Where: Shady Park & Winter Park Community Center, 721 West New England Avenue Cost: FREE Contact: 407-599-3397
Residents and local businesses will come together to celebrate the City of Winter Park’s 8th annual Unity Heritage Festival on Sunday and Monday. The annual festival will promote family history and raise funds for the Educational Fulfillment Fund for local economically disadvantaged youth. Sunday, January 17, from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Activities will include children’s games, career booths, food and retail vendors, entertainment by various gospel artists, health information by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Nu Iota Omega Chapter and the presentation of the annual Heritage Award. Monday, January 18, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Join Mayor Ken Bradley and Winter Park city officials at 10 a.m. for a special Martin Luther King, Jr., Symbolic Program, including the Feature Family Presentation which will be presented to the Robert R. Hall family. Exciting events and activities will continue throughout the day including food and musical entertainment by the Center for Dance Performance and Brenda White & the White Boyz. Guest speaker Candice S. Matthews, Amway Global Chief Marketing Officer, will also address the audience.