Kumquat Festival
The Kumquat Festival is an annual celebration held in late January in Dade City, Florida focused on the kumquat, a small tart citrus fruit usually eaten whole, with the skin on, and used in marmalades and desserts. [1] It is organized by the Dade City Chamber of Commerce.[2] The festival brings tens of thousands of visitors and is in its 24th year as of 2021. The crop can be damaged by freezes.[3][4]
The festival features kumquat pie, a specialty of Pasco County where Dade City is located.[5]
Nearby St. Joseph, Florida is known as the kumquat capital of the world, according to Kumquat Festival brochures.
References
[edit]- ^ Ronnie Blair Tiny fruit, tons of fun at Kumquat Festival January 26, 2012 Tampa Tribune
- ^ Kumquat Festival Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Dade City Chamber of Commerce
- ^ "Kumquat Festival hangs on one grower". Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ Michele Miller Dade City Festival Celebrates the tiny mighty kumquat January 28, 2012 Tampa Bay Times
- ^ Filips, Sara. "Kumquat Growers to host 2-day open house event ahead of festival". wfla.com. WFLA. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kumquat Festival Archived 2019-04-06 at the Wayback Machine Kumquat Growers Inc.