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• Christmas on the Florida Frontier

  • When
    December 02, 2023
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    2:00 PM - 7:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    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.    

  

  

  

  
  

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• Dade Bird Walk

  • When
    December 08, 2023
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    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (EST)
  • Location
    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. 

  
  

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• Pine Needle Basket Class

  • When
    December 14, 2023
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    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    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.

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• Project WILD for Kids

  • When
    December 18, 2023
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    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. ​

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• Battle Anniversary Commemoration and Wreath Laying Ceremony

  • When
    December 28, 2023
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    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    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.
  

  
  

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• Dade's Battle Weekend

  • Start
    January 06, 2024
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    (EST)
  • End
    January 07, 2024
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    (EST)
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    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.

  
  

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• 2024 Convocation of Seminole War Historians

  • Start
    April 26, 2024
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    (EDT)
  • End
    April 28, 2024
  •  
    (EDT)
  • Location
    Bushnell, FL

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  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

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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