Looking for fun, entertaining events and activities to check out in Orlando this weekend? Here are top picks with dates, times, locations and ticket links.

The Wyndham Orlando Resort & Conference Center introduced an AI bartender named Sara, developed by Cecelia.ai, capable of making tequila-based drinks and engaging with guests.

OUC is using drones to enhance storm response following lessons from Hurricane Ian, improving damage assessment efficiency despite obstacles like downed trees or floods.

Sea Life Orlando Aquarium hosts a pop-up exhibit in partnership with NASA JPL, featuring a model of Europa, interactive experiments, and talks by Dr. Morgan Cable on the Europa Clipper mission.

The Orlando Science Center is hosting a world record attempt for most paper rockets launched simultaneously, connecting with a STEM exhibition and including a Sci-Fi Weekend event.

The Orlando Science Center set a Guinness World Record with 300 people launching paper rockets simultaneously.

Eloise Bayliss, a 12-year-old, received a Moana-themed bionic arm cover, enhancing her Hero Arm with a Disney collaboration, boosting her confidence and dexterity.

Osceola County approves negotiations with Empyrean Medical Systems to potentially open a facility at NeoCity, aiming to create high-tech jobs and bolster economic development.

Disney and Universal have filed patents for advanced ride systems with interactive and dynamic features, intensifying their competition to draw theme park enthusiasts.

The University of Florida's FSI has opened a new facility in NeoCity to boost semiconductor research and innovation.

Astronauts Wilmore and Williams returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule after a 9-month ISS stay extended by Starliner issues. Their 286-day mission included spacewalks and research amid continued ISS operations.

SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 with 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral, including 13 with Direct to Cell features, pending weather conditions.

Volusia County Schools launches a pilot for Evolv, an AI weapon detection system at Atlantic High School, to enhance campus safety, with the potential to expand it district-wide.

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 with 27 Starlink satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral, marking its 27th mission and 30th launch from the Cape this year, with an upcoming ISS resupply mission scheduled.

SpaceX is scheduled to launch 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on Thursday night, aiming to further expand global internet coverage with its Falcon 9 rocket.

SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket, further expanding its constellation for global internet coverage, with the booster landing on a droneship post-mission.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch 28 Starlink satellites from Florida tonight, with a potential "space jellyfish" visual due to sunset timing. Launch visibility is anticipated along the coast, weather permitting.

AdventHealth Orlando is investing $1 billion in campus enhancements, including a new patient tower for advanced medical services, aiming to make Orlando a hub for surgical innovation and medical education.

Documents show Project Aero is under construction at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, promising new dining, shopping and educational exhibits for visitors.

NASA’s Artemis II passed a second wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center, loading more than 700,000 gallons of propellant while keeping hydrogen leaks within safety limits.

SpaceX is targeting a Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday that will carry 29 Starlink satellites; the first stage will try for a sea landing aboard Just Read the Instructions.

Dr. Deborah German, founding dean of UCF’s College of Medicine, is preparing to step down after about 20 years, local reporting shows.

A Senate committee backed a NASA reauthorization that would extend the ISS to Sept. 30, 2032 and direct NASA to develop a permanent Moon base. The move shifts timelines for the Space Coast and commercial station builders.

SimSpace is relocating its global headquarters to Orlando and will open a 7,000‑sq‑ft hub for AI‑ready cyber training, testing, and large exercises in Central Florida.

The Space Force moved a GPS III‑8 launch off ULA’s Vulcan and onto a Falcon 9 as investigators probe repeated Vulcan booster issues; ULA will use Atlas V for near‑term Amazon launches.

Osceola County broke ground last week on a $22M multi‑use lab at NeoCity, a key step in the county’s push to build semiconductor research and workforce capacity in Kissimmee.

NASA is moving ahead with Artemis II preparations at Kennedy Space Center while Coast Guard personnel who secure the launch range continue to work without pay amid a DHS funding lapse.

Osceola County approved CGI Advantage, an AI‑powered ERP to centralize payroll, HR and budgeting. Testing starts summer 2026 with a planned July 2027 go‑live.

Photos show damage to Blue Origin’s Merritt Island test building and have raised questions about the NG‑3 New Glenn launch schedule. Officials are still assessing the impact.

