**Check out our updated guide to things to do this Thanksgiving weekend in Orlando for 2017**
It’s turkey time and while Thursday is devoted to doing some serious eating and football watching, the rest of the weekend is wide open. So, for those looking for some ideas on ways to spend quality time with that special someone without breaking the bank, check out this lengthy list of suggestions:
Picnic at Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Garden
633 Osceola Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789
Open Tues-Sat 10am – 4pm; Sun 1pm – 4pm
Admission: $5/adult
Take a Hike!
Lake Lotus Park
Thursday – Sunday, 8:30am – 5:30pm
Free admission
Wekiwa Springs Park
8am until sundown, 365 days/year
$6 per vehicle.
Kelly Park
8am – 6pm, Monday – Sunday
$3-$5 per vehicle
Play Disc Golf at Bill Frederick Park
3401 S Hiawassee Road, Orlando
$4 per car park entry fee
Open November – March: 8am until 5pm
Go to a Farmer’s Market
Winter Park – Saturdays 7am-1pm
Winter Garden – Saturdays 9am-2pm
Maitland’s Lake Lily – Sundays 9am-2p
Orlando Farmer’s Market – Sundays 10am-4pm
Play Earth Trivia
Various times and locations all over Orlando
Free to play; drinks are extra (but can be as cheap as $3/beer)
Fridays on the Plaza
Friday, November 28, 7pm – 9pm
56 West Plant Street, Winter Garden
Each week a different band is featured with selections ranging from jazz, blues, folk, bluegrass, Celtic, beach music, and more.
Free
The Morse Museum
445 North Park Avenue, Winter Park
$5 admission but all visitors are free 4pm–8pm Fridays (November through April)
**Open until 8:00 p.m. Friday, November through April
Gather Your Own Eggs
Saturdays from 9-5pm
Lake Meadow Naturals, Ocoee
$5/dozen
Light Up UCF – A Christmas Story
CFE Arena, UCF
Friday, November 28, 7pm and 9:30pm
Free admission and parking
Friday Night Pour
Friday, November 28, 4:30-6:30pm
Whole Foods Winter Park
Free
2001: A Space Odyssey
Saturday, November 29, 11am
Enzian Theater, Maitland
$5 for members, $8 for non members
Now Snowing Event and Tree Lighting Ceremony
Saturday, November 29, 5-9pm
Celebration Town Center
Free
51st Annual Space Coast Festival
November 29-30
Exploration Tower, Port Canaveral
Free admission
33rd Annual Light Up Mount Dora
Saturday, November 29, 5:30pm; Light Up at 6:30pm
Donnelly Park on the corner of Fifth Ave. and Donnelly St.
Free
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra “Holiday Pops” Concert
Sunday, November 30, 4pm
Central Park Main Stage, Winter Park
Free
Handel’s Messiah
Sunday, November 30, 3pm
Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre
Free
Yoga in Lake Eola Park
Sundays at 11am
NE corner by Panera or NW corner by the Amphitheater
Free
Book Signing with authors of Gone Pro Florida
Sunday, November 30, 1-3pm
East End Market Courtyard
Free
Beer30
Sunday, November 30, 1pm – close
Orlando Brewing
Free admission, $20 off beers, live music
Need more ideas? Be sure to read 25 Free and Festive Holiday Date Night Ideas in Orlando
PHOTO CREDIT: What to Do In Mount Dora.com
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