33rd Annual Caladium Festival

Our Annual Caladium Festival Includes:

- Car & Bike Show

- Floral Arrangement Competition: Sponsored by The Lake Placid Garden Club

- Art & Craft booths, Food & Entertainment

- Area’s Growing Grape Industry Wine Display

- Florida Friendly Landscape & Ornamental Plants

- Caladium Festival Art Competition

- Bus Tours & Much more

Sugar Express Train:

For the second time in its history, the Caladium Festival will feature steam-powered passenger train rides operating hour-long trips out of Lake Placid on July 26th, 27th, and 28th. Known as the “Caladium Capital of the World,” Lake Placid celebrates the colorful blooming flower and agricultural heritage of Highlands County and routinely welcomes 20,000 visitors a year.
Trains will depart Lake Placid on Friday and Saturday at 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, and 2:00 PM each day.

Pageant:

Join us for the pop-up Tiny & Little Miss Caladium Pageant.
The pageant is open to young ladies who reside in Lake Placid and are ages 5- 10 years old.
The pageant will be held on Friday, July 26th, 2024 at 3pm at the Stuart Park Pavilion.

Arts & Crafts Vendors:
2024 Vendor Application - Click here

Food trucks:
Food truck/food vendor Application - Click Here