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28th Annual FSFA Convention  -  October 17-19, 2008
O'Leno State Park - High Springs, FL

FSFA's 2008 Annual Convention will be held at O'Leno State Park,
in High Springs, Florida - October 17-19, 2008.

Special guest: 
TBA

  The Annual Convention will feature some of Florida's finest callers, bands and fiddlers, concerts, dances, jams, workshops, and a
String-Band Contest
(home-baked pie required for entry).   

Check here for more details at a later date.

2007 REGISTRATION FEES
(2008 fees tbd)

$30 for adults, and $10 for children 16 and under, for the entire weekend. 
or
$10/adult for Saturday Concert & Dance Only
 6:00 pm - until? 
(children 16 years and under FREE)
or
All Day Saturday - $15

A family rate of $60 for the entire weekend is also available.   You may REGISTER ON-SITE on Friday 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.  Cash and checks only.

Meals are not included, but there will be a separate ticketed catered dinner on Saturday night (see below).  You do not have to be a member of FSFA to attend.  All are welcome!  

HOMEMADE pie or cake entries for the Stringband contest are required!  We're proud of our tradition of HOME MADE PIES being required as entry fee into the Stringband Contest.  Thanks for keeping up the tradition, fiddlers!   First place band gets last pick of the pies, and so forth.  Ribbons are awarded to First, Second, and Third place band members.  Also, bands featuring kids (16 & under) are judged separately during the same contest.

ACCOMMODATIONS
O'Leno State Park features a lovely campground facility with full hook-ups available for tent campers and RV's; Hot showers and restroom facilities; O'Leno also offers primitive bunkhouse accommodations. 
(note: the bunkhouse area and camping area are not located together - NO camping is allowed in the bunkhouse area.)  Reservation information will be posted here as soon as it is available.

OTHER FACILITIES
O'Leno State Park offers a wood-floor dance hall / auditorium, an open-air covered pavilion, heated and air conditioned Dining Hall, and several covered picnic pavilions.  There is also a swimming/fishing dock with river access, and several rest-room/shower facilities located in both the bunkhouse and campground areas.

SATURDAY NIGHT CATERED DINNER
If you don't feel like cooking on Saturday night, you can purchase tickets for the catered dinner.  Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for children.  Vegetarian options will be available.  Tickets may be purchased on-site at the FSFA Registration Table. 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
It takes numerous volunteers to help organize and run our Annual Convention.   If you would be interested in helping out by volunteering for a few hours during the 2008 Convention weekend, please contact Leslie Green at 352-371-9801 or
lesliegnbillf@earthlink.net and let her know when you
would be available.  We appreciate your assistance. 

DIRECTIONS
O'Leno State Park
410 S.E. Oleno Park Road
High Springs, Florida 32643
Phone: 386-454-1853