The Downtown Lakeland Partnership is pleased to announce its partnership with Cleveland Heights Animal Hospital as title sponsor of the September First Friday – Dog Days of Summer with support from Northwest Animal Hospital. REGISTER TO WIN!! A basket of people treats and pet goodies valued at over $1000!! You must register at Cleveland Heights [...]

GOOGLE MAPS 100 N. Kentucky Ave is the GPS address of Munn Park, Downtown Lakeland.  Just type it in to Google maps to get directions. October 7, 2011 – Motorcycle Mania! – February’s Motorcycle Mania was so successful, we’re bringing it back!  We are inviting motorcycles, motorcycle related vendors, music and more will fill the [...]

Looking  to find a Professional Wedding Vendor in Lakeland or Polk County?  The Polk County Wedding Association can help.  The complete source for all your wedding needs,  The Association is the only one of its kind in Polk County and brings together a respected and diverse group of high quality, service oriented businesses and individuals [...]

July 1 First Friday is proud to partner with the City of Lakeland to create a night of family fun and community celebration. In the streets of Downtown Lakeland from 6-9pm, enjoy carnival style family games, bounce houses, live music/entertainment, sidewalk sales and plenty of outdoor seating at the local restaurants.  Check out dance performances [...]

JUNE 3 – BIKE LAKELAND Ride your bikes, one, two, three or four wheeled, to Downtown Lakeland and enjoy a beautiful summer evening in Downtown Lakeland.  Learn about BikeLakeland and its plans for bike racks in Downtown.  Get up to speed on bike safety.   Red Trail Racing will perform bike tricks throughout Downtown. Watch out for [...]

EXPLORATIONS V CHILDREN’S MUSEUM TO HOST 30TH ANNUAL CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL LAKELAND, FL (APRIL 6, 2011) –Explorations V Children’s Museum, located at 109 North Kentucky Avenue in downtown Lakeland, will host the 30th Annual Children’s Festival on Saturday, April 16, 2011 from 10am until 3pm. The festival will include art, science, music, big wheels, woodworking, water [...]

January 7, 2011 – Rodeo RoundUp! – Downtown is partnering with the Americom PRO CLASSIC Rodeo to present the Rodeo Parade at 7pm in the streets of Downtown Lakeland.  Look for square dancing demos, line dancing opportunities, cowboys, kiddie train, bounce houses, live music and more!  This should be a rootin’ tootin’ good time for [...]

Brewz Crewz Craft Beer Festival Saturday, February 19, 2011 • 6-9pm Munn Park, Downtown Lakeland FL. STAYING OVER NIGHT? See the bottom of this page for hotel deals. Building on last year’s success, the 2011 Brewz Crewz Craft Beer Festival in Downtown Lakeland promises to be even better.  This year’s event, scheduled for Saturday, February [...]

DOWNTOWN LAKELAND WILL LOOKS ‘SKYWARD’ ON ITS MARCH FIRST FRIDAY PARKING INFO Navy Dixieland Band – 6:15 Munn Park Hot Air Balloon Glow – wind permitting, 7:15pm Helicopter fireworks show – 8:30 over Lake Mirror Music/Dancing/Entertainment/Car Show along the Kentucky & Tennessee Aves. SUN ‘n FUN CAMPUS, LAKELAND, FL. – (JANUARY 7, 2011.) – SUN [...]

The Junior League of Greater Lakeland 30th Annual Lakeland Christmas Parade Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. The parade theme for 2010 is “Christmas Stories”. The Lakeland Christmas Parade route map can be found here. Please contact The Junior League of Greater Lakeland with questions.