Thursday
Food trucks take over Center Lake Park for the city’s monthly Food Truck Thursday event from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24 at 299 Center Lake Lane, Oviedo. This month’s food truck lineup is Brock’s BBQ, The Maine Thang, The Rustick Road, Jersey Family Grill, The Knot By Rollin’ Dough, Deep Fried Heaven, AMISH PRETZEL SHOP, Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream and Arepa Pelá. Get more information.
Feel like a kid again at the Seminole County Library’s Adult Lego Night at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24 at the East Branch Library, 310 Division Street in Oviedo. Get more information.
Enjoy live music and help sick children in the community by attending the Acts of Hope event from 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24 at Spill Wine Bar, 1196 Tree Swallow Drive, Winter Spring. All proceeds benefit children in need through a partnership with St Luke’s. Get more information.
Friday
See John Mazz play live, featuring original music and covers, at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25 at Irish 31, 65 W. Mitchell Hammock Road in Oviedo. Get more information.
Saturday
All ages and abilities are welcomed to pitch in for the Florida Institute for Community Inclusion’s Community Garden Work Day from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 26 at 263 King Street in Oviedo. For more information, email development@floridaincludesme.org or call 407-985- 6128.
Take a field trip to the Harry T & Harriette V. Moore Cultural Complex with the Johnson-Hill Washington Heights Community Outreach organization from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Complex, 2180 Freedom Ave. in Mims. Transportation is available and the trip is recommended for middle school-aged children through adults. RSVP to jhwhco@gmail.com.
Get fresh fruits and veggies at Big Daddy’s Farm’s Old Fashioned Farmers Market from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, 285 Howard Ave, Oviedo. There will also be flowers and photo ops. Get more information.
Talk taxes and get free BBQ at the Oviedo Fast Tax event from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26 at 1065 E. Broadway Street in Oviedo. There will also be a bounce house for kids, vendors and a car show. Get more information.
If you love pinball, this event’s for you. The release party of Stern’s latest pinball machine: Rush! is from 2 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Pinball Lounge, 376 E. Broadway Street in Oviedo. There will be tournaments and live entertainment. Get more information.
Find food, information and fellowship at Tuskawilla Presbyterian Church’s Open House event from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26 at 3600 State Road 426 in Oviedo. Get more information.
Celebrate New Orleans style at Oviedo’s Mardi Gras party from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26 at Center Lake Park, 299 Center Lake Lane, Oviedo. Enjoy Cajun and Creole cuisine, specialty vendors and live entertainment, including New Orleans-style street performers and NOLA brass bands live at The Oviedo Amphitheater. There will be a cash bar with proceeds benefiting the Oviedo-based charity Helpful Hands. Get more information.
Hear live music styles ranging from Sade to Iron Maiden at Acoustic Inferno, happening from 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26 at Spill Wine Bar, 1196 Tree Swallow Drive, Winter Spring. Get more information.
Catch John Mazz Live, featuring original music and covers, playing at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26 at Rock & Brews, 7131 Red Bug Lake Road in Oviedo. Get more information.
Future events
Run for a cause at the Sham Rock ‘N Run 5k. Registration starts at 7 a.m. and the race starts at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 5 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 2021 W. S.R. 426 in Oviedo. The event benefits HOPE Helps, Inc., a local nonprofit that works to prevent and reduce homelessness. Get more information.
Live music, more than 60 local vendors selling crafts, plants, fresh produce and ready-to-eat food will be at the Oviedo Farmers Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March. 5 at the Lawton House, 200 W. Broadway Street in Oviedo. Pets are welcomed. Tours of the Lawton House are available during market hours. For more information, visit oviedohistoricalsociety.com or Facebook.com/OviedoFarmersMarket.
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