Past Events

The 5th Annual Hooked on Horseshoe Fishing Tournament and Captain’s Meeting Dinner

Fishing Tournament
April 25, 2026
Captain’s Meeting Dinner
Friday, April 24, 2026

Cecil Wilder Memorial Park
200 1st Ave E
Horseshoe Beach, FL 32648

Third Annual Horseshoe Beach Music Festival

March 14, 2026 – 10 AM to 10 PM

Horseshoe Beach Ball Park

200 1st Ave E

Horseshoe Beach, FL 32648

Music starts at 11 AM

Featuring local bands, artists, makers,

crafters, and food for a day that’ll

be fun for the whole family!

If you would like to be a vendor, please reach out to theshoeeventcommittee@gmail.com.

The 4th Annual Hooked on Horseshoe Fishing Tournament and Captain’s Meeting Dinner

Fishing Tournament
April 26, 2025
Captain’s Meeting Dinner
Friday, April 25, 2025

2025 Winners!

Fun, Food, and Fellowship!

Fishing Bringing us all together.​

Second Annual Horseshoe Beach Music Festival

January 25, 2025 – 10 AM to 10 PM

Ride for Fireworks: POKER RUN

August 17, 2024

Hosted by Brooke Hiers and Tammy Bryan, the Ride for Fireworks: POKER RUN was a rousing success. With over 80 participants and five poker stops, this hot Saturday afternoon raised

$250 Prize – Best Hand

The winner of the Poker Run was Julie Kirkpatrick! She generously donated 100% of her winnings back to the Fireworks Fund.

On the Facebook page drawing, Lisa Jaegar won a $50 gift card.

Special thanks to our event sponsor: Allen Law Office, P.A.!

And thank you to all our event stop sponsors!

Mission Metals Manufacturing

Jody & Tracy Stephenson

Patrick Allen, Action Title Services

Dana Cannon

The Kaveys

Sam Bryan

Robbie & Tracy Lee

The Salty Shoe

Sunset Seafood Bar & Grill

Tammy & Phillip Bryan

Bryan Dodd, Councilmember

Steven & Pam Isaacs

The Barrs Family

Diamond B Hauling

Jim & Sally Johnson

Capt. Mark Pionessa, JMJ Outdoors

John & Julie Kirkpatrick

Dan & Michelle Weygandt

The Ellison Family

Florida Forest Products

Inspex Property Inspection, Matt Herring

The Shortt Family

Maxie Bolton & Mike Puerner

Mark Hatch, Distric 3 County Comm.

Nature Coast Insurance, Andrew Rains

Dr. John Corbett, DMD

Action Pump & Well

Michelle Cannon, Tax Collector

K&S Flooring, Keith Tuten

Dana Simpson & Connie Revels

Buddy & Carol DuBois

The Parkers

Seatow, Sammy & Kim Royal

Sam & Maria Myers

Dean & Carol Holiday

In Memory of Carla Eberhardt

Brooke Hiers, Councilmember

The Taylors

The Print Shop of Chiefland

TCB Services, LLC

Jamie Storey, District 4 County Comm.

Jeff Williams, Mayor

JD Nobles, Councilmember

Taste of Dixie Diner

Brett Selph, Councilmember

Jo & Scott Brown

Barbie Higginbotham, Clerk of Court

Ashley & Brett Danilowicz

Aaron Spivey & Family

Tracey Brannin Groom

The Hamelinks

Pier Pressure Relief Vacation Rental

The Kaine Brown Family

Dr. Clift Bost

Ben Williams & Family

David & Vonnie Strickland

David Osteen

Daniel Wood, District 2 County Comm.

The 3rd Annual Hooked on Horseshoe Fishing Tournament and Captain’s Meeting Dinner

The third annual Hooked on Horseshoe Fishing Tournament sparked competition and camaraderie on March 23, 2024. Before the tournament, a Captain’s Dinner was held on Friday night, where the surprise fish category was announced. A barbecue dinner was catered in, while Lacey’s Place provided dessert.

In addition to the actual fishing, there was a raffle and a Calcutta prize! Winners listed below:

Biggest Bag

Steve English

9.52 lbs
Prize: $1500

Surprise Category: Trash Fish

Benji Williams

13.34 lbs
Prize: $150

Redfish

1st Place: Gary Clark

6.58 lbs
Prize: $500

2nd Place: Tom Cushman

6.42 lbs
Prize: $250

3rd Place: Thomas Harrison

6.29 lbs
Prize: $100

Trout

1st Place: Mike Nelson

4.23 lbs
Prize: $500

2nd Place: Jonathon Gaylord

2.79 lbs
Prize: $250

3rd Place: Tad Cervantes

2.37 lbs
Prize: $100

Calcutta 

Tom Cushman
Prize: 

$4225

(Tom then donated the entire profit he made back to the Committee. Thanks, Tom!)

Raffle

30+ winners of a wide variety of prizes!

Thank you to all our wonderful sponsors!

Florida Forest Products  |  Keith’s Lawn Care, LLC  |  Magnolia Pediatrics 

Jacob Sameck  |  TCB Services, LLC  |  Stephenson Septic Tank Service

Suwannee County Fire & Rescue  |  Palms Medical Group  |  McDuffies Sporting Goods

Taste of Dixie Diner, LLC  |   Freedom Manufacturing  |  Pier Pressure Relief Vacation Rental

Jody Stephenson, Dixie County Commissioner, District 1

Property of The Shoe Event Committee

PO BOX 326, Horseshoe Beach, Fl 32648

wendy@saltyshoe.com