March springs into action with so many fun options this weekend!  It’s going to be a beautiful weekend in Central Florida, so I hope you can go out and enjoy it!  There’s certainly something for all walks of life!  From the PGA Golf Tour in Orlando to Biker’s Week in Daytona.  From the Central Florida Fair to The Strawberry Festival in Plant City.  From Walt Disney World’s International Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot to Bok Tower Gardens Spring Bloom Festival in Lake Wales. 

Below are some more details of the events and of the other things you can do this weekend.

 

Florida Strawberry Festival

Not only does the Florida Strawberry Festival celebrate anything and everything strawberries, the concert line up includes some of the best Country acts of all times.

Brad Paisley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Big and Rich, Reba McEntire, Josh Turner, Engelbert Humperdinck, Trace Adkins and Earth, Wind and Fire are just a few headline artists that will keep you dancing and singing all afternoon and into the evening.

Find the schedule of events here: Click Here

Top up on sweet treats and strawberry shortcake, enjoy free and premium entertainment, find unique crafts at the Neighborhood Village, hop on over 80 rides at the fairground and enter fun contests.

The whole event is very family friendly and there’s something for all ages.

When: February 28th – March 10th, 2019
Where: 303 N Lemon St, Plant City, FL 33563
Website: Florida Strawberry Festival

 

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Central Florida Fair

Orlando in March brings one of the States’ favorite fairs.  Founded way back in 1910, the Central Florida Fair is so popular it attracts an average of 250,000 visitors each year.  There’s a ton of entertainment for all ages.

It’s no surprise that this fair is one of the top 5 in Florida.  Its’ aim is to celebrate the agriculture, education, history and cultural legacy of the Central Florida states.

• Watch creative arts such as food, baked or canned, decorated cakes and informative, fun demonstrations by top chefs in the stage kitchen.
• Flowers, gardening, water conservation, landscaping, animals, veterinary hints and tips are all part of shared educational expertise.
• Livestock on display amount to more than 2,000 animals
• 100 groups provide music and dancing on 3 separate stages.

Admission tickets start at $7 for a child and $12 for an adult.

When: Select days from February 28th to March 17th, 2019. (Closed Mondays and Tuesdays)
Where: Central Florida Fair, 4603 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32808
Website: Central Florida Fair

 

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Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival

Orlando in March is the time of year when Epcot at Walt Disney World bursts into a whole new colorful world.  Floating gardens, incredible topiaries, horticultural displays and demos, taste bud temptations and live music.  The Epcot Flower & Garden Festival is pretty awesome!  It runs from March 6th to June 3, 2019.

The Garden Rocks Concert Line Up for March 2019:

• Journey former lead vocalist STEVE AUGERI – NEW to Garden Rocks!March 6 through 8
• Glass Tiger – NEW to Garden Rocks!March 9 through 10
• Jon Anderson of Yes – NEW!March 11 through 12
• Tony OrlandoMarch 13 through 14
• Simple PlanMarch 17 through 20
• Ambrosia – NEW!
  March 21 through 22
• Magic Giant – NEW!March 23 through 24
• Air Supply – NEW to Garden Rocks!March 25 through 27
• Berlin, featuring Terri NunnMarch 28 through 29
• The Smithereens – NEW to Garden Rocks!
  March 30 through 31

See Epcot spring to life.  This is one of my favorite events in Orlando in March to celebrate springtime, don’t miss out!

When: March 6th through June 3rd, 2019
Where: Epcot, Walt Disney World
Website: Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival

 

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Mardi Gras at Universal Orlando

Orlando in March is party month at Universal, Florida’s biggest party, MARDI GRAS!!  The party of all parties continues at Universal Mardi Gras through April 4th, 2019.  There are 4 million beads thrown from 12 colorful parade floats accompanied by 85 street performers.  There is live music every night and a tempting array of delicious Cajun food.

Universal Mardi Gras is very family friendly and there’s even a special viewing area where the kids can watch the parade.

There’s a concert each weekend too.  All included in the Universal ticket price.

The Mardi Gras Concert Line Up for March is:

• Saturday, March 9 – Becky G
• Sunday, March 10 – Sean Paul
• Saturday, March 16 – Steve Miller Band
• Sunday, March 17 – Ziggy Marley
• Saturday, March 23 – NF
• Sunday, March 24 – Pitbull
• Saturday, March 30 – Bazzi
• Sunday, March 31 – Prince Royce

When: Nightly through April 4th, 2019
Where: Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida
Web: Mardi Gras

LEGOLAND^® Water Park Opening

Have you been practicing your cannonball?  Get ready to slide, splash and build your way to fun at LEGOLAND^® Water Park! 

