188 things to do in Orlando this weekend

Here's the thing about Orlando this time of year: October weekends fill up fast, and this one (Oct 02–Oct 04) is no exception. 188 events made the calendar, so we read through every one and kept the five worth your time.

The spread is community and art, with Saturday stacking up 78 events — the busiest day of the three. Ticketed events start at CAD 22.21.

If you only do one thing this weekend, scroll to our top picks — they're the five we'd genuinely clear our schedules for.

The full lineup

Every event on in Orlando this weekend, day by day:

Friday — 78 events

• — Adult STEM: Felting
  South Trail Branch (South Trail – Meeting Room 2)
• — Akeem Ali (12 and Over)
  The Beacham
• — American Culture
  South Trail Branch (South Trail – Meeting Room 1)
• — Art with Microsoft Paint
  North Orange Branch (North Orange – Computer Lab)
• — Audio Studio – Signal Routing
  Melrose Center (Audio Production Studio – Second Floor)
• — Baby Play & Connect
  Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden – Program Area)
• — Baby Tales
  Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden – Program Area)
• — Baby Tales
  Alafaya Branch (Alafaya – Meeting Room 1)
• — Baby to Five Tales
  South Trail Branch (South Trail – Ask at Desk)
• — Basic English 1
  North Orange Branch (North Orange – Meeting Room)
• — Blue Man Group
  ICON Park
• — COUNTRY AND HONKY TONK HITS WITH DJ RAY RAY
  WILD WEST END
• — Canva Basics
  Alafaya Branch (Alafaya – Computer Lab)
• — Car Seat Safety
  Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden – Ask at Desk)
• — Chess Basics with lichess.org
  Orlando Public Library (Red Room – Second Floor)
• — Cirque du Soleil: Drawn to Life
  Walt Disney World
• — Computer Basics
  Southwest Branch (Technology Classroom)
• — Create with Canva: Bookmark Mania!
  Alafaya Branch
• — Crochet Ghost Magnet
  Fairview Shores Branch (Fairview Shores – Meeting Room 1)
• — Crochet Open Lab
  Alafaya Branch (Alafaya – Back of Branch)
• — DJ BMF
  Lil' Indies
• — DJ City Beat’s Halloween Dance Party
  Chickasaw Branch (Chickasaw – Stage)
• — Dadi Freyr
  Plaza Live - Orlando
• — Design Characters using Tynker
  Southeast Branch (Southeast – Computer Lab)
• — English Conversation Hour
  Windermere Branch (Windermere – Ask at Desk)
• — Entwodiksyon nan Odinatè (kreyol)
  Hiawassee Branch (Hiawassee – Training Lab)
• — Fall Gardening in Florida
  West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center (West Oaks – Sarchet Community Room)
• — Family Play & Connect
  South Trail Branch (South Trail – Ask at Desk)
• — Hamilton (Touring) - Recommended for ages 10 and Over
  Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center
• — Homeschool Junior: Amazing Apples
  North Orange Branch (North Orange – Meeting Room)
• — House of Heavy: A Nu-Metal, Alt-Metal,. Metalcore Party in Orlando
  Will's Pub
• — Improve Your Job Interview Skills
  Fairview Shores Branch (Fairview Shores – Computer Classroom)
• — Internet Level 1
  Orlando Public Library (Purple Room – Second Floor)
• — Internet Level 2
  Orlando Public Library (Purple Room – Second Floor)
• — Introduction to Computers
  Hiawassee Branch (Hiawassee – Training Lab)
• — Introductory English Course
  North Orange Branch (North Orange – Meeting Room)
• — John Crist Live!
  Hard Rock Live Orlando
