[New Englander]

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

well along with the corn beef , cabbage and Guinness, I used to look forward to a few good fights in some South Boston Irish bar on that day

You from Southie?

[tophcfa]

Can’t wait for the Kumquat festival.

[PugMom]

we went, & enjoyed our time. there were a few fruit selections, but i really had to sort through because some of it wasn't very 'fresh.' we enjoyed the other activities, had lunch & listened to a bit of the band. fruit or not, it was a good way to spend the afternoon

[PugMom]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Can’t wait for the Kumquat festival.

make sure you go to the 1 near dade-city, the whole town gets involved!

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

well along with the corn beef , cabbage and Guinness, I used to look forward to a few good fights in some South Boston Irish bar on that day

St. Pat's in Boston was ALWAYS a blast. A rite of passage for all college frat boys. The consequences of the drunken revelry along Beacon Street by Mass Ave (where the B.U. and MIT frat houses were located) lasted days. Some frats also have a fun ritual of doing pushups at certain smoots markings on the Mass Ave bridge, on St. Pat's Day.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by New Englander

You from Southie?

no born in the South End , which now is very gentrified, then to the West End until they tore down all the tenements and put up luxury building ,then moved on up to the projects in Charlestown and now on the waterfront, life is good, and plan on having my ashes spread over Revere Beach where I’ve had so much fun as a kid and as an adult sitting on the wall watching everyone go by , ( Revere Beach , the first public beach n America )

[44Apple]

Kinda like the recent "Golf Festivals"?

[Pairadocs]

Originally Posted by buster21

I wish I could find a decent you pick fruit farm. Went to Blue Bayou blueberry farm last week. The young girl gave us two buckets for picking and told us the direction to pick and to watch out for the fire ants. We walked out there and found nada, zilch and the patch looked sad. This has happened to us twice before in other you pick farms. I thought that Florida would be the best place for fresh clean fruit.

As a native, I can tell you there ARE great years. This is a tough one for all types of berries. You can try of the others, but I repeat, it's a tough, dry, year and the area you were directed to was obviously well picked already. Don't give up, we have some great years...sometimes

[jamorela]

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

no born in the South End , which now is very gentrified, then to the West End until they tore down all the tenements and put up luxury building ,then moved on up to the projects in Charlestown and now on the waterfront, life is good, and plan on having my ashes spread over Revere Beach where I’ve had so much fun as a kid and as an adult sitting on the wall watching everyone go by , ( Revere Beach , the first public beach n America )

My daughter-in-law is from revere beach. Her parents still live there.

[sandymars]

Whispering Oaks winery great blueberry picking.

[Beyond The Wall]

Originally Posted by paulat585

This is why I don't go.

As Yogi said “ Nobody goes there anymore, It’s too crowed”!
It was packed and steamy hot.
Somebody went, parking was difficult.

[GaryKoca]

I agree. It was more of an arts and crafts fair with a couple of blueberry vendors. No cheerleaders but a few clowns. The only thing I bought was a chocolate croissant from Morikas bakery, which I can do any Saturday in Brownwood. But it was fine.

[FredTheHead]

The festival was a good reason to get out of the house and go on a nice walk. Us Villages dwellers will go play golf on the same course each week and we find it fun and exciting. Same with the festivals, they each are given a different name and the drink booth can make us a fruity drink to memorialize our attendance. Each day the only thing completely different is that we are a day older.

[Pam Heck]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Just another reason to have a festival, it’s not about the fruit or whatever else is supposed to actually be being celebrated. I was excited with anticipation for the big annual St. Patrick’s day festival so I could get some corned beef and cabbage and a Guinness, neither were available. Maybe it’s just me, but that’s what I associate St. Patrick’s with, not stilt walkers and baton twirlers?

As a proud member of The Village Twirlers and Drum Corp, we are honored to be chosen to perform on the squares for The Village festivals. We love being part of the festivities and performing for the crowds

[Pres1939]

Originally Posted by Pairadocs

Have you lived here long ? If not, you might enjoy some of the area's more "robust" should we say, LOL, blueberry festivals. There are several worth attending that are not a long drive at all, and we've always been able to buy wonderful locally grown berries at the same price we pay to pick them ourselves. Brooksville festival is next weekend, don't know for sure, but I've never noticed an abundance of pineapple there...been going for years. Also do a search, there are several new ones (if you are new to the area).

4/29 & 4/30 at Donnelly Park in Mt. Dora. Blueberry pancake breakfast 0900-1100.