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 →
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 →
On Saturday, January 23rd, 2016, the Seasons 52 Park Avenue 5.2k Race will be held in Winter Park, Florida along the shops, restaurants, and neighborhoods of Park Avenue. Presented by Florida Hospital and being an official Track Shack Event, the Seasons 52 5.2k race puts a little spin on theRead More →
One of the better free events to do around Orlando between Christmas Day and New Years Eve is the Russell Athletic Bowl Parade of Bands in Winter Park along Park Avenue. Winter Park Parade of Bands The Russell Athletic Bowl is the first of Orlando’s two bowl games to beRead More →
The city of Winter Park introduced an outdoor ice skating rink in 2009 entitled “Winter in the Park” during the Christmas Season and has now made it an annual event. The ice skating rink will open on Friday, November 20th, 2015, through Sunday, January 10th, 2016 in the West Meadow sectionRead More →
The 4th annual Winter Park “Wine & Dine” event will take place on Wednesday, October 14th, 2015 from 6 pm until 9 pm inside the Winter Park Farmer’s Market with some of the best restaurants around the city participating (see video below). Winter Park Wine & Dine The Winter park Wine &Read 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 →
On St Patrick’s Day, it’s all about the luck of the Irish, Corn Beef and Cabbage, and Guinness Irish Beer. We’ve already covered the best spots to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in Downtown Orlando, Winter Garden, and the theme parks. This is Orlando Local Guide’s Best Restaurants and Pubs toRead 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 →
On January 8th, 2014, the city of Winter Park, along with Budweiser, held a special surprise ticker tape parade to welcome home Winter Park resident Lt. Chuck Nadd for a hero’s welcome from his most recent tour of duty in the United States Army. The parade was filmed in Winter ParkRead 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 →
Each year, the city of Winter Park commemorates the Christmas season by holding an event to turn on the lights of a large Christmas Tree in Central Park. The lighting ceremony features a children’s choir and Santa Claus. The Holiday Tree Lighting took place this year on Friday, December 5th, 2014 at 5:15pm. Holiday Movie in CentralRead More →
Park Avenue is Winter Park’s main street with shops and restaurants that cater to the affluent citizens of Orlando and beyond. What Palo Alto is to California, Winter Park is to Florida. While Palo Alto’s main street starts with Stanford University, Winter Park’s main street starts with Rollins College. WhileRead More →
The 36th annual Christmas in the Park celebration in Winter Park, Florida begins at 6:15 pm on Thursday, December 4th, 2014 when the Morse Museum presents nine illuminated Tiffany windows in Central Park. Christmas in the Park To help usher in the Christmas season the 150-voice Bach Festival Choir, Children’s Choir, andRead More →
The 2014 Winter Park Christmas Parade will take place on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 9 am along the streets of Park Avenue in Downtown Winter Park. The parade features over 100 parade units including marching bands, police and fire departments, and Disney World and Sea World floats. After the parade, goRead More →
Some may think that you need to go to one of the Florida coasts to experience the beach while visiting Orlando but those people have never been to Saint Cloud, Florida (see picture above) or Moss Park in Orlando. If you want to make the 45-60 minute drive to theRead More →
Rollins College debuted its 112-room boutique Alfond Inn hotel in Winter Park to a select few the week before it officially opened on Sunday, August 18th, 2013. Here is the inside look at the hotel including the rooms, artwork, and the amenities at the hotel that includes peacock-inspired designs that theRead More →
The Winter Park 17/92 corridor is one of the hottest commercial real estate markets in the Orlando area right now with new and renovated supermarkets, restaurants, and retail now open or will soon to be open. The Olive Garden across from Winter Park Village is participating in all of thisRead More →
Orlando features a large number of art festivals throughout the year. Many are based on visual arts, including painting and ceramics. Some of them include performing and culinary arts. Nearly all of them include art displays, live music, food, and children’s activities making these art festivals fun for the entireRead More →
For the last year and half, I have been visiting many restaurants and delicatessens around Orlando searching for the best Reuben sandwich, a hot sandwich made up of corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and a thousand-island type dressing. The sandwich bread is made up of grilled slices of pumpernickel or rye. Jason’s DeliRead More →
There may be other parks that have more flowers, fountains, shops, and entertainment in Orlando but Kraft Azalea Garden in Winter Park is our choice for the most romantic park in Orlando. Kraft Azalea Garden Kraft Azalea Garden is a fairly small park at only 5.22 acres in the cityRead More →
The Christmas Season is the best time of the year to visit the city of Winter Park, Florida to take in the sights, sounds, and shopping. From outdoor ice skating, parades on land and boat, and Christmas lights displays on neighborhood homes, Winter Park is the perfect place to spend theRead More →
Aveda Institute is collecting toy donations for Toys for Tots on Thursday, December 8th, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. To reward the generosity, Aveda is giving a 20% discount on all salon products, services and gift card purchases made during the toy drive. The school already offers great pricesRead More →