Downtown Arts District

Yoga Classes in the CityArts Gallery
2025-04-01 07:15 - 09:00, 2025-04-02 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | CityArts, 39 S. Magnolia Avenue, Orlando, FL, 32801, United States
Find your flow surrounded by art at Yoga in the Gallery at CityArts! Breathe, stretch, and unwind in a creative space that inspires both body and mind. Join us for a session that’s equal parts movement and mindfulness.

For Inquiries about classes contact (407) 927-5814 or Alex.PLA.Yoga@gmail.com

Drop-in: 15$
6 Class Pack: 75$
Unlimited Monthly: 90$
Acro Fun: 5$

All yoga & acro classes are designed for all levels of yogis from beginner to advanced.

Jazz in the Courtyard: Joe Fritz
2025-11-25 16:30 - 18:30
Join us on Tuesdays from 4:30–6:30 PM in the newly renovated FORDify the Arts Courtyard at CityArts for live jazz music and great vibes!
Free event, open to all. Stop by, unwind, and enjoy the music!

Wine Blending Workshop
2025-11-25 18:00 - 20:00
A night of creativity, connection, and custom wine crafted by you.

Create Your Own Wine Blend
Join us for a hands-on wine blending workshop where you’ll:

Learn the art of winemaking
Taste 3 red wines from different regions
Mix and match to find your perfect blend
Bottle, cork, and label your custom wine
Take home a one-of-a-kind creation that’s all yours

What’s Included:

Assemblage spritzer
Live jazz music
Guided session with our head winemaker
1 custom 750ml bottle to take home
Artisanal snacks and palate cleansers
After-hours access to CityArts Gallery
Great convo, new connections, and good vibes

Details:

Free street parking (after 6 pm) or $4 parking at the Plaza Garage with validation available at CityArts
Reservation required

Learn more and purchase tickets here

Orlando Story Club: Empowered
2025-12-03 19:00 - 21:00
Our “Best of 2025” Championship event is here!
Come celebrate an incredible year of storytelling, community and connection with us!
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Orlando Story Club is a live storytelling competition that takes place at CityArts Orlando (39 S Magnolia Ave). All regular shows begin at 7:00 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Every Orlando Story Club event has a theme. Anyone with a story that fits with that theme can enter by putting their name in the story hat. Ten names are drawn at random. Each storyteller is given 5 minutes to impress the audience, and the top 3 tellers take home prizes.
It’s a night of laughter, fun, and connection! Join us for our not-so-serious storytelling competition! Come laugh, listen, drink, and help build our community!
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If you aren’t interested in telling a story, we love story listeners! We have an activity that everyone can participate in. What’s a one-liner?
It is an anonymous story (true to the storyteller) that can fit on one notecard and relates to the theme of the evening.
For example, if the theme is “Past Our Bedtime,” a one-liner is: “I truly thought there were monsters under my bed until I was in high school.”
Who reads these one-liners? Our awesome hosts, Danielle and Bobby, read them in between storytellers. Don’t worry. They won’t reveal your name!

All regular productions are hosted by Danielle Ziss & Bobby Wesley
Orlando Story Club is a program of The Downtown Arts District

Community Art Activity with Laura Buitrago
2025-12-07 12:00 - 13:00
Join artist Laura Buitrago for a community art activity inspired by her exhibition Thank You, Shadow, for Now I Am Free.
Her work, shaped by a period of loss, reset, and rediscovery, explores the inner “shadows” we often avoid, inviting us instead to meet them with honesty and freedom.
In this session, Laura brings that same spirit of reflection into a shared creative space. Participants will spend an hour making art together, connecting through process rather than perfection. No experience is needed, and all materials will be provided. Dress however you’d like, just come open to creating.

Closing Performance With Michelina Moen & Cristina Ramos
2025-12-12 18:30 - 19:30
Join us for the closing performance of Thank You, Shadow, for Now I Am Free, featuring performances by Michelina Moen and Cristina Ramos. With sound and light design by Kylee Taylor.
Their work, shaped by movement, presence, and emotional honesty, offers a final moment to sit with the themes of the exhibition: shadow, renewal, and the freedom that follows.
This performance invites viewers to gather, listen, and witness an embodied response to the ideas that shaped Laura Buitrago’s exhibition. It’s a quiet, meaningful way to close the show and honor the space it created.

Wine Blending Workshop at CityArts
2025-12-16 18:30 - 20:00
A night of creativity, connection, and custom wine crafted by you.

