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2019 Southwest Florida Heritage Festival
February 23, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
$20
2019 Southwest Florida Heritage Festival, Feb 23 2019
Annual Fundraising Event Focused on Education and Florida History
Sarasota, Fl— 2019 Southwest Florida Heritage Festival — Today Crowley Museum and Nature Center announced upcoming date for this year’s 2019 Southwest Florida Heritage Festival, ” On February 23rd from 10 am – 6 pm we will be celebrating the agricultural history of Southwest Florida and the pioneers that preceded us”.
“This one of a kind event will focus on history and education. We will offer a number of homesteading skills workshops and demonstrations. There will be a number of activities for the kids as well. Admission is $20 per carload (carpooling encouraged) and $10 per motorcycle
Positive Community Impact
Many local residents have already attended the 2018 Southwest Florida Heritage Festival event in the past, again we are focusing on giving the attendees an experience, bringing them into the past and giving them an introduction to skills they can use in the future. Crowley Museum and Nature Center, a 501(3) C Non Profit Organization, recently committed to expanding the annual 2018 Southwest Florida Heritage Festival to provide a fun venue to re-connect visitors with the past as well as to promote their upcoming Folk School Classes. 2019 Southwest Florida Heritage Festival will enable Crowley Museum and Nature Center to continue to educate the community, school groups about the importance of agriculture, conservation and history.
“Crowley Museum & Nature Center is a glimpse of history and heritage of our area. ,” said Jerri Anne Phillips, Visitor, Crowley Museum and Nature Center. “This is a must see for anyone interested in the history and present nature of Florida..”
2019 Southwest Florida Heritage Festival – What you will experience
2019 Southwest Florida Heritage Festival will offer the following demonstrations and more
- Costumed Pioneer Historic Demonstrations
- Sugar cane Pressing
- Candle Dipping
- Black Smithing
- Fiber Spinning
- Quilting Bee
- Historic Building Tours
- Live Music
- Hayride Shuttles
- Vendors
- Artisans
- Concession Area
- Animals
- Educational Booths
- Re-enactment Skits by “Hole in the Head Gang”
Crowley Museum and Nature Center is a farmstead established in 1878 expanded to include 191-acres. Site includes rare Florida habitat, pioneer buildings, and heritage farm animals. For 40 years Crowley has provided children’s programming that explores pioneer history, develops self-reliance, creates a connection to nature, and imparts practical skills for living like wilderness survival and farming in a real world setting. Our members provide support for our quality programming. To become a member please visit http://crowleyfl.org/support/become-member/ thank you.