Manatee Festival

249 Manatees Party at Manatee Lagoon

02/04/2026

Greetings! – here’s some more manatee mania news for you! These last few days in February have been much colder in Florida than normal. As a result, manatees have quickly gathered in Florida’s naturally warm springs and power plant discharge areas to...

Discover the Awesome Magic of the Orange City, Blue Spring Manatee Festival January 22nd and January 23rd!

01/21/2022

Very warm greetings to you! Yes – it’s that time of year once again when all of us manatees celebrate! Celebrate where? At the 37th Annual Manatee Festival on Saturday, January 22nd and Sunday, January 23rdat Blue Spring State Park! This 2,600-acre park is...

Meet Robert Scott Thayer – Author of the Kobee Manatee® Children’s series at Manatee Lagoon’s ManateeFest this Saturday February 1st!

01/28/2020

Greetings to you! Meet my award-winning author Robert Scott Thayer, and help celebrate the fourth anniversary of ManateeFest at Manatee Lagoon, located in West Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday, February 1st. This fun and awesome celebration takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. And the best...

Meet Robert Scott Thayer – Author of the Kobee Manatee® Children’s series at the Orange City, Blue Spring Manatee Festival January 25th and January 26th!

01/14/2020

Warm greetings to you! Yes – it’s that time of year once again when all of us manatees celebrate! Where? At the 35th Annual Manatee Festival on Saturday, January 25th and Sunday, January 26th at Blue Spring State Park! This 2,600-acre park is located in...

Author Robert Scott Thayer Signs Kobee Manatee® Books in Florida!

03/06/2019

Author Robert Scott Thayer with some of his Kobee Manatee® Fans at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida. Robert Scott Thayer, author of the award-winning Kobee Manatee® Children’s Educational Picture Book series recently toured and visited some of Florida’s extraordinary...

Meet Award-Winning Author Robert Scott Thayer – Creator of the Kobee Manatee® Children’s series at ManateeFest held at Manatee Lagoon in West Palm Beach, Florida on February 2nd!

01/09/2019

Join author Robert Scott Thayer for a book signing from his award-winning Kobee Manatee® Children’s Educational Picture Book Series at Manatee Lagoon – Saturday, February 2nd! Greetings to you! Meet my award-winning author Robert Scott Thayer, and help celebrate the third anniversary...

Meet Robert Scott Thayer – Author of the Award-Winning Kobee Manatee® Children’s series at the Orange City, Blue Spring Manatee Festival January 26th and January 27th!

01/02/2019

Join author Robert Scott Thayer for a book signing from his award-winning Kobee Manatee® Children’s Educational Picture Book Series at Blue Spring State Park – January 26 and January 27! A warm greetings to you! Yes – it’s that time of year...

Meet Author Robert Scott Thayer at the 33rd Annual Manatee Festival in Blue Spring State Park – January 27th & 28th!

01/16/2018

It’s Time to Celebrate the 33rd Annual Manatee Festival at Blue Spring State Park! A warm greetings to you! OK – it’s that time of year again when all of us manatees celebrate! Where? At the upcoming Manatee Festival on Saturday, January...

453 Manatees Snuggle in Blue Spring While Frozen Iguanas Fall from Florida’s Trees – Baby It’s Cold Outside!

01/07/2018

The manatee count at Blue Spring State Park on January 5th, 2018 was 453 according to Wayne Hartley, Manatee Specialist. Wayne said he believes this count was the “highest” he has ever recorded! Greetings! I know January has the coldest weather...