Save the date: Biggest events, festivals coming to Central Florida in 2024

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ORLANDO, Fla. – New year, new memories to make!

The best part about living in Central Florida is the endless amount of happenings going on!

We’ve put together a month-by-month list of some of the biggest events and festivals coming to Central Florida this year. While this list is not all-encompassing, it has some of the biggest annual events on the docket.

This list will be updated with more details as they become available for some of the events happening later this year.

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January

(Pixabay)

Brevard Renaissance Fair

  • When: Weekends of Jan. 6-28; Feb. 3-4

  • Where: Forest of Wickham Park in Melbourne

Zora Festival

  • When: Jan. 7-27

  • Where: Eatonville

(Pixabay)

Central Florida Scottish Highland Games

  • When: Jan. 13-14

  • Where: Central Winds Park in Winter Springs

Florida Manatee Festival

  • Jan. 13-14

  • Where: Downtown Crystal River

(Credit: Bob Bernier)

Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival

  • When: Jan. 18-21

  • Where: 22 South Orange St, Fellsmere, FL 32948

New Smyrna Beach Festival of the Arts

  • When: Jan. 26-28

  • Where: Riverside Drive & Canal Street

February

(MegaCon Orlando)

MegaCon Orlando

  • When: Feb. 1-4

  • Where: Orange County Convention Center

Oviedo Mall Winter Carnival

  • When: Feb. 1-11

  • Where: Oviedo Mall north side parking area

Space Coast Strawberry Fest

  • When: Feb. 3-4

  • Where: Space Coast Daily Park

Mount Dora Arts Festival

  • When: Feb. 3-4

  • Where: downtown Mount Dora

Leesburg Mardi Gras

  • When: Feb. 10

  • Where: Historic downtown Leesburg

Mount Dora Scottish Highland Festival

  • When: Feb. 16-18

  • Where: Donnelly Park & Elizabeth Evans Park

321: Food Fest and Craft Fair

  • When: Feb. 17-18

  • Where: Wickham Park in Melbourne

(Gabe Gomez – 181creative)

Lazy Lovers Milk Mart

  • When: Feb. 18

  • Where: Orlando’s Milk District

Florida Strawberry Festival

  • When: Feb. 29-March 10

  • Where: 303 Berryfest Place

March

Bike Week

  • When: March 1-10

  • Where: Daytona Beach

Grant Seafood Festival

  • When: March 2

  • Where: 4580 1st Street in Grant

Winter Park sidewalk art festival returns

Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival

  • When: March 15-17

  • Where: Park Avenue in Winter Park

International Food and Drink Festival

  • When: March 17

  • Where: Luminary Green Park in downtown Orlando

Ocala Brick City Beer & Wine Festival

  • When: March 30

  • Where: Citizen’s Circle in Ocala

April

(CITY OF ORLANDO)

Fiesta in the Park

  • When: April 6-7

  • Where: Lake Eola Park

Melbourne Blueberry Festival

  • When: April 13-14

  • Where: Wickham Park

Ormond Beach Celtic Festival

  • When: April 20-21

  • Where: Both sides of Granada Avenue at east end of bridge

Florida Puerto Rican Parade and Festival

  • When: April 27

  • Where: Downtown Orlando

May

St. Augustine Food & Wine Festival

  • When: May 8-12

  • Where: World Golf Village, Renaissance Resort, San Sebastian Winery and Bozard Lincoln

(Thomas Mates)

Welcome to Rockville

  • When: May 9-12

  • Where: Daytona International Speedway

Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival

  • When: May 14-27

  • Where: Loch Haven Park

New Smyrna Beach Jazz Festival

  • When: May 17-19

  • Where: New Smyrna Beach

Space Coast Burger Battle

  • When: May 18-19

  • Where: Wickham Park

8th Anniversary Birthday Bash Milk Mart

  • When: May 26

  • Where: Orlando’s Milk District

June

Pridefest Kissimmee

  • When: June 1

  • Where: Kissimmee Civic Center

Viera Country Fest

  • When: June 8

  • Where: Space Coast Daily Park

July

Fireworks At The Fountain

  • When: July 4

  • Where: Lake Eola

August

Orlando’s Magical Dining

  • When: Six weeks starting in August

  • Where: Participating restaurants in Orlando

September

St. Augustine Songwriters Festival

  • When: Sept. 27-29

  • Where: Several locations in St. Augustine

Sing Out Loud Festival

  • When: TBD

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Fall festivals kick off

  • We’ll bring a full list of events as we get closer to fall

October

Winter Park Autumn Art Festival

  • When: Oct. 12-13

  • Where: Central Park

Biketoberfest

  • When: Oct. 17-20

  • Where: Daytona Beach

November

Halifax Art Festival

  • When: Nov. 2-3

  • Where: Daytona Beach

50th Annual Great Day in the Country

  • When: Nov. 9

  • Where: CrossLife Church in Oviedo

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Asian Lantern Festival

  • When: November; full dates TBD

  • Where: Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens

Dazzling Lights

  • When: Typically end of November

  • Where: Leu Gardens

December

(Live Nation)

Holiday festivals and light displays

  • We’ll bring a full list of events as we get closer to winter


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