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NON-HALLOWEEN Events & Things To Do in Orlando this Weekend Oct. 27 - 29

Yes, it's spooky weekend here in Orlando, and there is tons of Halloween events to enjoy, but if Halloween ain't your thing, there is still lots of things to do!


The Best Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend

The Best NON-HALLOWEEN Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend!



MULTI-DAY EVENTS



Outdoor Ice Skating at Melia Orlando
Now - January 4, 2024

Meliá Orlando Celebration has partnered with Glice to install a 38’ x 38’ rink next to the main lobby entrance that requires no water energy or carbon emissions. A sustainable alternative to traditional ice rinks, Glice Eco-Rink uses synthetic ice panels for year-round family fun.


The rink is open to the public Oct. 15, 2023 through Jan. 3, 2024 from 4 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person for both adults and children and includes a pair of skates. Tickets are sold on-site at the rink.


Beach Nights return to Aquatica Orlando Water Park with holiday movies on the beach!

Beach Nights at Aquatica Orlando
Saturdays, October 28 - December 23, 2023

Every Saturday, beginning October 28, guests can visit Aquatica Orlando for daytime fun, and then when the sun goes down, guests can watch some of their favorite family-friendly holiday movies on the beach, and it’s all included with park admission. Guests are encouraged to bring a towel or take a seat in one of the many lounge chairs available and enjoy this special experience.


Fresh popcorn, delicious food & snacks, hot chocolate, drinks and specialty cocktails will be available for purchase at Kura’s Beachside Panini and Motu’s Beach Bar.


Beach Nights Movie, October 28, Hocus Pocus



Annual Great Scott Farms Fall Festival
Saturdays and Sundays, Now – November 26, 2023

At Great Scott Farms, 26216 County Road Mount Dora 32757, get lost in a huge 6.5 acre corn maze! Jump on a huge jumping pillow, slide down a 60ft super slide, play on the giant castle-like playground and much more!


You can take an audio tour of the farm on the hay ride while learning about what they grow and their history. Check out their Market, Cafe, and food vendors.



Bounce The City at The Florida Mall
Weekends, Now - November 19, 2023

Bounce, slide and dance your way through a surreal, candy-colored wonderland featuring huge inflatables, silent disco dome, 600ft long obstacle course, giant ball pit, inflatable sports arena & more at Bounce The City at The Florida Mall..


With colorful characters & Instagrammable moments to be discovered at every turn, the mall is literally brought to life in this immersive, one of a kind experience that can be enjoyed by both the young, and the young at heart.



The EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival
Now - November 18, 2023

The EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival is dishing up delights at Walt Disney World Resort now through until November 18, 2023.


Get ready to sip and savor at more than 25 Global Marketplaces throughout EPCOT, including returning favorites such as The Fry Basket, Flavors from Fire, Canada, India and Spain. Several new Global Marketplaces will open later during the festival as summer turns to fall.


The festival has also welcomed back the popular Eat to the Beat Concert Series presented by Florida Blue Medicare at America Gardens Theatre.


Southern Hills Farm Fall Festival

Southern Hills Farm Fall Festival
Thursday - Sunday, Now - November 12. 2023

The 8th Annual Fall Festival located at 16651 Schofield Rd, Clermont, FL 34714, is happening each Thursday-Sunday between Sept. 23 and Nov. 12.


Fall Festival Fun Includes: Kids Zone, 5-acre corn maze, farm wagon rides, yard games, U-pick sunflower and zinnia fields, pumpkin patch barn with a wide variety of beautiful and unique pumpkins of all sizes and colors, beautiful rooftop deck, picture perfect photo op areas for your fall family photos, and more!

Join The Showcase Of Citrus for the 5th annual Pumpkin Ponderosa and Fall Festival

The Showcase Of Citrus Pumpkin Ponderosa and Fall Festival
Now - November 12, 2023

The Showcase of Citrus is once again hosting its popular Pumpkin Ponderosa and Fall festivities


The entire family is invited to enjoy fall at The Showcase of Citrus located at 15051 Frank Jarrell Rd Clermont 34714.


