Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant at Disney Springs in Disney World is the missing Ireland pavilion that Epcot never had, with live Irish music and dancing placed in the old Pleasure Island area of Disney Springs. On St Patrick’s Day, Raglan Road goes all out to celebrate the event.Read More →
The Taste of College Park Food and Wine Festival will be held on Thursday, April 21st, 2016 from 6PM – 9PM and will feature some of the best restaurants in the city of Orlando including James Beard Award nominee Kevin Fonzo’s K Restaurant and one of Orlando’s best power lunchesRead More →
The University of Central Florida, or UCF, has grown to be the second largest University in the Country and the communities in east Orlando around UCF having grown up around it with the city of Oviedo to the North, the Waterford Lakes neighborhood to the south, and the city ofRead More →
Fresh Italian at Millenia and Lake Ivanhoe, American in College Park, and Sushi in Baldwin Park are some of the best places to have a meal to celebrate Valentine’s Day in 2016. You will also find the best steaks in all of Orlando and Orlando’s Best Restaurant overall. This is Orlando LocalRead More →
For our recommendations on spending Valentine’s Day on International Drive, the top 10 romantic restaurant choices over the years may have varied over time but the dining scene definitely changed with the most recent incarnation of Pointe Orlando a few years ago. Pointe Orlando was once known for an FAORead More →
Whether you are looking for Turkish cuisine, a restaurant on Lake Killarney, a restaurant by a movie theater, or a local gastropub, there is a restaurant for you to dine at this Valentine’s Day in Winter Park. We’ll let the Yelpers do the reviews for the restaraunts chosen. This isRead More →
When it comes to a romantic evening out on the town for Valentine’s Day, there is no better place to be than in Downtown Orlando. From the modern and upscale restaurants, to the swanky clubs and wine bars, to finally Lake Eola Park with the downtown high-rises lit up asRead More →
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 →