Sebring, FL-- With cooler weather setting in, it is time to get outdoors and enjoy all that Florida’s state parks and trails have to offer!

Through the month of November, visitors can step back in time with many historical and cultural festivals and reenactments.

If competitive running, biking and surfing sound more appealing, many state parks will host events focused on exercise and family-fun this month.

A couple local parks hosting events are as follows:

Sebring, Florida-- This Saturday, September 29, is National Public Lands Day- a day when nearly 50 state parks will host events for volunteers to join in the efforts made to keep Florida's natural areas healthy and clean.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service and the Friends of Florida State Parks, Inc. will focus this year's events on supporting Florida’s public lands, encouraging citizens to spend more time outdoors and visiting state parks to enjoy a more healthy and active life style.

Avon Park, Florida-- South Florida State College is inviting the community to celebrate its expanded mission and new name, and to learn more about the new and existing programs it offers, at the SFSC: Celebration Open House on Wednesday, September 26, from 3-6 p.m., at the SFSC Highlands Campus.