November 3 – 10

There is something for absolutely everyone at the World Food Championships headed to beautiful Celebration the heart of Kissimmee, Florida.

November 3-10, expect to find champion competitors vying for World Championships in BBQ, Bacon, Burgers, Chili, Desserts, Pasta, Recipe (Fresh), Sandwich, Seafood. And one of those will leave as the 2015 World Food Champion!

There is a place for everyone to participate as Judges, Volunteers, and Spectators. There will be demonstrations and vendors with the latest in indoor and outdoor kitchens, or you can buy tickets to private chef demos, Culinary Fight Club events, Mixology Classes, BBQ and Chili Fests, and a Grand Tasting that features all of the World Food Championship categories.

The E.A.T. Methodology course will be offered ahead of World Food Championships competitions for anyone who wants to learn the craft of judging competition level foods.

Registration for competitors, volunteers and judges can be found at: www.WorldFoodChampionships.com

2015 WFC Schedule (subject to change)

Tuesday, November 3rd
Avocado Mexican Grill
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Food Fight Night – BBQ Fight
Celebration Town Tavern
8:00pm – 10:00pm
Food Fight Night – Seafood Fight
Imperium Food & Wine
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Food Fight Night – Bacon Fight
Thai Thani
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Food Fight Night- Fresh Fight
Westgate Town Center Resort & Spa – 3rd Floor
12:00pm – 5:00pm
Sponsor & Competitor Registration

Wednesday, November 4th
Kenmore Kitchen Arena
10:30am – 1:30pm
Blogger Competition
2:30pm – 5:15pm
World Dessert Championship: Opening Round
Westgate Town Center Resort & Spa – 3rd Floor
9:00am – 5:00pm
Sponsor & Competitor Registration
Westgate Town Center Resort – Shipwreck Water Island Park
7:00pm – 10:00pm
Welcome Reception / Blogger Competition Awards

Thursday, November 5th
Celebration – 690 Celebration Ave – 1st Floor – Celebration, FL
10:00am – 3:00pm
Sponsor and Competitor Registration – Special Chili ONLY Registration
Champions VIF Club
4:00pm – 6:00pm
A Private Affair – WFC Sponsors Only
Cuisine Scene
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Cooking Like a Champ
Kenmore Kitchen Arena
7:30am – 10:15am
World Recipe Championship: Opening Round
10:45am – 1:30pm
World Seafood Championship: Opening Round
2:00pm – 4:45pm
Bacon World Championship: Opening Round
Main Stage
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Opening Round Awards – Main Stage (BBQ, Dessert, Recipe, Seafood & Bacon)
7:30pm – 9:00pm
Music Entertainment by Rock City
Sizzle & Swizzle Spots
10:00am – 5:30pm
Tasty Morsels Demonstrations & Interviews
Westgate Town Center Resort
9:00am – 3:30pm
World Barbecue Championship: Ancillary Competitions
World Cocktail Experience Tent
6:00pm – 9:00pm
World Cocktail Experience – Presented by Brown-Forman

Friday, November 6th
Champions VIF Club
1:00pm – 8:00pm
VIP Lounge
Cuisine Scene
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Cooking Like a Champ
Kenmore Kitchen Arena
7:30am – 10:15am
World Pasta Championship: Opening Round
10:45am – 1:30pm
World Sandwich Championship: Opening Round
2:00pm – 4:45pm
World Burger Championship: Opening Round
Main Stage
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Opening Round Awards – Main Stage (Chef, Pasta, Sandwich & Burger)
7:30pm – 9:00pm
Music Entertainment by ThunderJack
Sizzle & Swizzle Spots
11:00am – 5:30pm
Tasty Morsels – Demonstrations & Interviews
12:30pm – 6:00pm
Mixology 101 – Demonstrations & Interviews
Tasting Village
10:00am – 6:00pm
Sponsor Sampling
World Chef Challenge Arena (across from Main Stage)
10:00am – 1:15pm
World Chef Challenge: National Division
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Healthy Fast “Fresh from Florida”
World Cocktail Experience Tent
6:00pm – 9:00pm
World Cocktail Experience – Presented by Brown-Forman

