30 Years In The Making, Alachua County Fairgrounds Move From Gainesville To Newberry
By Julia Coin
February 19, 2021
Lee Ferguson has worked on the site of the new Alachua County Fairgrounds for 30 years, about as long as the county has been searching for its new location.
He’s tended to the property in Newberry since the 1990s, when his sister bought it. Since leaving his life as a windsurfer in the Florida Keys, Ferguson has seen the property go through changes in ownership and losses in acreage. Its once expansive cross-country course is home to new houses, and the remaining property is being transformed by the county.
Hoggetowne at Home brings Gainesville’s annual medieval fair online
The fair will feature medieval performers and artisans in a free virtual format Knights joust at the 2018 Hoggetowne Medieval Faire.
Gainesville will take its annual trip back in time through the festivities of the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire only this year, it will be online.
The fair has brought together over 160 artisans and merchants for a medieval experience filled with aromatic foods, ancient arts, knights and royal courts for more than 30 years. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as well as a county relocation of the fairgrounds, this year’s festival will take place virtually.