Local events this week – Food trucks, football, free YMCA classes

Find local events in Greater Oviedo and Winter Springs in this free, weekly listing, including food trucks, football, free YMCA classes and a ladies pinball tournament.

Thursday 

About a dozen food trucks will be at Winter Springs’ Food Truck Thursday event, happening from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17 at Torcaso Park, 104 N. Moss Road in Winter Springs. The food trucks expected to be there include Latin Fusion, Gaucha, Cholado Tropical, GP Pizza, Gran Arepa, Jess’ Lemonade, Nonnis Minis, Kona Ice, Caldonia’s Kitchen, Chopes, Heavenly Churros and Chikiz Colombian Street Food. Learn more.

Friday

Enjoy a tailgate party ahead of the Winter Springs High School football game from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18 with snow cones by Miss Nola’s Snowballs food truck at Winter Springs High School 130 Tuskawilla Road. Stay for the game as the WSHS Bears take on Space Coast High School. Learn more. 

The Hagerty High School Huskies take on Lake Nona High School at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18 at Hagerty High, 3225 Lockwood Blvd. in Oviedo. Learn more. 

Join a summer-themed charcuterie workshop hosted by High Society Charcuterie from 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18 at Calliope Street, 1670 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Tickets cost $65 per person. Learn more.

Enjoy a night of live entertainment with the musician Morgan Minsk from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18 at Oviedo Brewing Company, 1280 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Learn more.

Have some live music with your BBQ. Local band KloKis will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18 at Bonfires Bar and Grill, 1340 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. Learn more.

Enjoy the Improvisation Comedy Show hosted by Imaginary Friends Improv from 7-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18 at Penguin Point Productions, 1220 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Tickets cost $10. Learn more.

The Street 66 Band returns to Oviedo Alehouse, playing from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18 at 312 W. Mitchell Hammock Road. Expect reggae, R&B, blues and country hits, plus the band’s original songs. Learn more. 

Enjoy a comedy show at a waterfront bar from 8-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18 at Black Hammock Restaurant, 2316 Black Hammock Fish Camp Road in Oviedo. The event listing says the “top professional comedians in the local and regional area” will preform. Tickets cost $10. Learn more. 

Saturday 

Donate your used baseball gear or pick up new items at a Drop and Swap event hosted by Oviedo Babe Ruth from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 at Oviedo Sports Complex, 1251 E. Broadway St. in Oviedo. Learn more.

Buy fresh produce at a Monthly Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 at The Old Red Barn of Geneva, 2993 W. Osceola Road. Learn more.

YMCA Oviedo’s Back to School Bash is from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 19 at 7900 Red Bug Lake Road. Learn about educational and sports programs, meet instructors and staff and get entered into prize giveaways. Learn more. 

Support local businesses at an indoor farmers market and crafts show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 at Winter Springs VFW Post 5405, 420 N. Edgemon Ave. Learn more.

Get a two-year CPR and first aid certification at the CPR at the Bar class, hosted by Ladies of Oviedo, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 at Oviedo Brewing Company, 1280 Oviedo Mall Blvd. The group will have lunch following the class. The class costs $60 and is open to the public. To sign up, contact Marcie at 407-466-2103. 

Join in on a ’90s-themed, ladies’ pinball tournament from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 at The Pinball Lounge, 76 E. Broadway St. in Oviedo. Practice and registration starts at 10 a.m. and tickets cost $25. Learn more.

Take part in a Disney Lorcana Celebration Starter Deck Tournament at noon Saturday, Aug. 19 at Versus Games, 1320 Oviedo Mall Blvd. The fee is $45 and includes a random starter deck to play and two additional packs. Learn more.

Learn bowling basics for free at the annual Free Youth Bowling Clinic at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 at Oviedo Bowling Center, 376 E. Broadway St. The clinic is for children ages 5-17. Registration is required. Learn more.

Adopt a cat at Wedgefield Kitty Project’s Hot As Fluff adoption event from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 at Pet Supermarket, 1080 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. Learn more.

Listen to live music by Acoustic Aura from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at Oviedo Brewing Company, 1280 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Learn more.

Sunday

Try out new workouts at the Oviedo YMCA Family Center’s Open House event where folks are able to try the Y’s programs for free from Aug. 20-28 at 5900 Red Bug Lake Road. Participants must be 18 years old or older with a photo ID. While trying out programs, parents are able to utilize the Y’s childcare services for free as well. Learn more.    

Enjoy a full-day retreat hosted by Body In Unity Yoga Community from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20 at Canterbury Conference Center, 1601 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. Attendees will be guided by five local spiritual leaders in holistic yoga, meditation and trauma-informed healing. Tickets cost $175. Learn more.

