The Redland Heritage Festival, a Fruit & Spice Park-staple event, celebrates the unique heritage and history of the Redland agricultural community. Participating vendors will showcase traditional natural arts & crafts and nurseries will sell native plants and tropical fruit trees. There will also be a children's area featuring pony rides, face painting and "Water Walking" as well as a variety of entertainment for everyone!

Featured entertainment performing both onstage and impromptu throughout the park include: "Archibaldo" the Living Statue, "Old Fashioned" music with Ed & Geraldine Birbaum, and the "Amazing Chris" who will dazzle spectators with mind boggling magic and storytelling. Live animal shows and an educational discussion of native Florida wildlife will be conducted by naturalists from Zoo Miami. Animals featured include: exotic birds, reptiles, snapping turtles, and other incredible creatures.

About the Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department:
Nationally accredited, a three-time winner of the NRPA National Gold Medal Award and winner of the 2009 Florida Governor's Sterling Award for excellence in management and operations, Miami-Dade Parks is the third largest county park system in the United States, consisting of 260 parks and 12,825 acres of land.  It is one of the most unique park and recreation systems in the world.  Made up of more than just playgrounds and athletic fields, it also comprises out-of-school, sports-development, and summer-camp programs; programs for seniors and people with disabilities; educational nature centers and nature preserves; environmental restoration efforts; arts and culture programs and events; the renowned Zoo Miami and the Deering Estate at Cutler; the Crandon Tennis Center, home of the Sony Ericsson Open; golf courses; beaches; marinas; campgrounds; pools; and more.  For information about Miami-Dade Parks call 3-1-1, or visit www.miamidade.gov/parks.