Oakland plans springtime festival

The town of Oakland is hosting its annual springtime festival, Celebration Among the Oaks, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at VanderLey Park, 117 E. Gulley Ave. During the event, guests can shop at more than 50 vendor booths, and children can participate in activities and crafts, play putt-putt golf, join in science experiments from Mad Science of NE Central Florida, pose for free photos with the Easter Bunny and hunt for eggs.

The Lakeside Church will host a helicopter drop with 40,000 plastic eggs, and families can play in a stream of bubbles at The Bubble Bus. There also will be a chance to win a tree, dine at several food trucks, and visit the Healthy West Orange Arts & Heritage Center at the Town of Oakland to see the Central Florida Watercolor Society’s 2024 Annual Juried Membership Art Show.