EVENT CALENDAR

JANUARY

Walt Disney World Marathon and Walt Disney World Half Marathon
More than 20,000 participants are expected for the annual event that charts a course through Magic Kingdom, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney-MGM Studios and Epcot.

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FEBRUARY

ArtsFest 2007
A free cultural sampling for every taste. From moving ballet and opera to cutting-edge film and art exhibits, this festival showcases Central Florida's best in arts and culture. Held in venues across Central Florida's four-county area.

25th Annual Antiques Show & Sale
The Orlando Museum of Art hosts this perennial favorite for antique lovers and collectors. The show features distinguished dealers from throughout the eastern United States who offer an array of fine antique furniture, paintings, jewelry and porcelain.

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MARCH

Florida Strawberry Festival
Celebrate the fabric of American life through ethnic traditions, social events, competitive contests, top-name entertainment, parades with scores of glorious floats and high-stepping marching bands.

The Central Florida Home & Garden Show
Held at the Orange County Convention Center, the largest consumer home and garden show in Central Florida features local, regional and national experts in remodeling, building, decorating and landscaping, instructional how-to seminars, giveaways and more than 600 exhibits with the industry's hottest home and garden products.

  

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MARCH

The Arnold Palmer Invitational
One of the crown jewels of the PGA Tour, this event, formerly known as the Bay Hill Invitational, attracts one of the strongest international fields of the season.

48th Annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art
The festival is one of the nation's most prestigious outdoor arts events, rated sixth best by Sunshine Artists. Some 1,400 artists from around the world apply for entry and an independent panel of judges selects approximately 275 to participate in the show.

16th Annual Florida Film
Rated as one of the top 10 film festivals in the world by the Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide, this 10-day cinema extravaganza features more than 125 films, documentaries and shorts from around the globe. 

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APRIL

Central Florida Fair
From improv comedy and safari acrobats to equestrian shows and foot-stomping music, the 94th Annual Central Florida Fair offers something for everyone. Held at the Central Florida Fairgrounds, the carnival-like midway is packed with zany games and thrilling rides.

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MAY

Florida Music Festival
Florida Music Festival is a three-day celebration of up-and-coming musicians held in downtown Orlando. It was recently ranked among the top 25 best music festivals in the Southeast.

34th Annual Zellwood Sweet Corn Festival
You haven't lived until you've tasted sweet corn served up hot and buttery from this family friendly festival in Zellwood. In all, more than 200,000 ears are consumed at this popular corn fest. Big-name entertainment, arts and crafts and amusements and rides add to the fun.

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JUNE

16th Annual Harvest Festival
Held at Lakeridge Winery & Vineyards in Clermont, the event offers arts and crafts, live music, free tours, grape stomping, wine tasting and plenty of free parking

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JULY

Walt Disney World Resort - July 4
All four parks come alive with special shows celebrating the 4th. Downtown Disney Pleasure Island also celebrates with a street party and patriotic music by live bands.

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AUGUST

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SEPTEMBER

12th Annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
From the seasoned connoisseur to the knowledge-seeking amateur, this popular event attracts a diverse audience to sip, sample and savor treasures from some of the world's most famous wineries and celebrated chefs.

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OCTOBER

Mount Dora Craft Fair - Oct. 27-28
This nationally ranked juried event continues to attract more than 250,000 visitors and more than 350 of the best crafters in the country.

9th Annual Festival Calle Orange
Central Florida's largest Hispanic festival brings together people of many nationalities, religions and backgrounds to enjoy food, music and dancing in the

  

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OCTOBER

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando
Considered one of the world's largest, most elaborate Halloween celebrations. Universal enlists a "scream team" of designers to research the human psyche and its deepest fears so that Halloween Horror Nights' guests can confront their most terrifying nightmares. There are specially designed haunted houses, inescapable scare zones and hundreds of street performers.

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NOVEMBER

Fall Moon Stroll
With a full moon as your backdrop, enjoy a leisurely evening of live jazz music in a beautiful garden setting at Harry P. Leu Gardens in Orlando. Bring your own dinner picnic basket or purchase beverages and pastries on site.

Holidays Around the World
This Epcot tradition features storytellers, a daily character tree-lighting ceremony and a stunning display of snow-white lights. The very moving Candlelight Processional, a favorite of all ages, includes guest narrators accompanied by a massed choir and orchestra for a retelling of the Christmas story

EVENT CALENDAR

DECEMBER

Orlando Citrus Parade
The downtown Orlando parade features signature citrus floats made of more than 100,000 pieces of grapefruit, oranges and tangerines. More than 50 total entries, including marching bands from across the country. The parade can be seen on television in 149 markets nationwide through its syndicated broadcast.

Grande Masque
Orlando rings in the New Year in the midst of a winter fantasy at the Grande Masque, a black tie masked ball held to support Orlando's arts community. Grande Masque offers gourmet dining; performances by the Orlando Ballet, Orlando Opera and Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra; and a silent and live auction offering unique prizes.