1st Annual Thousand Island Fest 2024
Schedule of Events
10:30...
Festival Start
10:45...
Festival Welcome
10:45...
Kayak Tour – Fin Expeditions (~ 30-minute tour)
11:00...
Music by Mark Nathan
11:00...
Kayak Safety Demo sponsored by the County’s EEL Program
11:30...
Kids Scavenger Hunt (at Festival Table)
11:45...
Restoring Our Lagoon – Restoration: Past, Current, Future
Brevard IRL Coalition (BIRLC), Craig Wallace
Save Our IRL (Brevard County), Virginia Barker
Jessy Wayles, OneLagoon/IRLNEP
Friends of the Thousand Islands, Chris Edwards
12:15...
Island Boat Tour – Wildside Tours (~ 60-minute tour)
12:30...
Kayak Tour – Fin Expeditions (~ 30-minute tour)
1:00...
Island Partners – Acquisition of the Islands for the Public
Mike Knight, Environmentally Endangered Lands
Skip Williams, City of Cocoa Beach
Matthew Anderson, FDEP Aquatic Preserve
Tony Sasso, Friends of the Thousand Islands
1:30...
Music by Honey Miller
2:15...
Restoring Our Lagoon – Restore Our Shores & Seagrass Efforts
Olivia Escandell, Brevard Zoo/Restore Our Shores
Bob Musser, Merritt Island Wildlife Association (MIWA)
2:15...
Kayak Tour – Fin Expeditions (~ 30-minute tour)
2:30...
Island Boat Tour – Wildside Tours (~ 60-minute tour)
3:45...
Music by The Aquanuts
3:45...
Kayak Tour – Fin Expeditions (~ 30-minute tour)
10:30 - 6:00pm
Kids Activities All Day – Playground, Corn Hole, Police Boat,Wildlife and More!
1st Annual Thousand Island Fest 2024
Our Partner Exhibits- Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL)
- City of Cocoa Beach
- City of Cape Canaveral, Embry-Riddle & Stetson Universities
- OneLagoon/Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (IRLNEP)
- FL Department of Environmental Protection/Aquatic Preserve
- Brevard County Save Our Indian River Lagoon/SOIRL
- Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition (BIRLC)
- Florida Tech/FIT
- Brevard Zoo/Restore Our Shores/Aquarium and Conservation Center
- FL Wildlife Hospital & Sanctuary/Wildlife Rescue Program
- Merritt Island Wildlife Association (MIWA)
- Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS)/Sea Rocket Chapter
- Space Coast Surfrider
- Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School/Aqua Science CTE Program
- Roosevelt Elementary & Freedom 7 Elementary
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