Fresh Claws and Live Music Take Over Citrus Avenue Saturday
Lecanto, FL · November 6, 2026
Fog is hugging the highway corridors this morning, but conditions will clear out well before lunch. Take the early drive slow and save your evening for an outdoor movie on the lakefront lawn.
The Lead
Crystal River’s historic downtown transforms Saturday for the 19th annual Stone Crab Jam Music Festival, bringing thousands of visitors together for fresh gulf seafood, craft brews, and open-street dancing. Presented by the Kings Bay Rotary Charitable Foundation, the festival shuts down North Citrus Avenue from noon until 9:00 PM with six live musical acts playing across three stages. Stone crab season opened just three weeks ago, meaning attendees get peak-season claws sourced directly from coastal waters. Organizers direct all proceeds to local nonprofits, food pantries, and youth programs, which received more than $44,000 from last year’s event alone. To bypass parking gridlock in the historic district, park for free at Crystal River High School and hop on the continuous two-dollar shuttle straight to the gate.
Local Pulse
State Grants $3 Million for Water Upgrades Housing County Housing Services will use new state funds to help nearly four hundred homeowners upgrade aging septic infrastructure.
Resurfacing Slated for Route 44 Stretch Roads State road crews will mill and repave sections of Highway 44 between Homosassa Trail and Inverness starting late November.
Today's Outlook
- High 83°F · Low 68°F — Fog
- Expect reduced morning driving visibility before warm sunshine takes over by mid-afternoon.
What's On Around Town
Today
Sit & Be Fit Central Ridge Library (425 W Roosevelt Blvd), Beverly Hills, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM · Free Gentle seated stretching and strength exercises designed for every mobility level.
Adult Craft Workshop: Yarn Pumpkins Central Ridge Library (425 W Roosevelt Blvd), Beverly Hills, 1:00–2:30 PM · Free Hands-on autumn decorating session turning simple yarn into seasonal home accents.
Movie Night at Liberty Park Liberty Park (286 N Apopka Ave), Inverness, 6:00 PM · Free Bring lawn chairs and lakeside picnic blankets for an open-air screening.
Tomorrow
- Market at the Depot Depot Pavilion (300 N Apopka Ave), Inverness, 9:00 AM–1:00 PM · Free
- Inverness Festival of the Arts Courthouse Square (207 Courthouse Sq), Inverness, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM · Free
- Falling With Style Fall Craft Class Central Ridge Library (425 W Roosevelt Blvd), Beverly Hills, 1:00–2:00 PM · Free
Sunday
- Inverness Festival of the Arts Courthouse Square (207 Courthouse Sq), Inverness, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM · Free
- Done, Seen or Heard Art Installation Valerie Theatre (207 Courthouse Sq), Inverness, 11:00 AM–3:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Old Citrus County Courthouse
- Designed by Willis Biggers in 1912, this Inverness landmark sits rotated precisely 45 degrees to match the town's diagonal street grid—the only courthouse in Florida set this way. Four copper-domed clock faces look directly toward the cardinal points.
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