Day Veterans Parade on Saturday, March 9, 2024 starting at 10:45 am ET in Carrabelle, FL. This parade is planned especially to honor our country’s remaining WWII veterans as well as recognize and salute all veterans from WWII to present. All veterans, their family and friends as well as the general public are asked to come to Carrabelle to join the celebration of our military veterans. The museum needs the community’s support and participation to make this celebration more special than ever for our veterans.
The Camp Gordon Johnston Parade pays tribute to all veterans of all branches of service. This community parade will feature vintage museum vehicles like the WWII DUKW, Willis Jeep, and German Lieferwagen as well as restored military vehicles from the Military Vehicle Preservation Association and Florida Military Vehicle Heritage Group. In addition, the parade will be joined by several veteran organizations, plus veteran motorcycle groups, Shriners clubs, many businesses and community organizations. Military and police vehicles, decorated golf carts, gorgeous classic cars, patriotic walkers, and even some patriotic pets will wind through downtown Carrabelle along US Hwy 98.
Camp Gordon Johnston Museum invites everyone to participate in the parade and there is no cost to be in the parade. Participants do not need any military affiliation to participate, just an appreciation for veterans and the military. For best placement, sign up at our website by March 4, 2024. Participants who do not register are still encouraged to join.
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Sopchoppy Community Market
2024-03-09 09:00 - 14:00 | Sopchoppy Depot Park, 34 Railroad Ave, Sopchoppy, FL, 32358, United States

Apalachicola Farmers Market
2024-03-09 09:00 - 13:00 | Mill Pond, 199 Market St, Apalachicola, FL, United States
Located at the beautiful Millpond Pavilion at the end of Market Street, the Apalachicola Farmers Market offers local seafood, produce, honey, homemade breads, pies, and other regional specialties every 2nd and 4th Saturday from 9 AM until 1 PM in Apalachicola.
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Special Exhibit: Canine Military Veterans and Cartoonists in WWII
2024-03-05 - 2024-03-30 | Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum, 2100 Hwy 98, Carrabelle, FL, United States
Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum in Carrabelle is presenting two special exhibits throughout the month of March – one to honor our country’s canine military veterans and the other to recognize the role of cartoonists in WWII. These exhibits will open Tuesday, March 5 and will be on display at the museum until Saturday, March 30. The museum is open every Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm. There is no charge for admission but donations are gladly accepted.
National K9 Veterans Day, March 13, is a day set aside to recognize and honor the service and sacrifices of American military and working dogs. Dogs served in many capacities in wartime, including in WWII, as messengers and sentry dogs, but did you know that they were also trained for mine and explosive detection, finding injured soldiers and flushing enemy troops from hidden spaces? Dogs’ keen sense of smell and acute hearing made them valuable assets in war and today for national security. This exhibit will recognize the important service that they loyally performed during WWII.
During WWII, the press was essential for keeping the public informed in wartime, but cartoonists and cartoons played a unique role in bringing the war to citizens. The cartoon figure and possibly America’s earliest meme, Kilroy, is actually engraved on the WWII Memorial in the National Mall in Washington DC. Camp Gordon Johnston Museum will share images of familiar characters like Private Snafu, Donald Duck, Willie and Joe, and Kilroy who all play a prominent part in WWII history. The exhibit will also present the works of cartoonists like Bill Maudlin and Dave Breger, as well as the animated works by Disney and Warner Brothers that served as both propaganda for citizens and training for servicemen.
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Pen to Paper Writers Series
2024-03-04 14:00 - 15:00 | Carrabelle Library, 311 St James Ave, Carrabelle, FL, United States
The Franklin County Public Libraries hosts another one of its popular writers’ programs entitled, “Pen to Paper” on Monday, March 4 at 2 pm at the Carrabelle Branch Library. This session will feature authors Tiffany Jo Howell and Sidsel ‘Sid’ McOmie.
During the series authors will discuss and share the works they have written and those that are in progress. This will be followed by a question and answer session. These friendly and informal sessions are a chance to meet these area authors and ask questions about their experiences. They are open to anyone interested in learning more about these writers or the writing process. There is no charge to attend and the public is welcome.
Tiffany Howell originally hails from Minnesota but now lives with her husband and cat on Florida’s Forgotten Coast. Since her early days, Tiffany has been telling stories of helping her friends get in trouble and instigating mischief. Maybe she never grew up because children still gravitate to her wherever she goes. Perhaps this is why writing in an easy voice for the younger ones comes naturally to her. Tiffany is the author of The Finder’s Tales: Marco. Tiffany has almost finished working on a new book.
Sid McOmie has been an avid cook for many years, and cooks not only for friends and family, but also occasionally as an in-house chef. She has authored and published three cookbooks and should have at least two more books published if not more by February. Her currently published cookbooks include Nibbles and Bits, Simple Shrimp Recipes, and Hygge Danish Food. The last showcases her Danish background and the food she learned cooking with her mother. Sid says, “The recipes in the book are mostly the ones that I learned from my mother and ones that I’ve been making most of my adult life. They’re the everyday meals many Danes eat.”
This series is sponsored by the Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries. For more information on this event, please contact the Carrabelle Branch Library at (850) 697-2366.
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Forgotten Coast Chef Sampler
2024-03-03 18:00 - 21:00 | Fort Coombs Armory, 66 4th street, Apalachicola, FL, 32320, United States
Chefs from all over the Forgotten Coast will prepare their most creative dishes at the historic Fort Coombs Armory. Our talented shopkeepers and local designers give the event an extraordinary touch and add creative flair by decorating each table individually. The tables range from elegant, artistic, and funky.
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Ilse Newell Concert Series: Capital City Brass Quintet
2024-03-03 16:00 - 18:00 | Apalachicola Trinity Episcopal Church, 79 6th Street, Apalachicola, FL, 32320, United States

