About Us:
The mission of the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce is to develop, promote, and sustain a vital, thriving business climate throughout the community and to initiate support and enhance the civic, educational, economical well-being of the area. The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce provides members with a variety of networking opportunities throughout the year. The most well known event, Business After Hours, is held the last Thursday of every month (with some exceptions) at different locations. These events allow members to circulate among members of the Chamber. The Chamber also hosts several governmental luncheons throughout the year featuring local, state, and federal officials. These include the State Legislative Luncheon, the Winter Park City Commission/Mayor's Luncheon, the Education Luncheon, The Orange County Commissioners Luncheon and the Congressional Lunchoen.
In addition to these networking events, the Chamber has a variety of annual special events: the Annual "Taste of Winter Park," featuring over 35 food and beverage vendors, the Fall Golf Tournment, the Night Golf Tournament, the Winter Park Auction, the Autumn Art Festival featuring over 100 Florida Artists, the Annual Banquet, July 4th Celebration held in cooperation with the City of Winter Park, the Political Mingle and the Ye Olde Home Town Christmas Parade, held each year on the first Saturday in December. The Business Expo gives members an opportunity to showcase their businesses and network with other businesses in the community, all in one evening.