Christmas Festival
Come out to the farm for the 2023 Christmas Festival! U-Pick vegetables, train rides, pictures with Santa, meet the GRINCH, pony rides, food, music, and MUCH more! December 2nd &… Read More
Pet Pics with Santa
Bring your pet to Tractor Supply in Homosassa and have its picture taken with Santa for only $10. Best of all, it benefits the Tampa Bay Retired Police K-9 Foundation! This nonprofit organization works to raise awareness and medical funds for police K-9s in retirement and ease some of the… Read More
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Florida Emancipation Day Celebration (FREE)
May 20 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Free
In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was announced in Tallahassee, Fla.–two years after the executive order “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious areas “are, and henceforward shall be free.”
On Saturday, May 20, join us for a special celebration on Chinsegut Hill Historic Site grounds. This free, family-friendly event starts at 10 a.m. with a reading of the proclamation and an inspirational program with the Cornerstone Baptist Church Choir.
Enjoy lunch, the scenic beauty of Chinsegut Hill with live music by the Tampa Bay Area Marching 100 Alumni Association and Boe Cat’s Blues Band, and an archeological talk of the grounds in the afternoon.
Free house tours will be given on a first-come, first-serve basis every 30 minutes beginning at 11 a.m.
10 a.m. Program and reading of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
11 a.m. House tours begin
11 a.m. Live music throughout the afternoon
4:30 p.m. House tours conclude
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