{"id":161793,"date":"2026-02-19T22:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/161793\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T22:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:26:08","slug":"celebrate-the-year-of-the-horse-at-the-dragon-parade-in-orlandos-mills-50-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/161793\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate the Year of the Horse at the Dragon Parade in Orlando&#8217;s Mills 50 this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" data-attachment-id=\"348817\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/arts\/the-dragon-parade-returns-to-orlandos-mills-50-neighborhood-this-weekend-36231153\/attachment\/img-8505-copy_orig\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img-8505-copy_orig.webp?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img-8505-copy_orig\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Dragon Parade returns to Mills 50&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img-8505-copy_orig.webp?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img-8505-copy_orig.webp?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img-8505-copy_orig.webp.jpeg\" alt=\"Dragon Parade\" class=\"wp-image-348817\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>The Dragon Parade returns to Mills 50 Credit: Photo courtesy Central Florida Dragon Parade<\/p>\n<p>The Central Florida Dragon Parade returns to Mills 50 this weekend, marking the Lunar New Year in festive style.<\/p>\n<p>The Dragon Parade, now in its 14th year, kicks off the Year of the Horse at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at Lake Highland Avenue and Thornton Avenue, continuing down Thornton (running parallel to the very nearby Mills) just past the Park Lake Street intersection.<\/p>\n<p>The parade continues through noon and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centralfloridadragonparade.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">festivities will continue<\/a> with a market at the Edoboy parking lot at the end of the parade route until 4 p.m., with plenty of food and 40 local vendors awaiting you. The entire event is free.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando\u2019s daily dose of what matters. Subscribe to The Daily Weekly.<\/p>\n<p>Related Stories<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/arts\/things-to-do\/celebrate-the-year-of-the-horse-at-the-dragon-parade-in-orlandos-mills-50-this-weekend\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771539968_163_img-8505-copy_orig.webp.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate wp-post-image\" alt=\"Celebrate the Year of the Horse at the Dragon Parade in Orlando\u2019s Mills 50 this weekend\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"348817\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/arts\/the-dragon-parade-returns-to-orlandos-mills-50-neighborhood-this-weekend-36231153\/attachment\/img-8505-copy_orig\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img-8505-copy_orig.webp?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img-8505-copy_orig\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Dragon Parade returns to Mills 50&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img-8505-copy_orig.webp?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img-8505-copy_orig.webp?fit=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s one of the largest Lunar New Year celebrations in the region.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/news\/randy-fine-cant-stop-saying-he-would-choose-dogs-over-muslim-people\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-19-at-3.33.52-PM-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Randy Fine can\u2019t stop saying he would choose dogs over Muslim people\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"410845\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/news\/randy-fine-cant-stop-saying-he-would-choose-dogs-over-muslim-people\/attachment\/screenshot-391\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-19-at-3.33.52-PM-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1412&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1412\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rep. 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