Festival Activities Over 30 Activities Include Live Wildlife Shows New this year - 5k "Run for the Refuge!" Kayak Poker Run Many Environmental Exhibitors Boat & Kayak Tours to Pelican Island Kids Educational Activities & Games Environmental Arts & Crafts Exhibits Live Music & Food Amateur Photography Contest Historical Reenactments SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Photo Contest Flyer Live Music Schedule Boat & Kayak Tours News Release PINWR Raffle To be drawn at 3 PM day of the event - you do not need to be present to win. Prize List Includes a new kayak, kayak tours, t-shirts and more. Food Vendors Tea and Chi - loose leaf, hot & iced tea Desserts Unlimited - hot dogs, hamburgers, funnel cakes, sno kones, etc. Happy Times of Florida - fruit smoothies, BBQ chicken & pork plus fixin's Sugar Shack - shaved ice, pretzels, nachos, ice cream Country Kettler's Korn - kettle korn, cotton candy, etc. Fox Hollow Fudgery - homemade fudge Standing Room Only - grilled clams, pizza, soup, garlic knots, mac n' cheese On The Hook - fish chowder Melissa's Gourmet Bakery - hot dogs, soup, pies, fresh bread, pastries, etc. Bird Watching by Boat The Pelican Island Wildlife Festival includes boat tours through the Indian River Lagoon to Pelican Island. Wintering birds seen on the island may include White Pelicans, Brown Pelicans, Roseate Spoonbills and Forster's tern. Check out our new shorebird visitors to the islands oyster shell reef created from last years shoreline restoration project. The Birds of Pelican Island Over 30 species of birds use Pelican Island as a rookery, roost, feeding ground, or loafing area. 16 different species of birds nest on Pelican Island, including the Brown Pelican, Wood Stork, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Reddish Egret, Cattle Egret, Great Blue Heron, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Green-backed Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, Double-crested cormorant, Anhinga, White Ibis, American oystercatcher, Common moorhen. Wintering birds include the White pelican, double-crested cormorant, Roseate Spoonbill, Blue-wing teal, Lesser scaup, Red-breasted merganser, Ring-billed gull, Forster's tern, and Common Loon. Festival Information VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Kayak Poker Run Details & Application 5k Run for the Refuge Details & Application Sponsorship Information Exhibitor Booth Application Food Vendor Application General Event Information: Pelican Island Preservation Society P.O. Box 1903 Sebastian, Florida 32978-1903 Event Info:772-564-0540 Email: davidlcox@earthlink.net Website: www.pelicanislandfriends.org What Does the Event Cost? All the event activities at Riverview Park are free. Where is the Festival Held? The festival is held at Riverview Park in Sebastian, Florida. Riverview Park is located at the intersection of SR 512 and US 1 along the western edge of the Indian River Lagoon. From I-95, take exit 69 and go east on SR 512. SR 512 ends at Riverview Park on US 1. The Pelican Island Wildlife Festival is produced by the ... Pelican Island Preservation Society PO Box 1903, Sebastian, Florida 32978-1903 with assistance from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Festival Committee David Cox Cheryl Cummins Ilka Daniels Bruce Dangerfield Ruth Davies Tim Glover Denise Leeming Jeff Luther Steve Massey Rich Mermer Bob Montanaro Walt Stieglitz Jens & Melissa Tripson Rachel Tritaik in cooperation with Joanna Taylor, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Member:   Cultural Council of Indian River County Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce National Wildlife Refuge Association

FESTIVAL SPONSORS Your Name Could be Here! Partners: City of Sebastian Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce Keep Indian River Beautiful 5 K Run Sponsors

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