Blues, Music, Car show, Jazz, Movies, Gaming and more – there is a festival for everyone in Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. – For classic car enthusiasts, the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance (March 10-12) is springtime’s signature automotive event. Two-time winner of the prestigious International Historic Motoring Awards, “ Read more
What happens when you bring great authors to a small island in Northeast Florida? Everyone wants to come and enjoy all the events and activities. The Amelia Island Festival Board of Directors has announced the three day schedule of events. Be sure to come and help support this yearlong endeavor that brings an author to every public school and a book to every student of the author they meet.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2017 (sponsored by Wm. L. Amos, Sr Foundation & Debonair)
TWEEN/TEEN SCENE (For students grades 6 – 12) (sponsored by the DAVID MILLER FAMILY, The WISH YOU WELL FOUNDATION and an Anonymous Donor in Memory of Shiela Fountain) – with youth authors, refreshments, prizes and four breakout sessions
TIME: 4:30 to 6:30 pm
LOCATION: Boys & Girls Miller Freedom Center ~ 942259 Old Nassauville Rd, Yulee.
FREE EVENT: Reservations are required; online at the AIBF website or by calling Boys & Girls Miller Freedom Center
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2017
LESSONS FROM A BESTSELLER: STEVE BERRY’S WRITERS’ WORKSHOP-
Presented by CBC National Bank
Run by Number One International and NYT Bestselling Author of more than
15 books Steve Berry and his wife and business partner, Elizabeth Berry (through their History Matters Foundation) to Support Authors in Schools Literacy Program.
TIME: Workshop runs 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration opens at 8:00
LOCATION: FSCJ-Nassau Campus-Bean Center (Yulee) – 76346 William Burgess Boulevard, Yulee, FL 32097
A limited number of student scholarships provided by the Institute for Enterprise
AUTHORS IN SCHOOLS (sponsored by all sponsors and ticketholders)&
TIME: From 9 am to 3 pm (School dictates exact start and end times)
LOCATION: In all 15 Nassau County Public Schools
FREE EVENT No cost to schools or students—AIBF gets authors and buys presenting authors’ books for students
AUTHOR FACEOFF DINNER GALA – With literary giants and NYT Bestselling Authors led by Festival Honorary Chairman Steve Berry, don’t miss this “Face-off” with R.L. Stine, David Baldacci, Joseph Finder, Lara Adrian and Mary Kay Andrews. VIP tickets available for contributors of $500 or more.
TIME: 6 to 10 pm
LOCATION: Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort, 39 Beach Lagoon Road, Amelia Island, FL 32034
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2017
AUTHOR EXPO/READER’S EXTRAVAGANZA
TIME: 10 am to 5:00 pm
LOCATION: Fernandina Beach Middle School, 315 Citrona Drive, Fernandina Beach, FL
FREE ADMISSION & FREE PARKING – open to all
A family festival and celebration of the written word. Food, fun, entertainment and activities. Contests and prizes for kids and adults. Author presentations, breakout sessions, book sales and signings throughout the day.
AUTHOR PRESENTATION/BREAKOUT SESSION/BOOK SIGNINGS (at Fernandina Beach Middle School) Breakout sessions with featured authors and book signings for adults. Also breakouts for children with crafts, making a book and so much more.
Don’t miss these fabulous breakout sessions. All free.
Participate in offerings for all ages – enjoy food, beverages; Enter to win contests with drawings for great prizes. Prizes will be given throughout the day. With more than 100 noted authors, both International and New York Times bestsellers and emerging authors of every genre, to share their stories, there’s some thing for every age and type of reader. Come meet and mingle with your favorites; make some new discoveries; buy a book; get it signed; get your photo taken with your favorites; attend author breakout sessions and special presentations; bask in the literary excitement.
All the breakout sessions will be held in the Media Center, except for the R.L. Stine presentation which will be held in the Auditorium & Jacques Pepin who will be signing in the Exhibit Hall (gym).
Breakout sessions will be at 10, 11, 12, 1 and 2:30.
The Kidz Zone will be open from 10 to 2.
