Keep Winter Park Beautiful works with neighborhoods and volunteers throughout the community on public green space projects, organizing environmental cleanups, and other projects related to enhancing the ecological, economical and social sustainability throughout the city.

Please join us as we clean-up litter in and around Lake Baldwin. Breakfast, volunteer t-shirt, snack, and water bottle will be provided for all volunteers. Kayakers and paddleboarders are welcome. Supplies will be provided.

On May 28, 1993, the City of Winter Park’s Keep Winter Park Beautiful (KWPB) program was recognized as an official affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. City residents who shared a passion for maintaining and enhancing the quality of the city’s built and natural environment came together by creating the city’s Keep Winter Park Beautiful Advisory Board. Throughout the years, the board has worked with neighborhoods and volunteers throughout the community on public green space enhancement projects, organizing environmental cleanups, and increasing recycling throughout the city.

With a recent commitment to sustainability, KWPB has repositioned itself with the city’s Sustainability Program to continue to beautify the city while also considering its long term impact on natural resources including water, energy and waste.

In the summer of 2012, the KWPB Advisory Board merged with the city’s Environmental Review Board to create the Keep Winter Park Beautiful & Sustainable Advisory Board. While the new board is still committed to the original mission of preserving and enhancing the community’s beauty, it is also the city’s lead advocate for promoting the environmental, economic and social sustainability of Winter Park. The original KWPB programs are still intact to this day with an increased emphasis on native landscaping, community gardening and green infrastructure.

The community sponsors for this event are Rollins College and Covanta.

The mission of Keep Winter Park Beautiful is to improve the quality, sustainability and aesthetics of our environment in order to create a healthier, more beautiful place to live, work and play.

Date :
Saturday, April 2, 2016 from 8 am to 11 am

Location event:
Lake Baldwin Park – 2000 S. Lakemont Ave.
Winter Park, FL 32789 United States

Contact :
For further info, please contact Abby Gulden at 407-599-3334
or agulden@cityofwinterpark.org

Winter Park Sunday Running Group

The Winter Park Sunday Running Group has been a source of pleasant running experiences and friendships for hundreds of runners over 40 years. We encourage and welcome runners of all ages and speeds to join us on the course which offers exceptional scenery throughout Winter Park. The most popular distances range from five to ten miles, but the course easily accommodates shorter loops of three or four miles. It is our policy to ensure that people new to the group are warmly welcomed and that they do not get lost on the course.

Date:
Sunday, January 10, 2016 – Weekly on the same day
Park Avenue & Welbourne
Winter Park

Time:
7:00 am

Website:
http://www.orlandorunnersclub.org/about-this-theme

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Art on the Green 2015-2016 Exhibition

The City of Winter Park and the Public Art Advisory Board present Art on the Green 2015-2016, a major exhibition of large-scale sculptures displayed in the 11-acre Central Park in downtown Winter Park. The exhibition features the works of seven noted artists with ties to Florida. Seven sculptures will be on display from Sunday, November 1, 2015, through Tuesday, March 1, 2016, concurrent with park hours. Visitors can begin their outdoor sculpture tour at the Central Park Rose Garden, located at the intersection of Park and New England avenues, or from anywhere in the park.

Date:
Tuesday, January 5, 2016 – Daily until Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Event Location:
Central Park Rose Garden
Park Avenue and New England Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789 United States

http://cityofwinterpark.org/AOG
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I Left My Heart

This new musical revue features three professional​ tenors who take you​ through four decades of Tony Bennett’s life and ​music – f​rom his early top 40 hits to​ his jazz recordings with Count Basie, Stan Getz and Bill Evans to ​his famous torch songs. This musical​ includes a thrilling score of 40 standards all recorded by the man Sinatra called “the greatest singer in the world.” With such recognizable songs like “Stranger In Paradise,” “The Best Is Yet To Come,” “Rags To Riches,” and his best known hit “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” this musical revue is sure to be a very popular show for all!

The three outstanding tenor voices performing Bennett’s songs are all returning Playhouse professionals – Bert Rodriguez, Victor Souffrant and Dee Jay Young. Roy Alan will direct the production and Christopher Leavy will music direct. The Playhouse trio will accompany with Mr. Leavy on piano, Ned Wilkinson on multiple instruments and Sam Forrest on percussion.

The production runs January 22 – February 27, 2016.  Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Thursday and Saturday matinees at 2 p.m. and select Wednesday, Friday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.

Ticket prices are $40 evenings, $36 Senior evenings, $30 matinees, $15 student and industry professionals. Student rush “$10@10” offers $10 tickets (for students 25 years and younger) 10 minutes prior to a performance when seats are available.

