Alligator Warrior Festival Welcome to the web site of the Alligator Warrior Festival an annual nonprofit event in memory of the years between 1800 and 1859 when Lake City Florida was still called Alligator Florida and in memory of its most famous resident the Seminole warrior Alligator Warrior and to reenact the 1836 Battle of San Felasco Hammock. In addition to the reenactment the event is a festival that celebrates native American and immigrant American cultures with music and dancing livinghistory camps demonstrators of historic skills traders craftspeople and food vendors. The 2019 event runs from Friday October 18th to Sunday October 20th. There are limited activities on Friday Student Day.