What To Do In Mount Dora

Sweet! The U Pick Blueberry tour is a fresh addition to this annual event.

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The Festival City celebrates the local blueberry industry in it's annual event with local farms, crafters, music and a fun tour to a U pick blueberry farm.

Blueberry Festival 2018

MOUNT DORA, Fla. - April 12, 2018 -- The 4th annual festival will highlight local blueberry farms with everything blueberry in waterfront Elizabeth Evans Park on Saturday April 28 & Sunday April 29, 2018.
Nearly 100 vendors will sell their crafts in "blue/blueberry" themed booths interspersed with food vendors offering specialty treats like chocolate covered blueberries on a stick, hot dogs with blueberry salsa and blueberry with cream cheese empanandas. Blueberry pie can be purchased whole or by the slice and local blueberry farms will sell berries by the cup or by the flat fresh picked directly from their farms.
Due to an unusually long winter and earlier event dates two years ago, blueberries were still green and the event ran out of fresh blueberries.

Event Coordinator Janet Gamache says "We are celebrating LOCAL blueberry farms so instead of filling the event with imported berries, we worked with the local farms to adjust the festival dates to allow the berries a better chance to ripen."
Changing the date has proven to be a successful decision. Gamache says, "There are so many blueberries ready to be picked that we have organized a U Pick tour where visitors can go directly to support a local farm and enhance their festival experience by picking their own berries."

This year the "Blueberry Bonanza Tour" will be offered as a partnership between The Fun Bus, Royal Palm Railway Experience and Promise Farms. Guests will meet at Mount Dora Plaza and get on board The Fun Bus for an entertaining, guided tour to Promise Farms where they can U pick fresh blueberries for one hour and then return to hop the train directly to the festival. Tickets for the tour are limited and cost $20 at www.MountDoraEvents.com

Music will be performed by Acoustic Flair, Alan Darcy on Saxophone, Mark Z and Nicole Equerme and escape artist David Ferman will wow the crowd with his "Jaws of Death" contraption throughout the weekend.
On Saturday morning a blueberry pancake breakfast that includes OJ, coffee and turkey sausage will be sponsored by IHOP for $7/Children under 7 $4.50 Tickets should be purchased in advance at www.MountDoraEvents.com. There will be blueberry pancakes and waffles offered a la carte by food vendors throughout the weekend.

Bring your kids, spouses, friends and cameras to sign up for the Pie Eating contests at 2pm on both Saturday and Sunday for children up to 9yrs old and 10 and up divisions. Register at the INFO booth before 1pm. There is NO entry fee to participate.

There will be face painting, a free bounce house and games for the kids.
For adults there will be blueberry beer and blueberry wine tasting offered by Island Grove Winery.
Avoid parking congestion downtown. Park for free at Mount Dora Plaza 2700 Old Hwy 441 and take the $5 train shuttle ride directly to the event.

The event runs 9am to 5pm both days and is FREE to attend. See the promo video at HERE
This event is sponsored by Visit Mount Dora, Festivals of Florida and Lake County Tourism. www.MountDoraBlueberryFestival.com

MOUNT DORA, FLORIDA events! - "Around the Lake" January 2018

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Events & Happenings @Lakeside Inn - September

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The City of Mount Dora & Stetson University Opera Present:

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Get Tickets NOW at www.MountDoraEvents.com

October Classes at Under the Cherry Blossoms in downtown Mount Dora

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Classes

CPR, First Aid & AED
Date: Wednesday, September 11th
Time: 3:30pm - 5:30pm
A great class for babysitters, new moms, teachers, anyone wanting the knowledge to be able to help when the time comes.
Upon successful completion of the course, including a first aid, CPR and AED skills test, students receive a Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course completion card, valid for 2 years. $55 Includes class, manual, course completion card valid 2 years.
Teacher needs a student count to prepare supplies for class. Registration will close on Monday September 9th & payment is due at time of registration. You can register at www.underthecherryblossoms.com under upcoming classes.

Stamped Coaster Class

Date: Friday, September 13th
Time: 6pm-7pm

Treat yourself to a fun night out with a group of fun people! Don't think you’re crafty? We've got a great teacher that will guide you through the process of personalizing your own custom coasters.
$25 class includes all supplies & you will leave with 4 custom coasters!
Teacher needs a student count to prepare supplies for class. Sign up now as space is limited! Registration will close on Tuesday September 10th & payment is due at time of registration. You can register at www.underthecherryblossoms.com under upcoming classes.

