Heads up: This event has passed. It ran Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.
Paint-a-pumpkin, live music and a DJ, local vendors, and pet-friendly fall fun at a free Friday night celebrating neurodiversity and community.
Quick Facts
- When: Friday, Oct. 2, 2026 · 5–9 p.m.
- Where: Founders Square, Avalon Park · 13001 Founders Square Drive, Orlando, FL 32828
- Cost: Free admission
- Good for: Families, neighbors, and pets (it’s billed as pet-friendly)
The rain date is this Friday
The Shine Bright Fall Market was originally set for Sept. 11 before weather pushed it back. Avalon Park’s official calendar now lists the new date: Friday, Oct. 2, from 5 to 9 p.m. at Founders Square.
Avalon frames the night as a celebration of neurodiversity, community, and the start of fall. The Shine Bright Market itself bills its events as a way to bring resources and information about the autism and neurodivergent community together with local vendors.
What’s on the card
- Paint-your-own-pumpkin
- Live music and DJ entertainment
- A photo booth
- Local vendors, plus food, desserts, and drinks
- Sensory activities and crafts
- Pet-friendly fun
It’s a short, easy plan: show up after work, let the kids paint a pumpkin, browse a few booths, grab dinner from a vendor, and still be home at a reasonable hour.
Why We’re Hyped
Free, walkable, and built around inclusion rather than spectacle, this is the kind of low-key east Orange County Friday that works for almost every kind of household, and it lands one week before Avalon’s bigger Oktoberfest weekend.
The Details
- Date: Friday, Oct. 2, 2026
- Time: 5–9 p.m.
- Where: Founders Square, 13001 Founders Square Drive, Orlando, FL 32828
- Admission: Free
- Official: Avalon Park event calendar