Create Your Own Wine Blend
Join us for a hands-on wine blending workshop where you’ll:

Learn the art of winemaking
Taste 3 red wines from different regions
Mix and match to find your perfect blend
Bottle, cork, and label your custom wine
Take home a one-of-a-kind creation that’s all yours

What’s Included:

Assemblage spritzer
Live jazz music
Guided session with our head winemaker
1 custom 750ml bottle to take home
Artisanal snacks and palate cleansers
After-hours access to CityArts Gallery
Great convo, new connections, and good vibes

Details:

Free street parking (after 6 pm) or $4 parking at the Plaza Garage with validation available at CityArts
Reservation required

Purchase tickets here

Sort of Brutally Early Field Trip Returns with a SunRail Visit to Art & History Museums of Maitland
2025-12-17 07:30 - 12:30
The Sort of Brutally Early series continues with another sunrise arts excursion on Wednesday, December 17, inviting early risers to experience one of Central Florida’s most beloved cultural landmarks.
Participants will gather at 7:30 a.m. at CityArts Café, at 37 S. Magnolia Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801. A complimentary coffee will be available before the group walks together to SunRail’s Church Street Station. The Northbound train departs at 8:23 a.m., arriving in Maitland Station at 8:47 a.m. From there, attendees will take a short walk to the Art & History Museums of Maitland.
At 9:30 a.m., curator Dan Hess will lead a private tour of the historic campus—an extraordinary site known for its distinctive architecture, lush grounds, and vibrant exhibitions. The tour concludes at 10:30 a.m., after which the group will head toward the Maitland SunRail Station.
Along the way, participants may stop at the iconic Kappy’s Subs, a longtime local favorite, for an early lunch or brunch before boarding the 11:59 a.m. southbound train back to Church Street, arriving at 12:21 p.m.
Event organized by Pat Greene.

Third Thursday Opening Night Reception
2025-09-18 18:00 - 21:00
Join us for 3rd Thursday at CityArts. Check out the seven new exhibitions, listen to live music, and meet the artists!

CityArts is a proud partner of 3rd Thursday Orlando: Arts. Making. History.

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PARKING

CityArts provides parking validations for the Plaza Parking GarageONLY. The validation reduces the parking fee to $4.

The Library Parking Garage is closer, but CityArts does not provide parking validations for that garage.
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Featured galleries at CityArts include:
-Austin Commercial Gallery-Upstairs Signature Gallery-The Mahesh Chaddah Family Trust Spotlight Gallery-Side Gallery-CityArts Cafe Gallery-Redefine Gallery-Orlando Magic Young Artists Gallery_______________________________________

Thank you to our event partners:
– City of Orlando- Downtown Development Board– Orange County Government: Arts and Cultural Affairs– United Arts of Central Florida– Remixed- Austin Commercial– Florida Department of Arts & Culture

Midnight on Magnolia 2026
2025-12-31 21:00 - 23:30
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
CityArts | 39 S. Magnolia Avenue, Orlando FL 32801
For tickets, click here
The Downtown Arts District is excited to announce its second annual New Year’s Eve celebration, “Midnight on Magnolia.” Presented by Valley Bank, this fun, private, and fresh event offers an elevated, artistic atmosphere, perfect for young professionals and the young at heart looking for a unique way to ring in the New Year in Orlando. Think chic, lively, and welcoming—stylish but not stuffy, and definitely fun.
The evening’s festivities will include live art experiences and entertainment, DJ John Willoughby and co-DJs performing in the first- and second-floor main galleries, live music by the Blacklist Babes in the gated, open-air FORDify the Arts Courtyard, party favors, confetti cannons, stilt walkers, a champagne toast at midnight, cocktails, gourmet lite bites by Johnny’s Fillin’ Station, and more.
$150 VIP Open Bar Admission

Courtyard & Gallery Access
Passed Hors d’Oeuvres by Johnny’s Fillin’ Station
Bubbly Toast at Midnight
Live Art Activations & Entertainment
Party Favors
Open Bar: Tito’s, Hendricks, Woodford, Bacardi, Hornita’s, Beer, Wine, Seltzer

$99 General Admission

Courtyard & Gallery Access
Passed Hors d’Oeuvres by Johnny’s Fillin’ Station
Bubbly Toast at Midnight
Live Art Activations & Entertainment
Party Favors
Two Drink Tickets: Alcohol, Beer, Wine, Seltzer, Bubbly

With the Magnolia flower as its centerpiece, Midnight on Magnolia offers a refreshing alternative to the typical New Year’s Eve bar and club scene in Downtown Orlando. The glittering event will showcase the vibrant culture and history of the Downtown Arts District. Attendees aged 21 and up will enjoy a welcoming, cosmopolitan environment—stylish yet comfortable, without being overly formal.
Thank you to our event sponsors:

Valley Bank
All Real Estate and Investments
CityArts Orlando
Downtown Development Board
Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs
United Arts of Central Florida

The 2026 Midnight on Magnolia committee is chaired by Daniel F. Betancourt, with Lindsey Hahn, Samantha Klingler, and Stefani Lockman serving as committee leads. Downtown Arts District liaisons include Barbara Hartley and Teagan Carregal. Past committee members include James Matta and Ashley Samuels.
Disclaimer:
By attending Midnight on Magnolia, guests acknowledge and consent to being photographed and/or recorded during the event. Images and video footage may be used by the Downtown Arts District for promotional, marketing, and other related purposes in print and digital media. Attendance at the event implies consent to such use.
