Orlando to Host Final Stop of Olympic Q Series for LA28
Orlando has been selected as the final stop for the Olympic Q Series from June 8-11, 2028, serving as the ultimate qualification path for the LA28 Games.Read More →
Orlando has been selected as the final stop for the Olympic Q Series from June 8-11, 2028, serving as the ultimate qualification path for the LA28 Games.Read More →
The 2026 Orlando Fringe Festival runs May 12–25 at Loch Haven Park, celebrating 35 years of unjuried, uncensored, and accessible theatre, dance, comedy, and more.Read More →
Regal Cinemas is bringing back the Summer Movie Express for 2026, offering $1 tickets for all ages to select G and PG-rated movies every Tuesday and Wednesday at 11 AM throughout the summer. The 9-week program runs from June 10 through August 6, 2026 at participating Central Florida Regal locations.Read More →
Treat Mom to the perfect Orlando Sunday without the stress. Our guide to Mother’s Day 2026 features free garden admission, ‘Moms Eat Free’ deals, and local insider tips.Read More →
Celebrate Mom with our guide to Mother’s Day 2026 in Orlando, featuring the best brunches in Winter Park, free events at Leu Gardens, and Disney World highlights.Read More →
The ultimate guide to Cinco de Mayo 2026 in Orlando, featuring the Wall Street Plaza Block Party, Celebration Street Party, and the Epcot Mexico Pavilion celebration.Read More →
The city of Orlando continues to be a premier destination for world-class theatre at the state-of-the-art Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. The highly anticipated 2026–2027 AdventHealth Broadway in Orlando season has been unveiled, featuring a blockbuster 10-show lineup that includes the return of global phenomena and several excitingRead More →
The organization formerly known as the Orlando Repertory Theatre (Orlando REP) has officially entered its second century of storytelling under a new name: Orlando Family Stage. As Florida’s premier professional theatre dedicated to young audiences and families, the 2025–2026 season marks a historic Centennial Celebration of 100 years of theatricalRead More →
Martin Luther King, Jr had a dream of an integrated and unified America in 1963 where over 200,000 civil rights supporters watched and listened to King’s 17-minute public speech in Washington D.C. on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. At one point of the speech, King states, “I have aRead More →
Some of the best teams from the SEC and the Big Ten outside of the College Football Playoff six bowl games meet each year at the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando. 2024 Matchup The matchup for the 2024 bowl game will be played on Monday, January 1st, 2024 at 1 PM that willRead More →
A 2009 lightning strike left the iconic Lake Eola Fountain debilitated, but it was returned to its former glory and better during the 2011 Fireworks at the Fountain celebration as the City of Orlando debuted the renovated fountain for the first time with a light show choreographed to music. Lake Eola FountainRead More →
Disney on Ice is returning to Orlando at the Amway Center on Friday, September 2nd through Sunday, September 4th, 2022 with Disney’s newest show “Road Trip Adventures” featuring characters from Mary Poppins, Moana, The Lion King, Aladdin, Toy Story, and more. Disney on Ice Some of productions that will be included in theRead More →
Spring officially arrives at the Mall at Millenia on Friday, April 1st, 2022 with the first spotting of the Easter Bunny. The Easter Bunny is available for photos Monday-Saturday from 10am until 7pm and Sunday from 9am-7pm in the Orangerie Cafés (located on the second floor of the mall between SestinaRead More →
Leu Gardens, the 50-acre oasis in Orlando’s Audubon Park Garden District just west of downtown, is bringing back the traveling dinosaur exhibit that received so much positive visitor response in 2017. In ” Dinosaur Invasion,” more than 20 of the extinct creatures are placed throughout the sprawling grounds allowing guests toRead More →
Christmas Lights can be found all around Orlando in the city’s communities and neighborhoods. Some of the best displays can be found in some of the city’s oldest neighborhoods of Delaney Park, Conway, and Belle Isle (See scenic drive in map below). There are not as many planned communities orRead More →
The Orlando area has at least 17 Independence Day 4th of July Fireworks Shows taking place in 2019 between the cities that make up Metro-Orlando and the fireworks shows happening at the theme parks. This is our guide to Orlando’s Best 4th of July Fireworks Shows and Events in 2019.Read More →
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 →
Halloween is more than a two month celebration in Orlando beginning in August and is then a week-long celebration as Halloween Night approaches on October 31st. Disney World kicks off their Halloween events in August with Universal Studios and SeaWorld kicking off their Halloween events during the month of September. Halloween in Orlando WithRead 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 →
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 →
Halloween is one of children’s favorite holidays to dress up and get candy with trick or treating and one of the most popular places to go trick or treating is at the mall. Fortunately, Orlando has several indoor and outdoor malls participating with Halloween trick or treating in 2018 where youRead More →
Celebrating their 30th year, the Orlando Shakespeare Theater officially kicks off their 2018 and 2019 season with their annual Season Opening Gala on Sunday, September 16th, 2018 at 5 pm at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center in Loch Haven Park. In addition to performing such works as the Tony AwardRead 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 →
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