The Pumpkin Ponderosa and Fall Festival begins September 23 with thousands of pumpkins, the world's biggest monster truck rides, exotic animals, gem mining, playgrounds, and more.

Harvest Holler Corn Maze

Harvest Holler Corn Maze
Now - November 12, 2023

Harvest Holler Corn Maze 950 Tavares Rd., Polk City 33868, is a real working family farm with animals, activities and of course, the Corn Maze!


Sit on a hay bale, drink some true southern sweet tea or lemonade and relish the time with your family.


Maw-Maw’s Country store has some of the most amazing cobblers you have ever tasted and Paw-Paw’s Vittles features true country eats that will remind you of time at the County Fai


The Orlando Film Festival 2022 Returns This Fall To Downtown Orlando

Orlando Film Festival
October 26 - November 2, 2023

The Orlando Film Festival is an immersive eight-day experience that includes more than 300 films and industry panels and workshops, all geared to the 300+ indie filmmakers and 12,000 in attendance.


This years event takes place from October 26 - November 2, 2023, with nightly parties and a variety of professional activities encourage important networking opportunities. The festival culminates with an award ceremony featuring prizes valued at more than $1 million.


Located in the heart of Orlando, the Orlando Film Festival is produced by working filmmakers and industry professionals. All film screenings are presented with Q&As and filmmakers experience an unprecedented career-enhancing connection to our community.


Audiences and filmmakers get an immersive experience full of spirited Q&As, panel discussions, workshops and script reads with industry professionals from around the world.


Orlando Shakes shines a spotlight on the popular play-reading festival, PlayFest 2023

PlayFest
October 27 - 29 and November 3 - 4, 2023

Central Florida's largest professional theater company, Orlando Shakes, and The Arts Bridge Charity presents PlayFest 2023, a play-reading festival that helps to develop the works of six dynamic playwrights and their groundbreaking new plays.


PlayFest 2023 which takes place at Orlando Shakes, will consist of six new play readings presented over two weekends, October 27 - 29 and November 3 - 4, 2023.


During each reading, patrons will experience groundbreaking new works while participating in the creative process by sharing their reactions directly with the playwright and creative team at a post-show talkback.


Single tickets are just $15 each per play reading. Plus, for just $20 more, join Orlando Shakes on Saturday, November 4 for a buffet-style dinner (catered by Pig Floyds) with select available playwrights and directors in-between readings that day!


For more information or to order your tickets to PlayFest 2023, please call 407-447-1700 or visit here.



The Ultimate List Of Adorable Pumpkin Patches You Gotta Visit In Orlando

St. Stephen’s Pumpkin Patch and Fall Festival
Now - October 31, 2023

St. Stephen’s Pumpkin Patch and Fall Festival 575 Tuskawilla Rd, Winter Springs, FL 32708 is a well know community Pumpkin Patch with pumpkins of all shapes and sizes


A Lot Of Pumpkins, Pumpkin Patch and Fall Festival

A Lot Of Pumpkins, Pumpkin Patch and Fall Festival
Select Days, Now - October 29, 2023

A Lot of Pumpkins pumpkin patch and fall festival at Santa’s Christmas Tree Forest located at 35317 Huff Road, Eustis 32736 is open for the 16th straight year, weekends from September 23rd through October 29 and select weekdays in October.


Attractions include The Magical Maze has thirteen scary monster pictures hidden throughout…find them all and win a prize! The horse and pony rides and zip line rides are open weekends. The giant culvert slide, barrel train rides, trike track, duck races and so much more are available in the Jolly Acres play area. Jack’s Barnyard petting zoo is the place to visit with all of our farm animal friends. Hayrides and bounce pillows complete the fun!


October 28 - 30. Trick or Treat stations will be set up throughout the farm. Put on your family friendly costumes and join in the fun..


Goblins & Giggles Weekends at Gaylord Palms Resort Orlando

Gaylord Palms Goblins & Giggles Weekends

Now - October 29, 2023

Bewitching thrills, chills and laughter will once again fill fall weekends as guests are treated to family-friendly Halloween fun beginning Sept. 9, 2023, when Gaylord Palms Resort kicks off its annual Goblins & Giggles Weekends celebration.


