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The Seven Seas Food Festival features over 200 delectable food and beverage offerings plus a can’t-miss concert line-up, all included in standard park admission. SeaWorld Orlando has added even more sensational performers to its acclaimed Seven Seas Food Festival concert lineup, including Hanson, The Goo Goo Dolls, Big Bad VooDoo Daddy, The Righteous Brothers, Boyce Avenue, and Natalie Grant. The impressive lineup of performers will take the stage at Bayside Stadium every Saturday and Sunday throughout the event, which is included in park admission. This year's concert series promises to delight audiences with a mix of Rock, Country, Latin, Hip Hop, R&B, and 90s throwbacks. Check out the updated lineup, including incredible new additions below: Ludacris (Hip-Hop) NEW- Hanson (Pop/Rock) NEW- The Goo Goo Dolls (Pop/Rock) NEW- Big Bad VooDoo Daddy (Swing) NEW- The Righteous Brothers (Pop/Soul/Rock) Hoobastank (Rock) Gloria Gaynor (R&B/Soul/Disco) Newsboys (Rock) NEW- Boyce Avenue (Pop/Rock) NEW- Natalie Grant (Christian/Gospel) Josh Turner (Country) Warrant (Rock) Grupo Niche (Latin) Night Ranger (Rock) Corey Kent (Country) … and many more performers to be announced! For the best seats in the house, Reserved Seating can be purchased here. As Orlando's largest theme park food festival, the Seven Seas Food Festival invites guests to embark on a global culinary journey, featuring over 200 delicious food and drink options inspired by cultures from around the world. This year the festival welcomes four ALL-NEW markets including the Indian Market, French Market, Vegetarian Market, and Half Pipe Pavilion! The Seven Seas Food Festival runs until May 19, offering guests the opportunity to savor flavors while enjoying award-winning attractions, captivating animal presentations and a diverse range of musical entertainment. With over 200 food and drink options inspired by diverse cultures worldwide, food enthusiasts and families will discover a gastronomic journey at international marketplaces scattered throughout the park, highlighting delicacies from Italy, Ireland, Brazil, Germany, Asia, and beyond. Some of the ALL-NEW food items guests can taste this year include: NEW Fried Pickles: Served with a Texas Petal Sauce NEW Whisky Maple Bacon Cinnamon Roll: Soft Sweet Cinnamon Roll, Crispy Crumbled Bacon, Topped with Whiskey Maple Glaze NEW Bangers and Mash: Guinness Sausage, Boursin Mashed Potatoes, Peas, Gravy NEW St. Patrick’s Day Nachos: Crispy Potato Chips, Corned Beef, Cheese & Red Cabbage NEW Tempura Battered Sushi: California Roll, Deep Fried and topped with Masago, Eel Sauce NEW Deep-Fried Dumpling: Asian Vegetable Medley, Ponzu Sauce NEW Boudin Balls with Remoulade Sauce: Cajun Rice Balls with ground Pork & Chicken, topped with Remoulade Sauce This year the festival welcomes four ALL-NEW markets including the Indian Market, French Market, Vegetarian Market, and Half Pipe Pavilion! Guests can try the all-new Indian Market located near Infinity Falls. This marketplace will feature: NEW Garlic Na’an with Chickpea Curry: Tomato Cream Stew, Peas, Chutney NEW Chicken Tikka Masala: Tomato Cream Sauce, Peppers, Jasmine Rice NEW Jalebi: Crispy, Fluffy Indian Funnel Cake with Wildflower Honey The French Market features classic French flavors for guests to enjoy. The marketplace will include: NEW Duck Confit: Served with Tabais Bean NEW Escargot: Garlic Butter, Crostini NEW Mini Crème Brûlée: Rich Vanilla Custard, Caramelized Sugar Our all-new Veggie Market, located on the Pipeline Pathway, features several delicious meatless offerings such as: NEW Veg’d Out Sandwich: Soybean Chicken Patty, Brioche Bun, Green Goddess, Arugula, Tomato NEW Taco ‘Bout It: Plant Based Chorizo, Pico de Gallo, Lettuce, Crema NEW Lil’ Fruit Tart: Lime, Mango, Dairy-Free Custard, Lavendar Half Pipe Pavilion is sure to start the party with several all-new specialty