What’s Happening in Orlando This Weekend for Kids – Events and More!

There is never a dull moment in Orlando! You may be looking for family-friendly events in Orlando and things to do this weekend, and we’re sharing it all. Let’s go!

Featured Events

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Brick Fan Event – Orlando LEGO® Fan Experience

• Dates: Saturday & Sunday, May 2–3, 2026
• Location: Dezerland Convention Center – Orlando, FL

Join us in Orlando for the 4th Annual Brick Fan Event at the Dezerland Convention Center, May 2–3, 2026. Experience one of Florida’s largest LEGO® fan events featuring massive LEGO displays, hands-on building zones, interactive activities, STEM challenges, LEGO Masters guests, contests, vendors, and fun for all ages. Perfect for families, collectors, and LEGO fans. Tickets available now — sessions may sell out. 

Mystery Fun House Arcade

• Dates: Now Open!
• Location: Westgate Vacation Villas Resort, Kissimmee

A modern-day tribute to the classic ‘80s Orlando attraction, Mystery Fun House Arcade Experience offers 21,000 square feet of premier family entertainment. Located inside Westgate Vacation Villas Resort, this reimagined destination features a state-of-the-art arcade powered by Chuck E. Cheese, a world-class mirror maze, neon bowling, themed on-site dining, and immersive sports simulators. With no admission fee, the arcade experience is open to the public, so all families and gamers can connect and play.

Family-Friendly Kids’ Events in Orlando This Week (April 20 – April 26, 2026)

Code with Minecraft

• Date: Monday, April 20, 2026, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
• Location: Southwest Branch Library, 7255 Della Dr, Orlando, FL 32819
• Cost: FREE

Join Alex and Steve on a Minecraft Adventure! Solve code challenges to explore, gather resources, and defeat mobs. Students will define programs, write programs with Blockly, and solve coding puzzles. Recommended for ages 6-12. registration required.

Adventures with Books: A Year with Harry

• Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026, 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
• Location: Maitland Public Library, 501 South Maitland Avenue S, Maitland, FL 32751
• Cost: FREE

Adventures with Books is an enrichment program geared towards homeschooled children, run by local moms and sponsored by the Library. The program is free, but parents may be asked to help with supplies or snacks. For students in grades K-8. registration is required.

New Worlds Reading Book Bash

• Date: Friday, April 24, 2026, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Location: Orlando Science Center
• Cost: FREE

Book Bash is a free, family-friendly event! Join New Worlds Reading for free books and surprise gifts! Experience the exhibits at the Orlando Science Center (for free!) as your child adventures through fun reading activities, crafts, story read-alouds, and more. And the best part? You get free kids’ books to take home! Also, show us your completed New Worlds Reading application when you check in at Book Bash to receive a special gift!

St. Johns River Festival of the Arts

• Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., & Sunday, April 26, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Location: Historic Downtown Sanford
• Cost: FREE admission

Join as Sanford’s historic brick streets become a vibrant arts destination at the St. John’s River Festival of the Arts, a professionally juried art festival showcasing exceptional artists from across the country. Enjoy live demonstrations, elevated cuisine, and eclectic performances throughout the weekend—an exciting celebration of creativity, culture, and community.

FREE Create Your Own Crayon Box

• Dates: Now through May 31, 2026
• Location: Crayola Experience, 8001 S Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL 32809
• Cost: FREE

National Crayon Day is March 31, and Crayola Experience is celebrating by giving away 1 million crayons! Sign up now to get your FREE custom 32-count box, while supplies last. Plus, fan-favorite color Dandelion is BACK and will be available to add to your free custom box. Have colorful fun hand-picking your choice of 32 crayons from the “Pick Your Pack” wall holding nearly half a million crayons in 74 different colors. Offer runs March 31 – May 31, 2026, while supplies last; pick-up dates and availability vary by location. Register by selecting your Crayola Experience location and a date to pick up your crayon box. Limit 2 vouchers for a free crayon box per household.

EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival

• Date: Now through June 1, 2026
• Location: EPCOT, 200 Epcot Center Dr, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
• Cost: Included with park admission. A park reservation may be required, based on admission type.

The EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival is here! The festival celebrates spring with fresh flavors, vibrant topiaries, live entertainment, and family-friendly fun. Enjoy gardens, unique exhibits, and living sculptures of Disney characters, as well as a butterfly observation, Blossoms of Fragrance, a whimsical playground at Playalong Bay, and Camp Get Out ‘N’ Play Garden, a camp-themed garden. Move your feet to some of the hottest beats from world-renowned musical acts on select dates during a Garden Rocks Concert at the America Gardens Theatre. Dining packages are also available, including a guaranteed seat for the Gardens Rock Concert.

