South Lake County Clermont Arts & Crafts Festivals - Every other month, on the second Saturday and Sunday, the Downtown Clermont Partnership hosts an Arts & Crafts festival. The streets downtown are closed for pedestrian traffic only. Stores on Montrose (Clermont’s Main Street) are open for shopping, and several community groups host events and booths for your enjoyment. It’s always a wonderful home-town feeling. The number to call for the Downtown Clermont Partnership is (352)-536-0988.

Lake Ridge Winery - situated among the rolling hills of Clermont. You will find it a delightful place to enjoy while you are visiting central Florida. Complimentary Tours and Wine Tasting are offered seven days a week. Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. until 5p.m. and Sunday -
11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tours usually run every 15-20 minutes. www.lakeridgewinery.com

Clermont’s Annual Pig on the Pond - Beginning as a community event, this pork-filled extravaganza has turned into one of the top barbecue events in the state of Florida. More than 20,000 people attended the Eighth Annual Pig on the Pond event in March of 2006. For families and local barbecue connoisseurs the event is an opportunity to socialize at the city’s waterfront park, but for 30 professional barbecue teams it is all business. For information about the Ninth Annual Pig on the Pond, March 8th, 9th & 10th,
call (352) 516-7771, e-mail biddlerosie@aol.com or log on to www.pigonthepond.org

Annual Senior Nationals Soaring Championships – March 11th -17th. You will see the latest "State of the Art" sailplanes all staged for take-off. An impressive sight! We are the birth and the home of the Senior Soaring Championship which was started in 1991 and is held every year in March. It brings 50-60 top pilots from the U.S., Canada and the U.K. here to compete. Seminole-Lake Gilder port.

Renninger’s Antique Market, Mount Dora: antiques and collectibles from 150 dealers to 500 dealers every weekend

The Citrus Tower has been around since the fifties. Now it's surrounded by neighborhoods and grove graveyards, but the view is still fun to see. There is a penny drop at the top where you put coins in and they fall all the way to the ground. We recommend visiting the Wax Presidents Museum next door while you're at there. www.roadsideamerica.com

Lake County hosts a myriad of festivals and events throughout the year, from cultural and historical to whimsical and one-of-a-kind. A complete calendar can be obtained by contacting Catherine Franklin, Cramer-Krasselt, at (407) 841-8569 or (407) 236-8300.