Every Friday and Saturday from 6–10 p.m., Orlando Local Makers sets up Art Aftr Dark at Lake Nona Town Center — a free, family-friendly evening market for handcrafted goods, with Town Center restaurants right there for dinner.
Quick Facts
- When: Fridays and Saturdays, 6–10 p.m. Next dates on the official Lake Nona calendar: Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, with later dates posted into December.
- Where: Lake Nona Town Center, under the Beacon, Orlando. Orlando Local Makers lists 6900 Tavistock Lakes Blvd., Orlando, FL 32827.
- Admission: Free. Lake Nona’s official page says no cover charge or ticket is required.
- What it is: A weekly evening makers market run by Orlando Local Makers. Organizers describe it as a family-friendly pop-up with more than 40 local makers; each night is individually curated.
Art Aftr Dark — that’s the official spelling — is one of the simpler Friday or Saturday plans on the east side: show up at Lake Nona Town Center after 6 p.m., walk the market, and leave whenever you’re done. Lake Nona’s event page frames it as a four-hour, family-friendly stroll for handcrafted artisan products and “tasty cuisine,” with no ticket and no cover.
Orlando Local Makers, the organizer, is more specific on its Eventeny listings: the market sets up under the Beacon in Town Center, each date is curated on its own, and the vendor applications say food vendors are not part of the market. So the cuisine on Lake Nona’s page is best read as the Town Center restaurants around the booths, not a food-truck row inside the market itself. The official event graphic also lists live entertainment and family activities; neither page names a performer or a kids’ activity for this weekend, so treat those as part of the official description, not a posted schedule.
Parking, per the organizer’s event listing, is free and next to the venue.
The next two nights are this Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14. Lake Nona’s calendar also shows Nov. 27–28, Dec. 11–12 and Dec. 26. The page copy says the market runs every Friday and Saturday, but those later dates are the ones actually listed — check the official page if you’re planning past this weekend, especially around the Thanksgiving and late-December gaps.
If you’re already in Town Center on Sunday, Festivals of Speed is Nov. 15, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., free with registration. Boxi Park, in the same Town Center, has its own weekend programming Nov. 12–15.
Why We’re Hyped
A free two-night market that you can wander for 20 minutes or the full four hours is a useful standing plan, especially in Lake Nona, where regular, no-ticket evenings are harder to find than one-off festivals. This weekend’s Nov. 13–14 dates are a clean first visit; the format is meant to be there the next Friday and Saturday too.
The Details
- When: Fridays and Saturdays, 6–10 p.m. Next listed dates: Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. Also listed: Nov. 27–28, Dec. 11–12 and Dec. 26. Confirm later dates on the official page.
- Where: Lake Nona Town Center, under the Beacon, Orlando, FL 32827. Orlando Local Makers lists 6900 Tavistock Lakes Blvd.
- Admission: Free; no cover or ticket required
- Parking: Free, next to the venue, per the organizer’s event listing
- Official event page: lakenona.com/events/art-after-dark
- Organizer: Orlando Local Makers · Where to find us
- Related OCH: Festivals of Speed at Lake Nona Town Center (Nov. 15)
