January
Capital One Bowl and Parade
Jan. 1
Citrus Bowl Stadium and downtown Orlando
1 Citrus Bowl Place
407-423-2476
capitalonebowlgame.com
February
Dragon Parade and Lunar New Year Festival
Hillcrest Street, Mills 50 neighborhood
407-205-2808
centralfloridadragonparade.org
March
Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
March 21-23
Central Park, Winter Park
407-644-7207
wpsaf.org
April
Florida Film Festival
April 4-13
Enzian Theater
1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland
407-629-1088
floridafilmfestival.com
May
Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival
May 14-27
Loch Haven Park
407-648-0077
orlandofringe.org
June
Gay Days in Orlando
June 3-8
Walt Disney World and various locations around Orlando
gaydays.com
July
Mascot Games
July 25-26
Amway Center
400 W. Church St.
407-331-3059, ext. 17
mascotgames.org
August
New Smyrna Beach Shrimp and Seafood Festival
Aug. 21
Flagler Avenue, New Smyrna Beach
partyonflagler.com
September
Halloween Horror Nights
runs through first week of November
Universal Studios
halloweenhorrornights.com
October
Come Out With Pride
Oct. 6-12
Lake Eola Park, downtown Orlando
321-800-3944
comeoutwithpride.com
November
Winter Park Harvest Festival
Central Park, Winter Park
321-236-3316
alocalfolkus.com/wphf
December
Christmas in the Park
Central Park, Winter Park
407-645-5311
morsemuseum.org