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During the International Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot, families can enjoy beautiful gardens, elaborate topiary displays, and more. Photo courtesy of WDW
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3/29/24 - By Charlotte B

Get the family outdoors to enjoy fun spring festivals in Orlando and all over Central Florida this season! From theme park festivals, such as Universal's Mardi Gras and Epcot's Flower & Garden Festival, to delicious blueberry festivals in Eustis and Mount Dora, to Earth Day events in downtown Orlando, St. Cloud, and Casselberry, there are options for every family this spring.

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Spring Festivals at Theme Parks Near Orlando

SeaWorld Mardi Gras

Orlando
Select days through March 9, 2025
Let the good times roll with limited-time food, cocktails, entertainment, and live music - Mardi Gras style as part of SeaWorld's Seven Seas Food Festival. READ MORE

Universal Orlando Mardi Gras

Orlando
Daily through March 30, 2025
This annual springtime event at Universal Orlando is fun for the entire family. Enjoy street entertainment, parade, concerts, and themed flavors from all around the world. READ MORE

Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival

Tampa Bay
Weekends through May 18, 2025
A world of taste awaits at the annual Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Food & Wine Festival. Guests can explore a variety of flavors while enjoying a diverse concert lineup, including acts for all tastes. READ MORE

SeaWorld Orlando Seven Seas Food Festival

Orlando
Select days through May 4, 2025
SeaWorld's Seven Seas Food Festival includes more than 180 culinary options, both international and domestic, as well as live performances ranging from country, Christian, Latin, rock, and more. READ MORE

Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival

Lake Buena Vista
Daily through June 2, 2025
During the International Flower and Garden Festival, families can enjoy beautiful gardens and elaborate topiary displays, live entertainment, and creative dishes at the festival's outdoor kitchens. There are also interactive play areas, a butterfly house, and scavenger hunts for kids. READ MORE

SeaWorld St. Patrick's Day Celebration

Orlando
Select days March 13-23, 2025
SeaWorld Orlando celebrates St. Patrick's Day with live entertainment, stilt walkers, Irish music, and tastes of Ireland during the Seven Seas Food Festival. READ MORE

Cinco de Mayo at SeaWorld Orlando

Orlando
May 1-5, 2025
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at SeaWorld Orlando with authentic music, delicious Mexican cuisine, and festive entertainment as part of the park's Seven Seas Food Festival. READ MORE

Orlando Spring Festivals and Fairs, March 2025

Central Florida Fair

Orlando
February 27 - March 9, 2025
At the annual Central Florida Fair, enjoy a midway featuring rides, games, food, live music and entertainment, animals, livestock exhibitions and competitive exhibits, and so much more. READ MORE

Florida Strawberry Festival

Plant City
February 27 - March 9, 2025
This annual large community festival features 11 days of headline entertainment, livestock shows, exhibits, rides, attractions, and a huge variety of strawberry food items. READ MORE

Lake Mary Heathrow Festival of the Arts

Lake Mary
March 8-9, 2025
This annual arts festival features more than 150 arts and crafts exhibits, live entertainment, food trucks, and a Children's Creative Village with hands-on activities for kids. READ MORE

Oviedo St. Patrick's Day Festival

Oviedo - FREE
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Oviedo's St Patrick's Day Festival is a family friendly celebration of all things Irish. Event includes live Irish entertainment, Irish cuisine, Irish step dancers, face painting, stilt walker balloon artists, face painting, and more. READ MORE

Paint the Cloud Green: St. Patrick's Day Light Parade & Street Party

St. Cloud - FREE
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Get ready for a fun St. Patrick's Day celebration at St. Cloud's Paint the Cloud Green - Light Parade & Street Party event. Enjoy a night featuring live music by The Supervillains, Sami's Kids Zone, food trucks, and more. READ MORE

Shamrock Shakedown: St. Paddy’s Day Block Party

Sanford - FREE
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Get ready to sham-rock your world at the St. Patrick’s Day celebration you won’t want to miss! Here’s what’s on tap: live music, traditional bagpipers, live wrestling, food trucks, vendors, and a Kids Zone for the wee leprechauns. READ MORE

Mount Dora Spring Festival

Mount Dora - FREE
March 15-16, 2025
This arts and crafts festival held in historic Mount Dora features more than 250 exhibitors. READ MORE

Hamlin St. Patrick’s Day Block Party

Winter Garden - FREE
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Hamlin’s Block Party, where the luck of the Irish comes alive, and admission doesn’t cost a pot of gold—it’s free! Experience the culture with bagpipers, live music, food trucks, and more. READ MORE

Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival

Winter Park - FREE
March 21-23, 2025
The annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival includes over 200 artists on display plus a children's village, art workshops, school exhibits, live entertainment, and more. READ MORE

Kowtown Festival

Kissimmee - FREE
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Celebrate the City of Kissimmee's big birthday bash! Kowtown Festival is the annual birthday party with live music from favorite local artists, vendors, and food trucks. Bring your family to enjoy the KUA Kid's Power Zone, birthday cake, and more. READ MORE

