Polk County All Sports Awards
Date: Tuesday, June 24
Venue: The Lakeland Center
- The 14th annual Polk County All Sports Awards will recognize Polk County athletes, coaches and administrators, both past and present, in an evening dedicated to showcasing the year’s top sports performers and teams as well as the induction of 5 new members of the Polk County Sports Hall of Fame.
Kid’s Kamp
Date: Tuesday, June 24 – Friday, June 27
Venue: Paint Along Studios, Lakeland
- Kid’s Kamp is back at Paint Along Studios, which means a summer full of learning, laughing and creating.
Extension Centennial Lunch & Learns
Date: Wednesday, June 25
Venue: Polk County Extension Office, Bartow
- UF/IFAS Extension Polk County is hosting several open lunch-and-learn sessions from June to August throughout the county that will highlight program areas.
- The June 25 topic will be Vegetable Gardening with Master Gardener Tour.
Last Friday
Date: Friday, June 27
Venue: Dixieland, Lakeland
- The retail shops and restaurants in the Dixieland CRA kick off their monthly Last Friday event on the final Friday of each month with more than 15 participating businesses featuring one-of-a-kind art, shopping specials, entertainment and/or special drawings.
Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center Concert Series
Date: Friday, June 27
Venue: Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center
- To wrap up the series, the Arts Center will again host 14-year-old Angela Rodriguez, but this time she’ll be performing Caribbean music.
Gram Parsons Cosmic Revival at Derry Down
Date: Saturday, June 28
Venue: Derry Down, Winter Haven
- Main Street Winter Haven, Inc. presents this free community event with performances by Jim Stafford, Jim Carlton, Jon Corneal, Jerry Mincey, Carl Chambers, Les Dudek, and more held to kick off the Derry Down Project to restore Gram Parsons’ music venue in Historic Downtown Winter Haven.
Lake Wales Car Show
Date: Saturday, June 28
Venue: Downtown Lake Wales
- Stroll and admire the cool antique, custom and classic cars of yesteryear while enjoying music, enchanting shops, and the unique restaurants of charming downtown Lake Wales on every fourth Saturday.
Live at the Gardens Summer Concert Series
Date: Saturday, June 28
Venue: Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales
- The Annual Summer Music Series takes place inside the Bok Tower Gardens Visitor Center.
- The Saturday, June 28 featured act will be Leo Lopez performing Latin Jazz.
Watershed Ecology Kayak Tours
Date: Saturday, June 28
Venue: Lake Jessie, Lake Hartridge & Lake Idylwild, Winter Haven
- Enjoy a free day on the water learning about common lakefront issues, wildlife habitat, aquatic plant identification, and much more with UF/IFAS Polk County Extension and the City of Winter Haven’s Natural Resources Division.
Florida Trails Hike
Date: Sunday, June 29
Venue: Circle B Bar Reserve, Lakeland
- Join a member of the local Florida Trails Chapter for a guided hike of Alligator Alley at Circle B Bar Reserve.