Here’s the Presidential Villas lowdown on what’s happening in June in Orlando, from sporting events to art exhibitions, looking at popular destinations such as Amway Arena and Hard Rock Live. You can keep up to date with great things to see and do in Orlando whenever you travel by looking up our blog and reading up on the new and exciting events we’ve found and profiled for you. It’s easy!
Sports
Amway Arena
For football tryouts only, the United Football League tryouts come to Amway on the 6th – why not make a special journey if you think you have the talents to pursue this exciting career? Presidential have villas within minutes of the arena for easy access to tryouts and training.
Concerts/Live Music
Amway Arena
At the Leu Gardens area of the Orlando Venues, why not sit down for a spellbinding night of storytelling on the 15th? This is an event certain to be enjoyed by children and adults alike, as is the “Roman Holiday” preceding it on the 5th. Or why not get into the laughing spirit with the Dane Cook comedy tour on the 26th as his tour passes through Orlando? Or if you’re craving some real American country music, go along to the Central Florida Folk Concert on the 28th, for live sets that the whole family will enjoy.
Hard Rock Live
A veritable melting-pot of different musical tastes and styles find their way into Hard Rock Live, and this June is no different – on the 5th you can enjoy the musical stylings of Wanda Sykes from 7.30pm, with Jim Gaffigan from 7pm only the next night away on the 6th. However, the oldies are the goodies, and for a true Beatles fan, you should go along on the 13th, where from 8.30pm you can enjoy lives sets of track covers from their most famous album: “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”
House of Blues Orlando
On the 13th you can chill out at Better than Ezra with blues artist Tyrone Wells, a perfect wind-down after a busy day running around Disney World.
Theatre/Performing Arts
Amway Arena
The Bob Carr Performing Arts center is the home to Broadway musical Stomp from the 9th-14th June, bringing the best musicals to Orlando. There are daily matinee and evening performances, and great deals for families too.
Exhibitions and Expositions
17th Annual Harvest Festival
From the 12th-14th June, immerse all your senses at the Lakeridge Winery & Vineyards, as you indulge in food and wine tasting, vineyard tours, live music and art and craft stalls and workshops, not to mention that greatest of vineyard harvest traditions – grape stomping! A fantastic festival for both wine connoisseurs and families, this is a unique and fun day out.
Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens
The Fine Art of Craft is celebrated here right through until the 29th June. Enjoy some amazing craft exhibitions across many wonderful trades, and learn the basics of certain techniques in special workshops.
Orange County Regional History Center
Indulge your nostalgic side on the 12th June at the Retro Game Night at the Regional History Center, and discover classic board and video games for free throughout the evening from 7pm and play until midnight – to make the event extra special, the Center encourages you to dress in a retro style, so join in and have fun!
Orlando Museum of Art
Right through until 4th October this year, a major glass exhibition by artist Therman Statom is showing at the prestigious Orlando Museum of Art, with his installation exhibit ‘Stories of the New World’ – an interesting and new style of art. Right up until November, you can take the kids to hear Aesop’s Fables and Other Tales, both with storytelling and art. This is combined with ‘Storytime in the Gallery’ which runs until August and features the books of Jerry Pinkney – these children’s tales will enthrall your children.
So-Raw! Sushi Festival
Taking place at Sora at Gaylord Palms Resort, this celebration of sushi and it’s worldwide growing appeal and traditional methods of creation, will make you drool on the 12th June. You can join in discussions on the fine art of sushi-making, take part in free tastings, get recipe ideas, and watch professional sushi chefs work their culinary magic.
Star Wars Weekends at Hollywood Studios
Star Wars fans and sci-fi enthusiasts will be in their element from the 22nd May and continuing until the 14th June – every weekend, you can marvel at amazing memorabilia, special shows and presentations.
The Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center
Seussical the Musical from 19-21st June, offers an even more entertaining (if possible) element to your favourite Dr Suess characters, performing and lyrical-styling to a range of musical styles.
Crealde School of Art
“The Art of Fellowship,” the exhibition that began in April, is still running and features the works of emerging artists.
The Orlando Science Center
“Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure,” a film exploring the wonders of marine life, continues to play through Spring 2009. Taking in life-forms too odd to even be featured on the Discovery Channel, some of the oddest ocean-dwelling specimens found in our world, from the frightening, vicious, and remarkable, to the downright peculiar!