cocktails including: NEW Non-Alcoholic Peach Lemonade NEW Vodka Lemonade NEW Lemon Basil Vodka Lemonade NEW Cucumber Mint Vodka Lemonade NEW Strawberry Vodka Lemonade There are also ALL-NEW refreshing cocktails guests can enjoy while savoring their way around the world at this year’s Seven Seas Food Festival including: NEW Pipeline: Henricks Gin, Tito’s Vodka, Bacardi Rum, Peach Schnapps, Orange Juice, Pineapple, Grenadine NEW Mango Margarita: Milagro Tequila, Triple Sec, Mango, Lime Sour NEW Mediterranean Sangria: Red Wine, Cranberry Juice, Orange, Lime, Strawberry NEW Frozen Pitaya Punch: Bacardi Light Rum, Triple Sec, Dragon Fruit, Cranberry, Lime Guests can also relax with an ice-cold beer at the Seven Seas Food Festival beer garden or at Flamecraft Bar, which will feature several local and regional brews like: Toboggan Blonde Ale from Ivanhoe Park Brewing Company Raspberry Sour from Suncreek Brewery Florida Sunshine from Crooked Can Brewing Company Jai Alai IPA from Cigar City Brewing Best Way to Savor and Sip Guests will be able to discover endless combinations of food and drink offerings with a Seven Seas Food Festival Tasting Lanyard. Guests can embark on their culinary journey with a 10-sample lanyard at the price of $70 or take it up a notch with the fan favorite 15-sample lanyard for $85, for the best savings yet. SeaWorld Orlando Pass Members get VIP treatment and can purchase 18 samples for the price of 15! Best Way to Play One of the best ways for guests to experience SeaWorld Orlando’s Seven Seas Food Festival is with a SeaWorld Orlando Annual Pass. Guests can purchase a SeaWorld Orlando Annual Pass for as low as $174 one-time payment or $14.50/month + tax with NO DOWN PAYMENT. Guests who purchase an Annual Pass right now will have the opportunity to attend the Seven Seas Food Festival and enjoy St. Patrick’s Day Celebration and Cinco de Mayo. With an Annual Pass guests will also enjoy unlimited visits and special benefits like exclusive access to “Penguin Trek” through the “Passport to Chills” program, FREE parking, FREE guest tickets, access to special VIP events, savings on merchandise and more! Some restrictions and block out dates apply. Another way to enjoy all that SeaWorld Orlando has to offer is with a 2024 Fun Card, which offers park admission through December 31, 2024, for the unbeatable low price of $134.99, less than the price of a single day ticket. Fun Card guests will also have admission to SeaWorld Orlando for a full calendar year to experience thrilling rides, amazing animal encounters and energizing entertainment while also getting the opportunity to be part of all the seasonal events happening in 2024. Annual Passes and Fun Cards can be purchased at SeaWorldOrlando.com. To keep up to date with the very latest happenings in Orlando, sign up to the Gotta Go Orlando Newsletter, and follow us on our social accounts to find the best events: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Discover the best of Orlando with our daily updated news, featuring the Best Things To Do: Entertainment News, Live Music & Concerts News, Events & Festival News, Theater & The Visual Arts News, Bar, Club & Nightlife News, and Food & Drink News. For the latest events in Orlando, check out our events guides: Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Month, Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend, and FREE Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend. For the very latest Orlando Theme Park News click here, and for the latest Attractions News click here. Plus, check out our daily updated guides to Central Florida'sTheme Parks: Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort, SeaWorld Orlando, LEGOLAND Florida, and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. To feature your business with Gotta Go Orlando learn more about advertising with us, and to or list your events with us, submit your Orlando events here.

