Holiday festivals arrive, movie nights galore, quirky live shows

Thursday

Start the weekend a day early with a Cocktail Pairing Dinner at Marlow’s Tavern from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 at 352 Mike Roberto Way in Oviedo. There will be four courses including dessert and each course will have its own paired cocktail. Learn more. 

Cheer on the hometown volleyball team as UCF Knights Women’s Basketball takes on the Brigham Young University Cougars. The game starts at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Venue at UCF, 12793 Gemini Blvd. N. in Orlando. Tickets cost $10. Learn more. 

Friday

Enjoy the City of Oviedo’s movie night, featuring “Trolls Band Together,” from 5-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at Center Lake Park, 299 Center Lake Lane. There will also be vendors, swan paddle boats and a concession stand. Learn more.

Start the holiday cheer with Oviedo Mall’s Holiday Night Market at Oviedo Brewing Company from 5-10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at 1700 Oviedo Mall Blvd. The evening will be filled with local vendors, live entertainment along with food and drinks. Learn more.

Take a break after a long week at Oviedo Brewing Company with Live Music by Jessica Delacruz from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at 1280 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Learn more. 

Witness Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella: Youth Edition” at the Winter Springs Performing Art Center at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at 1425 Tuskawilla Road, Suite 145. Ticket costs start at $14. Learn more.

Start your weekend with some laughs with Comedy Night at the Black Hammock Lazy Gator Bar starting at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at 2356 Black Hammock Fish Camp Road in Oviedo. There will be food, drinks and lots of laughs with Joe Lemonds, Adam Snair, Rashad Baker and John Charles. Tickets are $10. Learn more. 

Get in touch with your body’s energy with Robyn and Julie’s AO Frequency Class starting at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at 2040 Winter Springs Blvd. in Winter Springs. Learn more. 

Partake in the fall spirit with “The Thanksgiving Play” by the Ensemble Company from 8-9:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at Imagine Performing Arts Center, 1220 Oviedo Mall Blvd. in Oviedo. Tickets cost $20. Learn more.   

Saturday

Take part in a Community Self Defense Class at Oom Yung Doe Oviedo from 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 at 160 S. Central Avenue. Learn more.

Head to Morningstar Storage to help with the Project Linus Snowball Sort from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 16 at 3350 Dovera Drive in Oviedo. Help to open boxes, check blankets and sort them by category. Learn more. 

Join My Oviedo Store for its November Fall Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 at 50 Smith St. There will be vendors with crafts and gifts for all your holiday needs. There will also be food to sample and specials throughout the store. Learn more. 

Dance your way to a Salsa Class with Jhon Jairo and Daniela starting at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 at 1500 Alafaya Trail, Unit 1016, in Oviedo. Learn more. 

Bring home a forever friend with Pet Supermarket’s Adore Monthly Adoption Event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 at 1080 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. Learn more. 

Get in the holiday spirit at the Enchanted Holiday Bazaar from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 at Oviedo Mall, 1600 Oviedo Mall Blvd. This event will host vendors who are local craftsmen and artists. Learn more. 

Cheer on the hometown basketball team as UCF Knights Women’s Basketball take on Stetson Hatters. The game starts at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Addition Financial Arena at UCF, 12777 Gemini Blvd. N. in Orlando. Tickets cost $5. Learn more.

Put a special touch on your Christmas tree this year with a Drip Painting Ornament Class with Joan from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 at 1327 W. Broadway St. in Oviedo. Everything will be supplied as you get to leave with a homemade ornament. Tickets cost $40. Learn more. 

Have a laugh with the City of Oviedo at Comedy Night featuring Doc Farrow from 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 at Oviedo On the Park Amphitheatre & Cultural Center, 357 Center Lake Lane. With a history of acting, Farrow is bringing his story and his jokes with him. Tickets cost $25. Learn more. 

Sunday

Roll your way to Oviedo Bowling Center for SIB Ebonite Mixed Hdcp Doubles starting at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 at 376 E. Broadway St. Learn more. 

