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The Approximately 12 Pubs of Christmas Returns!

Get in the holiday spirit at our annual Approximately 12 Pubs of Christmas Pub Crawl on Saturday, December 14. Purchase a wristband (between 7:30pm & 11pm) for $10 at Ten 10 Brewing or Wally’s and take advantage of specials at 22 bars, businesses and restaurants! Win a $50 bar tab if you are the most festively dressed! Remember to enjoy our neighborhood responsibly!

You’re Invited to the Annual Mills 50 Artist Series!

Join us for our 8th Annual Mills 50 Artist Series on Wednesday, December 4 from 6pm until 9pm at Quantum Leap Winery, 4404 Edgewater Drive. Local artists have painted original art on bottles of Quantum Leap Riesling or Kaley’s Rescue Red wine. These one of a kind bottles along with baskets filled with items from our Mills 50 businesses will be part of a silent auction. DJ Frankie from Apartment E will be spinning the tunes. Beer, wine & cider will be available for sale and lite bites will be provided. Proceeds from this event will benefit Mills 50 public art projects. 

Music in Mills Returns!

Get ready for Fall Music in Mills, every Wednesday in October from 7pm until 9pm! This free concert series is sponsored by Mills 50!

Jordan Foley & Tyler Hood kick off the series on Wednesday, October 2 at Ten 10 Brewing’s B Side. Come early for a bite & a brew or two.

Big Ron’s Big Band will perform in the backyard of The House on Lang on Wednesday, October 9. Cholo Dogs will be there slinging some weens and you can enjoy beer, wine & cocktails from The Guesthouse. No outside food or beverage please!

Fo’i Meleah will be playing in the Bayani Bar at Kaya on Wednesday, October 16. Food & beverages will be availble for purchase.

Bites & Bubbles will be the venue for Brian & Hannah on Wednesday, October 23. Make a reservation for dinner and enjoy the vibes!

Sheila & The Gazebros round out the series performing on the Patio at Pigzza on Wednesday, October 30. Come for dinner & stay for the music!

Please support these businesses and musicians! It’s a local thing!

Virginia Drive Live Returns!

Enjoy Virginia Drive Live on Saturday, September 14 from 5pm until 9pm! Purchase a $5 wristband at Ten 10 Brewing or near the Yard at Ivanhoe and take advantage of specials at 19 businesses, bars & restaurants. Local vendors will be set up on Virginia Drive from Mills to Orange! Food trucks will be located in the Parisian Cleaners parking lot. Be entertained by Psychedelic Sunset in front of Barefoot Spa and by C. Terry Fore in front of DePalma. This event is sponsored by Mills 50 & Ivanhoe Village main streets.

Get Ready to Welcome Fall at the Almost Fall Fest!

The Almost Fall Fest is Sunday, September 22 from 1pm until 6pm but in a new location! This year, the event will take place in the front yard of Gold Dust Home, 1309 Lang Avenue and the front & back yard of The House on Lang, 1308 Lang Avenue.

Enjoy local vendors selling art, candles, plants, teas, soaps and more; food from Let’s Dough It Pizza, SwedeDish Food Truck and PhatAsh Bakes; cocktails from The Guesthouse and beer from Ten 10 Brewing. Live entertainment will be provided by Psychedelic Sunset, Big Ron & The Bithlo Possum Revival along with Brian & Hannah.

This is a free family & dog friendly community event.

Thanks to our sponsors City Commissioner Patty Sheehan, Pig Floyd’s Urban Barbakoa, Southern Fried Outlaw Music and Track Shack.

Sip and Savor Weeks Return!

In order to celebrate the creative and eclectic cuisine and cocktails that can only be found in our local neighborhoods, the twelve Main Street Districts are sponsoring Sip & Savor Weeks from Friday, August 2 through Thursday, August 15. Restaurants will be offering prix fixe menus at various price points and bars will be offering specials that are better than happy hour prices. Participating restaurants and bars along with their specials will be available on Monday, July 22 at www.sipandsavorotown.com

It’s A Spring Pup Paw-ty!

Attention Pup Parents! Join our Spring Pup Paw-ty & Pub Crawl on Sunday, April 21 from 1pm until 6pm! Buy a $10 wristband at Quantum Leap Winery, 1312 Wilfred Drive and receive specials at 16 bars, restaurants & businesses! The first 50 pups accompanied by an adult will receive a complimentary bandana! All pups will receive treats!

OrangeMouse will be on site taking family pup-portraits!

Proceeds from wristband sales benefit Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando!

Virginia Drive Live is Saturday, April 13!

Ivanhoe Village and Mills 50 team up to host Virginia Drive Live! on Saturday, April 13 from 5pm until 9pm! Shop local vendors that are placed along Virginia Drive from Orange Avenue to Mills Avenue. There will be food trucks and live music too! Guests can purchase $5 wristbands at Ten10 Brewing and near The Yard at Ivanhoe! Wristbands allow you to take advantage of specials at 18 participating businesses! Come on out and support local!

Music in Mills Concert Series

“Music in Mills” is a six week free concert series that kicks off on Wednesday, April 3 at Quantum Leap Winery, 1312 Wilfred Drive, with Beth McKee & Her Funky Time Band! 

The concerts will take place every Wednesday between Wednesday, April 3 & Wednesday, May 8 from 7pm until 9pm in six different Mills 50 businesses! 

Plan to eat & drink & enjoy some great music at the participating businesses!

Music in Mills has been made possible through a community vibrancy grant from United Arts!