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Thursday
Drop by Jeramiah’s Italian Ice to support the Keeth Elementary School PTA from noon to 10 p.m. Thursday, May 4 at Jeremiah’s Italian Ice, 1000 Willa Springs Drive in Winter Springs. Guests must mention Keeth Elementary PTA when purchasing in order for 20% of the proceeds to benefit the PTA. Learn more.
Get your Star Wars fix at the Oviedo Mall’s May the Fourth Sip & Shop event from 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, May 4 at Oviedo Mall, 1700 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Learn more.
Friday
Join Rock & Brews Oviedo for its Cinco De Mayo Celebration all day Friday, May 5 at 7131 Red Bug Lake Road. Enjoy exclusive food and drink specials all day, including margaritas, pina coladas, pulled pork tacos and more. Learn more.
Enjoy drink specials and live music while soaking up the view of Lake Jesup at The Black Hammock Lazy Gator Bar’s Cinco De Mayo celebration, starting at 6 p.m. Friday, May 5 at 2356 Black Hammock Fish Camp Road in Oviedo. Learn more.
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Drop off your kids at Mad Science Laboratory’s Kids Night Out event from 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 5 at 1700 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Kids can enjoy hands-on crafts, science activities and a movie while parents have a night out. This event is for kids ages 4-10 and requires advanced registration. Learn more.
Saturday
Pop out to the Oviedo Farmers Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6 at the Lawton House, 200 W. Broadway St. Sample fresh produce, baked goods, dairy products and more. Learn more.
Join The Oviedo Preservation Project in dedicating a historical marker at the Wheeler-Evans House at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 6 at 340 S. Lake Jessup Ave. Folks are invited to join a group in a walk from the Oviedo Farmers Market to the Wheeler-Evans House for the dedication at 9:40 a.m., sharp. The house is one of three buildings within Oviedo’s city limits that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Learn more.
Celebrate National Nurses Day starting at noon Saturday, May 6 at Rock & Brews Oviedo, 7131 Red Bug Lake Road. There will be a catering raffle for nurses only and nurses can enjoy a free meal with their ID badge. Learn more.
Attend the Goldilocks and Baby Bears Birthday Party from 1-2 p.m. Saturday, May 6 at Penguin Point Productions, 1220 Oviedo Mall Blvd. This interactive storybook play is for kids and runs for 45 minutes. Learn more.
Enjoy the City of Oviedo’s Bacon, Bourbon and Blues event from 1-9 p.m. Saturday, May 6 at Center Lake Park, 299 Center Lake Lane in Oviedo. Enjoy live music with Michael Allman while tasting bourbon and food pairings. This event is for folks ages 21 and up and tickets must be purchased by Friday, May 5. Learn more.
Come out to the Wine, Women and Chocolate event starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 6 at Mila’s Front Porch, 1030 Oviedo Mall Blvd. in Oviedo. Enjoy wine and chocolate pairings at this ladies-only event. Learn more.
Sunday
Celebrate the full moon with Sound Healing Crystal Bowls: Full Moon event starting at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 7 at Sacred Moments Massage & Healing center, 995 Westwood Square, Suite A, in Oviedo. Registration costs $20 to enjoy a full moon meditation. Learn more.
Future Events
Dance the night away at the 5th Grade Prom from 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 12 at the Oviedo Cultural Center, 357 Center Lake Lane in Oviedo. Tickets cost $25 and include food, chips and a drink. Each child will be verified with their school, teacher and birthday. Tickets must be purchased in advance and cannot be purchased at the door. Learn more.
Bring a green thumb to the City of Oviedo’s Arbor Day Tree Giveaway starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 13 at City Hall, 400 Alexandria Blvd. Residents of Oviedo will be given two trees per household while enjoying vendors providing environmental education, coffee, donuts and more. Learn more.
