TYPE OF EVENTS:
- BARTRAM “NIGHTS” – meetings, talks/lectures, art displays
- MUSIC – house concerts, porch pickin’, Larimer concerts
- FESTIVALS – holidays, parades, special events, River City Players, Events nearby from St. Augustine to Gainesville
- KAYAK & BIKE EVENTS – Putnam Blueways & Trails events, Bartram Saturday hikes/bikes/paddles, Bartram Adventure Tours “Bartram days on the River”- by pontoon or row/sail boat, all by special reservation (fees based upon outings).
Calendar of Events:
Jan. 1st – Dunn’s Creek – hike, paddle, and bike for New Years
12 – Mushroom Festival, Ravine Gardens State Park
18- Start of Bartram Adventure Tour – January weekend Tour
18th Fri. around town bike – Historic Homes, Murals, Ravines
19th Sat. Salt Springs paddle, Dinner in St. Aug or Welaka
20th Sun. Paddle Mud Springs to Mr. Royal & back
23rd- Silver Springs OGT meeting & Trail Town presentation
25th- Pilots arrive
26th – Saturday – Palatka airport “FLY IN”
Feb. 1-5th – INN CLOSED – Apalachicola “Spam cook-off” & Sopchoppy
Feb. 14th – Valentines Day “Love songs” HOUSE CONCERT AT THE INN
15th- Fri - Bartram Adventure Tour – February weekend tour
15th- Bike ride -Historic Homes & murals, Riverfront Park & Ravine Gardens.
16th- Sat. – Bike Ride on East Palatka trail to Federal Point St Pauls
Church – lunch in Hastings, (shuttle to dinner in St.Aug)
17th Sun.- Breakfast at the Inn for Bartram Adventure Tour & farewell
Feb. 19th tues. 5:30-7:30 pm. Private party – “NEFAR”
Feb. 25th Mon. 8:00pm “Rascals” biking performing group – Riverfront
26th tues. 9:00 am bike tour for Rascals group
March 2-3 Sat.-Sunday – AZALEA FESTIVAL – Palatka riverfront
March 16th Sat.- St. Patricks Day – Palatka, parade and party
22-24th – Bartram Adventure Tour – March weekend tour
TBD (paddling to Bartram Sites)
29th- April 3rd – INN CLOSED – BIKE FLORIDA EVENT - 25th anniversary -
April 5th – fri. Palatka – St. Johns River-to-Sea Summit & reception
6th- Sat. - Hastings – Trail ribbon cutting ceremony & ride
13-14th Sat.-Sunday – Palatka Bike Weekend
19,20,21 EASTER weekend
26th- Fri. Bartram Adventure Tour (full tour) starts – Bartram Inn
27th – Sat.- Dunns Creek State Park – Earth Day celebration- music, food; paddle, bike & hike.
28th Sunday – Drayton Island (boat & paddle)
29th Mon.- Welaka Springs & area springs – paddle
30th Tues.- Palatka area – Bike ride on trail & Riverfront tour
31st Wed.- Hike Ravine Gardens and Waterworks – farewell lunch.
May 12th Mother’s day ride- Mother/Daughter weekend special
25-27th Memorial Day weekend
June 15th BARTRAM INN CLOSED FOR SEASON
12 – Mushroom Festival, Ravine Gardens State Park
18- Start of Bartram Adventure Tour – January weekend Tour
18th Fri. around town bike – Historic Homes, Murals, Ravines
19th Sat. Salt Springs paddle, Dinner in St. Aug or Welaka
20th Sun. Paddle Mud Springs to Mr. Royal & back
23rd- Silver Springs OGT meeting & Trail Town presentation
25th- Pilots arrive
26th – Saturday – Palatka airport “FLY IN”
Feb. 1-5th – INN CLOSED – Apalachicola “Spam cook-off” & Sopchoppy
Feb. 14th – Valentines Day “Love songs” HOUSE CONCERT AT THE INN
15th- Fri - Bartram Adventure Tour – February weekend tour
15th- Bike ride -Historic Homes & murals, Riverfront Park & Ravine Gardens.
16th- Sat. – Bike Ride on East Palatka trail to Federal Point St Pauls
Church – lunch in Hastings, (shuttle to dinner in St.Aug)
17th Sun.- Breakfast at the Inn for Bartram Adventure Tour & farewell
Feb. 19th tues. 5:30-7:30 pm. Private party – “NEFAR”
Feb. 25th Mon. 8:00pm “Rascals” biking performing group – Riverfront
26th tues. 9:00 am bike tour for Rascals group
March 2-3 Sat.-Sunday – AZALEA FESTIVAL – Palatka riverfront
March 16th Sat.- St. Patricks Day – Palatka, parade and party
22-24th – Bartram Adventure Tour – March weekend tour
TBD (paddling to Bartram Sites)
29th- April 3rd – INN CLOSED – BIKE FLORIDA EVENT - 25th anniversary -
April 5th – fri. Palatka – St. Johns River-to-Sea Summit & reception
6th- Sat. - Hastings – Trail ribbon cutting ceremony & ride
13-14th Sat.-Sunday – Palatka Bike Weekend
19,20,21 EASTER weekend
26th- Fri. Bartram Adventure Tour (full tour) starts – Bartram Inn
27th – Sat.- Dunns Creek State Park – Earth Day celebration- music, food; paddle, bike & hike.
28th Sunday – Drayton Island (boat & paddle)
29th Mon.- Welaka Springs & area springs – paddle
30th Tues.- Palatka area – Bike ride on trail & Riverfront tour
31st Wed.- Hike Ravine Gardens and Waterworks – farewell lunch.
May 12th Mother’s day ride- Mother/Daughter weekend special
25-27th Memorial Day weekend
June 15th BARTRAM INN CLOSED FOR SEASON
Fall 2019 Events
September
- 1 year Anniversary of the Bartram Inn
- "Bartram Frolic" a 3-day celebration of the Travels of John and William Bartram at the Palatka Riverfront
- Ky hike-a-bike A bike, hike, run event
- Palatka BlueGrass Festival at Rodeheaver Boys Ranch
- Thanksgiving
- Palatka Christmas Parade at downtown Palatka
- "PorchFest" Music on the porch of Bartram Inn & South Historic District
- Caroling the Ravines- Take a wagon ride through the gardens while enjoying seasonal caroling.
- Bartram Adventure Tour
Palatka Spring 2019 Events
- January 2019- African-American Festival & Parade. Always observed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Februray 14-16th- Spring Palatka Bluegrass Festival. At Rodeheaver Boys Ranch.
- February 15-16th- Welaka Spring Fest at Welaka Town Hall
- March 2-3rd- Azalea Days at Ravine Gardens State Park
- March 2-3rd- 72nd Annual Azalea Festival at Arts and crafts, entertainment, Shriner's parade and food. Sponsored by Downtown Palatka, Inc.
- March 22-30th- Putnam County Fair. Vendors, games, rides, agricultural exhibits, entertainment at Faigrounds in East Palatka
- March 2019- St. Patrick's Day Parade
- April 5-6th- Catfish Festival
- April 27th- Bostwick Blueberry Festival
- May 4th- 65th Annual Mug Race. Palatka Riverfront to Jacksonville.