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2 30th Annual Caladium Festival July 21, 2021 The Greater Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce “Building a Future that reflects our past” PRESIDENT Vicki Spires MidFlorida Credit Union 1 ST VICE PRESIDENT Donald Clarke Clarke Pest Control Clarke Self Storage 2 ND VICE PRESIDENT Bill Brantley Brantley Construction SECRETARY Kim Miller Clarke Pest Control TREASURER Curtis Slade III First Insurance of Lake Placid PAST PRESIDENT Jessica Hart-Howard Heartland Property Doctors DIRECTORS Tiffany Bender AdventHealth Mary Birge SouthState Bank Jean Deuth Lake & Land Realty of Highlands Inc. John Varady The School Board of Highlands County Gilbert Randall Beef O’Brady’s The Barn at Paso Fino Katie Wilson Remax Realty Plus Jennifer M Bush Executive Director July, 2021 Dear Residents and Visitors, We are delighted to invite you to the Caladium Capital of the World – Lake Placid, Florida – for our annual festival celebrating these lovely plants. First time visitors to our area are always excited to discover an abundance of heritage and culture in such a small community. Frequent visitors return to enjoy our friendly residents and our amazing quality of life. This will be the 30 th year of the Caladium Festival and this feature from the Highlands New-Sun if filled with detailed information about the festival. There are three days of free entertainment for your enjoyment. Also inside you’ll discover more about Saturday’s Caladium Festival 24 th Annual Car & Bike Show. Please plan to visit the offce of the Greater Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce located just one block from the festival – where you can view a free video about the history of caladiums. The Mural Room is also located here; you may view the original artwork for all the murals. Our offce is the clearing house for all events and attractions in our area. You’ll quickly see why Lake Placid is so popular. There will be many opportunities to purchase your own caladium bulbs and plants at the festival. To see where the bulbs originate, meet the growers, and learn how they will look at your home or place of business, you will want to consider an air conditioned bus tour through our town and to the beautiful fields. Buses will also take you to view a neighborhood filled with caladiums, as well as seeing the plantings throughout our town. There will be a caladium grower on the bus to answer all of your questions. We encourage you to make your bus reservations early as they sell out quickly. The 2021 Caladium Festival will be waiting for you! Visit for the entire weekend and enjoy Lake Placid. Additional information and bus tour reservations can be obtained at www.CaladiumFestival.org or call the Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce at 863-465-4331 Sincerely, Jennifer M. Bush Executive Director Visit Lake Placid … Enjoy the Experience Greater Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce 18 N. Oak Ave. Lake Placid, Florida 33852-9546 Phone 863-465-4331 Web Site: www.visitlakeplacidflorida.com • Email: information@lpfla.com
July 21, 2021 30th Annual Caladium Festival 3 Lake Placid was voted “America’s Most Interesting Town” in an online contest sponsored by Reader’s Digest magazine in December 2012. Known as the Caladium Capital of the World, Lake Placid has 27 lakes, a multitude of beautiful murals that depict the town’s history, Toby’s Clown School and the historical Happiness Tower, which rises 270 feet above ground (the tower is no longer open to the public). The following are some of the things locals and visitors alike can do in and around Lake Placid during this year’s Caladium Festival: Murals, walking tour Forty-seven murals grace buildings throughout Lake Placid. Trash containers are also decorated. Visit the Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce at 18 N. Oak Ave. to see The Mural Gallery, which houses original renderings. A short video details the murals’ history. There is no charge. Call 863-414-2394. Caladium tiles This permanent installation of 25 tiles came about to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the festival and to honor the town of Lake Placid as the Caladium Capital of the World. Each tile depicts different varieties of caladiums representative of local growers. The tiles are affixed to buildings in downtown Lake Placid, with six additional tiles on