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With Gainesville’s annual punk gathering Fest just around the corner, the Pre-Pre-Fest happens in Orlando as a warm-up for the main event.Music at Orlando Weekly
Angie Benbeneck · Music
Local press Orlando Weekly
The lineup for this multi-day fete goes well beyond its jammy origins — though the String cheese Incident are still playing marathon sets.Music at Orlando Weekly
Matthew Moyer · Music
Local press Bungalower
Orange County commissioners voted 6-1 on Monday, October 19, to move forward with nearly $800 million in tourist-tax funding for new theaters, museums, sports facilities, and one very expensive parking garage. The money comes from the…at Bungalower
Zach Van Dyke
Local press Bungalower
Back in August, Creative City Project founder Cole NeSmith told Bungalower that tourist-tax funding wouldn’t change what IMMERSE does. It would change how big it could dream. Now those dreams can get a little bigger. Orange County…at Bungalower
Zach Van Dyke
Local press Bungalower
Orlando woke up to another strange sight in the sky Tuesday morning, courtesy of SpaceX. And this one looked a little less like a jellyfish. A Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station around 7:05 a.m. on October 20,…at Bungalower
Zach Van Dyke
Orlando’s Best 100 Eat See the list →
Local press Orlando Weekly
ORLANDO RESTAURANT OPENINGS & CLOSINGS: Mecatos Bakery & Cafe has opened in the former home of The Coop at 610 W. Morse Blvd. in Winter Park. In addition to a menu of Colombian pastries, cakes, breads, sandwiches and hot savory fare like…Food + Drink at Orlando Weekly
Faiyaz Kara · Food + Drink
Local press Orlando Weekly
Snail Mail, Soccer Mommy and Scarlet Rae brought a night of musical camaraderie and future-forward indie to Orlando's Beacham.Music at Orlando Weekly
Jim Leatherman and Matthew Moyer · Music
Local press Orlando Weekly
Friday night at Orlando Amphitheater Superheaven, Boundaries and the fearsome Denzel Curry did their thing before a rain delay drained the show temporarily. Knocked Loose wend on at around 11 p.m. after an all-clearMusic at Orlando Weekly
Matthew Lehman · Music
Local press Bungalower
After more than three years sitting empty, the former home of The Coop in Winter Park is finally serving food again, this time with a Colombian twist. Mecatos Bakery & Cafe soft-opened October 6 at 610 W. Morse Boulevard, bringing…at Bungalower
Zach Van Dyke
Orlando’s Best 100 Eat See the list →
Orlando’s Best 100 Eat See the list →
Local press Orlando Weekly
Longtime Orlando restaurant Izziban Sushi and BBQ and its neighboring dessert and coffee shop Snowbean have shut their doors.Food + Drink at Orlando Weekly
Chloe Greenberg · Food + Drink
Local press Orlando Weekly
Happening Monday, Oct. 19, at Will’s Pub, this year’s Foreign Dissent is stacked with bands from Japan, Costa Rica, Austria and England taking the stage.Music at Orlando Weekly
Ida V. Eskamani · Music
Local press Orlando Weekly
Brightline is set to run a special one-night-only midnight train to bring Halloween Horror Nights fans back home.Things to Do at Orlando Weekly
Chloe Greenberg · Things to Do
Local press Orlando Weekly
Orlando was named the No. 1 coffee city in the United States — here are seven new reasons whyFood + Drink at Orlando Weekly
Faiyaz Kara · Food + Drink
Local press Bungalower
Tako Cheena is going back to where it all began. The longtime Mills 50 favorite announced Thursday that it is leaving its current location at 948 N. Mills Avenue, across from Wally’s Tavern, and returning to its original storefront a few…at Bungalower
Zach Van Dyke
Local press Orlando Weekly
Beabadoobee held court on the big stage at Orlando's Addition Financial Arena for her Powerlines tour.Music at Orlando Weekly
Jim Leatherman and Matthew Moyer · Music
Local press Orlando Weekly
For the uninitiated, Phantasmagoria Orlando essentially performs gothic vaudeville: dramatic storytelling mixed with theater, puppetry and other old-school stage spectacles.Things to Do at Orlando Weekly
Eduardo Gomez · Things to Do
Local press Orlando Weekly
The aptly titled Right in the Eye (a playful pun on a rocketship zipping straight into the peeper of an anthropomorphic moon in A Trip to the Moon) has been toured around the world by this French sound collective, complementing Méliès’…Things to Do at Orlando Weekly
Matthew Moyer · Things to Do
Local press Orlando Weekly
You’ve heard me glow about Orlando’s Ghost Peppers ensemble, the UCF English professors who’ve gone from educators to band to cultural ambassadors. This weekend, you can see them live. Since my last coverage of them early this year,…Music at Orlando Weekly
Bao Le-Huu · Music
Orlando’s Best 100 Eat See the list →
Local press Orlando Date Night Guide
Creep into Orlando Science Center on October 31, 2026, for OSC After Dark – a premier Halloween party only for adults 21 and older!at Orlando Date Night Guide
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Local press Bungalower
