I have wanted to go to this yard sale event along the Scenic Highway for a few years now but it is…read morequite a distance from where I live. It required the commitment of leaving my house at 5 AM to make it to the first stop closest to me, Frostproof by 8 AM. This was the year I finally made it. The sale is always held the first Saturday in November and attracts thousands of people. It takes place from 8Am to 3 PM. The sale is sponsored by Ridge Scenic Highway Corridor, Corridor Management Entity, City of Lake Wales, Frostproof Chamber of Commerce, Lake Wales Woman's Club, Lake of the Hills Community Club, Town of Lake Hamilton, Dundee Methodist Church, and the City of Frostproof. These civic, religious, and non profit groups have been working together since 2007 to promote tourism along the Lake Wales Ridge. While you shop at the sale you can also dine at local restaurants and shop at businesses. While I pretty much stuck to the sale it was hard not to get sidetracked by some of the places I have always wanted to visit. I got to visit a few on this trip in addition to reaching each of the official sale stops. The sale runs along the Lake Wales Ridge and extends 38.7 miles from its intersection with US 27 S of Frostproof to where it intersects with US 17/92 in Haines City. There are five official locations for the sale. These are downtown Frostproof, Lake Wales at the Woman's Club, Lake of the Hills at the Community Clubhouse, Dundee at the Methodist Church, and Lake Hamilton at the Town Hall grounds. In between the official stops are many other unofficial sales. It would be impossible to stop at every sale in one day. Along the route are a number of cultural and historical sites along with lakes, natural areas, citrus groves, and unique Florida attractions. The first stop in Frostproof was the perfect way to start the sale. I loved shopping among the historic buildings of Frostproof. I got coffee with Mr. Chris in a historic train depot and visited the friendly folks at the Chamber of Commerce. I love how this sale introduced me to the beautiful Lake Wales Ridge. There is still so much more I want to explore.

This is a neat event. This event has been going on for fifty years. It always during when it hot…read more When I go Like to go early in the morning. There hardly any shade. I always wear a big hat to protect myself from my sun. This art fair has grown which it so nice. They had some really cool food truck. A few year back I discover one of my far restaurant because they had a food truck.

Mayfaire-by-the-Lake is a two day fine arts festival on scenic Lake Morton in downtown Lakeland,…read moreheld every Mothers Day Weekend. It is a juried art fest fondly termed "Bake by the Lake". They have lots of carnival food, mini-concerts, fireworks, a 5K run and many gorgeous art pieces from jewelry to photography, pottery to sculptures. They have a golf cart courier service. A great time for serious art buyers and social butterflies.

I have wanted to go to this yard sale event along the Scenic Highway for a few years now but it is…read morequite a distance from where I live. It required the commitment of leaving my house at 5 AM to make it to the first stop closest to me, Frostproof by 8 AM. This was the year I finally made it. The sale is always held the first Saturday in November and attracts thousands of people. It takes place from 8Am to 3 PM. The sale is sponsored by Ridge Scenic Highway Corridor, Corridor Management Entity, City of Lake Wales, Frostproof Chamber of Commerce, Lake Wales Woman's Club, Lake of the Hills Community Club, Town of Lake Hamilton, Dundee Methodist Church, and the City of Frostproof. These civic, religious, and non profit groups have been working together since 2007 to promote tourism along the Lake Wales Ridge. While you shop at the sale you can also dine at local restaurants and shop at businesses. While I pretty much stuck to the sale it was hard not to get sidetracked by some of the places I have always wanted to visit. I got to see a few on this trip in addition to reaching each of the official sale stops. The sale runs along the Lake Wales Ridge and extends 38.7 miles from its intersection with US 27 S of Frostproof to where it intersects with US 17/92 in Haines City. There are five official locations for the sale. These are downtown Frostproof, Lake Wales at the Woman's Club, Lake of the Hills at the Community Clubhouse, Dundee at the Methodist Church, and Lake Hamilton at the Town Hall grounds. In between the official stops are many other unofficial sales. It would be impossible to stop at every sale in one day. Along the route are a number of cultural and historical sites along with lakes, natural areas, citrus groves, and unique Florida attractions. This was the final stop in Haines City and my first time in the city. Early pioneers planted citrus groves and the town is still associated with citrus today. By the time I made it here the sale was wrapping up at town hall. It was a long day but I am glad got to experience the Scenic Ridge and see so many uniquely Florida places for the first time.