Get ready to celebrate National Margarita Day on February 22 at Margaritaville Resort Orlando with delicious free margaritas, live entertainment, giveaways, and good vibes. Join Margaritaville Resort Orlando in the Grand Lobby on Thursday, February 22, 2024 from 5 pm - 7 pm for National Margarita Day Festivities! With a margarita in hand, Margaritaville is the perfect backdrop with tropical-inspired Entertainment and Festivities that will keep you in an Island State of Mind. The celebrate National Margarita Day, the resort will be giving away 500 FREE Margaritas, with live music from The Aquaholics Duo, with entertainment from the Margaritaville Stiltwalkers, On the day everyone has the chance to win as the resort gives away a 2-night resort stay and more. Tis event will also include fun and festive activities for all the family, with everyone welcome, with the resort offering free admission, and free parking. Free Margaritas are limited to one per guest for the first 500 RSVP'd guests at check in on the day of the event. Reserve your spot now! To keep up to date with the very latest happenings in Orlando, sign up to the Gotta Go Orlando Newsletter, and follow us on our social accounts to find the best events: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Discover the best of Orlando with our daily updated news, featuring the Best Things To Do: Entertainment News, Live Music & Concerts News, Events & Festival News, Theater & The Visual Arts News, Bar, Club & Nightlife News, and Food & Drink News. For the latest events in Orlando, check out our events guides: Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Month, Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend, and FREE Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend. To feature your business with Gotta Go Orlando learn more about advertising with us, and to or list your events with us, submit your Orlando events here.

The Florida Flywheelers Antique Engine and Tractor Show will feature antique tractors and cars, hit and miss engines, food, a flea market, parades, and the antique village! The Florida Flywheelers Antique Engine Club is hosting the Annual Antique Engine and Tractor Show this weekend. The four day event takes place at Fort Meade in Polk County from Feb 21, 2024 - Feb 24, 2024. The Florida Fort Meade Flywheelers Antique Engine Club promotes interest in restoring, preserving and exhibiting antique internal combustion engines, steam engines, antique tractors and autos and other labor saving devices from the by-gone years, and this weekend's show is a perfect day out for all the family to take a trip down memory lane! The Florida Freewheelers Antique Engine & Tractor Show is the largest Flywheelers show of the season, where the event features: Flywheel Engine & Tractor Antique Flywheel Engines and Tractors of every color on display Running a 1914 – 400hp Snow Engine Functioning Sawmill Demonstrations Antique Construction Equipment Demonstrations. Model “T” Put-Together 11 am & 3 pm Kids Pedal Tractor Pulls, Friday & Saturday 11 am Daily Antique Tractor Pulls, Daily Antique Car Parade starting at 10:30 am Daily Antique Tractor Parade at 2:00 pm. Florida Flywheeler Antique Engine Club Gift Shop is open Huge Flea Market Antique Village to wander through The gates are open from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. For more information about the Florida Freewheelers Antique Engine & Tractor Show visit floridafreewheelers.com The gates are open from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm To keep up to date with the very latest happenings in Orlando, sign up to the Gotta Go Orlando Newsletter, and follow us on our social accounts to find the best events: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Discover the best of Orlando with our daily updated news, featuring the Best Things To Do: Entertainment News, Live Music & Concerts News, Events & Festival News, Theater & The Visual Arts News, Bar, Club & Nightlife News, and Food & Drink News. For the latest events in Orlando, check out our events guides: Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Month, Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend, and FREE Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend. To feature your business with Gotta Go Orlando learn more about advertising with us, and to or list your events with us, submit your Orlando events here.