Saturday, November 7th
Champions VIF Club
1:00pm – 8:00pm
VIP Lounge
Cuisine Scene
8:00am – 9:00am
How to Promote Your Restaurant
Kenmore Kitchen Arena
7:30am – 10:15am
World Recipe Championship: Final Round
7:30am – 12:15pm
World Open Chili Championship: Opening Round
9:45am – 12:30pm
World Seafood Championship: Final Round
12:00pm – 2:45pm
Bacon World Championship: Final Round
2:15pm – 5:00pm
World Dessert Championship: Final Round
3:00pm – 5:00pm
World Chili Fest – Hormel People’s Choice Competition
Main Stage
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Opening & Final Round Awards – Main Stage (Chef, Chili, BBQ, Recipe, Seafood, Bacon & Dessert)
7:30pm – 9:00pm
Music Entertainment by Thoze Guyz
Shubee’s Coastal Grill & Bar – Regal Oaks
11:00am – 1:00pm
Food Champ Judging Class – Session 1
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Food Champ Judging Class – Session 2
Sizzle & Swizzle Spots
10:00am – 5:30pm
Tasty Morsels – Demonstrations & Interviews
12:30pm – 6:00pm
Mixology 101 – Demonstrations & Interviews
Tasting Village
10:00am – 6:00pm
Sponsor Sampling
Westgate Town Center Resort
9:00am – 3:30pm
World Barbecue Championship
World Chef Challenge Arena (across from Main Stage)
8:00am – 11:15am
World Chef Challenge: International Division
1:00pm – 4:15pm
World Chef Challenge: Florida’s Best
World Cocktail Experience Tent
6:00pm – 9:00pm
World Cocktail Experience – Presented by Brown-Forman

Sunday, November 8th
Champions VIF Club
1:00pm – 8:00pm
VIP Lounge
Cuisine Scene
12:00pm – 12:45pm
Family Food Fun: Session 1
1:00pm – 1:45pm
Family Food Fun: Session 2
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Que School
Kenmore Kitchen Arena
7:30am – 10:15am
World Pasta Championship: Final Round
9:15am – 12:00pm
World Sandwich Championship: Final Round
11:00am – 1:45pm
World Burger Championship: Final Round
2:30pm – 4:30pm
High Steaks Challenge – Kansas City Steaks Invitational
Main Stage
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Final Round Awards – Main Stage (Steak, Chef, Chili, Pasta, Sandwich, and Burger)
7:30pm – 9:00pm
Music Entertainment by Shotgun Whiskey
Sizzle & Swizzle Spots
10:00am – 5:30pm
Tasty Morsels – Demonstrations & Interviews
12:30pm – 6:00pm
Mixology 101 – Demonstrations & Interviews
Tasting Village
10:00am – 6:00pm
Sponsor Sampling
World Chef Challenge Arena (across from Main Stage)
10:00am – 11:00am
Mini MacDown of Give Kids The World Village
11:30am – 12:30pm
Healthy Meals Challenge by The Boys and Girls Club
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Cooking Challenge by The Girl Scouts Citrus Council
3:00pm – 5:00pm
World Chef Challenge Finals

Monday, November 9th
No Competition or Consumer Events

Tuesday, November 10th
Kenmore Kitchen Arena & Main Stage
11:00am – 4:00pm
Final Table Competition
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Final Table Judging
Main Stage
7:30pm – 9:00pm
Evening Fun with Chamber Ensemble of Osceola Arts
TBD
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Grand Tasting

Celebration’s Family Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, October 24 from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Lakeside Park.

For information on how to become an artist vendor for the event, email parks.rec@celebrationtownhall.com or call 407-566-1200.

When: Saturday, May 2,  5 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Where: Market Street

Free event to all. 50 artists, live music, and wine! Come on down and check out the wide array of jewelry, paintings, drawings, crafts and more while sipping on some nice wine and moving to the grooves of the Grimes Alley.

Enjoy walking the brick-lined streets of Celebration Town Center and spend time with family and friends.

