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Anhinga Festival part of a push to bring more events and visitors to Tallahassee's parks

Various local artists and artisans had booths at the Anhinga Festival
Tom Flanigan
Various local artists and artisans had booths at the Anhinga Festival.

Tallahassee's Second Annual Anhinga Festival happened Saturday, Nov. 7 in the city's downtown Chain of Parks. The event is part of an effort to bring more happenings - and visitors - into the city.

Local musicians were playing all day on the Lewis Park stage.

Meanwhile, various artists and community groups had booths set up. It's the same area that attracts tens of thousands of people for the yearly Chain of Parks Art Festival and Springtime Tallahassee celebration. Downtown Improvement Authority CEO Elias Mathes says it would be great if many more attractions happened there.

"Tallahassee has these amazing public spaces that are great assets for the community and we'd love to see them activated every weekend if we could."

Next up for the Downtown Parks is the city's Winter Festival that kicks off on Saturday, December 5th.

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Tom Flanigan has been with WFSU News since 2006, focusing on covering local personalities, issues, and organizations. He began his broadcast career more than 30 years before that and covered news for several radio stations in Florida, Texas, and his home state of Maryland.

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