With music and lyrics by Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winners Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar will take to the stage at Kings Center Melbourne in March. “Rocking, intense, sexy & explosive. One of the greatest pieces of live theater ever seen.” The American Theatre Guild, with ASM Global and the King Center, are bringing the reimagined 50th Anniversary tour of Jesus Christ Superstar to the L3Harris Technologies Theatre Main Stage March 11 - 12, 2024, as part of the 23–24 Broadway At The Kings Series. Jesus Christ Superstar is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ, as seen through the eyes of Judas. Reflecting the rock roots that defined a generation, the legendary score includes ‘I Don’t Know How to Love Him’, ‘Gethsemane’ and ‘Superstar’. Tickets to Jesus Christ Superstar can be purchased online at KingCenter.com, in-person at the King Center Ticket Office or by calling 321-242-2219. Group ticket savings for 10+ are available by contacting Groups@ATGuild.org. Jack Hopewell stars as Jesus, joined by Elvie Ellis as Judas and Jaden Dominique as Mary. The tour also welcomes Grant Hodges as Caiaphas, Alex Stone as Pilate, and Mekhi Holloway as Annas. The ensemble includes Aja Simone Baitey, Joshua Bess, Sherrod Brown, Jeilani Rhone-Collins, Kalei Cotecson, Jaylon Crump, Alec Diem, Jaleel Green, Domanick Anton Hubbard, Haley Huelsman, Jeremy Makana Hurr, Katrice Jackson, Cameron Kuhn, Taylor Lane, Thomas McFerran, Johann Santiago Santos, Reese Spencer, TJ Tapp, Anakin Jace White and John Zamborsky. Featuring lyrics and music by Emmy, GRAMMY, Oscar and Tony winners Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, the North American tour of this iconic musical is helmed by acclaimed director Timothy Sheader and cutting-edge choreographer Drew McOnie. Rounding out the creative team is costume design by 2016 Tony Award nominee Tom Scutt, with a set based on original designs by Tom Scutt, lighting design by Lee Curran, sound design by Keith Caggiano, with music supervision by David Holcenberg and music direction by Ryan Edward Wise. JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is a proven musical phenomenon with a world-wide fan base. As demonstrated by NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, this epic work attracted over 9.6 million viewers, earned the highest ratings in its time period, and received the highest critical ranking of any live musical event on network TV. On September 17th, 2021 a variety of special edition Jesus Christ Superstar albums, remastered at Abbey Road, were released. These special anniversary editions are a celebration of the original 1970 double concept album and it’s continued success spanning an incredible 50 years. Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR won the 2017 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, selling out two consecutive engagements in 2016 and 2017. The production played a West End engagement at the Barbican in 2019 before returning to Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in concert version during the summer of 2020.. The 2023-2024 North American Tour of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is produced by Work Light Productions. The original production was produced by London's Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. For additional information about this production, please visit ustour.JesusChristSuperstar.com Staging the Future A program created by The American Theatre Guild to foster passion, inspire creativity and empower the members of our communities. Staging the Future enables students and underserved community members the ability to experience live theatre and provides access to education opportunities. The program is funded by the generosity of The American Theatre Guild season members and donors. For more information, please visit https://americantheatreguild.com/staging-the-future/. The American Theatre Guild A 501(c)(3) organization and the largest not-for-profit touring Broadway Presenter in the nation, supports Broadway seasons in12 markets including: Birmingham, AL; Colorado Springs, CO; Kansas City, MO; Lubbock, TX; Melbourne, FL; Peoria, IL; Riverside, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; South Bend, IN; Thousand Oaks, CA; Toledo, OH; and Wichita, KS. The American Theatre Guild is dedicated to providing the experience of live theater to foster passion, inspire creativity and empower youth within each community. To keep up to date with the very latest happenings in Orlando, sign up to the Gotta Go Orlando Newsletter, and follow us on our social accounts to find the best events: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Discover the best of Orlando with our daily updated news, featuring the Best Things To Do: Entertainment News, Live Music & Concerts News, Events & Festival News, Theater & The Visual Arts News, Bar, Club & Nightlife News, and Food & Drink News. Plus, check out our daily updated guides to Central Florida's Theme Parks: Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort, SeaWorld Orlando, LEGOLAND Florida, and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. To feature your business with Gotta Go Orlando learn more about advertising with us, and to or list your events with us, submit your Orlando events here.

The sexy singers of the Blacklist Babes Cabaret deliver unique news through song, music and seduction! Hot off the presses... Blacklist Babes Cabaret is bringing their newest live band, cabaret, burlesque, sexy, weirdness to the B-Side, billed as the word's only world news inspired cabaret.! Blacklisted News brings you the most sensational, unbelievable, inconceivable, out of this world burlesque cabaret! Urban legends come to life as these mythical beings sing and dance, performing the greatest burlesque show of all time, and there is no chance of escape from the uncanny creatures that await you as the Blacklist Babes perform for the first time at B-Side on Virginia Drive in Orlando on February 24, 2024. Get ready for Orlando's first and only live band burlesque cabaret with an all singing cast! Pre-Sale tickets only $15, or $20 at the door. Craft beer, wine and dinner available during the show. Tips encouraged for the performers. Get your tickets here for Blacklist Babes Cabaret's first live band burlesque show of 2024! To keep up to date with the very latest happenings in Orlando, sign up to the Gotta Go Orlando Newsletter, and follow us on our social accounts to find the best events: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Discover the best of Orlando with our daily updated news, featuring the Best Things To Do: Entertainment News, Live Music & Concerts News, Events & Festival News, Theater & The Visual Arts News, Bar, Club & Nightlife News, and Food & Drink News. For the latest events in Orlando, check out our events guides: Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Month, Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend, and FREE Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend. To feature your business with Gotta Go Orlando learn more about advertising with us, and to or list your events with us, submit your Orlando events here.