Date:
Friday, January 22, 2016 thru Saturday, February 27, 2016

Event Location:
Winter Park Playhouse
711 Orange Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789 United States

Phone:
407-645-0145

http://www.winterparkplayhouse.org/

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Unique point to point 5k run/walk with every participant receiving a young tree. The last mile is on the tree-canopied, wilderness dirt road of Genius Drive. This privately owned glimpse of old Florida is opened to the public only once a year, for this event. All finishers receive a young tree! Event capacity is set at 1,800. Free kids run.

7:30 am 5k (3.1 miles)

8:45 am: Kids Run

9:00 am: Awards Presentation @ Showalter Field

Entry Fees

Through Apr 19: $28

Apr 10 – Apr 22: $30

Race Day: $35

Discount available for youth and seniors

For safety reasons, bicycles, rollers skates, in-line skates, and dogs will be prohibited from the race course. The use of headphones is discouraged.

Stroller Restrictions

• Stroller/jogger operators start behind designated stroller signage.
  • Stroller/jogger operators may walk/jog no faster than 15 minute per mile, a safe operating speed. If your speed goes faster than 15 minutes per mile pace, you may be disqualified.
  • Stroller/jogger operators must yield the right of way to runners. Stroller/Joggers can tip easily and cannot turn quickly. Please do not weave through packs of runners.

Funds raised from the event will support the Winter Park Tree Replacement Fund.
For full details, please visit http://www.trackshack.com/events-detail.php?id=108

Event date :

Saturday 23 April 2016 | 7:30 am

Event location :

Showalter Field

2525 Cady Way

Winter Park, FL 32792

The City of Winter Park is hosting its 62nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 9:30 a.m.

Presented by the City of Winter Park, this fun-filled event will provide as much excitement and laughs for adults as it will for youngsters.

Children up to 10 years of age can begin lining up at 9:30 a.m. The hunt will begin promptly at 10 a.m. Children with special needs are also encouraged to join in the fun. Over 10,000 eggs will be placed throughout Central Park. As always, children who come up empty handed will still be able to enjoy special treats at the designated candy area.

Date :

Saturday, March 26, 2016  at  9:30 a.m

Location event :

Central Park West Meadow in Downtown Winter Park
New York Avenue & Morse Boulevard
Winter Park, FL 32789 United States

Contact :

By phone : 407-599-3334
Website : https://cityofwinterpark.org/departments/parks-recreation/parks/central-park/

The 57th Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival is one of the nation’s oldest, largest and most prestigious juried outdoor art festivals, consistently rated among the top shows by Sunshine Artist and American Style magazines. Each year more than 350,000 visitors enjoy the show.

Festival hours are as follows:

Friday, March 18, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
Saturday, March 19, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
and Sunday, March 20, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Expect to see dazzling sculpture and glass for the big pocketbook as well as smaller works to please just about anyone. Enjoy Friday night’s jazz concert, children’s workshop village and school art exhibits, and great food and sidewalk cafes.

This year about 1,100 artists from around the world applied for entry and an independent panel of judges selected 225 national and international artists to attend the show. The National Endowment for the Arts, The White House, Congress and many others have lauded the Festival for promoting art and art education in Central Florida.

Join us for this annual tradition in Winter Park, the City of Culture and Heritage. Please be sure to leave your dogs at home when you visit the festival as they are not allowed to enter the event. And those riding bikes can safely park it at the city’s free Bike Valet service offered on Morse Boulevard! Special thanks to the city’s Bike & Pedestrian Advisory Board members and volunteers!

Date :

Friday, March 18th 2016 at 9 a.m
To
Sunday, March 20th 2016 at 5 p.m

Location event :

Central Park Main Stage
Park Avenue & Garfield Avenue
251 South Park Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789 United States

Contact :

For more details, please visit www.wpsaf.org

The City of Winter Park will proudly host the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra as they present Spring Pops in charming Central Park in downtown Winter Park.

Bring your blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy an evening of heart-warming music under the stars. This wonderful performance is made possible by a generous grant from the Charlotte Julia Hollander Trust. The event is free and open to the public.

The Orlando Philharmonic is Central Florida’s resident professional orchestra, comprised of accomplished musicians recruited from around the world. Whether you’re moved by the drama of opera, the colossal sound of a Romantic symphony, or the high energy of a rock & roll tribute, the Philharmonic has something for you. Join us for one of over 125 events this season, and discover the music that speaks to you.

Date :
Sunday, March 13, 2016 | 6 to 8 p.m

Location event :

Central Park
Park Avenue & Morse Boulevard
Winter Park, FL 32789 United States

Contact :
Website : http://www.orlandophil.org

Zimmerman, Kiser, Sutcliffe Winter Park Road Race and 2 Mile presented by Florida Hospital.

This is the Grand Finale of the Track Shack Running Series. Our title sponsor, Zimmerman Kiser Sutcliffe is celebrating 30 years of service in Central Florida. To celebrate they are working with local organizations to collect 30,000 cans of food to feed the hungry in our community.