The much loved event which runs through Oct. 29, will feature live shows, interactive events, dance and costume parties, character experiences, spooky animal encounters, a themed scavenger hunt and escape room, and plenty of sweet treats.


LEGOLAND Florida Brick-or-Treat

LEGOLAND Florida Brick-or-Treat
Select Days, Now - October 29, 2023

Families will be screaming in excitement at LEGOLAND Florida Brick-or-Treat this year, with more candy, more LEGO characters and more spell-binding surprises than ever before.


This Halloween spectacular will bewitch families with so many amazing experiences including V.I.M. Dance Party Hosted by Lord Vampyre, the new show The UnbeLEAFable Halloween Night and NEW 4D Movie: The Great Monster Chase.


Enjoy live shows, costume contests, meet and greets, spooky LEGO decorations and Monster mischief around every corner – all included with general park admission and select Annual Passes.


Click, Clack, BOO! A Tricky Treat

Click, Clack, BOO! A Tricky Treat
Various Days, Now - October 29, 2023

Just in time for Halloween is Click, Clack, BOO! A Tricky Treat, at Orlando Family Stage.


It’s Halloween! Duck, Pig, Cow, and Hen cannot wait to throw a Halloween party, complete with apple-bobbing, bottomless candy bowls, and a spook-tacular costume contest, against Farmer Brown’s wishes, as he is afraid of Halloween.


Join the barnyard crew as they use some clever trickery to show Farmer Brown that sometimes a little scare can be big fun!


A Halloween costume parade of children in costumes is a part of each weekend show.


Enjoy Fall On The Farm At Whisper Creek Farm, Grande Lakes Resort

Grande Lakes Orlando Fall On The Farm
Weekends, Now - October 29, 2023

Grande Lakes Orlando has announce the return of its fourth annual Fall on the Farm event this October.


Consisting of family-friendly activities and seasonal celebrations taking place at the on-site 18,000-square-foot Whisper Creek Farm, alongside attractive stay and event packages, Fall on the Farm welcomes guests to enjoy an abundance of excitement all month long.


Tickets are priced at $49 for adults, $30 for children ages 3-12 years old and complimentary for infants and toddlers, which includes parking and farm entry, as well as access to programming including hayrides, pumpkin carving and painting, seasonal family games, animal encounters, face painting, a farmer's market, archery exhibit, falconry meet and greet, farming education and live music entertainment.


Fall Festival at Amber Brooke Farms

Fall Festival at Amber Brooke Farms
Weekends, Now - October 29, 2023

Celebrate fall in Florida at Amber Brooke Farm’s biggest festival of the year located at 36111 N CR 44A Eustis, FL 32736.


Pick Pumpkins, get lost in the Crop Maze, Pet animals in the Petting Zoo, Pick Flowers and Vegetables, listen to live music and entertainment, and more. Plus, enjoy all your favorite year-round farm activities.


Plus, new this year, they've added Archery and Gel Blaster Ranges to the fun things to do!


Tickets start at $15 per person. Get details now.


Club Lake Fall Festival

Club Lake Fall Festival
Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Now – October 29, 2023

Activities this year at Club Lake, located at 3403 Rock Springs Road Apopka, Florida 32712 include two hay rides, corn maze, toddler maze, pumpkin patch, Country Store, play structures, high strikers, football area, basketball area, The Cow Wash, and much more! Pumpkin chunkin’ and tennis ball launching from an air cannon are also available.


The Orlando Shakes presents Boulevard of Bold Dreams

Boulevard of Bold Dreams
Select Dates, Now - October 29, 2023

The Orlando Shakes presents Boulevard of Bold Dreams, a dynamic story about the night Hattie McDaniel (Gone with the Wind) made Hollywood history by becoming the first Black artist to win an Oscar. When Hattie stops at a bar and decides not to attend the awards ceremony, the bartender, Arthur, and the maid, Dottie, do everything in their power to convince her to go and claim her historic win. A story of dreamers striving to overcome considerable obstacles and fighting for recognition amidst the racism and inequity of Hollywood.


