Eau Gallie Arts District Main Street Inc — Attraction in Melbourne

Eau Gallie is a historic Florida settlement in what is now Melbourne. This area of Florida is known as the Space Coast. The first settlement in Eau Gallie was established in 1859 when John C. Houston received an 80-acre homestead on the north shore of the Eau Gallie River. In the late1800's the area had thriving pineapple plantations and land was selling for $1,000 an acre until the freeze of 1894-95 which killed off the pineapple crops.

The Eau Gallie Arts District is known as EGAD. It is a Florida Main Street program created to bring revitalization to the historic downtown Eau Gallie area by adding murals to the buildings. In November 2017, 19 murals were added to the downtown creating an outdoor art museum. The murals are part of the Anti-Gravity Project aimed to "elevate outdoor spaces, generate positive community energy, and showcase the EGAD as the growing epicenter of innovation on the Space Coast."

The historic district includes the Historic Rossetter House Museum and Gardens, the Eau Gallie Public Library, Pineapple Park and restaurants, galleries, and shops. FM Pizza and Joan's Perfect Pies are two businesses you don't want to miss. The Eau Gallie Arts District hosts various events throughout the year. One of the most popular is First Fridays when you can stroll down the historic Highland Avenue and visit the different shops, galleries, and bars that host events and exhibits. Other popular events throughout the year include Whiskey in the District, An Evening in Paris, and the Rocky Water Brew Fest.

I love when art and history come together so this was a really fun place for me to explore. Unfortunately the downtown arts recently suffered a blow with the closing of the Foosaner Art Museum whose loss will be felt for years to come. In the future EGAD will see the former art museum into a 180-room hotel by Northboro Builders who purchased it, a parking garage built, and more retail businesses added to Highland Avenue. Hopefully as they focus on getting bigger they won't loss the old Florida charm which was what made this such a delightful place to visit in the...

Wonderful Art Community with lots of Art Museums and Art Murals and Mosiac"s support from businesses for the Artist ,and great music and Food ,I suggest you check out the excellent food at Salty Fox,or stroll the shops cute places like Little Lattiudes and Art stores and Art galleries Foosaner great for Family and they hold a Jazz concert in the back on 1st Friday and festival out side or for the Art Collector check Derek Gores Gallery or check out the Antique shops . Wonderful place and...

Great little arts district when you'd like to take a stroll. Galleries, shops, bakeries, food, coffee, yoga, museum, gardens - it's got a ton of variety all packed into one punch. First Fridays of the month are big events, and they frequently host other special street fair events in the bandshell park. All the businesses are small, independently owned and operated, so Sundays are not usually the best...