{"id":325001,"date":"2026-06-30T19:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/325001\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T19:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:16:09","slug":"stars-stripes-and-smiles-america-250-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/325001\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars, stripes and smiles! America 250 events"},"content":{"rendered":"

With America\u2019s birthday right around the corner, Orlando is lively with fun events celebrating our 250th anniversary! Here are a few events going on to celebrate the stars and stripes:\n<\/p>\n

June 30\n<\/p>\n

$5 America 250 Summer Flix at the Garden<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Family
10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 7 p.m.
160 W. Plant Street\n<\/p>\n

Winter Garden
Americana-themed movies such as The Sandlot will be showing at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, as well as Independence Day at 7 p.m.\n<\/p>\n

Thursday, July 2\n<\/p>\n

Baldwin Park Independence Day Bash<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Community\n<\/p>\n

6 \u2013 10 p.m.\n<\/p>\n

Baldwin Park Village Center\n<\/p>\n

Baldwin Park\n<\/p>\n

Friday, July 3\n<\/p>\n

31st Annual 4th of July Celebration Honoring America\u2019s 250th Birthday<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Community\n<\/p>\n

6 \u2013 9 p.m.\n<\/p>\n

Central Park\n<\/p>\n

Winter Park\n<\/p>\n

\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

July 3 \u2013 5\n<\/p>\n

Independence Day Celebration<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Arts\n<\/p>\n

Morse Museum\n<\/p>\n

Winter Park\n<\/p>\n

\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

Saturday, July 4\n<\/p>\n

AdventHealth July 4th Watermelon 5K<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Wellness\n<\/p>\n

7:30 a.m.\n<\/p>\n

Central Park\n<\/p>\n

Winter Park\n<\/p>\n

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The Grandmothers Legacy of Love Butterfly Sculpture Garden at Lake Eola Park. (NICK GEORGOUDIOU)<\/p>\n

Fireworks at the Fountain<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Community\n<\/p>\n

4 \u2013 10 p.m.\n<\/p>\n

Lake Eola Park\n<\/p>\n

South Eola\n<\/p>\n

July 4th Concert at Centennial Plaza<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Family\n<\/p>\n

12:00 \u2013 7:00 pm\n<\/p>\n

Centennial Plaza Gazebo, 101 W. Plant Street\n<\/p>\n

Winter Garden\n<\/p>\n

Sunday, July 5\n<\/p>\n

Patriotic Family Fun Day<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Community\n<\/p>\n

3 \u2013 7 p.m.\n<\/p>\n

Dade Battlefield Historic State Park\n<\/p>\n

Bushnell\n<\/p>\n

July 15
Summer Serenades: Jazz Across America
<\/a>Arts
7 p.m.
University Club of Winter Park
Winter Park
A part of Orlando Philharmonic\u2019s Summer Serenades, Jazz Across America is celebrating 250 years of American Jazz. General Admission is $35 and Premium Tickets are $50 per concert which includes seating in the first five rows and a drink ticket for a beverage of choice at the bar.\n<\/p>\n

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(NICK GEORGOUDIOU)<\/p>\n

Through July 15\n<\/p>\n

Winter Park Celebrates America 250 at the Winter Park History Museum<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Arts
10 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m.
200 West New England Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789\n<\/p>\n

Winter Park\n<\/p>\n

\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

Sunday, Aug 2\n<\/p>\n

America: Together in Harmony!<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Arts
3 p.m.
Blue Bamboo Arts Center for the Arts
Winter Park\n<\/p>\n

Aug 19
Summer Serenades: Stars, Stripes, and Rimma
<\/a>Arts
7 p.m
University Club of Winter Park\n<\/p>\n

Winter Park
Also a part of the Summer Serenades, Stars, Stripes and Rimma are Orlando Philharmonic Concertmaster Rimma Bergeron-Langlois and Pianist Byeol Kim\u2019s celebration of America 250. Music will include classic American works featuring George Gershwin, Lukas Foss, William Kroll, and a nod to America by Maurice Ravel following his 1928 tour of the United States. General Admission is $35 and Premium Tickets are $50 per concert which includes seating in the first five rows and a drink ticket for a beverage of choice at the bar.\n<\/p>\n

Through September 5\n<\/p>\n

Celebrating 250 Years of American Railroads<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Family\n<\/p>\n

Tuesday \u2013 Friday, 11:00 am \u2013 3:00 pm \/ Saturday, 10:00 \u2013 3:00 pm\n<\/p>\n

Central Florida Railroad Museum
<\/a>101 S. Boyd Street\n<\/p>\n

Winter Garden
Through Jan 3, 2027
Being Outdoors: Recreation in the American Imagination
<\/a>Arts
1000 Holt Ave Box 2765, Winter Park, FL 32789
Winter Park\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With America\u2019s birthday right around the corner, Orlando is lively with fun events celebrating our 250th anniversary! Here…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325002,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-325001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}