Free Activities in Orlando in July
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far. Below we have some free events happening around the Orlando area. Be sure to check back for updates & more events as the month progresses.
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Free Activities in Orlando in July
Here are some fun free activities to take the family to this month.
Get ready to dive into Orange County Library System’s FREE annual Summer Reading Program, Oceans of Possibilities: An exploration of new depths, seven seas, stories, and shows. This year we’re bringing you greater shows and events!
Date: July 1, 2022
Time: 11:00AM to 12:00PM
Location: Orange County Library System, 10197 Lake District Ln, Orlando, FL 32832
Winter Garden’s Red, White & Blues
Visit Downtown Winter Garden for a slice of patriotic small town charm that’s better than apple pie! Downtown Winter Garden turns red, white, and blue. Shop, dine, and stroll with the backdrop of patriotic decorations accentuating downtown’s historic charm.
Date: July 1, 2022
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Historic Downtown Winter Garden, 101 S. Boyd Street, Winter Park, FL 34787
Naturalist Nature Walk Day for Kids
Join us for our monthly Naturalist Nature Walk Day, held the first Saturday each month from 11-12pm! This is an educational event geared towards kids 5-10 yrs old (although other ages are welcome as well). Our IDEAS For Us Neighborhood Naturalist (or Educator) will lead children on a Nature Walk at Lake Lorna Doone Park teaching about Florida nature!
Date: July 2, 2022
Time: 11:00AM to 12:00PM
Location: Lake Lorna Doone Park, 1519 West Church Street, Orlando, FL 32805
Winter Garden Farmer’s Market Independence Day Celebration
Visit the patriotic-decorated market for some good old-fashioned fun including live music, kids crafts, family games on the lawn, live music, and one-stop shopping for your holiday barbecue.
Date: July 2, 2022
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Winter Garden Downtown Pavilion, 104 S Lakeview Avenue, Winter Garden, FL
Baldwin Park’s Independence Bash
Baldwin Park Independence Bash will take place on July 3 from 6–10pm. This annual, free, family friendly event will include music, dancing, a beer garden, food trucks, balloon artists, face painters and plenty of photo ops! There will be a 15 minute choreographed firework display to end the night beginning at 9:15pm.
Date: July 3, 2022
Time: 6:00PM to 10:00PM
Location: Baldwin Park, 4875 New Broad St, Orlando, FL 32814
Delaney Church’s July 4th Ice Cream Party
Join Delaney Church for a Star-Spangled Celebration! Bring some ice cream or toppings to share. They invite you to join them as they celebrate the birth of Independence! The free event is open to all and will feature ice cream, games, entertainment, children’s activities and food available for purchase.
Date: July 3, 2022
Time: 6:00PM to 10:00PM
Location: Delaney Church, 1919 Delaney Ave., Orlando, FL 32806
City of Winter Park’s 27th Annual 4th of July Celebration
Celebrate Independence Day with city of Winter Park! Enjoy a special presentation that will will feature live patriotic music by Bach Festival Choir and Brass Ensemble. There will be Free kid zone, carnival games, free cookies, free pies, and kona icee’s!
Date: July 4, 2022
Time: 9:00AM to 12:00PM
Location: Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, 255 South Denning Drive, Winter Park, FL
Old Town’s July 4th Celebration & Fireworks
Celebrate the Red, White, and Blue with free fireworks at Old Town. Bring the family for an entire day of fun including streetmosphere entertainment and live music on the Old Town Main Stage featuring the Occasional Astronauts, and more!
Date: July 4, 2022
Time: 12:00PM
Location: Old Town, 5770 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee, FL 34746
Winter Garden’s Pancake Breakfast & Kids Parade
The Annual Winter Garden Independence Day Pancake Breakfast is returning! Before the Parade, bring the family to a Pancake Breakfast at 8:00 a.m.at the Masonic Lodge. Kids eat free and breakfast is available for adults to purchase. There will be entertainment and fun activities for the kids!
Date: July 4, 2022
Time: 6:00PM to 10:00PM
Location: Winter Garden Masonic Lodge, 230 W Bay St Winter Garden, FL 34787
Round up the family (fur-fam included!), friends, neighbors and head over to the Horizon West Town Center for a monthly hang out, Horizon West style! Food trucks offering a variety of local eats, Giveaways and Prizes, Kids Games and Activities.
Date: July 7, 2022
Time: 5:30PM to 9:00PM
Location: Horizon West Town Center, 14111 Shoreside Way, Winter Garden, FL 34787
Arteneo presents International Folk Dance Festival
Join Arteneo for their 1st International Folk Dance Festival. Different groups from several countries will meet on this day to delight the audience with their talent and Folk Dance, all while competing for a prize before a first-class jury. The International Folk Dance Festival is an event for the whole family and completely free! Come experience this unique and unrepeatable event.