Each presenting author will be available in the Exhibit Hall (gym) to sign books immediately after their session is over. Out of courtesy to others, please do not ask authors to sign more than two books.
10 am-12 pm Jacques Pépin – Signing His Bestselling Cookbooks
One of America’s most loved French chefs. Jacques Pépin, the award-winning and internationally renowned chef, television personality and author, has appeared on French and American television and written an array of cookbooks that have become best sellers. A short list of Pépin’s numerous accolades and accomplishments include co-starring in the PBS series Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home with Julia Child, Emmy Award Winner, cooking for heads of state, restaurant owner and columnist.
10 am Mary Kay Andrews – Tales From the Writing Trail
Join New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews as she intrigues her audience with the essence of her bigger than life protagonists and antagonists who accompany her readers on mesmerizing journeys. Inspired by her southern roots, her meandering travels, and a vivid imagination, hear how she peppers her works—Deep Dish, Savannah Blues, the Weekender and many others –with unforgettable characters.
11 am Joseph Finder – The Ordinary Guy—No Ordinary Thriller Writer
Discover how this master thriller craftsman, who wanted to be a spy or maybe a professor of Russian history, became a powerhouse thriller writer. With a reputation as one of the world’s most talented thriller authors, Joseph Finder writes about the ordinary guy in extraordinary peril. Two of his novels, High Crimes and Paranoia, became major motion pictures. No matter which you choose, Suspicion, The Fixer, Guilty Minds or any of his earlier novels, you will be captivated.
12 pm Henny Stewart – In Celebration of Black History Month
Join Jacksonville TV’s co-host of The Chat as she moderates a diversified panel made up of local and nationally renowned authors. The interactive question and answer discussion promises to be informative and entertaining for all. A dedicated hard worker, who loves to travel and makes connections wherever she goes, Henny says, “Life is about Choices, Chances, and Changes: let’s make the most of them!”
1 pm Lara Adrian – Spell Binding Tales and Heart Stopping Stories
Surrounded by centuries old graveyards, the brooding ocean, and hip urban comforts, New Englander Lara Adrian, international best selling author of the Midnight Breed vampire romance series, historical romances, and paranormal romance tales, will captivate you as she imparts her secrets to creating stories with tension, intrigue, and titillating twists and turns.
2:30 pm R.L. Stine (Reservations Needed) – Giving Kids the Creeps
The king of the Goosebumps empire, who says his great job is to “give kids the CREEPS!” will pay a spine tingling visit to Fernandina Beach. Stine is the author of more than 300 books including the Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and the Fear Street series. He will discuss his sources of inspiration that propelled him to become one of the bestselling children’s author in history. In addition, he will regale the audience with his latest Marvel Comics venture in which he will deliver scares to fans in the pages of an upcoming all-new MAN-THING series.
10 am – 2 pm Kidz Zone–Unleashing your creativity.
Kidz Zone will feature life-long educator and AIBF Board member Terry Ramsay and her craft creations for ages 3 – 10. Everything from stringing bracelets and making sun-catchers, to bag puppets and collages. In addition, and back by popular demand, Online Binding will turn the works of art into personal book keepsakes. As always, there will be glitter galore!
Fernandina Beach, FL – Enticing young people to better express their creativity and talents, the Amelia Island Book Festival and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau County have teamed up to put on the Tween/Teens Scene, an event featuring four renowned authors, all in one location, covering four areas of the creative arts—poetry, graphics and illustration, fiction novels and playwriting. Read more
Fernandina Beach, FL – Anne Akiko Meyers, one of the world’s most celebrated violinists, will perform works of Beethoven, Debussy, Piazolla, Bernstein and others at a very special concert on February 17 as part of the sixteenth season of the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival. Read more
Fernandina Beach, FL – The acclaimed Dover Quartet, the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival’s quartet-in-residence, will perform works of Mozart, Smetana and Britten at a concert on February 8 as part of the Festival’s sixteenth season. Read more
Fernandina Beach, FL – The AIBF Gala Extravaganza, set for Friday, February 17, 2017, at the Omni AIP Resort, is the signature fundraising event for the Festival’s Authors in Schools Literacy Program. Read more
(Pictured, L to R)
John Scherer, Sponsorship Director, 2017 Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival
Ed Hubel, President-Baptist Medical Center-Nassau
Warren Harrison, Chairman, 2017 Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival
Amelia Island, FL – Northeast Florida’s Amelia Island will host its ninth annual Restaurant Week, Jan. 20-29. The 10-day culinary showcase will feature culinary events and fixed lunch and dinner menus at a wide selection of the island’s most popular and award-winning dining establishments. The lunch option is $12 per person and includes an entrée, side and a non-alcoholic beverage, while the dinner option (priced at either $21 or $31 per person) includes three courses and a beverage. Menus, restaurant listings, special event information and discounted hotel packages can be found online at www.ameliaisland.com/yummy.
