Highland Games, you-pick strawberries and care packages

The two-day Scottish Highland Games festival is coming to town, plus a vast array of January events

Thursday

Pick your own strawberries from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 at Big Daddy’s Farm, Jan. 13, 285 Howard Ave, Oviedo. Learn more. 

Join Oviedo Jeep Club’s monthly social event from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 at Gator’s Dockside Oviedo, 175 E. Mitchell Hammock Road. Learn more. 

Attend Oviedo Woman’s Club arts and crafts show and monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 at 414 King St. There will be snacks and drinks. Learn more. 

Friday

Come listen to live music from a variety of genres by The Rundown from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12 at Rock & Brews Oviedo, 7131 Red Bug Lake Road. Learn more.  

Saturday

Oviedo Cars & Coffee is from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 13 at Rock & Brews, 7131 Red Bug Lake Road, Oviedo. Learn more. 

Find all things Scottish at the 46th annual Central Florida Scottish Highland Games from 8 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 and from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14 at Central Winds Park, 1000 Central Winds Drive in Winter Springs. Activities include bagpipe competitions, Scottish dancing, archery and ax throwing. There are free shuttle buses running every 15 minutes to marked spots (map below). Learn more. 

Get fresh fruits and veggies at Big Daddy’s Farm’s Old Fashioned Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, 285 Howard Ave, Oviedo. Learn more. 

Help Kids in Support of Soldiers put together care packages for the troops at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at Rock & Brews, 7131 Red Bug Lake Road in Oviedo. Learn more. 

Rock out with live band Blazing Sands from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at Rock & Brews, 7131 Red Bug Lake Road in Oviedo. Learn more.

Feel the burn at a free pop-up Burn Boot Camp at Oviedo Brewing Company from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at 1280 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Learn more. 

Get ready to laugh during Bonkerz Comedy Production’s show featuring Mia Jackson from 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at Oviedo Cultural Center, 357 Center Lake Lane in Oviedo. Jackson starred in her own Comedy Central special and toured with Amy Schumer. Learn more. 

Sunday 

Join a bowling competition at 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 14 at Oviedo Bowling Center, 376 E. Broadway St. Check in is at 9 a.m. The cost is $45 per person or $135 per team. Learn more.   

Enjoy bottomless mimosas, sangria and daft beer at a Sunday brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14 at Pepe’s Cantina, 3100 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. Learn more. 

Dr. Martin Luther King Day

Enjoy the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day Celebration, starting with the MLK Day Parade at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, starting at Oviedo Gym and Aquatics Facility, 148 Oviedo Blvd., traveling east on Broadway Street and ending at Round Lake Park, 891 E. Broadway St. There will be a family festival from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Round Lake Park, featuring a DJ, live entertainment, inflatables and food trucks. Wrist bands cost $5. Learn more. 

See a free screening of the new version of “The Color Purple” at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15 at  Regal Cinemas, 1700 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Learn more.

Future events

See “Small Foot” alfresco at Oviedo’s Movie in the Park event at 6:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 on the Family Lawn at Center Lake Park, 299 Center Lake Lane. The movie and popcorn are free. Learn more. 

See Inspired Theater Company’s performance of the musical “Oklahoma!” at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21 at CrossLife Church Oviedo, 45 W. Broadway St. Tickets cost $12-15. Learn more. 

Enjoy rock painting at Green Acres Farm from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at 1700 Marsh St. in Oviedo. Learn more.

Attend the Oviedo-Winter Springs Optimist Club’s 18th Annual Cops ’N Cars for Kids event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Oviedo Mall, 1700 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Experience a car show with more than 300 vehicles and state law enforcement and fire department specialty vehicles, helicopters and K-9 units. Enjoy bounce houses, vendors, food trucks, music and more at this free-for-spectators event. Learn more.  

Regular events

Take part in four rounds of live pub-style trivia with the Five Minute Professor from 7-9 p.m. every Monday at Rock & Brews, 7131 Red Bug Lake Road in Oviedo. Questions cover topics such as history, geography, pop music, TV shows, science, nature, movie stars and space travel. Prizes are given every week, and a raffle takes place the last Monday of every month. Enjoy happy hour before and after trivia. Learn more.

The above pub-style trivia with the Five Minute Professor also takes place from 7-9 p.m. every Wednesday at Gators Dockside, 167 E. Mitchell Hammock Road in Oviedo. Prizes are given every week, and a raffle takes place the last Wednesday of every month. Enjoy all you can eat boneless wings special on Wednesday.  Learn more.

Dementia-Friendly Dining is every Tuesday from 2-5 p.m. at Perkins Restaurant, 701 E. State Road 434 in Winter Springs; every Wednesday from 2-5 p.m. at the Town House Restaurant, 139 N. Central Ave. in Oviedo and every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2-4 p.m. at Pepe’s Cantina, 3100 Alafaya Trail. in Oviedo. Families and friends may bring their loved ones who are living with dementia to a friendly, safe, and enjoyable meal. Learn more.

Take a break from fall events with a run through Oviedo’s historic downtown every Tuesday night with 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. 

Join Oviedo Brewing Run Club’s Tuesday night run from 6:30-10 p.m. at 1280 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Participants gather at the front of Oviedo Brewing Company every Tuesday evening and start the run at 6:30 p.m.

Adventure Cycling offers two night bicycle rides a week. Enjoy a No Rider Left Behind ride for the whole family from 6:30-9:30 p.m. on Tuesday nights. Learn more. 

Get a more intense workout at the Throwdown ride, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. every Thursday. Learn more. Both start at 1491 E. State Road 434, Suite 110, in Winter Springs. 

Come on out to boozy bingo from 7-9 p.m. every Tuesday at Bonfires Kitchen, 1340 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. Enjoy games and sing-a-longs. Learn more.

Enjoy yoga outdoors at 9 a.m. every Wednesday at 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 Bar, 1196 Tree Swallow Drive in Winter Springs. Enjoy drink specials, food options and live music. 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. 

Learn the art of improv comedy 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. 

Join the local 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.

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. 

Enjoy Trivia Night every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at Bonfires Kitchen, 1340 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. 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.

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. 

Be a bookworm with Storytime at B. Dalton Bookseller at 1 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday at Oviedo Mall, 1700 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Kids can enjoy snacks and activities while improving their literary skills. Learn more.  

Think and Drink Trivia Night is every Sunday from 8-10 p.m. at Kava Culture Kava Bar, 1174 Tree Swallow Drive in Winter Springs. Enjoy drink specials and a weekly changing trivia theme. Learn more.

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