The Festival Says Goodbye

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Established in the 1880s, McIntosh flourished in the 1890s.  The small town between Gainesville and Ocala in north central Florida retains its Victorian charm today.  Streets shaded by massive live oak trees and lined with beautifully maintained Victorian homes are the perfect setting for a fall arts and crafts festival.  Over 60 structures in this one square mile village are on the National Register of Historic Places.  The town of 450 on the west shore of Orange Lake sees 35,000 to 40,000 visitors yearly for the McIntosh 1890s Festival. 

For the Festival area and a walking map of McIntosh’s historic structures created by the McIntosh Seedlings Garden Club, check the maps at the bottom of this page.

The Friends of McIntosh have sponsored the McIntosh 1890s Festival since 1974.  It has been called "The 1890 Festival" and "Gay Nineties Days," and 1890s Festival over the years.

Festival receipts fund Friends projects throughout the year.

The Friends of McIntosh, Inc. is a benevolent, non-profit organization [501(c)(3)] chartered on September 26, 1973.  Its primary purpose is to preserve and enhance the natural and historic beauty of McIntosh, and to promote and sponsor cultural and recreational activities while encouraging friendship, community spirit and understanding among people of all ages in McIntosh.