Springtime Tallahassee

Tallahassee's civic and business leaders mapped a strategy and proposed it to their legislative delegation asking for help.

The Rotary Club produced a Chamber of Commerce bulletin called You can see everything in Tallahassee in one hour!

and published a historical tourist volume called Tallahassee In View which included excerpts from the long history of Florida's capital city and the surrounding area.

The first festival featured the Apalachee Jubilee with a parade and pageant commemorating the selection of Tallahassee as the capital of territorial Florida.

[1] The Grand Parade was not held in 2022, due to the organization's weather policy, anticipated rain forecasts, and a lack of necessary shelters should it be required.

Spanish Krewe participates heavily in each of the five major parties of Springtime Tallahassee, plus Float Day.

The Antebellum Krewe represents the period from 1825 to 1860 when northern planters moved south to the fertile lands of Leon County.

The nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, Prince Achille Murat and his wife Catherine Willis Gray, the grandniece of George Washington settled at Bellevue, and became prominent citizens of this community.

The krewe collects canned and dry goods and gently used coats and blankets for donation to a local charity.

Tallahassee was the only southern capital east of the Mississippi River not captured by the Union troops.

The young people undergo a training period that encompasses the study of the history of Tallahassee and Florida, as well as instruction in poise, good grooming, and etiquette.