Lullaby of the Rivers Festival

Lullaby of the Rivers Festival

Corporation - Educational - Environmental - Festivals - Food/Drink - Kids/Family - Music - Nonprofit - Performing Arts - Sports/Outdoor

Website: https://www.lullabyoftherivers.com

 (540) 220-1384

 134 Dory Road, St. Augustine, FL 32086

The mission of the Lullaby of the Rivers Festival is to awaken and nurture connections to nature in gatherings of all ages by using music and stories that inspire environmental awareness and consciousness.

The annual Earth Day festival features top regional performers playing extraordinary music and telling fabulous tales, plus activities for everyone. It has all the regular festival trimmings including food trucks, vendors, exhibitors, children’s games, raffles, and a Tasting Tent with organic and sustainably-raised food.

One of the highlights of the Lullaby of the Rivers Festival is the Earth Day Fair, where organizations set up booths with information and activities that teach about the outdoors, the creatures that live there, and what we can do to preserve their habitat and ours. Hands-on activities show children — and adults — how to be involved in a way they will remember.

Richard Louv thinks Nature Deficit Disorder can be reversed, and we at Lullaby of the Rivers think so too. That’s why we create opportunities to gather people in outdoor settings, always with music and stories to entertain and inspire awareness.

The festival has a membership program, Lullaby Buddies. Lullabuddies help implement programs and offer ideas and assistance for carrying out the mission, such as the Lullaby Walk through the backstreets of Vilano Beach. There are many organizations that support community environmental actions. For instance, the Litter Gitter is a program of the Matanzas Riverkeeper that takes people from the community out on the river to remove trash from our waterways and to learn about the issues surrounding marine debris and litter. Friends of Anastasia State Park invite us to walk on the beach and feel fresh ocean breezes while helping to pick up trash to keep the beach beautiful and safe for guests and wildlife.

The Lullaby of the Rivers Festival believes that people who experience nature will naturally become activists. Bob Patterson has been a long-time activist, inspiring others through songs like Silver Springs, Old Hawk, Stop Stealing Our Water, and Lullaby of the Rivers.

 

The Lullaby of the Rivers Festival is a Florida nonprofit corporation with federal 501c3 status pending.

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