• — LEGO® Education Spike™ Essentials: Great Adventures
  Southeast Branch (Southeast – Computer Lab)
• — LEGO® Education Spike™ Prime: Science & Engineering
  South Creek Branch (South Creek – Meeting Room 1)
• — LEGO® Education Spike™ Prime: Science & Engineering
  Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden – Technology Lab)
• — Make a Stop Motion Movie
  Eatonville Branch (Eatonville – Meeting Room)
• — Makerspace Open Lab
  Melrose Center (Makerspace – Second Floor)
• — Masterpiece Junior: DIY Haunted House
  Windermere Branch (Windermere – Ask at Desk)
• — Melrose Reservation – Audio Studio (4 hrs)
  Melrose Center (Audio Production Studio – Second Floor)
• — Melrose Reservation – Video Studio (6 hrs)
  Melrose Center (Video Production Studio – Second Floor)
• — Microsoft 365 Basics
  North Orange Branch (North Orange – Computer Lab)
• — Microsoft PowerPoint Level 1
  Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden – Technology Lab)
• — Microsoft PowerPoint Level 2
  Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden – Technology Lab)
• — Microsoft PowerPoint Level 3
  Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden – Technology Lab)
• — Ms. Pat
  Funny Bone Comedy Club - Orlando
• — Nogu Svelo in Orlando
  Conduit · Tickets from CAD 78.78.
• — Online Class: Introduction to 3D Design
  Online (Online Technology Classroom – TEC)
• — Online Class: Microsoft Excel Level 4
  Online (Online Technology Classroom – TEC)
• — Online: Create a Third-Person Game
  Online (Virtual Melrose Classroom 3)
• — Open Lab – Ask A Tech
  Southwest Branch (Technology Classroom)
• — Open Lab – Ask A Tech
  Fairview Shores Branch (Fairview Shores – Computer Classroom)
• — Orlando Pride v San Diego Wave FC - Pups of Pride
  Inter.co Stadium
• — Preschool Tales
  Alafaya Branch (Alafaya – Meeting Room 1)
• — Preschool Tales
  Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden – Program Area)
• — Project Series 02: Omari Jones vs Alan Sanchez
  Caribe Royale Orlando
• — Python Programming Basics Level 1
  Windermere Branch
• — Python Programming Basics Level 2
  Windermere Branch
• — Qigong Movement and Breathing
  Southwest Branch (Southwest – Ask at Desk)
• — Reading Clearly Intermediate
  South Trail Branch (South Trail – Meeting Room 1)
• — SCARY-OKE NIGHT IN THE VENUE
  West End Trading Company
• — Seniors Crochet Meetup
  Chickasaw Branch (Chickasaw – Lab)
• — Sewing Open Lab
  Washington Park Branch (Washington Park – Technology Classroom)
• — Sewing – Fun Pumpkin Table Runner (4-Part)
  Orlando Public Library (Fiber Arts Studio – Second Floor)
• — Sewing – Simple Hemming
  Washington Park Branch (Washington Park – Technology Classroom)
• — Silhouette Cameo Orientation
  Melrose Center (Makerspace – Second Floor)
• — Social Worker @ the Library
  South Trail Branch
• — Stan Society Presents Olivia Rodrigo Night (18+)
  House of Blues Orlando
• — The Joy of Failure
  Hiawassee Branch (Hiawassee – Craft Studio)
• — Toddler Tales
  Alafaya Branch (Alafaya – Meeting Room 1)
• — Toddler Tales
  Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden – Program Area)
• — UCF Knights Womens Soccer vs. Colorado Buffaloes Women's Soccer
  UCF Soccer and Track Complex
• — Virtual: English Conversation Hour
  Online (Virtual Room – Windermere)
• — Writing Clearly Intermediate
  Hiawassee Branch (Hiawassee – Training Lab)

