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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.

For more seasonal fun, check out our Spring Fun Guide and our Orlando events calendar, and don't forget to sign up for our FREE Orlando newsletter to get posts like this delivered straight to your inbox!

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Spring Festivals at Theme Parks Near Orlando

Universal Orlando Mardi Gras

Orlando
Daily through April 7, 2024
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 19, 2024
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 19, 2024
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 May 27, 2024
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

Festa Brasileira at Island H2O Water Park

Kissimmee
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Gather your family for a celebration of Brazilian music, culture, and food. The whole park will be open for this event. Enjoy your favorite slides, lazy river, and wave pool. READ MORE

Cinco de Mayo at SeaWorld Orlando

Orlando
Select days, April 25-May 5, 2024
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
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 2024

Blueberry Festival at Keel Farms

Plant City
Weekends through April 21, 2024
This family-friendly weekend event will feature u-pick blueberries, over 100 food and craft vendors, bounce houses, live music, a kid’s zone, camel rides, a petting zoo and a wide selection of wines, beers, and ciders. The event is also pet-friendly. Keel Farms is in Plant City (15 miles east of Tampa). READ MORE

Lake County Fair

Eustis
April 5-14, 2024
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 6, 2024
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 6, 2024
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 6-7, 2024
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 6-7, 2024
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

Ocoee Music Fest

Ocoee - FREE
April 12-13, 2024
This 2-day music fest is dedicated to celebrating Ocoee’s small town traditions with music, community, small businesses, and fun. Event includes an array of festival food, carnival rides, face painting, kids bike fest, marketplace, car show, beer garden, and musical performances. READ MORE

Absolutely Avalon

Orlando - FREE
Saturday, April 13, 2024
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

The Great Duck Derby

Winter Park - FREE
Saturday, April 13, 2024
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

Springtoberfest

Casselberry
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Enjoy Oktoberfest in Spring with Springtoberfest, complete with German foods, live music, beer on tap, shows, and dancing. READ MORE

St. Luke’s Spring Fling

Orlando - FREE
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Join St. Luke’s on campus for a celebration of the season. This free family-friendly event promises an afternoon of fun, fellowship, and springtime festivities. From water slides and colorful crafts to yard games and delicious refreshments, there’s something for everyone. READ MORE

Blueberry Festival at Amber Brooke Farms

Eustis
April 13-14 & 20-21, 2024
Immerse yourself in a berry-filled wonderland at Amber Brooke Farm's annual Blueberry Festival. Meet the farm's beloved blueberry mascot, savor the aroma of freshly baked blueberry cobbler and milkshakes, and take part in blueberry stomping for wine production. Explore a vibrant marketplace of artisan crafts, indulge in face painting, and pick your own blueberries in acres of blueberry fields. READ MORE

Central Florida Earth Day

Orlando - FREE
Saturday, April 20, 2024
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

St. Cloud Earth Day Celebration

St. Cloud - FREE
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Join the City of St. Cloud for an Earth Day celebration featuring local vendors, crafts for all ages, food trucks, the shred truck, eco presentations, face painting, and more. READ MORE

Orange City Blueberry Fest

Orange City
April 20-21, 2024
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

Orlando Taco Festival

Orlando
April 20-21, 2024
This two-day festival features over 25 taco and food vendors, Lucha Libre Wrestling, giant margarita bar, tequila expo, contests, vendor market, and a kids fun zone with bounce houses, face painters, and games. READ MORE

Casselberry Earth Fest & Arbor Day Celebration

Casselberry - FREE
Saturday, April 27, 2024
At Earth Fest, guests can enjoy free tree givewaways, workshops, Earth-friendly booths, recycled art show, butterfly releases, live entertainment, and kids activities. READ MORE

Florida Puerto Rican Parade and Festival

Orlando - FREE
Saturday, April 27, 2024
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

Apopka Art & Foliage Festival

Apopka - FREE
April 27-28, 2024
This free community festival features locally grown foliage, arts and crafts, live entertainment, and more.  For the little ones there will be a Home Depot Kids Zone with a hay bale maze, face painting, make-and-take craft stations, and a butterfly tent. READ MORE

Mount Dora Blueberry Festival

Mount Dora - FREE
April 27-28, 2024
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 27-28, 2024
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 28, 2024
This family festival features food, music, arts and crafts, and children's activities. READ MORE

Orlando Spring Festivals and Fairs, May 2024

Curry Ford West's Little Entrepreneur Fair

Orlando - FREE
Saturday, May 4, 2024
Join Curry Ford West for the Annual Little Entrepreneur Fair, featuring vendors all age 18 and under alongside local CFW businesses. This event will give these young business owners exposure and recognition to grow their businesses with the support of the local community. READ MORE

Hamlin Hoedown

Winter Garden - FREE
Saturday, May 4, 2024
Kick up your boots at the Hamlin Hoedown. Mosey on over for a free family-friendly event filled with pony rides, a barnyard petting zoo, and the  tunes of DJ Renee. Engage in crafts, games, and good ol' fashioned farm fun. READ MORE

Nathaniel's Hope Make 'm Smile Orlando

Orlando
Saturday, May 4, 2024
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

Fish Winter Springs

Winter Springs
May 4 & 11, 2024
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

Baldwin Park Cinco de Mayo Fiesta

Orlando - FREE
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Get ready to fiesta like there's no mañana! Visit Baldwin Park for a Cinco de Mayo celebration featuring mouth-watering Mexican food and refreshing drinks from Colibri, local vendors, and family-friendly activities. Groove to the beats of live music and a DJ. READ MORE

ARC's World Migratory Bird Day

Apopka
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Come celebrate the return of the Swallow-Tailed Kite to Florida. These magnificent birds migrate 5,000 miles each year to winter in Brazil and return to Florida in the spring. Come out and fly a kite, and you might spy a different kind of kite flying high above. READ MORE

Naomi Kids Family Fun Day

Apopka - FREE
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Naomi Kids hosts a family fun day featuring free kids bicycles and helmet giveaways, dunk tank, games, dance competitions, vendors, music, and more. READ MORE

The Orlando Pottery Festival

Orlando - FREE
Saturday, May 11, 2024
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

Mayfaire by the Lake

Lakeland - FREE
May 11-12, 2024
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

Apopka Spring Craft & Food Fest

Apopka - FREE
Saturday, May 18, 2024
At the Apopka Spring Craft & Food Truck Fest, shop with local vendors, enjoy delicious food trucks, vendors, crafters, and free activities. READ MORE

City of Ocoee Community Picnic

Ocoee - FREE
Saturday, May 18, 2024
The Ocoee Police Department hosts a day of fun for the entire family, with food, games, bounce house, music, face painting, and more. READ MORE

The Orlando Fringe: Kids Fringe

Orlando - FREE
May 18, 19, 25, & 26, 2024
The annual Kids Fringe Festival, part of the Orlando Fringe, features arts, crafts, shows, games, and more just for kids. Special children’s theater performances take place on the main stage. READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
German American Society of Central Florida
St. Luke's United Methodist Church
Veterans Memorial St. Cloud Library
Historic Downtown Sanford
Kissimmee Lakefront Park
Dover Shores Community Center
Colibri Mexican Cuisine
Avian Reconditioning Center for Birds of Prey
Florida Army National Guard Armory
Mayfaire by the Lake