7:00 am: 2 Mile
7:30 am: 10k (6.2 mi.)
8:15 am: 2 Mile Awards
9:00 am: 10k Awards
9:30 am: Florida Hospital for Children Kids’ Run
10:00 am: Track Shack Running Series Awards Ceremony

The 39th annual event is a local tradition. With a 10k, 2 mile and kids’ run the whole family can participate. Run through beautiful, neighborhood friendly Winter Park. The 10k course features slight inclines, tree canopied roads, historic homes and views of Chain of Lakes.

Walkers are encouraged to participate in all Track Shack races. Municipalities require that road ways are clear of participants and opened as soon as the race is complete.

Date :
Saturday, March 12, 2016 | 7:00 am

Location event :
Park Avenue in Downtown Winter Park
251 Park Avenue North
Winter Park, FL 32789
Winter Park, FL 32789 United States

Contact :
Phone : 407-896-1160
Website : http://www.trackshack.com
Or http://experienceparkavenue.com/

Featuring « The Quiet Man »

The City of Winter Park and Enzian collaborate to produce a cinema series in Winter Park.

Presented by Winter Park CRA and produced by Enzian Theater. This film series features classic films for the whole family. Popcorn Flicks are usually held on the second Thursday of each month. We encourage you to bring a blanket, a picnic or snacks, and some family and friends and join us! Free popcorn for everyone.

This event is free and open to the public. If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to Enzian to support quality programming just like this, click here.

We encourage you to bring a blanket, a picnic or snacks, and some family and friends and join us!

These outdoor screenings are dependent upon Florida’s famously unpredictable weather conditions. In an effort to avoid cancelling an event, we may wait until 30 minutes prior to the set screening time to officially post a cancellation notice

Date :
Thursday, March 10, 2016 | 7:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m

Location event :
Central Park Main Stage
Park Avenue & Garfield Avenue
winter park, 32789 United States

Contact :
For more information please call Enzian’s Box Office  at 407-629-0054
Website : http://enzian.org/film/popcorn_flicks

Join us Wednesday, March 9th for ‪#‎Bike2WorkWP

Mark your calendars! The 2nd Annual Bike to Work Day in Winter Park takes place on March 9th (rain date is March 10th). In celebration of Bike to Work Day and Florida Bike Month – please join us for a short bicycle ride through the city! Riders are encouraged to gather at 3:30 p.m. on Garfield Avenue (behind the Central Park main stage) for the ride beginning at 4 p.m.

Everyone who lives, works or plays in Winter Park and surrounding communities is invited to join us (that’s everyone by the way). Join the fun and bike with a friend or neighbor; or arrange to ride together with a coworker. The ride will be followed by an after party for cyclists and adult riders (18 and up) to enjoy a group ride (with a police escort and rolling road closures). at Park Social located at 358 N. Park Ave. The city will provide a FREE Bike Valet for participants to secure their bikes from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Healthy Gathering at Park Social Winter Park located at 358 N. Park Avenue.

If you are unsure of the safest route, reThink can help. They offer “bike escorts” that will literally ride with you and show you how to get safely where you are going.

Bike Friendly Employee Challenge:

The company/organization with the most riders will win a prize (and bragging rights). Who is the healthiest employer in town? We will see! Admission is for free but registration is recommanded.

Date :
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 3:30 p.m

Location event :
Garfield Ave. (Garfield Avenue behind Central Park main stage)
Winter Park, FL 32789 United States

Contact :
To register at this event, please call 407.599.3411
e-mail : trafficguy@cityofwinterpark.org or intern@healthycf.org

For more info, please visit: http://healthycentralflorida.org/bike-to-work-day/   or log in to facebook.com/healthycentralflorida

The City of Winter Park and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee are proud to present the 37th Annual Winter Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years and it is currently recognized by people of other ethnicities. This is the only St. Patrick’s Day Parade in central Florida, so wear some green and gather your family and friends to enjoy the annual Irish festivities. The parade will begin at the Winter Park Country Club and proceed south down Park Avenue to Lyman Avenue. More than 75 units will participate.

The day is widely celebrated by wearing green clothing and items such as shamrocks. According to Irish tradition, those who do not wear green on St. Patrick’s Day face the risk of being affectionately pinched. The celebration will also feature Irish music and step-dancing at the main stage in Central Park with demonstrations by three Irish dance schools including Sarah Costello, Tir Na Greine and the Watters School of Irish Dance. Irish music will be provided by Mike Daly.

This celebration is made possible by the generous support of event sponsors including the City of Winter Park’s Community Redevelopment Agency, Fiddler’s Green Irish Pub and Eatery, the Irish American Cultural Society of Central Florida, and Florida Distributors Company.

Date :
Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m

Location event :
Park Avenue & Central Park
winter park, FL 32789 United States

Contact :
Please call 407-599-3334