Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival, Cirque Italia Water Circus top things to do this weekend

Elysia Brennan
·2 min read

Eat frog legs, watch a water circus, drink local beer, check out a car show and stroll a craft show this weekend.

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The 30th annual Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival is being held January 21-24, 2021, around the City Hall Complex in Fellsmere. The free event features frog leg and gator tail dinners, live music, vendor booths and a midway with carnival rides. The food schedule is 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The festival schedule is 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Parking is also free. Organizers are taking COVID-19 precautions and ask that visitors do the same. New this year is a cash-only, drive-thru for food pick-up which is located at 21 S. Cypress Street.

Indian River County

Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival

  • 4-11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday

  • Old School Complex, 22 South Orange St., Fellsmere

  • The 31st annual festival features frog leg and alligator tail dinners, hundreds of booths with unique gifts, live music and carnival rides.

  • Free admission and parking

  • froglegfestival.com

Sweet Tea Sip and Stroll Arts & Crafts Fest

  • 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday

  • Riverview Park, 600 U.S. 1, Sebastian

  • The third annual event includes shopping from over 100 vendors, eating from food trucks and enjoying live music.

  • Free admission

  • art-n-around.com/3rd-annual-sweet-tea-sip-stroll

St. Lucie County

Cirque Italia Water Circus

  • 7:30 p.m. Friday; 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. Sunday

  • Clover Park, 31 Piazza Drive, Port St. Lucie

  • The new production begins with the ringmaster fishing when he unexpectedly catches a bottle with a treasure map stuffed inside. His ensuing journey takes the audience through storms on the high seas, dreams of angelic aerialists and pirate fights. See swashbucklers balancing upside down on a rum barrel, juggling knives and having a run-in with a mermaid, as well as the suspenseful crossbow act and dangerous “wheel of death” performances.

  • Tickets are $10-$40; parking is $5

  • cirqueitalia.com/Tickets

Cool and Classic Car Show

Martin County

Brews, Blues, Bourbon & BBQ

  • 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday

  • Flagler Park, 201 S.W. Flagler Ave. Stuart

  • The event features local craft beers, wine, barbeque, bourbon flights, cocktails, children’s activities and live music.

  • Free

  • beerworks.org/bbbq-2022

Elysia Brennan is a freelancer for TCPalm who looks out for the best things to do across the Treasure Coast. Do you have an upcoming event you want to be potentially included in this weekly roundup? Email it to her at elysiabrennan@yahoo.com. You can also upload your event to TCPalm's event page at events.tcpalm.com.

This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Five on Friday: Weekend events in Stuart, Vero, PSL, Fort Pierce, more