Family Calendar

OCT. 19

"Double The Pleasure, Double The Fun, Two Orchestras Performing a Concert of One!" Enjoy the autumn weather with the Florida Young Artists Orchestra and the Maitland Symphony Orchestra on Oct. 19 for a double treat! There will be two concerts in the same program. Both will be presented on the beautiful stage at Mead Garden in Winter Park. The FYAO will present a classical concert at 5:30 p.m. followed by the Maitland Symphony Orchestra in a pops concert at 7 p.m.

The Maitland Symphony Orchestra will open its program with the famous star-studded “Jupiter” from Gustav Holst’s The Planets. While you contemplate the heavens from your lawn chair, other favorites will include a medley of Star Trek movie themes, “Star Trek Through the Years,” and a nostalgic version of Benny Goodman’s “Moonglow,” featuring our principal clarinetist, Pat Burket.

Proud to be living in America, MSO will play an inspiring version of “America the Beautiful,” and John Philip Sousa’s famous march, “Semper Fidelis” and other favorites at Mead Garden, 1500 S. Denning Drive on Oct. 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The concerts are free, family friendly, and open to all. Call 321-303-1404.

It’s a Saturday night Glow Party for ages 18 months to third grade. Everything glows! Glow in the dark arts and crafts, glow in the dark activities and games. If you wear white, you can glow too! It’s $30 for the first child and $20 for the second. Free for each additional child beyond two. It’s at 5 p.m. on Oct. 19. Register at 407-387-5330.

OCT. 24

The Halloween Hustle 5K race to end childhood hunger will take place on Thursday, Oct. 24. This Halloween-themed event includes a 5K run/walk, Community-Based Care of Central Florida Kids Fun Run and Halloween party with activities for adults and children from 5 to 10 p.m. in Baldwin Park. From trick-or-treating to Halloween-themed carnival games for the kids to live entertainment, food trucks and beer/wine for the adults, the frightening festivities are fit for all ages. Costumes are strongly encouraged. Visit jlgo.org for more information.

OCT. 26

The Goldenrod Area Chamber of Commerce would like to invite all to come out and join us for a very exciting 35th annual Goldenrod Festival & Parade on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 4755 N. Palmetto Ave. in Winter Park at the Goldenrod Station off of Aloma Avenue and Goldenrod Road. The day will begin at 7 a.m. with a Pancake Breakfast sponsored by Matthew Roberts Air Conditioning & Heating. All you can eat pancakes, sausages, coffee and juice for $5 per person! All are welcome to attend. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. down Aloma Avenue from Forsyth Road to Goldenrod Road eastbound. We are very pleased to have the Shriners Parade of Units and many more exciting groups. Following the parade, the United Legacy BBQ Cookout at the Goldenrod Station will feature hamburgers and hotdogs and all the trimmings for a donation of $5 until 2 p.m. There will be a Kids Corner full of bounce houses, carnival games, face painting, crafts, cotton candy, popcorn, snow-cones and more at no charge for the children at the Goldenrod Station following the parade. For more information or for Sponsorship Opportunities contact Darlene Dangel, executive director of the Goldenrod Chamber, at 407-677-5980.

Kids Trick or Treat on Park Avenue is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. along Park Avenue. Visit Park Avenue merchants and have a good time at this annual tradition. Visit cityofwinterpark.org for more information.

OCT. 27

It’s the 14th annual Park Avenue Pet Costume Contest! This year the costume contest will be held on stage at Central Park in a fenced in area, especially for your pets! The event benefits the Sebastian Haul Fund, helping transport greyhounds to new homes. The large pet contest begins at 11 a.m., the small pet contest is 1 p.m., and pet trick-or-treating is from noon to 3 p.m. For more information call The Doggie Door at 407-644-2969.