Kumquat Festival — Attraction in Dade City

This was the first time that my daughter and I went here. There were a lot of different vendors, food and nik naks. Though we had a nice time walking around and enjoying the fresh air and people watching, I was somewhat disappointed. I realized that we got there at 1430, the Kumquat pies 🥧 booth were sold out, another with a Kumquat cocktail was out, and a booth with shaved Italian Kumquat ice was out, 😔, but they did have a Kumquat smoothie, which was great 😋. We had to be looking in the wrong place, but we didn't see any booth selling bags of Kumquats. We will have to get there earlier next year, and yes, we will...

Attended the festival this morning. It was 33 degrees out so we thought it wouldn’t be crowded. We were Wrong! It was packed. The festival is free but parking is ten dollars if you don’t want to walk for miles. There is so many vendors to see. The variety of vendors was a pleasant surprise. Lots of fabulous food and treats, artisan crafts, and of course all the Dade City shops showcasing their goods. It was a fun way to spend a Saturday morning. We bought some delicious lemon balsamic vinegar and some amazing homemade roasted garlic pasta. The kumquat pie from a local church was delicious. It really was...

This was my first year of this experience, nd I loved it, I lived in Dade City for 16 your nd never went to it now I've been living in Plant city for 40 years nd I came to the festival this year for the first time, like I said, nd I don't know what I was waiting for cus this was the best time I ever had, nd I had a family member there selling street corn, nd that was so good as well but I will continue to show up every year as long as God gives me life, don't know if this was something that was around 40 years ago, but if it was, well I was...