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Take a break from holiday spending with FREE Christmas events in Orlando! The holidays in Orlando are absolutely magical, with nice weather and festive decor all over town, and sometimes no money is needed. From tree lightings and holiday parades to Christmas movies and holiday festivals, get in the spirit with these free Orlando events suitable for all ages. Read on for all the details about these awesome free holiday activities and Christmas events in Orlando!

For more seasonal fun, visit our Orlando Christmas Activities and Holiday Guide for countless ideas to spend quality time with your family this holiday season. We've got everything from Holiday Lights Drive-Thrus and Christmas Light Shows to Must-Do Christmas Events to Book Now Before They Sell Out!

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Santa rides through town at the Winter Park Parade! Photo courtesy of Visit Orlando
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Free Holiday Events in Orlando: Festivals & Shows

Promenade at Sunset Walk Holinights Celebration

Kissimmee
Select nights through December 25, 2025
Join the Promenade at Sunset Walk for our annual Holinights Celebration, featuring Santa Claus and his Mischievous Elves, towering toy soldiers, and the nightly lighting of our 40-foot animated Holinights Christmas tree at 6:30 PM. READ MORE

Celebration's Now Snowing

Celebration
November 29- December 31, 2025
Celebration's annual Now Snowing event features snowfall nightly, as well as ice skating, strolling Carolers, horse-drawn carriage rides, train rides, and photos with Santa. READ MORE

Holidays at Disney Springs

Lake Buena Vista
Daily through January 4, 2026
Celebrate the holidays at Disney Springs with a Disney Christmas Tree Stroll, snow flurries, toy soldier stilt-walkers, and snowflake skaters. Visit with jolly Old St. Nick through December 24. A virtual queue is available to meet with Santa. READ MORE

Florida Citrus Tower Holiday Light Show

Clermont
November 28, 2025 - January 7, 2026
The Annual Citrus Tower Spectacular Light Show invites the community to enjoy a festive display of lights, music, and holiday cheer. The event runs nightly with showtimes from 7–8 PM and 8–9 PM. Admission is free for all, and guests are encouraged to bring family, friends, and holiday spirit to share in the celebration. READ MORE

Christmas In The Park

Winter Park
Thursday, December 4, 2025
This annual event launches the holiday season in Winter Park by lighting up the Tiffany windows in Central Park accompanied by the Bach Festival Choir and Brass Ensemble in concert. READ MORE

City of Longwood Tree Lighting & Holiday Concert

Longwood
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Join the City of Longwood for a tree lighting and a holiday jazz concert featuring Groove Slayer. READ MORE

College Park Holiday on the Drive

Orlando
Thursday, December 4, 2025
This event offers something for everyone - from activities for the little ones to an artisan vendor village for unique holiday gift hunting. Santa will be there to spread cheer, and the air will be alive with music and entertainment. READ MORE

Apopka Tree Lighting

Apopka
Friday, December 5, 2025
Join the City of Apopka as the community comes together to celebrate the holiday season with festive lights, holiday displays, and a special tree lighting ceremony.   READ MORE

City of Edgewood Santa Fly-In

Orlando
Friday, December 5, 2025
Experience the Magic at Edgewood’s 10th Annual Santa Fly-In! Santa’s arriving by helicopter — and you’re invited to watch it happen. Bring your family for a night full of holiday cheer, food, music, and fun! READ MORE

Lake Eola Tree Lighting Celebration

Downtown Orlando
Friday, December 5, 2025
The annual Tree Lighting Celebration at Lake Eola includes live music and holiday performances, Florida snowfall, Santa, holiday market, food trucks, and the lighting of the 72-foot Christmas tree. READ MORE

Lake Mary Holiday in the Park

Lake Mary
Friday, December 5, 2025
This free holiday event includes food, vendors, entertainment, a kids activity zone, and a skating rink with light shows every 30 minutes. Make sure to visit Santa and Mrs. Claus too. READ MORE

Light Up Clermont

Clermont
Friday, December 5, 2025
Visit downtown Clermont for the annual tree lighting at City Hall Park. There will be live music, food trucks, vendors, carolers, photo opportunities with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and more. READ MORE

Light Up Winter Garden

Winter Garden
Friday, December 5, 2025
This annual event kicks off the holiday season with entertainment, activities, and of course, the lighting of the streets of downtown Winter Garden. READ MORE

Winter on the Avenue

Winter Park
Friday, December 5, 2025
Winter on the Avenue is a holiday street party complete with tree-lighting, strolling carolers, Chanukah menorah lighting ceremony, s'mores, snow slides, children's choirs, The Bubble Bus, Popcorn Flicks in the park, and, of course, Santa and Mrs. Claus. READ MORE

