Fall Live + Local Music Season underway in Central Florida

YOU’RE GONNA FACE IT. STAY. UP. RIGHT NOW. THE SONGS OF GRAMMY AWARD WINNING ARTISTS ARE TAKING OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA. YOU JUST HEARD FROM ONE. IT IS A SEASONAL CELEBRATION OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL TALENT FROM FOLK AND LATIN JAZZ TO AFROBEAT AND OPERA. WE HAVE ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO EXPERIENCE THE MORE THAN 100 LIVE MUSIC EVENTS TAKING PLACE ALL THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS PART OF THE FALL LIVE AND LOCAL MUSIC SEASON, AN INITIATIVE PRESENTED BY UNITED ARTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. SO JOINING ME NOW TO SHARE HOW WE ALL CAN RESERVE OUR SEAT, MAYBE A FRONT ROW SEAT HERE. WE’VE GOT THE DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL TOURISM, SERGEI SHOIGU IOWA. GREAT TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. SO LET’S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WORK HERE OF UNITED ARTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. IF PEOPLE HAVEN’T HEARD OF YOU ALL AND THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE BEING DONE. WHAT DO YOU LIKE? ALL OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY TO KNOW? YEAH. SO UNITED ARTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA IS THE LOCAL ARTS AGENCY FOR OVER 35 YEARS, WE’VE BEEN ENRICHING AND INVESTING IN ARTS, CULTURE, HISTORY AND SCIENCE BY GIVING OUT GRANTS AND GIVING OUR RESOURCES TO FROM INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS TO BIG ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL. SO YEAH, THAT’S WHAT WE’VE BEEN DOING FOR 35 YEARS. WELL, WE WERE ABLE TO SPOTLIGHT THAT GREAT WORK AS COMMUNITY CHAMPION STORY. SO YOU CAN FIND THAT ON OUR WEBSITE. WE’RE GOING TO MAKE A LINK. SO ALL OF THIS IS EASY TO FIND. ALL RIGHT. WE’LL GET TO THAT IN A MOMENT. BUT LET’S GET TO THE LIVE AND LOCAL MUSIC SEASON. WHAT’S THIS INITIATIVE AND WHY? WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT FOR US IN CENTRAL FLORIDA? RIGHT. I LIKE TO START SAYING THAT I WAKE UP EVERY DAY TO LET THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW THAT WE HAVE MORE THAN THEME PARKS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. THAT’S MY JOB AT UNITED ARTS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VISIT ORLANDO. IT’S REALLY A SHARING ABOUT THE WHOLE ECOSYSTEM OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE THAT WE HAVE HERE. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ARE PULLING FROM OUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS, WE’RE LIKE, THERE’S SO MUCH MUSIC HAPPENING. SO, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN’T REALLY CREATE THIS. WE JUST NAMED IT. IT ALREADY EXISTED. WE JUST PUT A BOW AROUND IT. RIGHT? WE JUST GAVE IT A NAME. SO IT’S EASY FOR US TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT TO DO. ENCOURAGE THEM TO ENGAGE IN WHAT’S LOCAL. I MEAN, WE LOVE OUR THEME PARKS, OF COURSE, BUT WE WE 75 MILLION PEOPLE COMING HERE EVERY YEAR. I HOPE THAT THEY’RE, YOU KNOW, ENTICED TO DO SOMETHING LOCAL AS WELL. AND THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS PACKAGING A SEASON. AND REALLY SHOWING AN AUTHENTIC WAY WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER, WHICH IS AMAZING. AND IT IS GREAT FOR THOSE WHO VISIT, BUT FOR ALL OF US, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO FIND ALL OF THESE THINGS. SO YOU DID THE HARD WORK, THE HEAVY LIFT. THANK YOU. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT AS WE SEE SOME OF THESE PERFORMANCES? WELL, A LOT. I MEAN, THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE, AND I KNOW MAYBE THIS SENTENCE IS OVERUSED, BUT IT IS TRUE. SO IF YOU LOVE OPERA, THERE’S A GREAT OPERA GOING ON AT THE DOCTOR PHILLIPS CENTER. IF YOU LOVE AFROBEAT, LIKE, THAT’S ONE THAT I’M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD. WE HAVE ONE OF THE GREATEST BOMBA ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, AND THEY’RE DOING A PERFORMANCE AT THE ORLANDO FAMILY STAGE. SO I LIKE TO SAY THAT IF THERE IS A NEXT LIFE, I WANT TO COME BACK AS A PUERTO RICAN DANCER BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE, THEY KNOW HOW TO HAVE FUN. HONESTLY IT’S AMAZING. SO I’M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. BUT A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, THE THE ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA ALSO HAS PLENTY OF SHOWS. AND A LOT OF THOSE ARE FREE. SO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, ARTS AND ORLANDO.COM. THAT’S WHERE YOU CAN FIND ALL THE 100 PLUS SHOWS THAT WILL BE HAPPENING IN EIGHT WEEKS. AND SOMETHING THAT I NEED TO MENTION. I A LOT OF THOSE ARE FREE AS WELL. YEAH, I LOVE A STREET PARTY AND THERE ARE TWO HAPPENING. ONE IN WINTER PARK, THE AUTUMN ART FESTIVAL AND THE MONSTER JAM PARTY AT MONSTER JAM. JUST MONSTER PARTY. DIA DE LOS MUERTOS AT CITY ARTS IN DOWNTOWN ARTS DISTRICT. RIGHT IN DOWNTOWN. SO NOT ONLY THEY ARE GIVING US A GREAT TIME AND A GREAT PARTY. IT’S ALSO VERY EDUCATIONAL AS WELL BECAUSE THEY PARTNER WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS LIKE CASA MEXICO TO BRING THAT EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT. SO NOT ONLY YOU’RE GOING TO BE LISTENING TO GREAT MUSIC, SEEING GREAT DANCE, BUT ALSO WILL BE LEARNING THINGS AS WELL. OKAY, SO THE BEST WAY TO NAVIGATE IT IS TO FIND ALL THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE. WE’RE GOING TO POST A LINK TO GET ALL OF THAT UNDER THE AS SEEN ON TAB AND INSIDE THIS STORY, I’M GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT COMMUNITY CHAMPION IS LINKED THERE TOO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OF COURSE. THANK YOU.

Fall Live + Local Music Season underway in Central Florida

United Arts of Central Florida is partnering with Visit Orlando to highlight a lineup of 100+ shows and award-winning artists to celebrate local and international talent.

Updated: 4:21 PM EDT Sep 2, 2025

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United Arts of Central Florida is partnering with Visit Orlando to highlight 100+ shows celebrating local and international talent for the fall Live + Local Music Season. United Arts of Central Florida director of cultural tourism, Thali Sugisawa, visited WESH 2 to preview the event and discuss the organization’s mission. The events will run through Oct. 30, 2025 and feature genres including, but not limited to, folk, Latin jazz, afrobeat, classical and more. Click here to learn more about the Live + Local Music Season.Watch United Arts of Central Florida’s WESH 2 Community Champion feature here.

ORLANDO, Fla. —

United Arts of Central Florida is partnering with Visit Orlando to highlight 100+ shows celebrating local and international talent for the fall Live + Local Music Season.

United Arts of Central Florida director of cultural tourism, Thali Sugisawa, visited WESH 2 to preview the event and discuss the organization’s mission.

The events will run through Oct. 30, 2025 and feature genres including, but not limited to, folk, Latin jazz, afrobeat, classical and more.

Click here to learn more about the Live + Local Music Season.

Watch United Arts of Central Florida’s WESH 2 Community Champion feature here.