Celebration’s downtown is a traditional retail and business district modeled after those found in small American towns. Retail shops, restaurants, a town hall, a post office, and offices  are among the downtown businesses. Many of these buildings are situated along a wide promenade circling a lake.

Let it snow this December 6th! Floridians rarely get to enjoy a white Christmas but Celebration residents get the sunshine, warmth and the snow. With more than eight tons of real snow, residents of all ages can enjoy making your very own snow angels during our Holiday Fest. But that’s not all!

A very special guest, dressed in red, will be making an appearance at the event held at Town Hall on Saturday, December 6. Pictures with Santa will be available for adults, children, families, and/or pets for a suggested donation of only five dollars. All proceeds will benefit Celebration¹s local Relay for Life event, held next year.

Celebration’s very own X-Factor Dance and Gymnastics group will provide great entertainment by performing their special holiday show.

In addition to making snowmen, there will be holiday ornament decorating for children to take home and display on their special family trees. Let’s not forget the cookies! Delicious cookie decorating will also take place and we will finish out the night with the showing of the family-friendly film Jack Frost, while munching on popcorn and enjoying yummy snow cones. You won’t want to miss it!

Schedule:

Holiday ornament & cookie decorating:    4- 5:30 p.m.

Real snow:     4:30- 6 p.m.

Pictures with Santa:     5- 7 p.m.

X-factor performance:     6 p.m.

Jack Frost Movie:     6:30 p.m.

On October ^17h and 18^th , Celebration Town Center transforms before your very eyes as the falling leaves of the season drop on Market Street in the Fall Festival known as Oktoberfest. Listen for the rustling of leaves, relax by the lakeside and rock your troubles away, and enjoy the live music with family and friends in this one-of-a-kind themed extravaganza.

On Friday October ^17th Oktoberfest will be celebrated in the old-world German tradition featuring the sounds of Dan Witucki & Heimatland Musikanten. Come join in on the interactive live show featuring everything from yodeling to crowd sing-a-long fun.

Then, come back on October 18^th as Celebration Town Center welcomes Central Florida’s finest- The Jonnie Morgan Band and Jason Domulot.

Hop on a hayride, dance to terrific live music, paint a pumpkin, or just stroll and enjoy the crisp fall air and enjoy the great savings at the lakeside promenade.

Leaves fall daily at 7:00, 8:00, and 9:00 PM.

Parking and Admission are FREE!!!

There is something for everyone at this one of a kind Fall Festival presented by Lexin and sponsored in part by Melia Suite Hotel, Axis Magazine, The Celebration Town Tavern, and the Experience Kissimmee

Come early, Stay Late, and have fun at Celebration’s ^7th Annual Oktoberfest!!!!

Here is the schedule of events:

October 17
5:30 PM DJ Tami Begins/Pumpkin Painting Begins

6:10-7:00 PM Dan Witucki & Heimatland Musikanten

7:00 PM Leaves Fall

7:15-8:00 PM Dan Witucki & Heimatland Musikanten

8:00 PM Leaves Fall

8:15-9:00 PM Dan Witucki & Heimatland Musikanten

9:00 PM Leaves Fall

9:15-10:00 PM Dan Witucki & Heimatland Musikanten

10:00 PM Event Ends

October 18
5:00 PM DJ Tami Begins/Pumpkin Painting Begins

5:45-7:00 PM Jason Domulot

7:00 PM Leaves Fall

7:15-8:00 PM The Jonnie Morgan Band

8:00 PM Leaves Fall

8:15-9:00 PM The Jonnie Morgan Band

9:00 PM Leaves Fall

9:15-10:00 PM The Jonnie Morgan Band

10:30 PM Event Ends

Come and celebrate Mardi Gras at Universal Studios. Enjoy all the music and world class cuisine while enjoying the Mardi Gras atmosphere.

Enjoy a Mardi Gras parade  that will wind its way through the streets with dazzling floats, colorful costumes, towering stilt walkers, outrageous street performers and float riders tossing beads at the crowd. After the parade catch a free outdoor concert! Mardi Gras is included with park admission.

This coming April 24-25 is the Great American Pie Festival in beautiful downtown Celebration.

