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Fun, Free Activities for Kids in January 2024: 25 Free Things To Do in Orlando with Kids

Visit Disney Springs for a special Kids Club event each Saturday in January, featuring interactive family fun. Photo courtesy of Disney
Visit Disney Springs for a special Kids Club event each Saturday in January, featuring interactive family fun. Photo courtesy of Disney
12/29/23 - By Charlotte B

From New Year's Day to MLK weekend and beyond, January is packed with free activities for Orlando kids. Don’t miss our favorite FREE things to do in Orlando with kids this month!

Our wallets are in need of a breather for January after the great spending sprees of December. Here are fun, FREE events in Orlando this January to enjoy memorable experiences without straining your budget. These awesome, free activities in January 2024 include Three Kings Day in Osceola, Cops 'N Cars for Kids in Oviedo, Get Hook'd on Lake Monroe in Sanford, and more. MLK parades and events are taking place in Downtown Orlando, Kissimmee, Eatonville, Winter Park, Ocoee, and Winter Garden. And that's just the beginning!

These are just some of our favorite free things in January for Orlando kids—we're adding more events to our Orlando Events Calendar every day.

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Celebrate the Lunar New Year with a Year of the Dragon celebration, featuring traditional food as well as dragon and lion dances at the Central Florida Vietnamese New Year celebration. Photo courtesy of the City of Maplewood
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with a Year of the Dragon celebration, featuring traditional food as well as dragon and lion dances at the Central Florida Vietnamese New Year celebration. Photo courtesy of the City of Maplewood

Free Things to Do with Kids in Orlando January 2024

Citrus Bowl FanFest

Orlando
Monday, January 1, 2024
This pre-game tailgate party includes games, inflatables, face painters, and more. Food and drinks are available for purchase. READ MORE

UA Next All-America Football Game

Orlando
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
The Under Armour Next All-America Football Game at Camping World Stadium features more than 100 of the nation's best players who are at the end of their high school careers, allowing them to battle for bragging rights. READ MORE

Eustis First Friday

Eustis
Friday, January 5, 2024
Visit the streets of downtown Eustis for a First Friday festival, with a different theme each month. This event features food, vendors, music, and more. READ MORE

Maitland's Getdown Downtown Block Party

Maitland
Friday, January 5, 2024
This monthly first Friday block party includes a fun zone for the kids, live entertainment, food, drinks, vendors, and more. READ MORE

Home Depot Kids Workshop

Multiple Locations
Saturday, January 6, 2024
Each month at all participating Home Depot locations, kids can complete a different hands-on project. Kids get to keep their craft and will also receive a certificate of achievement, workshop apron, and commemorative pin. READ MORE

Rollins Museum of Art Family Studio

Winter Park
Saturday, January 6, 2024
Bring the family for a day of art and exploration at Rollins Museum of Art. During Family Studio, young kids and their adult can explore the world of art inspired by museum exhibits. READ MORE

Three Kings Day Osceola

Kissimmee
Sunday, January 7, 2024
The annual Three Kings Day celebration includes a visit from the Three Kings, free snacks, a bike and tablet raffle giveaway, and a toy for kids under 11. READ MORE

Popcorn Flicks in the Park

Winter Park
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Bring your family along with a blanket and snacks to enjoy a movie in the park. READ MORE

Downtown Orlando Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade

Downtown
Saturday, January 13, 2024
The theme of this year's annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade is "It Starts with Me: Shifting the Cultural Climate Through the Study and Practice of Kingian Nonviolence." READ MORE

Eatonville Martin Luther King Jr. Parade Celebration

Eatonville
Saturday, January 13, 2024
The community is invited to this annual event, which includes a parade, food, live entertainment, vendors and more. The 2024 theme is "Culture, Peace, and Awareness."  READ MORE

Kissimmee Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration

Kissimmee
Saturday, January 13, 2024
This annual community celebration features live entertainment, food trucks, vendors, a unity garden, and a kids zone. READ MORE

Get Hook'd on Lake Monroe Fishing Tournament & Seafood Festival

Sanford
January 13-14, 2024
This annual fishing tournament and seafood festival includes more than 30 vendors, live entertainment, conservation/education zones, and more. Kids can partake in a fishing rodeo on Sunday. READ MORE

Unity Heritage Festival

Winter Park
January 14-15, 2024
This annual 2-day festival celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and promotes family heritage. Sunday activities include career booths, children's games, vendors, and job training/readiness. Monday activities include kids activities, blues and jazz music, and food/retail vendors. READ MORE

Ocoee Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Parade and Celebration

Ocoee
Monday, January 15, 2024
This annual parade starts at 10am on Clarke Road in Ocoee, and a celebration takes place at 11am in the food court area of the West Oaks Mall. READ MORE

Winter Garden's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Winter Garden
Monday, January 15, 2024
Celebrate the legacy of Dr. King with a parade along Plant Street, followed by a community celebration with kids' activities, food vendors, and live music. READ MORE

Third Thursday Free Admission at Orange County Regional History Center

Downtown Orlando
Thursday, January 18, 2024
On the third Thursday of each month, from 5-8pm, guests get free admission to the Orange County Regional History Center. READ MORE

Cops 'N Cars for Kids at Oviedo Mall

Oviedo
Saturday, January 20, 2024
The annual Cops and Cars for Kids event includes a display of more than 200 community vehicles, bounce houses, helicopters, K-9 units, food trucks, and more. READ MORE

Lowe's DIY Kids' Workshop

Multiple Locations
Saturday, January 20, 2024
Each month, Lowe's home improvement stores offer a free kids' workshop where kids build their own project to take home. READ MORE

Year of the Dragon at Fairview Shores Library

Orlando
Saturday, January 20, 2024
2024 is the Year of the Dragon! Join the library to ring in the new year by setting goals, engaging in themed crafts, and learning about the Chinese zodiac. READ MORE

Pets on the Promenade

Kissimmee
Sunday, January 21, 2024
Join the Promenade at Sunset Walk for the 4th Annual Pets on the Promenade, an afternoon celebrating man’s best friend, featuring live music and street performers, plus pet and family caricature portraits by The Art Factory, and pet photography by HelgaZ Images. READ MORE

India Fair at Children's Safety Village

Orlando
Saturday, January 27, 2024
Celebrate India's Republic Day at this family-friendly event with food, vendors, music, heritage displays, dancing, games, playground area, flag hosting, and more. READ MORE

Oakland Heritage Day

Oakland
Saturday, January 27, 2024
This annual festival celebrates Oakland's history, nature, and the arts. Enjoy live music, food trucks, vendors, kids' activities, and more. READ MORE

Central Florida Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Orlando
January 27-28, 2024
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with a Year of the Dragon celebration featuring Vietnamese food, traditional dragon and lion dances, cultural performances, kids games, bounce houses, firecrackers, and more. READ MORE

Fridays on the Plaza

Winter Garden
Fridays in January 2024
Families can enjoy live music every Friday night at the Centennial Plaza Gazebo in downtown Winter Garden. READ MORE

Disney Springs Kids Club

Lake Buena Vista
Saturdays in January 2024
Visit Disney Springs for a special Kids Club event each Saturday, featuring interactive family fun. Activities include Flight Crew: a high-energy dance party with jump rope routines and acrobatics; Wassalou Drum Circle: create music with this vibrant Afropop band; and play games like limbo and hula hoops with DJ "KD Queen." READ MORE

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