Opera del Sol presents Dracula The Musical

Dracula The Musical
Now - October 29, 2023

This October, Opera del Sol will take to the stage at CityArts in an immersive and musical retelling of Bram Stoker’s classic novel, Dracula.


Dracula The Musical is set in Europe at the end of the Victorian Age, the story follows the famed vampire as he lusts for new blood. Jonathan Harker and Mina Murray fall victim to Dracula's unnatural charm and, along with Doctor Van Helsing, must fight Dracula's supernatural powers.

Dracula will enthrall audiences with its powerful score and its potential for showcasing dark or gothic sets and costumes. Stagecraft experts will love bringing the undead to life in this haunting musical of unrequited love. Tickets on sale now.


The Spider Queen Orlando Fringe ArtSpace

The Spider Queen
Now – Sunday, October 29, 2023

Winner of the 2022 Broadway World Award for Best New Play, “The Spider Queen” returns to Orlando this Halloween in a brand new full length production. The show tells the saga of the greatest flop in Broadway history from inception to closing, and all the previews in between. 12 actors inhabit everyone from Julie Taymor to Bono & The Edge in a script called “A big web of fun”



Club Lake Corn Maze
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Now - October 29, 2023

Club Lake located at 3403 Rock Springs Road, Apopka 32712 they have afun corn maze, plus hay rides, toddler maze, pumpkin patch, country store, play structures, high strikers, football area, basketball area, the cow wash, and much more!


Pumpkin chunkin’ and tennis ball launching from an air cannon are also available.


HARVEST FIELDS CORN MAZE DELAND

Harvest Fields Corn Maze
Saturdays & Sundays, Now - October 29, 2023

Head to 3000 N Spring Garden Ave, DeLand 32724 for the Harvest Fields Corn Maze.


This is a family fun filled day with the highlight finding your way through the largest corn maze in central Florida, plus enjoy all the extra fun activities on the 100 acre farm, including the pumpkin patch, giant hay fort, corn cannon, round bale racers, duck races, corn hole, corn box, post pounder and mini hay maze.


SYKES FAMILY FARM MAZE

Sykes Family Farms Maze
Now - October 29, 2023

Sykes Family Farms Maze at 5995 Brough Rd, Elkton, FL 32033 is all day fun for all ages. The maze is 9 acres total which consists of 4 phases. At the entrance of the maze you have the option of fill out a “passport” – a ten questions form that will help guide you through the maze.


Phase 1 and 2 take around 15-30 minutes to navigate with Phase 1 being slightly shorter for the directionally challenged. Phase 3 and 4 are our “kiddie” mazes featuring the story of Jack and The Cornstalk and The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin on large story boards.


Admission includes Corn Maze, Hayride, Playgounds, Cow Milking Station, Duck Races, Cow Train, Teeter Totter, Farm Animals, Barn Yard Ball Zone and Pedal Karts!


Hastings Ranch and Farm Fall Festival

Hastings Ranch and Farm Corn Maze
Saturdays & Sundays, Now - October 29, 2023

Hastings Ranch and Farm Corn Maze at 1550 Dolphin Dr, St Cloud, FL 34771 features an awesome Corn Maze, plus Hay Rides, Pedal Cars, Duck Races, Corn Box, Barrel Train, Bounce Houses, Live Music, and a Pumpkin Patch.


Annie the Musical is coming to Orlando this month

Annie
October 24 - October 29, 2023

The latest national touring production of Annie the Musical starts its 2023/2024 tour this week in Kentucky, with the ever popular musical taking to the stage in Orlando at the Walt Disney Theater in downtown's Dr Phillips Center from October 24 - 29, 2023.


Holding onto hope when times are tough can take an awful lot of determination, and sometimes, an awful lot of determination comes in a surprisingly small package. Little Orphan Annie has reminded generations of theatergoers that sunshine is always right around the corner, and now the best-loved musical of all time is set to return in a new production – just as you remember it and just when we need it most.



