Memorial Day Weekend Events in Orlando

Hot Air Balloon Festival

Carnival Downtown Festival

Taking place in Downtown Orlando on Memorial Day Weekend beginning May 27th through the 29th, the Orlando Carnival downtown festival will take place. Foods, vendors, and art from Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Barbados, and other Caribbean nations will be celebrated. Numerous top-ranked recording artists will also be performing including Dancehall reggae artists Serani and Menace as well as Tony Matterhorn alongside Soca stars Machel Montano, Raymond Ramnarine, Fay-Ann Lyons, Bunji Garlin, and Skinny Fabulous.

Memorial 4 Day Weekend at Sunset Walk in Margaritaville

Beginning May 27th through the 30th, the Promenade at Sunset Walk in Margaritaville with host a Memorial 4 Day Weekend to honor the men and women of our military with street performers and stilt walkers, bands, DJ Scotty B, and a car show.

Friday will include music from the Rundown, a rock 'n' roll band featuring the greatest hits of the 80s through today. Saturday will include the car and truck show as well as a street and craft market starting at 4 pm and music from Saloonatix, classic and current country, and rock. Sunday will include music from Thompson-Browne, acoustic stylings, and Slickwood, Florida Grown Americana. Monday will include music from the Jason Link Experience, country classics to rock 'n' roll, and Acoustic Blue, classic rock to Top 40. Free admission and parking. It is a rain or shine event.

Orlando Hot Air Balloon Festival

Located in Downtown Orlando from May 27th through May 30th, the Orlando Hot Air Balloon Festival will include retail vendors, food trucks, and activities for the whole family (weather permitting).