Create your own succulent design at a workshop hosted by Bomb Blooms at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20 at Spill Wine Bar, 1196 Tree Swallow Drive, Unit 1314, in Winter Springs. Learn more.

Future Events

Oviedo Citizens in Action is hosting its second annual Bowling Classic from 1:30-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 at Oviedo Bowling Center, 376 E. Broadway St. Five players are allowed per team. Registration costs $30 per player and includes shoes rental, bowling, pizza and soft drink. There will be trophies, prizes and a silent auction. Register here. Learn more.

Regular Events

Regal’s Summer Movie Express offers $2 family movies for the first show of the day every Tuesday and Wednesday over the summer at its Oviedo location, 1500 Oviedo Marketplace Blvd. The event runs through Sept. 6. Learn more. 

District Eat and Play’s Kids Bowl Free program happens every weekday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Oct. 31at 1395 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Shoe rental is included. Learn more.

Join Oviedo Brewing Run Club’s Tuesday night run from 6:30-10 p.m. at 1280 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Participants gather at the front of Oviedo Brewing Company every Tuesday evening and start the run at 6:30 p.m.

Dementia-Friendly Dining is every Tuesday from 2-5 p.m. at Perkins Restaurant, 701 E. State Road 434 in Winter Springs and every Wednesday from 2-5 p.m. at the Town House Restaurant, 139 N. Central Ave. in Oviedo. Families and friends may bring their loved ones who are living with dementia to a friendly, safe, and enjoyable meal. Learn more.  

Enjoy yoga outdoors at 9 a.m. every Wednesday at Canterbury Retreat and Conference Center, 1601 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. The drop-in cost is $10 per person. Learn more.  

Take a yin-meditation yoga class to relax your mind, body and soul every Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. at Sweet Surrender Yoga & Holistic Wellness, 2040 Winter Springs Blvd. in Oviedo. It is $5 for the first class and $15 for regular classes. Learn more.

Sing your heart out at Open Mic Nite every Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. at Spill Wine Bar, 1196 Tree Swallow Drive in Winter Springs. Enjoy drink specials, food options and live music. Learn more.  

Stretch out every Saturday at BodyInUnity Yoga School’s Oviedo Community Yoga-by-the-Lake at Canterbury Retreat and Conference Center, 1601 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. Participants should bring a towel to place under their mat, water and bug spray. The drop-in cost is $10 per person. Learn more.  

Be a bookworm with Storytime at B. Dalton Bookseller at 1 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday at Oviedo Mall, 1700 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Kids can enjoy snacks and activities while improving their literary skills. Learn more.  

Enjoy live traditional Irish music sessions every Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. at Irish 31 Oviedo, 65 W. Mitchell Hammock Road in Oviedo. Learn more. 

Adventure Cycling offers two night bicycle rides a week. Enjoy a No Rider Left Behind ride for the whole family from 6:30-9:30 p.m. on Tuesday nights. Learn more. 

Get a more intense workout at the Throwdown ride, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. every Thursday. Learn more. Both start at 1491 E. State Road 434, Suite 110, in Winter Springs. 

The Irish 3.1 Run Club meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Irish 31, 65 W. Mitchell Hammock Road in Oviedo. Learn more. 

Think and Drink Trivia Night is every Sunday from 8-10 p.m. at Kava Culture Kava Bar, 1174 Tree Swallow Drive in Winter Springs. Enjoy drink specials and a weekly changing trivia theme. Learn more.  

Enjoy Trivia Night every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at Bonfires Kitchen, 1340 Alafaya Trail in Oviedo. Learn more. 

Join the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post every Thursday for their Burger Night event from 5-7 p.m. at the Winter Springs VFW Post 5405, 420 N. Edgemon Ave. Learn more. 

Learn the art of improv comedy from 6-7 p.m. for teens and from 7-8 p.m. for adults every Wednesday at Penguin Point Productions, 1220 Oviedo Mall Blvd. in Oviedo. Classes are $25 a session billed in four-week increments of $100. Learn more.   

Get ready to cycle with a Breakfast Ride every Saturday from 8-11 a.m. at Adventure Cycling, 1491 E. State Road 434 Suite 110 in Winter Springs. Ride either 8 or 20 miles and enjoy a potluck-style breakfast afterward at this free event. Learn more. 

Run through Oviedo’s historic downtown every Tuesday night with Oviedo Run Club. Most folks who attend this casual, social run start the run just before 6 p.m. Participants start in the parking lot of Oviedo’s Historic Celery Pre-cooler, located at 159 N. Central Ave. and run the distance of their choice along the Cross Seminole Trail. New members get a free T-shirt. Learn more. 

Enjoy Free Bingo Night at District Eat and Play Oviedo every Friday night from 6-7 p.m. at 1395 Oviedo Mall Blvd. Learn more.

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