Find a complete listing of October and November events taking place in Polk County at VisitCentralFlorida.org.
Image By Scott RutzDenis L. Fontaine Children’s Classic Golf Tournament
Date: Monday, October 27
Venue: Lone Palm Golf Club, Lakeland
- This is the 21st Annual Denis L. Fontaine Children’s Classic Golf Tournament to benefit Explorations V Children’s Museum.
Historic Lake Mirror Tours
Date: Tuesday, October 28
Venue: Downtown, Lakeland
- Reserve your spot with the Lake Mirror rental office for this monthly walking tour to learn more about Lakeland’s past.
Annual Crickette Club Parade and Carnival
Date: Thursday, October 30
Venue: Downtown Bartow
- This 72nd parade presented by the Bartow Crickette Club will end at Mosaic Park with a carnival featuring games, rides, entertainment and good food.
Last Comic Standing LIVE Tour
Date: Thursday, October 30
Venue: The Lakeland Center
- See the five finalists of the NBC series perform live as the Last Comic Standing Live Tour comes to The Lakeland Center.
Living at the Lake
Date: Thursday, October 30
Venue: Winter Haven
- Living at the Lakes is a three-class, free program, offered to all Polk County residents to share information on common lake questions.
PSC Voices of the People Performing Arts Series
Date: Thursday, October 30
Venue: Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center
- The series will continue with a performance by Violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins, a Columbia Arts Recording Artist.
BOO! Bash Halloween Celebration
Date: Friday, October 31
Venue: Explorations V Children’s Museum, Lakeland
- BOO! Bash provides hands-on Halloween fun and games, and children and their caregivers are encouraged to wear their finest storybook, fairytale or super hero costume (child-friendly, of course) to take the excitement up a notch.
Flying Tigers Halloween Spooktacular
Date: Friday, October 31
Venue: Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland
- The Flying Tigers will host their Halloween Spooktacular at Joker Marchant Stadium this Halloween featuring candy, face painters, bounce houses, balloon artists, games and more.
Last Friday
Date: Friday, October 31
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 and one-of-a-kind art, shopping specials, entertainment and/or special drawings.
39-Mile Scenic Highway Yard Sale
Date: Saturday, November 1
Venue: Scenic Highway, Lake Wales
- The 39-Mile Scenic Highway Yard will give sellers and buyers alike the special opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the Ridge Scenic Highway Scenic corridor at this yard sale.
Artisan’s Alley
Date: Sunday, November 1
Venue: Downtown Lakeland
- Artisan’s Alley is a destination for observation, appreciation, and acquisition of fine art in Downtown Lakeland.
Autumn Arts and Crafts Bazaar
Date: Saturday, November 1
Venue: Downtown Auburndale
- Enjoy the works of handmade crafters and fine artists, food, live entertainment, a student art exhibit, and Historic Baynard House Tours.
Coffee with a Ranger
Date: Saturday, November 1
Venue: Lake Kissimmee State Park, Lake Wales
- Join a park ranger at the concession building that overlooks the beautiful marina for a fresh cup of free coffee the first Saturday of each month for the chance to meet a ranger and ask any questions you may have about the park or wildlife.
Fall Festival at Solivita
Date: Saturday, November 1
Venue: Solivita, Poinciana
- Artisan and craft vendors will exhibit and sell their handcrafted creations along Solivita’s beautiful Village drive.
Historic Cemetery Tour
Date: Saturday, November 1
Venue: Polk County History Center and Oak Hill Cemetery, Bartow
- Join the Polk County History Center on a walking tour of the Historic Oak Hill Cemetery in Bartow where many pioneer families are laid to rest including Civil War veterans Jacob Summerlin and General Evander M. Law.
Kathleen Area Historical Society Harvest Festival
Date: Saturday, November 1
Venue: Heritage Park, Kathleen
- Don’t miss Kathleen Area Historical Society’s annual Harvest Festival featuring cane-grinding and syrup-making as well as a pancake breakfast, games and a chili lunch.
PSC Voices of the People Performing Arts Series
Date: Saturday, November 1
Venue: Polk State College, Winter Haven
- The series will continue with a performance by Violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins, a Columbia Arts Recording Artist.
RECURRING EVENTS:
Buckingham Terror Haunted House – Through October 30 (Lakeland)
Hispanic Heritage Month at Polk State College – Through October 30 (Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center)
Passport to Exotic Adventure – Through October 30 (Polk State Lake Wales Arts Center)
Jessica Guevara at The Loft Art Gallery – Through October 31 (The Loft Art Gallery, Lakeland)
CornFusion Crop Maze & Fall Festival – Through November 2 (The Smith Family Ranch, Lakeland)
Special Events at the Grove House – Wednesdays and Saturday through November 29 (Florida’s Natural Growers Grove House, Lake Wales)
Future Retro: Drawings from the Great Age of the American Automobile – Through December 6 (Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland)
Haines City Farmers Market – Wednesdays weekly
Davenport Farmers Market at Polk Outpost 27 – Thursdays weekly
Winter Haven Farmers Market – Thursdays weekly
Downtown Lakeland Farmers Curb Market – Saturdays weekly
1st and 3rd Saturday Market in South Lakeland – First and third Saturdays monthly
Lake Wales Farmers Market – Second and fourth Saturdays monthly
3rd Saturday Market Bartow – Third Saturday monthly
Highland City Community Market – Third Saturday monthly
Mulberry Farmers Market – Third Saturday monthly
4th Saturday Market Winter Haven – Fourth Saturday monthly
Saturday Night Rodeo – Saturdays weekly (Westgate River Ranch Resort, River Ranch)
Children’s Programming: – Monday through Friday weekly (Explorations V Children’s Museum, Lakeland)