Welcome to your weekend plans, Orlando!
If you‘re looking for things to do in Orlando this weekend, from events to honor Veterans Day to a dance festival to escape the bustling downtown area, we have so many events going on in the City Beautiful.
So let loose, scroll on, and get ready to grab a cold one with your best buds at some fun areas in town.
🇺🇸 Honor our Veterans with these annual events:
Lake Nona's Veterans Celebration - Home of the Brave
Celebrating the veterans among us, the Lake Nona Town Center will be hosting its annual Veterans Celebration.
Welcoming veteran-owned businesses, oversized retired military vehicles, and activities beginning at 5 PM, come honor our heroes! There will also be a ceremony to acknowledge those who serve on a holiday fitting. We hope to see you and yours there!
🗓 Nov 11 | 11AM—1PM
📍 Lake Nona Town Center
🎟 $20
More ways to honor this Veterans Day:
Let‘s get social, Sanford! 🍺
We‘re back for the monthly craft beer community event at Celery City Craft in Sanford! Join other brew lovers in the area for an evening of local craft breweries, taprooms samples, live music, and tasty bites!
A $15 ticket for the Sanford Beer Social gets you in the door with two samples from EACH brewery in hand! Cheers!
🗓 Nov 11 | 6PM—9PM
📍 Celery City Craft
🎟 $15
Browse a preview of the Sanford nightlife with our best breweries and bars in Sanford.
Electrify your weekend—
Experience a memorable weekend at EDC 2021, where technology, nature, and music fuse together. Feel free to explore and dance to pyrotechnics, artists, and incredible performances. Grab your friends, reserve your spot, and enjoy the weekend!
Tickets start at $99 for 1-day GA but can be upgraded for a more comfortable experience, with expedited entry, premium restrooms, private table service, and more.
🗓 Nov 12—14 | Varying Times
📍 Tinker Field
🎟 Prices vary, tickets start at $99
Need to get outside? Here are more outdoor events:
You‘ll never know what you may find at the Thanksgiving Pop Up Market in Audubon Park! With food, drinks, and boutique thrift vendors, you can finish off those fall feelings with autumn-flavored goodies and a walk around in the Florida fall weather.
🗓 Nov 13 | 9AM—2PM
📍 Audubon Park Church
🎟 Free
For a fun twist on an outdoor movie night, head over to the Dr. Philips Center for their revamped Frontyard Festival. If you‘re looking for outside entertainment—with food and drinks delivered on-site to your party‘s personal box, Dr. Philips Center will be presenting a classic: The Wizard of Oz on the main stage at the Seneff Arts Plaza. The movie starts at 6 PM on Sunday.
🗓 Nov 14 | 6PM—9PM
📍 Dr. Philips Center
🎟 $5 per box
Enjoy a night out with beers and blues at the Craft Beer and Blues Festival. Hosted at Lake Concord Park in Casselberry, you can chow down on your favorite food trucks and jam to live music. This festival is every second Friday of the month.
🗓 Nov 12 | 7PM—10PM
📍 Lake Concord Park
🎟 Free
Celebrate jazz music and culture in the historic College Park neighborhood on Edgewater Drive. Enjoy local shops, restaurants, and exceptional artists. With three music stages, the Jazzfest doesn‘t just have jazz—you can also enjoy R&B, Rock, and so much more. VIP tables are available for this community street festival—but spots fill up fast!
🗓 Nov 13 | 5PM—11PM
📍 Edgewater Drive
🎟 $10 in advance | $15 at door
For the love of beer:
The Orlando Beer Festival
We‘re all about fresh air and good brews this weekend with another (but not just another) outdoor festival! Join 3,000 of your best buds at the Orlando Beer Festival and sample craft and premium beers from local breweries in Orlando and all across the US.
Enjoy interactive games, yummy bites, live music, and wine tasting for those who need to switch up their beverage of choice. This event is 21 and up ONLY—but pet-friendly, so leave the kids at home, but please bring your fur-babies! Tickets start at $35—and hurry, they sell out fast!
🗓 Nov 13 | 12PM—5PM
📍 Festival Park
🎟 Start at $35
Want to drink indoors this weekend? Check out our guide to the best breweries in Orlando.
⛄ The holidays start now!
Night of a Million Lights
If you‘re SO over fall, it‘s okay to skip right to the holiday season! With the Night of a Million Lights debuting this weekend and then carrying on until January, you can snag your tickets to enjoy USA Today‘s “Number One Thing To Do In December In Orlando.”
With this fully immersive holiday lights spectacular at Give Kids The World Village, you can watch the dancing lights show in an 89-acre magical neighborhood—literally featuring millions of lights. The event is sponsored by a non-profit resort for critically ill children and their families around the world.
🗓 Nov 12—Jan 2 | Varying times
📍 Give Kids The World Village
🎟 $18—$85
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Looking forward to the holidays... ❄️ 🎁
Nov. 13—Jan.2
Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Nov. 19—Jan. 2
MISSION: SAVE CHRISTMAS featuring ELF
Nov. 27—Dec. 30
TIS THE SEASON – Winter Garden
Dec. 3
Tree Lighting Celebration Lake Eola
Have a great weekend, Orlando! See you next week!
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