Held each year on Memorial Day weekend, the Blue Crab Festival is the largest free festival in North Florida. A four-day festival, Blue Crab features free, live entertainment throughout the day and night as well as a fireworks display. Enjoy seafood, carnival rides, arts, crafts and commercial display vendors, and more. There is also a Memorial Day Parade on Monday. Admission is free! The festival takes place in historic downtown Palatka on the St Johns Riverfront.
Palatka's fun place for ice cream since 1952. Treat yourself royally...vist the Queen! Soft serve ice cream, hot dogs, barbeque sandwiches, Artisan sandwiches and wraps. Cold drinks and iced coffee drinks. Whether it's for lunch, dinner, or an afternoon pick-me-up, Palatka's DQ is the place to go!
Mexican cuisine is primarily a fusion of indigenous Mesoamerican cooking with European, especially Spanish, elements added after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in the 16th century. The basic staples remain native foods such as corn, beans and chili peppers, but the Europeans introduced a large number of other foods, the most important of which were meat from domesticated animals (beef, pork, chicken, goat and sheep), dairy products (especially cheese) and various herbs and lots of spices.
Mexico is also known for their mariachi music, variation of chile peppers, and tequila. That's w...
Palatka Golf Club established in 1925 is an original 18 hole, Donald Ross designed course. Each year we hold the Azalea Amateur and Senior Azalea in March. One of the few golf courses in Northeast Florida with elevation change throughout the golf course.
