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:

10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Cracker Fair

Come on down to the newly renovated Pioneer Plaza on DearbornStreet for the Cracker Fair sponsored by the Lemon Bay Historical Society. Music and fun for the whole family with kid's games, crafts, historical presentations, food vendors, artists, a lemon dessert contest and more.

Pioneer Plaza

10:30 am - 11:30 am: Cracker Chidlings - Betty Jean Steinshouer

Join author Betty Jean Steinshouer for a discussion about MarjorieKinnan Rawlings and Zora Neale Hurston, from "Seraph on the Suwanee" to "The Secret River", examining the Jim Crow-era friendship between two of Florida's most celebrated authors.

Englewood Charlotte Public Library

1:30 pm - 3:45 pm: Movies: "Patrick Smith's Florida" and "Cracker"

Join us in wrapping up Lemon Bay Fest with a double movie feature and light refreshments. These films highlight the importance of preserving Florida's unique past, showcasing the lives of those who embody its "Florida Cracker" heritage.

Elsie Quirk Library