Family-Friendly Kids’ Events in Orlando Next Week (April 27 – May 3, 2026)

City of Longwood Free Family Luau

• Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Location: Reiter Park, 311 W Warren Ave, Longwood, FL 32750
• Cost: FREE

Enjoy spectacular fire knife performances, a main stage show by Aloha Productions, live traditional Hawaiian music, and hula dancers from the School of Tahiti Tamure. Bounce houses, face painting, games, tropical drinks, Hawaiian foods, and more!

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow-N-Fire

• Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026, 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sunday, May 3, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
• Location: Silver Spurs Arena, 1875 Silver Spur Ln, Kissimmee, FL 34744
• Cost: Tickets starting at $40.70, Parking $18.20 Advance; $23.35 Day Of

The tour that lit up last year returns bigger and hotter than ever — with even more flames, more glow, and more high-octane action. Fans can expect the same edge-of-your-seat thrills they love, now supercharged with enhanced pyro effects, dazzling lighting, and jaw-dropping stunts. Get ready to cheer on your favorite Hot Wheels Monster Trucks — Mega Wrex™, Tiger Shark™, HW 5-Alarm™, Bone Shaker™, Bigfoot®, and Skelesaurus™ — plus the all-new Rhinomite™, making its live debut this season! With special kids pricing available at every event, it’s the ultimate family experience you won’t want to miss.

Later Gator – Looking Ahead

Mess Fest

• Dates: Saturday & Sunday, May 9 & 10, 2026, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Location: Orlando Science Center
• Cost: Included With General Admission and FREE For OSC Members

Do you know what the best kinds of messes are? The ones moms don’t have to clean up! This Mother’s Day weekend, OSC is bringing back their gooiest, slimiest, messiest event ever, MESS FEST! Learn about colorful chemistry, flashy physics, and splat-tacular science through activities, demonstrations, and live shows. If you’re not making a mess, you’re not doing it right! And hey, when we say messy, we MEAN messy, so be sure to dress for the mess!

Kids Fringe

• Dates: May 16-17 & 23-24, 2026, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Location: Orlando Garden Club, 710 E Rollins St, Orlando, FL 32803
• Cost: FREE

Join for a kid-friendly fringe experience of shows, crafts, activities, and games. All for FREE, and perfect for kids of all ages! Kids Fringe brings live performances, fun workshops, and immersive activities for both the young and the young-at-heart.

Brick Convention: LEGO Fan Event

• Date: Saturday, June 6 – Sunday, June 7, 2026, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. & 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
• Location: Central Florida Fairgrounds, 4603 W Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32808
• Cost: $17.46 for adults and children ages 3+, FREE for children 2 and under

BRICK CONVENTION is the Greatest LEGO® Fan Event on Earth and brings all of the creative hands-on, minds-on fun of LEGO® building and experiences together in one activity- and entertainment-packed family event for children of all ages and builders of all skills and interests. Meet professional LEGO artists, build with thousands of LEGO bricks, see massive LEGO models, and more! A portion of the proceeds from each Brick Convention is donated to Creations for Charity.

MooChella Summer Vibes

• Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
• Location: Mille Moo’s Orlando, 4085 LB McLeod Rd, Orlando, FL 32811
• Cost: $20 per child (includes 1 adult), +$5 for additional adults (payable on the day)

Head to Mille Moos for the ultimate family dance party! Music, lights & and non-stop fun – Glow sticks included! Bring your little movers and shakers for a night they won’t forget.

The Wiggles: Tree of Wisdom Spectacular!

• Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 6 p.m.
• Location: Hard Rock Live Orlando
• Cost: Starting at $57.20

Get ready to sing, dance & wiggle in this high-energy musical extravaganza! Tickets are on sale now.

Ongoing Orlando Events for Kids

Free Day & Story Time

• Dates: 1st Monday of the month from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Location: Leu Gardens, 1920 North Forest Avenue, Orlando, FL 32803
• Cost: FREE

Cuddle up inside to enjoy story time and songs with librarians. Then, spend the whole day (free admission) strolling (with your stroller or otherwise) the lush grounds. Your little one will be tickled pink amidst the greenery.