Saturday — 78 events

• — Acrylic Painting: Apple Orchard
  Fairview Shores Branch (Fairview Shores – Meeting Room 1)
• — Adult Craft & Chat: Diamond Art
  Hiawassee Branch (Hiawassee – Craft Studio)
• — All-Levels Yoga
  Windermere Branch (Windermere – Ask at Desk)
• — Animanga Club
  Orlando Public Library (Learning Cube – Second Floor)
• — Autumn Whisper Bracelet
  Southwest Branch
• — Baby Storytime
  Orlando Public Library (Papa Bear – First Floor)
• — Basic English 1
  Washington Park Branch (Washington Park – Technology Classroom)
• — Basic English 2
  Alafaya Branch (Virtual ESL Room 2)
• — Bleach 30 Year Anniversary w/ special guests Rookie of the Year and Keep Warm in Orlando
  Will's Pub · Tickets from CAD 45.06.
• — Blue Man Group
  ICON Park
• — COUNTRY AND HONKY TONK HITS WITH DJ RAY RAY
  WILD WEST END
• — Chair Yoga for Seniors
  Windermere Branch (Windermere – Ask at Desk)
• — Chess Club Meetup
  Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden – Program Area)
• — Chickasaw Book Club
  Chickasaw Branch (Chickasaw – Combined Meeting Room)
• — Cirque du Soleil: Drawn to Life
  Walt Disney World
• — Common Threads: A Knit & Crochet Meetup
  Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden – Technology Lab)
• — Create a 3D Video Game Character
  Melrose Center (Melrose Classroom – Second Floor)
• — Digital Coloring
  Orlando Public Library (Blue Room – Second Floor)
• — Don Omar "The Last King World Tour"
  Kia Center
• — English Conversation Hour
  Alafaya Branch (Virtual ESL Room 2)
• — English Conversation Hour 1
  Washington Park Branch (Washington Park – Technology Classroom)
• — English Listening Skills
  Southeast Branch (Southeast – Computer Lab)
• — Family Fun: ARTventures
  Fairview Shores Branch (Fairview Shores – Meeting Room 1)
• — Family Fun: Halloween Spooktacular!
  Alafaya Branch (Alafaya – Back of Branch)
• — Family Fun: Patterns in Peru
  South Trail Branch (South Trail – Ask at Desk)
• — Family STEM Saturdays
  Melrose Center (Makerspace – Second Floor)
• — Fiber Arts Meetup
  Orlando Public Library (Fiber Arts Studio – Second Floor)
• — Flight Simulator Orientation and Assessment
  Melrose Center (Game Development Lab / Simulators Combined – Second Floor)
• — Fondasyon Òdinatè Nivo 1
  Washington Park Branch (Washington Park – PLANET)
• — Fruitful Endeavors: For Vibrant Seniors and Adults!
  Orlando Public Library (Magnolia Room – Third Floor)
• — Gamers Guild: Classic Board Games
  South Creek Branch (South Creek – Meeting Room 1)
• — Hamilton (Touring) - Recommended for ages 10 and Over
  Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center
• — Introductory English Course
  Chickasaw Branch (Chickasaw – Lab)
• — LEGO® Club
  Orlando Public Library (Papa Bear – First Floor)
• — LEGO® Education Spike™ Essentials: Amusement Parks
  South Trail Branch (South Trail – Computer Lab)
• — Line Dancing for Fun and Fitness
  Southwest Branch
• — Mad Science Spooktacular Show
  Hiawassee Branch (Hiawassee – Meeting Room)
• — Make a Stop Motion Movie
  Alafaya Branch
• — Makerspace Open Lab
  Melrose Center (Makerspace – Second Floor)
• — Masterpiece Junior: Tiny Art Show
  North Orange Branch (North Orange – Meeting Room)
• — Meetups at Melrose
  Melrose Center (LED Wall – Second Floor)
• — Melrose Reservation – Audio Studio (6 hrs)
  Melrose Center (Audio Production Studio – Second Floor)
• — Melrose Reservation – Video Studio (6 hrs)
  Melrose Center (Video Production Studio – Second Floor)
• — Microsoft Excel – Formulas & Functions
  South Creek Branch (South Creek – Computer Lab)
• — Ms. Pat
  Funny Bone Comedy Club - Orlando
• — Music in the Library: Saturday Jazz
  South Creek Branch (South Creek – Ask at Desk)
• — Music in the Library: Viva Mexico Folklore
  South Trail Branch (South Trail – Ask at Desk)
• — Online Class: Adobe Photoshop – Color Correction
  Online (Online Technology Classroom – TEC)
• — Online Class: Digital Publishing
  Online (Online Technology Classroom – TEC)
• — Online Class: Microsoft Word Level 1
  Online (Online Technology Classroom – TEC)
• — Open Lab – Ask A Tech
  Fairview Shores Branch (Fairview Shores – Computer Classroom)
• — Preschool Storytime
  Orlando Public Library (Papa Bear – First Floor)
• — Pro Tools Level 1: Edit Window
  Melrose Center
• — Pro Tools Level 2: Mix Window and MIDI
  Melrose Center
• — READing Paws
  Chickasaw Branch (Chickasaw – Stage)
• — Saturday Genealogy Help Desk
  West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center (West Oaks – Sarchet Community Room)
• — Seniors Crochet Meetup
  Chickasaw Branch (Chickasaw – Lab)
• — Sewing – Introduction to the Sewing Machine
  Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden – Technology Lab)
• — Sewing – Introduction to the Sewing Machine
  South Trail Branch (South Trail – Computer Lab)
• — Sewing – Owl Friend
  West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center (West Oaks – Technology Classroom)
• — Skitz Kraven "Mind of a Killer" Tour in Orlando
  Conduit · Tickets from CAD 33.16.
• — Social Worker @ the Library
  Alafaya Branch
• — Social Worker @ the Library
  Orlando Public Library
• — Soulshake with DJ Smilin Dan
  Lil' Indies
• — Speaking Clearly Beginners
  Southeast Branch (Southeast – Computer Lab)
• — Storytelling
  Offsite
• — Storytime
  Offsite
• — TOP 40 HITS IN THE FRONT BAR WITH DJ FABIAN
  West End Trading Company
• — Teen Art Adventures: Japanese Dry Gardens
  Winter Garden Branch (Winter Garden – Program Area)
• — Teen Tabletop How-To: Strategize and Strike!
  Fairview Shores Branch (Fairview Shores – Computer Classroom)
• — Teen Volunteering
  Eatonville Branch (Eatonville – Ask at Desk)
• — Teen Volunteering: Orange Slice
  Alafaya Branch (Alafaya – Back of Branch)
• — Teen Volunteering: Southeast Teen Zine
  Southeast Branch (Southeast – Meeting Room)
• — The Secret Illegal Comedy Show
  Lil' Indies
• — Toddler Storytime
  Orlando Public Library (Papa Bear – First Floor)
• — UCF Knights Mens Soccer vs. Marshall University Thundering Herd Mens Soccer
  UCF Soccer and Track Complex
• — VR Learning Stations Orientation
  Melrose Center (Game Development Lab / Simulators Combined – Second Floor)
• — iPad – Procreate Basics
  Alafaya Branch

