Remember last week when I told you all I was checking out an event from my list of must-dos?
Hi, friends! It’s Brenda, back in your inbox for all the Central Florida Happenings.
I finally checked out the Asian Lantern Festival at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens last week and boy, did I absolutely enjoy it! I loved the lanterns and taking in the sights throughout the zoo.
A perfect date night idea or something fun to do with the family!
That event is still going on throughout the month but in case you’re looking for something else to check out this weekend, here are some other happenings ⤵️
What do you get when you combine a circus and the holidays 🎪🎁?
“Cirque Mechanics Winter Wonder Shoppe” is setting up outside the Dr. Phillips Center in Orlando.
Under a brightly-colored Big Top, you can expect to see world-renowned aerial and acrobatic artists as they interact with innovative mechanical devices.
Setting the Stage newsletter author Brooke Savage interviewed one of the artists performing during the event. Click here to learn more about the show and to check out the interview.
Who says horror can’t be part of the most wonderful time of the year 😧?
Tales of Terror is opening its first high-intensity Christmas haunt at a new venue in Central Florida. It features two trails, a scare zone, photo ops, food trucks and live entertainment.
The theme for the haunt is “Krampus’ Festival of Frights” and one of the trails even takes guests to Krampus’s home. The other trail takes those who are brave enough up close to the elf assembly line – but the workers are rioting against the jolly man.
The holiday haunt is for those 18 years and older. Click here to check out tickets about the limited-time Lake County event.
A holiday festival and parade will take over downtown Kissimmee this weekend.
The Festival of Lights event will bring “holiday spirit, family fun and community joy” with letters to Santa, a kids zone and parade to end the night 🎉.
“Watch in wonder as illuminated floats, joyful characters, and holiday spirit light up the streets in a celebration you won’t want to miss,” the city said.
Click here to check out the times and parade route.
Other happenings:
🎅 Ocala Christmas Parade kicks off: Check out Ocala’s “Candy Land Christmas” parade and celebrate the holiday season. Click here to learn more.
❄️ Snow maze, food trucks, holiday fun: “Celebrate the Season” will take over Reiter Park in Longwood with a snow maze, giant slides, train rides and more. Click here to learn more.
🛥️ Cocoa Village holiday boat parade: The annual Holiday Boat Parade is back with all proceeds benefiting the Central Brevard Sharing Center. Click here for tickets.
🎻 Hear beloved holiday carols from historic Central Florida orchestra, choir: An organization with 90 years of history in Winter Park is bringing the warmth of the holidays with carols and hymns from an award-winning orchestra and choir. Don’t miss “A Classic Christmas” this weekend. Here’s what to know.
🎄 Central Florida holiday events to get in the spirit this 2024 season: From markets to festivals to drive-through displays, the options are endless when it comes to holiday fun. Click here to check out more holiday events in your county that you can check out this weekend.
That’s all from me!
I hope everyone has a great weekend, and I will see you all next week.
- Brenda