Looking for fun things to do this weekend? Our Top 5 events on the Treasure Coast

Eve Pierpont
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Looking for fun things to do this weekend on the Treasure Coast?

Eve Pierpont has you covered with her Top 5 weekend events in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties May 10-12.

You could go to a seafood festival in Vero Beach, a music festival and block party in Vero Beach, a spring plant sale in Fort Pierce or Mother's Day markets in Port St. Lucie and Stuart.

Here's your Five on Friday weekend update for the Treasure Coast.

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

Vero Beach Seafood Festival

  • 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday

  • Riverside Park, 3258 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach

  • Enjoy seafood, cocktails, live entertainment, shopping, a kids' zone and an interactive game on a quest to track down wanted pirates, plus a 35-foot inflatable great white shark exhibit. Bring canned goods and non-perishable food donations for the Treasure Coast Food Bank.

  • Free

  • verobeachseafoodfestival.com

Florida-Style Music Fest and Block Party

  • 2-11 p.m. Saturday

  • Walking Tree Brewery, 3209 Dodger Road, Vero Beach

  • The eighth annual festival features Florida wildlife demonstrations, a live mermaid, street vendors, a kids' zone and waterslide, airboats, whip crackin' with cowboys, a charity dunk tank, food trucks, $5 beer and live music: Dave Scott and the Reckless Shots at 4 p.m., Riptide at 6 p.m. and Souljam at 8 p.m. Bring lawn chairs.

  • Free

  • facebook.com/WalkingTreeBrewery

The Vero Beach Seafood Festival is this weekend at Riverside Park. In this photo, pirate Patrick O' Farrel, of the Royal Chessman, helps Laurel Musselman, 7, of Vero Beach, with her pirate quest during last year's festival on May, 13, 2023.
The Vero Beach Seafood Festival is this weekend at Riverside Park. In this photo, pirate Patrick O' Farrel, of the Royal Chessman, helps Laurel Musselman, 7, of Vero Beach, with her pirate quest during last year's festival on May, 13, 2023.

ST. LUCIE COUNTY

Master Gardener Volunteer Spring Plant Sale

  • 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday

  • St. Lucie County Extension Office, 8400 Picos Road, Fort Pierce

  • The annual spring plants sale features native and pollinator plants, as well as different types of bromeliads, succulents and more. All plants are propagated and maintained by the Master Gardener volunteers. Proceeds benefit the volunteer scholarships and educational programming.

  • Free admission

  • facebook.com/SLCMGV

Mother's Day Market

  • 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday

  • Tradition Square, 10806 S.W. Meeting St., Port St. Lucie

  • Celebrate at the Tradition Neighborhood Market by shopping local vendors and enjoying live music, drinks and food.

  • Free

  • facebook.com/pslmarket

MARTIN COUNTY

Mother's Day Market

  • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday

  • Memorial Park, 300 S.E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart

  • Celebrate with food, live music, a petting zoo, pony rides and shopping at local vendors selling flowers, jewelry, home décor and accessories.

  • Free

  • facebook.com/jonnrinnahworkshop

Eve Pierpont is a freelancer for TCPalm who looks out for the best things to do across the Treasure Coast. Do you have an upcoming event you want to be potentially included in this weekly roundup? Email it to her at epierpont@gannett.com. You can also upload your event to TCPalm's event page at events.tcpalm.com.

This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Things to do this weekend: Stuart, Vero, Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie