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Florida Festival Calendar
• October 15-18: Clearwater Jazz Holiday
This annual Jazz Holiday brings together all veins of
jazz music in four days of free entertainment at
Coachman Park in downtown Clearwater.
www.clearwaterjazz.com
• October 23-November 9: Annual Fort Lauderdale
International Film Festival
This festival reels out over 200 entertaining new
independent and international films and includes film
premieres, screenings and parties at some of Fort
Lauderdale’s trendiest venues and aboard yachts.
www.FLIFF.com
• October 23-25: Key Largo Pirates Festival
Three days of pirate-themed fun with costume contests,
walk the plank, rum tasting, booty hunt, pirate show,
thieves market, underwater poker and more!
www.keylargopiratesfest.com
• November 14-15: The Flutterby Festival
This festival celebrates the colorful migration of the
Monarch butterfly through the region and features
talented local and regional artists.
www.autumntides.com
• November 14-15: Florida’s Creative Coast Weekend
Residents and visitors to the quaint town of Pine Island,
home to artists, musicians and writers, will be able to
explore plenty of artistic avenues with live music and more.
www.floridascreativecoast.com
• November 14-15: Orlando Food and Wine Fest
This festival will celebrate great food, great wine and
great entertainment with some of Orlando’s finest and
most diverse restaurants showcased.
www.wsfonline.org
• November 21: Downtown Miami Riverwalk Festival
and Boat Parade
This special multicultural event provides an opportunity
for local residents and visitors to peruse the wares of local
arts and culture vendors and showcases the unique
surroundings at the mouth of the Miami River.
