The best romantic restaurants at Walt Disney World involve watching fireworks light up the sky behind Cinderella Castle whilst you enjoy a four course meal at your table. It might also be a modern French restaurant in the ballroom of one of your favorite Disney animated movies or a more formal seafoodRead More →
A Celebration of Harry Potter returns to Universal Orlando on Friday, January 28th, 2016 through January 31st, 2016 that celebrates all things Harry Potter with the movie stars of the films making appearances. A Celebration of Harry Potter The 2016 edition of A Celebration of Harry Potter will feature Rupert GrintRead More →
The annual foot race that takes place at Showalter Field in Winter Park each year in the month of February changes from a 5k to a 4 mile race in 2016 with a new name previously called Run Around the Pines to a Valentine’s Day theme of Run 4 Love 4 MileRead More →
With a majority of Orlando’s food and wine events happening in the fall, SeaWorld goes in the opposite direction and holds it’s Bands, Brew, and BBQ each spring in the months of February and March that puts the focus on good music and great food in a laid-back atmosphere. SeaWorld Bands Brew &Read More →
The Osceola County Fair in Kissimmee will take place Friday, February 12th through Sunday, February 21st, 2016 at Osceola Heritage Park. Osceola County Fair The Osceola County Fair is the county’s largest annual event with over 99,000 people attending the fair each year. The event features carnival rides, midway games, animal shows,Read More →
The Silver Spurs Rodeo has been a tradition in Kissimmee since 1944. The rodeo takes place Friday through Sunday, February 19th, 20th, and 21st, 2016. Silver Spurs Rodeo The rodeo takes place at the Silver Spurs Arena at Osceola Heritage Park and will feature Bull Riding, Steer Wrestling, Saddle Bronc, MuttinRead More →
Orlando is very fortunate to have several premium art festivals throughout the year to attend and browse great art with the Festival of the Masters at Downtown Disney and the Fiesta in the Park Festival at Lake Eola in Downtown Orlando in the Fall. The Mount Dora Arts Festival isRead More →
Each year, the American Cancer Society hosts a relay race across 5,200 communities and 20 countries to help raise awareness and fundraising to help with searching for a cure for cancer. Across all of the Relay for Life events that are hosted, more than $400 million will be raised eachRead More →
With the Florida Strawberry Festival going on in Plant City and the Central Florida Fair taking place in Orlando this week, the Apopka Fair completes the hat trick of having three carnivals and fairs taking place in Central Florida at the same time on Thursday, March 10th through Sunday, MarchRead More →
Orlando’s largest chili festival will take place at a new location at Festival Park for the Orlando Chili Cookoff on Saturday, February 6th, 2016 from 12 pm – 6:00 pm. Orlando Chili Cookoff The Orlando Chili Cookoff is a very well organized and attended event in which the proceeds from the eventRead More →
The Great American Race, the Daytona 500, will take place at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach on Sunday, February 21st, 2016 at 1PM. Daytona 500 About an hours drive from the city of Orlando, the Daytona 500 is the final event of Speedweeks and is the first official eventRead More →
While many men will be in Daytona Beach for the annual Daytona 500 NASCAR race, a half marathon for women-only will be taking place at Walt Disney World that happens every February each year. The Disney Princess Half Marathon is the ultimate race for women and girls that takes runners fromRead More →
The Mount Dora Spring Antiques, Collectibles & Crafts Show will take place in downtown Mount Dora on Saturday, March 19th and Sunday, March 20th, 2016 from 9 AM to 5 PM. Mount Dora Spring Antiques, Collectibles & Crafts Show 2016 The Mount Dora Spring Antiques, Collectibles & Crafts Show is held eachRead More →
The month of February signals the season of Spring and the return of Major League Baseball for Orlando and Kissimmee when the Atlanta Braves head over to Disney World at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and the Houston Astros setup camp at the Osceola County Stadium at Osceola HeritageRead More →
There has been a lot of talk in recent years about sustainable farming and eating locally-grown produce of fruits and vegetables. Since 1930, there hasn’t been a place where that has been so true than in Plant City and their celebration of the strawberry at the Florida Strawberry Festival. FloridaRead More →
The Winter Park Road Race 10k (6.2 miles) is the final event of the Track Shack Running Series that takes place in Winter Park each spring and will be held on Saturday, March 12th, 2016 at 7:30 AM with a 2 mile warm-up race held prior at 7 am. IfRead More →
The most famous zookeeper in the United States will be visiting SeaWorld on Saturday, January 16th and 17th, 2016 when Jack Hanna brings with him a host of exotic animals to the park to help educate children and families as part of SeaWorld’s annual Wild Days annual event that will also featureRead More →
Wall Street Plaza in Downtown Orlando will be having their annual Super Bowl Block Party for the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 7th, 2016 and is the best place in Orlando to watch the Super Bowl. Admission is free and they will have a 16 foot LED Screen to watchRead More →
In New Orleans, the celebration of Mardi Gras is defined by the final three days prior to Ash Wednesday, when the lenten season begins leading up to Easter, but at Universal Studios Orlando, Mardi Gras is extended out beginning on every Saturday night and other select event nights beginning on Saturday,Read More →
Diana Ross, Fall Out Boy, 3 Doors Down, and Shawn Mendes highlight an impressive concert lineup for the 2016 Universal Studios Orlando Mardi Gras event that will be held on every Saturday Night and three Sunday nights beginning on Saturday, February 6th, 2016 and continuing through Saturday, April 16th, 2016. Concerts have started atRead More →
About a 50 minute drive Northwest of Downtown Orlando sits a bedroom community by the name of Mount Dora that has one of the state of Florida’s largest art festivals during the first weekend of February each year. Mount Dora The historical district of Mount Dora is one of theRead More →
Now in it’s 81st year, the 2016 Annual Bach Festival in Winter Park will feature world class musical artists and scholars to celebrate the life and music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Many of the concert performances will take place at the beautiful Rollins College campus in the Knowles Memorial Chapel and TidtkeRead More →
The annual Zora Festival returns to the historic town of Eatonville in 2016 beginning on Saturday, January 23rd and continuing through Sunday, January 31st with the main festival days beginning on Friday, January 29th that continues through Sunday. Zora Festival The Zora Festival is an annual festival that is named after theRead More →
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida will be hosting their first Chef’s Night’s of 2016 with two nights in January. Chef Paula Kendrick of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will host Chef’s Night on Friday, January 8th, 2016 and then Chef Sam Faggetti and Rabii Saber of theRead More →