Family Day

Hello Lighthouse

October 3, 2026

Join us for a day filled with family fun as we celebrate the art of Sophie Blackall and Carlton Ward Jr.! This FREE Family Day features hands-on art and gallery activities, storytelling, and music! Listen as musicians from the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra perform a Symphony Storytime@OMA concert of the book Hello Lighthouse, written and illustrated by Sophie Blackall. Family Days are always free for the whole family.

Highlights:

• Symphony Storytime@OMA Hello Lighthouse
• Presentation by Sophie Blackall followed by a book signing
• Music with Mr. Richard
• Baby and Me with Orlando Family Stage
• Story Strolls with Orlando Family Stage
• Keepsake photos by Laser Photos
• Storytelling with Orange County Library System storyteller
• Food available for purchase from Pizzetteria Tarantini Food Truck and Jeremiah’s Italian Ice

Bilingual Storytime for Hispanic Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with stories in both Spanish and English! Join us on Sunday afternoons from 1:30-2:30 p.m., September 20 through October 11, for a drop-in storytime featuring picture books read aloud in Spanish and English. This special program will be held in the exhibition, Hello Sophie: The Picture Book Art of Sophie Blackall. No registration required.