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A well-known Florida creator, artwork and Florida wildlife are the focal factors of festivals in Lake County and close by. Here’s what’s taking place this weekend, in addition to different upcoming occasions in Lake and Sumter counties (and close by).
fiftieth annual Mount Dora Arts Festival
This nationally ranked nice arts competition attracts about 300 artist distributors from all around the world, displayed all through historic downtown Mount Dora, luring a whole lot of 1000’s of holiday makers, on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entertainment, beer, wine, cocktails, music and meals distributors spherical out the milestone weekend for Mount Dora Center for the Arts. Details and occasion map: mountdoraart.com/mount-dora-arts-festival
Bay Street Players’ Shakespeare revamp presents BOGO on tickets
William Shakespeare’s “King Lear” is considered one of his most well-known tragedies, timeless in its scope, exploring energy, corruption, and the way power-hunger corrupts household, lengthy earlier than the HBO collection “Succession.” The crew at Bay Street Players say that “nowhere in his canon does he create a richer or more complex set of characters.” The play follows King Lear and when he divides his kingdom amongst his three daughters, setting in movement a wave of violence that sends lear into insanity. Runs Jan. 29-Feb. 8. The play is on the historic State Theatre, 109 N. Bay St., Eustis. Tickets and BOGO offers obtainable at eustisstatetheatre.org
Howey Artisan Market at Mission Resort + Club
Featured on the final Saturday of every month, the Howey Artisan Market at Mission Resort & Club presents contemporary produce distributors, native purveyors, and enjoyable, household pleasant actions. Takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, on the clubhouse garden of the Mission Resort and Club in Howey-in-the-Hills. Details: missionresortandclub.com
Free crochet Olympics at Leesburg Library
The first Crochet Olympics will happen on Saturday, Jan. 31, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Leesburg Public Library (Meeting Rooms A & B), situated at 100 E. Main St., Leesburg. The free neighborhood occasion options distinctive aggressive challenges, together with a Symbol Identification quiz, Yarn and Hook Tosses, and a “Fanciest Toss” judged on creativity and aptitude.
Attendees are additionally inspired to carry a home made merchandise for the “Fan Favorite” show. For registration varieties or extra inquiries, members can go to Gary Lee Sligh Fabric Arts in downtown Leesburg or contact the library immediately; you may additionally go to the official Crochet Olympics Facebook page for extra info.
Umatilla Black Bear Fest presents exploration and enjoyable
Held yearly in Lake County’s “Gateway to the Ocala National Forest,” the Umatilla Black Bear Festival is a free, household oriented neighborhood occasion that has been happening for greater than 25 years. This 12 months’s occasion might be loved from 10 a.m. to six p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 1 Cassady St., Umatilla. The fest not solely celebrates the Florida black bear but additionally has reside music, meals vehicles, and humanities and crafts, and teaches us about habitat preservation with interactive, hands-on actions, together with instructional reveals from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
A competition must-do consists of guided, in-depth bus excursions of the Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway and field trips into the forest at 11:30 a.m. and a pair of p.m. Experts provide insights into pure bear habitats. Make certain you guide upfront by emailing Jim Thorsen at [email protected] with the topic line “FBBSB Tour Reservation – Bear Festival.”
If you keep put, the fest additionally options library actions in tandem with the occasion, which contains a “Book Nook,” archery, and the “Come Be a Bear” interactive journey for kids. Presented by the Umatilla Chamber of Commerce, town of Umatilla, and numerous wildlife organizations. Details: 352-669-3511 or [email protected]
Free household picnic in Wildwood
Enjoy free snacks, story time, crafts, winter-themed actions and video games, and a go to from the snow queen from 10 a.m. to midday. Saturday, Jan. 31, on the occasion garden of Wildwood Community Center, 6500 Powell Road, Wildwood. Details: facebook.com/WildwoodParksRecEvents
Eatonville fest salutes legendary creator
Celebrate famed creator Zora Neale Hurston with artwork, tradition, music and extra on the ZORA! Festival, an annual celebration hosted in Hurston’s historic childhood hometown of Eatonville, the neighborhood that impressed the setting of Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God.” The ZORA! Outdoor Festival of the Arts (Jan. 30 – Feb. 1). Additional lectures, artwork exhibitions and extra happen all year long. Details: ZORA! Festival
IceHouse’s ‘The Cottage’ continues madcap run in Mount Dora
The proficient thespians at IceHouse usher in 2026 with laughs by means of a witty comedy, “The Cottage,” by Sandy Rustin. The manufacturing runs Thursday, Jan. 16, by way of Sunday, Feb. 8, on the Sonnentag Theatre, 1100 N. Unser St., Mount Dora. The play’s plot entails a loopy love quadrangle with the misunderstandings and tropes of a daytime drama, starring Christie Duffer, Jackie Prutsman, Christopher Fahmie, John Gracey, Aspen Thompson and Britton Hollingsworth.
