Wow your friends and family with thoughtful gifts crafted here in Orlando.
Forget the snow globes and keychains. Give the gift of Orlando with handcrafted souvenirs and artisan products made in or inspired by The City Beautiful. From home goods and jewelry to coffee, chocolate and other gourmet delights, these one-of-a-kind, ultra-local finds are perfect for bringing the joy of Orlando home all year long. And if you’re shopping from afar, many of these items can also be purchased online — so fill up that shopping cart and get ready to sleigh the season.
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Sweets From Orlando Confectioners
Indulge your recipient’s sweet tooth with locally crafted chocolate, cookies, pastries and more, including vegan and ready-to-ship options for all your gift-giving needs. Local sweet shops like Peterbrooke Chocolatier, Wondermade and Ghirardelli Chocolate Company offer online shopping with nationwide shipping, while The Ganachery at Disney Springs® has beautifully packaged gifts and expertly crafted chocolates exclusively for in-store shopping.
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If you’re gifting while in Orlando, the gourmet possibilities are endless! Journey through the Chocolate Kingdom — Interactive Factory Adventure Tour to create your own custom bar, discover indulgent baked goods from Charlie’s Bakery & Creamery, Cloudhop Bakeshop or The Naked Cupcake, or go for fully vegan treats from Erin McKenna’s Bakery NYC.
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Still hungry for more? Treat your loved ones to spooky cakes and cookies from Gideon’s Bakehouse, ooey-gooey morsels from Phat Ash Bakes, or jewel-bright cakes and pastries from The Glass Knife and Amorette’s Patisserie. Or, get a taste of the sweet life with gift-ready pints and irresistible flavors — including some inspired by Orlando — from Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream, Salt & Straw, and Sampaguita Ice Cream. Many of these locations offer local delivery and pick up options for gifting made easy.
Original Orlando Art
Speak to the heart with one-of-a-kind, locally crafted art from Orlando’s art galleries, festivals, boutiques, markets and more. Start at CityArts in the heart of downtown Orlando, where you’ll find a rotating collection of art for sale. For convenient online or in-person shopping year-round, browse local art selections via galleries like the Mills Gallery in the Mills 50 District, Pop Gallery by Hoypoloi at Disney Springs, the Park Avenue Contemporary Art Gallery in Winter Park, and other exceptional offerings.
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You can also discover unique gifts and custom artwork at acclaimed festivals like the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, the Hannibal Square Heritage Center Folk & Urban Art Festival, and ZORA!® Festival, or explore monthly events like the Thornton Park Wine & Art Walk or downtown Sanford Art Walk.
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Orlando Paper Goods & Stationery
If you’re looking for a budget-friendly alternative to original art, stock up on Orlando-inspired paper goods, art prints, stickers, stationery and more. They’re perfect for gifting as is or adding to a DIY gift basket, and you can find local stickers at pretty much any small shop in town.
Discover up-and-coming talent at neighborhood collectives like The Neighbors, located in Orlando’s Audubon Park Garden District, then shop online for any gifts you missed during your stay. Try V Steiner Art for vibrant wildlife and botanical prints, Jelly Press for lush nature-inspired designs, and Winter Garden-based A.B. Newton and Company for colorful maps of local neighborhoods and cities. Good Crowd, based out of College Park, is another great option for unique gifts designed in and inspired by The City Beautiful.
Orlando-Inspired Candles
Gift their favorite Orlando memories with candles, wax melts, diffusers and fragrances inspired by Orlando’s theme parks, neighborhoods, outdoor attractions and scenic escapes. Bowes Signature Candles is a longstanding local favorite, with on-the-nose scents like Safari Lodge, Pirate’s Water, Resort Signature and Pineapple Whip all made here in Orlando. Shop their top sellers or create your own custom blend at their Disney Springs® outpost.
