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Speckled Perch Festival

the lake fishery's festival

Held
1965
Place
Okeechobee, Okeechobee County
District
Okeechobee
Status as of 12 September 2026
Operating; Okeechobee Main Street runs it on the second weekend of March.
Connections
1 edges, 1 distinct neighbours · betweenness 0.000 (rank 224 of 243) · location and lineage only 0.000 (rank 220) · outside share 0.00
Confidence
High · sources: [LAM6] [OKMS] (register)

Held annually since 1965 in the height of the tourist season, the festival honors the fishing industry with a parade and fish fry in Flagler Park, the oldest celebration in Okeechobee [LAM6][OKMS].

Connections

Events and recognition

  • appears inOkeechobeethe oldest celebration in Okeechobee1965 to present