FREE FUN FOR ALL AGES
Attend this FREE, family-friendly event to immerse yourself in local history!
Bring the whole family for a day of hands-on, historic fun at the Manatee County Agricultural Museum & Palmetto Historical Park!
Event Details:
- When: Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 10 AM – 1 PM
- Where: 515 10th Ave W, Palmetto, FL, 34221
- Who: All ages welcome
- No reservations required!
- Send mail from our 1880 Heritage Station Post Office!
- This historic post office will be operational with a ONE-DAY-ONLY cancellation stamp designed by a local student artist. Bring your stamped mail to send or write a letter and buy a stamp on-site.
- Take a self-guided tour of all 7 on-site buildings in a historic open house.
- Buildings include a historic Carnegie library, post office, schoolhouse, cottage, church, military museum, and agricultural museum.
- Palmetto Historical Park’s regular 2 PM tour will not be available.
- Complete heritage crafts and activities that are fun for visitors of all ages.
- Talk with local outreach organizations who will be positioned throughout the park with information and activities.
This event is sponsored by Angelina “Angel” Colonneso – Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court, Friends of Manatee County Agricultural Museum, Palmetto Historical Commission, and City of Palmetto.
