Upcoming Events
Membership meeting and class information (bottom of the page)
_______________________________________________________________________________

Come find out as living historians, and demonstrators come to life when night descends on the museum.

Fine Art Exhibition at the Pioneer Florida Museum and Village
Main Building
15602 Pioneer Museum Road, Dade City, FL 33523
Light refreshments, free event, donations appreciated
Christopher Still, a native Floridian, is a distinguished artist who graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He further honed his skills through studies in human anatomy at Jefferson Medical School and an apprenticeship in traditional techniques in Florence, Italy.

Save the date! Several groups will participate and speakers.:
Speakers: Times TBA
- Dr. Heather Parker, Ph.D., Saint Leo University
Dean, College of Arts, Sciences, and Allied Services - Topic TBA - Sylvia France, "Genealogy organizations and what to do with your genealogical research"
- Anne Moore - "How to find an American Revolution relative through Virginia"
- Harry Fuller - from the Sons of the American Revolution in Clearwater, FL - Topic TBA
Groups will have informational tables, including but not limited to:
- Jamestown Society
- Daughters of the Confederacy
- Sons of the American Revolution
- Daughters of the American Revolution
Annual Membership Meeting
Monday, September 15, 2025, 6 pm
Main Building at the Pioneer Florida Museum
_____________________________________________________________________________
SAVE THE DATES
Vendor applications click here
Vendor applications and payments are only on our website.
Oct 2025
Scarecrow Festival - Saturday, October 11, 2025, 9 am - 4 pm
The most wonderful Fall Festival of the year! Build Your Own Scarecrow, of course! Pumpkin Patch, Pumpkin Painting, Pharaoh's Wild Pharaohs Wildlife Kingdom, Children’s Games with prizes, ZHS FFA Petting Zoo, Children’s make and take Arts and Crafts, Live Entertainment, Vendors, Traditional Craft Demonstrations, Blacksmith, Model Trains, Food, all museum buildings open and MORE.. Please join us!
Pioneer Florida Student Field Trip Day - Friday, October 24, 2025, 9 am - 1pm
Pioneers and Beers - Saturday, October 25, 2025, 10 am - 4 pm
This is a new event that we believe will be very popular. Think Pioneer Day meets Brew House. We will have a lot of Pioneer Day activities and Dade City Brew House along with others will have samples of their beers. There will be live entertainment all day, Professor Mortimer's World Famous Traveling Medicine and Magic Show, vendors, food, a kid's zone and more!
________________________________________________________________________
Nov 2025
Civil War Living History Student Field Trip Day - Friday, November 21, 2025, 9 am - 1 pm
Civil War Living History Event - Saturday, November 22, 2025, 10 am - 4 pm
________________________________________________________________________
Dec 2025
Dade City Christmas Parade - Friday, December 5, 2025, 7 pm
The theme this year will be "Florida Christmas"
When we have information and registration ready for the parade, it will be listed here. Please do not contact the museum prior to the registration opening.
Pioneer Christmas and Vintage Market - Saturday, December 6, 2025 10 am - 4 pm
_________________________________________________________________________
Jan 2026
Raising Cane and Moonshine Festival - Saturday, January 10, 2026, 10 am - 4 pm
_________________________________________________________________________
Feb 2026
Farm Festival and Quilt Show (Draft Horse Pull Competition) - Saturday, February 7, 2026, 10 am - 4pm
_________________________________________________________________________
March 2026
Cracker Cowboy Student Field Trip Day - Friday, March 6, 2026, 9 am - 1pm
Cracker Cowboy Day - Saturday, March 7, 2026, 10 am - 4 pm
Cracker Cowboy Dinner (fundraiser) - March 21, 2026, 6 - 10 pm Grilled Steak or Chicker Dinner, live entertainment and more.
We need live and silent auction items and table sponsors.
Jelly Bean Fling Spring Festival - Saturday, March 28, 2026, 10 am - 4 pm
__________________________________________________________________________
Pioneer Quilt Guild Meeting
The first Tuesday of every month starts at 6 pm
Main Building of the Pioneer Florida Museum in the Lockey Room
Quilters at all levels of experience are welcome.
For more information: pioneerquiltguild@gmail.com or www.pioneerquiltguild.com
________________________________________________
Please wash or sanitize your hands often. The museum frequently sanitizes common areas and has hand sanitizer available. If you are sick, please stay home. The health and safety of our staff, guests and volunteers is our highest priority.
____________________________________________________________________