Establishment set up for Annual Spirit of the Buffalo it's been a while since being at one. I'm…read moreattending Pow Wow Fri and will update review with all there is to offer currently. This event is inside the tee pee at the Farmers Market Arburndale, FL wasn't all set up yet but there was a few getting ready with merch, food, & selling items.

90% of the products for sale are resale. All food vendors are typical carnival food with the…read moreexception of one that sells authentic native american food, however since it's the only one the line will be extremely long.

Pig Jam is current event in plant city parking is $10 concert is free. Lots of BBQ and Many…read moreVendors. Kids area, lots of fun, food, great family time..

Had a blast the food was delicious and the bands were great.Loved the sausage sandwiches.Will be…read morethere next year.

The Christmas Trail is an outdoor Christmas themed attraction, by the makers of The Haunted Trail…read moreoutdoor Halloween Haunted Houses, located in Plant City, 15 minutes east of Tampa, off i4. The Christmas Trail has outdoor walking trails filled with tons of lights, Christmas characters, photo opportunities, a 25ft tall Christmas tree lights show, and even the Jack Frost Ice Show with fireworks. Along with the trail, guests can purchase an assortment of concessions including marshmallows for roasting and hot chocolate. Santa is also at the Trail nightly for pictures and Jack Frost creates magical snowfalls throughout the night. The Christmas Trail also has vendors that perform face painting. The Price of Admission is $15 per Vehicle, divided by 4 people, which is only $3.75 per person. Christmas Light Walking Trail 8/10 Jack Frost Ice Show with live snow 9/10 Pictures with Santa at the Santa Claus Experience 9/10 Walk to Bethlehem - Nativity Light Maze 7/10 Christmas Tree Light Show 8/10 'Naughty or Nice' - Christmas Escape Game 9/10 Jack Frost Throne Room Picture Op 9/10 The Secret Trail with Dancing Christmas Trees 8/10 Unfortunately, the Snowball Corral & Lazer Tag were cancelled for 2020 but should be back for 2021. At less than $5 per person with a car of 4, the Christmas Trail is a great value for a fun family night. I look forward to coming back next year for Snowball Corral, Lazer Tag, a new escape room, and a new Jack Frost show!

Cute little Xmas Attraction. At first it seems quite small, but when you get to walking around, you…read morewill discover the Christmas Trail. I walked slow to capture each group of lights and the music and the twinkling of it all. We enjoyed it. They also have activities for the kids like snow ball fights, Christmas or name the decorating, and pics with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and Rudolph. It was a nice and chill Christmas event with no drastic lines, and best of all, it was free. You can give a donation for a good cause as well!

We last visited these gardens, designed by Frederick Law Olmstead (who also designed Central Park…read morein Manhattan), in early 2024. This time, more flowers were in bloom, and we saw a different variety of birds on the premises. The tower is, of course, the centerpiece of the gardens. We had the pleasure of listening to it sing at least 5 times during our visit. We briefly visited the children's garden, and recommend this if you have youngsters in tow. After we were done in the gardens, we had a nice lunch in the on-site café. Portions are large, so you may want to consider sharing.

These gardens are so beautiful and peaceful. I love walking…read morethrough every path available while smelling nature The food at the restaurant is good and fresh Everything is nice and clean

I look forward to the Strawberry Festival in Plant city every year now !…read more The fair runs from Late February into the second week of March every year and offers discounted tickets at local Publix stores. It goes back to late 1930 when local members of the newly organized Plant City Lions club has the idea of an event to celebrate the bountiful harvest of strawberries and boy am I glad they did ! There is strawberry everything at this fair - from popcorn to strawberry shortcakes , ice cream , donuts and even fresh picked strawberries for purchase to take home ! There are a ton of rides, food vendors , Local vendors and live animals for all ages to enjoy! I loved the pig races and eating all the delicious fairy food . I really wanted a pair of red cowboy boots ( yes they have retail vendors on site ) but left without them darn it . Parking is not so fun as there is no designated lot so you have to find a lot to park in and ranges from $10-30. This was my 3rd time coming and I will definitely come back with the family and friends to enjoy fun moments .

I'm glad we went to get the Strawberry Fest (the shortcake was DELICOUS) you had me a shortcakes!…read more The livestock was small and hard to locate. The midway was HUGE! The crowd was WALMART ON STEROIDS! The parking was ok...we got lucky on a spot. Vendor area was like a Flea market. I can't say we will every go back but we survived. See u Soon!

