The City of Winter Park is proud to announce its 65th Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held Saturday, April 20, 2019, in beautiful Central Park located in downtown Winter Park. The egg hunt will occur in the West Meadow and additional family fun activities will take place in the Easter Kids Zone in the adjacent park space. This fun-filled event will provide as much excitement and laughs for adults as it will for kids, just don’t forget to bring your own Easter basket!

The egg hunt, featuring over 14,000 stuffed eggs, will begin with the official starting signal at 10 a.m. As always, every child will leave with an Easter egg. Children can hunt for eggs within their specific age group of 4 to 7 years at 10 a.m., 1 to 3 years at 10:15 a.m., or 8 years and older at 10:30 a.m. Children with special needs are encouraged to join in the fun.

After the egg hunt concludes, the Easter Kids’ Zone will provide fun for everyone. The Easter Bunny will greet patrons and pose for family photos. In addition, the Kids’ Zone will feature two bounce slides, three hands-on craft stations, the Winter Park Public Library “Story Walk,” Friendship 1 truck with games, as well as a balloon artist and face painter.

Date : Saturday, April 20, 2019 from 10am to Noon

Event location : North Park Avenue – Winter Park, FL – United States

Contact : City of Winter Park

Roses are red, violets are blue, Valentine’s Day is here and the scavenger hunt is too! Bring your family or significant other to Mead Botanical Garden to celebrate Valentine’s Day surrounded by beautiful flowers along with playing a sweet game to bring you all together.

Date : Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 10am to 12pm

Event location : Mead Botanical Garden, 1300 South Denning Drive, Winter Park, FL 32789 – United States

Contact : City of Winter Park

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, July 17, 24, 31 2016 at 7 am
Where?
Park Avenue & Welbourne
Winter Park

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

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Popcorn Flicks in the Park

Presented by Winter Park CRA and produced by Enzian Theater. This film series features classic films for the whole family. We encourage you to bring a blanket, a picnic or snacks, and some family and friends and join us! Free popcorn for everyone.

Next Thurs, join us at 8PM in Central Park for a FREE screening of the classic Sabrina, starring Audrey Hepburn!

This film is a part of  Popcorn Flicks series, which takes place in Central Park, Winter Park once a month and it’s FREE and open to the public!

We encourage you to bring a blanket, a picnic or snacks, and some family and friends and join us! Popcorn Flicks are typically scheduled at 7PM or 8PM, but may not start until sunset to provide an optimal viewing experience for our guests. These outdoor screenings are dependent upon Florida’s famously unpredictable weather conditions.

Free for public.

Date :
Sabrina: July 14 at 8 pm

Event location :
Central Park Main Stage
Park Avenue & Garfield Avenue
winter park, 32789 United States

Contact :
For more information please call 407-629-0054
or visit website: enzian.org/film/popcorn_flicks

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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, June 5, 12, 19, 26 2016 at 7 am
Where?
Park Avenue & Welbourne
Winter Park

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

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Popcorn Flicks in the Park

Presented by Winter Park CRA and produced by Enzian Theater. This film series features classic films for the whole family. We encourage you to bring a blanket, a picnic or snacks, and some family and friends and join us! Free popcorn for everyone.

We encourage you to bring a blanket, a picnic or snacks, and some family and friends and join us! Popcorn Flicks are typically scheduled at 7PM or 8PM, but may not start until sunset to provide an optimal viewing experience for our guests. These outdoor screenings are dependent upon Florida’s famously unpredictable weather conditions.

Free for public.

Date :
Sabrina: June 7 & 14 at 8 pm

Toy Story 2: June 8 and 11 at 8 pm

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

Contact :
For more information please call 407-629-0054
or visit website: enzian.org/film/popcorn_flicks

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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, May 1, 2016 at 7 am
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Sunday, May 22, 2016
Sunday, May 22, 2016

Where?
Park Avenue & Welbourne
Winter Park

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

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Spring Cleanup

It’s that time of year again! Now is the time for spring cleaning just in time for the summer. The City of Winter Park encourages residents to participate in the city’s annual Spring Cleanup which will be held during the month of May. The annual Spring Cleanup provides an extra “bonus” pickup day so that residents can dispose of old furniture, broken appliances and other bulky items.

To take advantage of this convenient service, residents must place their items curbside after 5 p.m. on the evening prior to their second regularly scheduled pickup day.

Households North of Fairbanks/Aloma avenues – May 5 or 6.

Households South of Fairbanks/Aloma avenues – May 12 or 13.

(Hazardous waste and yard waste is not included in the spring cleanup.)

Date :
May 5, 6, 12, 13, 2016 | 8 a.m to 5 p.m

Location event :
Fairbanks/Aloma avenues
Winter Park, FL United States

Contact :
Please call 407-774-0800

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Popcorn Flicks in the Park

Popcorn Flicks in the Park featuring “Sense and Sensibility”.

