Leu Gardens’ ‘Fairy Doors’ exhibit runs through early September
Harry P. Leu Gardens (Website) has extended its adorable Fairy Doors exhibit, which remains on display through September 7, giving visitors a few more weeks to...
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East End Market issues call for artists for new mural
United Arts of Central Florida is fielding applications from professional visual artists to design and install a large-scale mural on an exterior wall at East...
Harry P. Leu Gardens hosting Fairy Night event June 26
Harry P. Leu Gardens (Website) will host its annual Fairy Night on Friday, June 26, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., offering an evening of...
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Orlando’s SoDo Applebee’s has closed as the chain trims locations nationwide
The Applebee’s Grill and Bar (Website) in Orlando’s SoDo neighborhood has closed (apparently last month, but we just noticed), joining a wave of closures the...
Timucua’s International Guitar Festival returns in August with artists from six countries
Timucua Arts Foundation (Website) is bringing back its International Guitar Festival this August with six evenings of performances at the White House in Delaney Park,...
City of Orlando approves $2.5 million property acquisition for Fire Station 5 relocation
City Council approved the acquisition of three contiguous parcels in the SoDo Main Street District to relocate Fire Station 5, authorizing the purchase of properties...
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Downtown Orlando’s parking spaces to become pop-up parks for PARK(ing) Day’s 20th year
The Orlando Foundation for Architecture (Website) is bringing PARK(ing) Day back to downtown Orlando on Friday, September 18, with the mission of transforming 17 angled...
Creative City Project seeks artist pitches for IMMERSE 2027, kicking off with Aug. 12 launch event
Creative City Project (Website) is opening its call for artist submissions for IMMERSE 2027, with the whole process kicking off at an Artist Launch mixer...
Orlando Mural Festival 2026 call for artists now open with commissions up to $25,000
The Downtown Arts District and CityArts (Website) are accepting applications from muralists for the 2026 Orlando Mural Festival, with selected artists poised to create original...
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Chester’s Chicken is (maybe) planning its first Central Florida location in College Park’s old Citgo
Chester’s Chicken (Website), a national fried chicken brand with over 1,200 locations, appears to be planning its first Central Florida outpost in the former Citgo...
Dechoes Resale to close College Park shop
“We’re not closing Dechoes. We’re simply bringing everything together under one roof!” – DECHOES RESALE Dechoes Resale (Instagram | Website) is consolidating its two Orlando...
Two more Dunkin’ Donuts locations close in Orlando
Two Dunkin’ Donuts locations in Orlando have closed, following an eariler closure last week. Both the downtown location at 486 N. Orange Avenue [GMap] across...
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Jackass star Steve-O is performing five shows at the Orlando Funny Bone this weekend
Steve-O (Facebook | Website) is bringing his Crash & Burn Tour to the Orlando Funny Bone Comedy Club (Website) this weekend for five shows across...
Over 31 sloths have died at an I-Drive attraction and they’re not even open yet
A former senior employee at Sloth World has told Orlando Shine that they left the company in mid-February and that they believe the International Drive...
Blue Man Group announces opening date for new I-Drive location
Blue Man Group is set to return to Orlando in May 2026, years after the closure of its long-running show at Universal Orlando Resort. The...
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Punk for Public Media returns to Will’s Pub for second year Aug. 23
Central Florida Public Media (Website) is hosting its second annual Punk for Public Media benefit concert on Sunday, August 23, from noon to 5:30 p.m....
Swiss funk group L’Eclair to play Will’s Pub
L’Eclair (Instagram) will perform at Will’s Pub (Website) on Thursday, July 30. Charlie Chimi and Quick Band, made up of members of Fast Preacher, will...
Plantees closing Mills 50 location this weekend
Plantees is closing its Mills Avenue location this weekend, after a roughly four-year run in the neighborhood. The plant-based fast food restaurant was launched by...
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Journalist who exposed Jeffrey Epstein headlines First Amendment Foundation event in Winter Park
The First Amendment Foundation (Website) is bringing Julie K. Brown (Substack), the investigative journalist whose reporting reignited the Jeffrey Epstein case, to Winter Park for...
Crealdé School of Art marks 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with photography exhibition
Crealdé School of Art (Instagram| Website) will commemorate the 25th anniversary of September 11 with a new photography exhibition, Beneath A Clear Blue Sky: Photographs...
Park Avenue restaurant Garp & Fuss temporarily closed following fire
Garp & Fuss (Website), a popular restaurant and bar tucked away off Park Avenue in a Diagon Alley-esque side street, is temporarily closed after a...
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Festival Park is getting a spicy food festival in October from the team behind Orlando Pickle Fest
Battle Bros Events (Website) is bringing another food festival to Festival Park this fall, but this one isn’t about pickles. The Orlando Fire and Flavor...
Easy Luck Coffee joins Phat Ash Bakes at The MilkStacks starting August 10
Easy Luck Coffee and Bodega (Website) is moving in with the cookie-makers at Phat Ash Bakes (Website) at The MilkStacks, at 221 S. Bumby Avenue...
Drag Race star Bosco is headlining Plaza Live on July 19 on her first solo tour
BOSCO (Instagram | Website), the drag performer known from RuPaul’s Drag Race, brings her first-ever solo headlining tour to The Plaza Live (Website) on Sunday,...