Christian Peterson
reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com
On Saturday, Feb. 1, crowds gathered at Heritage Square in Live Oak for a day of non-stop fun with the second annual All Aboard Festival. The event started at 9 a.m. and boasted a plethora of attractions for all attendees.
There was live music from all kinds of local performers, including Debbie Hallett, Gray Murder, Wild Bill, Anna Stange, Too Many Smiths, New Suwannee Pickers, Kentucky Sleepy Hollow Bluegrass Band, Snake Blood Remedy, SongFarmers of Live Oak, Dr. Jules Cool Blues and Live Oak 386. Besides music, the event boasted craft vendors and food trucks from across Florida. There were plenty of activities for kids, however, for those a little more historically inclined, there were presentations, by Eric Musgrove, Robert Ford, Pat Hines-Mitchell, Lynn Rogers and Emily Jane Curtis.
If you thought that was all the event had to offer, you would be wrong. For those who have a love for the mechanical, there was the car show boasting all kinds of epic roadsters from around the Suwannee Valley area.
“I think it was fabulous,” said Katherin Allen, one of the organizers of the event. “We had great weather and a lot of people came out and through the museum. Alot of people came out for the history speakers, which was really cool.” Once again, the event was a success, and Suwannee Festivals is already hard at work preparing for their next one, the Wildflower Festival in May. If you attended or participated in the All Aboard Festival, please fill out the survey on the Suwannee Festivals Facebook page.