Presented by Winter Park CRA and produced by Enzian Theater. This film series features classic films for the whole family. We encourage you to bring a blanket, a picnic or snacks, and some family and friends and join us! Free popcorn for everyone.

We encourage you to bring a blanket, a picnic or snacks, and some family and friends and join us! Popcorn Flicks are typically scheduled at 7PM or 8PM, but may not start until sunset to provide an optimal viewing experience for our guests. These outdoor screenings are dependent upon Florida’s famously unpredictable weather conditions.

Free for public.

Date :
Thursday May 12, 2016 from 8 to 10 p.m

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

Contact :
For more information please call 407-629-0054
or visit website: enzian.org/film/popcorn_flicks

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Catch Healthy Habits

Winter Park residents age 50 and older will be needed to volunteer with other older adult volunteers to teach children ages 6-11 about healthy eating and fitness at Winter Park Community Center,
local schools, and other youth organizations.

The RCLL VOICE is a unique educational and service program that utilizes the special talents of older adult volunteers in Central Florida to address local community issues such as making communities more age-friendly, reducing health disparities, and addressing food insecurity among community residents. Volunteers serve as trained mentors and use their expertise to assist children, teens, and adults in a variety of areas including health and education.

The Hamilton Holt School at Rollins College received a generous grant from the Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) to support the Volunteers Organized in Community Engagement (VOICE) Program. VOICE is reducing the incidence of childhood obesity in Winter Park and surrounding communities by implementing a highly successful older adult volunteer service program, the CATCH Healthy Habits Program.

Free training will be provided by the Rollins College CATCH Healthy Habits Program, May 17-18.

Date :
Wednesday, May 17 and 18, 2016 from 1 to 5 p.m

Location event :
Alfond Gymnasium
1000 Holt Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789 United States

Contact :
For further information, please call (407) 646-2459.
To submit a volunteer application, please go to http://www.rollins.edu/voice

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The City of Winter Park will proudly host “Earth Day in the Park” Sunday, April 10.

This fun-filled event, presented by the City of Winter Park’s Sustainability Program and Keep Winter Park Beautiful (KWPB), will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in Central Park.

“Earth Day in the Park” will provide fun for all ages including a kid’s zone with games, art projects, educational planting experience, and tie-dye t-shirts; live music all day long; art contest; child and adult Yoga; composting demo with free composter to the first 150 attendees; bike rodeo with helmet fitting, safety checks and obstacle course for ages 5 and up; food & beverage vendors, electric car show, and much more!

In celebration of Arbor Day, certified arborists from the city’s Urban Forestry Division will be on site to answer questions and give away an assortment of one-gallon containerized trees for city residents to plant at home.

Earth Day in the Park is presented by the city’s Sustainability Program, Urban Forestry Division, and Keep Winter Park Beautiful, and sponsored by COVANTA and Rollins College.

To promote creative and sustainable transportation modes, the Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Board will host the City of Winter Park Bike Valet. Patrons of the event will be able to check their bike free of charge at Morse Blvd. between Park and New York avenues.

Date :
Sunday April 10th, 2016 | 11 am to 3 pm

Location event:
Central Park
251 South Park Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789

For a complete schedule and more information regarding the “Earth Day in the Park,” please visit cityofwinterpark.org/earthday or call 407-599-3364.

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

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

CoffeeTalk featuring Building & Permitting Services and Water & Wastewater Utilities.

This session will be held in the Chapman Room on the second floor of Winter Park City Hall. If you have a latté beans to grind or you simply want to espresso your thoughts, CoffeeTalk may be the cup for you.

This free, popular CoffeeTalk series gives the community an opportunity to sit down and talk with the Mayor, City Commissioners, City Manager and Department Directors over a cup of coffee provided by Barnie’s Coffee Kitchen. CoffeeTalk provides a more informal setting to share ideas, concerns and thoughts with city leaders. We hope to see you at CoffeeTalk!

Date :
Thursday, March 10, 2016 from 8 am to 9 am

Location event :
401 S. Park Ave.
Winter Park, FL 32789 United States

Contact :
For further information, please call : 407-599-3399
Website : https://cityofwinterpark.org/Pages/Departments.aspx

The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce and the City of Winter Park invite you to attend the annual Mayor/City Commission Luncheon. The event will feature Winter Park’s Mayor Steve Leary’s fist annual State of the City Address and the presentation of the city’s Employees of the Year.

Date:
Friday, January 15, 2016 | 11:30 AM

Cost: 35-40$

Event Location:
The Alfond Inn
300 E. New England Ave.
Winter Park, FL 32789 United States

http://www.winterpark.org