“Restaurant Week has become one of our most anticipated annual events and is the perfect time for hungry visitors and locals try some of the island’s new culinary hotspots and enjoy their old favorites,” said Gil Langley, President and CEO of the Amelia Island Convention and Visitors Bureau. “This Restaurant Week will include several new tours, cooking classes and other events we’ve added to the menu.”
Among the new 2017 Amelia Island Restaurant Week special events is the “Distillers Dinner” on Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation, a playful reflection of clear, blonde and brown spirits to kick-off the week. Executive Chef Daven Wardynski and his culinary team will highlight the distillation process of each spirit and how it relates to flavors of our island in the winter. The four-course dinner will focus on Vodka, Gin, Whiskey and Rum, each course mindfully paired with a cocktail. Tickets for the dinner are $100 and available by calling 904-432-1467.
On Saturday, Jan. 28, The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island will wrap up Restaurant Week with “A Bourbon Affair,” a craft cocktail event at the Lobby Bar, celebrating specialty spirits. Starting at 7:30 p.m., guests will sample small-batch and house-infused bourbons, whiskeys and craft cocktails while enjoying small plate selections of fresh sushi and sashimi. The evening includes select wines and hors d’ oeuvres, as well as presentations from visiting Mixologist Bob Peters and The Ritz-Carlton’s Head Mixologist Johnny Love. Additional tableside infusions and flights of select bourbons, scotches and sakes will be available. Tickets are available for $125 per person by calling 904-277-1087.
Available again this year is a Mixology Tour with Amelia Island Downtown Tasting Tours. With available dates throughout January, the tour includes stops at four local bars. At each stop, guests will learn about the bar’s history and enjoy a specially prepared cocktail. Tickets are available for $45 per person by calling 904-330-5746.
During Restaurant Week, aspiring chefs can attend cooking classes hosted by the Amelia Island Culinary Academy. Available themed classes include Parisian Café, Hands-On Pasta Making, a Farmer’s Market Tour & Class, as well as a Children’s Pasta Camp, ideal for a parents’ night out. For information, please call (904) 515-6863.
Nearly 30 of the island’s most popular restaurants are participating in the 2017 Amelia Island Restaurant Week, providing fixed menus for either lunch, dinner or both. The list of participating restaurants currently includes:
| 29 South Eats | Gilberts Underground Kitchen | Marina Seafood Restaurant |
|---|---|---|
| Bar Zin | Hola Cuban Café | Oceanside |
| Brett’s Waterway Café | Horizons | The Patio Place |
| Burlingame Restaurant | Jack & Diane’s Café | Pi Infinite Combinations |
| Cafe Karibo | Joe’s 2nd Street Bistro | The Salty Pelican |
| Ciao Bistro | La Mancha Restaurant | The Surf Restaurant & Bar |
| Coast at The Ritz-Carlton | Le Clos of Amelia Island | Verandah |
| Crab Trap | Lechonera El Coqui | Cucina South Italian Bistro |
| Lucas on Centre | España Restaurant & Tapas | Lulus |
For a complete listing of menus, participating restaurants, special event information and discounted hotel packages, visit www.ameliaisland.com/yummy.
The Yulee Holiday Festival will kick off this year with the Yulee Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 10th.
