Palmetto’s Heritage Festival

On Saturday, March 9th, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, local history will be celebrated during Palmetto’s Heritage Festival at Palmetto Historical Park & Manatee County Agricultural Museum, 515 10th Ave. West, Palmetto. This FREE event will have a park open house and activities for the whole family. The 1880 Heritage Station Post Office will be operational with a one-day-only cancellation designed by Kaylee Schauer, a local middle school student. Bring your stamped mail! Word of Mouth BBQ and Frosted Pink Artisan Cookies will be on site with delicious food available for purchase. A special feature of this year’s Heritage Festival is The Original Florida Highwaymen Art Show & Sale. Artists scheduled to be on-site include: Curtis Arnett, R.L. Lewis, Doretha Hair Truesdell, and Roderick Hair. In addition, Mary Ann Carroll’s daughter, Kandie Ingram, will be showing the work of her mother, and Charles Walker’s and Livingston Roberts’ work will be shown by Gertrude Walker. Original artwork and prints will be for sale. Vintage paintings by deceased artists Alfred Hair, Harold Newton, Rodney Demps, and James Gibson will also be available for purchase along with some works by Roy McLendon and Sam Newton.