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Courtesy of LakeCityJournal.com
Welcome to the web site of the Alligator Warrior Festival, an annual non-profit event, in memory of the years before 1859, when Lake City Florida was still called Alligator, Florida, and in memory of its most famous resident, the Seminole commander, Alligator Warrior, and to reenact the 1836 Battle of San Felasco Hammock. In addition to the reenactment, the event features a Native American festival with music and dancing, living-history camps, demonstrators of historic skills, traders, craftspeople, and food vendors.
The 2012 event runs from Friday Oct 19th to Sunday Oct 21st.
In any year, the festival is held on the Fri-Sun surrounding the 3rd Saturday in October.
School groups of all ages are welcome all weekend long but younger students are especially encouraged on Friday when reenactors will have the most time to dedicate to the students and because there will not be a battle with all of its loud noises on Friday.
O'Leno State Park
410 S.E. Oleno Park Road
High Springs, Florida 32643
DIRECTIONS
From I-75, Exit onto US-441 S (Exit # 414)
and drive South on US-441 for about 5 miles.
Turn left onto SE Sprite Loop (Frontage Rd).
Turn left at the O'Leno State Park entrance sign.
GPS Coordinates 29° 54' 55" N x 82° 34' 52" W
Click here to find it on Google Maps.
State Park Entrance Fees Apply.
Free Entry for School Groups.
$5.00 per vehicle holding 2-8 people.
$4.00 Single Occupant Vehicle.
$2.00 Pedestrians, bicyclists, and additional passengers.
Download a printable event pamplet
Promotional Pamphlet for Adults
Promotional Pamphlet for Children
We look forward to seeing you at the Alligator Warrior Festival.
This event is organized by Alligator Festival of Lake City Florida, Inc., an all-volunteer, non-profit, public charity, dedicated to teaching and celebrating our local history by experiencing it together. The event is funded by the generosity of local business and individuals that care about bringing the old families, new families and tourists of north central Florida together to celebrate our local heritage. The income from the sponsorship, the annual donation raffle and donation auction during the festival goes entirely to support the annual event.
If you wish to be a sponsor of the Alligator Festival, please click on the SPONSORS link to the left.
Traders, food and beverage vendors, demonstrators, reenactors, dancers, drums, dances, musicians and other volunteers please visit the REGISTRATION and VOLUNTEER links on the left side of this page for more information and to print a registration form.
For a donation of just $5/raffle ticket you help make the festival possible and have a chance to win a fully operational 19th Century replica weapon. 1st prize is a .50 Cal. Right-handed Tennessee Flintlock Rifle by Traditions Firearms. 2nd Prize is a .50 Cal. Trapper Right-handed Caplock Pistol by Traditions Firearms. You want to donate more than 5 dollars you say? Then a donation of $20 will supply you with 5 tickets. Stop in to Affordable Auto Repairs at 2704 SW Main Blvd # 101 in Lake City, Florida, Ph:(386) 243-8119 to donate and enter the raffle. Thank you for helping to make this wonderful family event possible.