Spring Affaire at Avian Reconditioning Center for Birds of Prey

Apopka
Saturday, March 22, 2025
The Spring Affaire at the Avian Reconditioning Center combines Renaissance Faire fun with a focus on conservation and education about birds of prey. READ MORE

Taste of Oviedo

Oviedo - FREE
Saturday, March 22, 2025
This annual event features food and drinks from local eateries, live entertainment, a farmers' market, and a kids zone with STEM and art activities, escape room, bounce houses, and more. READ MORE

Pig on the Pond Community Festival

Clermont
March 28-30, 2025
Pig on the Pond is a annual community event featuring carnival rides, kids zone, BBQ competition, live entertainment, food vendors, pig racing, and many more family friendly activities. READ MORE

UpTown Art Expo

Altamonte Springs - FREE
March 28-30, 2025
UpTown Art Expo features over 140 exhibitors ranging from glass, paintings, photography, pottery, sculpture, and more. Chalk street artists will be creating amazing chalk art on the sidewalks of Cranes Roost Park. READ MORE

The Great Duck Derby

Winter Park - FREE
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Bring the kids to Mead Botanical Gardens for the annual Duck Derby. Adopt a rubber duck and watch it race, enjoy live music, and stroll the beautiful gardens. READ MORE
Blueberry pie is the dish of the day at the Mount Dora Blueberry Festival. Photo courtesy of the spring festival
Blueberry pie is the dish of the day at the Mount Dora Blueberry Festival. Photo courtesy of the spring festival

Orlando Spring Festivals and Fairs, April 2025

Apopka Health & Fitness Fest

Apopka - FREE
Saturday, April 5, 2025
The annual Apopka Health & Fitness Fest features Vegan Food Popups, free health screenings, cooking demos , exercise & safety demos , prize drawings, refreshments, and more. READ MORE

Lake County Fair

Eustis
April 4-13, 2025
It's time for critters, corn dogs, and carousels! Visit the Lake County Fair in Eustis and check out all the exciting entertainment, fabulous fair food, and rockin' rides. READ MORE

Apopka Health & Fitness Fest

Apopka - FREE
Saturday, April 5, 2025
The annual Apopka Health & Fitness Fest features Vegan Food Popups, free health screenings, cooking demos , exercise & safety demos , prize drawings, refreshments, and more. READ MORE

Fort Christmas Bluegrass Festival

Christmas - FREE
Saturday, April 5, 2025
The Bluegrass Festival returns to Fort Christmas Park, featuring music, performers, and food trucks. Bring chairs or blankets to enjoy the entertainment. READ MORE

Spring Fever in the Garden

Winter Garden - FREE
April 5-6, 2025
This annual Winter Garden festival celebrates spring and gardening. For little ones there will be a Kid Zone featuring crafts, face painting, balloon animals, stilt walker, and more. Guests can also enjoy free live entertainment, sidewalk chalk art contest, an "Ask the Garden Experts" booth, birds at the Avian Reconditioning Center booth, and more.  READ MORE

Spring Fiesta in the Park

Orlando - FREE
April 5-6, 2025
Visit Lake Eola Park for the annual Spring Fiesta in the Park. Little ones can explore the children's play area, and adults can browse more than 200 artists and crafters from all over the United States. READ MORE

Celebration Among the Oaks

Oakland - FREE
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Oakland’s annual springtime time event features an egg hunt, petting zoo, and family friendly fun. While there, pose with the Easter Bunny and hop down the West Orange Trail to additional fun at The Healthy West Orange Arts & Heritage Center. READ MORE

Absolutely Avalon

Orlando - FREE
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Enjoy an evening celebrating everything that makes Avalon Park amazing. This cultural festival includes food, music, pinwheel garden, cultural performances, bounce park, a laser light show, and more. READ MORE

Orlando Kite Festival

Orlando - FREE
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Bring your family and friends to enjoy a vibrant sky filled with colorful kites while taking part in exciting activities for all ages. Enjoy a kite-building and decorating station, a STEM learning area, live performances, local vendors, food trucks, and music from a live DJ. READ MORE

Springfest International

Casselberry
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Mark your calendars for a nonstop celebration of German traditions plus other European cultures showcasing their traditional songs, dances, outfits, and food. READ MORE

Lake County Plant and Pottery Festival

Tavares - FREE
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Visit Far Reach Ranch for the Lake County Plant and Pottery Festival featuring pottery artists & plant vendors, u-pick bluerries, food, bar, vinyl DJ, bounce houses, hayrides, and more. READ MORE

Central Florida Earth Day

Orlando - FREE
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Lake Eola's annual Earth Day event includes food preparation demonstrations, environmental education exhibits and activities, Earth kids zone, artist corner, animal haven, Mind Body Spirit classes, vendors, and more. READ MORE

Easter Weekend at Far Reach Ranch

Tavares
April 19-20, 2025
Celebrate Easter at the Ranch with blueberry u-pick, food trucks, a playground and bounce house for the kids, visits from the Easter bunny, scenic hayrides around the blueberry fields, and more.   READ MORE