From the LEGO^® wave pool to the Build-A-Raft lazy river, tube slides, body slides, and interactive water-play structures -Joker Soaker and DUPLO^®Safari – you and your kids will soak up tons of fun!

Get the trendiest Florida footwear and swimwear in the Surf Shop.  Then, after having fun in the sun, relax and enjoy some yummy treats at the Beach-N-Brick Grill, Beach Street Tacos, and the Ice Cream Hut.

Save BIG on Select Dates!

SAVE up to $80* on an Overnight Vacation for a Family of 4 and get a 2nd Day at the theme park FREE!  Offer valid for travel throughout 2019.

Package Includes:

• A stay at a LEGOLAND Vacations Accommodation

• 2nd Day FREE LEGOLAND/Water Park Combo tickets

• FREE breakfast for guests of LEGOLAND Hotel, LEGOLAND Beach Retreat and select partner hotels

*Savings value is based on $80 Promotional Discount off the 2-Day Water Park Combo ticket price for 2 adults with 2 children (ages 3-12)

Click Here for More Info on Saving BIG

Additional restrictions may apply and are subject to change without notice.

When:  Water Park Opening March 9th, 2019

Where:  LEGOLAND Florida Resort

Website:  LEGOLAND

 

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SeaWorld Seven Seas Festival

The SeaWorld Seven Seas Festival is on weekend from February 9th to May 5th.

Take your taste buds on a culinary world tour.  Food booths will be offering Asian, Latin, European, Polynesian and North Atlantic dishes as well as craft beers, wines and specialty cocktails.

There’s live entertainment every weekend with music from country, pop, rock, and Latin artists at Bayside Stadium.

So what’s the cost for the Festival?  Zero extra.  The event is included in the regular SeaWorld admittance ticket.

The Seven Seas Festival Concert Line Up for Orlando in March is:

• Lee Brice with LOCASH – Saturday, March 9 at 5pm
• I Love the 90s featuring Coolio, En Vogue, Kid N Play, Rob Base, Tone Loc, and Young MC – Sunday, March 10 at 5pm
• Bret Michaels – Saturday, March 16 at 6pm
• Gente De Zona – Sunday, March 17 at 6pm

When: Friday, Saturday, Sundays from February 9th to May 5th, 2019
Where: SeaWorld, 7007 Sea World Dr, Orlando, FL 32821
Website: SeaWorld SevenSeas Festival

 

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Pig on The Pond

Is delicious Bar-B-Q food your craving?  Do you find it impossible to refuse another mouthwatering rib?  Love hearing great live music?  Thrilled at the sight of exploding fireworks?  Is your chili better than anything anyone else can cook?

If the answer is “Yes”, then Pig on the Pond is a must for you and your family.  And do check all the other BBQ Festivals happening around Central Florida.

It has everything, Chili Cook-Off, Carnival Rides, Racing Pigs, Wakeboard Competition, Paddleboard Demonstrations, Clermont Fire Department Burn Demonstration.  And of course, delicious BBQ that will have you drooling.

Adult: $5 daily, children 2 – 6 is $3 and under 2 is free.
Carnival ride tickets are $10 for 10 or $20 for unlimited rides.

When: March 8th – 10th, 2019
Where: Clermont Waterfront Park, 103rd Street, Clermont, FL 34711
Website: Pig On The Pond

 

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Spring Bloom Festival at Bok Tower Gardens

Ring in the spring blooming season with a visit to Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales.  Their annual Spring Bloom Festival is dedicated to highlighting the cultural and horticultural arts.  Spring Bloom Festival celebrates Mother Nature with a full calendar of events and beautiful floral displays in each room of Pinewood Estate.

During Spring Bloom Festival, visitors can observe more than 150 varieties of camellias and hundreds of azaleas along with nun’s orchids, irises, coral bean, Mexican flame vine, and other flowering plants as they create an explosion of color throughout the Gardens.  Guests are encouraged to return throughout the bloom season to experience Mother Nature’s ever-changing palette of colors— and to take plenty of pictures.

Take a spring bloom tour as volunteer garden guides lead visitors on a walking tour, sharing information about the flora and fauna, with tours leading from the Visitor Center to the Singing Tower.  Check Bok Tower’s website for tour times.

Pinewood Estate will blossom with specially designed floral displays located throughout the 20-room, Mediterranean-style 1930s winter retreat. The estate is open for historical tours daily for an additional fee.  Mondays – Fridays at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., and Sundays at 2:00 p.m., January 4 – April 14.

