Florida Pioneer Festival

03/17/2026

🌾✨ SAVE THE DATE ✨🌾

The 2nd Annual Florida Pioneer Festival is coming back… and it’s going to be even bigger, bolder, and more unforgettable.

📅 November 6–7, 2026
📍 Pioneer Park | Zolfo Springs, FL

If you’ve been craving a deeper connection to the land, your food, and your people…this is your place.

What to Expect:
• Inspiring homesteading speakers
• Hands-on workshops & demos
• Unique vendors & artisans
• Incredible farm-to-table food trucks
• Live animals, family fun & kids activities
• Real conversations about freedom, food, and living intentionally

Whether you’re a seasoned homesteader or just starting to dream…you belong here.

🎟️ Tickets + speaker lineup coming soon
For now… mark your calendar & stay tuned

Tag your people who need to be here with you 👇

11/15/2025

11/08/2025

FLORIDA PIONEER FESTIVAL is open today!!! 7am-8pm. Country concert at 6:30pm. We are waiting on you!!! ENTER on 64- look for the balloons!

Www.floridapioneerfestival.com for more info!! the

11/08/2025

Online ticket sales are officially closed. But don’t worry, you can still join us today at the Florida Pioneer Festival! Head to the gate to grab your tickets.

✨ We can’t wait to see you today 🤠 from 9 AM – 8 PM!
🛍️ Vendor Market & Food Trucks: 9 AM – 5:30 PM
🎤 Alex Key Live in Concert: 6:30 PM
📍 Pioneer Park – Zolfo Springs, FL

11/08/2025

Day 1 Success at the Florida Pioneer Festival!

What an incredible first day — from inspiring speakers and workshops to the buzzing vendor market, delicious food trucks, friendly farm animals, and toe-tapping live music!

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate Florida’s pioneering spirit with us — your energy and smiles made today unforgettable.

✨ Join us tomorrow (Saturday) from 9 AM – 8 PM!
🛍️ Vendor Market & Food Trucks: 9 AM – 5:30 PM
🎤 Alex Key Live in Concert: 6:30 PM
🎟️ Tickets available at the gate — don’t miss the fun, food, and family memories waiting for you!

📍 Pioneer Park – Zolfo Springs, FL

11/07/2025

Our amazing vendors can't wait to see you!!

11/07/2025

PLAN YOUR VISIT – FLORIDA PIONEER FESTIVAL

📍 Pioneer Park, Zolfo Springs, FL
📅 November 7–8, 2025
🕘 Festival Hours: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM (Fri & Sat)
🎟️ Parking: $5 Cash (benefits local organizations)
☀️ Rain or Shine Event — dress comfy for Florida weather!

TICKETS & ENTRY - Cash price at the Gate. Tickets still available.

GATE ENTRY:
Adults: $10
Students (with ID): $5
Kids 4 & under: Free
Includes access to the Merch Market, food trucks, live music, and Friday night’s Southern Express Bluegrass Concert.

SATURDAY CONCERT:
Alex Key Headline Concert (Sat, Nov 8 – 6:30 PM)
$30 (includes Saturday gate entry)
Nashville rising star Alex Key live at the Nickerson Pavilion!

MAIN PAVILION EDUCATION PASS (Friday or Saturday): $40
Includes gate entry:
Access to all Main Pavilion sessions with Joel Salatin & more
Admission to evening concert
(Tent sessions & full education passes are sold out.)

WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE:
2 Full Days of workshops, demos & speakers on regenerative farming, homesteading, canning, food forests & more

3 Music Stages featuring local artists daily

Food trucks, makers market, kids’ activities & heritage exhibits

Kidsteader Program (Saturday only) — hands-on learning for little homesteaders:
🥛 Milking cows • 🐔 Chicken care • 🔨 Tool Time • 🌱 Gardening • 🍎 Food preservation

🎶 EVENING CONCERTS

Friday 6:00 PM – Southern Express Bluegrass (Included with gate)
Saturday 6:30 PM – Alex Key Live! (Ticketed or with Weekend/Saturday Education Pass)

🚗 PARKING & VISITOR INFO

Parking: $5 CASH ONLY (on-site, guided by attendants)

Accessible parking & pathways available (some grassy areas)

Re-entry with wristband or hand stamp

Service animals only

No outside food or coolers

Cash recommended (some vendors take cards)

Bring: comfy shoes, hat, sunscreen, refillable water bottle, and notebook for workshops

📅 FULL SCHEDULE

From morning workshops to nightly concerts — don’t miss a minute!
See the full lineup of speakers, live music, demos, and Kidsteader activities at:
👉 FloridaPioneerFestival.com

✨ Join us for a weekend of self-sufficiency, music, and community — where tradition meets tomorrow. ✨

11/07/2025

Parking Info for the Florida Pioneer Festival!

We’re so excited to welcome everyone this Friday & Saturday to celebrate community, music, and homesteading fun!

We’ve partnered with Hardee High Athletics to help manage parking — and your $5 cash fee goes directly to support their program!

💵 Parking: $5 CASH
🅿️ On-site & overflow lots available
💰 Don’t forget to hit the ATM — cash is king!

Thank you for helping us support local students while keeping the festival running smoothly!