Panacea Community Garden Farmers Market
2024-03-02 09:00 - 12:00 | Downtown Panacea, Panacea, FL, 32346, United States

First Friday Event at Downtown Carrabelle
2024-03-01 17:00 - 20:00 | Downtown Carrabelle, 102 St James Ave, Carrabelle, FL, United States
The Downtown Carrabelle business community has joined forces with Rio Carrabelle Art Gallery to host the downtown First Friday event series from 5:00-8:00 pm on the first Friday of every month in Carrabelle, FL. Upcoming events will be March 1st, April 5th, May 3rd, and June 7th. The streets and businesses of Carrabelle will be alive with live music, after-hours shopping, refreshments, gorgeous art, delicious food, lively conversation, new and old friends, specials and fun.
Check out these participating businesses that will be open late for your enjoyment (subject to change, check with individual locations for specifics):

Bubble Waffle Factory
C-Quarters Marina
Carrabelle Dive Shop
Carrabelle Junction
Coastal Cottage Living
Fathom’s Steamroom & Raw Bar
Gina’s Flowers & Such
Harry’s Bar
Marine Street Grill
Marine Street Mercantile
Mornin’ Bite
Pirate Girl’s Treasures
Rio Carrabelle Art Gallery
Rock & Soul Studio
Shop by the Sea and
Taste of Korea

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St. George Island Chili Cookoff
2024-03-01 - 2024-03-03 | St. George Island, St. George Island, FL, 32328, United States
The St. George Island Chili Cookoff is a family-friendly 3-day event. The event features a Golf outing, a silent auction, retail, numerous food options, and an afternoon of family-friendly musical entertainment. With an annual attendance of around 5,000 people, this 3-day event is fun for the whole family and is the primary fundraising event for the St. George Island Volunteer Fire Department (SGIVFD). SGIVFD is a 501(C)(3) organization funded entirely through grants, donations, and fundraising.
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February Sunset & Full Moon Climb at Cape St. George Lighthouse
2024-02-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Saint George Island Lighthouse, 2-B East Gulf Beach Drive, Saint George Island, 32328
The February Sunset and Full Moon Climb at the Cape St. George Lighthouse on St. George Island will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Visitors can enjoy this opportunity to view St. George Island, the Gulf of Mexico and the Apalachicola Bay under the evening sky.
The Sunset and Full Moon Climb will begin at 6:30 p.m. and run until 8:30 p.m. Fifteen-minute time slots will be allotted for each group on a first come, first served basis. No advanced reservations will be taken. You will purchase your tickets in the gift shop and then sign up for your 15-minute time slot with the lighthouse keeper. Up to 12 persons allowed in each 15-minute time slot. The gift shop will open at 6:00pm to begin selling tickets.
Cost is $10.00 per climber for the general public and $7.00 for members of the St. George Lighthouse Association. Cash or credit card payments accepted. All climbers must be at least 40 inches tall to climb the tower and children must be age 13 and over to access the outside catwalk. For more information, please contact the Lighthouse Gift Shop at 850-927-7745.
The sun will set at 6:35 p.m. and the “Snow” or “Trapper’s” moon will rise at 6:54 p.m. on February 24th. The February full moon is called the Snow moon because while January is traditionally the coldest month of the year in the northern hemisphere, the heaviest snow usually falls a month later, in February. It’s only natural then that the name for February’s full moon among Native American tribes of the north and east was the Full Snow Moon. To the early American colonists, the optimal time for trapping beaver, fox and mink was the dead of winter when these animals’ coats were at their fullest. So to them, February’s moon was known as the Trapper’s Moon.
The Cape St. George Light is located in St. George Lighthouse Park at the center of St. George Island, where Island Drive (the road off the bridge) ends at Gulf Beach Drive. Parking is available in lots at either side of the park.
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