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Upcoming events

    • October 07, 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM (EDT)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Wild foods abound at Dade Battlefield, just waiting for educated visitors to sample with expert park staff and volunteers as their guides.  We will forage for wild foods on the park grounds, create some wild food dishes and sample them!  Cost is park entry at $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass plus $5/person activity fee; children 12 and under free. Pre-registration is required – call 352-793-4781 or email DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov 


    • October 10, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Feathers, palm boots and pine cones will all be our canvas as we paint on nature’s bounty.   Pre-register by calling 352-793-4781 or email DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov. Cost is park entry at $3/vehicle or Florida State Pass Annual Pass plus $5/person activity fee.


     


    • October 12, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Join expert volunteers as they teach participants how to do the historic art of mandala painting on rocks or recycled small tins.  Pre-registration is required- call 352-793-4781 or email DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov to register.  Cost is park entry at $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass plus $5/person activity fee, for ages 12 and up.  


    • October 16, 2023
    • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Enjoy an introductory line dancing class with our expert volunteer dancer.  Cost is park entry at $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass. Pre-registration is required – call 352-793-4781 or email DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov.  


    • October 22, 2023
    • 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM (EDT)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Join us for a night walk on the Dade trails followed by sky/meteorite gazing afterwards sky conditions permitting. Please bring insect repellent, flashlight, and chair or blanket for star gazing. Cost is park entry at $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass.


    • October 27, 2023
    • (EDT)
    • October 28, 2023
    • (EDT)
    • 2 sessions
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Dade’s Annual Haunted Event includes the Haunted Trail, Haunted House, Haunted Café, puppet show and games and crafts.  Cost is $5/person for park entry and event; children aged 5 and under free. Entrance fee includes a one-time visit to the Haunted Trail and Scarecrow Street and parking. Additional $1 tickets may be purchased on site for games, crafts, food, puppet show and the Haunted House.  


    • October 30, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Get WILD with your students at Dade Battlefield Historic State Park each month in an immersive educational experience utilizing both indoor and outdoor activities teaching nature’s mysteries in a fun and engaging way!  Each month we will use curricula from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Project and Aquatic WILD.  Cost is free for this educational event. ​

    • November 06, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Join expert volunteers as they teach participants how to do the historic art of mandala painting on rocks or recycled small tins. Pre-registration is required- call 352-793-4781 or email DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov to register.  Cost is park entry at $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass plus $5/person activity fee, for ages 12 and up.  ​



    • November 09, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Join expert volunteers as they teach participants how to do the historic art of quilling.  Cost is $3/vehicle (or Florida State Parks Annual Pass) plus $5/person activity fee, 12 and under free.  Pre-registration is required- call 352-793-4781 or email DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov to register.


    • November 11, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (EST)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Join us in celebrating Florida’s rich past with period living-history demonstrations, music, folk crafts, pioneer games for children and hands-on activities for both children and adults. Food vendor and more. Cost is $5/vehicle for park entry and event. 







      

         

    • November 13, 2023
    • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EST)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Enjoy an introductory line dancing class with our expert volunteer dancer.  Cost is park entry at $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass. Pre-registration is required – call 352-793-4781 or email DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov.  


    • November 14, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EST)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Traditional pine needle basketry is taught by Dade’s experienced volunteers. All materials are provided to make a long-leaf pine needle basket. Cost is park entry at $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass plus $5/person activity fee.  Group size is limited to 12. Pre-registration is required – call 352-793-4781 or email DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov.

    • November 15, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Prepare early to decorate your house naturally as we make decorative holiday crafts from palm and palmetto fronds, pine needles and other natural materials. Cost is park entry at $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass, plus $5/person activity fee; children 12 and under free. Pre-registration is required – call 352-793-4781 or email DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov

    • November 18, 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM (EST)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Join us for a Dutch oven class where we will learn Dutch oven techniques, make several cast-iron dishes and then sample them.  Cost is $3/vehicle (or Florida State Parks Annual Pass) plus $5/person activities fee. Pre-registration is required- call 352-793-4781 or email   DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov to register.




      


    • November 27, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Get WILD with your students at Dade Battlefield Historic State Park each month in an immersive educational experience utilizing both indoor and outdoor activities teaching nature’s mysteries in a fun and engaging way!  Each month we will use curricula from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Project and Aquatic WILD.  Cost is free for this educational event. ​

    • December 02, 2023
    • 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM (EST)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Celebrate a pioneer Christmas at Dade with old timey music, wreath making, punch tin crafting, Virginia Reel, caroling, rag, corn husk and clothes pin doll making, soap carving, period demonstrators, home-made wassail, popcorn over a fire, candle-making, old time general store, frontier foods and more.  Cost is $5/vehicle for park entry and event.    


    • December 08, 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (EST)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Fall bird migrants have moved into Dade for their wintering grounds.  Bring binoculars or borrow some from the park to see these avian visitors as well as our resident birds.  Cost is park entry at $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass. Bring a hat, sunscreen, water and insect repellent. 


    • December 14, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EST)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Traditional pine needle basketry is taught by Dade’s experienced volunteers. All materials are provided to make a long-leaf pine needle basket. Cost is park entry at $3/vehicle or Florida State Parks Annual Pass plus $5/person activity fee.  Group size is limited to 12. Pre-registration is required – call 352-793-4781 or email DadePrograms@FloridaDEP.gov.

    • December 18, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Get WILD with your students at Dade Battlefield Historic State Park each month in an immersive educational experience utilizing both indoor and outdoor activities teaching nature’s mysteries in a fun and engaging way!  Each month we will use curricula from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Project and Aquatic WILD.  Cost is free for this educational event. ​

    • December 28, 2023
    • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    Join park staff, volunteers, period reenactors and guests as we commemorate the 188th Anniversary of Dade’s Battle of 1835. Speakers will recall the history and sacrifices made on all sides in the Second Seminole War, which began with the December 28, 1835 clash that occurred at what is now Dade Battlefield Historic State Park, a National Historic Landmark. The ceremony will culminate with a wreath laying at the breastworks in front of the park’s Visitor Center. Please note that this is NOT the reenactment of Dade’s Battle, which will take place in the park January 6-7, 2023. Free entry for ceremony.


    • January 06, 2024
    • (EST)
    • January 07, 2024
    • (EST)
    • 2 sessions
    • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

    SAVE THE DATE!! 

    More information to come!

    • April 26, 2024
    • (EDT)
    • April 28, 2024
    • (EDT)
    • Bushnell, FL
    Register

    The 2024 Convocation of Seminole War Historians will be a weekend full of information, discovery and networking.

    A daily schedule will be released closer to the event.

    For more information or questions please email convocation@dadebattlefield.com



Past events

October 02, 2023 Dade Bird Walk
September 29, 2023 Fall Wildflower/ Butterfly Walk
September 23, 2023 Little House on the Florida Prairie
September 19, 2023 Pine Needle Basket Class
September 17, 2023 Needle Felting Class

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