On July 13th and 14th, 2013, Fairchild Tropical Gardens will host the 2013 International Mango Festival. This annual event features mango tree sales, educational lectures, a children's program, a mango cook-off and more exciting events using mangos from the Fairchild collection.

Saturday’s events include:

• 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.: Mango Tasting and Evaluations
• 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.: Mangos of the World Display and Mangoville Fruit Market

• 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Mango Workshops: Lectures include Mangos of Mexico; David Fairchild’s Mango Legacy for South Florida; Pest and Disease Management in Mango; and Mango Wine from Nature’s Bounty

On Sunday, festival events include:

• 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.: Mango Tasting and Evaluations
• 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.: Mangos of the World Display and Mangoville Fruit Market
• 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Mango Workshops: Lectures include Growing Mangos Successfully in South Florida; Mango Pruning; Pest and Disease Management in Mango; and Grafting Mango

Be sure to head out to Fairchild Tropical Gardens and enjoy this year’s festival!