A Merry Winter Garden Light Show

Winter Garden
Select nights, December 5-27, 2025
This annual animated holiday light extravaganza has become a holiday tradition to so many households. The front façade of Winter Garden City Hall becomes the canvas for this spectacular show synchronized to music. READ MORE

Oh What Fun! Lake Nona Holiday Festival

Lake Nona
Select days, December 5-21, 2025
Oh, What Fun! returns to Lake Nona Town Center this December! Visit Peppermint Square (Lake Nona Town Center) for a magical holiday festival filled with nightly snowfalls, live entertainment, local vendors, festive treats, and endless photo ops, including a towering 24-foot Christmas tree. READ MORE

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Downtown Orlando
December 5, 2025 - January 6, 2026
Stroll Lake Eola and watch the Eola Wonderland Christmas Tree come alive with lights and music. Weekends through December 21, see snowfall and meet Santa at the Lake Eola House. READ MORE

Avalon Aglow

Orlando
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Avalon Aglow is a free community event featuring a parade, a bounce park, real snow, train rides, community performances, pictures with Santa, and fireworks to end the night. READ MORE

Christmas at Hamlin

Winter Garden
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Christmas at Hamlin promises a blend of holiday traditions and festive fun for all. The inaugural Lighting of the Tree will take place at 6pm, kicking off a brand-new annual holiday tradition for Hamlin. Thousands of twinkling lights will illuminate a magnificent 25-foot Christmas tree transforming the night into pure holiday enchantment. READ MORE

Holiday Celebration at The Grove

Orlando
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Join The Grove for a Holiday Celebration that promises fun for the whole family, featuring free photos with Santa, face painting, balloon art, entertainment, giveaways, and holiday-themed crafts. READ MORE

Light Up The Holidays at Cranes Roost Park

Altamonte
Saturday, December 6, 2025
The City of Altamonte Springs and Duke Energy celebrate the tradition of lighting up Cranes Roost Park with live music, entertainment, fireworks, and train rides, along with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Watch as the park comes alive with spectacular holiday displays featuring 200,000 lights and a 60-foot tree decorated with thousands of ornaments and garland. READ MORE

Maitland Season of Light

Maitland
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Celebrate the holidays at Lake Lily Park with games and activities, vendors, live music,  tree lighting ceremony, fireworks, and a visit from Santa.  READ MORE

Winter Garden Holiday Night Market

Winter Garden
Saturday, December 6, 2025
The Holiday Night Market transforms the Downtown Pavilion area into a festive, open-air market bustling with market stalls of vendor booths of holiday goods and treats. Enjoy the market and merry activities amidst a picturesque Holiday Wonderland! READ MORE

Winter Springs Winter Wonderland

Winter Springs
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Experience the enchantment of the holiday season at Winter Wonderland. This year's festivities feature the annual Holiday Parade, the ceremonial tree lighting, performances by local talent, and a special visit from Santa Claus. READ MORE

Cracker Christmas at Fort Christmas Historical Park

Christmas
December 6 & 7, 2025
Cracker Christmas is an annual two-day event held on the first full weekend of December. The event features live historical demonstrators, vendors, and various foods for sale. The origin of the term “Florida Cracker” refers to the cracking sound made by the whips used by early settlers to herd their cattle, hence the Floridians were called “Crackers”. READ MORE

Promenade at Sunset Walk's Toy Drive Car & Truck Show

Kissimmee
Sunday, December 14, 2025
The Promenade at Sunset Walk, in partnership with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, is hosting a Toy Drive Car & Truck Show. The event features appearances by Santa Claus, music by DJ Jennifer, and prizes for car owners, including a resort stay and Merchant's Choice Trophies. READ MORE

Holiday Pops with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra

Multiple Locations
December 12 & 13, 2025
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra presents this free public concert full of holiday favorites for all ages. Concerts in Winter Park and Della Phillips Pavilion. READ MORE

Sanford Joyfest

Sanford
Thursday, December 11, 2025
The Sanford Police Department and a bunch of their friends bring the party to Magnolia Square. Santa, the Sanford Police Elves, and more guests will all be there spreading the joy of the holidays. READ MORE

Celebrate the Season at Reiter Park

Longwood
Friday, December 12, 2025
Join the festivities at the City of Longwood's annual Celebrate the Season event. This holiday street party features an array of activities, including photo opportunities with Santa, music by DJ Dennis, live performances, kids activities, and more. READ MORE

City of Ocoee Jolly Jamboree

Ocoee
Saturday, December 13, 2025
Celebrate the holiday season and bring the family to the City of Ocoee's Jolly Jamboree. More information coming soon! READ MORE

