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The Veteran’s Parade will take place in downtown Orlando on Saturday, November 13, 2010, at 11:30 AM. The parade will start at the corner of Orange Avenue and Livingston Street. Highlights will include street performers, marching bands, floats and live music. Downtown Orlando also will host the Orlando Food & Wine Fest November 13-14, 2010, on Robinson Street. The festival will feature cuisine from 36 Central Florida restaurants and more than 50 domestic and international wines. Advance purchase passes are available for $15 for the weekend and $10 for a single day (children ages 12 and under are admitted free). Tickets also may be purchased at the gate for $15. Food and beverage tickets range from $2-$6 and can be purchased at the festival. For more information, visit www.downtownorlando.com.
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Sponsored by The Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association (CFHLA), Bacchus Bash 2010 will take place at Orlando Premium Outlets on Friday, April 9, 2010. Billed as “Orlando’s largest street party,” Bacchus Bash will feature food, specialty drinks and live entertainment from premier hotels and restaurants. Samples range in price from $2 – $5 in “Bacchus Bucks.” All net proceeds benefit the CFHLA Educational Trust Fund, which provides scholarships and grants to local hospitality students and schools. More than 25,000 people are expected to attend Bacchus Bash 2010. Don’t miss it! For more information about Bacchus Bash 2010, visit www.bacchusbash.org.
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2009 Orlando Home Show
September 18-20, 2009
Enjoy interesting exhibits, talk to home improvement experts and listen to special guest speakers at the Orlando area’s largest home design and landscaping showcase, which will take place at the Orange County Convention Center. Orlando Home Show spokesperson Ty Pennington is scheduled to appear at the event on Saturday, September 19 at the main stage at 11 AM and 3 PM (seating is limited and will be on a first-come, first-served basis).
2009 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
September 25 – November 8, 2009
Take an eclectic tour of the world at the 2009 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival as you sample delicious foods and fine wines during this international culinary celebration, which also offers nightly Eat to the Beat! concerts, celebrity-chef cooking demonstrations, children’s activities and the talents of street performers from acrobats to musicians.
2009 Halloween Horror Nights
September 25-26, October 1-4, 8-11, 15-18, 21-25 & 28-31, 2009
Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2009, is the largest Halloween event in the United States and spread out over both Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Events at the month-long fright fest include specialty designed haunted houses and mazes, inescapable scare zones, a Halloween parade, thrilling shows and live music, as well as an assortment of wandering ghouls, zombies, demons, werewolves, ghosts, goblins and vampires.
2009 Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
Sept. 4, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25 & 29; Oct. 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 29 & 31; Nov. 1, 2009
This after-hours extravaganza at Disney’s Magic Kingdom allows guests to dress up in Halloween costumes and also features the “Boo-to-You” Halloween Parade and the “Happy HalloWishes” fireworks spectacular. There’s trick-or-treating as well and also the opportunity to enjoy rides and attractions from 7 PM to midnight.
2009 SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular
October 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 30 & 31, 2009
Halloween meets the sea at SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular, carving an underwater “fantasea” where children can dance with an ice DJ, learn from a school of fish and play with a sea fairy. SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular uniquely brings children’s “fantaseas” to life with enchanted pathways and charming sea creatures, providing the utmost in family-friendly trick-or-treating.
2009 Children’s Miracle Network Classic
November 9-15, 2009
One of the most popular events on the PGA Tour, the Children’s Miracle Network Classic at Walt Disney World Resort has served as an annual tradition since 1971, the same year Disney World opened its doors. The Children’s Miracle Network Classic, takes place at Disney’s championship Palm and Magnolia courses.
2009 Festival of the Masters
November 13-15, 2009
Festival of the Masters at Walt Disney World Resort is simply one of the most acclaimed open-air art festivals in the United States. Approximately 150 award-winning artists display their diverse wares at this immense outdoor showcase at Downtown Disney that also includes live entertainment, culinary offerings and children’s activities, as well as the House of Blues Folk Art Festival.
For more information about Orlando festivals and events, visit www.orlando-florida.net.
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In addition to world-class theme parks such as Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando, the Orlando area offers a variety of festivals, events and fairs in 2008 that are sure to please visitors and residents alike. On most weekends throughout 2008, but especially during spring, you’ll discover lively festivals and events going on somewhere in Orlando.
Many of Orlando’s most popular spring festivals and events are hosted by area theme parks and the 2008 lineup includes Mardi Gras at Universal Studios, the largest Mardi Gras celebration outside of New Orleans, from February 2 through April 19, 2008; and the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, which features world-class flower and horticultural displays, from March 19 through June 1, 2008.
“In most cases, these special events at Disney World and Universal Orlando during 2008 are included in the cost of the base ticket, providing an added benefit to your theme park excursion,” said Kyle Collins, Director of Interactive Marketing for HotelsCorp.com. “And spring is a great time to visit Orlando since the weather is perfect and you can get a jump on the summer crowds.”
Outside of the theme parks, major spring festivals and events in the Orlando area include the Arnold Palmer Invitational (formerly known as the Bay Hill Invitational), which draws top professional golfers on the PGA Tour such as Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, from March 13-16, 2008; the 11-day Central Florida Fair, which features carnival rides, live music, regional arts and crafts, food, livestock shows and amazing interactive exhibits from April 17-27, 2008; and the Central Florida Home & Garden Show, the region’s largest consumer home and garden showcase, from March 7-9, 2008.
Art and culture lovers will enjoy such Orlando festivals as the internationally acclaimed Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival, which runs from February 6 through March 9, 2008; the 15th-annual Florida Film Festival, which was voted as the 8th-best film festival in the United States by the Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide to Film Festivals, from March 28 through April 6, 2008; Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, one of the country’s most prestigious outdoor art festivals, from March 14-16, 2008; Spring Fiesta in the Park, which displays the talents of more than 200 artists and craftspeople from all over the country during the first weekend in April 2008; and JazzFest Kissimmee, which features regional entertainers and high school musicians, in late April 2008.
Other not-to-be-missed Central Florida events and festivals include the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City from February 28-March 9, 2008; Kissimmee Kiwanis Bluegrass Festival at Osceola Heritage Park from February 22-24, 2008; and the; Leesburg Fine Art Festival from March 1-2, 2008.
Good sources for more information on upcoming Orlando festivals and events include the “Orlando Seasonal Events” section of the Orlando, Florida Guide, as well as the Friday entertainment sections of the Orlando Sentinel and the Orlando Weekly, a weekly arts and entertainment publication. In addition, check out Orlando’s online calendar at orlandoinfo.com, the official website of the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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