First Harvest at Fort Mose Historic State Park
Saturday, November 4, 2023
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Admission
Overview
This family fun event recreates a typical autumn festival within 18th century Spanish Florida. This immersive experience includes reenactors in period dress, a farmers market, colonial cooking demonstrations, food samples and presentations on local ‘fusion’ cuisine reflecting Spanish, native and African influences. Special activities for children and youth include junior militia training and the making of pottery, beaded leather jewelry, corn husk dolls and tri-corn hats. 15 Fort Mose Trl., St. Augustine. 904-823-2232 www.fortmose.org
A 40-acre waterfront historic site, Fort Mose Historic State Park is the site of the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in what is now the United States. In 1738…