{"id":87137,"date":"2026-11-05T20:39:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T01:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=87137"},"modified":"2026-11-05T20:39:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T01:39:45","slug":"central-florida-food-fest-2026-at-bonnet-springs-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/11\/05\/central-florida-food-fest-2026-at-bonnet-springs-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Florida Food Fest 2026 at Bonnet Springs Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Staff<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Bonnet Springs Park will welcome food lovers from across the region to the Central Florida Food Fest on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, from 5-9 p.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted at the Harrell Family Botanical Gardens and Kirby Center, this ticketed culinary celebration brings together prominent local eateries, beverage vendors, and live musical acts for an unforgettable evening.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designed as an interactive tasting experience, guests ages 21 and older can curate their own culinary journey with small bites and drinks available for purchase from an array of Central Florida restaurants and culinary providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The participating vendor lineup includes:
\u25cf Bang Bang Bakehouse
\u25cf Cob & Pen
\u25cf From My Kitchen
\u25cf GoneGreens by Nessa
\u25cf JJ\u2019s Fusion Khaana
\u25cf Maritime
\u25cf Meraki Bakehouse
\u25cf Nineteen61
\u25cf Pinoy Cravings
\u25cf Plates on Deck
\u25cf Pizza Odyssey
\u25cf Pour Bear Coffee
\u25cf The Club at Eaglebrooke
\u25cf The Wine Garden
\u25cf Vegetation Plant Caf\u00e9<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Alongside the culinary offerings, the event will feature a lineup of live entertainment, including Top-40 performances by Baba Caiman, groove-rock from Central Florida\u2019s own Ripperd\u00fcski, and music and hosting by Tampa-based emcee DJ Lady Shay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proceeds from the Central Florida Food Fest directly support Bonnet Springs Park\u2019s ongoing mission to enrich the local community through nature, culture, recreation, and education.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets are required and are available at CentralFloridaFoodFest.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


What: Central Florida Food Fest at Bonnet Springs Park
When: Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 | 5-9 p.m.
Where: Bonnet Springs Park, 400 Bonnet Springs Blvd., Lakeland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Staff Bonnet Springs Park will welcome food lovers from across the region to the Central Florida Food Fest on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, from 5-9 p.m. Hosted at the… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":71799,"font":"","enabled":true,"token":"eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGFrZWxhbmRnYXpldHRlLmluZm9cL25ld3NcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzExXC9DZW50cmFsLUZsb3JpZGEtRm9vZC1GZXN0LTIwMjYtYXQtQm9ubmV0LVNwcmluZ3MtUGFyay53ZWJwIiwidHh0IjoiQ2VudHJhbCBGbG9yaWRhIEZvb2QgRmVzdCAyMDI2IGF0IEJvbm5ldCBTcHJpbmdzIFBhcmsiLCJ0ZW1wbGF0ZSI6ImRvaXMiLCJmb250IjoiIiwiYmxvZ19pZCI6MTYzMDQwNjYxfQ.qp0lYbd7P48VUVlCLwZ4-QNF1XgfT1l2uugrZvEfizQMQ"},"version":2,"media_source":"sig","attached_media":[{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/jetpack.com\/redirect\/?source=sigenerate&query=t%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGFrZWxhbmRnYXpldHRlLmluZm9cL25ld3NcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzExXC9DZW50cmFsLUZsb3JpZGEtRm9vZC1GZXN0LTIwMjYtYXQtQm9ubmV0LVNwcmluZ3MtUGFyay53ZWJwIiwidHh0IjoiQ2VudHJhbCBGbG9yaWRhIEZvb2QgRmVzdCAyMDI2IGF0IEJvbm5ldCBTcHJpbmdzIFBhcmsiLCJ0ZW1wbGF0ZSI6ImRvaXMiLCJmb250IjoiIiwiYmxvZ19pZCI6MTYzMDQwNjYxfQ.qp0lYbd7P48VUVlCLwZ4-QNF1XgfT1l2uugrZvEfizQMQ","type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[12,14],"tags":[605,19031,19034,19033,19032,15369,18590,19035],"class_list":["post-87137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news","tag-bonnet-springs-park","tag-central-florida-food-fest","tag-central-florida-restaurants","tag-culinary-event","tag-food-festival","tag-lakeland-events","tag-live-music","tag-local-dining"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87137"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87139,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87137\/revisions\/87139"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}