FL October events

October events and planning guide   Our 2019-2020 Harvest Festival Calendar has been updated and now you can find the date of the mushroom festival or the kumquat festival or one of the other interesting celebrations of Florida produce.       Destin Seafood Festival, Harborwalk, Destin, Oct. 4-6, 2019 Festival showcases the fishing fleet, harbor and community. Fresh caught local seafood provided by local food vendors.   Oktoberfest, Oct. 11-13 and 18-20, 2019, 2019. Lantana There are Oktoberfest celebrations all around Florida, but this one is celebrating its 45th year and draws more than 35,000 visitors for live music, dancers, food, beer and entertainment.   Mount Dora Bicycle Festival , Oct. 3-6, 2019, Mount Dora More than 1,000 bicyclists converge and participate in rural rides of varying length. Florida Rambler story on the Mount Dora Bicycle Festival.   Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival, Oct. 19-21, 2019, Niceville This is the 43rd year for this Panhandle seafood event, which has expanded to include handmade arts and crafts, amusement rides and top-notch musical entertainment.   Cedar Key Seafood Festival, Oct. 19-20, 2019, Cedar Key This historic fishing village is one of the nation’s top sources of farm-raised clams. More than 100 arts and crafts exhibits, live music, a parade Saturday morning and, lots of great local seafood.    Key West Fantasy Fest , Oct. 18-27, 2019, Key West Multiple events culminate in the annual elaborate costume parade. The 2019 theme is “In Tune But Off Key.” This is the 40th year for Fantasy Fest in Key West!   Naples Stone Crab Festival, Oct. 25-27, 2019, Naples. Stone crab season opens Oct. 15 and this event, which takes place along Naples' waterways, is a good way to celebrate it.   St. Marks Stone Crab Festival. Oct. 26, 2019, St. Marks Gulfside fishing community serves up fresh, local delicacies, and vendors selling everything from custom jewelry to hand-crafted furniture.    Micanopy Fall Festival, Nov. 2-3, 2019, Micanopy Charming Old Florida town near Gainesville attracts 200 arts and crafts vendors with music under a canopy of live oak trees on a historic main street. Florida Rambler story on Micanopy.

Visit the Bulk Candy Store

Today I went to the Bulk Candy store in west palm beach, they stock old favorites, hard candy, they have an international section, and glittery metal colored bubble gum for wedding favors etc.  The staff are lovely friendly people, it is the purple/yellow bldg.
Open to the public, 561-540-1600, 235 N. Jog Rd, WPB, FL 33413
questions @Bulk Candy Store.com

My history, Around 1958 I worked a summer in Swizzels Matlows candy factory, in an old cotton mill by the canal in New Mills, UK (my great grandfather had a bobbin factory behind that building). The Bulk Candy store had the same Matlows candy that I worked on long ago.You can believe I stocked up. Also triple dipped malted dk choc balls in memory of the choc covered brazils I worked on.

Someone from CV has cleaned out the stock of triple dipped malted milk choc balls!!

Lanny Howe

Lanny you deserve 100s of bouquets for your many kindnesses and thoughtfulness for your old friends in Century Village. you are deeply missed.

Scarecrows

Scorched earth

I really enjoyed the one-table tag sale in Northampton today, bargains, friendly neighbors, too bad UCO/security took down their signs. I'm sure the regular group of tag people would conform to UCO rules. It would be beneficial to many CV'ers.

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thank you, ykw

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