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Oakland Nature Preserve hosts its annual Nature Fest, featuring guided hikes, animal interactions, children's art tent, presentations, boat tours, and more. Photo courtesy of the preserve
Oakland Nature Preserve hosts its annual Nature Fest, featuring guided hikes, animal interactions, children's art tent, presentations, boat tours, and more. Photo courtesy of the preserve
9/18/24 - By Charlotte B

Looking for the best things to do in Orlando this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list!

Fall officially begins this weekend, and what better way to celebrate than by attending a fall festival?! Visit Amber Brooke Farms' Fall Festival for opening weekend; head to Oakland Nature Preserve for the annual Nature Fest; or venture to Clermont for the Sips and Salsa Festival. Learn all about rhinos at World Rhino Day events happening at both the Central Florida Zoo and Brevard Zoo. Don’t forget—kids get in FREE at the Brevard Zoo all month long!

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Blue Spring State Park Tram Rides

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Fridays in September
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Oviedo Movie in the Park

Oviedo - FREE
Friday, September 20
Oviedo's Movie in the Park series are free, fun, and family-friendly. Visit the main amphitheater lawn for a special screening of a different movie each month.   READ MORE

Wizardly World of Downtown Kissimmee

Kissimmee - FREE
Friday, September 20
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Clermont Sips & Salsa Festival

Clermont - FREE
Saturday, September 21
This annual event offers the community all things Salsa! A display of cultural cuisine will be available in a variety of dishes, accompanied by live salsa music and dancing. Plus lots of activities for the whole family. READ MORE

Fish4Fun at Bear Creek Recreation Complex

Orlando - FREE
Saturday, September 21
Fish4Fun is a free catch-and-release fishing event for ages 12 and younger. READ MORE

Fort Christmas Historical Park's Barnyard Banter

Christmas - FREE
Saturday, September 21
On the third Saturday of each month, this historical and educational program is offered for free and is open to the public. Parents and children or grandparents and grandchildren will enjoy learning together about how things were done in the past. READ MORE

Nature Fest at Oakland Nature Preserve

Oakland - FREE
Saturday, September 21
Oakland Nature Preserve hosts its annual Nature Fest, featuring guided hikes, animal interactions, children's art tent, presentations, boat tours, and more. READ MORE

World Rhino Day at Central Florida Zoo

Sanford
Saturday, September 21
Celebrate PJ, the zoo's greater one-horned rhino, on World Rhino Day. The Zoo will have activity stations, education tables, and tons of Keeper Chats. READ MORE

P.Nokio: A Hip-Hop Musical at Orlando Family Stage

Orlando
Final Weekend! September 21-22
This contemporary adaptation of Pinocchio is set in Hip-Hopia where G.Petto is a video game designer, and one of his character designs, P.Nokio, magically comes to life. With the help of the Graffiti Fairy, he teaches P.Nokio how to become a real boy. READ MORE

Symphony Storytime: Jack and the Beanstalk

Orlando
September 21-22
There are giants in the sky! Does Jack have what it takes to get his head out of the clouds and overcome them? Climb to new symphonic heights in the thrilling tale set to the sounds of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Strings and Percussion. READ MORE

Fall Festival at Amber Brooke Farms

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Opening Weekend! Weekends, September 21-November 3
Amber Brooke Farms is hosting its annual fall festival, complete with a crop maze, pumpkin patch, sunflower fields, and lots of fun activities for the whole family. READ MORE

Fish4Fun at Bithlo Community Park

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Sunday, September 22
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Lil' Bit of Life: Fall on the Farm

Mount Dora
Sunday, September 22
Visit the farm animals at Lil' Bit of Life during its annual Fall on the Farm event, featuring photo ops, pumpkin patch, fire pit for hot dogs and s'mores, barrel train, pony rides, and more. READ MORE

Sensory Sunday at Crayola Experience Orlando

Orlando
Sunday, September 22
During Sensory Sundays, families can visit Crayola Experience with adaptations such as dimmed lighting, no music, and a quiet room option. There will also be a special character appearance at 10am. READ MORE

World Rhino Day at Brevard Zoo

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Sunday, September 22
Visit the Brevard Zoo for an exciting day dedicated to celebrating and protecting one of the world’s most iconic animals: the rhino. As part of the zoo's efforts to help save rhinos, the day includes a lineup of special events and activities in Expedition Africa. READ MORE

Kids Free September at the Brevard Zoo

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Daily through September 30
During the whole month of September, kids 11 years of age and younger receive FREE Zoo admission when accompanied by a paying adult who is a Florida resident.  READ MORE

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