Metal Casting Class
Date: Saturday, September 14th
Time: 10am-12pm
Learn how metal casting is done! Watch a demonstration of mold-pouring, then finish off a wizard and skeleton warrior of your choice! $15 class includes all supplies.
Artist needs a student count to prepare supplies for class. Registration will close on Wednesday September 11th & payment is due at time of registration. You can register at www.underthecherryblossoms.com under upcoming classes.

Handmade Card Making Class
Date: Monday, September 16th Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Have you ever wanted to make a fancy or unique card? Now you can! Take this class and learn to make your own handmade cards. You don't have to be crafty…the class shows you how simple it is to make your own cards using different techniques. Feel free to bring anything you may want to incorporate in your card. You will make 2 cards in this class to take with you. $20 includes supplies & a great time!
Teacher needs a student count to prepare supplies for class. Registration will close on Saturday September 14th & payment is due at time of registration. You can register at www.underthecherryblossoms.com under upcoming classes.

Firefly Critter Class
Date: Saturday, September 21st
Time: 10am-12pm
Ages: 3-7

Looking for a fun event for the kiddos? We've got you covered! Drop the kids off and have fun shopping/strolling through our beautiful town. The kids will love making 2 of these adorable Firefly Critters that really glow!! $20 includes all supplies and kids get to keep their fireflies.
Teacher needs a student count to prepare supplies for class. Registration will close on Thursday September 19th & payment is due at time of registration. You can register at www.underthecherryblossoms.com under upcoming classes.

Leather Mask Class
Date: Friday, October 11th & 18th
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

How cool would it be to make your own leather mask? Find out by attending this awesome class taught by a great teacher. This class is split into 2 days. On day 1 you will be shaping and tooling your mask. On day 2 you will be painting you mask. $75 includes all supplies and both days.
Artist needs a student count to prepare supplies for class. Registration will close on October 8th & payment is due at time of registration. You can register at www.underthecherryblossoms.com under upcoming classes.

Boo Prints Class

Date: Saturday, October 12th
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Ages: 2+

Kids will love making their own personalized "BOO" print! Drop off the kiddos and stroll around town while they enjoy this 1 1/2hr. class. They will be painting a canvas, making their print and personalizing it. Once finished, they will get their choice to either add a ribbon to hang it or keep it like it is. This class is intended for kids ages 2 and up. $20 includes all supplies
Artist needs a student count to prepare supplies for class. Registration will close on October 9th & payment is due at time of registration. You can register at www.underthecherryblossoms.com under upcoming classes.

Freaky Flyers Class
Date: Saturday, October 12th
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Ages: 10+

Learn how to make Halloween Paper Airplanes. These are no ordinary paper airplanes, they are extraordinary! You will learn to make 10 Freaky Flyers that really fly!
$15 includes all supplies and you also get the Freaky Flyers book.
Teacher needs a student count to prepare supplies for class. Registration will close on Wednesday October 9th & payment is due at time of registration. You can register at www.underthecherryblossoms.com under upcoming classes.

Handmade Card Class
Date: Monday, October 14th
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Have you ever wanted to make a fancy or unique card? Now you can! By taking this class you will learn to make your own handmade cards that everyone will love. You don't have to be an artist…the class shows you how simple it is to make your own cards using different techniques. Feel free to bring anything you may want to incorporate in your card. You will make 2 cards in this class to take with you. $20 includes supplies & a great time!
Artist needs a student count to prepare supplies for class. Registration will close on Saturday October 12th & payment is due at time of registration. You can register at www.underthecherryblossoms.com under upcoming classes.

Clay Pot Critters
Date: Saturday, October 19th
Time: 10am-12pm
Ages: 10+

Great fun with this terracotta pot up-cycle. I bet the kids would love to see their crafty critters in the garden :) Drop the kiddos off at the class and have fun strolling through beautiful Mount Dora!
Kids will leave with finished clay pot critter. $30 includes all supplies.
Teacher needs a student count to prepare supplies for class. Registration will close on Thursday September 26th & payment is due at time of registration. You can register at www.underthecherryblossoms.com under upcoming classes.

Spooky Frame Class
Date: Saturday, October 29th
Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm
Have fun making a spooky picture frame that you will get to paint and decorate any way you like. You will leave with a finished frame ready for your best Halloween picture. $15 includes all supplies.Teacher needs a student count to prepare supplies for class. Registration will close on Thursday September 26th & payment is due at time of registration. You can register at www.underthecherryblossoms.com under upcoming classes.

