Cracker Country Field Trip Florida State Fairgrounds 4800 Hwy 301 N. Tampa, FL 33610 Tuesday, March 26, 2024 Tour from 10:00-12:15pm Lunch from 12:15-1:00pm Bring your elementary-aged students and discover the daily lives of Florida’s pioneers. Spend the morning immersed in a rural Florida community of the past and learn how a late 19th century rural family survived. Try your hand at farm and household chores, explore community buildings and learn the skills of Florida’s pioneers. Students will take back to their modern world knowledge of the differences and similarities between their lives and those of children in 1898. All groups will dip a candle, visit our train station and shop in our Cracker Country General Store. We are welcome to stay after for a picnic. Please pack a lunch if you plan to stay. Vehicles must enter the Fairgrounds via the Orient Road Service Entrance ONLY. Please park in Cracker Country Car & Bus parking located near the Florida State Fair Gate 2. The Admissions Booth is located at the Florida State Fair Gate 2. Please note that GPS devices will bring you to the public entrance which will be locked. Be sure to follow the directions on our website directing you to the Orient Road Service Entrance ONLY. For more detailed instructions, click here. $11 for Students $13 for Adults Register early for Early Bird Discount You may pay online or by dropping payment by the Homeschool Resource Center or mail to Tampa Bay HEAT, 1011 Knowles Rd. Brandon, FL 33511. | 