Best Bets! 34 Must-Go Orlando Events This Week

Plazaween XVI, BBQ on the Boulevard, November Movie Night, Neanderthal Ball and more await you and your date this fabulously fall week!

Trivia: The Halloween Edition
Monday, October 31, 7-10pm
Orlando Brewing
FREE Admission ($2 off on Orlando Brewing Beers if you’re dressed in costume!)

Return of The Spirits: The Haunting of the State Theatre
Monday, October 31, 7pm
Bay Street Players at the Historic State Theatre, Eustis, FL
$10 (This Haunted House event will benefit The Bay Street Players). Order online or Cash Only at the Door.

Plazaween XVI – Halloween Night! (with Costume Contest at Midnight!)
Monday, October 31, 8pm-2am
Wall St. Plaza
FREE Admission (There will be $4 Jager, $5 Jager Bombs & $4 Coors Light!)

Yellowteen at STK
Monday, October 31, 8pm
STK Orlando
$50

Phantasmagoria VII: The Cards They are Dealt – 100th Mainstage Show!
Monday, October 31, 8pm
The Mandell Theater, John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center
$15-$35

Fright Night
Monday October 31, 9pm
Gilt Nightclub
FREE Admission

Zombie Boardwalk
Monday, October 31,
Boardwalk Bowl, Orlando
$5 (Guests can try the new attraction for free if they “like” Boardwalk Bowl on Facebook!

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
November 1-6
Dr. Phillips, Walt Disney Theater
$33.75 and up

BBQ on the Boulevard
Wednesday, November 2, 5-8pm
Orlando EDC
$45-$55

1st Thursdays: Cultural Frontline
Thursday, November 3, 6-9pm
Orlando Museum of Art
$10

Lake Nona Nights
Thursday, November 3, 6-8pm
Crescent Park in Laureate Park
FREE Admission

Grand Opening Celebration
Thursday, November 3, 6-11pm
Ivanhoe Craft Bar & Packy
FREE Admission

November 4 First Friday
Friday, November 4, 5:30-9:30pm
Downtown Baldwin Park
FREE Admission

November Movie Night: Me Before You
Friday, November 4, 7:30-9:30pm
Harry P. Leu Gardens
$6

Orlando Greek Fest
November 4-6
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
$3 (Receive $1 off by bringing a canned food item!)

Lady of the Lakes Renaissance Faire
November 4-6 and 11-13
Sherwood Forest, Tavares
$15 (Check the website for special dates with discounted tickets!)

Great Chocolate Race – Orlando
Saturday, November 5, 7am-10am
Festival Park, Orlando
$50-$75 (Includes chocolate, bling and a great shirt!)

24th Annual Miracle Trail Ride
Saturday, November 5, 8am
Rock Springs Run State Preserve, Sorrento
The Miracle Trail Ride is a marathon fundraiser on horseback. Funds will benefit the Greater Orlando Children’s Miracle Network.
$5 Registration. (Must fundraise a minimum of $65. Registration includes breakfast, lunch and an event T-shirt!)

NEW: Farmers & Artisans Market
Saturday, November 5, 9am-1pm
Historic Downtown Longwood
FREE Admission

17th Annual Taste of Orlando
Saturday, November 5, 11am-4pm
Taste of Orlando
$15-$20

Thornton Park Car Show
Saturday, November 5, 12pm-3pm
Thornton Park District
FREE Admission

DeLand Original Music Festival
Saturday, November 5, 1pm-1am
Downtown DeLand
$10-$15

4th Annual Beer, Bacon & BBQ Festival
Saturday, November 5, 2-7pm
Crane’s Roost Park
$25-$45

4th Annual Eden Bar Elixir Mixer
Saturday, November 5, 2-4pm
Eden Bar
$12 or FREE for Enzian Film Society Members

Orlando Magic vs. Washington Wizards
Saturday, November 5, 7pm
Amway Center
$15 and up

10th Annual Neanderthal Ball
Saturday, November 5, 7-10pm
Orlando Science Center
$125-$265

Orlando’s Fiesta in the Park
November 5-6
Lake Eola Park
FREE Admission (There will be a Silent Auction to raise funds for Family Ties Ministries)

Downtown Clermont Art Festival: Champion for the Arts
November 5-6
Clermont: Downtown District
Enjoy Foods Trucks, Music on Montrose (a free outdoor concert!), a Classic Car Cruise-In & more!
FREE Admission! FREE Parking!

Continuing…

The Haunted Woods of Lady Lake
Now thru October 31
Lady Lake, FL
$20

Paint Strong
Now thru October 31
Orlando Public Library
FREE Admission

Orlando Philharmonic: Once Upon a Symphony
Now thru November 7 (Select dates)
Bob Carr Theater
$8

Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
Now thru November 14
Epcot
$97 and up (Valid park admission required)

Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights
Now thru November 5 (Select Nights)
Universal Orlando Resort
$55.99 and up

Food & Wine Weekends
Now thru November 13
Waldorf Astoria Orlando & Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
FREE Admission (Menu prices vary)

A look ahead…
11/11: Lovely Project Foundation Benefit

11/12: Orlando Couples Cook-Off Finals

11/12: Fox Run Art Fair

11/13: A Taste of Dr. Phillips

11/14: The Taste of Sanford