Hot 'n' Spicy Festival combines good eats and fun animal interactions

The eighth-annual festival was held at the Florida Agricultural Museum on Sunday, Feb. 11.

By Paige Wilson
| 12:37 p.m. February 12, 2018

Those Guys entertain the crowd during the festival. Photo by Paige Wilson

Alyssa Fasano waits in line for Donnie's BBQ. Photo by Paige Wilson

Palm Coast resident Amy Tounzen enjoys meeting the alpacas. Photo by Paige Wilson

Palm Coast resident Adrianna Nicolai pets a 12-year-old miniature donkey named Olive. Photo by Paige Wilson

Palm Coast residents Nicholas and Vicki Groth. Photo by Paige Wilson

St. Augustine resident Elise Gross poses in front of the alpacas. Photo by Paige Wilson

St. Augustine residents Katrina and Lyla Qazzaz get to know a horse at the agricultural museum. Photo by Paige Wilson

Bunnell residents Gloria Swank and Mary Nobles sit by the Donnie's BBQ food truck. Photo by Paige Wilson

Monkeys ride dogs in a race for entertainment. Courtesy photo by Gail Carson Photography

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The eighth-annual Hot n' Spicy Festival combined unique entertainment with a variety of food options.

Those Guys performed southern rock for an afternoon of tunes on Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Florida Agricultural Museum, located at 7900 N. Old Kings Road. Guests chowed down on Donnie's BBQ, Yeast Coast Baking Company, Kona Ice and other vendors, while they watched monkeys ride dogs in races and pet alpacas, a miniature donkey and horses.

The festival was hosted by KOOL 100.9FM, Beach 105.5FM St. Augustine, KIX County 98.7FM, WNZ News Radio and Beach 92.7FM.