Preserve Events

The Timucuan Preserve hosts many events throughout the year. You can also find us at events around town! Check out this list below or view the calendar by clicking the "Schedule of Events" link on the left menu bar.

Public Archaeology Day at the Theodore Roosevelt Area- June 15th, 2013.

Public Archaeology Day at Kingsley Plantation- June 8th, 2013.

Did you know the 2013 National Park week is right around the corner?-April 21st-27th.

Race: Are We So Different? Talking Circle- Held at Kingsley Plantation March 25, 2013.

Kingsley Heritage Celebration: The Silver Anniversary- Feb. 16 & 23, 2013.

Timucuan Adventure Day- January 26th, 2013

The Second Annual Timucuan Science and History Symposium- January 25th, 2013 at the Ribault Club on Fort George Island in Jacksonville, Florida.

Harvest Day- Kingsley Plantation presents a free living history event marking the end of the cotton harvest October 6th, 2012.

"150th Anniversary of the Battle of St. John's Bluff" - Fort Caroline National Memorial will host a Civil War Encampment the third weekend of October, 2012.

"Public Archaeology Day"-Tour an active archaeological site at Kingsley Plantation June 9th, 2012.

"Kingsley Heritage Celebration: The War of Jubilee" This year the event celebrates the Civil War's 150th anniversary by looking at African American contributions to the war. Join us Feb. 18th and 25th, 2012.

National Underground Railroad Conference-"Escaping to Destinations South: The Underground Railroad, Cultural Identity, and Freedom along the Southern Boarderlands" June 20-24, 2012-St. Augustine, FL.

"Florida's First French Colony" History comes to life at Fort Caroline National Memorial Saturday December 10th from 9am-9pm and Sunday the 11th from 9am-3pm.

"Project Archaeology" Teacher Workshop- Kingsley Plantation will be hosting a special workshop debuting our new Investigating a Slave Cabin Curriculum June 22nd and 23rd 2011.

"Healthy Parks, Healthy People" National Park Week-
In celebration of your National Parks we will be holding special programs at Fort Caroline
and Kingsley Plantation April 16th through the 24th, 2011.

Annual Kingsley Heritage Celebration - Join us for special events Saturday February 19th and 26th, 2011. These events celebrate the cultural traditions which originated in the plantation period.

Archaeology Weekend- See archaeologists at work and learn about the tremendous amount of new information revealed through their research on June 5th and 6th, 2010.

National Park Week- Special programs throughout the Preserve April 17th-25th 2010, including Jr. Ranger Day April 24th, 2010!

Ken Burns' National Parks Documentary on PBS - Airs Sunday, September 27 - Friday, October 3.

The National Parks of the First Coast and Golden Isles - Airs September 21 & 27, 2009 on WJCT

Celebrate America's Best Idea: Our National Parks - Summer and Fall 2009

Extend your understanding of Fort Caroline National Memorial by visiting The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens to see their upcoming exhibition Voyages to the New World: Jacques Le Moyne and Theodor de Bry from October 16, 2009 - January 3, 2010

Ribbon Cutting to Reopen the Cedar Point Boat Ramp - August 25, 2009