June 10-16, 2026
Ten years after the Pulse massacre, is Orlando united? Photos and memories from 2016, remembrance ceremonies public and private, and a look forward to the future.
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Pulse survivors organize a private remembrance ceremony to mark 10th anniversary of the shooting
Ten years after the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, a group of survivors and family members directly affected by the tragedy are organizing their own remembrance ceremony this year, independent of one traditionally organized by the city of Orlando. The ceremony will take place June 12, 2026 — the 10th anniversary of the…
Brandon Wolf returns to Equality Florida — and Orlando
The tenth year since the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando has stirred a range of emotions and reactions in the community. Some survivors and family members believe there was more that the city could have done to prevent the tragedy, or to address blocked exits and other code violations at the nightclub that trapped…
Pulse 10-year remembrance ceremonies and events
Through Sunday, June 14 Prayer Ribbons Memorial ExhibitionSince 2016, Jay Critchley with the Provincetown Community Compact has sent Orlando colorful ribbons with messages of support and the names of the Pulse shooting victims woven on for the Orlando community. These ribbons are now on display outside City Hall. Orlando City Hall, 400 S. Orange Ave. Wednesday,…
Uncle Lou’s Last Call show promises live and loud Orlando music all day long this weekend
Starting Saturday afternoon, the doors of the dive-bar-as-venue open early for a day of celebration, remembrance and — of course — lots of live music stretching into the evening. Bands confirmed for the day include Pangolin, Vicious Dreams, Caffiends, Dial Drive, The Rottens and Bloody Slugs.
Chefs at Okonomi inside Mills Market shape bites from rare cuts of fish
There aren’t a lot of people who can foot the $350-plus cost of dining at Sorekara, arguably the finest of fine dining locales in this city, but there a lot of people who can savor a taste of that Michelin golden child at Okonomi inside Mills Market. Chef William Shen has long-established relationships with local…
Crealdé presents ‘Threads of Freedom’ event in Hannibal Square this weekend
Come to the Hannibal Square Heritage Center this weekend to see the 11th annual Juneteenth exhibition Threads of Freedom: Memory, Resistance, and Legacy.
Opera Orlando’s best voices take on modern pop hits for Opera-oke at Judson’s
What better way to enjoy your favorite pop songs than to hear them performed by award-winning opera singers? (We’ll wait.) Opera-oke, an event presented by Opera Orlando and Judson’s Live,
Sacramento psych-rockers the Snares come to Orlando to play with some formidable locals
Instead of genre, the motif of this Norsekorea showcase is just plain quality music, which is a formula I’ll take over genre affiliation any day.
Pride & Proud Pub Crawl happens all over Thornton Park this weekend
Crawlers get four complimentary drinks and if you’ve still got your sea legs, Anthem is hosting an afterparty where guests can get a fifth (!) cocktail on the house.
Orlando’s Sketch Factor release EP merging the nastiness of metal with the concision of hardcore
Sketch Factor, a band so brand-new that they haven’t even played out yet, did just unleash a debut EP: Gods of the Black Garden.
Lionheart Festival brings a full day of EDM music, art and wellness to Orlando
Lionheart Festival is an EDM festival for a cause — raising funds for domestic abuse survivors.
Streaming this week: ‘The Polygamist,’ ‘The Evil Lawyer,’ ‘UFC at the White House’
Streaming Wednesday, June 10: All the Queen’s Men — The fifth and final season begins with the assailant who shot Madam still running around free, and the male dancers who work at her club feeling suitably imperiled. In other words, it’s probably the third most awful set of circumstances that could possibly surround a bachelorette…
Rapper A$AP Rocky is out on the road for an arena tour and on the way to Orlando
Trap icon A$AP Rocky’s world tour for latest album Don’t Be Dumb, his first LP in eight years, rolls through Orlando this week.
‘Hardest-working woman at Fringe’ Tymisha Harris reprises Cabaret of Legends this week
Harris uses her award-winning voice and stage presence to share the music of these personal inspirations, and she is just as inspirational; riding high after a run of six shows at this year’s Fringe, lauded as the “hardest-working woman at the 2026 Orlando Fringe” by critics Seth Kubersky and Matt Palm. Through music, stories and…
Skip work Friday to check out early shows by Contemporary Art Music Project and Hub New Music at Timucua
First, at noon, is Contemporary Art Music Project. Then, at 2 p.m., the similarly minded, Detroit-based Hub New Music quartet bring their own acclaimed vanguard sensibilities
Step 2 This, Watts, Miracle and more rampage through some good old-fashioned hardcore at Stardust
Post-hardcore, metalcore, grindcore, mathcore and on and on … hardcore is something cut and spliced ad infinitum.
