Ongoing Events - The First Saturday of each month is "First Saturday Festival" in the neighborhood beginning officially at 9 and running unofficially until 2 - 4 pm.  Vendors of many styles and venues rent space and set up on the lawns of Historic Village merchants to sell their wares.  Typically we have antiques dealers, community services clubs and churches, crafters, farmers selling produce and plants, artisans selling jewelry and other wonderful things as well as a few of us who just cleaned out the attic or garage or inherited a bunch of our great Aunt's treasures we don't have room for.  Whatever the mix, it's fun and eventful with food vendors peddling their good smellin' creations and shop keepers peddlin' their newest wares and sharing their air conditioning or heating, depending on the season.   To reserve your space, call Bonnie at 465-9200 ($10 for 10 X 10').

The first Tuesday of each month is also a good time to visit Grumbles and the Historic Village as Girl's Day Out rules the neighborhood.  Free gifts to the first 10 buyers in each store make it a fun race early through 12 shops for 12 free gifts.  Then back around at a more leisurely pace mid morning to graze the homemade sandwiches & desserts, fresh fruit and veggies and check out the special sales exclusively for Girls-Day-Out-goers.   Check with Grumbles for an update as we'll be doing floral demonstrations in the fall (learn how to make a cornucopia, an advent wreath, seasonal wreaths, bows and more) on Girl's Day Out.

Be sure to visit the barracks next door where our brand new neighbor, Patty Cakes, is getting established.  Michelle does quality custom cakes and cookie bouquets as her mainstay.  Our other neighbors you should be sure to visit are Always Something, The Stitch Niche, The Book Nook, The Beading Gallery, The Cottonbelle,  My Favorite Things, The Two Sisters, Our Florida Books & Art, Abigail's Attic, Tara's Boutique and Ye Old Thrift Shop.
Stay tuned to the neighborhood for Antique Car Show (Sat. Sept. 8), Music Festivals, Victorian Holiday Festival (always the Sat. night after Thanksgiving - Nov. 24 this year) Jazz Up Dunnellon (a Sat. night in Oct.), Boom Town Days (the 3rd weekend in April) and several more events throughout the year.  Our Florida Books & Art does (at least) quarterly book signings and artists visits.  Enjoy a "Singing River Tour" on the Rainbow or Withlacoochee Rivers with Captain Jon Semmes at Dunnellon City Boat Ramp or Captain Mike at Stumpknockers.  Be sure to visit Rainbow Springs State Park for $1 admission to walk through the beautiful park and see the headsprings.  Swim, picnic, do a snorkel tour, learn about native plants or rent a kayak.
 

For more information about what to do and see in Dunnellon contact our Chamber of Commerce at 489-2320, Dunnellon Main Street at 465-6333 or us, at Grumbles House 465-1460.

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