Directed by Darlin Barry, the manufacturing options scenic design by Buddy Fales, lighting design by Diego Ford and Philip Lupo, and costume and sound design by Barry. Tickets are $27 for adults with group charges and different reductions. “The Cottage” is rated “PG-15” for “grown-up humor and situations.” More particulars at icehousetheatre.com
Have a ‘berry’ good time at Amber Brooke Farms
The Eustis Amber Brooke Farms location is kicking off 2026 with nation honest enjoyable and u-pick strawberries priced at $4.95 a pound, hand-picked zinnias for $2 a stem, reside music and household leisure. It’s the place you may get cozy with fireplace pits, s’mores and sizzling chocolate, and cavort with the youngsters taking part in video games and taking part in enjoyable actions. Highlights embody Slide Hill, Jump Pillows, playgrounds, Barrel Train, Sunflower Express and the Ball Zone.
The occasion runs Thursdays by way of Sundays by way of Feb. 8, and a extra jam-packed annual strawberry competition is deliberate mid-February in time for Valentine’s Day, after the Strawberry U-Pick occasions finish. Admission costs fluctuate by day. Amber Brooke Farms is situated at 36111 N. CR 44A, Eustis. Details and tickets: amberbrookefarms.com
A LOOK AHEAD …
First Friday Eustis doubles as pre-GeorgeFest
Join town of Eustis for the Georgefest Pre-Party First Friday on Friday, Feb. 6, from 6-9 p.m. in Downtown Eustis. The pre-fest First Friday will characteristic reside music by Esh x Schief, meals vehicles and craft distributors. Details: Eustis.org
Black History Month in Tavares & Leesburg
The Tavares African American Heritage Festival Weekend, Feb 6-7, is a celebration of tradition, historical past, and neighborhood. Enjoy an After Hours Concert: Willie Green and Soul Therapy Band at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6, on the Tavares Public Library. The live performance kicks off African American History Month with a “Legacy of the Black Cowboy” theme. Later on in February, Leesburg’s Black-owned artwork gallery Artist with a Purpose shall be featured within the Harlem Fine Arts Show in New York throughout Black History Month (extra coming quickly). Orisirisi African Folklore (Feb 20) places on an interactive efficiency that includes drumming, dance, and music on the Leesburg Library. Find out extra at lakecountyfl.gov/calendar
Grand opening of Friendly Grounds Cafe in Clermont
Central Florida Dreamplex presents the official launch of the Friendly Grounds Café at The Friendship Place, a brand new vocational coaching café staffed by adults with particular wants and disabilities by way of real-world job abilities and inclusive employment alternatives. The café will formally open with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, on National Latte Day, at 2400 S. U.S. 27, Clermont. Those interested by attending ought to RSVP at cfldreamplex.com/friendly-grounds-grand-opening.
Chinese New Year celebrated in Groveland
Usher within the Chinese New Year in Groveland on the metropolis’s February Second Friday Block Party. Never thoughts that it is on Friday, the thirteenth. Leave that medieval superstition on the door and go for a much more historic custom that goes again greater than three millennia. Instead, rejoice the Year of the Horse from 5 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 13 at Lake David Park with a style present, reside music, meals vehicles, distributors, and festive performances. Admission is free. The park is situated at 450 S. Lake Ave., Groveland. Details: groveland-fl.gov
Free film at Leesburg baseball stadium
Take the youngsters to see a free film Feb. 20 as a part of the Home Run Flicks collection in Leesburg. The screening is a part of a household film night time collection with free movies on the massive display screen at Pat Thomas Stadium, house of the Leesburg Lightning, situated at 240 Ball Park Road, Leesburg. The subsequent film is “Mufasa: The Lion King.” Movie begins at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20. Proceeds go to Leesburg Arts Center. Bring blankets & chairs. Details: facebook.com/leesburgspecialevents
Sak brings top-notch improv to Lake County
Prepare to giggle at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, when the improvsters of Orlando’s SAK Comedy Lab carry spontaneous, audience-interactive comedy to the Clermont Performing Arts Center. The present is appropriate for all ages and carried out by a Central Florida favourite for greater than 25 years.
