Here is a look at some of the best events taking place this weekend. Remember, you can always visit the complete events calendar by clicking on “EVENTS” on our main menu.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19
Immerse 2018 from the Creative City Project
2 days! More than 1,000 artists! Hundreds of creative experiences you can’t have anywhere else! Awakening you to a life of creativity and adventure. Music, dance, acrobats, murals, projection experiences, theater, interactive installations… classical to hip hop and everything in between. You have to see it to believe it. All in the streets and public spaces of Downtown Orlando. It’s for art lovers and people who think they don’t like art at all. Bring your family. Gather your friends.
RetroSpect Now: Street Art x Street Wear
Gallery showcase featuring resident local artists Selfismo, Paulaiden Minerva & Jon Stemberger and the curated fashion of Karpenter Rose Vintage. Exhibiting style and design reminiscent of the past with a modern perspective on the next generation of great American artists emerging from Orlando.
VHS Swap & Show Presents: Night of the Demons
Join us for a Halloween Party you won’t forget. Friday, October 19th @ 8 pm we will be screening Night of the Demons at Stardust Video & Coffee in Orlando!!! The event is completely free to attend. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. We will as always have a drinking game(created by Drinking Cinema) to pair with the film and raffle for a one of a kind prize! We will also be having a costume contest!
Beth McKee’s Fall Spectacular at Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts
Beth McKee returns to the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts for her Fall Spectacular, an evening of original roots-inspired music, and will perform with her Funky Time Band as well as the Swamp Sistas, musical ambassadors for the grassroots movement by the same name.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20
Backyard Biodiversity Day, a free event
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9am-2pm 
FREE Admission and Street Parking! Carpooling recommended! 
Food Trucks and Carts 
Kids activities 
PET-FRIENDLY 
FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! This is a FREE event to promote Plant, Animal, Reptile and Insect diversity into the Florida home landscape. Knowledgeable professionals, City organizations, Non-Profits, and a few vendors come together to inform and support the public that is creating Biodiversity in their neighborhoods!
Book to Big Screen: Misery
After a serious car crash, novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is rescued by former nurse Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), who claims to be his biggest fan. Annie brings him to her remote cabin to recover, where her obsession takes a dark turn when she discovers Sheldon is killing off her favorite character from his novels.
Anthony’s Thornton Park turns 20
Come Join us on October 20th, 2018 as we celebrate 20 years being in Thornton Park. We will be having a stage with live music and DJs through out the day and night starting at Noon. There will be raffle prizes and giveaways, a Pizza Eating Contest, Drink Specials, and MORE!!!
Lake Eola OktoBEERfest
World of Beer presents: Lake Eola OktoBEERfest! A series of drinking games that combine the competitive nature of Intramural Sports, with enough beer to drown a small village. The ULTIMATE beer game competition! We’ll be celebrating Oktoberfest in our own special way, here in Downtown Orlando.
Body//Talk Halloween Party
Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble… We’re back, babes! And this month we’re gettin’ spooky. Bring out those costumes for a dance party that’ll be looking supernatural. Strut into our photobooth like Morticia Addams. Find your deadly duo in our Halloween-themed nametags. Trick-or-treat around the party by visiting our vendors for some sugar.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21
Roses for Rooms with BachelorNation
Enjoy an afternoon with good friends, and BachelorNation’s Jordan Kimball and Nick Spetsas for a good cause! We can’t wait for this fundraising event at Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. to benefit kiddos who have undergone organ transplant surgery! Welcome Home Kids will use all Roses for Rooms donations toward new bedrooms for children who have undergone organ transplant surgery.
Yoga in Lake Eola Park 6 year Anniversary!
It’s that time of year again, yoga fam! And you know what that means?! Yoga In Lake Eola Park is celebrating it’s 6 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! It’s time for a Yoga PARTY!!! We will have live DJ’s on sight to rock the park while we practice. Class will be taught by Yoga In Lake Eola Park founder Amanda Reh.
Mills 50 Food & Art Walking Tour
Also known as Little Vietnam, the Mills 50 District, one of the Orlando Main Streets, houses one of the oldest predominantly-Asian communities in Florida. On this 3-hour walking tour, we will take a look at the history, culture, art, and food of this area. You will learn about the areas Vietnamese community, LGBTQ centers, holistic centers, and local art.
VHS Swap & Show Presents: Hocus Pocus!
We’re hosting our first kid-friendly event!!! We will be having our usual Friday night swap, but wanted to have a special event for kids too in honor of Halloween! Halloween is the time of year when we all indulge our inner child with goofy decorations, costumes, and WAY too much candy. Join us at Stardust for a screening of this Halloween classic along with some spooky themed crafts and activities!
The Great American Read: Finale Celebration
You’re Invited… Join WUCF at the Orlando County Public Library to celebrate THE GREAT AMERICAN READ! Join us at the Downtown Orlando library and come dressed as your favorite literary character or author for a chance to win a prize! Events and activities include: Voting for your favorite novel! Literary Trivia with Curtis Earth- win some great prizes! Jon Busdeker and Brendan O’Connor will host.
