 2009 Fun 'N Sun Festival
56th Annual Fun 'n Sun Festival
April 24th-May 3rd, 2009
Featured events include:
Friday, April 24
Fourth Friday
FREE Admission
5:30 to 8:30 p.m., www.4thFridayClearwater.com
Cleveland St., between East St. and Fort Harrison Ave., Downtown Clearwater
Fourth Friday is a themed event held on the 4th Friday of every month on Cleveland Street in Downtown Clearwater. April’s event features songs from the 80s by the Kenny McGee Band.
Saturday, April 25
National Scrapbook Day
$35 Registration Fee
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., 539-6767 or e-mail sue@flwilsons.com
Harborview Center, 300 Cleveland St.
Learn how to showcase your photos through a variety of traditional scrapbook styles including simple “slide in” photo-safe albums, digital organization and digital albums along with home décor items.
Saturday, April 25
Japanese Culture and Lantern Festival
FREE Admission
4 to 8:30 p.m., 562-4809
Station Square Park, 612 Cleveland St.
This event honors the Clearwater’s 50th anniversary as sister cities with Nagano, Japan. Demonstrations of traditional Japanese martial activities will include judo, kendo and yagyu. Other Japanese traditions on display will be the art of kimono, tea ceremonies, bonsai, sumi-e painting, calligraphy, and origami. Musical performances will include taiko drummers and the koto, a Japanese stringed instrument. The event culminates with a lantern lighting ceremony. Co-sponsored by the Consulate General of Japan.
Saturday, April 25
“Moonlight in Monte Carlo” Casino Night
$75 Per Person
7 to 11 p.m., 738-5523 or www.jlcd.org
Harborview Center, 300 Cleveland St.
Moonlight in Monte Carlo is presented by the Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin, Inc. Join in for an evening of Las Vegas style gaming tables, live music, eight local restaurants featuring their specialties, chocolate desserts, silent and live auctions and much more. All proceeds to benefit the signature community project, “A.N.G.E.L.S. for Foster Families”.
Sunday, April 26
"Sunday Ciclovía” Multicultural Street Festival
FREE Admission
8 a.m. to 2 p.m., 562-4047
Cleveland Street, Downtown Clearwater
Enjoy a day of family fun and healthy activities on a car-free, carefree Cleveland Street. Two miles of downtown Clearwater streets will be off-limits to car traffic, so cyclists, walkers, skaters, joggers and dog walkers can take over the streets for a day of street play.
Friday, May 1
Q105 Fun ‘n Sun “Toyota Concert”
Featuring Tommy James & the Shondells. With special guests: Herman’s Hermits with Peter Noone and Thelma Houston.
FREE Admission, Artist Circle seating area tickets available, $20 at www.ticketmaster.com.
5 to 11:30 p.m., www.tampabaysq105.com
Coachman Park, 301 Drew St.
Friday, May 1 - Saturday, May 2
Relay For Life
FREE Admission
6 p.m. to noon (on Saturday), 812-7021 or www.cancer.org
Long Center, 1501 N. Belcher Rd.
Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature activity. It offers everyone in a community an opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer. Teams of people will camp out and take turns walking or running around path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event.
Saturday, May 2
WSJT 14th Annual Lexus of Clearwater/Lexus of Tampa Bay Smooth Jazz Fest
Featuring Wayman Tisdale, Kim Waters with Maysa, Eric Darius, and Keiko Matsui.
General Admission: $10 advance, $15 day of show
Reserved Seating: $20 advance, $25 day of show
Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.com.
Noon to 11:30 p.m., www.wsjt.com
Coachman Park, 301 Drew St.
Saturday, May 2
Hospice Beach Stroll
FREE Admission, collect pledges
9 a.m. (registration begins at 8 a.m.), 523-3420
Palm Pavilion, 18 Bay Esplanade
Join in this Saturday morning Clearwater Beach pledge walk to help benefit local Hospice.
Saturday, May 2
Brunch With The Birds
FREE admission with paid admission to park
8 a.m. to 11 a.m., 462-6024
Moccasin Lake Nature Park, 2750 Park Trail Lane
Enjoy a morning walk throughout the park. Staff from Moccasin Lake Nature Park will guide walkers and locate and identify various birds that reside in the park. After the walk, everyone is treated to a continental brunch at the park.
Sunday, May 3
WQYK Fun ‘n Sun “Toyota Concert”
Featuring Craig Morgan and Jason Aldean. With special guests: Heidi Newfield, Chris Young, Love & Theft with the Warren Brothers, Gloriana, Trailer Choir, Justin Moore, Carter Twins, and Suite Caroline.
FREE Admission, Artist Circle seating area tickets available, $20 at www.ticketmaster.com.
Noon to 9:30 p.m., www.wqyk.com
Coachman Park, 301 Drew St.
For more information, call 562-4700. |