Mount Dora Snow in the Park

Mount Dora
Saturday, December 13, 2025
This annual holiday event includes snow sledding in Donnelly Park, food, music, and other holiday festivities. READ MORE

Chanukah on the Park

Winter Park
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Get ready for one of Central Florida's largest Chanukah celebrations! This annual outdoor festival brings together the entire community for a fun evening of music and joy to kick off the first night of Chanukah. READ MORE

Lake Eola Holiday Sensory Night

Downtown Orlando
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Enjoy the magic of the holidays in a sensory-friendly environment, with low/no music, fidget spinners, noise-canceling headphones, Santa visits, and train rides. READ MORE

Morse Museum Christmas Eve Celebration

Winter Park
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
On Christmas Eve, enjoy free admission to the Morse Museum galleries with live music. READ MORE

Central Florida Soap Box Derby’s Holiday Rally

Sanford
December 27 & 28, 2025
Bring the kids to Derby Park to watch the soap box derby. Races are free to watch and kids can enjoy the playground at the park afterward. READ MORE
Free holiday movies are on the screens this season in Orlando. Photo of The Polar Express/courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
Free holiday movies are on the screens this season in Orlando. Photo of The Polar Express/courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures

Free Holiday Events in Orlando: Movies

Holiday Movie Night at Cranes Roost Park

Altamonte Springs
December 11 & 18, 2025
Enjoy an outdoor holiday movie with the family at Cranes Roost Park, surrounded by thousands of holiday lights. READ MORE

Free Movie in the Park - Meadow Woods Park

Orlando
Friday, December 12, 2025
Orange County Parks & Recreation is hosting a free movie night at Meadow Woods Park, showing Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (rated PG). READ MORE

Orange County Parks Movie in the Park - Fall Series

Multiple Locations
December 12 & 14, 2025
Join Orange County Parks & Recreation for its FREE Movie in the Parks, October thru December. Visit prior to the movie time for some family friendly fun yard games. READ MORE

Maitland Movie in the Park

Maitland
Saturday, December 13, 2025
Maitland's Movies in the Park presents a monthly family-friendly movie under the stars at Independence Square Park next to City Hall. READ MORE

Longwood Movie in the Park

Longwood
Friday, December 19, 2025
Bring your family and friends for a free outdoor movie at Reiter Park with a showing of a family-friendly film. READ MORE

Windermere Food Truck & Holiday Movie Night

Windermere
Friday, December 19, 2025
This event includes over a dozen food trucks as well as a free screening of the movie Home Alone at 7pm. READ MORE

Free Family Movie Night: Elf

Sanford
Saturday, December 27, 2025
The Ritz Theater invites guests to enjoy the spirit of the holiday season with a showing of Elf, rated PG. This hilarious Christmas film tells the tale of a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts on Christmas Eve and is transported back to the North Pole and raised as an elf. Years later Buddy learns he is not really an elf and goes on a journey to New York City to find his true identity. READ MORE

Free Holiday Events in Orlando: Christmas Parades

Longwood Christmas Parade

Longwood
Saturday, December 6, 2025
The City of Longwood's annual Christmas parade features seasonal characters, bands, and more. READ MORE

Clermont Christmas Parade

Clermont
Saturday, December 6, 2025
"SLEIGHted" to start at 10 AM this parade will depart from Waterfront Park and navigate through Historic Downtown. There will be festive floats, marching bands, and many local groups participating in this annual community parade. READ MORE

Mount Dora Christmas Parade

Mount Dora
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Bring the family to downtown Mount Dora to enjoy this annual Christmas parade complete with lots of holiday floats and Santa himself. READ MORE

Mount Dora Lighted Boat Parade

Mount Dora
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Enjoy the annual lighted Christmas Boat Parade on Lake Dora, where local boat owners deck their boats in holiday lights. Spectators can also stroll along the Mount Dora Boating Center and Marina, which is covered in an ornate light display. READ MORE

Old Town Holiday Golf Cart Parade

Kissimmee
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Before the weekly car cruise, the residents from Sherwood Forest RV Resort present their personal golf carts paraded in holiday glory. READ MORE

Oviedo Christmas Parade

Oviedo
Saturday, December 6, 2025
The Oviedo Christmas Parade features holiday floats, local bands, and more. Parade departs the Oviedo Gym & Aquatics Center and flows through Oviedo Boulevard ending at the corner of Center Lake Lane and City Plaza. READ MORE

St. Cloud Annual Christmas Parade

St. Cloud
Saturday, December 6, 2025
The theme of this year's St. Cloud Christmas Parade is "The Magic of Christmas," with more than 100 community organizations and businesses with floats and displays participating. READ MORE

