Mount Dora Area Restaurant Week is bringing together local restaurants, cafés, breweries, and beverage stops for a weeklong celebration of the area’s growing food scene. Did you know the Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce is launching the first-ever Mount Dora Area Restaurant Week? The event which is designed to showcase local restaurants and encourage residents and visitors to explore the area’s dining scene kicks off Saturday, July 25 and runs through Sunday, August 2. Dur

Enjoy an evening of live music, food vendors, family fun, a kids zone, local vendors, and a fireworks and drone show over the waterfront. Mount Dora is going big for America’s 250th. Join the City of Mount Dora for Freedom on the Waterfront on Friday, July 3, from 4 - 10 pm, as one of Central Florida’s most beautiful lakefront settings turns into a patriotic Independence Day celebration. Set along the shores of Lake Dora, this free, family-friendly event brings together live

Mount Dora Taste is bringing together 20+ local restaurants, live music, and hundreds of attendees for one of the region’s most anticipated food events. The Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce is celebrating a major milestone this spring with the return of the 25th Annual Mount Dora Taste, taking place Saturday, May 2 at Sunset Park in downtown Mount Dora. A longtime favorite in the community, the event brings together more than 20 local restaurants for an evening of sample-s

Celebrate Earth Day in Mount Dora, and with an abundance of natural beauty and diverse wildlife, Mount Dora has so much to celebrate! Celebrate the Earth at the annual Mount Dora Earth Day Celebration with plant and craft vendors, children's projects, fun workshops and more. The 30th Annual Mount Dora Earth Day Celebration takes place on Sunday, April 12, 2026, from 9 am - 3 pm at Donnelly Park, located at 530 N. Donnelly St. This free, family-friendly event features environ

Mystic Ice Cream, Scoops on 5th, and Waffles & Cream join forces for 25 flavor stops across historic Downtown Mount Dora. The Mount Dora Ice Cream Stroll and Pup Walk will return Sunday, April 12, 2026, from 3 - 5 pm, featuring a major expansion that makes this year’s event the biggest yet. For the first time, the event will feature three ice cream providers instead of one, delivering 25 flavors distributed at 25 participating downtown businesses, along with the debut of a fi

This popular two-day art event features all hand craft items and original art. Downtown Mount Dora's streets will come alive this weekend, with the Mount Dora Spring Festival of Arts and Crafts returning on Saturday March 21, and Sunday March 22, featuring an eclectic display of fine and fun arts and crafts by more than 250 exhibitors. The annual Mount Dora Spring Festival of Arts and Crafts is a fun, FREE, two-day, open-air event, with the historic streets of downtown Mount

The annual Jane Austen Festival offers a glimpse into the charming world of one of literature's most beloved authors. One of the world's most famous authors, Jane Austen has been a household name for more than two centuries and interest in her, and her books, is still as popular as ever. This year marks the 251st anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, and later this year, the latest adaptation of Austen's first, and most popular novels makes its way to the big screen, with Sense

Experience 300 fine artists lined along the streets of Downtown Orlando, showcasing a vast array of incredible talent in this juried event. Anytime is a great time to visit Mount Dora, and on January 31, nd February 1, a visit is s must as the 51st annual Mount Dora Arts Festival returns to the streets of historic downtown Mount Dora. Visitors to this years festival will e xperience 300 fine artists lined along the streets to showcase a vast array of incredible talent in thi

The downtown streets come alive with more than 350 of the best exhibitors in the country ready to show and sell their fine art and fun crafts at this annual. This weekend, Saturday October 25 and Sunday October 26, the number one voted all time favorite arts and craft festival in America returns to the streets of Mount Dora. The Mount Dora Craft Fair is an annual event held on the streets of historic Downtown Mount Dora, at W. 4th Ave Mount Dora. Ranked consistently in the TO