Don't miss out on the fun – run, walk, or waddle to the Oviedo Mall's inaugural Chicken Run 5K. Ready to spread your wings and run wild? The Oviedo Chicken Run 5K is happening April 7 at Oviedo Mall. Don't miss out on the clucking good time, sweet medals, and the chance to make unforgettable memories. This cluck-tastic event invites participants of all ages to join the flock for a morning of fitness, feathers, and family fun. This isn't your ordinary 5K- it's a celebration of all things poultry! Whether you're a seasoned runner or just looking to shake your tail feathers, this event is four you. Embrace the spirit of the chicken and run, walk, and strut your way to the finish line. Save the date, feathered friends! Register NOW and enjoy a feather-rific 5K!! All participants will be chip timed, with all participants receiving a finisher medal. To keep up to date with the very latest happenings in Orlando, sign up to the Gotta Go Orlando Newsletter, and follow us on our social accounts to find the best events: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Discover the best of Orlando with our daily updated news, featuring the Best Things To Do: Entertainment News, Live Music & Concerts News, Events & Festival News, Theater & The Visual Arts News, Bar, Club & Nightlife News, and Food & Drink News. For the latest events in Orlando, check out our events guides: Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Month, Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend, and FREE Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend. To feature your business with Gotta Go Orlando learn more about advertising with us, and to or list your events with us, submit your Orlando events here.

Deviate the Plan have organized the most epic event of the year! DTP Fest 2024 features live music. food trucks, beer, vendors, and games! Brace yourselves for the inaugural DTP Music Fest 2024! Known for pushing the envelope with their groundbreaking sound, innovative approach to music, and commitment to community,  Deviate the Plan is set to redefine the festival experience with a celebration that promises to be nothing short of extraordinary and captivating! Taking place this weekend, on Feb. 24, at 6634 92nd Avenue, Pinellas Park, you can expect great bands, great sound, food trucks, outdoor games and activities, beer, VIP options and more. DTP Music Fest 2024 will feature electrifying live performances by Deviate the Plan, Soul Circus Cowboys, Kamenar, and more exciting acts to be announced! Prepare to rock out as the lineup promises to capture your mind and get your body moving! This isn't just another music festival; it's a community building experience! Attendees can indulge in mouthwatering delights from food trucks, sip refreshing beverages, explore community vendors, and engage in outdoor games, guaranteeing a day filled with fun, music and excitement. Organized, planned and promoted by Deviate the Plan with support from the local community! Don't miss out. Limited VIP tickets and general admission tickets available. Get tickets now. To keep up to date with the very latest happenings in Orlando, sign up to the Gotta Go Orlando Newsletter, and follow us on our social accounts to find the best events: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Discover the best of Orlando with our daily updated news, featuring the Best Things To Do: Entertainment News, Live Music & Concerts News, Events & Festival News, Theater & The Visual Arts News, Bar, Club & Nightlife News, and Food & Drink News. For the latest events in Orlando, check out our events guides: Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Month, Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend, and FREE Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend. To feature your business with Gotta Go Orlando learn more about advertising with us, and to or list your events with us, submit your Orlando events here.

