At its Monday night meeting, the Safety Harbor City Commission voted unanimously to approve the 2024 special events calendar, which includes several returning events and two new ones, the I Love Latin Food & Music Festival and the previously approved Walk to Defeat ALS.
City Commission previously approved other returning events, and at any time during the year, may approve additional events.
Additionally, City Commission approved providing $36,000 in funding and in-kind support for the Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce's Third Friday Music Festival, waiving Main Street rental fee for the American Legion Auxilliary for the Fourth of July parade and reducing the Main Street rental fee from $1,500 to $500 for the British Car Show.
Here is a list of the approved events:
JANUARY
- Jan. 19 - Third Friday Music Festival, Main Street, 6-10 p.m.
- Jan. 19 - Best Damn Race Expo, Waterfront Park, 3-6 p.m.
- Jan. 20 - Best Damn Race, Waterfront Park/marina, 6 a.m.-noon
FEBRUARY
- Feb, 16 - Third Friday Music Festival, Main Street, 6-10 p.m.
- Feb. 24- Art & Seafood on the Waterfront, Waterfront Park, 11 a.m.- 9 p.m.
- Feb. 25- Art & Seafood on the Waterfront, Waterfront Park, 11 a.m.- 6 p.m.
MARCH
- March 9 - I Love Latin Food & Music Festival, Waterfront Park, 1-7 p.m.
- March 15 - Third Friday Music Festival, Main Street, 6-10 p.m.
- March 16 - Bloom 'N Chalk Festival, Main Street, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
- March 17 - Bloom 'N Chalk Festival & Kiwanis Arts & Crafts Festival, Main Street, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Marc h 23 - Bands On The Bay, Waterfront Park, 3-10 p.m.
APRIL
- April 6 - Padde The Bay, Waterfront Park. 7 a.m.-4 p.m.
- April 13 - 5K By The Bay, marina, 6 a.m.-noon
- April 27 - Walk to Defeat ALS, Waterfront Park, 9 a.m.-noon
- April 19 - Third Friday Music Festival, Main Street, 6-10 p.m.
MAY
- May 11 - Hippie Dash, marina, 7 a.m.-noon
- May 17 - Third Friday Music Festival, Main Street, 6-10 p.m.
JUNE
- June 1 - Kick In The Grass Kickball Tournament, City Park, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
- June 21 - Third Friday Music Festival, Main Street, 6-10 p.m.
JULY
- July 4 - Fourth of July Parade, Main Street, 10 a.m.-noon
- July 4 - Fourth of July Celebration (tenative), Waterfront Park, 5-9 p.m.
- July 19 - Third Friday Music Festival, Main Street, 6-10 p.m.
AUGUST
- Aug. 15 - Third Friday Music Festival, Main Street, 6-10 p.m.
SEPTEMBER
- Sept. 14 - Best Damn Race Leftover, Waterfront Park, 6 a.m.-noon
- Sept. 20 - Third Friday Music Festival, Main Street, 6-10 p.m.
OCTOBER
- Oct. 5 - Safety Harbor Craft Beer Festival. Waterfront Park, times TBD
- Oct. 18 - Third Friday Music Festival, Main Street, 6-10 p.m.
- Oct. 25 - Blues on the Bay, Waterfront Park, 6-9 p.m.
- Oct. 26 - All British Car Show, Main Street, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Oct. 27 - Manufacturing 5K, Waterfront Park, 7-11 a.m.
- Oct. 31- Main Street Trick or Treat, Main Street, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
NOVEMBER
- Nov. 2 - Safety Harbor Wine Festival, Waterfront Park, 4-11 p.m.
- Nov. 15 - Third Friday Music Festival, Main Street, 6-10 p.m.
- Nov. 16 - Off The Hook Outdoors Expo, Waterfront Park, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
DECEMBER
- Dec. 6 - City Tree Lighting, Gazebo, 6-8 p.m.
- Dec. 7 - Holiday Parade, Main Street, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Dec. 8 - Kiwanis Arts & Crafts Festival, Main Street, 9 a.m.-4 p.m
- Dec. 14- Santa 5K, marina, 7-9 p.m.
- Dec. 20 - Third Friday Music Festival, Main Street, 6-10 p.m.