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New Surrey Bike Company to Debut in Downtown

Tourism

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Introducing a new, fun and old-fashioned way to get around downtown for Sanford residents and visitors – Surrey bicycles. Sanford resident Nancy Sepulveda, recently launched the Sanford Surrey Company, a travel experience company that will rent bicycles designed for two to four people pedaling, and can accommodate up to six people. You may know Nancy, as one of the co-founders...

Loggerhead Cocktail Crawl Now in its 3rd Year Launches

Craft Cocktails

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The Loggerhead Distillery Cocktail Crawl in Historic Downtown Sanford now in its 3rd year is about to launch again this month of November with some amazing craft cocktails made by some of our best bartenders from our top bars and restaurants! How It Works Guests pick up their 'DRINK CARD' at any participating bar or at the Loggerhead Distillery retail...

Plan An Amazing Day & Overnight Stay of Sanfording

Tourism

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Thinking of exploring Historic Downtown Sanford but don’t know where to begin? We’ve planned the ultimate itinerary for you to have a great day and night of Sanfording! Just a quick trip north of Orlando, Sanford is one of Central Florida’s oldest cities on the St. John’s River with plenty of history and tons of things to do to keep...

Tuffy’s Bottle Shop & Lounge Then and Now

Economic Development

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Tuffy’s Bottle Shop & Lounge and Tuffy’s Music Box – Quintessential Example of Growth in HDS Historic Building Reclaimed & Renovated to Fit a Modern Entrepreneurial Vision A decade ago, the scene looked different for both Dan St. Pierre and the resolute, an almost forgotten structure standing at 200 Myrtle Ave in Sanford. St. Pierre, a Central Floridian by birth...

Over 50 Craft Beers on Tap, Sushi & Korean Street Food, Celery City is the Craft Beer Spot

Craft Beer

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Historic Downtown Sanford is known for many things, craft beer being one of them. It is home to many fantastic businesses, and Celery City Craft is in the heart of it all. This premier craft beer bar and garden houses over 50 beers on tap, many from local Florida breweries! You can also expect to find brews from Bearded Iris,...

New Family-Friendly Festival Featuring Cornhole Tournament and Legendary Rockers Foghat by Riverwalk

Events

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Join us on Saturday October 23rd from 1-9pm as a new fundraising festival called C3 Fest: Charity - Craft - Cornhole presented by Executive Cigar of Sanford comes to town! This family friendly event will feature food trucks, vendors, carnival-style amusements, street performers and some great live music from legendary rockers Foghat which take the stage at 730pm! Other musical...

Mysterious & Spooky Altogether Kooky, The Addams Family Comes to The Ritz Theater

Theater

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The Ritz Theater in Sanford invites families to join us and sing along to the “mysterious and spooky altogether kooky” The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy opens Friday, October 8 at 7:30pm and runs through October 17 with evening and matinee performances. “The Addams Family Musical is based on the classic cartoon and beloved television show that has become...

Jeff Fest Memorial Golf Tournament & Music Festival October 2nd

Events

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As the mayor of The City of Sanford, Jeff Triplett dedicated years of his life to making Sanford a better place to live, work, and play.  Jeff loved youth sports & rock and roll - and we know Sanford loved Jeff – so on October 2nd grab some friends & go support a great cause celebrating both at the Mayfair...

Behind the ‘Historic Downtown Sanford®’ Brand

News

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Historic Downtown Sanford® Selected as the Official Marketing Partner of Sanford Main Street In just three short years, Historic Downtown Sanford has become the ubiquitous label which captures all that the downtown corridor is.  Founder Will Henao through his agency Community Marketing Online has been able to execute a tourism brand campaign that has proved viable, visionary, and will continue...

Sanford Food Truck Fiesta: Monthly Family Fun – Photo Gallery

Events

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There's no better way to spend a Saturday evening than in Historic Downtown Sanford enjoying an event featuring some amazing food & drink, shopping, live music and family fun! From coffee and donuts, tacos, ice cream, crab cakes, BBQ, craft beer and much more, your bellies will be happy and you can expect smiles across the board as there's something...