Aloft Lake Nona and Althea Lake Nona Events Center opens in Lake Nona, making it the perfect choice for visitors to the United States Tennis Association National Campus. Aloft Orlando Lake Nona is now open in lake Nona, and is the closest hotel to the largest tennis facility in the world, the United States Tennis Association National Campus. The hotel will include the Althea Lake Nona Events Center, named for famed tennis player Althea Gibson. Aloft Lake Nona has 205 urban-inspired guestrooms and 15 suites, a sports-themed restaurant and the 10,000-square-foot Althea Lake Nona Events Center. “We are proud to be opening Aloft Lake Nona in this vibrant community nationally recognized for its extraordinary entertainment, public art, innovative dining, and world-class sports venues,” Area GM John Luciew said. “We are honored to pay tribute to one of the world’s greatest African American tennis athletes of all time, Althea Neale Gibson, an iconic athlete challenging diversity in sports and redefining excellence in her career. Our dedicated Althea Lake Nona Events Center will be the connective social thread to inspire new ideas and create unparalleled experiences for groups, athletes and global travelers.” With a total of 17,032 square feet of event space including a 6,000-square-foot Gibson ballroom, Althea Lake Nona Events Center and Aloft Lake Nona have versatile indoor and outdoor options. This expansive area can be divided into five, smaller private ballrooms, each with playful geometric ceilings and a chic blend of modern blue, light cream and dark wood accents, creating a warm and stylish event setting. Additional venues include a spacious ballroom foyer with floor-to-ceiling windows, a boardroom named Tactic and three meeting rooms—Game, Set and Match. In addition to these indoor spaces, Aloft Lake Nona provides outdoor event spaces, including a lush palm-tree-lined pool deck and a lakefront backyard, offering a picturesque backdrop for social cocktail hours, waterfront weddings and celebratory events year-round. Designed by HC Architecture, Aloft Lake Nona has 205 loft-style guestrooms and 15 one-bedroom suites with airy 9-foot-high ceilings with open floor plans, ultra-plush platform beds, Bliss Spa bathroom amenities, walk-in showers with rainfall showerheads, and high-speed Wi-Fi with LCD TVs. The eclectic decor with pops of electric orange, grays, and locally sourced wallpaper has design nods to the hotel’s lively music and technology roots with its own Marshall retro-looking sound system and the latest in-room technology. Aloft Lake Nona’s contemporary, art-forward and spacious lobby invites guests to enjoy multiple dining options spearheaded by Chef Guillaume Robin, a Michelin-recommended chef who also oversees Althea’s elevated catering and events menus. Additional Aloft Lake Nona amenities include: a natural saline splash pool with comfortable lounge seating, an adjacent ground-level 24-hour Re:ChargeSM gym featuring Technogym equipment and business center, as well as complimentary electric bikes and Move Nona‘s daily community shuttles in partnership with Beep. For more details click here. To keep up to date with the very latest happenings in Orlando, sign up to the Gotta Go Orlando Newsletter, and follow us on our social accounts to find the best events: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Discover the best of Orlando with our daily updated news, featuring the Best Things To Do: Entertainment News, Live Music & Concerts News, Events & Festival News, Theater & The Visual Arts News, Bar, Club & Nightlife News, and Food & Drink News. For the latest events in Orlando, check out our events guides: Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Month, Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend, and FREE Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend. To feature your business with Gotta Go Orlando learn more about advertising with us, and to or list your events with us, submit your Orlando events here.

In the heart of downtown Orlando, next to the charming Lake Eola Park, you will discover the new I Love Orlando Cafe. A new cafe has opened overlooking Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando, giving folks that visit Lake Eola a new choice for coffee, bagels, muffins, smoothies and more. You can easily find the I Love Orlando Cafe in the former home of the B. Nice Patio Bar at the southeast corner of The Metropolitan of Orlando at 151 E. Washington Street. The bright and colorful insta-worthy new cafe is the brainchild of Chef Joseph Aintabi who brings over 10 years of culinary mastery, together with Dr. Carlos Croes who has guided the aesthetic finesse of the new cafe. I Love Orlando Cafe is now open from 7 am - 7 pm daily, with breakfast served from 7 am - 11.30 am. Breakfast items include sausage cheddar egg muffin, double bacon egg cheese bagel, avocado toast, and baked empanadas. Lunch items include chicken chaser salad, capers flat bread, crispy chicken avocado, lox bagel and more. Desserts include strawberry Nutella croissants, blueberry muffins, smoothies, and ice cream To keep up to date with the very latest happenings in Orlando, sign up to the Gotta Go Orlando Newsletter, and follow us on our social accounts to find the best events: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Discover the best of Orlando with our daily updated news, featuring the Best Things To Do: Entertainment News, Live Music & Concerts News, Events & Festival News, Theater & The Visual Arts News, Bar, Club & Nightlife News, and Food & Drink News. For the latest events in Orlando, check out our events guides: Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Month, Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend, and FREE Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend. To feature your business with Gotta Go Orlando learn more about advertising with us, and to or list your events with us, submit your Orlando events here.

