Florida Forest Festival

10/10/2026

Hey get your tickets before we sell out! Advance tickets are $20 for a one day pass for unlimited rides. They will be $30 at the gate! Lisko Family Amusements will be back this year for the 71st Annual Florida Forest Festival. Carnival tickets ON SALE NOW! Carnival opens October 21st and will be open through October 24th. 71st Florida Forest Festival 2026!

10/09/2026

Official Florida Forest Festival limited addition T-shirts will be available starting Monday October 12th at the Chamber office (Festival Office) 🙂 Shirts are $20 and we have sizes Small through 2XL.

10/07/2026

Thank you Stone's Home Centers for supporting the Chainsaw Competition each year for the Florida Forest Festival!

10/05/2026

Lisko Family Amusements will be back this year for the 71st Annual Florida Forest Festival. Carnival tickets ON SALE NOW! Carnival ooens October 21st and will be open through October 24th.

10/03/2026

IT’S Florida Forest Festival TIME!
October is here, and that means one thing in Taylor County…Florida Forest Festival season! From pageants and carnival rides to fireworks, parades, lumberjacks, live music and the World’s Largest Free Fish Fry, there’s a whole month of fun headed our way!
71st Florida Forest Festival ❤️❤️

📅 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
👑 Miss Florida Forest Festival Queen Pageant: 6pm

📅 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
👑 Florida Forest Festival Little King and Queen Pageant: 6:00 PM

OCTOBER 21–24: The CARNIVAL with Lisko Family Amusements!
🎟️ Any ONE-Day Pass is $20

OCTOBER 22: Thursday Night Fireworks light up the Taylor County sky at 8:00 PM SHARP at the Perry-Foley Airport!

OCTOBER 23: Friday Night DOWNTOWN FUN!
🐾 Kids’ Parade: 6:15 PM
🐶 Strut Your Mutt Contest: 6:45 PM
🛏️ Bed Race: 7:00 PM

🌲🪓 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24: FESTIVAL DAY!! 🪓🌲
We’ll kick off the day downtown with the King Tree Parade at 9:30 AM, ( If you need an application for the parade www.floridaforestfestival.org)celebrating this year’s theme:
🇺🇸 “Celebrating 250 Years of American Roots!”
Then head over to Forest Capital State Park for a full day of festival fun, including:
🎨 Arts & Crafts
🚜 Heavy Equipment Exhibit
🚘 Classic Car Show
🎶 Live Music
🪓 Chainsaw, Cross Cut & Loader Competitions
🐟 12 NOON — WORLD’S LARGEST FREE FISH FRY!
🪓 LUMBERJACK SHOWS: 12:30 PM • 2:00 PM • 4:00 PM
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT:
12:30 PM — Sarah Beth Terry
2:00 PM — Danka
3:45 PM — King Cotton
There’s nothing quite like Florida Forest Festival time in Taylor County! ❤️🌲
Bring the family, bring your friends, and come celebrate the traditions, history and community that have made this festival a Taylor County favorite for generations.
We’ll see you at the Festival!

09/10/2026

🇺🇸🌲 THE KING TREE PARADE IS COMING! 🌲🇺🇸

Join us during Florida Forest Festival weekend for one of Taylor County’s favorite traditions — the King Tree Parade!

🎉 2026 Theme: “Celebrating 250 Years of American Roots!”
📅 Saturday, October 24th
⏰ 9:30 AM
📍 Downtown Perry

Applications are NOW OPEN! We’re inviting floats, bands, civic clubs, businesses, organizations and more to join the celebration and help us fill downtown Perry with red, white, blue…and plenty of hometown pride! 🇺🇸🌳

Gather your group, decorate those floats and come celebrate 250 years of American roots with us! ❤️🤍💙 Applications available: floridaforestfestival.org

08/14/2026

Lisko Family Amusements will be back this year for the 71st Annual Florida Forest Festival. Carnival tickets will be on sale aoon...stay tuned!

08/14/2026

It's TIME! Time to sign up for the upcoming Bed Race! It will take place during the Friday night (October 23rd) It's one of the favorite of events at the 71st Florida Forest Festival! Bed will be provided. Reserve yours today! $100 fee to reserve your spot! Prize for best decorated and best theme. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place cash prizes! Who's in??

05/04/2026

Stay Tuned Juniors and Seniors of 2026-2027 school year! The Miss Florida Forest Festival Queen Pageant will be gearing up soon!

04/29/2026