Most of the Native
Rhythms Festival events will be conducted in and
around the amphitheater on the west side of the main loop inside
Wickham Park. Wickham Park's 391.04 acres are
one of the most highly used park facilities in Brevard County.
The park's 1.5 mile loop drive is popular for power walking,
jogging, or cycling. Situated within the park are also two
seasonally guarded swimming lakes, three small fishing lakes, an
18-hole disc golf course, archery range, horseshoe pits,
volleyball courts, dog park, playground, and multipurpose
and soccer fields. A .25 mile stationed exercise trail, 2,000
feet of nature trails, and horse trails invite exploration, with
a horse stable and show ring for rental by equestrians.
The amphitheater area on the west side of the loop drive
includes a large covered stage sitting beside a small lake that
makes a beautiful backdrop for our entertainers. The ground is a
contoured natural seating area facing the stage (bring your lawn
chairs or a blanket to sit on the ground). The area just outside this mound is lightly
pine-wooded and will be home for our vendors. There is plenty of
parking and plenty of electric power available to allow our
vendors to continue operating past sunset.
New for 2010 we're moving the Thursday evening reception and
most of the festival workshops to the Parks & Recreation Pineda
Landing facility. Find a more detailed description
and photos of this beautiful building on the Indian River below.
Just north of the amphitheater area, within a short walking
distance, is the park's campground, listing 88 recently
renovated campsites with
water and electric hook-ups and 22 overflow campsites, and shower
rooms, laundry, group camping site, and fire pit nearby. See our
lodging/camping page for more
information about the park campgrounds.
Provisions are available adjacent to the vendor area for
those vendors driving self-contained rigs not requiring
hook-ups.
The photos below (taken in mid-January!!!) show what a
beautiful location this is to conduct a music event that celebrates
Native American music and culture.
Amphitheater stage, viewed
from the mound top at the rear of the audience area
Covered stage up close with
lake in background
Vendor area - the rear of
the amphitheater audience area is on the other side of the fence
to the left
Vendor area viewed from the
top of the mound at the rear of the amphitheater audience area
In all, this is a beautiful location for a relaxed, low-key
weekend enjoying the beauty of our Native inspired music in the great
outdoors. Check out the 2009 Scrapbook Page for photos and
videos of this area in action.
Pineda
Landing
New for 2010 will be the location of our Thursday evening
performers' and vendors' reception and most of the weekend
workshops. These activities will be held at the nearby Pineda
Landing, situated at the northeast corner of the
intersection of U.S. Hwy 1 and the Pineda Causeway (County Road
404). Pineda Landing offers a spacious room
overlooking the Indian River.
The Pineda Landing
building has a covered porch along the length of the east and
south sides.
Viewed from the parking lot,
the Pineda Landing building sits on the Indian River.
Just beyond the east-side
porch is the newly opened Grills Restaurant.
The spacious meeting room
will handle all of our workshops, and when used with the covered
porches,
will support much "meetin' & greetin'" at the
Thursday evening reception.
View of the Indian River
from the intersection of the east- and south-side porches.
Directions to Wickham Park
Wickham Park is located at 2500 Parkway Drive,
Melbourne, FL 32935. It is located at the corner of Wickham Road
and Parkway Drive, with access generally achieved from Wickham
Road to Parkway. Below are directions and maps to the park. The
park is located at the "A" tab on the maps below.
Directions to Wickham Park
from the North