For the thirteenth year in a row, the town of Celebration, Florida will become the Pie Capital of the World on April 26th and 27th, 2014 when thousands of pie lovers, tasters and bakers gather together the Great American Pie Festival. The highlight, as always, will be the Never-Ending Pie Buffet, featuring award-winning pie, ice cream, toppings and beverages from some of our fine sponsors!

This year, pie lovers from across the country will be treated to sweet offerings by Bakers Square Restaurants and Pies, Community Coffee, Kroger’s Private Selection, Publix Super Markets, Inc., Legendary Baking, Winn-Dixie, Harlan Bakeries,Duncan Hines Comstock/Wilderness, Village Inn and Wick’s Pies.

Thousands can make their own pies at the Pie Creation Station sponsored by Duncan Hines Comstock/Wilderness. There will be pie decorating, pie art, chef hat decorating and many more pie activities to enjoy. The Pietopia Demonstration Stage sponsored by Village Inn and Bakers Square Restaurants features entertainment and baking demonstration by chefs from across the country. Of course, no pie festival would be complete without a Pie Eating Contest presented by Private Selection.

Thursday’s festivities run from 11am-7pm, Friday’s activities run from 12-5pm. Come on down and taste the world’s best pies!

Join us downtown on Saturday December 21, at 5pm for winter fun as we count down to Christmas.

There will be ice skating, Santa’s house, snow fall and concerts. The first concert begins at 8:15pm with Lucy Iris and the second concert begins at 9:15pm with Ryan Cabrera. Do not miss out on all the fun, bring your family and friends and lat’s do the count down together.

Friday, August 9 2013 5-9:30pm

Dine with friends in the open at one of Celebrations premiere food trucks. Seating is limited, so bring lawn chairs with you in case seats fill up quickly.

The truck line up includes: Nifty Fifty, Curbside Chef, Cheesecake Phactory, Fat Daddy’s BBQ, Posh Nosh, Chill’n Grill’n, Monsta Lobsta, Louis’ Bistro, Wild, Kona Dog, Yum Yum Cupcake, and Sweet City Gelato.

* Participating food trucks are subject to change.

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Want to see fireworks that are high quality like those at Walt Disney World without having to pay high prices? The town of Celebration, near Walt Disney World, hosts an incredible 4th of July celebration that is free to guests. But, this year the Celebration Town Center will be celebrating the 4th of July like never before! They are partnering with MegaCon to celebrate in a whole new and exciting way. This will be one of the very best celebrations in all of Central Florida and you won’t want to miss it! The traditional 4th of July fireworks will have an interesting twist this year, as they will be synchronized to Sci-Fi themed music. This memorable fireworks display will be kicked off with a costume contest. Dress up as your favorite Sci-Fi character or Super Hero and have a chance to win great prizes.

Oliver’s Queen, Jordyn Kane, DJ Tami, Gina Marie Incandela, and The Dixieland Jazz Band will provide live music that kids and adults of all ages will enjoy. As always, there will be bounce houses, a tribute to our veterans, inflatable games, face painting, and much more.

Parking and admission are FREE and a free park and ride shuttle will be available from 215 Celebration Place. The shuttle service will start at 5 pm, as the event starts at 5:30 pm. Bring the whole family out to enjoy the whole evening in Celebration, Florida. This year will definitely be one that you won’t want to miss!

Event Schedule:

• 5:00   pm  Free Park and Ride Shuttle Service Starts from 215 Celebration Place
• 5:30   pm  Event Begins with DJ Tami
• 6:00   pm  Jordyn Kane performs live
• 6:30   pm  Oliver’s Queen performs live (1 hour)
• 7:30   pm  Costume Contest for Sci-Fi Characters and Super Heroes
• 7:50   pm  Oliver’s Queen performs live (1 hour and 10 minutes)
• 9:00   pm  The Seeds perform a Special Salute to our Veterans
• 9:25   pm  Gina Marie Incandela performs the National Anthem
• 9:30   pm  Fireworks (30 minutes)
• 10:00 pm  Oliver’s Queen performs live (1 hour)
• 11:00 pm  Event ends