Central Florida hosts many annual events for the enjoyment of everyone! Art festivals, flower and garden shows, seasonal celebrations, the Daytona 500 and more! SeaWorld Adventure Park, Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando bring the fun with parades, live entertainment, stage shows, special fireworks and laser light shows.

Upcoming Events For Central Florida:

 

    TIFFANY LAMPS TO ILLUMINATE THE MORSE - WINTER PARK, FL – On February 4, The Morse Museum of American Art opens The Illuminated Vision: Tiffany Lamps and Lighting, the museum’s most comprehensive exhibition ever of Tiffany lamps and lighting from its permanent collection. The exhibition – on view through January 4, 2004 – will include more than 40 Tiffany lamps that taken together illustrate Tiffany’s visually dramatic and innovative design achievement in an era when electric light was poised to revolutionize the way we see. They will include examples of rare and prize-winning designs; selections made for his own home, Laurelton Hall; and lamps of virtually every sort.

Florida Theme Park Events and Info:

SeaWorld Adventure Park in Orlando: SeaWorld Orlando 2003 Calendar of Events

Packed With All-New Entertainment and Excitement .Orlando, Fla. (Jan. 2003) -- SeaWorld Orlando's 2003 calendar of events features a variety of exciting festivities planned throughout the year -- from a lip smackin' barbecue to a lively celebration of Hispanic culture. Best of all, every event is included with regular park admission.

MAY 2003
VIVA LA MUSICA
A Celebration of Hispanic Music, Food and Culture - May 3, 4
SeaWorld Orlando celebrates Cinco de Mayo with "Viva La Musica," the first of two spicy weekend fiestas of Latino music, dance, culture and food with a flair. This sensational event features the many sights, sounds and tastes of various Latin cultures, with music, concerts, dance, food and crafts.

SEPTEMBER 2003

VIVA LA MUSICA
A Celebration of Hispanic Music, Food and Culture - Sept. 27, 28
SeaWorld Orlando celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with "Viva La Musica," the second of two spicy weekend fiestas of Latin music, dance, culture and food with a flair. This sensational event features the many sights, sounds and tastes of various Latin cultures, with music, concerts, dance, food and crafts.

OCTOBER 2003

SHAMU'S HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR - Oct. 25, 26
A festive fall feeling sweeps through SeaWorld Orlando during a ghoulishly good weekend of trick-or-treating, children's costume parades, story tellers, face painters, a pumpkin patch and plenty of kid-friendly spookiness. It's a safe and fun-filled family "spooktacular."

NOVEMBER 2003

JACK HANNA ADVENTURE WEEKEND - Nov. 8, 9
Jack Hanna, renowned animal expert and host of TV's "Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures" and SeaWorld's "Shamu Adventure" show, showcases some of his furry and feathered exotic animal friends from all parts of the world. Hanna shares some amazing animal stories and hilarious bloopers during SeaWorld Orlando's popular "Jack Hanna Weekend."

DECEMBER 2003

A NORMAN ROCKWELL HOLIDAY SHOWCASE:
TAKE A WALK THROUGH THE COVERS OF "THE SATURDAY EVENING POST" - Nov. 15 - Jan. 5
Park guests can create yuletide memories and celebrate the American spirit during
"A Norman Rockwell Holiday Showcase." This holiday event transports guests into the world of one of America's beloved artists, Norman Rockwell. Life-size sculptures straight from the covers of The Saturday Evening Post weave a tale of family, friends and the warmth of the season. A 48-foot-tall Christmas tree adorned with brilliant lights and stunning ornaments, nightly story tellings, musicians and daily appearances by Santa Claus add to the celebration.

Walt Disney World Resort Events:

The Walt Disney World Resort is celebrating the anniversary of Walt Disney's birthday with the "100 Years of Magic" celebration. Each of the four Disney theme parks, EPCOT Center , The Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios and The Animal Kingdom are included in this exciting reflection on the Disney legacy. From the "Share a Dream Come True" Parade (featuring Mickey Mouse and all his pals in huge snow globes) to Cinderella's Surprise Celebration at the Magic Kingdom and on to the new "Magic Carpets of Alladin" ride. The party that kicked off Oct. 1, 2001, celebrates the 100th anniversary of Walt Disney’s birth on Dec. 5, 1901 with unique parades, new live entertainment and special events at all four Walt Disney World theme parks.

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 4 at Disney's Hollywood Studios has launched a new drop sequence that takes riders to a new level of terror. The cutting-edge technology of the Tower of Terror allows ride engineers to re-program new twists to the ride, in this case launching riders to the top of the tower in breathtaking speed then dropping them faster-than-free-fall to the bottom again and again -- more drops than ever before.

House of Blues at DownTown Disney's WestSide (concert events, singing engagements,gospel brunch and food and fun)

Universal Orlando® Resort Events: Theme Park Highlights

Mardi Gras Celebration! at Universal Studios, Florida
February 21, 2003 through April 5, 2003 - Fridays and Saturdays only
April 11, 2003 through April 26, 2003 - Everyday

It's the biggest blowout this side of the bayou! Enjoy live music, a spectacular parade with floats direct from New Orleans, street performers, Cajun & Creole cuisine, and beads by the handful! Every Saturday night enjoy the MARDI GRAS LIVE concert series featuring some of the biggest names in music live on stage. It's all included with Universal Studios admission!

CityWalk Events at Universal Orlando

Hard Rock Live Events Calendar

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Pointe Orlando and XS Orlando

Cypress Gardens:

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CONSTRUCTED REALITIES: CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE ORLANDO MUSEUM OF ART - ORLANDO, FL - The exhibition Constructed Realities: Contemporary Photography will be on view this April through May 18, 2003 at the Orlando Museum of Art. See the work of contemporary artists who make photographs generated from staged, constructed, dramatized or otherwise fabricated scenes. The artists represented in Constructed Realities question assumptions about reality and present images that are fantastic, metaphorical, filled with psychological tension or suggestive of an ongoing narrative. This exhibition includes a number of pioneers in the field such as Cindy Sherman, Sarah Charlesworth, Laurie Simmons and David Levinthal, as well as several mid-career and young artists.

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