Toddler Tuesdays

• Dates: Weekly, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Location: Crayola Experience Orlando, 8001 S Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL 32809
• Cost: Included with General Admission

Enjoy special Toddler Crafts and Activities once a month with an interactive book reading, a special character appearance, and more. Try out some of Crayola’s hottest products designed for the little ones at Outside the Box, get creative with toddler crafts and coloring pages, and get ready for a special meet and greet with the Chick-fil-A cow from 10:30am-11:00am! This is the perfect place for the little ones to burn off some energy!

Storytime at the Orlando Executive Airport

• Dates: 1st Tuesday of the month at 10:30 a.m.
• Location: Orlando Executive Airport, 365 Rickenbacker Dr, Orlando, FL 32803
• Cost: FREE

Check out Storytime at the Orlando Executive Airport for stories and songs to encourage your child to read, talk, sing, and play! Recommended for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Storytime is at 10:30 a.m. on the first Tuesday of every month and lasts approx. 30 minutes. It is held in the conference room at the “Orlando Executive Airport Administration Offices” building. Library staff will be present to help guide the way.

Family Fun Night

• Dates: 1st Tuesday of the month, skating at 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Location: Semoran Skateway, 2670 Cassel Creek Blvd, Casselberry, FL 32707
• Cost: $6 admission, $3 skate rental, $4 inline rental

Starting Tuesday, March 3rd, Semoran Skateway will have Family Fun Night w/ waffles, ice cream, and skating! Pricing is $6 per person for a small Parlor Churro cookie-stuffed Waffle AND a 2oz Cookie Monster Ice Cream from Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream. Skating tickets sold separately. $1 from each sale will be donated to Haley Center for Children’s Cancer at Arnold Palmer Hospital.

Sensory-Friendly Time at Build-A-Bear Workshop

• Date: Tuesdays, first hour of the day
• Location: Build-A-Bear Workshop, all locations

Every Tuesday for the First Hour of the Day at ALL locations, Build-A-Bear Workshop hosts a Sensory-Friendly Event! Sensory-Friendly time is designed to provide a less-stimulating Workshop experience that’s still fun-filled and unforgettable. Bear Builders are also there to make sure each guest goes through the Build-A-Bear experience in a way that’s comfortable for them.

Wednesday Kids Art Club

• Dates: Wednesdays, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Location: SOBO Art Gallery & Studio 127 S. Boyd Street Winter Garden, FL 34787
• Cost: $60

Led by licensed educator Lenore Eastham, Kids Club is a weekly art program designed to inspire creativity and build confidence in young artists. Each fun-filled session encourages kids to use their imagination as they explore 2D and 3D art through painting, drawing, crafting, and more. Participants will learn the elements of art—color, line, shape, form, texture, and space—as well as the principles of design, such as balance, unity, variety, and movement. Projects are tailored to the season and designed to engage both abstract and realistic thinking. No prior experience needed—just curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to explore!

45-Minute Preschool Crafting Class

• Dates: Thursdays, 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
• Location: Healing Mama Studio, 601 N Orlando Ave #203, Maitland, FL 32751
• Cost: $25 single class drop-in, $79 monthly membership

Healing Mama Studio offers a nurturing, creativity-based 45-minute children’s crafting class every Thursday designed to build fine motor skills, confidence, and social interaction in a calm, boutique-style studio setting. Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers ages 3–5.

Access for All

• Dates: Third Thursday of Every Month, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Location: Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave. Orlando, FL 32803
• Cost: FREE admission

Enjoy free admission to the Orlando Museum of Art during Access for All, a monthly free day dedicated to the community featuring extended hours, special programs, and opportunities to connect with art. Guests can take part in drop-in sketching with provided materials and join a docent-led Highlights Tour at 7:00pm. By removing financial barriers, this program ensures that more people can experience the joy and inspiration of art in Orlando. Also, every third Thursday, you can ride SunRail to OMA for FREE. As part of the partnership, SunRail riders can present their ticket at the museum’s Visitor Information desk to receive a pass to ride SunRail for FREE to the next Access for All event. Museum guests must show their free ride pass to the SunRail conductor to receive a complimentary fare to and from the AdventHealth Station, which is a five-minute walk from the museum. The pass will only be valid for specified dates.

Resources to Explore

The Early Learning Coalition of Orange County

The ELC of Orange Co. is committed to ensuring that every child in the community has equal access to high-quality early learning programs by supporting those who help children grow and develop. We connect families and preschool programs with resources to provide the best possible start for children. From finding childcare, resources on school readiness and VPK, to financial assistance, call 407-841-6607 for more information.

Even more ideas and events in Orlando this week can be found at OrlandoDateNightGuide.com.