Bring gently used items to Antioch Missionary Baptist Church’s Fill the Truck event from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, May 13 at 311 E. Broadway St. in Oviedo. The event will benefit The Sharing Center, a charitable organization that helps those experiencing poverty or homelessness. Learn more.
Celebrate mom with a Mother’s Day Painting event for teens and adults, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 14 at Songbirds Music, Art, & Dance Center, E. Mitchell Hammock Road in Oviedo. Registration costs $25. Learn more.
Register for Camp Sunshine with the City of Winter Springs, running each week from May 30 through July 28. The cost per week is $125 for residents and $210 for non-residents. Registration is first come, first served and will be capped at 65 campers. All fees must be paid by June 3. Learn more.
Regular Events
Dementia-Friendly Dining is every Tuesday from 2-5 p.m. at Perkins Restaurant, 701 E. State Road 434 in Winter Springs and every Wednesday from 2-5 p.m. at the Town House Restaurant, 139 N. Central Ave. in Oviedo. Families and friends may bring their loved ones who are living with dementia to a friendly, safe, and enjoyable meal. Learn more.
Enjoy yoga outdoors at 9 a.m. every Wednesday at the Canterbury Retreat and Conference Center, 1601 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. The drop-in cost is $10 per person. Learn more.
Sing your heart out at Open Mic Nite every Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. at Spill Wine & Beer Bar, 1196 Tree Swallow Drive in Winter Springs. Enjoy drink specials, food options and live music. Learn more.
Stretch out every Saturday at BodyInUnity Yoga School’s Oviedo Community Yoga-by-the-Lake at the Canterbury Retreat and Conference Center, 1601 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. Participants should bring a towel to place under their mat, water and bug spray. The drop-in cost is $10 per person. Learn more.
Be a bookworm with Storytime at B. Dalton Bookseller at 1 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday at The Oviedo Mall, 1700 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Kids can enjoy snacks and activities while improving their literary skills. Learn more.
Enjoy live traditional Irish music sessions every Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. at Irish 31 Oviedo, 65 W. Mitchell Hammock Road in Oviedo. Learn more.
The Irish 3.1 Run Club meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Irish 31, 65 W. Mitchell Hammock Road in Oviedo. Learn more.
Think and Drink Trivia Night is every Sunday from 8-10 p.m. at the Kava Culture Kava Bar, 1174 Tree Swallow Drive in Winter Springs. Enjoy drink specials and a weekly changing trivia theme. Learn more.
Enjoy Trivia Night every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at Bonfires Kitchen, 1340 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. Learn more.
Join the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post every Thursday for their Burger Night event from 5-7 p.m. at the Winter Springs VFW Post 5405, 420 N. Edgemon Ave. Learn more.
Learn the art of improv from 6-7 p.m. for teens and from 7-8 p.m. for adults every Wednesday at Penguin Point Productions, 1220 Oviedo Mall Blvd. in Oviedo. Classes are $25 a session billed in four-week increments of $100. Learn more.
Get ready to cycle with a Breakfast Ride every Saturday from 8-11 a.m. at Adventure Cycling, 1491 E. State Road 434 Suite 110 in Winter Springs. Ride either 8 or 20 miles and enjoy a potluck-style breakfast afterward at this free event. Learn more.
Run through Oviedo’s historic downtown every Tuesday night with the Oviedo Run Club. Most folks who attend this casual, social run start the run just before 6 p.m. Participants start in the parking lot of Oviedo’s Historic Celery Pre-cooler, located at 159 N. Central Ave. and run the distance of their choice along the Cross Seminole Trail. New members get a free T-shirt. Learn more.
Enjoy Free Bingo Night at District Eat and Play Oviedo every Friday night from 6-7 p.m. at 1395 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Learn more.
Enjoy Big Daddy’s Organic Farm’s Farmers Market every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at 285 Howard Ave. in Oviedo. Get locally grown produce, artisans, eggs and beef straight from the farm. Learn more.