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You can also create your own gift-worthy candle at Artifact Candle Foundry in Winter Garden or explore heavenly blends inspired by Orlando’s neighborhoods and eateries. Wash and Wik, for example, boasts candles created in partnership with Gideon’s Bakehouse and The Salty in the Audubon Park Garden District, Maffrey’s Good Goods in the Ivanhoe Village district, Pizza Bruno in Curry Ford West, Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream, and more. For something a little less niche, try their classic Key Lime, Florida Christmas or The City Beautiful fragrances. For more neighborhood love, try candles from Swan City Orlando, available at East End Market and more locations throughout Orlando.
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Local Wine, Mead, Spirits & Beer
Put a twinkle in your giftee’s eye with locally crafted beer, wine, mead and spirits, including several items inspired by their favorite Orlando hotspots. Ivanhoe Park Brewing Company, for example, offers two locally brewed and inspired beer varieties as part of their core collection, with additional offerings throughout the year. You can also sip ales, stouts, sours, lagers and more blends inspired by Orlando at breweries and pour houses throughout the city. Cheers!
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If your loved ones prefer a good vintage, Lakeridge Winery & Vineyards in Clermont produces award-winning red, white and rosé wine. Join a free winery tour and tasting to learn their favorite sips in advance, then surprise them with their favorite bottle. Other locally crafted options include Quantum Leap Winery in College Park for organic wine and cider and Zymarium Meadery in Mills 50 for inventive meads brewed with Central Florida honey.
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Finally, Forward/Slash Distillery in Winter Park has you covered with locally blended spirits, featuring bourbon, vodka, gin, tequila and many more favorites sourced within the state of Florida. Loggerhead Distillery in Sanford also sells craft spirits with a Southern spin, including Key Lime Gin, Orange Blossom Sweet Tea Vodka and their award-winning Apple Pie Moonshine. Pair your spirits with syrups, bitters, mixers and cocktail accessories from The Ancient Olive Gourmet in Winter Park for the ultimate mixology gift basket.
Corkcicle Products
You’ve found the perfect sip. Now up your gift’s cool factor with a stylish tumbler, wine glass, mug, cold cup or other vessel from Corkcicle. The Orlando-based company is known for their fun and functional drinkware, which can keep your drink at the ideal temperature for hours — perfect for picnics, park hopping, eco tours and everything in between. They come in tons of fun styles and colors, and you can even find items created in partnership with Harry Potter™, Marvel™, Star Wars™ and local brands like Rifle Paper Co. and the Orlando Squeeze for an extra-personal touch.
Spa & Wellness Products
Treat yourself to all natural, locally crafted spa products that will leave you refreshed from head to toe. Oh Eco has everything from candles to shower steamers, all with a sustainable spin that makes gifting a little easier on the environment. Wenvia is another fantastic brand for all-natural goods, like the popular Florida Sunshine soap bar and Rose Glow Facial Serum.
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If you’re looking for mementos from your latest theme park visit, try Basin at Walt Disney World® Resort. Their products are all made in the USA, with several items that you can only find here in Orlando. Browse themed soaps, body scrubs, bath bombs, gift sets and more spa products at their Disney Springs location, or visit them on the second floor of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.
Local Orlando Honey
Family-owned Winter Park Honey is dedicated to providing the best pure, organic honey in the nation, both through its main brand and the Wild Florida Honey and Local Bee Honey lines. Gift options include personalized honey flavors, muth jars and even authentic honeycombs. You can buy their products online, at Plant Street Market in Winter Garden, and at select Whole Foods, Fresh Market and Chamberlin’s retailers.
Books by Orlando Chefs
Recreate Orlando’s buzzworthy culinary scene with adventurous cookbooks from our award-winning chefs, pastry artisans and restaurateurs. Whether your friend is a culinary connoisseur or a novice in the kitchen, they’ll be inspired to create, play and collaborate with these mouthwatering picks.
