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Events, markets, games, library and parks programs in and around Kissimmee, with times, prices and the organizer's own link.

Top story MLK Day in Kissimmee 2027: Unity Celebration and closures MLK Day 2027 is Monday, Jan. 18. Kissimmee's free Unity Celebration ran at Lakefront Park in 2026; the 2027 date is not posted yet. Schools and libraries close. · 3 min read

Coming up

The full month
  1. Fri. Nov. 13 Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibition (last day) Kissimmee City Hall
  2. Fri. Nov. 13 Friends of the Library Booksale 10 a.m. · Buenaventura Lakes Library
  3. Fri. Nov. 13 Promenade Racing Car and Truck Show 5 p.m. · Promenade at Sunset Walk
  4. Fri. Nov. 13 Artisan Market 6 p.m. · Promenade at Sunset Walk
  5. Fri. Nov. 13 Dockside Dueling Pianos 7 p.m. · The Wharf at Sunset Walk
  6. Sat. Nov. 14 Cops N' Bobbers 8:30 a.m. · Big Toho Marina
  7. Sat. Nov. 14 Weekend Wellness Series 10 a.m. · Promenade at Sunset Walk
  8. Sat. Nov. 14 Fire Station 3 Open House 10 a.m. · Kissimmee Fire Station 3
  9. Sat. Nov. 14 Maker's Cafe: The Book About You! 11:30 a.m. · Hart Memorial Central Library
  10. Sat. Nov. 14 Touch A Truck noon · Promenade at Sunset Walk
  11. Sat. Nov. 14 Show Car Saturday Nights 4 p.m. · Promenade at Sunset Walk
  12. Sun. Nov. 15 Road to Sunrise: A Hunger Games Movie Marathon 1:30 p.m. · Buenaventura Lakes Library