The troupe was voted “Best Comedy” within the Orlando Weekly Reader’s Poll. Current and previous SAK performers have gone on to jot down or seem on the Disney Channel, Showtime, HBO, Warner Brothers, Broadway and extra, together with Aaron Shure, author and govt producer of “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Office”; Wayne Brady of “Let’s Make a Deal” and “Whose Line is it Anyway?,” and SAK founder Clare Sera and Karey Kirkpatrick, writers of the Warner Brothers animated musical, “Smallfoot.” Tix: tix.com
Strawberry Festival brings enjoyable to Brown’s Adventure Farm
Enjoy some candy and juicy enjoyable at Brown’s Adventure Farm from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 21-22. The Oxford farm’s “Strawberry Festival — A Berry Sweet Weekend on the Farm.” Admission consists of reside music and leisure, Legacy of the Wild West reveals (three reveals each day), sweet cannon blasts, free face portray (choose occasions), greater than 30 sights and actions, strawberry photograph alternatives and competition backdrops, large giveaways (twice each day), and a strawberry pie consuming contest with prizes.
Receive 20% off U-Pick strawberries with paid admission (when obtainable; availability is dependent upon discipline circumstances). Festival meals and candy treats, together with strawberry favorites, can be found for buy. Tickets are $17.95 on-line or $21.95 on the gate. The farm is situated at 13940 N. U.S. 301, Oxford. Details: brownsadventurefarm.com
‘Camp GeorgeFest’ celebrates Washington’s birthday in Eustis
The metropolis of Eustis has introduced that the theme of the 124th annual Georgefest celebration shall be “Camp Georgefest,” imparting a spirit of journey with live shows, reside reveals, carnival rides, meals, video games and a wide range of returning favorites and new additions. The oldest steady annual competition in Lake County returns Feb. 21-28 at historic downtown Eustis and Ferran Park.
The eight-day, household pleasant occasion celebrates George Washington’s bBirthday with each day actions designed to carry the neighborhood collectively. According to town, “the event draws thousands of local attendees and an increasing number of out-of-state visitors each year. It is recognized as the longest continuously running celebration of George Washington’s Birthday in the nation.” Details: www.eustisgeorgefest.org
Red, White, & Blues-BQ in downtown Leesburg
Enjoy two quintessential American experiences: blues music and barbecue, and 250 years of America from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, on the Red, White & Blues-BQ competition in downtown Leesburg. Dale Bandy &The Blue Cans and Sheba Queen of the Mississippi carry out. Food from Hurt’s BBQ , Grandma’s BBQ and Shaws Ooh Wee.
St. Patrick’s Day rocks at Shamrockin’ Fest in Leesburg
The thirteenth annual Shamrockin’ BBQ & Beer Festival is getting Lake County’s Irish up once more, returning to downtown Leesburg on March 13-14. The enjoyable begins Friday, March 13, at 5 p.m. on the Shamrockin’ Stage, with music from the Black Thorn Brigade. Vendors and meals vehicles hold festgoers busy, together with the Shamrockin’ Chili Cook-Off and Whiskey Business tastings.
Following an Irish parade, the road celebration continues on Main Street till 11 p.m., with free reside leisure on a number of phases. On Saturday, the competition reopens at 11 a.m. with extra reside reveals, together with pub-style sing-alongs with Scuttered the Bruce and conventional music from the Nae Breeks South Pipe Band.
A serious spotlight is the Florida BBQ Association-sanctioned competitors, the place guests can pattern and vote for his or her favourite entries from over 25 high Southern groups. Guests also can loosen up within the new Wine & Beer Garden, providing curated flights and craft alternatives.
The festivities conclude Saturday night time with a headline efficiency by Def Lepprechaun and extra reside music at McCracken’s Irish Pub. While competition entry and music are free, tasting tickets for meals and spirits are required and might be bought by way of the Official Shamrockin’ Fest Website. Hosted by the Firefighter Charity of Central Florida, this occasion serves as a significant fundraiser for the Florian Fund, offering help to native firefighters going through medical crises. Visit shamrockinfest.com for extra info.
4th Street Art Experience returns in March
Postponed till March, see proficient creatives flip downtown Leesburg right into a “living canvas” on the 4th Street Art Experience, and also you would possibly even have the ability to be a part of a dance celebration at a festive, artistic block celebration from 5 to 9 p.m. on the fourth Friday of the month at Fourth Street off Main Street. “Whether you’re painting, vending, or enjoying the atmosphere — there’s no cost to attend and plenty of local talent to experience,” organizers say. Details: Artistwap.com
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