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Celebrate the season at our Fall Festival. Eat, learn, shop, and have fun at this free two-day community event held at Discovery Gardens. This fun, festive event has something for everyone and is a great way to support and explore local gardening and community programs. Explore the gardens, and shop plants and garden-related crafts.
Visit the 4-H Open House to learn about local youth programs, and enjoy hands-on activities for children and families. Meet our chickens and rabbit.
DATES
Saturday & Sunday
November 7-8, 2026
TIME
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
LOCATION
UF/IFAS Discovery Gardens
1951 Woodlea Rd
Tavares, FL 32778
COST
Free Admission
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Saturday Only
4-H Open House
UF/IFAS Displays
Educational Talks
- Both Days
Local Vendors (plants, crafts, food)
IMPORTANT
No pets allowed. Service animals welcome.
MORE INFORMATION
Carla Fernandez
Residential Horticulture Assistant
carla.fernandez@ufl.edu
  
EDUCATIONAL TALKS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY
9:30am - Easy Salsa Recipe (with samples)
Speaker: Lori Johnson, UF/IFAS Extension Lake County, Family & Consumer Sciences Agent
10:00am - Plant This, Not That
Plants native to Florida may: use less water, require little or no fertilizer; and add texture and color to your landscape. They also provide food and shelter for birds and butterflies; and add action and drama to your landscape. Join Naturalist Lavon Silvernell to learn how you can bring some of their benefits and beauty to your landscape.
Speaker: Lavon Silvernell, Florida Native Plant Society
10:30am - Bees, Bees, Bees!
Speaker: Giles Paget-Wilkes, Master Gardener Volunteer, Lake County Beekeepers
11:00am - All About Hops
Speaker: Matt Smith, UF/IFAS Extension Lake County, Commercial Crop Production Agent
11:30am - OPEN
Speaker: OPEN
12:00pm - Compost: The Basic Equation
Speaker: Giles Paget-Wilkes, Master Gardener Volunteer
12:30pm - Show & Tell: Chickens and Rabbits!
Speaker: Dallas Meringolo, UF/IFAS Extension Lake , County Extension Director, 4-H Agent
1:00pm - Restoring Shorelines
Speakers: Luke Valentine and Veronica Dau, Lake County Water Authority
1:30pm - What is a Bioactive Terrarium, Aquarium, or Pond?
Speaker: Kyle Trotter, Nature Built
2:00pm - Butterfly Puddlers
Speaker: Sandra Bryan, Master Gardener Volunteer
  
  
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