Perfect weather conditions and a huge variety of activities drew large crowds this past weekend to the 13th annual Hibiscus Festival presented by Main Street Vero Beach.
Festivities began Thursday evening with the crowning of Melanie Coppola as Miss Hibiscus 2016.
The festival kicked into high gear Saturday morning with a Pilot Club Pancake Breakfast to benefit the Alzheimer’s & Parkinson Association, plus 11-mile, 31-mile, 62-mile and 100-mile Hibiscus Bike Rides, and continued with two fun-filled days that included a juried Fine Art and Fine Craft Show, continuous live musical entertainment and plenty of vendors.
Saturday saw the return of the Hibiscus Festival Shopping Cart Parade, with creatively decorated carts filled with shelf-stable food items that were then donated to United Against Poverty’s Emergency Food Pantry.
