Looking for something to do this weekend? Here’s a simple guide to what’s happening around Mount Dora from Friday, August 28 through Sunday, August 30.

Friday, August 28

Friday Live Music Around Town

Whiskey Kitchen — Heather DeSanctis

Tremain’s Tavern at Lakeside Inn — Live piano, 6–9 p.m.

Eden Abbey Brewing Community — Live music, 7–10 p.m., no cover

Pisces Rising — Waterfront live music, 7–10 p.m., weather permitting

The Yardery — Friday night live music

Saturday, August 29

Cruisin’ for St. Jude Scrambler Poker Run

Registration: 8:30 a.m. | Kickstands Up: 10:30 a.m. | AMVETS Post 1992 | $20

Start Saturday with a ride for a good cause during the Cruisin’ for St. Jude Scrambler Poker Run, benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

The ride begins at AMVETS Post 1992 in Mount Dora and travels through Lake County, with stops including American Legion Post 35 in Mount Dora, before ending at Dirty South Saloon in Leesburg.

The finish includes food, a full bar, raffles, a 50/50 drawing, auctions and live entertainment. Each participant also receives a commemorative “I Rode for St. Jude” patch.

All About T. rex

2–3 p.m. | W.T. Bland Public Library | FREE

Adults and children ages 8+ can learn more about the tyrant lizard king during All About T. rex, including what it ate, how it ate and how other dinosaurs defended themselves.

While you’re there, check out the library’s 20-foot-long T. rex skeleton replica, on display through August 31.

Lemonade Lecture: Antique Sewing Tools

3–4 p.m. | Simpson Farmhouse | FREE

Step back into 1905 during the Lemonade Lecture: Antique Sewing Tools.

City Archivist Erin Creel will showcase antique sewing tools, costumed volunteers will offer tours of the first floor of the farmhouse, and refreshments will be served on the front porch. No registration is required.

14 Sketches with Rauce Padgett & Joel Warren

6:30 p.m. Happy Hour Social | 8 p.m. Show | Mount Dora Music Hall

Central Florida comedians Rauce Padgett and Joel Warren bring 14 Sketches to the Mount Dora Music Hall Saturday night.

The show features 14 original comedy sketches. Tickets are $20 general admission and $40 VIP, plus service fees. Recommended for mature audiences.

Saturday Live Music

Whiskey Kitchen — Layla Brisbois, early show; Kelly Jarrard, later show

Maggie’s Attic — Kaleigh LeBeau for Saturday Live

Tremain’s Tavern at Lakeside Inn — Live piano, 6–9 p.m.

Eden Abbey Brewing Community — Live music, 7–10 p.m., no cover

Pisces Rising — Waterfront live music, 7–10 p.m., weather permitting

The Yardery — Saturday night live music

Sunday, August 30

Mount Dora Village Market

9 a.m.–2 p.m. | Sunset Park

Start Sunday downtown at the Mount Dora Village Market, featuring more than 70 vendors with local produce, artisan foods, fresh-cut flowers, crafts and more.

Blackwater Creek Bluegrass Band

2–3 p.m. | W.T. Bland Public Library | FREE

Blackwater Creek Bluegrass Band brings an afternoon of bluegrass, Americana and folk to the library, with banjo, bass, fiddle, guitar and mandolin.

No registration is required, and seating is first come, first served.

Howey-in-the-Hills Police Charity Trivia Night

6–9 p.m. | Whiskey Kitchen | $10

Party Pete hosts the Howey-in-the-Hills Police Charity Trivia Night with police-themed trivia, music and friendly competition.

Admission is $10 per person, with proceeds benefiting the Howey-in-the-Hills Police Charity.

Sunday Live Music

Pisces Rising — Nicole Equerme, noon–3 p.m.

Eden Abbey Brewing Community — Live music, 12:30–2:30 p.m. and 5–7:30 p.m., no cover

That’s the weekend at a glance — from a charity ride and dinosaurs to local history, comedy, bluegrass, the Village Market and plenty of live music around Mount Dora.