Ocoee to host 2026 Asian Cultural Festival this weekend

This year’s event will take place from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive.

By Michael Eng
| 8:44 a.m. May 12, 2026

The Orlando Young Lions of Youth Enrichment and Senior Services performed a lion dance to open the festival.

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The Asian American Heritage Council of Central Florida returns to Ocoee this weekend for its annual Asian Cultural Festival.

This year’s event will take place from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive.

The celebration showcases a wide variety of Asian-American cultures and talent from Central Florida’s Asian American ethnic groups from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

Attendees will enjoy special performances, authentic cuisine and plenty of business vendors offering a variety of items for sale.

The festival helps raise funds for the council’s Asian American Student Achiever Award Scholarship.

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.