This year’s parade theme is “Toy Trains and Candy Canes”; the Parade will begin at 10:00 a.m. Families come from all around to see the parade march through the little town of Yulee, Florida. The street is the stage and members of the Fernandina Pirates Club will make a BIG impression at this fun, annual event.
There will be vendor booths, puppet shows, arts, crafts, food, local entertainment, bounce houses, and more – the festival is open until 4:00 p.m.
Find us on Saturday, December 10, 2016, at the Yulee Sports Complex, 86142 Goodbread Road, Yulee, FL 32097.
Travel back in time December 8-11, 2016 during the second annual Dickens on Center festival in Historic Downtown Fernandina Beach, Florida, on beautiful Amelia Island.
Free to the public, this Victorian inspired holiday festival is as fun as the dickens for entire family. Enjoy costumed characters, themed entertainment and performances, visits from Saint Nick, and a variety of vendors selling seasonal gifts and wares.
Inspired by Charles Dickens’ novella “A Christmas Carol,” Dickens on Centre transform downtown Fernandina into a classic English village, sure to enliven your Christmas spirit. Think chestnuts roasting, carolers strolling, and readings of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. This Christmas, come make memories.
Friday, December 9th – 5-9pm
5pm – Candlelight Victorian Evensong, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church – Service includes prayers and music from the Victorian era, as well as Advent and Christmas music.
5pm – Amelia Island String Ensemble, Stage
5pm – 9pm – Fezziwig’s Courtyard – Enjoy festive, Victorian beverages with the local craft distillery, Marlin & Barrel!
5pm – 6pm – Story Telling, Kids Zone
5:30pm – Royal Amelia Dance Academy, Stage
6pm – Opening Ceremony with arrival of Saint Nick, Stage – Celebrate a Victorian Christmas during the 2nd annual Dickens on Centre! Welcome St. Nick to Amelia Island and enjoy the evening reading of ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas.
6:30pm – Charlie Walker Band, Stage
7pm – 9pm – Photos with St. Nick, Pocket Park – Boston Photography captures your holiday photo!
7pm – 8pm – Story Telling, Kids Zone
7:30pm – Dueling Pianos with Michael Murphy and Mike Vogelsong, Stage
8pm – Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol Musical, Amelia Community Theatre – A lighthearted musical interpretation of Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol with music from all genres including gospel, country, rock and jazz. ameliacommunitytheatre.org
Also enjoy the sounds of Voices of St. Augustine Carolers, and Joey & Jeanie throughout the event.
Saturday, December 10th- 9am-8pm
9am – Yancy Clegg, Stage
10am – 3pm – Historic Walking Tours, Welcome Center – Celebrating Amelia Island’s storied past, join the Amelia Island Museum of History for complimetary tours of historic downtown Fernandina.
10am – Breakfast with St. Nick, Women’s Club – All aboard St. Nick’s Breakfast Express! Enjoy breakfast with St. Nick and see his magical Christmas village and train displays.
10:30am – Crescendo Amelia, Stage
11am – Parade of Paws, Welcome Center – Join the Nassau Humane Society for their annual Parade of Paws. 10am registration
11am – 1pm – Photos with St. Nick, Pocket Park – Boston Photography captures your holiday photo!
12pm – Ebenezer Performance by Amelia Community Theatre, Stage
12:30pm – 8pm – Fezziwig’s Courtyard, Enjoy festive, Victorian beverages with the local craft distillery, Marlin & Barrel!
1pm – Fernandina Beach High School Chorus, Stage
2pm – Fernandina Beach High School Band, Stage
2pm – 4pm – Story Telling, Kids Zone
3pm – 6pm – Photos with St. Nick, Pocket Park – Boston Photography captures your holiday photo!
3pm – Holiday bells by Pam Bell, Stage
4pm – Songspinners, Island Chamber Singers, Stage
4:30pm – James Kalal + Family, Stage
5pm – 8pm – Children’s Train Rides, Kids Zone
6pm – St. Nick Welcome & Reading of ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas, Stage
6:30pm – One Man Performance of A Christmas Carol by Jason Woods, Stage – Over 25 characters brought to life by one actor, and a story that faithfully endures and inspires.