Sunday — 32 events

• — Adobe Photoshop Level 3
  Orlando Public Library (Blue Room – Second Floor)
• — Audio Studio Orientation
  Melrose Center (Audio Production Studio – Second Floor)
• — Basic Internet Safety
  West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center (West Oaks – Technology Classroom)
• — Basic Photography Concepts
  Melrose Center (Photo Studio – Second Floor)
• — Blender: 12 Principles of Animation in 3D
  Melrose Center (Melrose Classroom – Second Floor)
• — Blue Man Group
  ICON Park
• — Book Bingo For Adults
  South Creek Branch (South Creek – Meeting Room 1)
• — CHICKEN POO BINGO HOSTED BY GREG RUNGE
  WILD WEST END
• — Cirque du Soleil: Drawn to Life
  Walt Disney World
• — Computer Basics
  West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center (West Oaks – Technology Classroom)
• — Dominguinho & Limão com Mel
  House of Blues Orlando
• — Driver’s Education Simulator Orientation & Assessment
  Melrose Center (Game Development Lab / Simulators Combined – Second Floor)
• — Farmer’s Market Storytime @ Lake Eola
  Offsite
• — From Sample to Performance with Ableton Live
  Melrose Center (Audio Learning Lab – Second Floor)
• — Hamilton (Touring) - Recommended for ages 10 and Over
  Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center
• — Hungover with Glazed, Twin Rova, and Glomar
  Will's Pub · Tickets from CAD 22.21.
• — Improv Four
  Melrose Center (Melrose Stage – Second Floor)
• — Joey Cash "Poser Tour"
  Conduit · Tickets from CAD 26.91.
• — Joey Cash in Orlando
  Conduit · Tickets from CAD 27.51.
• — Kany Garcia: Puerta Abierta Tour
  Kia Center
• — LEGO® Education Spike™ Essentials: Amusement Parks
  Orlando Public Library (Learning Cube – Second Floor)
• — LEGO® WeDo™ Build a Race Car
  Orlando Public Library (Learning Cube – Second Floor)
• — Local Author Festival
  Alafaya Branch (Alafaya – Meeting Room 1)
• — Makerspace Open Lab
  Melrose Center (Makerspace – Second Floor)
• — Meet the Book Bike
  Offsite
• — Online: AI Bootcamp
  Online (Virtual Melrose Classroom 1)
• — Open Lab – Ask A Tech
  Orlando Public Library (Blue Room – Second Floor)
• — Photo Studio Orientation
  Melrose Center (Photo Studio – Second Floor)
• — Sewing Open Lab
  Orlando Public Library (Fiber Arts Studio – Second Floor)
• — The Bleak Circle Horror Book Club
  West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center (West Oaks – Sarchet Community Room)
• — Thundercat w/ Kitty Cash
  Plaza Live - Orlando
• — Video Studio Orientation
  Melrose Center (Video Production Studio – Second Floor)

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