Family Adventure Day

Saturday, January 18, 2020
The Charlie Pierce Expedition Exciting Heritage-Themed Waterfront Program For Families!

Activities – 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Admission: FREE for children 18 & under and $10 per adult, per program.

Tickets Required Sponsorship Opportunities Contact Us With Questions

In 2020 we’re celebrating the Lighthouse’s 160th Anniversary! Join Us for this very special Family Adventure Day.

Experience a fun family day on the waterfront with maritime heritage-inspired education & adventures to celebrate Florida’s history. Join us for an unforgettable morning filled with story-telling, historical characters, art mural & crafts, fishing, live music, scavenger hunt, special exhibits, demonstrations, games & activities at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. We’re being joined by our friends from FishingCommunity.org teaching fishing & the Seminole Tribe of Florida Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum sharing their new exhibit Alligator Wrestling: Danger. Entertainment. Tradition. too! (Live Alligators will not be present.)

Please bring sunscreen & water shoes for shoreline activities! Program attendees are also invited to climb the Lighthouse: children must be a minimum of 48″ tall to climb, be accompanied by an adult and have a change of dry shoes. Pets & Alcohol are not permitted on the property. Tickets are required for these events.

Food Trucks: The Scoop Coop, Famous Wings, Devil Dogs, Philly Down South

Costume Contest: Come dressed in your best adventure gear! Calling all Florida Pioneers, Explorers, Archaeologists! Dress like your favorite adventurer for a fun prize for the entire family!

Signature Giveaway: Become an explorer just like Charlie Pierce! Once you visit all the activities collect your FREE signature “Family Adventure Day” Pin!

Event Partners: Harvey E. Oyer III author of the Adventure’s of Charlie Pierce, Fishing Community.Org, Nancy McGregor & Robin Sykes, Author and Illustrator of Macgregor Children’s Series, Ah-tah-thi-ki Seminole Museum, Home Safe, Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County, 211 Palm Beach Treasure Coast Inc., Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management, Palm Beach County Ocean Rescue, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue & Fire Truck, Loxahatchee Battlefield Preservationist, Surfrider Foundation -PBC, WRMF, Calypso Entertainment, and Florida Musician Chris Kahl.

Presenting Gold Level Corporate Partner

Ship’s Crew Sponsor

Crow’s Nest Sponsor

Event Partner

Discover the Palm Beaches, Florida

Modica Family and The Joe Namath Foundation

Family Adventure Memories

This activity is conducted under permit from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and occurs all or in part on public lands administered by the BLM within the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area.

The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum is operated by the Loxahatchee River Historical Society, managing partner in the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area.

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