Memorial Day is the day of the year that Americans pay their respects for the American soldiers that have paid the ultimate sacrifice of their lives to provide us with the rights and liberties that we so often take for granted. You only need to turn on the news onRead More →
The Orlando International Fringe Festival takes place at Loch Haven Park beginning Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 and continues through Memorial Day Weekend until Monday, May 25th, 2015. Orlando International Fringe Festival According to the dictionary, the word Fringe is defined as: unofficial; not conventional in form That pretty much sums up theRead More →
Cinco de Mayo is celebrated all around Orlando and the biggest parties can be found in Downtown Orlando at Church Street and Wall Street all weekend long heading into Cinco de Mayo 2015 on Tuesday, May 5th. Cinco de Mayo 2015 Downtown Orlando’s biggest parties are centered around the usualRead More →
WJRR hosts the 22nd annual Earthday Birthday concert on Saturday, April 25th, 2015 at the Central Florida Fairgrounds. Earthday Birthday 2015 Earthday Birthday is Orlando’s biggest rock and roll and heavy metal outdoor event that is held each year around the Earth Day Holiday. Eighteen headlining rock bands are scheduled for theRead More →
Downtown Orlando goes green on Saturday, April 25th, 2015 to celebrate Earth Day from 10 AM – 6 PM for Central Florida Earth Day 2015. Central Florida Earth Day Every April, 200-300 environmentally friendly vendors specializing in organic and recycled materials and environmentally sustaining materials set up their tents along LakeRead More →
The Florida Film Festival is Orlando’s premier annual Film Festival that happens each year in the month of April. The 2015 event takes place beginning on Friday, April 10th, 2015 and continues to Sunday, April 19th, 2015. 2015 Florida Film Festival The 2015 Florida Film Festival features 170 films, and featureRead More →
The Celebration Exotic Car Festival will take place beginning on Thursday, April 9th, 2015 and continue through Sunday, April 12th, 2015 with the main showcase event of the automobiles taking place on the Saturday of the event, April 11th, 2015. The car festival features some of the most luxurious and famous carsRead More →
The West Orange County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting their annual Best Fest Food and Wine event at Veranda Park in Metrowest on Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 from 5 PM until 8:30 PM in Veranda Park. Best Fest Restaurants List The Best Fest event highlights some of the best restaurants onRead More →
Each year during the springtime on the Sunday that daylight savings time begins, the Orlando Philharmonic puts on a free concert at the Central Park Amphitheater in Winter Park that they call the Spring Pops Concert. The 2015 event will be held on Sunday, March 15th at 6 PM. OrlandoRead More →
Saint Patrick is one of the most recognized Saints to have ever lived being born in Roman Britain in the 4th century and having lived from 387–461 AD. Saint Patrick is best known for spreading the Gospel to Ireland and using the three-leaf clover to help explain the Holy Trinity ofRead More →
The Seminole County Fair is Seminole County’s premier carnival that comes to the Seminole Towne Center Mall area each spring towards the end of March. In years past, the Seminole County Fair was held in the parking lot of the mall but in 2015 the event will be held as theRead More →
The annual Taste of Windermere showcases the best restaurants of the cities of Windermere and Dr Phillips from Restaurant Row in West Orlando as well as participating restaurants from International Drive and will take place on Saturday, March 7th, 2015 from 6 pm until 9 pm at the Grove. TasteRead More →
The best golfers in the world come to Bay Hill in Orlando each March to participate in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, formerly known as the Bay Hill Invitational. The 2015 Arnold Palmer Invitational will take place Monday, March 16th, 2015 through Sunday, March 22nd, 2015. Arnold Palmer Invitational Graeme McDowell, MattRead More →
The Central Florida Fair will celebrate 101 years starting on Thursday, February 26th through Monday, March 9th, 2015. The fair will feature many rides, creative arts, horticulture, livestock, and entertainment. Central Florida Fair The Central Florida Fairgrounds is spread out over 87 acres and the annual Central Florida Fair is attendedRead More →
Altamonte Springs will be hosting an art festival on Saturday and Sunday, March 28th and 29th, 2015 called the Uptown Art Expo. The event will be held at Uptown Altamonte around Crane’s Roost Park. Uptown Art Expo The free art festival will showcase family art and live music performances with arts andRead More →
What do you get when you mix in some of the best restaurants in Winter Park and the surrounding Orlando area with a unique spin and presentation of chowder? It must be time again for the Chowder Fest at the Winter Park Civice Center presented by Winter Park Annual. The 4thRead More →
Universal Studios has several events to send out 2014 and bring in 2015 with DJ M-Squared spinning throughout the night for the second consecutive year. Universal Studios Citywalk New Years Eve Each year, Universal Studios throws a giant party in it’s entertainment district called Citywalk that is made up of many barsRead More →
The best local foot race of the year in Orlando is the OUC Half Marathon and 5k that will take place in downtown Orlando on Saturday, December 6th, 2014 with the half marathon starting at 7:30 am and the 5k starting at 7:45 am. OUC Half Marathon The OUC HalfRead More →
In the Orlando area we have several fun things to do during the Christmas season. One of the unique experiences in the larger central Florida area that we can typically do during the month of November and December is take a visit to the beach with the weather warm enoughRead More →
When it comes to holiday parades, Thanksgiving Day may belong to Macy’s in New York City but Christmas day belongs to Disney World in Orlando and Disneyland in Anaheim. While the Thanksgiving Day Parade is filmed live on Thanksgiving day, the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade is filmed in earlyRead More →
The University of Central Florida Opera is kicking off the 2014-2015 season with its 10th-annual gala concert entitled “It’s a Grand Knight of Singing” on November 15th and 16th, 2014 in the Visual Arts Building on the main campus of UCF. UCF Opera 2014/2015 Season “It’s a Grand Knight ofRead More →
Beginning on select nights in the early part of November and continuing through December 18th, 2015, Disney World offers a separate-ticketed Christmas party at the Magic Kingdom called Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. With fireworks, stage shows, parades, holiday character dance parties, complimentary hot cocoa and cookies, and snow, MickeyRead More →
One of Disney World’s hidden gems during the Christmas Season is the Voices of Liberty Christmas Caroling that takes place from the day after Thanksgiving through the end of December. A Capella Christmas Caroling Before there were popular television A Capella shows like Glee, there was the Voices of Liberty.Read More →
During the holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Eve, and the weeks in-between, the Gaylord Palms Resort resembles an Orlando attraction more than it does a fancy resort (which it is). With breakfast experiences with Shrek, Cirque performances, Dreamworks Animation Meet and Greet Experiences, and a signature Ice Sculpture attraction,Read More →