Thanksgiving is a holiday of food, family, and fun, but sometimes it’s nice to let someone else take care of the cooking…and the dishes. If this sounds like you, there are plenty of places to celebrate the 2019 holiday in Orlando.
If you don’t already have reservations, here are some of our picks for places to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal in the Orlando area:
Nickelodeon star and YouTube sensation JoJo Siwa has announced new dates for her D.R.E.A.M. The Tour, and they include a stop at AMALIE Arena in Tampa on May 22, 2020.
Siwa is a YouTube sensation, pop star, dancer, entrepreneur, social media influencer, and New York Times bestselling author. If you have a young daughter at home, you’re probably VERY familiar with her.
LEGOLAND® Florida recently unveiled its newest attraction in the park, the Florida Prepaid Schoolhouse in DUPLO® Valley.
The Florida Prepaid Schoolhouse, a partnership with Florida Prepaid College Savings Plans, features a new entertainment stage, school-themed play equipment, DUPLO® brick play areas, and a touchscreen where children can practice numbers and letters while exploring exciting future careers.
The world’s largest Tiny House Festival is coming to Orlando’s Bill Frederick Park this weekend, November 22-24.
The tiny home idea has gotten extremely popular and this is your chance to explore a variety of options. Tiny houses, vintage campers, tear drops, skoolies (bus conversions), gypsy wagons, and other styles of tiny structures will be available to view and tour.
Mia’s Italian Kitchen recently announced they are now offering a “Bottomless Dining” option to their menu, and we were invited to put it to the test.
If you aren’t familiar with the restaurant, it’s located on I-Drive, just south of ICON Park. Its menu is based on the memory of Alexandria Restaurant Partners’ founding partner Dave Nicholas’s great-grandmother Filomena Galeazzo Masucci, who arrived in the United States in 1904 from Naples, Italy.
This afternoon, Aquatica Orlando announced Riptide Race, Florida’s first dueling water slide, will debut at the park in 2020.
The halls of the Orlando Museum of Art will look a lot like Christmas when the 33rd annual Festival of Trees returns November 16-24, 2018.
Council of 101, which sponsors the event, invites you to get into the Holiday mood as you stroll through the halls filled with extravagant, designer-decorated trees, breathtaking displays of wreaths and tabletop trees, gingerbread masterpieces, and appearances by Santa.
Combining improv with classic film noir, “Private Lies: Improvised Film Noir” will be presented by the Annie Russell Theatre at Rollins College November 15-23, 2019.
Set in a murky crime-infused cityscape of Prohibition-era America, Private Lies is a fully improvised long-from theatre experience framed as a serialized detective series.
The Orlando SeaWolves welcomes soccer fans of all ages to their free 2019 Fan Fest at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee on November 17.
This coming Saturday, November 16, will see Grammy®-nominated multi-platinum powerhouse trio Jonas Brothers return to Orlando at the Amway Center as part of their reunion Happiness Begins Tour.
This marks the first headline tour for the Jonas Brothers in almost a decade.
Orange County Animal Services will host the 8th annual Barktoberfest on Sunday, November 17 at Lake Eola Park in Orlando.
This free public event features local pet rescue organizations, rescue pet adoptions, food trucks, local vendors, and a fun-filled day for everyone in the family.
Lockheed Martin will serve as the title sponsor for the first-ever Lockheed Martin Space and Air Show, and tickets will go on sale November 10.
It will be held at the Orlando Sanford International Airport Oct 31 to Nov 1, 2020, and will be headlined by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.
As a thank you to all the nation’s service men and women this Veterans Day, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has announced will offer complimentary admission to members of the military – veterans, active-duty, retired and reserve – from November 9 – 11, 2019.
Many of the most famous NASA astronauts, including Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and John Glenn served in the military, and Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex wishes to honor their legacy with this offer.
Country Thunder, North America’s largest country music festival brand, announced today they are returning to Central Florida in 2020 with a trio of amazing headliners.
After a mind-blowing first year which featured Luke Combs, Luke Bryan and Toby Keith, among many others, organizers have upped the ante in 2020 with superstars Eric Church, Kane Brown, and Dierks Bentley.
College Park Main Street will host the 18th annual College Park JazzFest on Saturday November 9, 2019 from 5-11pm.
It will feature a vibrant street party atmosphere with diverse food trucks, vendors, and the local shops and restaurants open on Edgewater Drive between Smith Street and Clayton Street.
The community’s flagship street festival is held along Edgewater Drive, and will feature 12 bands on three stages performing jazz, R&B, rock and more.