8pm – Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol Musical, Amelia Community Theatre – A lighthearted musical interpretation of Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol with music from all genres including gospel, country, rock and jazz. ameliacommunitytheatre.org
Sunday, December 11th – 11am-7pm
10am – 3pm – Historic Walking Tours, Welcome Center – Celebrating Amelia Island’s storied past, join the Amelia Island Museum of History for complimetary tours of historic downtown Fernandina.
11am – Yancy Clegg, Stage
11am – 1pm – Photos with St. Nick, Pocket Park – Boston Photography captures your holiday photo!
12pm – 4pm – Children’s Train Rides, Kids Zone
12pm – Dan Voll, Stage
12:30pm – 5pm – Fezziwig’s Courtyard, Enjoy festive, Victorian beverages with the local craft distillery, Marlin & Barrel!
1pm – 3pm – Story Telling, Kids Zone
1:30am – Crescendo Amelia, Stage
2pm – Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol Musical, Amelia Community Theatre – A lighthearted musical interpretation of Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol with music from all genres including gospel, country, rock and jazz. ameliacommunitytheatre.org
3pm-6pm – Photos with St. Nick, Pocket Park – Boston Photography captures your holiday photo!
3pm – Nassau Community Band, Stage
4:30pm – Gabriel Arnold, Stage
5:30pm – King Guys Band, Stage
6pm – St. Nick Welcome & Reading of ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas, Stage
VENDORS:
Shop for holiday gifts at our vendors and artists along Centre Street and on Artist Alley on North 2nd Street – brought to your by the Island Art Association.
KIDS ZONE:
Hoop & Stick
Ornament Toss and Holiday Corn Hole
Letter Writing to St. Nick
Lifesized Chess, Checkers and Jenga
Ring Toss and Tic-Tac-Toe
Train Rides (Sat & Sun)
Jacksonville, FL – JaxbyJax, Jacksonville Writers Writing Jacksonville, the annual literary arts festival sponsored by Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ), will re-introduce the city of Jacksonville to its own literary voice when it returns on November 12, 2016. The event features 25 local writers in 12 venues across Riverside to showcase the city’s own thriving writing scene.
Guests are invited to choose their own adventure at their leisure as they wander from venue to venue enjoying the works of local playwrights, poets and novelists, which include faculty and staff of FSCJ.
Writers participating in JaxbyJax 2016 include:
Jim Alabiso
Tricia Booker
RaeJeana Brooks
Fred Dale
Frances Driscoll
Bill Ectric
Katherine Espano
Joe Flowers
Sohrab Fracis
Liz Gibson
Tim Gilmore
Nan Kavanaugh
Grant Kittrell
Matt Lany
Johnny Masiulewicz
Emily K. Michael
Marcus Pactor
Ebony Payne-English
Heather Peters
Andres Rojas
Caleb Sarvis
Sean T. Smith
Mark Stewart
Marisella Veiga
Jeff Whipple
For more information on JaxbyJax, visit jaxbyjax.com
WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, November 12, 2016, from 2 – 9 p.m.
Student Showcase: 2 p.m.
Readings of featured writers: 3 – 6 p.m.
Beer:30
Flaire Celebrations
Il Desco Italian Restaurant
Jacksonville Magazine
Riverside Liquors
Silver Cow Watering Hole
Sunday Tattoo Gallery
The Mazer
True-Blue Hair Studio
Whiteway Conference Room
After Party and Book Signing ($10): 6:30 p.m.
Photo: CBC National Bank is the Platinum Sponsor of this year’s “Hit the Pin for Literacy” Amelia Island Book Festival’s Golf Scramble. All the CBC National Bank employees at the local branch are “chipping” in. Recently, they held their monthly “jeans” day and raised $700 for Authors in Schools.
CBC is Major Sponsor of “Hit the Pin for Literacy” Amelia Island Book Festival’s 2nd Annual Charity Golf Scramble to Buy Books for Authors in Schools Literacy Program
Fernandina Beach, FL – “Literacy is vital at all levels of society and is the bedrock upon which communities like ours is built,” said Charles Wagner, President of CBC National Bank. “Celebrating and cultivating literacy by reaching every student in the Nassau County Public School System through this sponsorship is both a duty and an honor for our bank. The Authors in Schools Literacy Program is so effective and meaningful because it not only provides a free book to every student in Nassau County, it makes a personal connection to literacy for them through the interactions with the noted authors who meet the kids while delivering their books.”
