Check out our photo gallery to see the fun offered up at the second annual Pasco EcoFest
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Folks got a little wild at Pasco EcoFest over the weekend. There was more than enough to do at the three-day festival that puts a spotlight on area parks and the places around them. EcoFest was produced by Greater New Port Richey Main Street and Fine Arts of the Suncoast. At the festival, there were hunts for geocaches at J.B. Starkey Wilderness Park. There were boat trips on the Cotee River in downtown New Port Richey, and there was live music on its eastern shore. There was a food truck rally and and animals to adopt. And on Saturday night, there was dancing on the beach at Anclote River Park in Holiday. In addition, Greater New Port Richey Richey Main Strett also held its Main Street Bench Painting project over the weekend. Take a look…
Our schedule of EcoFest activities will help you get the most out of the three-day event Nov. 9-11.
It’s time to get wild in Pasco County. Pasco EcoFest is three-day festival that puts a spotlight on West Pasco parks and what you can do in and around them. It starts Friday, Nov. 9, and continues through Sunday, Nov. 11. The festival features more than 50 activities spread out across West Pasco parks and sites in New Port Richey. Almost all activities are free. The slate of activities includes kayaking, hiking, riverboat rides, drum circles, dancing on the beach, the first-ever food truck rally in New Port Richey, an eco market, educational workshops and talks, a pet adoption fair and geo-caching challenges. This is the second annual Pasco EcoFest. Kira and Kacey Atkinson, twin sisters who live in New Port Richey, organized the event this…
