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Explore Orlando's Virtual Arts & Culture: Free Concerts, Exhibits, and Live Streams

Feed your inner artist with free virtual experiences from Orlando’s vibrant cultural scene, including exclusive videos from the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra.

Springtime invites you to explore Orlando’s arts from home. The city’s most celebrated venues and companies are streaming stage productions, concerts, comedy, and more at no cost—because the show must go on.

Want more virtual experiences from the Theme Park Capital of the World? Check out our roundups of virtual experiences and virtual learning resources!

Virtual Arts for All Ages

Explore Orlando s Virtual Arts & Culture: Free Concerts, Exhibits, and Live Streams

Learn from seasoned musicians with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra’s “Sound Bites” video series

Performing Arts

Enjoy stirring music and theatre from these Orlando performers.

Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra (Orlando Phil)

Hear from talented members in “Sound Bites,” a video series featuring music and instrument discussions, hosted by Executive Director Paul Helfrich. The videos are available on the orchestra’s website.

Orlando Shakespeare Theater (Orlando Shakes)

Available on Facebook and in partnership with UCF, the theater’s “Throwback Thursday” series showcases past performances. Additional Facebook videos offer sneak peeks, cast spotlights, and behind‑the‑scenes glimpses.

Orlando Ballet

On its Facebook page, Orlando Ballet offers free classes across a variety of disciplines, including BeMoved, beginner ballet, family yoga, pilates, sculpt, and more.

The Winter Park Playhouse

The venue’s Facebook Live series airs every Friday at 9 a.m., featuring a personal message from the executive director and a vintage clip from a previous event.

Cirque du Soleil

Ahead of the highly anticipated “Drawn to Life” debut at Disney Springs, Cirque du Soleil is delivering virtual arts through CirqueConnect. Highlights include 60‑minute specials, virtual‑reality experiences, web series, making‑of videos, kids’ programming, and more.

Explore Orlando s Virtual Arts & Culture: Free Concerts, Exhibits, and Live Streams

Bach Festival Society of Winter Park

Explore the “Musical Moments” series on the society’s website. Curated by Artistic Director & Conductor Dr. John V. Sinclair, the selections blend classics with contemporary pieces to keep spirits bright.

Central Florida Community Arts (CFCArts)

All‑ages CFCArts hosts a Virtual Concert Series on Facebook featuring performers from local theaters and theme parks. New videos drop at 6 p.m. most nights, while a 10 a.m. Wednesday session offers relaxation techniques from resident music therapist Ashley Lewis. Their “CFCArts Theatre Season 5 Celebration” showcases recent live hits on the website and YouTube, and the “At Home” page offers fresh virtual experiences.

Central Florida Vocal Arts

On Facebook, Central Florida Vocal Arts streams “Friday Night LIVE” concerts at 6 p.m. Every show is hosted by soprano Theresa Smith‑Levin and pianist Julian Bond, featuring guest musicians.

Explore Orlando s Virtual Arts & Culture: Free Concerts, Exhibits, and Live Streams

FusionFest

Held over Thanksgiving weekend, FusionFest is now virtual, offering online classes, worldwide cuisine delivery, and soon, a marketplace for local goods and artwork.

Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant

Located at Disney Springs, the restaurant streams live entertainment—singing, dancing, and instrumental music—via its website’s Raglan Reality TV.

Timucua Arts Foundation

Discover intimate music recorded at the foundation’s grounds, set in the former music director’s home of Cirque du Soleil. Daily Facebook videos feature previously recorded live performances, and the foundation hosts a Digital Music Flea Market to support local artists.

Museums, Galleries & Art Shows

Explore Orlando s Virtual Arts & Culture: Free Concerts, Exhibits, and Live Streams

Albin Polasek Museum & Sculptural Gardens

The museum’s newest exhibit, “Venetian Canals of Winter Park: The Art of Don Sondag,” is now viewable online. Curated collections from the recent Winter Park Virtual Paint Out are also available.

The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art

Explore galleries via the museum’s website, including PDF object guides and two streaming films—“A Legacy for the Community” and “The Tiffany Chapel: A Masterpiece Rediscovered.” Their “Virtual Spring at the Morse” spotlights selected portraits from the Morse Collection.

Explore Orlando s Virtual Arts & Culture: Free Concerts, Exhibits, and Live Streams

Rollins Museum of Art

Rollins College’s museum updates its site with a “Work of the Week” page, where a curator discusses a collection piece in a blog‑style post. Ongoing blog content connects current exhibitions to broader cultural conversations. Follow Rollins on Facebook and Instagram for more.

Crealdé School of Art

Sponsored by Crealdé School of Art and the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, the 11th annual Folk & Urban Art Festival was held online in 2020 and remains accessible on the Heritage Center’s site. The lineup includes performing arts, community spotlights, and works by local artists such as Yaa Rivera, Winston Boots Andrews, Julio Sanchez, and Joy Hayes. Crealdé’s YouTube channel hosts a virtual opening reception for the EMERGE exhibition and a Directors Choice VIII tour.

The Mennello Museum of American Art

The museum’s “Mennello From Home” video series offers virtual tours of current exhibitions and a home art project, celebrating American artists including Earl Cunningham.

Orlando Museum of Art

Expand your art knowledge with the museum’s free “Museum From Home” program. The Facebook page provides additional content on current exhibits and live‑stream tours.

Pulse Interim Memorial

The OnePULSE Foundation presents a virtual tour of the Pulse Interim Memorial, allowing visitors to explore the grounds and its vibrant walls of images and art in downtown Orlando’s SoDo district.

Virtual Arts for Teens & Adults

Explore Orlando s Virtual Arts & Culture: Free Concerts, Exhibits, and Live Streams

SAK Comedy Lab

Located downtown, SAK Comedy Lab posts nightly videos on Facebook. Tune in at 7 p.m. to watch a fresh improv sketch from the theater’s comedy crew.

Enzian Theater

Enzian Theater in Maitland shares daily movie recommendations from cinematic experts on Facebook, along with insider insights into each feature film.

Joseph Reed Hayes

Orlando playwright Joseph Reed Hayes shares videos of his past productions on Facebook.

Orlando International Fringe Festival (Orlando Fringe)

America’s oldest non‑juried theater festival offers previously recorded shows on its website. New uploads include a musical adaptation of Stephen King’s “IT,” a “Star Trek” celebration, a “meatball séance,” and more.

Phantasmagoria

Phantasmagoria, a steampunk storytelling troupe, livestreams a weekly show at 8 p.m. every Sunday on Facebook, featuring dancing, aerial acrobatics, pyrotechnics, puppetry, and stage combat.


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