Things to Do Mother's Day Weekend in Dunedin

Need a quick brainstorm on what to do with mom this Mother's Day? We found these fun events in Dunedin for spending quality time with mom all weekend long.

2nd Friday Wine and Art Walk Sunset Music Series: Between Bluffs Concert 2013 Hog Hustle 5K Run/Walk Workday to Remove Invasive Plants from Hammock Park Highlander Pool Splash Bash & Picnic Family Night at Dunedin Lanes Dunedin Concert Band Patriotic Concert Need more ideas? Check out the Dunedin Patch calendar for a full list of events happening this weekend and beyond. Don't see your event? Please, add it via this online form. We may feature it in one of our next weekend previews! Sign up for the free Dunedin Patch email newsletter to stay connected to your community.

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Dunedin Highland Games 2013: A Spectator's Guide

Kilt-clad athletes battle for athletic supremacy at the Dunedin Highland Games on Saturday, April 13. Here's what to know before you go.

The strongest men in kilts compete at Highlander Park on Saturday. Kilt-clad athletes — amateurs and masters — battle for athletic supremacy in individual feats of strength, including caber and sheaf tossing and Scottish hammer throwing at the 47th annual Dunedin Highland Games. At the end, "the mightiest of the mighty" test their prowess with the 100-pound "Dunedin Stone" Challenge, the heaviest stone-throw in the United States, according to officials with Dunedin Highland Games committee. The competition is marked with more Scottish traditions for spectators, including beer, food, craft vendors, sheep dog demonstrations, as well as live Celtic-fusion bands, pipe bands and a Highland dance competition. Organizers outlined a schedule for …

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5 Things to Do this Weekend: Beer Olympics and More

Looking for ways to enhance your Super Bowl weekend? From Beer Olympics to little red dresses, there's so much from which to choose.

1. The Sophisticates Signature Little RED Dress Mixer 2. Dunedin Friends Book Drive 3. Psychic Fair 4. 'Pin Chasers for Parents' Bowling Fundraiser 5. Beer Olympics We also found these sports/Super Bowl-related events in the Dunedin Patch calendar: Looking for more entertainment options in beautiful Dunedin, such as live music and dining specials? Search the Dunedin Patch calendar by date for more ideas. Or would you like to get your event featured in Patch? Add it to the calendar! Get Dunedin events delivered right to your inbox or smartphone every day with our free newsletter. Simple, fast sign-up here.

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5 Things to Know for Unity Breakfast, March Saturday

Dunedin's annual Unity Breakfast and Diversity March honors the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's dream, and this year officials are commemorating Lorraine Leland.

1) It starts with free breakfast. The public is invited to share the most important meal of the day at the Martin Luther King Jr Recreation Center, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. It includes: 2) It includes a little exercise. After breakfast, city officials and visitors will march about seven-tenths of a mile from Martin Luther King Jr Recreation Center to Pioneer Park, starting at about 10:30 a.m. 3) It ends with free entertainment. Participants include adult and youth chiors from Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, as well as the Dunedin High School step team, until 12:30 p.m. 4) Multi-tasking is allowed. Dunedin's Green Market will also be in Pioneer Park, so as they say, the more the merrier. 5) Weather should be cooperating. Other than a …

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Need Things to Do with Kids on School Break?

The Dunedin Public Library has an array of activities for children on break for the Christmas and New Year's holidays. Check out what's going on: cartooning classes, martial arts and more!

What's Happening in Dunedin Today

It's Saturday, and that means it's time to play. From golf cart tours to organ concerts, take your pick from these fun holiday-related events happening in Dunedin today!

Annual "A Christmas Fantasy" Orchestral Organ Concert  For Kids: A Wishful Winter's Night  Dunedin Golf Cart Jingle Tour Live Concert: Bellarive  You may also enjoy: Looking for more options? Check the Dunedin Patch events calendar and see what else is happening. Don't see your event? Add it to the calendar!

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Snow in Forecast for Dunedin Saturday

Local Parks & Recreation Athletic Coordinator Greg Svendgard is calling for snow this Saturday evening for the Dunedin Holiday Parade and Old Fashioned Christmas.

The National Weather Service may only call for a low of 64 degrees this Saturday, but Greg Svendgard is going to make it snow in Dunedin. Svendgard is coordinating the near weather miracle on Main Street for the city's annual Dunedin Holiday Parade and Old Fashioned Christmas, for the first time in about five or six years. About 23 tons of "snow" from Gainesville Ice will arrive in the form of ice blocks and be chipped into tiny snowflake-like pieces through a mulcher. It's enough to cover a 6- to 8-foot-high slide about 25 to 30 feet long in the parking lot between Blur Night Club and the Dunedin Historical Museum. The "snow mountain," as city staff refers to it, will allow children to simulate sledding downhill. Another three tons will …

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5 Holiday Events in Dunedin This Weekend

This weekend in Dunedin, there's no shortage of holiday things to do, whether you're finishing up shopping, trying to get into the spirit, or looking for family-friendly activities. See five things we found!

1. Pottery Sale & DFAC Open House at Dunedin Fine Art Center 2. Breakfast With Santa at Dunedin Community Center 3. "Santa’s Helpers": 43rd Annual Holiday Tour of Homes, Boutique & Tea at The Comny Center, Our Lady of Lourdes School 4. Dunedin Holiday Boat Parade and Tree Lighting at Edgewater Park 5. A Celebration of Carols at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Check the Dunedin Patch events calendar to see what else is going on! Want to get your event featured? Click here to add it to the calendar!

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Limitless Playground Opens at Honeymoon Island

After years of planning and research, the limitless playground, which is accessible to handicapped people of all ages, is complete at Honeymoon Island State Park.

Honeymoon Island State Park's new “limitless” playground had already passed third-grader Aiden Barnes' test when officials celebrated its grand opening ceremony Saturday.   The Madeira Beach Fundamental student was all smiles when he cut the ribbon. The new playground replaces one that had been worn by Honeymoon Island’s salty air. Its construction was stalled slightly over the summer when a gopher tortoise burrow was found on the site, so the new playground was moved about 200 feet. Officials built a fence around the tortoise's area. And to keep with the playful theme, one of the park’s biologists even added a wooden horse to its corral. The playground is called limitless because it is accessible to all, including children who need …

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Scott Hood

6:28 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Thank you for the very nice article. As the chairman of the Love Fore event at Countryside Country Club this past March, I would like to correct your reference to the sources of funding for the playground. While the grant from Publix was much appreciated, it was far less than the one-third of the total costs of the playground as referenced in your article. It was in fact the funds raised by the …   more ›