Orlando is set to celebrate the holiday season with a variety of family-friendly events and activities throughout November and December 2025.<\/p>\n
The City of Orlando offers a variety of holiday events, including concerts, light displays, and festive contests, to attract both residents and visitors.<\/p>\n
Key attractions include the yearly Handel\u2019s Messiah performance at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and the famous Lake Eola Christmas tree installation.<\/p>\n
Orange County Holiday Event List<\/p>\n
The holiday season begins with the Messiah Choral Society\u2019s free Handel\u2019s Messiah performance on November 16 at Steinmetz Hall, featuring professional soloists and a volunteer choir.<\/p>\n
From November 19 to December 12, the Orlando Main Streets Holiday Window Decorating Contest will showcase festive displays across 12 districts, promoting local shopping and dining.<\/p>\n
The Lake Eola Christmas tree, decorated with thousands of ornaments and lights, will be installed from November 20-24, aligning with the fountain\u2019s light shows.<\/p>\n
On November 23, the Jack Kazanzas Star, a 600-pound golden star, will be raised in downtown Orlando, marking the start of the holiday season.<\/p>\n
The Dr. Phillips Center will host Clare and The Chocolate Nutcracker, a lively adaptation of the ballet, on November 22.<\/p>\n
Leu Gardens hosts holiday displays, a gnome scavenger hunt from Nov 28 to Jan 4, along with the Dazzling Nights light show.<\/p>\n
Orlando\u2019s annual Tree Lighting at Lake Eola Park on December 5 features a 64-foot Christmas tree, animated lights, holiday performances, and a market.<\/p>\n
Orlando\u2019s holiday events aim to spread joy and foster community spirit among residents and visitors, featuring a wide variety of activities to celebrate the season.<\/p>\n
Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here<\/a> to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/beda08358d6db9816e7b0d066edd22cf.jpeg\"\/)
<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Orlando is set to celebrate the holiday season with a variety of family-friendly events and activities throughout November…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49047,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2275,14435,23925,31471,13828,31472,139,141,140],"class_list":["post-49046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-downtown-orlando","tag-dr-phillips-center","tag-dr-phillips-center-for-the-performing-arts","tag-holiday-events","tag-holiday-season","tag-messiah-performance","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49046","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=49046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}