Sure it’s raining now, but just wait until Friday afternoon.  We’ve ordered up fair weather and clear skies so you can come Downtown and enjoy the First Friday festivities before the Red, White & Kaboom fireworks at Lake Mirror.  First Friday starts at 4:00 PM so you can be sure to enjoy the music and activities including bounce [...]

You are invited to the 12th Annual HISPANIC FESTIVAL Noon-8pm Sponsor by the Club Hispano de Lakeland, Inc. An event for the whole family!! Celebrate Spanish Culture Through Fun, Music, Typical Food, Art, Entertainment, etc. LAKE MIRROR PROMENADE • BARNETT FAMILY PARK • Downtown Lakeland Join us and invite your friends to this fantastic event [...]

Taste of Polk County and All-You-Can-Eat Night Highlight Series

   There is no place better to be for the July 4th weekend than Downtown Lakeland and an overnight stay at the Terrace Hotel. Enjoy a special rate of      only $76 for either Friday, July 3rd or Saturday, July 4th commemorating 1776, our nation’s independence.      Start the weekend off July 3rd [...]

Why SunRail’s demise isn’t a bad thing. (great article in the Orlando Weekly)

Downtown Lakeland Partnership, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 8:00 AM MidFlorida Federal Credit Union, 7th Floor Attendees: Kevin Jones, Bill Hatten, Anne Furr, Jean Bunch, John Hutto, Kay Morgan, Margaret Stevens, Gloria Brooke, Sandy Serletic, Franck McCauley, Dan Stetson, Jim Nixon, Eric Belvin, Julie Townsend, Lori Powell, and Andy Cowper & [...]

Polk Museum of Art is currently taking enrollments for Summer Art Camp Session 3, which runs July 6 – 17. Children ages 5 – 13 can enroll for up to 3 classes per day, and classes include drawing, painting, sculpture, wearable art, performance play, stage craft, green art, and edible art. All of the classes offered during Session 3 will have a South American theme.

Keller Williams Realty will be transformed into a “Haunted Museum” where the pubic can walk through the decorated office to the back “graveyard”. A large tent will be outside for children’s activities. There will be pony rides, jump houses, and kiddie train rides. Children’s activities are from 5-8pm. Trick or Treat in Downtown stores and [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kevin Cook Director of Communications City of Lakeland 863/834-6264 MUNN PARK EXTRAVAGANZA LAKELAND, FL (September 16, 2009) — Come to Munn Park on Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. for the Munn Park Extravaganza gardening show presented by the Garden Club of Lakeland, Inc. Enjoy a Free [...]

Polk Museum of Art is pleased to announce its nomination for the Nickelodeon ParentsConnect Parents’s Pick Awards. The Museum has been nominated in the categories of Best Museum and Best Art Class for the Tampa area.