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Hidden Coast Paddling Festival

09/17/10-09/19/10
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The festival begins in Cedar Key with a fishing tournament,guided paddles and evening events and ends in Steinhatchee on 9-25. Check www.hiddencoast.net for all the events.

Pickin' in the Pines

09/25/10-09/26/10
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Pickin' in the Pines will take place at Forest Capital State Park located near Perry, Fl. The event will be a weekend filled with great music from various bluegrass musicians. Activities will include a pancake breakfast, as well as arts and crafts vendors. Come out and join the fun!

Williston Peanut Festival

10/02/10 
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The Central Florida Peanut Festival takes place the first Saturday of October each year in Williston's Linear Park. Organizers say this Williston tradition celebrates all things nutty. Rides, crafts, music, information booths and the Little Peanut royal family. Make no mistake there are always LOTS of peanuts. The festival is truly everything peanuts - from crafts oriented to the nut to countless bags of the area's prized crop to feast on to the crowning of Little Peanut King and Queen and Baby Peanut

Art in Thornebrook Village

10/02/10-10/03/10
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The Art Festival at Thornbrook is a two-day festival of juried fine arts and fine crafts under the covered walkways and on the grassy areas and plaza of Thornebrook Village.







Welcome To North Florida -- the original Florida tourism destination.

There are off-beat and old-fashioned towns to explore where you can still savor a slice of life from bygone days. This region is also home to the largest collection of natural springs in the world, amazing sunsets, wonderfully quiet recreational rivers and trails, and world-class flora and fauna. With no crowds and no palm trees, it'll break your stereotypes of the state. As you wander along the tree-lined and scenic roads winding through the region, you'll forget that you are in the fourth largest state in the US.

It's a "come as you are" kind of place, where you'll find people very down home and very sophisticated, natural and nice, all at once.

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Explore a short video on the outdoor tourism opportunities in the region.