Winter Garden Christmas Parade

Winter Garden
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Bring the family out to enjoy the annual Winter Garden tradition of floats, local organizations, and Santa himself in the holiday parade. READ MORE

Winter Garden Golf Cart Parade

Winter Garden
Saturday, December 6, 2025
The Winter Garden Christmas Golf Cart Parade features festive, elaborately-decorated golf carts making their way through historic downtown to spread holiday cheer. READ MORE

Winter Park Ye Olde Hometown Christmas Parade

Winter Park
Saturday, December 6, 2025
The annual Winter Park Ye Olde Hometown Christmas Parade marches down Park Avenue with more than 80 organizations, including marching bands, local police and fire departments, floats, and Santa Claus himself. READ MORE

Leesburg Christmas on the Water

Leesburg
Sunday, December 7, 2025
This annual Christmas event includes a lighted holiday boat parade, food vendors, live entertainment, and Light Up Venetian Gardens. Vendors will be set up at 5pm, entertainment starts at 5:30pm, Light Up Venetian Gardens starts at 6:10pm, and the boat parade begins at 6:15pm. READ MORE

Apopka Christmas Parade

Apopka
Saturday, December 13, 2025
Get ready for one of Apopka’s most beloved holiday traditions—the 49th Annual Apopka Christmas Parade! This year’s theme, "Miracle on Park Avenue," will bring the magic of the season to life with dazzling floats, marching bands, local organizations, and a special appearance from Santa Claus himself. READ MORE

APV Christmas Parade & Celebration

Kissimmee
Saturday, December 13, 2025
The festivities kick off with a grand parade featuring dozens of floats and participants making their way from Cypress Parkway to Vance Harmon Park. Immediately following the parade is a holiday celebration at the Amphitheater at Vance Harmon Park. This celebration typically features a kids zone, a food truck lane, live entertainment, vendors and crafters, a Battle of the Bands, and more. READ MORE

Kissimmee Festival of Lights

Kissimmee
Saturday, December 13, 2025
Light up your holiday season at Festival of Lights in downtown Kissimmee! Visit for an evening filled with holiday spirit, family fun, and community joy. This magical event brings together residents, businesses, and groups from across the city to illuminate the streets with spectacular floats and festive displays. READ MORE

Light Up the Lake Boat Parade

Orlando
Saturday, December 13, 2025
Enjoy lights and festivities at this event, with food trucks and Rock Mobsters playing from 6-10pm, and a boat parade at 7:30pm. READ MORE

Sanford Christmas Parade of Lights

Sanford
Saturday, December 13, 2025
Bring the family out for an evening of festive fun at the annual downtown Sanford Christmas parade. Witness illuminated floats, dazzling vehicles, vibrant dance groups, and marching bands by local schools, businesses, and community organizations showcasing their holiday spirit along the one-mile route. READ MORE

Winter Park Holiday Boat Parade

Winter Park
Saturday, December 13, 2025
The Winter Park Holiday Boat Parade, hosted by the Rotary Club of Winter Park and the city's Natural Resources & Sustainability Department, sets sail on Saturday, December 13, at 6 p.m. READ MORE

Lake Conway Boat Parades

Belle Isle
December 19-21, 2025
Enjoy a weekend full of lighted boat parades on Lake Conway. The South Lake Conway takes place on Friday at 8pm on the South side of the Nela bridge. On Saturday, the Middle Lake Conway boat parade starts at the Sand Bar at 7:30pm. To wrap up the weekend, the North (Little) Lake Conway boat parade takes place on Sunday at "The Point" and runs clockwise. READ MORE

Daytona Beach Christmas Boat Parade

Daytona
Saturday, December 20, 2025
This annual lighted boat parade takes place along the Halifax River in Daytona, with local boat owners and organizations teaming up to spread holiday cheer.  READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Celebration Town Center
Florida Citrus Tower
Winter Park Central Park
Downtown College Park
Winter Garden City Hall
Winter Garden City Hall
Winter Springs Town Center
Various locations around Orlando
Multiple Locations - Orange County Parks
Windermere Town Square
Longwood Christmas Parade Route
Mount Dora Christmas Parade
Mount Dora Boating Center & Marina
Oviedo Gym & Aquatics Center
Apopka Christmas Parade Route
Association Of Poinciana Villages
Kissimmee Lakefront Park
Lake Conway Chain of Lakes
Halifax River Yacht Club

About the Author

Charlotte Blanton
Charlotte Blanton, a Central Florida native and mom of three, holds a business degree from the University of Florida (Go Gators!). After a career in corporate finance, she pivoted to stay home with her kids and found her passion for writing through Mommy Poppins. She loves exploring local theme parks and discovering fun activities for families in Central Florida.
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