McIntosh 1890s Festival
For 50 years this tiny historic town near Gainesville has drawn 25,000 visitors under its live oaks for a one-day festival with 280 arts, crafts, and antiques vendors and free musical entertainment, all run as a community fundraiser to preserve McIntosh's Victorian heritage.
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