The McIntosh 1890s Festival will return this weekend for its 50th installment.
The festival will be held on Saturday, October 14, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 5835 Avenue G in McIntosh.
Live oak canopies up and down the streets and avenues of Victorian homes will provide shade and a festive backdrop for the event, which will feature all-day musical entertainment ranging from bluegrass to country and gospel.
Plenty of food vendors will be set up with kettle corn, hot dogs, Queens apples, funnel cakes, and more. There will also be a total of 280 arts, crafts, antiques vendors offering one-of-a-kind gifts and homemade treats.
The event is free to attend, and it is sponsored by the Friends of McIntosh, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the natural and historic sites of McIntosh.
For more information on the festival, activities, or the group, visit the Friends of McIntosh website or follow them on Facebook.
This Saturday’s festival in McIntosh isn’t the only event in Marion County that will take visitors back to the 1800s. Later this year, the Festival at Fort King will bring local history to life with a re-enactment of the events that fueled the start of the Second Seminole War.
The two-day festival will be held on Saturday, December 2 and Sunday, December 3 at the Fort King National Historic Landmark, which is located at 3925 E Fort King Street in Ocala.
To learn more about the Festival at Fort King, click here or call 352-368-5533.