This is Amelia Island Book Festival’s (AIBF) 2nd Annual Hit the Pin for Literacy Charity Golf Scramble supporting the Authors in Schools Literacy Program.
The setting is the beautiful, award winning, Omni Oak Marsh Golf Course, Friday, November 11, 2016, Veteran’s Day. Check-in starts at 11 am. After a special salute to our veterans, tee-off for the Shotgun Scramble format will be at noon.
“We are grateful to CBC national Bank for their support. The Bank’s corporate citizenship and community involvement is phenomenal. They not only donate, but they pitch in in every way they can. We urge all golfers of every handicap and those who haven’t played in a while to join in honoring our veterans while supporting our students. Aside from playing golf on a fabulous course enhanced by food and great prizes, there is tremendous satisfaction in knowing you are supporting literacy in our Nassau County Public Schools. That’s truly the top prize,” says, Fran Shea, AIBF Treasurer.
Board director Mary Jane Johnson says, “Everything from playing in the event to sponsoring a hole or becoming a major sponsor benefits our County’s students. The event is among several each year the AIBF puts on including a Murder Mystery Dinner, a kick-off luncheon featuring David Baldacci, ‘Lessons from a bestseller’ Writers Workshop with Steve Berry, and our Author Face-off Gala with live auction featuring a panel of NYT bestselling authors: R.L. Stine, Steve Berry, Mary Kay Andrews, Joseph Finder and Lara Adrian and more) all to raise the funds to bring an author and buy a book for every student in our Nassau County Public School System. Golfers are playing for a good cause, and having a great time in the process.”
“Our literacy program has been touching each of the 11,000 plus students in the county’s public schools for more than a decade,” says Marie Fenn, AIBF president. Just recently, our media specialists selected some fabulous children and young adult authors from an extensive list of applicants who responded to the Festival’s call. These select and noted authors are coming to present, entertain, and excite the kids about learning through books on Festival Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 at their schools.
“In addition to the wonderful cast of authors, the Festival has the privilege of having R. L. Stine, a world renowned icon in children and youth books. He will present to all the fourth grades in the county. This is super exciting for both the educators and the students,” she adds.
“Come spend a relaxing day out in the fresh air-in friendly competition, while affording a local student a unique life-long learning experience,” added Fran Shea.
The tournament format is a scramble with lots of interesting twists. There will be a putting contest, a ‘kick, throw and mulligan’ package, gifts, prizes, raffles and much more. Registration includes greens fees, carts, range balls, cart baggie, buffet & awards. Prizes will be awarded to the Top Three Teams. Buy tickets on line or by mail. Registration for a foursome is $500, which buys books for one classroom; an individual player’s cost is $150, which contributes to the purchase of books for approximately ten students. A portion of the registration fee is tax-deductible.
To buy tickets for the Hit the Pin for Literacy Golf Scramble, our other community events, and to learn more about all the benefits AIBF affords Nassau County 15 public schools, visit www.ameliaislandbookfestival.org
The 16th Annual Amelia Island Book Festival promises excitement and delight for book fans and readers of every age!
The Amelia Island Book Festival is a not for profit 501(c)3 Corporation seeking to open up the world for people of all ages by promoting and celebrating literacy through books. With a mission to promote life-long learning through fostering an appreciation for books, we provide quality events featuring authors in engaging venues.
Hurricane Matthew caused a rescheduling of the Amelia Island Jazz Festival. Please note the following locations: Read more
Please note that due to the potential impact of Hurricane Matthew, the Amelia Island Jazz Festival has been postponed and rescheduled for November 2-6 in Fernandina Beach as follows: Read more
Located in historic, downtown Fernandina Beach, Florida, the 54th Annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival will be held May 5th, 6th, and 7th, with an exciting Pirate Parade kicking-off the festival at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Read more
