Lemon Bay Fest was founded in 2002 to celebrate the arts, culture, and history of Lemon Bay.

Every year the Elsie Quirk Public Library and the Englewood Charlotte Public Library have partnered together to create a week of programs and displays.

We hope you enjoy them all!

Schedule of Events:

10:30 am - 11:30 am: Telling Florida Food Stories - Dalia Col0n

Journalist and author Dalia Col0n of WUSF's "The Zest" podcast explores Florida's history through the lens of food -- from indigenous food, to the rise and fall of the citrus industry, to modern sustainability efforts.

Elsie Quirk Library

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Breaking Down the Myth of the 'Pirate' Jose Gaspar Neil Durrant

Join Charlotte County History Librarian Neil Durrant for a discussion about the myth of Jose Gaspar, the fictional Spanish pirate who terrorized the Gulf of Mexico from his base in southwest Florida during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Englewood Charlotte Public Library