Rock out and celebrate 10 Years of Rock & Brews Oviedo starting at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 at 7131 Red Bug Lake Road. There will be $10 food and drink specials with Y2K-themed prizes and more. Learn more. 

Cap the weekend off with Brunch & Bottomless Mimosas and Sangria at Pepe’s Cantina from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3100 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. Learn more. 

Watch a young Bruce Willis in “The Fifth Element” – Special Movie Event at Oviedo Mall from 4-6:45 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 at 1700 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Learn more. 

Healthy Kids Running Series is hosting a Fall Running Series at 4:30 p.m. every Sunday through Nov. 17 at Long Lake Park, 1350 Carolyn Drive in Oviedo. Kids ages 2-years-old through those in eighth grade are encouraged to participate. The five-week series includes a shirt and medal on week 5 for the price of $50. Learn more.

Future Events

Grab a friend and pig out at Fit Before Feast at Food Truck Thursday from 5-9 p.m Thursday, Nov. 21 at Center Lake Park, 357 Center Lake Lane in Oviedo. This food truck event is putting a healthy twist on the holiday season by offering community yoga at 6 p.m. by Zen Space Wellness Studio and a variety of healthy food trucks to choose to eat from. Learn more.

Enjoy a drink and some olive oil at Happy Hour with Oviedo Olive Oil from 4-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22 at 1200 Oviedo Mall Blvd. With a master mixologist stirring up drinks paired with a charcuterie display as you taste a variety of olive oils. Learn more. 

Break away from the heat with “On with the Snow,” a musical at the Winter Springs Performing Arts Center starting at 7 p.m. Friday Nov. 22 at 1425 Tuskawilla Road #145. Tickets start at $8. Learn more.

Continue your holiday shopping with Oviedo’s World Market at the Park from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 at Center Lake Park, 357 Center Lake Lane. As you wander through the market, you will find handmade crafts, fresh fruits and spices and more for the whole family. Learn more. 

Experience a prehistoric adventure at Lukas Nursery with Create Your Own Dinosaur Garden from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 23 at 1909 Slavia Road in Oviedo. There will be “ancient fossils” as you build your own dinosaur garden with plants that transport you back to the prehistoric age. Tickets are $15. Learn more. 

Take a walk on the magical side at the Over the Rainbow Wicked and Whimsical Expo from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 at Oviedo Mall, 1600 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Shop from local artists with the family as you explore the lands of good and evil. Learn more.

Experience folk opera “Hadestown: Teen Edition” at the Winter Springs Performing Arts Center starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5 at 1425 Tuskawilla Road #145. Tickets start at $16. Learn more. 

Bask in the holiday spirit with the City of Oviedo Holiday Parade from 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 at Oviedo Center Lake Park, 299 Center Lake Lane. The parade starts at the Gym & Aquatic Center and flows down Oviedo Boulevard ending at the corner of Center Lake Lane and City Plaza. Learn more. 

Rock, roll and ride over to Rock & Brews Oviedo for Oviedo Cars & Coffee Toy Drive from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7131 Red Bug Lake Road. The toys are needed for the upcoming “Christmas in the City” event held by HOPE Helps. 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; 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.

Get fit at the City of Oviedo’s Deep Aqua Fit aerobics class from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Big Kahuna Pool, 148 Oviedo Blvd. Learn more.

Mondays

Enjoy “Mingle Mondays” with varied activities every Monday from 10 a.m. to noon at Palm Medical Centers, 220 Alafaya Woods Blvd. in Oviedo. Anyone aged 65 and older can participate in a different activity every week, such as rock painting, charades, bingo, trivia and more. Learn more.

Put your strategy to the test and play some casual games of chess with people of all ages from 6-8:45 p.m. every Monday at  Oviedo Mall food court, 1700 Oviedo Mall Blvd.. Learn more. 

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 Oviedo, 7131 Red Bug Lake Road. 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 on the last Monday of every month. Enjoy happy hour before and after trivia. Learn more.

Take part in twice-a-week yoga sessions at 9 a.m. every Monday and 3 p.m. every Thursday at Oviedo Woman’s Club, 414 King St. Learn more. 