Casselberry Earth Fest & Arbor Day Celebration

Casselberry - FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
This event features free tree and plant giveaways, butterfly releases, and gardening workshops to promote environmental awareness, clean energy, and reducing carbon footprints. Attendees can enjoy eco-friendly activities in the Green Vendor Area, Entertainment Area, Food Area, and Kids Zone, all designed to educate and inspire a sustainable community. READ MORE

Florida Puerto Rican Parade and Festival

Orlando - FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
This parade & festival celebrate Puerto Rican culture, heritage, and achievements throughout our community. Parade begins at 11am, followed by the festival which includes a kids play area, vendors, and food. READ MORE

St. Cloud Earth Day Celebration

St. Cloud - FREE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
The City of St. Cloud and the Osceola Library system invite you to join in the Earth Day celebration. There will be local vendors, eco presentations, live animal encounters, food trucks, kid's crafts, a shred truck, and more. READ MORE

Orange City Blueberry Fest

Orange City
April 26-27, 2025
The annual Orange City Blueberry Fest features fresh blueberries, art & crafts, food, bounce houses, live entertainment, rock painting, pony rides, blueberry relay, face painting, hula hoop contest, pie eating contest, petting farm, train rides, and much more. READ MORE

Apopka Art & Foliage Festival

Apopka - FREE
April 26-27, 2025
This free community festival features locally grown foliage, arts and crafts, live entertainment, and more.  For the little ones there will be a Kids Zone with playground, craft project, fingerprinting kit, and public safety vehicles to explore. READ MORE

Mount Dora Blueberry Festival

Mount Dora - FREE
April 26-27, 2025
The local blueberry industry is celebrated during the peak of blueberry season in Lake County at this annual event. Local blueberry farms will sell berries freshly picked from their farms along with fresh blueberry products. Crafters, live music, pancake breakfast, blueberry beer, wine, and a blueberry pie eating contest will also be featured at this free event. READ MORE

St. Johns River Festival of the Arts

Sanford - FREE
April 26-27, 2025
The annual St. Johns River Festival of the Arts includes arts demos and workshops for all ages, live entertainment, chalk art, and a Culinary Arts Court with gourmet food. READ MORE

Caribbean Fusion Festival

Kissimmee - FREE
Sunday, April 27, 2025
This family festival features food, music, arts and crafts, and children's activities. READ MORE

Orlando Spring Festivals and Fairs, May 2025

Longwood Luau

Longwood - FREE
Saturday, May 3, 2025
This Hawaiian themed party features live Hawaiian music, hula dancers, fire knife performers, Hawaiian foods, hula hooping, limbo, and more. READ MORE

Nathaniel's Hope Make 'm Smile Orlando

Orlando
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Central Florida’s biggest event celebrating kids and adults with special needs features great performances, bounce houses, petting zoo, games, character parade, and more! READ MORE

The Orlando Pottery Festival

Orlando - FREE
Saturday, May 3, 2025
The Orlando Pottery Festival features both decorative and functional work from over 50 ceramic artists. This biannual event provides pottery enthusiasts and collectors the opportunity to browse and purchase work from local ceramic artists. READ MORE

Fish Winter Springs

Winter Springs
May 3 & 10, 2025
Kids ages 5-12 can enjoy a morning of fishing fun. Poles and bait will be available, and parks and rec. staff will be onsite to assist kids with casting and baiting. Kids will be able to take home a free fishing pole. READ MORE

Ocoee Centennial Celebration

Ocoee - FREE
Friday, May 9, 2025
Join the City of Ocoee for a day of live entertainment, food, vendors, and family-friendly activities, honoring Ocoee’s past and celebrating its future. READ MORE

ARC's World Migratory Bird Day

Apopka
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Meet migratory birds of prey and other education ambassadors. Enjoy flight demonstrations (weather permitting). Learn about the Center's role in swallow-tailed kite research. Play Roaming Raptors Trivia, an interactive game for all ages to learn about migratory birds’ journeys around the world. READ MORE

Mamas & Mimosas at Far Reach Ranch

Tavares
May 10-11, 2025
Visit Far Reach Ranch for Mamas and Mimosas on Mother’s Day weekend featuring a Mimosa bar, U-pick blueberries, food, bar, live music, bounce houses, and more. READ MORE

Mayfaire by the Lake

Lakeland - FREE
May 10-11, 2025
Mayfaire by-the-Lake launched in 1971 and has grown into one of Florida’s largest and most celebrated annual outdoor art festivals, featuring more than 150 artist booths. The event also features a kids zone with free art activities designed for children of all abilities. READ MORE

The Orlando Fringe: Kids Fringe

Orlando - FREE
Weekends, May 17-25, 2025
Join The Orlando Fringe for free crafts, activities, games, and shows that are perfect for kids of all ages. READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Central Florida Fairgrounds
Kissimmee Lakefront Park
Avian Reconditioning Center for Birds of Prey
Clermont Waterfront Park
OCPS Academic Center for Excellence
German American Society of Central Florida
Veterans Memorial St. Cloud Library
Historic Downtown Sanford
Kissimmee Lakefront Park
Florida Army National Guard Armory
Avian Reconditioning Center for Birds of Prey
Mayfaire by the Lake