Cocoa Beach March 16th, 2024, 10:30 AM – 6 PM,
The Friends of the Thousand Islands, in conjunction with the City of Cocoa Beach and Brevard County’s Environmentally Endangered Lands, is holding the 1st Annual Thousand Islands Fest. A family fun and educational event celebrating the Thousand Islands and the progress being made to heal the Indian River Lagoon.
The Thousand Islands Fest is designed to showcase the beautiful mangrove islands in the Banana River Lagoon, off the shores of Cocoa Beach—a paddling paradise. There will be kayak safety demonstrations, free waterway tours and pontoon ferries to Crawford Island where there will be a Florida Native Plant Tour and Native Flute Playing. Tours are first come, first serve. There will be kid friendly hands-on activities, including a scavenger hunt and meeting rescue wildlife from the Florida Wildlife Hospital, and a geocaching activity.
There will be 16 organizations showcasing how progress is being made to heal our Lagoon with many demonstration projects and short presentations including: the EEL’s Program (Environmentally Endangered Lands), BIRLC (Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition), Brevard County Natural Resources SOIRL (Save Our Indian River Lagoon), IRLNEP’s OneLagoon (National Estuary Program), City of Cocoa Beach, City of Cape Canaveral, Florida DEP Aquatic Preserve (Department of Environmental Protection), Brevard Zoo, and MIWA (Merritt Island Wildlife Association).
Also: Food trucks and a native plant sale.
The Pavilion is located off Minutemen Causeway, adjacent to the Country Club and Pool on the shore of the Banana River Lagoon.
Location: The Cocoa Beach Pool Pavilion
4800 Tom Warriner Blvd
Find the latest fest news at www.facebook.com/thousandislandsfestival