What happens when two Disney performers gather some of Central Florida’s talented singers and give them a gothic makeover? You get The Midnight Drearies, a theatrical vocal ensemble bringing its haunting harmonies to Judson’s Live at the…at Bungalower
Zach Van Dyke
Local press Orlando Weekly
It seems like only yesterday that ferocious trans drag performer Kissa Death started her Gala of Ghouls show — as a Come Out With Pride afterparty! — in Thornton Park.Things to Do at Orlando Weekly
Matthew Moyer · Things to Do
Local press Orlando Weekly
From that historic event, Snotnoze Saleem and Sharp. made new history of their own by teaming up to become Resident Strangers.Music at Orlando Weekly
Bao Le-Huu · Music
Local press Orlando Weekly
Participants at this Orlando zine workshop will use Richey’s browser-based zine tool Ziner to generate original pamphlets from Ziner’s database of images and articles.Things to Do at Orlando Weekly
Matthew Moyer · Things to Do
Local press Bungalower
Got an old couch, broken appliance, or a couple of old mattresses you’ve been meaning to get rid of? The City of Winter Park is offering free curbside bulk trash collection for residential customers in November. The city’s Natural…at Bungalower
Zach Van Dyke
Local press Bungalower
A little piece of Orlando’s Mills 50 neighborhood has landed at one of the busiest airports in the country. The House on Lang, the locally owned boutique at 1308 Lang Avenue, has opened a second location at Orlando International Airport as…at Bungalower
Zach Van Dyke
Local press Bungalower
Snowbean, the popular lakeside coffee and dessert shop at 5310 E. Colonial Drive, has permanently closed, announcing its final day of business with little warning. In an Instagram post on October 14, the business told customers it would…at Bungalower
Zach Van Dyke
Local press Orlando Weekly
The Pheromones, an all-queer, woman-led Orlando band, are stepping up to the mic for this year’s float at the Come Out With Pride parade on Oct. 17 downtown.Music at Orlando Weekly
Paige Bright · Music
Local press Bungalower
Baldwin Park is getting more caffeinated. Qreate Coffee has announced plans to open a new location in Baldwin Park in winter 2027. The locally owned business first opened in Mills 50 in 2019, combining specialty coffee with a photography…at Bungalower
Zach Van Dyke
Local press Orlando Weekly
Orlando drag royalty Roxxxy Andrews celebrated her birthday recently under the lights of Southern Nights, the nightclub she’s called home for more than a decade. Now, the RuPaul’s Drag Race breakout star is preparing for another hometown…Things to Do at Orlando Weekly
Eduardo Gomez · Things to Do
Local press Orlando Weekly
When hardcore ragers Knocked Loose dropped “Hive Mind” with rapper Denzel Curry back in February, fans immediately started clamoring for these two to go on the road together.Music at Orlando Weekly
Eduardo Gomez · Music
Local press Orlando Weekly
Of the great, fertile wave of early 2000s indie folk that brought artists like Iron & Wine, Sufjan Stevens and Cass McCombs, Canada’s Great Lake Swimmers are one of the era’s best, most underrated acts. Then, in the 2010s, folk went pop,…Music at Orlando Weekly
Bao Le-Huu · Music
Local press Orlando Weekly
Are you ready to “Feel the Beat” at this weekend’s Come Out With Pride in Orlando? We’ve got you covered with a rundown of the official events and related shindigs to maximize your celebration.Things to Do at Orlando Weekly
Angie Benbeneck · Things to Do
Local press Orlando Weekly
Michael Vacirca, co-owner of Anthem Orlando, says it was an important gesture to open during the Pride event, to “have that connection built into the space.”Things to Do at Orlando Weekly
Matthew Moyer · Things to Do
Local press Bungalower
Just days after saying goodbye to its original home at Harmon Collective in Winter Park, Black Phin Coffee Bar has announced its trading CrossFit for a playground on Colonial Drive. Black Phin is taking over café operations at Bash & Brew,…at Bungalower
Zach Van Dyke
Local press Orlando Weekly
Pumpkin Ponderosa at Showcase of Citrus 15051 Frank Jarrell Road, ClermontThrough Oct. 31The annual Pumpkin Ponderosa at Clermont’s Showcase of Citrus features a pumpkin patch, outdoor games, hay rides and pumpkin painting. Guests can ride…Things to Do at Orlando Weekly
Chloe Greenberg and Eduardo Gomez · Things to Do
Local press Orlando Weekly
Few acts in the heavy underground right now are as convincingly experimental as Austin’s Portrayal of Guilt. Unbound by traditional genre boxes, they’ve built a name by mining the primordial murk where all hues of heavy music bleed…Music at Orlando Weekly
Bao Le-Huu · Music
Local press Orlando Weekly
Downtown Orlando comes alive with art, music, and cultural celebrations with the 17th annual Día de los Muertos and Monster Party this week.Things to Do at Orlando Weekly
Angie Benbeneck · Things to Do
Local press Orlando Weekly
Both Snail Mail and Soccer Mommy have built up sizable fan bases with tuneful tales of heartbreak, growing up and self-discovery, turning them into intimate yet powerful indie rock.Music at Orlando Weekly
Angie Benbeneck · Music
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