ORLANDO, Fla. – New year, new memories to make!
The best part about living in Central Florida is the endless amount of happenings going on!
We’ve put together a month-by-month list of some of the biggest events and festivals coming to Central Florida this year. While this list is not all-encompassing, it has some of the biggest annual events on the docket.
This list will be updated with more details as they become available for some of the events happening later this year.
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January
Brevard Renaissance Fair
- When: Weekends of Jan. 6-28; Feb. 3-4
- Where: Forest of Wickham Park in Melbourne
Zora Festival
- When: Jan. 7-27
- Where: Eatonville
- More info: https://zorafestival.org/
Central Florida Scottish Highland Games
- When: Jan. 13-14
- Where: Central Winds Park in Winter Springs
- More info: https://flascot.com/index
Florida Manatee Festival
- Jan. 13-14
- Where: Downtown Crystal River
- More info: https://www.gomanateefest.com/
Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival
- When: Jan. 18-21
- Where: 22 South Orange St, Fellsmere, FL 32948
- More info: https://www.froglegfestival.com/
New Smyrna Beach Festival of the Arts
- When: Jan. 26-28
- Where: Riverside Drive & Canal Street
- More info: https://imagesartfestival.org/
February
MegaCon Orlando
- When: Feb. 1-4
- Where: Orange County Convention Center
- More info: https://fanexpohq.com/megaconorlando/
Oviedo Mall Winter Carnival
- When: Feb. 1-11
- Where: Oviedo Mall north side parking area
Space Coast Strawberry Fest
- When: Feb. 3-4
- Where: Space Coast Daily Park
- More info: https://spacecoaststrawberryfestival.com/
Mount Dora Arts Festival
- When: Feb. 3-4
- Where: downtown Mount Dora
Leesburg Mardi Gras
- When: Feb. 10
- Where: Historic downtown Leesburg
Mount Dora Scottish Highland Festival
- When: Feb. 16-18
- Where: Donnelly Park & Elizabeth Evans Park
321: Food Fest and Craft Fair
- When: Feb. 17-18
- Where: Wickham Park in Melbourne
- More info: https://www.battlebrosevents.com/321foodfest
Lazy Lovers Milk Mart
- When: Feb. 18
- Where: Orlando’s Milk District
- More info: https://www.milkmartorlando.com/
Florida Strawberry Festival
- When: Feb. 29-March 10
- Where: 303 Berryfest Place
- More info: https://flstrawberryfestival.com/
March
Bike Week
- When: March 1-10
- Where: Daytona Beach
- More info: https://officialbikeweek.com/
Grant Seafood Festival
- When: March 2
- Where: 4580 1st Street in Grant
- More info: https://www.grantseafoodfestival.com/
Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
- When: March 15-17
- Where: Park Avenue in Winter Park
- More info: https://www.wpsaf.org/
International Food and Drink Festival
- When: March 17
- Where: Luminary Green Park in downtown Orlando
Ocala Brick City Beer & Wine Festival
- When: March 30
- Where: Citizen’s Circle in Ocala
- More info: https://www.brickcitybeerandwinefest.com/
April
Fiesta in the Park
- When: April 6-7
- Where: Lake Eola Park
- More info: https://www.fiestainthepark.com/
Melbourne Blueberry Festival
- When: April 13-14
- Where: Wickham Park
Ormond Beach Celtic Festival
- When: April 20-21
- Where: Both sides of Granada Avenue at east end of bridge
- More info: https://www.ormondbeachcelticfestival.com/
Florida Puerto Rican Parade and Festival
- When: April 27
- Where: Downtown Orlando
- More info: https://floridapuertoricanparade.org/
May
St. Augustine Food & Wine Festival
- When: May 8-12
- Where: World Golf Village, Renaissance Resort, San Sebastian Winery and Bozard Lincoln
- More info: https://staugustinefoodandwinefestival.com/
Welcome to Rockville
- When: May 9-12
- Where: Daytona International Speedway
- More info: https://welcometorockville.com/
Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival
- When: May 14-27
- Where: Loch Haven Park
New Smyrna Beach Jazz Festival
- When: May 17-19
- Where: New Smyrna Beach
- More info: https://nsbjazzfest.com/
Space Coast Burger Battle
- When: May 18-19
- Where: Wickham Park
8th Anniversary Birthday Bash Milk Mart
- When: May 26
- Where: Orlando’s Milk District
- More info: https://www.milkmartorlando.com/
June
Pridefest Kissimmee
- When: June 1
- Where: Kissimmee Civic Center
Viera Country Fest
- When: June 8
- Where: Space Coast Daily Park
- More info: https://vieracountryfest.com/
July
Fireworks At The Fountain
- When: July 4
- Where: Lake Eola
August
Orlando’s Magical Dining
- When: Six weeks starting in August
- Where: Participating restaurants in Orlando
- More info: https://www.magicaldining.com/
September
St. Augustine Songwriters Festival
- When: Sept. 27-29
- Where: Several locations in St. Augustine
- More info: https://staugustinesongwritersfestival.com/
Sing Out Loud Festival
- When: TBD
- Stay up to date: https://www.singoutloudfestival.com/
Fall festivals kick off
- We’ll bring a full list of events as we get closer to fall
October
Winter Park Autumn Art Festival
- When: Oct. 12-13
- Where: Central Park
- More info: https://winterpark.org/autumn-art-festival
Biketoberfest
- When: Oct. 17-20
- Where: Daytona Beach
- More info: https://www.daytonabeach.com/biketoberfest/
November
Halifax Art Festival
- When: Nov. 2-3
- Where: Daytona Beach
- More info: https://www.halifaxartfestival.com/
50th Annual Great Day in the Country
- When: Nov. 9
- Where: CrossLife Church in Oviedo
- More info: https://www.greatdayoviedo.org/
Asian Lantern Festival
- When: November; full dates TBD
- Where: Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
- More info: https://www.centralfloridazoo.org/
Dazzling Lights
- When: Typically end of November
- Where: Leu Gardens
- More info: https://www.dazzlingorlando.com/
December
Holiday festivals and light displays
- We’ll bring a full list of events as we get closer to winter
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