Pow Wow Festival & Parade - Seminole, FL
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City of Seminole's annual festival with rides, games, food, entertainment, parade and fireworks.
Waymark Code: WM60JJ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2009
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2010 Festival Dates...March 12-14
Located at the Holland G. Mangum Recreation Complex
9100 113th Street North
Seminole, Florida 33772
Admission is free. Bring plenty of money for the rides, games and food.
The 2009 festival was held March 13-15. Below is a sample of what you will find at this festival. Please check website for more detailed information....
Friday - Fire and Iron Motorcycle Showcase, Midway Opens
Saturday - Annual Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, Hot Air Balloon Rides (Weather permitting), Parade, “Children's Extravaganza”, Florida Blood Services Drive, Fireworks Extravaganza
Sunday – 2nd Annual Kiwanis Truck Pull Competition
There are bands scheduled to perform all 3 days so please check the website for more information.
History of the Festival:
The Seminole Pow Wow started in 1967 by the fire department and the Warhawks Booster Club.
Seminole was not a city yet. Holland Magnum was the president of the volunteer firefighters. His wife, Cat, read an article in the now-defunct Seminole Courier reporting that the Warhawks stadium at Seminole High School needed money to be completed. To build a fence around the stadium would cost $1,600. Magnum thought of having a fund-raiser through the fire department to raise the money, and it was his wife's suggestion to name it a Pow Wow. Magnum remembers his late wife sitting at a coffee table reading the newspaper. "She said, 'Well, you know, we could call it the Seminole Pow Wow.'"
A parade was added to the day, and the Booster Club and firefighters served chicken dinners at Station 29 on 113th Street and raised $2,100. After paying for the fence, the extra money was put into a fund for the next year, and the Pow Wow Festival & Parade became a community tradition.
The small-town festival has grown over the years and now includes the parade, a carnival, community events and restaurateurs and has grown to a weekend-long festivity.
How many days does the festival last?: 3
Admission Price: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
National, County, or City Festival?: City
Coordinates Location:: main entrance to rec center
Website:: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
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