Siemens Energy opened a Grid AI Lab at its Orlando Innovation Center to run AI on grid data, testing tools that could speed storm recovery and raise usable capacity. Local utilities will take part in pilots as the company says the lab is part of a $1 billion U.S. expansion.

NASA unveiled the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and moved its launch up; the wide-field observatory will survey roughly 12% of the sky and hunt exoplanets.

SpaceX will launch ViaSat‑3 F3 from Kennedy Space Center Monday morning; Central Florida may feel the blast as returning boosters create sonic booms. The 85‑minute window opens at 10:21 a.m. EDT.

SpaceX’s May 1 Starlink flight added 29 satellites as the Space Coast’s busy launch run continues, nudging 2026’s tally higher after a record 2025.

NASA's updated ISS plan leaves Boeing's Starliner without a firm launch window while SpaceX resupply and crew flights are shuffled to keep the station supplied. The hold follows a damning test-flight investigation.

Janet Petro is retiring as Kennedy Space Center director effective May 1, 2026, capping a nearly 20-year NASA career that included a stint as acting NASA administrator.

Andromeda Ventures — led by former NASA executives — has joined UCF’s business incubator to speed dual‑use startups toward validation and government markets.

SpaceX is targeting a May launch from SLC‑40 that could rattle neighborhoods across Central Florida if weather allows. Dragon carries about 6,500 pounds of supplies and experiments for the ISS.

Researchers are tagging sharks with sensors to collect subsurface ocean data that could sharpen hurricane forecasts. Florida scientists say the method could plug gaps satellites miss.

After a faulty update in 2024 stalled hospitals and grounded flights, Orlando managers are treating outages as a board‑level risk. Here’s what they’re changing.

UCF graduates booed a commencement talk about AI as a Gallup survey and a new wave of company moves tie the technology to job anxiety among Gen Z. The moment crystallizes a growing generational unease.

A KB4‑CON demonstrator in Orlando showed how public video can be used to synthesize a local anchor’s speech, unnerving attendees and prompting legal and newsroom questions.

FAA cleared Blue Origin’s New Glenn to return to flight; NG‑4 could launch from the Space Coast as early as June 4 carrying 48 Amazon Leo satellites.

Starfighters Space secured about $17.5M to accelerate its STARLAUNCH air‑launch program and expand operations at Kennedy Space Center.

SpaceX and ULA are lining up a rare same-day doubleheader from Cape Canaveral — a Falcon 9 at dawn and an Atlas V before nightfall. Crowds and traffic are expected along the Space Coast.

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on the pad at Cape Canaveral during a hot‑fire test. No injuries were reported; officials warn of debris and a wide‑ranging investigation.

Google has filed with the EPA to test Wolbachia‑treated male mosquitoes in Florida, proposing 16M releases per year for two years to cut disease‑carrying populations.

AI news and big IPO filings sent markets to fresh highs Monday, with Micron topping $1,000 and Anthropic filing for an IPO.

Northrop Grumman has shipped the final solid‑rocket booster segments for Artemis III to Kennedy Space Center, moving SLS work toward stacking as NASA coordinates after a major pad mishap. The deliveries clear a key step ahead of planned integration later this year.

A pre-dawn Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral as booster B1067 completed a record 35th flight and landed on the droneship. The flight pushed the Space Coast’s busy 2026 manifest higher.

Disney is working with Adobe to use Firefly Foundry so Imagineering can turn sketches into concept art and 3D prototypes as a $17B Walt Disney World plan moves forward.

NASA selected Relativity Space to fly the Aeolus Mars climate orbiter from Cape Canaveral; the mission will map winds, dust and temperatures to sharpen models and landing forecasts.

The first RS‑25 engine for Artemis III arrived at Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building, a key milestone as teams ready the SLS for a 2027 orbital test.

A state data snapshot shows Florida Poly alumni earn a median $93,600 five years after graduation — the highest among Florida public universities and a win for focused STEM training.

Col. Bob Hines, named Artemis III's sole backup, has the résumé and training that could put him on the moon on a later Artemis flight.

SpaceX is aiming for a predawn Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral on June 23 to fly its Starfall demo, a prototype reentry capsule the FAA cleared for testing. The booster will try to return to a droneship off the Atlantic coast.