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April

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Downtown

14th Annual St. Johns River Festival of the Arts

Join us for the 14th Annual St. Johns River Festival of the Arts – A Fine Arts and Fine Crafts experiential event all weekend with artwork from some of the best in the country! Join us downtown as Sanford’s is transformed into an artist mecca. See Art-in-Action from live artist demonstrations and create your own […] ...

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April

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Downtown

14th Annual St. Johns River Festival of the Arts

Join us for the 14th Annual St. Johns River Festival of the Arts – A Fine Arts and Fine Crafts experiential event all weekend with artwork from some of the best in the country! Join us downtown as Sanford’s is transformed into an artist mecca. See Art-in-Action from live artist demonstrations and create your own […] ...

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April

3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

First Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church

700 S. Elm Ave, Sanford, FL, 32771

Jazz in the Grass

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Meet the Mayor

Art Woodruff was born and raised in Sanford as a sixth generation Sanfordite. Graduating from Seminole High School in 1980 he attended the University of North Carolina and returned to Sanford where he started teaching in Seminole County Public Schools. After fourteen years at Seminole High School as a science teacher and yearbook adviser, he transferred to Oviedo High School where he currently teaches science and computer science.

First elected as the District 1 Commissioner in 2001, he served through 2010. After one term off, he was again elected in November 2014. In July 2020 he was appointed Mayor following the resignation of Mayor Jeff Triplett.