Festival wilts as pandemic claims another event

  • Hundreds of people peruse the many vendors at last year’s Florida Azalea Festival in Palatka.
    Hundreds of people peruse the many vendors at last year’s Florida Azalea Festival in Palatka.
  • Members of a local youth group carry out the sale of an azalea plant during last year’s Florida Azalea Festival in Palatka.
    Members of a local youth group carry out the sale of an azalea plant during last year’s Florida Azalea Festival in Palatka.
The 2020 Florida Azalea Festival was the last large event in Putnam County before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, but the 2021 version isn’t as fortunate. The two-day festival is usually the first…

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