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Florida Film Festival
Held in Winter Park, near Orlando, this celebration of independent films is fast becoming
one of the largest in the southeast. Sometimes held in late March.
Interstate Mullet Toss
In late April on Perdido Key, near Pensacola, locals are famous for their annual ritual of
tossing dead fish over the Florida-Alabama state line. Distance trumps style, but some
have lots of style. ( Click here )
May
Summer 'wet' season begins: rain, humidity, bugs all increase with temps.
Northern beach season ramps up; southern beaches enter off-season.
Sea Turtle Nesting
Beginning in May and extending through October, sea turtles nest on Florida beaches;
after two months (from midsummer through fall), hatchling runs see the kids totter back to
sea.
Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival
On May's first weekend, Amelia Island celebrates shrimp, art and pirates, with an invasion
and lots of scurvy pirate talk - aaarrrrgh!
SunFest
( www.sunfest.com ) Over five days in early May, West Palm Beach holds South Florida's
largest waterfront music and arts festival.
Memorial Day Circuit Party
For late May's Memorial Day weekend, Pensacola becomes one massive three-day gay
party, with lots of DJs, dancing and drinking.
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