Orlando Beer Festival

The 8th Annual Orlando Beer Festival will bring together more than 150 beers from brewers both large and small in a weekend-long event featuring live entertainment, a host of dining offerings and, of course, nearly every type of brew imaginable.


The 8th Annual Orlando Beer Festival will take place on Saturday, November 11th from 5:00pm until 11:00pm, and Sunday, November 12th from 4:00pm until 9:00pm.
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Ticket Information
Tickets for the event can be purchased by calling (407) 224-5500.
Visitors at the Orlando Beer Festival will choose from more than 100 beers to taste.The Universal Orlando resort destination includes two dramatically distinct and adjacent theme parks, the Universal Studios motion picture and television theme park and Universal's Islands of Adventure, Orlando's next generation theme park. Universal Orlando also includes CityWalk, a 30-acre dining, shopping, club and live-entertainment venue as well as premier on-site Loews hotels and world-class film and television production facilities.


Event Notes:
• A Designated Driver program will also be available at the event.
• Guests must be 21 to purchase Beer Festival Ticket and to consume alcoholic beverages.
• Parking is FREE after 6:00pm, excluding valet.

Date(s):
2006 Nov: 11-12
Location: Universal/CityWalk
Venue: Universal CityWalk
Contact Phone: 407-224-5500 or 407-839-3900
Time Info: Sat, 3:00pm-9:00pm; Sun, 2:00pm-8:00pmPrice Info: TBD

Dew Action Sports Tour

The 2006 Dew Action Sports Tour brings some of the top names in extreme sports to Orlando's TD Waterhouse Centre, October 12th thru 15th, 2006, for a weekend of high-flying, hardcore excitement.


The four-day event features hardcore, extreme sports action as the best in the business compete in skateboard vert and park; BMX dirt, vert and park; and freestyle motocross.


The Dew Action Sports Tour has something for everyone, and enough excitement to fill a weekend. The festival village offers great opportunities to meet athletes, try new and exciting products, test your skills on the park course, and view demos and exhibits. Live music from nationally-known headlining and supporting acts also round out this extreme event.
Date(s):
2006 Oct: 12-15
Location: Downtown Orlando
Venue: TD Waterhouse Centre
Contact Phone: 407-849-2020 or 407-839-3900
Time Info: TBD
Price Info: $6.00 (Thursday only), $12.00 (Fri-Sun) or $30.00 (4-day pass)

Pro Am Surfing Festival

Cocoa Beach Surf Company NKF Pro-Am Surfing Festival

Each Labor Day weekend the National Kidney Foundation of Florida holds a benefit surfing event. The 21st Annual Cocoa Beach Surf Company NKF Pro-Am Surfing Festival will takes place September 1st thru 4th, 2006 at Coconuts on the Beach in downtown Cocoa Beach.


In addition to top-notch professional and amateur surfing competitions, there all sorts of festivities that the whole family can enjoy. There will be musical entertainment, demonstrations, bikini contests and much more.

Schedule of Events


Friday, Sept. 1: 6:00pm-11:00pm
Registration Party - Register for the Pro-Am surfing competition. Welcome and “meet and greet” members of the Surfing Hall of Fame East Coast Legends and Dan Mackin, Wyland Gallery Artist


Saturday, Sept. 2: 8:00am-6:00pm
Professional and Amateur surfing competitions begin. There are special events each day on the beach, for kids of all ages, win surfboards and prizes, Beach Spa, Free wax up, radio promotions, face painting for kids. A live band will take stage at Noon. At 1:00, get free poster signings and watch a surfing exhibition featuring Hall-of-Fame wave riders. At 4:00, the Mar Chiquita Bikini Contest Preliminary will be held on the beachside deck.


Sunday, Sept. 3: 8:00am-6:00pm
The surfing competitions heat up during the quarter, semifinals and semi-main. Depending on the number of participants, the Amateur divisions could finish up. Live band takes stage at Noon. Poster signings and surf exhibition with the Hall-of-Famers at 1:00. Bikini contest at 4:00.


Monday, Sept. 4: 8:00am-6:00pm
At, 8:00, the finals of the surfing competition. At 9:00, the Cocoa Beach Paddleboard Championships. Live band takes the stage at 12:30. Beginning at 1:00, free poster signings surf exhibition by Hall-of-Fame surfers. At 4:00, the Mar Chiquita Bikini Contest Finals take place on the beachside deck. The awards ceremony for the Surfing Competition will follow.

Date(s):
2006 Sep: 1-4
Location: Cocoa/Cocoa Beach
Venue: Coconuts on the Beach
Contact Email: nkf@kidneyfla.org
Contact Phone: 407-894-7325
Time Info: Fri, 6:00pm-11:00pm; Sat-Mon, 8:00am-6:00pm
Price Info: Free for Spectators; $35-$50 (to enter contest)

Art Car Weekend

3rd Annual Mount DoraMount Dora Art Car Weekend

The weekend will kick off with a "wild and zany" Art Car Wedding, on Friday, August 18th, 2006 at 6:30pm at the Lakeside Inn. Local artist Regina Smith (Mom's Clutter Heap) met Tom Bazinette from West Palm Beach (Sun N Sand Work Van) at last year's event. It was love at first sight and nothing would do but to have their wedding one year later in a not-so-traditional fashion at the 3rd Art Car Weekend. They have created a "wedding car," and after the ceremony the couple will cruise around historic downtown Mt. Dora celebrating their union.