Don't miss out on Central Florida's favorite charity-based music festival! Over 70 bands at 18 porches in Sanford's beautiful Historic District will be performing to help raise funding for art-based youth programming and fine-art scholarships through donations. Sanford Porchfest is a FREE grassroots festival that takes place on the fourth Saturday of every February in the historic residential downtown of Sanford. The event is the ultimate sense of community, where every attendee, homeowner, artist and organizer plays a part in the overall experience, and in 2024, Sanford Porchfest back and groovier than ever! Taking place on Saturday, February 24, the 7th Annual Sanford Porchfest Music Festival is clebrating more than $131k donated to the arts in Seminole County, with everyone invited to celebrate peace, love and commUNITY. Set up within walkable distances, Sanford homes will host a diverse mix of bands and artists performing simultaneously as neighbors and friends gather under the oak trees, porches become center stage and concert lawn takes on a new meaning. Sanford Porchfest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that unifies its community through music with the mission of enhancing access to and promoting the arts through educational scholarships. Built entirely on goodwill; from the organizers, artists, and homeowners - all of the proceeds from the festival (collected through donations, sponsorships, and merchandise sales) are returned to the community in the form of funding performing art programming for youth and awarding fine-art scholarships through various beneficiaries. ​ The vision of Sanford Porchfest is to be an authentic and altruistic organization that helps unify the Sanford community through access to music, access to arts education, and access to each other. Sanford Porchfest seeks to create opportunities for families, friends and neighbors to unite over a common thread - music. ​ For more information click here. To keep up to date with the very latest happenings in Orlando, sign up to the Gotta Go Orlando Newsletter, and follow us on our social accounts to find the best events: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Discover the best of Orlando with our daily updated news, featuring the Best Things To Do: Entertainment News, Live Music & Concerts News, Events & Festival News, Theater & The Visual Arts News, Bar, Club & Nightlife News, and Food & Drink News. For the latest events in Orlando, check out our events guides: Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Month, Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend, and FREE Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend. To feature your business with Gotta Go Orlando learn more about advertising with us, and to or list your events with us, submit your Orlando events here.

Are you a believer in Bigfoot? Do you look up at the night sky and wonder what else exists in our universe? Or do you simply believe that research can improve our knowledge and conservation efforts of all creatures? Join the Bigfoot believers at Brevard Zoo as they host the Bigfoot Discovery Tour, with a chance to check out the camping space rumored to be Bigfoot’s home away from home in the Wild Florida loop! In honor of Sasquatch, the popular zoo will also be hosting fun educational activities all about mythical animals! This Cryptozoology Experience is a Zoo-wide adventure to embrace the mystery of cryptids, animals whose existence or survival has yet to be proven by Western scientists. Cryptids around the world like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and the Yeti have attracted curious researchers throughout history. These mysterious monsters are important to investigate because through research, we have brought species back from the verge of extinction, discovered the astonishing cognitive abilities of animals, and even proven the existence of animals once thought to be cryptids (like mountain gorillas and Komodo dragons). If you want to join the ranks of cryptozoologists, you can visit the Zoo anytime until March 31 to research and explore the wild world of cryptids. Signage throughout the Zoo will guide you on topics such as rumored cryptids, researching cryptids, and how cryptids can help conservation. Participants will gain survival skills including scat identification, tracking, knot tying and more as they search for Sasquatch. Become an official Junior Cryptozoologist and earn your patch by participating in the Bigfoot Biologist Field Course. Bigfoot needs your help searching for cryptids! Become an entrusted conservationist as you reunite Bigfoot with friends. You can pick up the activity guide at the Front Plaza. This experience is $5 for five participants, including one Jr. Cryptozoologist patch – and $3 per additional patch. Don’t want to do an additional event? No problem! Besides being able to check out Bigfoot’s “campsite” in Wild Florida, you will also be able to attend a free chat at our Lands of Change theater Saturdays at 10 a.m. You can learn about the importance of research when it comes to discovering cryptids! Whether you stop by Bigfoot’s campsite or stroll along the Zoo, embrace cryptids and work to conserve them and their scientifically proven cousins! Continue your cryptid experience with our family event, Breakfast with Bigfoot. Participants will gain survival skills including scat identification, tracking, knot tying and more as they search for Sasquatch. Guests’ outdoor survival skills will be put to the test as they search for Bigfoot with a family-style obstacle course. Course activities will include tracking, scat identification, knot tying and more. After they complete their course, they will have an outdoor, rustic breakfast (catered by SSA) and an opportunity to have their photo taken with Bigfoot while doing a “build your own cryptid” craft project. The event will conclude with an opportunity to meet one of our animal ambassadors. $35 per adult, $30 per child. Members receive $5 off. Zoo admission not included. To keep up to date with the very latest happenings in Orlando, sign up to the Gotta Go Orlando Newsletter, and follow us on our social accounts to find the best events: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Discover the best of Orlando with our daily updated news, featuring the Best Things To Do: Entertainment News, Live Music & Concerts News, Events & Festival News, Theater & The Visual Arts News, Bar, Club & Nightlife News, and Food & Drink News. For the latest events in Orlando, check out our events guides: Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Month, Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend, and FREE Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend. To feature your business with Gotta Go Orlando learn more about advertising with us, and to or list your events with us, submit your Orlando events here.