Lakeside Chamber Players Presents: Classical Music Month Concert

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Lakeside Inn Mount Dora Presents Live Irish Music Every Saturday Night in Tremain's Tavern

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Singles Night at Maggie's Attic in Downtown Mount Dora

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'First Responders' Appreciation Day on the Waterfront in Tavares

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City of Mount Dora & Just Us Orlando Productions are Kicking Off a Series of Shows in the Mount Dora Community Building

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Hall-of-Fame Florida Highwaymen Artists return to Mount Dora

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The beloved Florida Highwaymen, the Internationally renowned artist group, returns to Mount Dora for their popular annual show. Come to the charming lakeside town, an idyllic setting in which to enjoy these classic Florida artists, and enjoy the art that has enchanted generations.

Six of the original Highwaymen will be appearing with a FREE show inside the Donnelly Building in Donnelly Park. Meet the artists, purchase their work, and have your photo taken with them. The 11^th annual show is sure to be as popular as the first 10 promising a memorable weekend in Mount Dora.

Stroll the town, enjoy lunch and shopping, stay at a charming B&B or Inn and enjoy the Highwaymen. Known for their colorful and iconic natural Florida pieces the Highwaymen capture the real Florida, her flora and fauna, and create the ideal souvenir of a place so unique on planet earth. Palm trees, birds, watery scapes, and rich sunsets are a classic among the Highwaymen and sure to tap into your memories of what makes Florida so special.

For more information please visit this website

The City of Mount Dora & Just Us Orlando Productions Offering a 'Sneak Peak' of Upcoming Shows in the Mount Dora Community Building

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Orlando Producer John Natoli and Just Us Orlando Productions have partnered with the City of Mount Dora to offer a ' season of shows' in the newly renovated Mount Dora Community Building.

To showcase the next 12 Just Us Orlando produced shows coming to the Theater, the public will be invited to attend a FREE 'sneak peak' on Thursday, August 29th at 7pm. The FREE show is intended to introduce the community, the businessess, the restaurants, the lodging establishments and any interested parties to the City of Mount Dora effort to promote tourism and bring visitors to town on a regular basis.

Promotion and support will be provided by VisitMountDora(tm). Tickets for all of the events will be available at MountDoraEvents.com or at the Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce.

Shut Up and Sing Karaoke Fest - Fundraiser to Benefit the Mt Dora Music Festival

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Mount Dora Wedding Giveaway! Your Chance to WIN the Ultimate Mount Dora Wedding Package.

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The Contest

Wedding Day – February 17, 2014

What are you doing on February 17, 2014 ??? It’s the end of a long Valentines Weekend. It’s President’s Day. But, it could be your wedding day !!!

If you have a great engagement story and would like to participate in the Mount Dora Wedding Give-Away, here is your chance!

Mount Dora Weddings, comprised of many Mount Dora, Florida vendors, is giving away a Destination Wedding on February 17, 2014 in Mount Dora. It includes two nights at Farnsworth House Bed & Breakfast, one night at Mount Dora Historic Inn & Cottages, Photography by Image of Florida, florals and Justice of the Peace by 3 Wise Women Events, champagne by Maggie’s Attic, finger foods by Mount Dora Coffee House & Bistro and Merrill’s Market, wedding cake by Incredible Edible Cakes and entertainment by Rick Merrill and David Oliver Willis.

The ceremony and reception will be held at a pavilion in Donnelly Park and may be attended by up to 50 people. Discounted accommodations will be available at Farnsworth House Bed and Breakfast for family and friends that may be accompanying you for the wedding.

All you need to do to enter is email the details of your “engagement story” along with a photograph of you and your fiance to weddingcontest@mountdoraweddings.com.

A panel of judges will choose the top five stories to post on Facebook then it will be up to the Facebook community to get online to vote for their favorite engagement story. The winner of that vote will receive the Mount Dora Wedding Give-Away!

WIN a $300 Downtown Mount Dora Shopping Spree by Taking the Florida Highwaymen Art Walk

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From NOW through August 11th, 13 downtown Mount Dora businesses will host original artwork by the famous Florida Highwaymen Artists. You can take a leisurely stroll through downtown Mount Dora, see this famous artwork and have a chance to WIN a $300 shopping spree courtesy of VisitMountDora(tm) and it's member businesses.

