The 44th annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival will return to Florida’s Gulf Coast on Saturday, Feb. 14, and Sunday, Feb 15, continuing a decades-long tradition of celebrating one of the state’s last true working fishing villages.
Held in the historic Cortez community, the festival highlights the cultural history of a village that has remained rooted in commercial fishing despite mounting development pressures along Sarasota Bay. The event is hosted by the village of Cortez and the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage (FISH).
“The village of Cortez and the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage (FISH) welcome the public back to the shores of Sarasota Bay for the Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival,” said the press release issued by FISH media contact Angela Collins…