The Mount Dora Center for the Arts is hosting Family Fun Fest Day on Saturday, August 19th from 10:00am to 2:00pm in conjunction with the Merchants Association's Art Car Weekend. Artists and families will be invited to enter a sidewalk chalk art contest on the pavers of Baker Street. There will be live music performed in Donnelly Park. Picnic lunches will be available at participating local restaurants so families can lunch and enjoy the fun in the park. Artists will be displaying their work inside the Donnelly Park Building.


The rolling pieces of art will make a rally around Lake Dora through Tavares, at 10:00am on Saturday morning, and then will come to life as the official parade starts at 11:00am, on Saturday. The parade will travel down Donnelly Street and around side streets in historic downtown Mount Dora until the cars find their "pit area." The rolling works of art will be displayed throughout downtown until 4:00pm on Saturday.


Vote for your favorite car in the People's Choice Awards by donating $1.00 or more at collection boxes located by each car. Votes can be cast until 1:00pm on Sunday. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Hospice of Lake and Sumter Counties.


On Sunday, August 20th, the cars will rally to Waterman Village, returning to Downtown Mount Dora by noon where they will gather at Country Cottage Crafts on Donnelly Street.


Award announcements and photo session will be held at 3:00pm.

Newcomers to the event this year are FinnJet by Antti Rahko which has appeared on the Discovery Channel, Mini-Merc, a revision of Holy Mercatoy'd by Tom Stuto, Sashimi Tabernacle Choir featuring singing fish and lobsters by Richard Carter from Houston, Texas and winner of the People's Choice Award at the Houston Art Car Parade 2003 and Shuttle Van by Bill Viereck from Houston, Texas. Thing Three by Deanna Sheffield from Orlando and Transpart by Forrest and Lin Butcher from Satsuma, Florida are new creations in 2006.

Returning favorites from the past events are Stink Bug (Carolyn Stapleton; Orlando), Magnet Car (Carl Knickerbocker; Orlando), Air Woody (John Breen; Ocala), Wheels of Imagination (Becky Morris; Houston, Texas), Women that Rock (Bonnie Blue; Houston, Texas), and Undersea Mahjong (Sarah Ovenall, Durham, North Carolina).
Date(s):
2006 Aug: 19-20
Location: Mount Dora
Venue: Downtown Mount Dora
Contact Phone: 352-357-4110 or 407-221-5358
Time Info: Times Vary - See Description
Price Info: Free for Spectators (Vote for People's Choice Award with $1.00 donation)

12th Annual August Stomp!

Get together with family and friends and head for the beautiful rolling hills of Clermont for the 12th Annual August Stomp! festival at the Lakeridge Winery. Every year, festival-goers get a chance to lend a hand, er-uh, well, foot, and help the Lakeridge Winery by stompin' some grapes!


In addition to getting your feet all messy, you'll also enjoy live music, plenty of food and wine while having a great time!


2006 Aug: 19-20
Location: Clermont
Venue: Lakeridge Winery & Vineyards
Contact Phone: 1-800-768-9463
Time Info: Sat, 10:00am-5:00pm; Sun, 11:00am-5:00pm
Price Info: $2.00

Rock The Universe

Featuring Relient K,the Newsboys,MXPX,Grits,Krystal Meyers,Monday Morning,Pocket Full of Rocks,Skillet,Third Day,Audio Adrenaline,DecmberRadio and more. Sept 8-9 Universal Studios Orlando,1000 Universal Studios Orlando
$64.95 for two nights and $38.95 for one night

Dr. Wayne Dyer

Two-hour lecture
October 28 9:30 to 11:30AM.
Orange County Convention Centeer
Call 1 800 785 2020

Lewis Black

Friday, December 29, 2006 at 8:00 PM
at Hard Rock Live Orlando in Orlando, FL
(407) 351-LIVE (5483)

2006 Florida Classic

FAMU v BCC November 18 3:30 pm Florida Citrus Bowl    
Orlando, FL (407) 849-2500

Toby Keith

With Joe Nichols and The Show Dogs
7:30PM September 2 Ford Amphitheate 4802 US HWY 301 N. Tampa
Call 813 740 2446

Boat Show

2006 Hot Summer Boat Show with boats,seminars and competitions:
5PM-9PM August 11,10AM-9PM August 12,10AM-6PM August 13.
Orange County Convention Center 9800 International Drive,Orlando 32819. Adults $5 Free for age 15 or under.

Night of Joy

With MercyMe, Casting Crowns, BarlowGirl, Rebecca St.James, Todd Agnew, david Crowder Band, Kirk Franklin, tobyMac, Smokie Norful, ZOEgirl and more: 7:30PM Sept 8-9; Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, 10000 Buena Vista Blvd, Lake Buena Vista Call 407 839 3900 or 407 934 7639

David Lee Roth

Live in Concert Friday August 4 8PM @ Hard Rock Live Universal Orlando