There is NO cost to participate! All you have to do is go to Artisans on 5th at 134 E. Fifth Ave. in downtown Mount Dora between 11am and 4pm to pick up your trip ticket that lists the locations of the paintings. Each painting will have a secret code on the frame which you will write on the trip ticket in the space provided by the host location of that painting. Once you complete the walk you may turn your trip ticket in at any of the participating host locations or you may visit the BONUS stop at Heron Cay Lakeview Bed & Breakfast, a virtual museum of Highwaymen artwork, where you will receive an additional entry into the raffle to double your chances to WIN the $300 shopping spree.

Come enjoy downtown Mount Dora, see some famous artwork and you may be the lucky winner of the $300 shopping spree.

The drawing for the $300 shopping spree will be held at 5pm on Sunday, August 11th at the Florida Highwaymen Art Show, Sale and Benefit at the Donnelly Building in Donnelly Park located at 5th Ave. and Donnelly St. You do not have to be present to win.

The Wholetones to perfrom at the Summer Lawn Concert Series on the front lawn of the historic Lakeside Inn in Mount Dora, FL

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The Food Truck Bazaar in Mount Dora tonight from 5:30pm to 8:30pm Downtown

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A Celebration of Gospel Music every 4th Sunday of the Month in the Lakeside Inn Grand Lobby

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Wicked Windsor at the Windsor Rose Restaurant & Tea Room

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Come for our fabulous dinner creations by our five star chef and be theatrically entertained as we summon up the fun of the Wicked Windsor. This is a ticketed event so reservations are required and seating is limited so be sure to send us a telepathic message, rub your crystal ball or just call us on the phone at 352-735-2551. Advance ticket purchases are available through EZTicket - CLICK HERE We will nosh on appetizers and pry into the secrets of the Windsor. The real fun begins after dinner is served.

Lakeside Inn Summer Lawn Concert Series & Street Palooza Schedule

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Lakeside Inn's Summer Lawn Concert Series in Mount Dora, Florida.

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For Immediate Release (352) 383-4101

Mount Dora, FL – Lakeside Inn

Lakeside Inn's Summer Lawn Concert Series.

For July: The Wholetones, Naples, Florida

Formed in 2007 when Alex Dorris and Taylor Freydberg met at a local bluegrass jam, The Wholetones were later completed with the addition of Russ Depa on upright bass, and Mayo Coates on drums.

They play a unique mix of bluegrass, folk, jazz, and metal, all translated through acoustic instruments.

Combining impressive technical skill with the spontaneity of jazz and drive of bluegrass, they put on a captivating live show, jumping from folk to metal as easily as they do from banjo to cello. They are considered Florida’s hottest emerging band!

The Wholetones’ blend of genres is a result of the four members’ enormously varied musical appetite. They play and listen to reggae, metal, hip-hop, bluegrass, and everything in between, and the end product is a truly original sound. www.facebook.com/thewholetones

The band takes the stage at 7:30 PM, but plan to arrive early and enjoy the Lakeside Inn Street Palooza. Lakeside Inn Street Paloozas are gatherings of artists, artisans, face painters, street performers, grilled food items, drinks and even an ice cream truck. Concerts arefree– an optional donation to Lakes Cares Food Pantry of cash or non-perishable food will be appreciated.

A palooza is defined as an all-out party, and this family-friendly street party will start at 5:30 PM on the grounds of Lakeside Inn.

Lakeside Inn, 100 N. Alexander St., Mount Dora, FL 32757

Located in the heart of Mount Dora, the historic Lakeside Inn was founded in 1883 and is now the oldest continuously-operated hotel in The State of Florida. The Inn features 87 comfortably-appointed guest rooms and suites, a full-service dining room and separate tavern. The Inn’s 200-foot, lake-facing veranda is lined with traditional white rocking chairs and is the perfect spot from which to enjoy the stunning nightly sunsets. Additional amenities include a large lakefront swimming pool, a 300-foot pier and docking facilities, a variety of both indoor and outdoor function spaces and acres of beautifully landscaped grounds.

Call 800-556-5016 or go to www.lakeside-inn.com

Mount Dora Village Market One Year Anniversary Celebration

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Mount Dora Village Market

Meet Lynne Schlichting this Friday Night on the 2nd Friday Mount Dora Gallery Walk

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Lakeside Inn Event Calendar for the Month of July

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