Love it! It was genuinely a lot of fun and the food was delicious! They said, I hope they forgo…read morethe pig bucks next year. Just let me pay in cash.

We went on Saturday at 1 pm. Most of the good stuff was…read moregone/sold out... Go Friday if you want the best they got... This is not a national barbecue competitive event. This is a food truck style event. Do not expect national style competitive barbecue... This is mom and pop style family barbecue. That being said, it was good clean fun. Perfect for the family. Friendly staff and guests... Friendly family style food. Budweiser is the only beer so take note. If you live close, this event is ok... There are some rides and a live band area. It was only 5 bucks to get in..,

TLDR: DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY OR TIME! NO MUSIC ON THEIR RADIO STATION & LOTS OF DARK SECTIONS WHERE…read moreLIGHTS WERE OFF/NOT WORKING! EDIT TO ADD: I filed for a refund within a day of my trip through this waste of money. To date (1/3/25) I have not even received a response of any kind! I WOULD RATE THIS WITH NEGATIVE STARS IF I COULD AUBURNDALE, FL (International Market World) location I have gone to this a few times over the years, and it seems as though it has steadily declined each year. The first time I went, of course, the light show was awesome; everything seemed to be in working order. At the end of the light show we were able to park and there were a few amusement rides (ferris wheel, bumper cars), fair food vendors, a petting zoo, camel(s), a wolf exhibit, and even a carriage/hay ride. Inside the huge tent there was circus type show with a carnival atmosphere )complete with HUGE beach balls being batted around the audience!)--it was awesome. I decided then that I wanted to make this a tradition to take my children & there families every year. The second time I went (again with children & grandchildren), the light show was great; everything seemed to be in working order. There were no rides, and not much of anything other than food trucks outside the tent. Inside the tent, there was no circus type atmosphere like before, only a short magic show and some carnival type games and one bounce house. They did have a walk-in aviary that was enjoyed by one child & grandchild, but it cost extra to enter. I think they had the wolf exhibit then, too, but it was shut down when we were there...very disappointed overall after such an epic time the first year there; a serious let-down. This time, tonight? Never again! Not worth the time, and definitely not worth the money. I'd have been disappointed even if it had been free! To start, we tuned in the radio station and all we heard was dead air. Drove a little ways through the light show and decided to try the radio again--no change (yes, the radio works fine). So here we are, driving through what is supposed to be a 3D light show--WITH NO MUSIC. The theme is "The 12 Days of Christmas," ya'll...the lights through that part were fine, but how enjoyable is it to do so without the piped in music for ambience??? So we made the best of a bad situation and tried our best to sing the 12 days (thank goodness the kids remembered the words better than the adults!). Lights through other sections of the drive? Yeah, not so much...there were large sections of dark because the lights were not on! No idea if they were burnt out or otherwise malfunctioning, but that's not what we paid for, regardless! The biggest upset (for me, at least) was when we got to the big arch with the hundreds (thousands?) of multi-colored lights that usually flash to the beat of the music--which was non-existent tonight! Add in more dark sections and an overall bummed feeling at not getting our money's worth, and we decided to head to the tent to see if we could salvage the night... Unfortunately, that was a wasted effort and more of a disappointment--there were no animals, rides or anything of that nature outside this time, only one sad little (expensive) food truck, and maybe 2 vendors set up (one looked to be an artist/drawing type thing, but no one was tending to it). We get to the entrance to the tent and find out that this is a SEPARATE CHARGE for admission to it! Needless to say, after spending almost $30 for tickets (online price; get this, though--cash price AT THE GATE? $20!) I have been disappointed for the last time and will not be throwing good money after bad any more. I should've learned my lesson after the 2nd trip, but I was trying to give them the benefit of the doubt. Like the song says "We won't get fooled again!" I think I'll go back to the old family tradition of driving around different neighborhoods to look at lights for FREE!

Took about 30 min to make my way through traffic and finally park. Once in we were able to see the…read morelittle circus show (free), feed the parakeets for 5 bucks a person and ride a camel. The camel ride was $10 for one time around. There were mini rides for kids, a Mexicano band, vendors and typical fair food. Enjoyable experience -everyone seemed friendly. Would visit again next year.