 


FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2023



Fall Family Night
Friday, October 27, 2023

Join Bible Center of Orlando for Fall Family Night at the Walt Disney Amphitheater at Lake Eola!


Get ready for a night of inspiration, community, and fun! This event is the perfect opportunity to come together for an unforgettable evening under the stars.


This is a FREE event for the entire community. No tickets or reservations needed—just bring your family, your friends, and your smiles!


Opera Orlando presents Puccini’s Tosca to kick off its 2023-24 All for Art MainStage Series

Opera Orlando Tosca
Friday, October 27 & Sunday, October 29, 2023

Opera Orlando presents Puccini’s tragically grand Tosca to kick off its 2023-24 All for Art MainStage series.


As war and rebellion ravage the city of Rome, the celebrated and passionate opera diva Floria Tosca finds herself caught in a web of religious and political intrigue, betrayal, and jealousy as she tries to save her lover the painter and firebrand Mario Cavadorossi, while being coveted by the villainous and corrupt Baron Scarpia, who holds all the power. It is an utterly untenable situation that proves dire for all involved, but Tosca isn’t one to back down from a fight.

This taut melodrama unfolds on stage at Steinmetz Hall in a brand new and sumptuous production led by stage director Josh Shaw, making his return to Opera Orlando, and conductor Eiki Isomura who is making his Company debut, with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra in the pit. Get tickets now.



Acraze
Friday, October 27, 2023

Acraze comes to Celine Orlando. Get your tickets now! 18+



Art of the Vine 2023
Friday, October 27, 2023

Those with a sense of style and culture will want to come eat, drink and be festive at the 22nd Annual Art of the Vine!


Hosted at Fields BMW of Winter Park. This unique event combines passions for amazing food and fine wine with art, music and great people. Your evening at Art of the Vine will include outstanding cuisine from a selection of the best upscale restaurants in the Orlando area, as well as an exceptional assortment of wines, martinis and beers. Presentations by exhibiting artists will showcase their original works throughout the event.



Sullivan King
Friday, October 27, 2023

Sullivan King comes to The Vanguard in downtown Orlando. Get your tickets now! 18+

Sullivan King makes music to rage to. As a producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter he fuses dubstep and rock creating his own space in the electronic and alternative scenes. Sullivan King’s unique live show finds the artist shredding on guitar, singing, DJing, and jumping into the pit.



Dragonforce
Friday, October 27, 2023

Dragonforce comes to House of Blues Orlando at Disney Springs. Get your tickets now!



Dirty Honey: Can't Find the Brakes Tour
Friday, October 27, 2023

Dirty Honey: Can't Find the Brakes Tour comes to The Beacham. Get your tickets now! 12+



Messa, Maggot Heart, and More
Friday, October 27, 2023

Messa, Maggot Heart, and More LIVE at Will's Pub on Friday, October 27th at 8PM (presented by Endoxa Booking) 18+. Get tickets now.



KPop Raven – Halloween in Orlando
Friday, October 27, 2023

It’s officially SPOOKY season, and that means it’s almost time for another Tiny Waves HALLOWEEN K-Pop Rave! Orlando’s premiere K-Pop event is BACK for a frightfully good night, so mark your calendars for Friday, October 27th at Conduit!


The stacked DJ lineup is ready to bring you a night filled with your favorite (vampire) songs featuring monsters, zombies, and a dash of venom!! This event is likely to sell out scary fast, so be sure and get your tickets in advance to guarantee entry!



Evolution: Motown
Friday, October 27 and Sunday, October 29, 2023

Fronted by four dynamic performers, Evolution: Motown delivers all the moves, precise vocal harmonies, and the superior showmanship synonymous with the best groups from the early days of Motown right up to today’s most celebrated purveyors of the unique sounds of soul. You'll hear all the best hits featuring a young powerhouse group of diverse live musicians. "Reach Out (I'll Be There)," "Baby, I Need Your Lovin'," "Superstition," "I Got You (I Feel Good)," "September," "Uptown Funk," and many more.


Get your tickets now for Evolution: Motown!



Affion Crockett
Friday, October 27 and Saturday, October 28, 2023

Actor, writer, dancer, and comic, Affion Crockett takes to the stage at Orlando Improv. Get tickets now.


