Prepare your Easter egg baskets for competition. Baldwin Park’s Easter Egg Hunt draws hundreds of kids for age-division hunts with golden egg winners from each group winning a special Easter basket. Photos with the Easter Bunny cost $3 per photo. When: Saturday, April 7th at 10 a.m. Where: Morgan Park and Barnes Park in Baldwin Park Cost: […]
Taste of Oviedo
Experience the Taste of Oviedo, a free event featuring food and drinks, arts and crafts, live music, kids’ activities, a car show and more. The traditional tastes of Oviedo include citrus and celery – locally grown staples. Sample unique dishes at the Citrus & Celery Cook-Off starting at 11 a.m. A $2 donation is recommended […]
St. Patrick’s Day Block Party
You might get lucky at Wall Street’s St. Patrick’s Day Block Party and Festival—or at least a little buzzed. The St. Patrick’s Day party starts in downtown Orlando at 12 p.m. with free Irish Whiskey tastings, live music and continues all night with food and drink specials. The entry is free until later on in […]
10 things to do in Orlando and Central Florida with your kids
Here’s a list of 10 things to do in Orlando and Central Florida with your kids this spring. Sink a putt at the new Hollywood Drive-In Golf at Universal City Walk. Stop to smell the roses at Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. With the Florida Resident Wild for 3 Pass, Disney costs only $33 per day. Experience […]
Hollywood Drive-In Golf at Universal CityWalk
Universal Orlando Resort officially opened central Florida’s newest and most outrageously-themed miniature golf experience–Hollywood Drive-In Golf at Universal CityWalk. Featuring two 18-hole courses based on classic drive-in era horror and sci-fi movies, this all-new venue is the only place where the entire family can enjoy teeing off through the open mouth of a giant space worm […]
Orange County Library free home delivery
The Orange County Library offers free home delivery for residents. Go online to order books, CDs or educational DVDs and the library will deliver them right to your home—for free! The library also offers free MP3 downloads, new DVD releases, audio books and special classes and programs. Yep, the library is pretty cool.
UCF Book Festival
Bookmark Saturday, March 31st for the UCF Book Festival—one of Florida’s premier literary events featuring renowned local and national authors, book signings and kids’ activities. Special activities include frosting and piping with Yum Yum Cupcake Truck, Italian cooking, readings with authors and a Teen Zone. When: Saturday, March 31st from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Where: UCF Arena […]
Houston Astros Spring Training
Take your family out to a ballgame for peanuts, Cracker Jacks and Spring Training in Central Florida. The Houston Astros are playing in Kissimmee. Bats will start swinging March 3rd and you can find tickets for as low as $15 in the outfield. Houston Astros 631 Heritage Park Way Kissimmee, FL 34744 Home Spring Training […]
Atlanta Braves Spring Training
Take your family out to a ballgame for peanuts, Cracker Jacks and Spring Training in Central Florida. The Atlanta Braves are playing in Lake Buena Vista. Bats will start swinging March 3rd and you can find tickets for as low as $15 in the general admission lawn. Atlanta Braves 700 Victory Way Lake Buena Vista, […]
AARP offers free tax filing help
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free help for older taxpayers and people with limited incomes. Find an AARP Foundation Tax-Aide site in your community by searching here. Orange County location: Maitland Senior Center 345 S. Maitland Avenue Maitland, FL 32751 407-539-6251 Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome.