Central Florida 9/11 remembrance events to mark 25 years since deadly attacks
Central Florida —
Central Florida is remembering the lives that were lost 25 years ago during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Nearly 3,000 Americans in New York City, Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, were killed.
Here’s a list of ceremonies and events happening across Central Florida on Friday:
Orlando Fire Department 9/11 candlelight remembrance ceremony
Time: 7 a.m.Location: Orlando Fire Station 1, 78 West Central Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32801
Apopka Memorial Service
Time: 8:30 a.m.Location: 120 East Main Street, 32703
Titusville 9/11 25th Anniversary Memorial Run
Time: 6 a.m.Location: Titusville Fire Department
Clermont 9/11 ceremony
Time: 10 a.m.Location: Clermont Arts and Recreation Center, 3700 S. Highway 27, Clermont, FL 34711
Winter Garden 9/11 exhibit
Free admissionFrom Sept. 9 through Sept. 12Hours varyLocation: Winter Garden City Hall at 300 W. Plant Street More information here.
Orlando VA Medical Center 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
Time: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Location: 13800 Veterans WayRSVP to attend the ceremony here.
UCF remembers 9/11
Time: 8 a.m.Location: UCF Reflecting Pond
9/11 Memorial Blood Drive
Time: 10 a.m. through 3 p.m. Location: Select Seacoast Bank branches (Full list of locations here.)
9/11 stair climb in Lake Nona
Time: 8:30 a.m.Location: 13630 Sachs Avenue, Suite 110 in OrlandoParticipants will climb 110 flights of stairs through 22 laps of the parking garage route, totaling approximately 3.2 miles.
A 25th Anniversary Remembrance of September 11 by Bach Festival Society of Winter Park
Time: 6 p.m. through 7 p.m.Location: Knowles Memorial Chapel, 1000 Holt Ave. in Winter ParkMore details here.
City of New Smyrna Beach 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
Time: 8 a.m.Location: Brannon Center, 105 S. Riverside Drive