Art After Dark at Lake Nona

Art After Dark at Lake Nona
Weekly, Every Friday

Every Friday night, Art After Dark takes over Lake Nona Town Center from 6 pm.


Enjoy a stroll through our Town Center as you explore hand crafted artisan products, and tasty cuisine. Be sure to grab a glass a wine, stay a while to enjoy the art displayed on the six story art installation, The Beacon.



 


SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2023



38th Annual Mount Dora Craft Fair
October 28 - October 29, 2023

The downtown streets come alive with almost 400 of the best exhibitors in the country ready to show and sell their fine and fun crafts. Festival food, music, beer, wine, cocktails and some special guest appearances. Get details.



2023 Indie Folkfest at the Mennello
Saturday, October 28, 2023

The 9th annual Indie-Folkfest at the Mennello Museum of American Art is a free outdoor event located in the museum’s lakeside sculpture garden is a family and pet-friendly festival that celebrates community, gathering for the arts, food, and local artists.



4Roots Sprout Sprint + Harvest Festival
Saturday, October 28, 2023

This family-friendly day includes a Sprout Sprint Fun Run, Lil’ Sprout Kids Run, and 4Roots Harvest Festival. Start the day with a 2.49-mile fun run/walk along scenic trails through the Packing District and 4Roots Farm Campus. Starting and ending at The Grove Park in the Packing District.


After, participants, spectators and the community can attend the 4Roots Harvest Festival for live music, food vendors, Packing District Farmers Market with local artisans, a pumpkin patch hosted by Fresh by 4Roots, and more. For kids, we will have a costume contest, a Lil’ Sprout Kids Run, and lots of fun activities and games. Help bring the community together to build solutions for a better food future and encourage each other to improve our physical health through exercise and our well-being by doing something outside.


Central Florida Veg Fest Orlando

Central Florida Veg Fest
Saturday, October 28, 2023

Central Florida Veg Fest is an exciting day of colorful and educational exhibits and activities! It will take place at beautiful Orlando Festival Park near downtown Orlando on October 28, 2023 from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Admission is FREE!


Veg Fest is a family-friendly, dog-friendly, alcohol-free, and smoke-free event. Veg Fest, now in its 18th year, is one of the biggest and best vegan festivals in the country!


Discover new products and ideas from over 200 vendors and 100 contributors and enjoy a wide variety of presentations and food preparation demos.


Orlando Air & Space Show

Orlando Air Show
October 28 - 29, 2023

The Orlando Air & Space Show will once again soars over Orlando, when the spectacular event returns to Orlando Sanford International Airport on October 28 - 29, 2023!


Thousands of people will flock to the airport to see the world famous U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and more!


Get your tickets now for this not to be missed event, click here for details.



Polaris The Fatalism Tour
Saturday, October 28, 2023

Polaris The Fatalism Tour With Special Guests Currents, Varials & Pale come to House Of Blues Orlando. Get tickets now.



Electric Frankenstein, The Ludes, and Tommy Frenzy
Saturday, October 28, 2023

Electric Frankenstein, The Ludes, and Tommy Frenzy perform LIVE at Will's Pub on October 28th, 2023. Get tickets now.



Icon For Hire
Saturday, October 28, 2023

Icon for Hire, Concrete Castles, Living Dead Girl, and Otherworld in Orlando. Get tickets now for this show at The Conduit.


Despite their name, ICON FOR HIRE aren’t indebted to anyone but their fans. Since forming in 2007, the duo—singer Ariel Bloomer and guitarist Shawn Jump—have amassed a legion of followers who have connected with not only the band’s genre-bending sound, but also their honesty. That soul-baring spirit and realism is at the heart of everything Icon For Hire do, and it’s front and center on their latest Billboard-charting release, YOU CAN’T KILL US…



Barns Courtney
Saturday, October 28, 2023

AEG Presents Barns Courtney at The Abbey! Get tickets now.



