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Polk County Seeks Vendors for Outdoors E...

Polk County Seeks Vendors for Outdoors Expo
BARTOW – Polk County Parks and Recreation is seeking vendors for an Outdoors Expo. Vendors should sell or demonstrate products or services related to off-road vehicles, boating, camping, fishing, hunting, outdoor recreation, or any similar business or product. The Outdoors Expo will take place 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Saddle Creek Park and Campground. Vendors...

Scales and Tails Pet Festival

The Polk County Board of County Commissioners’ Parks & Recreation will host the Scales and Tail Pet Festival Saturday, Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Simmers-Young Park in Winter Haven (5630 W. C.R. 542, off of K-ville Avenue behind the Auburndale Speedway). This family event is free and open to the public. Free activities include live entertainment by Living Among...

Polk Nature Discovery Center Offers Free...

Polk’s Nature Discovery Center at Circle B Bar Reserve will host several nature-based programs through February. All activities are free and open to the public, but space is limited. Sunday, February 6 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Discovery Center Activities—Alien Invaders. The Orientation Theater has been invaded by plants and animals from other origins. Designed for kids of all...

Polk Nature Discovery Center Offers Free...

Polk’s Nature Discovery Center at Circle B Bar Reserve will host several nature-based programs through January. All activities are free and open to the public, but space is limited. Holiday Closings Polk’s Nature Discovery Center will be closed New Year’s Eve and New Years Day, however, the hiking trails and picnic areas will remain open for your enjoyment. Saturday, January...

Nature Discovery Center Closed 7/4, Trai...

The Nature Discovery Center will be closed for Independence Day. However, the hiking trails and picnic areas will be open during the normal times. Gates open around 5 a.m. and close around 8:30 p.m.

Independence Day Cookout July 2

Polk County Parks & Recreation presents a free Independence Day Cookout Friday, July 2, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Johnny and Freda Brooks Eloise Resource Center, 710 Snively Ave.