RESOURCE DIRECTORY FLORIDA TIME ZONES While most of Florida is located in the Eastern Time Zone, a portion of Northwest Florida is in the Central Time Zone. The Apalachicola River is the dividing line between Central Standard Time in the western part of Northwest Florida and Eastern Standard Time in the eastern part.
Central Time Zone
Golfing at Cocoa Beach (Space Coast Office of Tourism)
Eastern Time Zone
ANNUAL FLORIDA FESTIVALS With more than 750 annual events happening throughout the Sunshine State, visitors to Florida are never at a loss for things to do and see. Here is a list of the state’s largest events, which represents just a smattering of what is planned. For more information on these and other scheduled events, log onto visitflorida.com or the Florida Festival and Events Association website at ffea.com.
DATES
FESTIVALS
WEBSITES
January 18–20, 2013
Art Deco Weekend Festival, Miami Beach
mdpl.org
January 23–28, 2013
Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival, Titusville
spacecoastbirdingandwildlifefestival.org
January 26, 2013
Gasparilla Pirate Fest, Tampa
gasparillapiratefest.com
February 7– 8, 2013
Florida State Fair, Tampa
floridastatefair.com
Feb 8–17, 2013
Silver Spurs Rodeo, Kissimmee
silverspursrodeo.com
February 28–March 10, 2013
Florida Strawberry Festival, Plant City
flstrawberryfestival.com
March 8–17, 2013
Bike Week, Daytona Beach
officialbikeweek.com
April 6, 2013
Springtime Festival, Tallahassee
springtimetallahassee.com
April 13, 2013
Dunedin Highland Games & Festival
dunedinhighlandgames.com
May 1–5, 2013
Sunfest, West Palm Beach
sunfest.com
May 23–26, 2013
Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Jacksonville
jaxjazzfest.com
May 24–26, 2013
Florida Folk Festival, White Springs
floridafolkfestival.com
July 13, 2013
Pensacola Beach Air Show, Pensacola
pensacolachamber.com
July 16–21, 2013
Hemingway Days Festival, Key West
fla-keys.com/hemingwaymedia
September 16–21, 2013
Pensacola Seafood Festival, Pensacola
visitpensacola.com/landing/seafood-festival
Late September—mid-November 2013
Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, Orlando
disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/epcot /special-events/epcot-international -food-and-wine-festival
October 17–20, 2013
Biketoberfest, Daytona Beach
biketoberfest.org
November 2013
American Sandsculpting Championship Festival,
fmbsandsculpting.com
Fort Myers Beach November 16, 2013—January 31, 2014
Nights of Lights, St. Augustine
nightsoflights.com
December 2013
Winter Festival, Downtown Tallahassee
holidaylights.visittallahassee.com
December 5–8, 2013
Art Basel, Miami Beach
miamibeach.artbasel.com
December 14, 2013
Winterfest Boat Parade, Fort Lauderdale
winterfestparade.com
Dates and websites were correct at time of printing. Information is subject to change without notice. 2013 TRAVEL GUIDE TO FLORIDA
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