The Daytona Jazz Weekend hosted by MINDI ABAIR features the biggest stars in Smooth Jazz during three amazing evenings, Feb 22-25, 2024. The fourth annual Daytona Jazz Weekend at One Daytona, takes place this weekend, February 22 - 25, 2024. The popular festival features your favorite stars in smooth jazz during three amazing evenings in an intimate setting of less than 300 guests! Artists taking to the stage this year include host Mindi Abair,with performances by Boney James, Keiko Matsui, RnR w/Richard Elliot & Rick Braun, Paul Taylor & Nicole Henry, Peter White & Vincent Ingala, Randy Jacobs & The Boneshakers, and special guest Jeff Kashiwa. The event is hosted by The DAYTONA Marriott Autograph hotel located at ONE DAYTONA, the entertainment district directly across from Daytona International Speedway. For more information, click here. Two-time GRAMMY nominee Mindi Abair has been electrifying audiences with her dynamic live performances and sax prowess since her debut album in 1999. No one since Junior Walker has brought saxophone and vocals in one package to the forefront of modern music. In 2014, Mindi received her first GRAMMY nomination in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category, followed by a 2015 GRAMMY nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for her solo LP Wild Heart featuring the late Gregg Allman, Joe Perry, Trombone Shorty, Booker T. Jones, Keb’ Mo’, and Max Weinberg. You might know her as the featured saxophonist on American Idol, sitting in with Paul Shaffer on The Late Show with David Letterman and The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, or as the first solo saxophonist touring with Aerosmith since 1973. She has garnered twelve #1 radio hits in the jazz and blues world, two #1 spots on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Album Chart and two #3 spots on the Billboard Blues Album Chart. In 2018, Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers won 8 Independent Blues Awards including Artist of the Year and Best Blues Song fan award for the Independent Music Awards for “Pretty Good For A Girl” featuring Joe Bonamassa. Mindi has toured and/or recorded with: Aerosmith, Joe Bonamassa, Smokey Robinson, Joe Perry, Trombone Shorty, Booker T. Jones, Gregg Allman, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Fantastic Negrito, Waddy Wachtel, Bobby Rush, Keb’ Mo’, Teena Marie, Lee Ritenour, Adam Sandler, Duran Duran, Bill Champlin, Richard Elliott, Jimmy Webb, Max Weinberg, Dave Koz, Peter White, Gerald Albright, Mandy Moore, Lalah Hathaway and the Backstreet Boys. To keep up to date with the very latest happenings in Orlando, sign up to the Gotta Go Orlando Newsletter, and follow us on our social accounts to find the best events: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Discover the best of Orlando with our daily updated news, featuring the Best Things To Do: Entertainment News, Live Music & Concerts News, Events & Festival News, Theater & The Visual Arts News, Bar, Club & Nightlife News, and Food & Drink News. For the latest events in Orlando, check out our events guides: Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Month, Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend, and FREE Events & Things To Do In Orlando This Weekend. To feature your business with Gotta Go Orlando learn more about advertising with us, and to or list your events with us, submit your Orlando events here.