Tuesdays

Play some indoor pickleball from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays, at the Gymnasium and Aquatic Facility, 148 Oviedo Blvd. Learn more. 

Take a yoga class every Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. with Don Cross at the Rural Heritage Center, 101 E. Main St. in Geneva. The class meets in the Lake Jessup Room. Text Don at 407-415-3809 for more information. 

Take 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 the Historic Celery Precooler, 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. 

Practice calming yin meditation on Tuesdays from 6-7:15 p.m. at Our Suite Village, 1750 W. Broadway St., Suite 112, in Oviedo. The first class is $5 and regular classes are $15. Text Cathy at 786-520-6736 to reserve a spot and learn more.

Wednesdays 

Join The Geneva Village Homemakers at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of every month at the Geneva Community Center, 161 First St. in Geneva. The all-age group has a book club, a cards and games club, and a dinner club. Learn more or call 407-349-0040.

Make unique greeting cards during card classes from 2-4 p.m. or 6-8 p.m. every Wednesday at BeauQCreations, 1327 W. Broadway St. in Oviedo. 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. Learn more.

Experience community acupuncture on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Zen Space Wellness, 1945 W. County Road 419, Suite 1111, in Oviedo. Prices range from $25-50. Pay what you can afford for 30-60 minutes. Call Melanie at 407-488-8830 to schedule an appointment and learn more. 

Pub-style trivia with the Five Minute Professor takes place from 7-9 p.m. every Wednesday at Gator’s 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 an all-you-can-eat boneless wings special on Wednesday. Learn more. 

Thursdays

Get an intense workout at Adventure Cycling’s Throwdown ride from 6:30-9:30 p.m. every Thursday. Learn more. It starts at 1491 E. State Road 434, Suite 110, in Winter Springs.

Join local veterans every Thursday for a Burger Night event from 5-7 p.m. at the Winter Springs Veterans of Foreign Wars 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.

Attend Oviedo Jeep Club’s monthly meetup from 6-8 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at varying locations. Mingle with other Jeep owners while enjoying food and drinks. Learn more.

Play trivia from 7-9 p.m. every Thursday at Oviedo Oyster House, 1340 Alafaya Trail. Learn more. 

Race your radio controlled car at a Seven Tails Circuit event at 7 p.m. every Thursday at the Oviedo Mall, hosted by the Orlando Mini Z Club. The event invites folks to come “test, tune and race.” Learn more. 

Fridays 

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.

Test your knowledge and have the chance to win a prize at a trivia night from 7-10 p.m. every Friday at Tijuana Flats Oviedo, 1016 Lockwood Blvd. Learn more.

Saturdays 

Calling all service industry workers, grab your family and friends and head to Oviedo Oyster House for a chance to get $25 off your bill. Enjoy a night of music and food with your guests. From 10 p.m. to close, every Saturday at 1340 Alafaya Trail, Oviedo, FL 32765. Learn more. Attend karaoke night at Oviedo Oyster House at 9 p.m. every Saturday at 1340 Alafaya Trail. 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.

Join Orlando Mini-Z Club for their weekly Mini-Z racing at the new Seven Trails Circuit in the Oviedo Mall from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1465 Oviedo Mall Blvd. 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.

Sundays 

Attend breakfast by the river every Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon at Barr Trail, 851 Barr St. in Oviedo. This is a family-and-dog-friendly event that offers fruit, tea and more. Learn more.

Get up on stage and share your talent for open mic night from 8 p.m. to midnight every Sunday at Muldoon’s Saloon, 7439 Aloma Ave. in Winter Park. Learn more.

Bring your differently abled child to Special Needs Open Gym from 2-3 p.m. monthly on Sundays at United Gymnastics Academy Oviedo, 542 S. Econ Circle. The cost is $5. Learn more. 

The Museum of Geneva History is open from 2-4 p.m. every second and fourth Sunday at 165 First St. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. Find local archaeological finds, pioneer crafts, family records and Civil War information. Learn more by calling 407-349-5697.