More than 150 varieties of camellias and hundreds of azaleas along with nun’s orchids, irises and other flowering plants provide an immersion of color at the Gardens from late fall until late spring.

Schedule of Events

Tai Chi in the Gardens:  Saturday mornings through April 6, 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Yoga Dance:  February 5, and March 5, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

• Bok After Dark “80s Night”: March 8, 5-8 p.m.
• Vegetable and Herb Gardening for Central Florida: March 9, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• Music on the Terrace with Delaney Dew “St. Patrick’s Day Weekend Celebration: March 16, 12-2 p.m.
• Music on the Terrace with Mrs. Murphy’s Chowder “St. Patrick’s Day Weekend Celebration”: March 17, 12-2 p.m.
• St. Patrick’s Day Carillon Concert: March 17, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
• Family Camping Adventure: March 16-17
• Edible Plants “Eat the Invasive Weeds”: March 20, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
• 90th Anniversary International Carillon Festival: March 20-24
• Tea Time at Bok Tower Gardens “Tea for Stress Relief”: March 20, 1-2 p.m.
• Bok After Dark “International Carillon Festival”: March 20, 5-8 p.m.
• Farm to Table Dinner with Chef Amy Freeze “Best of Brinner – Breakfast for Dinner”: March 21, 6-8 p.m.
• The Insect Jungle in Your Backyard: March 27, 12-1 p.m.
• Hammock Hollow Fairy Fest: March 30, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Spring Bloom Wine Walk: March 30, 2-5 p.m.

When:  Feb. 1st through April 15, 2019

Where:  Bok Tower Gardens

Website:  Bok Tower Gardens

 

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Firestone Grand Prix – St Petersburg

It’s all very well watching cars roar around a circuit on TV.  But for an experience to blow your mind, you have to be there.  And what could possibly be better than watching the cars scream past you from yards away?   Along the streets and round the tight bends of the City of St. Petersburg.  The noise from the vehicles is wave after wave of crescendo and the smell from the fumes and tires adds to the heightening excitement.  If you’ve never done it, give it a try.

Admission prices start at $50 – $75 per day for youngsters under 12 years of age and $75 – $100 for adults.

When: March 8 – 10, 2019
Where: 100 2nd Ave N #340, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Website: Grand Prix of St Pete

 

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Daytona Bike Week 

If this event is good enough to encourage half a million bikers to visit, then you know it is in a class of its’ own.  It’s the biggest motorcycle gathering on the globe and is celebrating its’ 78th birthday.

Daytona Beach is a city on Florida’s Atlantic coast.  It’s known for Daytona International Speedway, which hosts February’s iconic Daytona 500 NASCAR race.  The beach has hard-packed sand where driving is permitted in designated areas.  Near the boardwalk’s rides and arcades, Daytona Beach Bandshell stages free summer concerts.  Steps from the beach, Daytona Lagoon water park offers go-karts, laser tag, and waterslides.

To help plan your Bike Week Trip, check out the Bike Week Travel Guide

When: March 8 – 17, 2019
Where: Daytona Beach
Website: Offical Bike Week

 

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Taste of Oviedo

This is more than a taste, it’s a three-course meal with all the trimmings.  The Citrus and Celery Cook-Off takes pride of place but is more than ably supported by a singing contest, the Kids Stage delivering entertaining acts all day along with other live groups and solo singers.  School of Rock, a rock climbing wall, a ton of local goodies to nibble on, a car show and fireworks make it a 10am – 6pm show to remember.

When: March 9, 2019
Where: Oviedo Mall, 1700, Oviedo Marketplace Blvd, FL 32765
Website: Taste of Oviedo

 

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Opportunity Through Investment

With so many things to do in Florida and all the growth in Central Florida, the opportunity is here and the time is now to own your dream vacation home in Orlando, Florida!  If you enjoy visiting Florida, why not buy a home here and make money by renting it out when you’re away?  And, if you own a home here, you’re likely to visit more often since you won’t have the extra expense and hassle of getting a hotel room. 

Instead of paying the high cost of renting a room at a resort, you can make memories in your own spacious home and enjoy the many included resort-style amenities.  Then while you’re in your primary home, you’ll have the opportunity to make rental income with the  68 million annual Orlando vacationers.  Ask me for more details on owning and renting through Airbnb, VRBO, or hiring a property manager so you have no worries with renting the property yourself. 

It makes a wise investment with so many vacationers drawn to Orlando because of the always expanding and exciting attractions, theme parks, shopping, golfing, and a wide variety of things to do for everyone!

Contact me today if you’d like more information:

Sunny regards,

Paula Mitchell

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