April 6, 2019 - 8:00 am -12:00 pm

Please join the Beaches Museum for the first annual Springing the Blooms festival. Taking place throughout the Museum’s Pablo Historical Park, Springing the Blooms will feature horticultural exhibits, beekeeping demonstrations, honey tastings, family-friendly activities, educational lectures, face painting, and live children’s music on the historic Foreman’s House front porch. This event is free and open to the public.

Participating Organizations:

Rockaway, Inc.
Honey Bee a Keeper
Duval County Master Gardeners (administered by the UF/ IFAS Extension Duval County Agriculture)
Jax Music Together
Bee Friends Farm
Atlantic Beach Urban Farms
Duval Audubon Society
Hanna Park
Jax Bees
Jacksonville Rose Society
The Playgarden
Montessori Tides School
Blossomy

Educational lectures will be held in the Museum’s historic Chapel located in the park:

9:00 AM – Composting 101 with Master Gardener Victoria Freeman
10:00 AM – Introduction to Backyard Beekeeping with Meghan Orman of Honey Bee A Keeper
11:00 AM – Seasonal Gardening in Northeast Florida with Master Gardener Lee McDonald

Thank You to our Sponsors!