2008 Orlando Seasonal Events
A variety of diverse Orlando events and festivals take place throughout the year, many of which are celebrated at major theme parks such as Walt Disney World® Resort, Universal Orlando® and SeaWorld® Orlando. For example, Disney World annual events include Walt Disney World Marathon and Disney's Pirate & Princess Party in January, Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival in April, Star Wars Weekends in May-June, Walt Disney World Inline Marathon in May, Disney’s International Distance Triathlon in September, Night of Joy in September, Epcot International Food & Wine Festival in October-November, FUNAI Golf Classic in October, Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party in October, ABC Super Soap Weekend in November, Festival of the Masters in November, Festival of the Seasons in November-December, Holidays Around the World in November-December, Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party in November-December and Pleasure Island New Year’s Eve.
Additional Orlando events and festivals take place at Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando. Universal Orlando’s two amazing theme parks, Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure, host such annual events as Bob Marley Reggae Festival in February, Mardi Gras at Universal Studios in February-April, Rock the Universe in September, Halloween Horror Nights in October, Beer Festival in November, Grinchmas and Macy’s Holiday Parade in December-January. SeaWorld Orlando offers Bud & BBQ in February, Viva La Musica in September, Shamu’s Halloween Spooktacular in October and Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures in November.
Other popular Orlando events and festivals include the Capitol One Florida Citrus Bowl in January, Sunshine Regional Chili Cook-Off in January, ArtsFest in February, Festival of Rhythm & Blues in February, Silver Spurs Rodeo in February, Bay Hill Golf Invitational in March, Central Florida Fair in March, Central Florida Home & Garden Show in April, Florida Film Festival in April, Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival in April-May, Orlando International Fringe Festival in May, Orlando Home Show in September, Osceola Art Festival in November, Citrus Bowl Parade in December and Kissimmee Holiday Extravaganza in December.
In addition to the abundance of Orlando events and festivals scheduled throughout the year, a number of unique annual events take place within a short drive of the Orlando area that are definitely worth a day trip. These annual events and festivals include the Blue Spring Manatee Festival in Orange City (January), Central Florida Scottish Highland Games in Winter Springs (January), Florida Citrus Festival in Winter Haven (January), Zora Neale Hurston Festival in Eatonville (January), International Carillon Festival in Lake Wales (February), Mount Dora Art Festival (February), Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway (February), Winter Park Bach Festival (February), Bike Week in Daytona Beach (March), A Taste of Oviedo (April), Ron Jon Easter Surfing Festival in Cocoa Beach (April), Zellwood Sweet Corn Festival (May), Red Hot & Boom! in Altamonte Springs (July), Biketoberfest in Daytona Beach (October) and Space Coast Art Festival in Cocoa Beach in November.
Orlando Annual Events by Month
JANUARY - Blue Spring Manatee Festival, Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl, Central Florida Scottish Highland Games, Disney's Pirate & Princess Party, Florida Citrus Festival & Polk County Fair, Outback Bowl, Renninger's Antique Extravaganza, Sunshine Regional Chili Cook-Off, Walt Disney World Marathon, Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts & Humanities
FEBRUARY - Antiques Show & Sale, ArtsFest, Atlanta Braves Spring Training, Bob Marley Reggae Festival, Festival of Rhythm & Blues, Houston Astros Spring Training, International Carillon Festival, Mardi Gras at Universal Studios, Mount Dora Art Festival, Osceola County Fair & Livestock Show, Renninger's Antique Extravaganza, Silver Spurs Rodeo, Speedweeks, Winter Park Bach Festival
MARCH - Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bike Week, Caribbean Fusion Concert, Central Florida Fair, Kissimmee Kiwanis Bluegrass Festival, Mount Dora Antique Fair, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
APRIL - A Taste of Oviedo, Central Florida Home & Garden Show, EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, Fiesta Medina, Florida Film Festival, JazzFest Kissimmee, Orlando Predators Arena Football, Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival, Osceola County Cracker Day & Ranch Rodeo, Ron Jon Easter Surfing Festival, Spring Fiesta in the Park, St. Cloud Spring Fling & Florida State Offshore Boat Championship, Viva La Musica
MAY - Florida Music Festival, Orlando International Fringe Festival, Star Wars Weekends, Symphony in the Park Concert, Walt Disney World Inline Marathon, Zellwood Sweet Corn Festival
JUNE - Fiesta San Juan, Gay Days
JULY - Apopka 4th of July Celebration, Celebration of Freedom, City of Kissimmee July 4th Celebration, Fireworks at the Fountain, Fouth of July at CityWalk, Fourth of July Block Party, Pepsi 400, Red Hot & Boom!, Sanford Fourth of July Celebration, St. Cloud 4th of July Celebration, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Training Camp, Walt Disney World Fourth of July Celebrations, Winter Park's Old-Fashioned July 4th Celebration
AUGUST - Anime Festival Orlando
SEPTEMBER - Disney's International Distance Triathlon, Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, Great Outdoor Days, Night of Joy, Orlando Home Show, Rock the Universe, Tom Joyner Family Reunion, Viva La Musica
OCTOBER - Biketoberfest, FUNAI Golf Classic, Halloween Horror Nights, Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, Shamu's Halloween Spooktacular, Silver Spurs Rodeo, Viva Osceola Festival Latino, Winter Park Autumn Art Festival
NOVEMBER - ABC Super Soap Weekend, Beerfest, Festival of the Masters, Festival of the Seasons, Fiesta in the Park, Grinchmas at Universal's Islands of Adventure, Holidays Around the World, Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures, Kissimmee-St. Cloud Great Outdoor Fest, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, Orlando Magic NBA Basketball, Osceola Art Festival, Renninger's Antique Extravaganza, Space Coast Art Festival
DECEMBER - Atlantic Dance Hall New Year's Eve, Citrus Bowl Parade, Kissimmee Holiday Extravaganza, Macy's Holiday Parade at Universal Studios, Pleasure Island New Year's Eve, St. Cloud Christmas Parade
RICH'S TIP: Good sources for more information on upcoming Orlando festivals and events include the Friday entertainment section of the Orlando Sentinel and the Orlando Weekly, an arts and entertainment publication that comes out each Wednesday.
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