Date: July 10, 2022
Time: 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Location: Lake Eola Amphitheater, 195 N Rosalind Ave, Orlando, FL 32801
Mennello Museum’s Free Family Day
Join us at the museum every 2nd Sunday for FREE Family Day plus take-home art project, talk about the art with our knowledgeable educators and then create your own work! Each Free Family Funday has a different theme based on the current exhibition in the museum and the museum galleries stay open until 4:30 p.m. for all guests.
Date: July 10, 2022
Time: 12:30PM to 4:30PM
Location: Mennello Museum of American Art, 900 East Princeton Street, Orlando, FL 32832
Our Popcorn Flicks in the Park series features classic films for the whole family. These films are usually held on the second Thursday of each month in Winter Park’s beautiful Central Park and they are FREE and open to the public. We encourage you to bring a blanket, a picnic or snacks, and some family and friends and join!
Date: July 14, 2022
Time: 7:00PM to 9:30PM
Location: Central Park, W Morse Blvd., Winter Park, FL 32789
Winter Park’s Neighborhood Music Jam
Join us every 3rd Thursday on the stage in back of the Winter Park Community Center for a fun evening of making music. Musicians of all ages, instruments, and abilities are invited to come make new friends as we play a variety of songs, from pop to rock to blues to country. A PA system with microphones will be provided along with a drum kit, keyboard, and bass and guitar amps. Just bring your own instrument, plug in, play, or come out to watch a show for FREE!
Date: July 21, 2022
Time: 6:30PM to 9:00PM
Location: Winter Park Community Center, 721 West New England Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789
The Downtown Business Committee hosts Windermere’s Food Truck night is held the 4th Friday of every month from 5:00-9:30pm at Town Square Park, rain or shine! Bring a chair or a blanket and enjoy a variety of cuisine from 15-18 trucks. Certain months also feature live music, DJ, kids’ activities, and/or a movie.
Date: July 22, 2022
Time: 6:00PM to 9:30PM
Location: Town Square Park, 614 Main Street, Windermere, FL 34786
IWC Family Chiropractic’s Summer Bash
We are having our annual FREE Summer bash with a Safari Theme (again) and we just want to celebrate with YOU!! Gather your neighbors, friends and family and join us at IWC Family Chiropractic for some fun in the sun.
Date: July 23, 2022
Time: 11:00AM to 3:00PM
Location: IWC Family Chiropractic, 4625 Halder Lane Suite B, Orlando, FL 32789
It’s a Jungle Downtown with the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens! Join us at the Downtown Orlando YMCA for a wild afternoon with our friends from the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens! Enjoy meet-and-greets with your favorite rainforest animals, food trucks, and water activities! Free and open to the community!
Date: July 23, 2022
Time: 11:00AM to 3:00PM
Location: Downtown Orlando YMCA, 433 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
Premiere Cinemas FREE Summer Kids Fest Movie
The FREE Summer Kids Fest is BACK at Premiere Cinemas. Thanks to their Sponsors at Taste of Nature (Doctor Pepper Cotton Candy, Doughlish, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Mrs Fields Mini Cookies) everybody will have a great FREE summer kid series again. Showings to the public will be between 10am and 11am on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Date: July 27, 28 2022
Time: 11:00AM to 3:00PM
Location: Orlando Fashion Sqaure Mall, 3201 E. Colonial Drive, FL 32803
Kid$ Bi$ Children Business Fair
Kid$ Bi$ is setting up an indoor market place where the children ages 6 to 18 years become entrepreneur’s for a day. Please stop by, browse, buy or simply encourage these amazing young entrepreneur’s. Bring your family to enjoy this family-fun event!
Date: July 30, 2022
Time: 12:00PM to 5:00PM
Location: Milwee Middle School, 1341 South Ronald Reagan Boulevard, Longwood, FL 32750
Main Event’s Summer Block Party
Summer is officially here, which means that here at Main Event Orlando it’s time for our annual Summer Block Party! Registration and Attendance at our Summer Block Party includes: FREE Face Painting, Scavenger Hunt, S.T.E.M. Station, Raffle, Prizes, AND MORE (Bring a school supply donation of $10+ to get an extra FREE raffle entry!), half priced bowling as well!
Date: July 31, 2022
Time: 11:30AM to 2:00PM
Location: Main Event Orlando, 9101 International Drive #Suite 1032 Orlando, FL 32819
