April 11 thru the 18th is the St Augustine Race Week spring sailing event with salors racing in yachts off shore.
A Law Enforcement Memorial will be held by the 10-24 Foundation on April 21 at 7:30pm at the Palatka Riverfront.
The Great Hastings Mowdown lawn mower races and the Cabbage Potato and Bacon Festival will be held in Hastings Satu;rday April 25 from 9 to noon with food trucks, miss potato queen beauty pageant, artisana market, and kids zone. Register for the lawn mower races at hastings fl.org or contact the Hastings Rotary Club.
A Veterans Freedom Fest will be held at the Putnam County Fairgrounds on Saturday April 25th from 10m to 4pm with music, BBQ, games bounce house and information booths. Free meals for veterans and their immediate household non veterans are $8 a meal.
St Johns River Bartrum Frolic and Festival will be held April 25 to 26 at the Palatka Riverfront with live music, vendors, reenactors, bus tours, biking tours, kayaking tours, guided hiking, and riverboat tours.
The Palatka High School Class of ’88 is holding a Sneaker Ball at 400 East Harris Street in Hastings on Saturday April 25th from 6pm to 10pm to raise money for scholarships. Call 386-326-7900 for information.
Cinderella will be the musical put on by the Palatka High School musical theater department on May 1 to 10 at the C.L. Overturf Center at 1100 South 18th Street in Palatka. Tickets are $15 in advance at Ralphs House of Flowers and $20 at the door.
The National Garden Club Standard Flower Show and Bonsai Exhibit juried flower show will be hosted by the Garden Club of St Augustine at the Southeast Branch Library in St Augustine April 24 and 25th. It is free.
The River City Players will present “Daddy’s Dyin Who’s Got The Will” April 29 to May 10 at the Larimer Arts Center. Go to rcpalatka.org for tickets and information
Romanza Festival will be held are several venues in St Augustine May 1 to 17. Go to romanzafestival.com for event times and locations.
The Palatka Sunrise Rotary is holding a Cornhole for Trades Tournament on Saturday May 9th at the Putnam County Fairgrounds from 11am to 4pm. Registration is $15 and proceeds go towards vocational Scholarships.
Putnam County World’s Greatest Baby Shower will be held Saturday May 16 at the Family Life Center at 1414 Bronson Street in Palatka from 11am to 2pm
The Putnam First Cancer Fund Trivia Tournament signs ups are going on now. It will be held at Renegades in Welaka on June 20th starting at noon. For entry forms and more information email bluebandit28@yahoo.com
The Interlachen Fire Department will have Breakfast on the first Saturday of each month at 217 Kennedy Street in Interlachen. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children with pancakes, eggs, sausage, biscuits, gravy, grits and toast.
There are new locations for drop off of food items for feed the need. you can drop off at both Palatka Ameris bank locations, Putnam county school district office, the hospital, and at chips water works in the industrial warehouse site. They are looking for non-perishable food items for backpacks for kids with pop tops if possible.