Who says that you have to celebrate America’s Independence Day on July 4th in Orlando when there are plenty of opportunities to celebrate Independence Day the day before on July 3rd? Maybe one day of celebration is not enough and you want to take part in Independence Day activities overRead More →
ICE! at the Gaylord Palms is an annual walk-through attraction during the Christmas holidays at the Gaylord Palms Resort that is made completely of ice. Imagine taking a simple ice sculpture that you might see at a wedding or special event and then building out that sculpture out into severalRead More →
Halloween officially kicks off the holiday season in Orlando when the fall season finally comes around and we great a break in the weather from the high 90’s during the summer down to the mid 70’s and 80’s that makes for very comfortable nights. Halloween Events for Kids in OrlandoRead More →
If there was ever a time that you wanted to do something different in Orlando and check out Downtown Orlando, the weekend parties in downtown Orlando that feature costume contests is it. For 2018, those nights are Friday, October 26th and Saturday, October 27th. This is Orlando’s version of Key West’sRead More →
Halloween Horror Nights stands alone as the biggest Halloween event for the older kids. Universal doesn’t recommend the event for kids under the age of 13 but 16 and older may be a more appropriate age. The event can be pretty intense as the entire Universal Orlando theme park isRead More →
Each year, as many as 70 teams of competitive and recreational row teams compete together in the Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival. Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival The Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival attracts recreational and competitive row teams from all over North America. The event recently moved to TurkeyRead More →
In its 42nd year, The Maitland Rotary Art Festival brings music, food, and of course, art to the centerpiece of Maitland’s Cultural Corridor, Lake Lily. For the 2018 festival, 135 artists will display their artwork competing for top prizes from the show. The show also offers art demonstrations, live entertainment, numerousRead More →
The 45th Winter Park Autumn Art Festival will once again fill Park Avenue with beautiful paintings, ceramics, crafts, drawings & graphics, fiber creations, sculptures, jewelry and photographs, all created exclusively by Florida artists. The event will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 13th and 14th, 2018. Winter Park Autumn Art Festival The show is set-upRead More →
The Run Nona 5k kicks-off the block party that happens September 29th, 2018 in the Lake Nona area of Orlando. Run Nona 5k In its 11th year, this 5k concludes at a Lake Nona block party featuring food trucks and live music from Cnergy. Run Nona 5k offers a special area just for kidsRead More →
St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, situated on the north end of Winter Park’s famous Park Avenue, hosts its annual Fall Festival on Friday, October 19th, 2018. St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church Fall Festival After shopping and dining along Park Avenue, enjoy the fun of fall with this festival offering amusement ridesRead More →
Maitland’s Fright Night is a free event for children dressed in their best Halloween costumes! Maitland Fright Night The event is from 4:00 to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 27th, 2018, at Maitland Community Park with games, snacks, inflatables, and a children’s haunted house. At 5:00 p.m. children may enterRead More →
Old Town is hosting its own haunted house, at The HAUNT at Old Town, on select nights September 28th – November 3rd. Old Town has partnered with the area’s only year-round haunted house, Mortem Manor, to create a frightening celebration for Halloween. The event bills itself as a scaled-down version ofRead More →
SeaWorld is the only major theme park in Orlando (not including Legoland) that has a trick-or-treating event for children as part of their general admission price during daytime hours on the weekends in the month of October. With Halloween character greetings, kid parties, trick-or-treating, and special holiday shows, SeaWorld Halloween SpooktacularRead More →
The 2018 Global Peace Film Festival will take place around several venues in Orlando, Winter Park, and Maitland on September 17th through September 23rd, 2018 to utilize film and media to help promote world peace. Global Peace Film Festival The Global Peace Film Festival describes itself as a celebratory event with aRead More →
SeaWorld Orlando will be featuring two of the biggest names in Christian Music with their Praise Wave concerts of Michael W. Smith on September 15th, 2018 and Newsboys on Saturday, September 22nd, 2018. SeaWorld Praise Wave Concerts SeaWorld Praise Wave live concerts are held at their Nautilus Theater at 1:30 p.m.Read More →
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando has taken the traditional haunted house celebrated during Halloween and ran with it. For more than 25 years, Universal has served up screams and scares with several haunted houses, scream zones, and shows. Halloween Horror Nights 2018 Haunted Houses Each year, Universal offers an entirely newRead More →
Orlando has two big Fashion Weeks, both that occur in the Fall season, with the first being held at the Mall at Millenia and the second being held in Winter Park with the Mall at Millenia’s Fashion Week taking place each year in the month of September. Fashion Week at MallRead More →
Joining forces to support hunger relief and housing needs, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, host one of Central Florida’s largest annual fundraisers, Taste! Central Florida. Event Details Taste! Central Florida is held at Orlando World Center Marriott on Saturday, September 8th, from 6:45 toRead More →
If you are looking for a great traditional haunted house featuring scary clowns and other haunted actors to walk through during the Halloween season, take a ride over to Ocoee for their 11th annual haunted house (see videos below). Ocoee Haunted House Over 2,000 guests visit the haunted house each yearRead More →
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, in the Waterford Lakes area in east Orlando, will be having their annual carnival on Thursday through Sunday, November 15th, 2018 through November 18th, 2018. Over 30 carnival rides and midway games are available to ride and play through JCJ Amusements. St. Joseph’s Fall Carnival The churchRead More →
Since 2008, the Winter Park Institute at Rollins College has brought in well-known and intellectual speakers to the campus to engage students, alumni, and the community through public lectures, readings, symposiums, seminars, master classes, interviews, and special-interest sessions that are all free and open to the public. Winter Park InstituteRead More →
Running and live music are combined when the Florida Hospital Battle of the Bands 5k takes place in the city of Casselberry at a new location for 2018 at Lake Concord Park on September 15th, 2018 at 7:30am. Florida Hospital Battle of the Bands 5k The 2nd race of the Track Shack Running Series,Read More →
Rock The Universe is the annual Christian rock and roll festival that is Universal Studios’ answer to Disney’s Night of Joy. Most recently, Universal has added a new theater to host all of their concerts. Some of the artists to play Rock the Universe in recent years include Switchfoot, CastingRead More →
When it comes to attending and experiencing theater shows in Orlando, visitors to the area will most likely think of Disney World and it’s large-scale production stage shows like Finding Nemo at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Beauty and the Beast at Disney’s Hollywood Studios or the dinner shows located in KissimmeeRead More →