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Things to do in Florida in September 2010

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Festival season goes into swing as soon as life goes back to normal i.e. the kids go back to school. One of the busiest weekends is of course Labor Day Weekend (click here to read our previous post about Labor Day events in Florida). For the remainder of the month of September, here are a few ideas for things to do in Northeast Florida.

Music by the Sea Concert – St. Augustine Beach, Florida

Sept 8, Sept 15, Sept 29
On two occasions in September – the 8tth, 15th and 29th – you have an opportunity enjoy live music on the beach.

Artrageous Artwalk Fernandina – Amelia Island, Fl
September 11, 2010, 5:30 – 8:30pm

Second Saturday Artrageous Artwalks. Meet the artists and enjoy a vast array of fine art. This month the featured artists at the Island Art Associaion co-op gallery is the Fiber Group. The gallery is located at 18 N. 2nd Street. For more information call 904-277-0717

Cycling Festival – St. Augustine, Fl
Sept 11 – 12, 2010
Are you interested in finding a more planet friendly mode of transportation – or do you just like bicycles? If so, this is a festival you don’t want to miss. The Cycling Festival takes place on September 11 – 12, 2010, at St. Augustine Amphitheatre.

Visit the Cycling Festival website

From bicycle touring to an exposition of bike vendors and food, this second annual event features North Florida Bicycle Club’s Endless Watermelon Ride; Vendors from local bicycle shops and bike manufacturers; Adult and Children’s Bicycle Safety Course; and performances by two live bands, Pili Pili and Trap Door.

Florida Heritage Book Festival – St Augustine, Fl
Sept 24 – 25,2010

This is the 3rd Florida Heritage Book Festival in the first city. If you are interested in writing or just love reading, this is a literary event for you. Best-sellers, writers’ workshops, authors in schools and Literary Legends are just some of the favorites of this preeminent event.

Wings and Wheels at Craigs Airport
Sept 25 from 10 – 4 pm
This is a dream come true for boys and girls who love machines. This festival combines “wheels” such as cars and trucks to “wings” – the airplanes. Read more about the event in our previous post - just click here.

uptown saturday nightUptown Saturday Night – St Augustine, Fl
Sept 25, 2010 from 5-9 pm.

Get ready for a party after dark – or should we say at dusk? The Uptown Saturday Night is one of St. Augustine’s most popular recurring events taking place at the end of the month in San Marcos Shopping District. Antique stores, art galleries, and others remain open from 5 – 9 p.m.

St Augustine Garrison at Fort Mose
Experience living history demonstrations conducted by authentic colonial Spanish reenactors on the last Saturday of each month. The demonstration take place at 11 a.m.

Fort Mose State Park is located off US 1 North

Fort Mose State Park, 15 Fort Mose Trail, St. Augustine, FL 904.823.2232

Fort Mose website

Home and Patio Show – Jacksonville, Florida
Sep 30 – Oct 3, 2010

At the Jacksonville Home & Patio Show you can find all kinds of products for your home. Come to this show or take a look at new products, listen to experts or participate in workshops, get ideas and inspirations for your next renovation project, find out about hurricane season must-haves, cool gadgets and find the best home improvement deals. More than 500 vendors will give guests a chance to see, touch and feel the hottest in home products- and go home with ideas and tips that can be put to immediate use.

Click here to visit our special page for the Home and Patio Show in Jacksonville

Other Jacksonville stories:

David Allen Coe in Jacksonville in September

Black Crowes perform on the coast

Crosby,Stills and Nash comes to Jacksonville, Florida

NAS Air Show

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St Augustine Nautical Festival and Boat Show

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This exciting two-day event will feature new and used boats, vintage boats and all things nautical. The festival will be held at St. Augustine’s Francis Field located directly west of the Historic Downtown Parking

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday May 29, 2010 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday May 30, 2010.
Admission: FREE
For more information about the event, please call 904.501.6777
or visit www.staugnauticalfestival.com

  • New & Used Boats for Sale
  • Vintage Boats on display
  • Marine Electronics
  • Maintenance Supplies
  • Boat Financing
  • Insurance Providers
  • Food & Beverages
  • Educational Seminars Gear
  • Apparel
  • Law Enforcement Equipment Displays
  • Music and so much more!

Jacksonville International Boat Show 2010

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Come to the International Boat Show in Metropolitan Park, April 16 – 18, 2010, to check out the latest in boating, see the latest yachts,  and exciting nautical gear. Participate in one of the many fishing clinics or seminars.
Don’t forget to register for a chance to win a 7-day, all-expense paid trip to Costa Rica, presented by Nosara Paradise Rentals. Also stop by the Private Island of Georgia booth – they have a great contest too – you can win a 2 night stay at a Private Island in Georgia!

We’re going to be filming at the boat show this year – so if you happen to see me, stop by to say hello.

Jacksonville International Boat Show 2010

Charleston Fashion Week “Glam Rocks” – 2010

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Are you fashionably late for the Charleston Fashion Week? This anticipated event takes place in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, from March 16-20, 2010.

Charleston Fashion Week is a five night multimedia event celebrating design and retail. Come catch the action under the tents in Marion Square. The event showcases more than 30 runway shows, live entertainment, celebrity designers, rock and of course the popular Runway Modeling Competition.

Project Runway’s finalist Carol Hannah Whitfield and Mychael Knight will both be debuting collections. Other CFW alum, featured designers, and celebrity judges to return to the tents in Marion Square this spring include: designer Cynthia Rowley, ELLE magazine’s Fashion News Director, Anne Slowey, Project Runway’s Gordana Gehlhausen,and 2009 Emerging Designer Competition winner Marysia Reeves, whose Spring/Summer 2010 line has been picked up by Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie.

Set for March 16-20, the highly anticipated five-night multimedia event
celebrates the regions flourishing design and retail communities.

The premier fashion event also includes the first annual Rock the Runway competition in which the top models compete to win a fashion spread, modeling contract, and the opportunity to appear before the top modeling scouts in the country. With a cast of celebrity designers in attendance, live entertainment, chic after parties, on-site shopping in the Style Lounge, more than 30 retail runway shows, plus an afternoon of Bridal Couture, Charleston Fashion Week® is ready to prove why “Glam Rocks!” for 2010.

Named a Top 20 Event for March by the Southeast Tourism Society, Charleston Fashion Week will also feature the Style Lounge, the Catwalk for Kids auction and luncheon and the Bridal Couture Show. I also have to point out one special event that sounds like a lot of fun, at least for spectators is the Stiletto Stampede – a wacky 100 yard dash in high heels, this is a sight you don’t want to miss!

Call Etix at 1800-514-ETIX or visit www.charlestonfashionweek.com. for more information.

Read our previous post about Charleston Fashion Week

Concourse d’Elegance Amelia Island, Fl 2010

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The world’s finest vintage motor cars will again visit Amelia Island, on March 12 – 14, 2010, for the highly anticipated annual event, The 15th Annual Amelia Island Concourse d’Elegance.

The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is a vintage auto event featuring over 250 rare classics from seldom-seen private collections nationwide. The show takes place at The Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach adjacent to The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island.

The event is often referred to as the ‘Pebble Beach of the East Coast’, attracting collectors and car enthusiasts from all over the world to the Northeast coast of Florida.

The event will honor the 40th anniversary of Porsche’s inaugural victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona and Le Mans and showcase a number of influential 917s. This model is by many considered to be one of the most significant racecars of our time. This year’s Concours will also honor Sir Stirling Moss, OBE and the 50th Anniversary of Moss’ victory in the last Cuban Grand Prix.