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Upcoming events

    • 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

    We suggest bringing your own chairs to the park. Bleacher seating will be limited and the battle is approximately an hour long.


    • 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 dadebattlefieldsociety@gmail.com






Past events

November 27, 2023 Project WILD for Kids
November 18, 2023 Dutch Oven Cooking
November 15, 2023 Holiday Craft Class: Natural Ornaments
November 14, 2023 Pine Needle Basket Class
November 13, 2023 Line Dancing
November 11, 2023 Florida Heritage Day
November 09, 2023 Holiday Quilling Class
November 06, 2023 Mandala Rock Painting Class
November 04, 2023 Soldier/Seminole Reenactor-Led Battlefield Walk Program
October 30, 2023 Project WILD for Kids
October 27, 2023 Haunted Event
October 22, 2023 Orionids Meteor Shower Night Walk
October 21, 2023 1800’s Era Pioneer Woman Homesteader Program
October 16, 2023 Line Dancing
October 12, 2023 Mandala Rock Painting Class
October 10, 2023 Nature Craft Painting
October 07, 2023 Wild Food Foraging Class
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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