Mark Your Calendars: Orlando’s Top Family Events in 2020

Start 2020 off with family PLAY at the top of your priority list. Add these favorite Central Florida annual events to your to-do list. 

January:

• Jan. 17-Feb. 24: Epcot’s International Arts Festival
• Jan. 25 & 26: Blue Springs Manatee Festival, Blue Springs State Park
• Jan. 18 & 19: Central Florida Scottish Highland Games, Winter Springs
• Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Parade, Downtown Orlando
• Jan. 17-20: Otronicon, Orlando Science Center

February:

• Feb. 23: The Prego Expo, Rosen Plaza
• Feb. 15: Indie-Folkfest, Mennello Museum of Art
• Feb. 12: PLAYGROUND Magazine’s Child Model Casting Call, Tugboat & the Bird
• TBA: WUCF’s Be My Neighbor Day, Winter Park
• TBA: Melrose Creative Expo, Melrose Center
• Feb. 27-Mar. 8: Central Florida Fair, Central Florida Fairgrounds

March:

• Mar. 1: St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Winter Park
• Mar. 4-Jun. 1: International Flower & Garden Festival, Epcot
• TBA: Touch-A-Truck, CFE Arena
• TBA: The Great Duck Derby, Mead Botanical Gardens
• Mar. 20-22: Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Park Avenue
• Mar. 28: Smile Mile, Blue Jacket Park

April:

• Feb. 7-May 3: Seven Seas Food Fest, SeaWorld
• Apr. 25: Central Florida Earth Day, Lake Eola
• Apr. 4 & 5: Fiesta in the Park, Lake Eola
• Apr. 25: Florida Puerto Rican Parade & Festival, Downtown Orlando

May:

• May 3: Family Fest, Altamonte Springs
• May 9: Sesame Street Furry Friends Fun Run, SeaWorld
• TBA: Healthy Kid’s Day, Central Florida YMCA
• TBA: Kid’s Fringe, Orlando Garden Club
• TBA: College Park Spring Fest
• May 22-Sep. 6: Electric Ocean Nights, SeaWorld

June:

• TBA: H2O Glow Nights, Typhoon Lagoon
• Jun. 19 & 20: Mascot Games, Amway Center
• TBA: Summer Kid Event, The Florida Mall
• TBA: MakerFest, Orlando Science Center

July:

• Jul 3: Red, Hot and Boom, Uptown Altamonte
• Jul 4: Fireworks at the Fountain, Lake Eola
• Jul 2-4: Red, White & Boom!, Legoland
• Jul 4: Watermelon 5K, Winter Park
• Jul 19: National Ice Cream Day, Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream

August:

• Aug. 8 & 9: Florida Kids & Family Expo, Orange County Convention Center
• TBA: Kids Beating Cancer Hats & Heroes Ball
• TBA: Mickeys Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, Magic Kingdom (Yes, this literally starts in August!)

September: 

• TBA: Food & Wine Festival, Epcot
• Sep. 19: Talk Like a Pirate Day, Orlando Science Center
• Sep. 26 & 27: Mount Dora Seafood Festival

October:

• TBA: Zoo Boo Bash, Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
• TBA: Halloween Spooktacular, SeaWorld
• TBA: Spooky Skate, RDV Ice Den
• TBA: Mr. Richard & the Pound Hounds Halloween Concert, Orlando Repertory Theatre
• Oct. 16 & 17: Immerse, Downtown Orlando

November:

• TBA: Reindeer Romp at Festival of Trees, Orlando Museum of Art
• TBA: Light Up Winter Garden
• TBA: Light Up UCF, Addition Financial Arena
• TBA: International Festival of the Holidays, Epcot
• TBA: Santa’s Arrival, The Mall at Millenia
• TBA: Veteran’s Day Parade, Sanford
• TBA: ICE!, Gaylord Palms

December: 

• TBA: Breakfast with Santa, Alfond Inn
• TBA: Nutcracker Tea, Orlando Ballet
• TBA: Mickeys Very Merry Christmas Party, Magic Kingdom
• TBA: Polar Express Train Ride
• TBA: Holiday on the Drive, College Park
• TBA: Snow Mountain, Oviedo
• TBA: Snow Fest, RDV Sportsplex

Visit our family events calendar for more details.