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The Florida Manatee Festival is back with a weekend of manatee experiences, live music, art, and fun!

The Florida Manatee Festival features vendors, food, entertainment and manatee tours.

Two people in bright blue manatee costumes smile at an outdoor festival. A food stand with “THE 2ND BEST THING” sign is in the background. Florida Manatee Festival

Located in the "Manatee Capital of the World", The Florida Manatee Festival is an annual event held every January in beautiful downtown Crystal River.


This year's festival takes place on Saturday, January 18, from 9 am. - 5 pm and Sunday, January 19, from 9 am - 4 pm.


The Florida Manatee Festival boasts two days of live entertainment, discounted opportunities for guided manatee boat tours and kayak tours in Kings Bay, children's activities, delicious food, and hundreds of vendors selling their wares!


Entry is only $10 for adults and children 12 and under are FREE!



Festival Highlights:

Music/Entertainment on FOUR stages

Manatee Boat Tours

Free shuttle/Entry to WORLD-FAMOUS Three Sisters Springs

Guided Kayak Tours

Over 350 vendors and local downtown merchants

Art in the Park

Community Color Project

Kids Activities

Soccer Collies


Family watches a manatee in a clear spring surrounded by trees. The water is blue-green, and the mood is peaceful and observational.  Florida Manatee Festival

For over 37 years The Florida Manatee Festival has celebrated Crystal River’s most famous resident, the manatee!


With incredible food, top-notch music & entertainment, and over 25,000 residents and visitors attending each year, The Florida Manatee Festival is consistently chosen as the Best of the Best festival by the readers of The Citrus County Chronicle.


Learn more at www.GoManateeFest.com



Market stall with plush animals hanging and on the grass. Background shows vendor booths. A table with "Chup Jerky" packs and signage. Florida Manatee Festival

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