Kissimmee Event

University of Texas wins 2013 Quidditch World Cup in Kissimmee

April 15, 2013 Comments Off

There’s so much I could talk about from the past weekend, as so much was going on in Central Florida, but the highlight for me was something I really didn’t expect, a visit to the 2013 Quidditch World Cup at Austin Tindall Park in Kissimmee. In life, I believe you should try out new things […]

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Celebration Exotic Car Festival

April 14, 2013 Comments Off

We managed to pop along to the 2013 Celebration Exotic Car Festival yesterday afternoon and it was a fun time strolling along looking at some of the most fabulous automobiles you’ll ever find on one street! The 2013 event is the 10th annual Celebration Exotic Car Festival children’s charity event and it concludes later today. […]

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Quidditch World Cup Begins in Kissimmee Today!

April 13, 2013 Comments Off

Yesterday we talked about some of the events happening in Central Florida this weekend but we deliberately left out one of the more unusual as it deserves it’s own post! We’re talking about the Quidditch World Cup that begins at Austin Tindall Park in Kissimmee today! Quidditch was adapted from the Harry Potter novels in […]

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Mecum Kissimmee Car Auction Begins Today Through 27 Jan 2013

January 18, 2013 Comments Off

Mecum Auctions is set to smash another one of its own records as they offer the largest selection of collector cars in the world at their Kissimmee based auction starting today through 27th January. Thousands of vehicles will pour in to Osceola Heritage Park for the unparalleled 10-day event, staking its claim on the map […]

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Osceola County Welcome Center & History Museum Opens

October 18, 2012 Comments Off

Amid much fanfare and celebration the Osceola County Welcome Center & History Museum opened today on US 192 near mile marker 15. The official Grand opening is scheduled for 10th November but Osceola County officials, dignitaries and representatives were present at 10.00 am this morning for a ribbon cutting, speeches and a tour of the […]

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2012 Kissimmee-St. Cloud Senior Games Begins

October 13, 2012 Comments Off

The 2012 Kissimmee-St. Cloud Senior Games kicked off this weekend with competitors taking part in various track and field, cycling and archery events. More than 400 mature athletes will compete in a variety of sporting events around Osceola County this week and other events will include swimming, table tennis, softball and the very popular pickle […]

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Guy Fawkes Night Comes to Florida!

October 12, 2012 Comments Off

For some 400 years, bonfires have burned on November 5th and fireworks have filled the sky to mark the failed attempt by a certain Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of Parliament in the United Kingdom. The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and VI […]

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Kissimmee International Balloon Festival

July 12, 2012 Comments Off

Coming to Central Florida in September is the very first Kissimmee International Balloon Festival. In what organizers hope will become an annual event attracting thousands of balloon and festival fanatics, the Kissimmee International Balloon Festival will also feature a race series, a food and wine event, arts and crafts and some great music. Of course, […]

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Museum of Military History to open in Kissimmee on Saturday 31st March

March 30, 2012 Comments Off

After months of preparation, the Museum of Military History, Osceola County’s only military history institution, is set to open its doors to the public Saturday, March 31, at noon. The museum is located just down the road from the Florida Leisure Vacation Homes office at 5210 W. U.S. Highway 192 in Kissimmee and the 10,000-square-foot […]

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Osceola County Fair – 10/19 February

February 9, 2012 Comments Off

The Kissimmee Valley Livestock Show and Osceola County Fair will kick off with a spectacular Demolition Derby on Opening Day, tomorrow, Friday, February 10 at 7 P.M. The hard hitting, fast paced action is an interesting start to the fair that runs through 19th February and one that is sure to be a lot of […]

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