Elysia Brennan
Special for TCPalm
It’s a weekend of food festivals, featuring shrimp, craft beer, ribs, wings and strawberries.
Here is your Five on Friday weekend update for the Treasure Coast.
Indian River County
ShrimpFest & Craft Brew Hullabaloo
- 2pm-8pm Friday, 10am-8pm Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday
- Riverview Park, 600 US 1, Sebastian
- The festival features a variety of shrimp dishes prepared by local restaurants and food trucks, non-seafood and kid-friendly dishes, live music, craft stalls, a car show, games for children and craft beer tasting from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
- Free entrance and parking; $35 in advance or $40 at the event for unlimited tastings
- shrimpfestfl.com
antique car show
- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
- Riverside Park, 3001 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach
- The 43rd annual event features approximately 325 cars on display, as well as a flea market and food court. Registration opens at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 11:00 a.m. All online cars will be registered.
- Free entrance and parking; $25 advance registration or $30 at event
- facebook.com/IRRAACA
St. Lucia County
Treasure Coast Ribs and Wings Festival
- 4-10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday
- Causeway Cove Marina, 601 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce
- The event includes lots of food, a kids’ zone with rides, live music on two stages, DJ sets, local artisans and art vendors, and cornhole contests.
- $7 admission, free for ages 12 and under; free parking
- Treasurecoastribswingsfestival.com
strawberry festival
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday to Sunday
- MIDFLORIDA Event Center, 9221 SE Civic Center Place, Port St. Lucie
- The second annual event includes Plant City strawberries, crafts, bouncy houses, car show, live performances, rock painting, strawberry relay, face painting, hula hoop contest, contest pies, a children’s farm, train rides. and lots of strawberry-themed food items.
- $6 admission, free for ages 2 and under; bring a good canned item or visit the website for a $1 coupon
- portstluciefest.com
Martin County
Spring Festival
- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
- Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Loxahatchee Lodge, 16450 SE Federal Highway, Hobe Sound
- Enjoy a day of wagon rides, local vendors, music, guided hikes and games. Proceeds benefit Friends of Jonathan Dickinson State Park.
- $6 per vehicle (2-8 people); $4 single passenger vehicle or motorcycle; $2 pedestrians, cyclists, additional passengers
- friendsofjdsp.org
Elysia Brennan is a freelancer for TCPalm who researches the best things to do on the Treasure Coast. Do you have an upcoming event that you would potentially like to include in this weekly roundup? Email it to him at elysiabrennan@yahoo.com. You can also upload your event to the TCPalm events page at events.tcpalm.com.
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