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- 9 Courses by Brandon McGlamery (Winter Park’s Prato and Maitland’s Luke’s Kitchen)
- Art Smith’s Healthy Comfort by Art Smith (Homecomin’ Florida Kitchen at Disney Springs)
- Mastering the Art of Japanese Home Cooking by Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto (MICHELIN Recommended Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs)
- Mediterranean Women Stay Slim, Too by Melissa Kelly (MICHELIN Recommended Primo by Melissa Kelly at JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes)
- No Experience Necessary: The Culinary Odyssey of Chef Norman Van Aken by James Beard Award-winning Norman Van Aken (Norman’s on Restaurant Row)
- Plant Forward: 100 Bold Recipes for a Mostly Healthy Lifestyle by Richard Blais (Four Flamingos, A Richard Blais Florida Kitchen at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress)
- The Ravenous Pig: Seasons of Florida by James & Julie Petrakis (Winter Park’s MICHELIN Bib Gourmand restaurant The Ravenous Pig and MICHELIN Recommended The Polite Pig at Disney Springs)
- The Southern Cowboy Cookbook by John Rivers (4 Rivers Smokehouse)
- Vegetables Unleashed: A Cookbook and Made in Spain: Spanish Dishes for the American Kitchen by José Andrés (JALEO at Disney Springs)
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Unbelievably Real Merchandise
Gift your loved ones a reminder of their favorite destination with Unbelievably Real merchandise, available at the Discover Downtown™ Visitor Center in downtown Orlando. Shop tumblers, postcards, journals and much more inspired by the Unbelievably Real getaways you will only find in Orlando. Shopping for an art enthusiast? Gift them a miniature version of our iconic Unbelievably Real mural, then take them to see the real thing on their next visit.
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Coffee & Tea
Recreate Orlando’s vibrant craft coffee scene with rich, locally roasted espresso beans shipped directly to your friends’ or family’s front door. Foxtail Coffee Co. roasts most of its beans right here in Winter Park for a fresh, ultra-local cup of joe no matter where you are. Shop classic coffee blends, merchandise and seasonal releases, like The Grinch holiday collection of coffee, cocoa, tea and hot sauce, from the comfort of your home.
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If you’re shopping for tea drinkers, start at Spice and Tea Exchange at Disney Springs. The company is based out of St. Augustine, about two hours north of Orlando, and features over 70 tea varieties. The store is a sensory experience in itself, with dozens of vessels that you can sniff-sample before you buy. They also offer spices, salts, flavored sugars and honey for the comfort foodie on your list.
Yaupon Brothers American Tea Company is another unique option. Their flagship store is an hour northeast of Orlando, near the Atlantic Coast, but you’ll find their blends online and in shops throughout Orlando. All feature Yaupon Holly tree leaves, a naturally caffeinated ingredient once used by Timucua Native Americans. You can even order a live Yaupon tree for a gift that keeps on giving.
Handcrafted Jewelry & Home Goods
Shop a unique collection of gifts made by local artists and makers at Autumn & Ro, a hip boutique and art studio in the Ivanhoe Village Main Street district. Not only can you shop for handcrafted jewelry, pottery, accessories, decor and more from over 20 local artists, but you can create something original to gift to your loved ones. Or, invite them to join you for a hands-on art or jewelry workshop for an experience and a memento all in one.
Nearby in the Mills 50 district, The House on Lang also boasts a small but mighty collection of art, jewelry, home goods, clothes and more. Stick around to try their workshops, which cover everything from ornament painting to silk scarf dying.
Gift Baskets
If you’re still not sure where to start, let Orlando Gift Baskets take the guesswork out of gifting with Florida-made gift baskets for every occasion. They have everything from pampering spa sets to beer samplers loaded with snacks, and they’ll even work with you to create a custom gift in as little as 20 – 30 minutes. Best of all, they can ship any non-alcoholic sets to your home or hotel room, so a tropical vacation is never too far away.
boxthecity™ is another fantastic option. Their curated gift sets feature locally produced merchandise from numerous Orlando-based businesses, like Blossom Artisanal, Corkcicle, Foxtail Coffee Co., Peterbrooke Chocolatier, Rifle Paper Co., Yaupon Brothers American Tea Company, Wash & Wik, and more. You’ll find many of the brands mentioned in this post, all wrapped up for easy gifting.
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