display on the front of the chamber building on Oak Avenue. This is a free, self-guided tour. For more information, visit the chamber office at 18 N. Oak Ave. Arts and crafts booths Close to 100 food vendors and arts and crafts booths will be present. The booths will be set up near Stuart Park, along Pine Avenue and Interlake Boulevard. Several food vendors, along with a beer garden and a wine tent, will be located in Stuart Park. Plants for sale Caladium plants will be for sale throughout the festival. Bates Sons & Daughters will sell the caladium plants. The booths will be located next to the entertainment pavilion. Wine tastings Secret Garden Winery will offer tastings of wine all three days of the event. The Wine Showcase tent will Things to do be located near the entertainment pavilion in Stuart Park. Beer garden The Caladium Festival will have a designated area for beer sales. This restricted area is sponsored by the Lake Placid Jaycees and will be located at a booth in Stuart Park. Wristbands will be provided with the presentation of valid identification. A variety of beers will be available. Art competition The Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce sponsors the Caladium Festival Art Competition. All artwork will be on display at the MidFlorida Credit Union Community Room, located at 6 N. Main Ave., throughout the festival. Caladium floral competition The Lake Placid Garden Club sponsors the Caladium Floral Competition, which features caladium floral arrangements each day of the festival. Entries must have all cut fresh flower material with no less than 80 percent caladiums in the design. There will be ribbons and prizes awarded for first, second and third places, professional and people’s choice awards. For more information, call 863-835-2419. Bus tours Bus tours around Lake Placid to see caladium fields and plantings and meet the growers are available. Advanced registration available until noon July 23 for $12 per person. Day of the event price is $15 per person. The tour schedule is: Friday, July 23: 9:30 a.m.; 10:15 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. (handicapped accessible); 11 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. (handicapped accessible); noon; 1 p.m.; 1:30 p.m.; 2:15 p.m. Saturday, July 24: 9:30 a.m.; 9:45 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.; 10:45 a.m.; 11 a.m.; 11:15 a.m. (handicapped accessible); 11:30 a.m.; 11:45 a.m.; 12:15 p.m.; 1:30 p.m.; 2:15 p.m. Sunday, July 25: 10:30 a.m. (handicapped accessible); 11 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.; 12:30 p.m.; 1:30 p.m. Tours will leave from the Lake Placid Women’s Club, 10 N. Main Ave. Tours are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Handicapped accessible buses are Schedule of Events FRIDAY, JULY 23 10 a.m. National Anthem sung by Marti Capodiferro 10:05 a.m. NoteWorthy 10:20 a.m. Cool Breeze 11:30 a.m. New Floridians 12:15 p.m. Cool Breeze 1 p.m. Sweet Fleet 2 p.m. David Mains 4 p.m. Festival closes SATURDAY, JULY 24 9:45 a.m. National Anthem sung by Marti Capodiferro 9:45 a.m. Mountain Dew Cloggers 10 a.m. New Floridians 10:30 a.m. Mountain Dew Cloggers 10:45 a.m. New Floridians 11 a.m. Mountain Dew Cloggers 11:15 a.m. Mad Stringers 12:15 p.m. Highland Celts 1 p.m. Jersey Boys 4 p.m. Festival closes SUNDAY, JULY 25 11 a.m. National Anthem sung by Marti Capodiferro 11:05 a.m. New Floridians noon Celebration Singers 1 p.m. Jersey Boys 2 p.m. David Mains 3 p.m. Festival closes available. Deadline for advanced reservations at $12 per person is July 23 at noon. For more information, call 863-465-4331 or visit lpfla.com. Car and bike show The Caladium Festival Car and Bike Show is Saturday, July 24, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at DeVane Park. Registration begins at 7 a.m. and closes at noon. The entry fee is $15 through noon Thursday, and $20 the day of the event. Dash plaques and goody bags will be given to the first 150 registered vehicles. The awards presentation is at 2 p.m. The top three vehicles in each class will receive awards. There will be live CHERYL OXSALIDA Buying or Selling best selection waterfront homes 863-214-3663 CherylOxsalida@gmail.com • www.highlandscountyhomes.com TO DO | 34 adno=00067350 SELL YOUR HOME NOW FOR MORE The #1 Team in Highlands County 809 US 27 South, Sebring, FL 33870 - 863-385-0077
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