Mana
Saturday, October 28, 2023

MANÁ announced their México Lindo y Querido Tour will continue this year with eight additional shows across the U.S, bringing it to a total of 38 dates, including Orlando’s Amway Center on Saturday, October 28, their first performance since 2015. Get tickets now.



Affion Crockett
Friday, October 27 and Saturday, October 28, 2023

Actor, writer, dancer, and comic, Affion Crockett takes to the stage at Orlando Improv. Get tickets now.



 


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2023


Orange County Animal Service's Barktoberfest

Barktoberfest
Sunday, October 29, 2023

Orange County Animal Services will host the 10th Annual Barktoberfest later this month, when the fun and free event returns to Lake Eola Park, N Eola Ave, Orlando, on Sunday, October 29, 2023 from 12 pm - 4 pm!


Barktoberfest is the shelter’s rescue appreciation event that serves to celebrate the partnership between OCAS and the rescue community. Animal Services currently works with more than 80 rescue groups across the state that aid in the recovery and adoption of homeless animals. Many of these pets will be present at Barktoberfest and available for adoption through the individual rescue groups.


Opera Orlando presents Puccini’s Tosca to kick off its 2023-24 All for Art MainStage Series

Opera Orlando Tosca
Friday, October 27 & Sunday, October 29, 2023

Opera Orlando presents Puccini’s tragically grand Tosca to kick off its 2023-24 All for Art MainStage series.


As war and rebellion ravage the city of Rome, the celebrated and passionate opera diva Floria Tosca finds herself caught in a web of religious and political intrigue, betrayal, and jealousy as she tries to save her lover the painter and firebrand Mario Cavadorossi, while being coveted by the villainous and corrupt Baron Scarpia, who holds all the power. It is an utterly untenable situation that proves dire for all involved, but Tosca isn’t one to back down from a fight.

This taut melodrama unfolds on stage at Steinmetz Hall in a brand new and sumptuous production led by stage director Josh Shaw, making his return to Opera Orlando, and conductor Eiki Isomura who is making his Company debut, with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra in the pit. Get tickets now.


Orlando Air & Space Show

Orlando Air Show
October 28 - 29, 2023

The Orlando Air & Space Show will once again soars over Orlando, when the spectacular event returns to Orlando Sanford International Airport on October 28 - 29, 2023!


Thousands of people will flock to the airport to see the world famous U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and more!


Get your tickets now for this not to be missed event, click here for details.



Taylor Swift Night at Club 90's!
October 29, 2023

Get ready to travel back in time to the 1989 version of Taylor Swift Night at Club 90's! Join us on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 578 N. Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32801 for a night filled with all your favorite Taylor Swift hits from her iconic album, 1989 . Get tickets now.



Evolution: Motown
Friday, October 27 and Sunday, October 29, 2023

Fronted by four dynamic performers, Evolution: Motown delivers all the moves, precise vocal harmonies, and the superior showmanship synonymous with the best groups from the early days of Motown right up to today’s most celebrated purveyors of the unique sounds of soul. You'll hear all the best hits featuring a young powerhouse group of diverse live musicians. "Reach Out (I'll Be There)," "Baby, I Need Your Lovin'," "Superstition," "I Got You (I Feel Good)," "September," "Uptown Funk," and many more.


Get your tickets now for Evolution: Motown!



JAYO
Sunday, October 29, 2023

Jayo perform LIVE at Indie's! Get tickets now.



Will Burkart
Sunday, October 29, 2023

Will Burkart is an LA based stand up comedian, actor, see him live at Orlando Improv. Get tickets now.



Eve 6
Sunday, October 29, 2023

For Your Friens Booking presents Eve 6 with Suzie True at The Abbey!! Get tickets now.



Carlos Vives
Sunday, October 29, 2023

¡Vamos a bailar! We are thrilled to announce that Grammy-winning Colombian superstar, Carlos Vives, is coming to Amway Center! Tickets are on sale now.



38th Annual Mount Dora Craft Fair
October 28 - October 29, 2023

The downtown streets come alive with almost 400 of the best exhibitors in the country ready to show and sell their fine and fun crafts. Festival food, music, beer, wine, cocktails and some special guest appearances. Get details.


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