This Weekend: Redland Summer Fruit Festival

Take a little trip down to our farmland this weekend for the Fruit & Spice Park's Redland Summer Fruit Festival.Fruits are the stars of the show at the park's annual event. Sample and buy Florida's delicious mangoes, lychees, bananas, jackfruit, sapodilla, and other exotic fruits. There will also be vegetables...

By Paula Niño

June 10, 2011

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Take a little trip down to our farmland this weekend for the Fruit & Spice Park's Redland Summer Fruit Festival.

Fruits are the stars of the show at the park's annual event. Sample and buy Florida's delicious mangoes, lychees, bananas, jackfruit, sapodilla, and other exotic fruits. There will also be vegetables from Redland growers and prepared foods from local vendors. And you can always walk around the park, which is home to 500 varieties of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and herbs from around the world.

The festival takes place Saturday, June 11, and Sunday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $8 (free for children under 11).

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