Here is a look at some of the best events taking place this weekend, including streaming events that you can take advantage of in the safety of your home. Remember, you can always visit the complete events calendar by clicking on “EVENTS” on our main menu.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 18
Black Friday Orlando – Juneteenth 2021
9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Orlando, Greater Orlando
Orlando, FL United States
WE’RE BACK for another year of celebrating Juneteenth by putting money in the hands of Black Owned Businesses! This Juneteenth weekend, we’re kicking things off by bringing Orlando back together! Join us for a day of celebrating Black Excellence through exploring all of the Black Owned Businesses our city has to offer.
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Celebrate Freedom: Juneteenth at the Wells’ Built
6-8 pm
Wells’ Built Museum of African American History and Culture, 511 W South St
Orlando, FL 32805 United States + Google Map
$10
Join us at the Wells’ Built Museum of African American History & Culture, as we celebrate our Freedom Day with an evening of spoken word. This event serves as a vehicle to amplify Black voices in our community and their artistry, with intentions to create deeper threads of connection.
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The Little Merman from The Black Lagoon ENCORE SHOWS (to benefit The Zebra Coalition)
7:30-8:30 p.m.
Haos On Church, 123 W. Church St
Orlando, FL 32801 United States + Google Map
$25
The SOLD OUT Fringe hit returns for TWO NIGHTS ONLY! 1950’s monster movie meets classic cartoon fairy tale! A group of scientists traveling the Amazon in search of the legendary “gill-man”, come face to face with Ethyl the merman and his friends from “under the lagoon”.
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Tchami
9 p.m.
The Vanguard, 578 N. Orange Ave
Orlando, FL 32801 United States
Join us on Friday, June 18th for an electrifying night on the dance floor with Tchami at The Vanguard in Orlando, Florida.
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SHARON NEEDLES at Southern Nights Orlando
9 p.m.
Southern Nights Orlando, 375 S Bumby Ave
Orlando, FL 32803 United States + Google Map
FREE
SHARON NEEDLES RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 4 WINNER.
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Leisure Chief, Lemon City Trio, & Aflaytus
9 p.m.
Will’s Pub, 1042 N Mills Avenue
Orlando, FL 32803 United States
“Cosmic Comics” CD Release Party”Orlando’s own, soul-funk-r&b-jazz-fusion collective, and winners of “Best Jazz Act 2020” in Orlando Weekly’s reader poll, Leisure Chief, will be returning to Will’s Pub for their first time since the pandemic! The band will be celebrating the release of their latest album “Cosmic Comics” and featuring special guests and new material.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 19
Juneteenth Celebration In Historic Hannibal Square
8:30 a.m-4 p.m.
Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Ave
Winter Park, FL 32789 United States + Google Map
FREE
In commemoration of “Juneteenth,” the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, Winter Park Public Library, and Winter Park Parks and Recreation Department are hosting the sixth annual “Juneteenth Celebration: Knowing, Remembering and Shifting The Narrative.”
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Co-Existing with Florida Coyotes
10 a.m.
online
FREE
Our cities with their urban noises, roadways, and buildings are not immune to Florida’s relatively new resident, the coyote. Learn all about these intelligent, adaptive nomads, and their often-beneficial food web role from Sensing Nature’s wildlife biologist Jeanne Murphy.
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Printing Party with Artist Rachel Livedalen
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Ave.
Maitland, FL 32751 United States
Meet the A&H’s current Artist-in-Residence Rachel Livedalen and learn how to create your own prints at this FREE outdoor event!
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Preserving The Past and Looking Towards The Future: A Celebration of Hannibal Square
2-4 p.m.
Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 W. New England Ave
Winter Park, FL 32789 United States + Google Map
FREE
This exhibition depicts the contributions of Winter Park’s African American community from 1900–the present, remembering, acknowledging, and preserving historic Hannibal Square’s legacy. This is the collection’s largest exhibition to date and is curated by Ms. Fairolyn Livingston, Chief Historian, Ms. Mary Daniels, Historian Docent, and Mr. Peter Schreyer, documentary photographer.
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Gnarly Moving Party
4-11:30 p.m.
The Gnarly Barley
Various prices
It’s our last night at 7431 S Orange Ave and we want to do something worthy of the last 9 1/2 years here so we’re wrapping it up the way we started with a big ol’ Gnarly Party! If you’ve seen an anniversary party you know what we’re talking about!
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Black Wall Street: The Juneteenth Remix
4-9 p.m.
Wall Street Plaza, 25 Wall Street
Orlando, FL 32801 United States
Your Cool Cousins from This Ain’t That have linked up with Wall Street Plaza to do it once again for the culture! We all know about the Fourth of July, Labor Day, and even St Patrick’s Day, but do you know about Juneteenth? Of course you do, but this time your cool cousins from “This Ain’t That” have linked up with Wall Street Plaza to Remix the holiday for you, Black Wall Street-style.
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4th Annual Dress Like Dad Pub Crawl
6 p.m.
Pizza Bruno, 3990 Curry Ford Road
Orlando, FL 32806 United States
$10 – $40
Iron your jorts and polish your white Nikes, then join us for drinks at all your favorite Curry Ford West bars! Dress like a dad and join us for a night out at bars and restaurants to benefit the Curry Ford West District! We’re celebrating dads a night early, by putting on our best jorts, cheesy t-shirts, and white sneakers for a Pre-Father’s Day pub crawl.
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Blink 180-Deux (a Blink-182 Tribute) with The Nine D’s at Will’s Pub
8 p.m.
Will’s Pub, 1042 N Mills Avenue
Orlando, FL 32803 United States
Blink 180-Deux (a Blink-182 Tribute) with The Nine D’s at Will’s Pub.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 20
Father’s Day BBQ featuring Young Frankenstein
11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Enzian Theater, 1300 S Orlando Ave
Maitland, FL 32751 United States + Google Map
$70 – $200
Treat your dad and the important men in your life to a delicious BBQ buffet, FREE beer, and a fun flick at Enzian!
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Free Admission for Dads on Father’s Day
Noon-5 p.m.
Orange County Regional History Center, 65 E Central Blvd
Orlando, FL 32801 United States + Google Map
FREE
Although celebrations of Father’s Day in the United States began early in the 20th century, it wasn’t until 1966 that President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation designating the third Sunday in June to honor dads. Let us treat your dad to a visit to the History Center.
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Orlando Pride vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC
6-8 p.m.
Exploria Stadium, 655 W Church St
Orlando, FL 32805 United States + Google Map
$18 – $119
Soccer!
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