Plan your weekend

Fourth of July Kissimmee Fourth of July fireworks 2026 Kissimmee's free Monumental Fourth of July at Kissimmee Lakefront Park ran 7 to 9:30 p.m. July 4, 2026, with fireworks at 9 p.m. The 2027 details are not out yet. · 3 min read Halloween Kissimmee trick-or-treat hours 2026: Trunk or Treat 7-9 p.m. Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31. Kissimmee sets no trick-or-treat hours. The city's free Trunk or Treat is 7 to 9 p.m. at Chambers Park; Boo! on Broadway is Oct. 30. · 4 min read Easter Easter in Kissimmee 2027: egg hunts, brunch and services Easter 2027 is Sunday, March 28. Downtown's Hop on Downtown egg hunt was April 4 in 2026; 2027 dates are not out yet. Brunch, services and closures. · 3 min read Memorial Day Memorial Day in Kissimmee 2027: closures, trash and the city pool Memorial Day 2027 is Monday, May 31. County offices and libraries close, city trash runs as usual; the city pool opened that weekend in 2026. · 3 min read Summer camp Summer in Kissimmee 2027: camps, pools and splash pads School ends May 26, 2027. The city's summer camps, the Bob Makinson Aquatic Center season, free splash pads and arts camps, with how to register. · 4 min read Mother's Day Mother's Day in Kissimmee 2027: brunch, events and gift markets Mother's Day 2027 is Sunday, May 9. Taste of Kissimmee fell on Mother's Day weekend in 2026; plus brunch spots, artisan markets and a Sunday car show. · 3 min read Labor Day Labor Day in Kissimmee 2027: what is open, closed and trash Labor Day 2027 is Monday, Sept. 6. City trash runs as usual, county offices, libraries and schools close, and the city pool has its last day of summer. · 3 min read Father's Day Father's Day in Kissimmee 2027: car shows, rodeo and brunch Father's Day 2027 is Sunday, June 20. Old Town's weekend car cruises, the June Silver Spurs Rodeo, bass fishing on Lake Toho and brunch spots. · 4 min read Christmas Kissimmee Christmas parade Dec. 12, tree lighting Nov. 28 Kissimmee's tree lighting is 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at City Hall. The Festival of Lights Parade steps off 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. Both free. · 5 min read Halloween Kissimmee Halloween 2026: Boo! on Broadway, Trunk or Treat Kissimmee Halloween: Boo! on Broadway 5:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, the city's free Trunk or Treat 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, and Sunset Walk's costume contest. · 5 min read Thanksgiving Thanksgiving in Kissimmee 2026: turkey trot, closures and trash Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026. City trash moves to Saturday, county offices and libraries close two days and schools are off all week. · 4 min read Black Friday Black Friday and holiday shopping in Kissimmee 2026 Black Friday is Nov. 27, 2026. Old Town, Sunset Walk's artisan market, the downtown holiday market and Gaylord Palms, with hours as posted. · 4 min read Christmas Holiday lights and Christmas events in Kissimmee 2026 Kissimmee's Festival of Lights runs Nov. 28 to Jan. 6, with free snow at Lakefront Park on nine December nights. Gaylord Palms opens Friday, Nov. 13. · 8 min read New Year's Eve Kissimmee New Year's Eve 2026: ball drop and fireworks Kissimmee New Year's Eve 2026: Sunset Walk's $27 party from 7 p.m. with a midnight ball drop and fireworks, a free Noon Year for kids, Old Town and Jan. 1 trash · 4 min read Valentine's Day Valentine's Day in Kissimmee 2027: events and date ideas Valentine's Day 2027 is a Sunday. Monster Bulls at Silver Spurs Arena the night before, a downtown wine bar, lakefront sunsets and Old Town. · 3 min read Spring break Spring break in Kissimmee 2027: school dates, camps and things to do Osceola County schools are off March 15-19, 2027, with March 12 off too. City break camps, the lakefront, Shingle Creek, Fun Spot and the library. · 4 min read Brunch Brunch in Kissimmee: weekend breakfast spots and hours Where to brunch in Kissimmee: downtown cafes on Broadway and Orlando Avenue, smoked-meat breakfasts by the lake, a drag brunch at Old Town and Keke's. · 4 min read Dogs Dog-friendly Kissimmee: dog parks, patios, trails and leash rules Kissimmee's three county dog parks, leash rules in county parks, dog-welcome markets and trails, and where to read the city's animal ordinance. · 4 min read Kids Kids' activities in Kissimmee: playgrounds, splash pads, story times Free playgrounds and splash pads, Monday story times at the downtown library, a skate park, a petting farm and rainy-day picks for Kissimmee families. · 4 min read Trails Kissimmee walking and biking trails: loops, distances, trailheads The 10-mile Kissimmee Loop Trail, the Shingle Creek Regional Trail from Lakefront Park, the lakeside link to Brinson Park and where to park and paddle. · 4 min read Downtown Kissimmee A guide to downtown Kissimmee: Broadway, the lakefront and events Historic downtown Kissimmee: Broadway's independent shops and restaurants, Lakefront Park, free parking, SunRail and the street events through the year. · 5 min read Nightlife Live music and nightlife in Kissimmee: venues and bars Where Kissimmee goes out at night: Old Town's bars and car cruises, Sunset Walk's live music stages, downtown's wine and tapas bars and the rodeo. · 4 min read Free things to do Free things to do in Kissimmee: parks, car shows, markets, events Free in Kissimmee: the lakefront and its splash pad, weekly car cruises, artisan markets, trails, library story times and the city's free festivals. · 4 min read Date night Date night in Kissimmee: dinner, theater, wine bars, late nights Date night in Kissimmee: a wine bar and tapas on Broadway, a lakefront sunset, a dine-in movie at Sunset Walk, Old Town's Ferris wheel and the rodeo. · 4 min read Veterans Day Kissimmee Veterans Day: 2026 festival held, parade history Kissimmee marked Veterans Day 2026 with its first free festival at Lakefront Park on Nov. 7. The city posted no separate parade; 2027 details to follow. · 6 min read Silver Spurs Rodeo Silver Spurs Rodeo in Kissimmee: dates, tickets and parking The 158th Silver Spurs Rodeo is Feb. 18-21, 2027, at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee. Tickets go on sale in November; parking is free. · 6 min read Osceola County Fair Osceola County Fair in Kissimmee: dates, hours and admission The Osceola County Fair runs 10 days each February at Osceola Heritage Park. 2026 admission was $10, $5 for ages 5 to 11 and seniors; parking is free. · 4 min read Taste of Kissimmee Taste of Kissimmee: date, location and what to expect Taste of Kissimmee is the city's free food and music night at Lakefront Park. The 2026 event was Friday, May 8; the 2027 date was not posted yet. · 3 min read Restaurants Where to eat in Kissimmee: lists by category Alphabetical lists of places to eat inside Kissimmee city limits: pizza, Mexican, breakfast and coffee, burgers, Asian, ice cream and bakeries. · 3 min read Pizza Where to get pizza in Kissimmee: downtown and Vine Street Twelve pizza places inside Kissimmee city limits, from Broadway downtown to the Vine Street corridor, with hours from their own sites where posted. · 5 min read Mexican food Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants in Kissimmee Nine Mexican and taco places inside Kissimmee city limits, on Broadway downtown, Vine Street, John Young Parkway and Osceola Parkway. · 4 min read Breakfast Breakfast and coffee in Kissimmee: downtown to Osceola Parkway Ten breakfast and coffee stops inside Kissimmee city limits, from Broadway cafes downtown to 24-hour diners on Vine Street and John Young Parkway. · 5 min read Burgers Where to get burgers in Kissimmee: the Vine Street corridor Four burger chains with five locations inside Kissimmee city limits, all on Vine Street (U.S. 192), with hours from their own sites where posted. · 3 min read Sushi Sushi and Asian restaurants in Kissimmee Eleven Chinese, Japanese and Asian restaurants inside Kissimmee city limits, clustered on John Young Parkway, Vine Street and Osceola Parkway. · 4 min read Ice cream Ice cream and desserts in Kissimmee Four ice cream stops inside Kissimmee city limits, on Vine Street and East Osceola Parkway, with hours from their own sites where posted. · 3 min read Bakeries Bakeries in Kissimmee: Vine Street and downtown Fourteen bakeries inside Kissimmee city limits, most of them Latin and Caribbean, on Vine Street, Broadway downtown and Osceola Parkway. · 5 min read

Event news

Things to do Things to do in Kissimmee this weekend, Nov. 13 to 15 Christmas at Gaylord Palms opens Friday. Saturday brings the Fire Station 3 open house, Touch A Truck at Sunset Walk and a library book sale in Kissimmee. · 5 min read Christmas Gaylord Palms Christmas 2026: ICE! opens Nov. 13, tickets Christmas at Gaylord Palms opens Nov. 13 and runs to Jan. 3. ICE! tickets are timed, online only and up to 30% off if booked by Nov. 16. Parking is $38. · 5 min read Arts Arts and exhibitions in Kissimmee: November 2026 Kissimmee arts to mid-December: Hispanic Heritage art at City Hall to Nov. 13, ABBA and Fleetwood Mac tributes, holiday dance shows and free library classes. · 4 min read