FREE FUN FOR ALL AGES 

​Activities throughout the Park!​

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Attend this FREE, family-friendly event to immerse yourself in local history!

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Event Details:

• When: Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 10 AM - 1 PM

• Where: 515 10th Ave W, Palmetto, FL, 34221

• Who: All ages welcome 

• No reservations required!

• Food will be available for purchase from Word of Mouth BBQ.

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Activities Available: 

• Send mail from our 1880 Heritage Station Post Office!

  • This historic post office will be operational with a ONE-DAY-ONLY cancellation stamp designed by a local student artist. Bring your stamped mail to send or write a letter and buy a stamp on-site.

• Tour all 7 on-site buildings in a historic open house.

  • Buildings include a historic Carnegie library, post office, schoolhouse, cottage, church, military museum, and agricultural museum. 

• Take a guided tour! Guided tours will be available at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 12:30 PM. ​

  • Palmetto Historical Park's regular 2 PM tour will not be available.​

• Complete heritage crafts and activities that are fun for visitors of all ages. 

  • Experience how early pioneers washed laundry, made butter, and how they dressed,

  • Take home your handmade crafts.

• ​Talk with local outreach organizations who will be positioned throughout the park with information and activities.

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​​This event is sponsored by Angelina "Angel" Colonneso - Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court, Friends of Manatee County Agricultural Museum, Palmetto Historical Commission, and City of Palmetto.