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This Week at Anthem: June 8 – 14, 2026
Your week at Anthem, June 8–14: Pride Month drag, Latin night, Sapphic Fridays, a pub crawl and Sunday burlesque in Downtown Orlando.
Pride Month at Anthem Orlando: Your Full Guide to June 2026
Your full guide to Pride Month 2026 at Anthem Orlando — Sapphic Haux, the Dru Project Pulse remembrance, Pride Pub Crawl, Beach Ball, the Stonewall 54 party, and every weekly night.
This Week at Anthem: June 1 – 7, 2026
Pride Month opens with seven nights at Anthem: a Girls in Wonderland pre-party, a Latin drag show, an All Stars viewing, two Taste the Beat takeovers, and Renaissance Sunday.
This Week at Anthem: May 25 – May 31, 2026
Memorial Day cosplay drag, Roxxxy Andrews headlining the Rainbow SIG reception, Berlin Techno’s 2nd anniversary, salsa, perreo, a Drag Race viewing party, and a Sunday spin-and-Botox closer — your full week at Anthem.
Anthem’s Summer Cocktail Menu 2026 — From the Classic Mojito to Anthem’s Old Fashioned
The summer menu is on the bar at Anthem. Seven signature cocktails, an eighth blue addition (the Shark Bite), and a bottle service list built for the night you actually want to remember tomorrow. Available from open until 10pm — early enough for the sunset window, late enough to roll right into the dance floor.…
Why Anthem Exists — An Owner’s Note on Pulse, Community, and Queer Joy
A personal note from Mike Vacirca, co-owner of Anthem Orlando, written for the 10-year mark of Pulse. Adapted from an interview with Patricia Tolley. Anthem Orlando opened in October 2025 in the heart of downtown Orlando at 100 North Orange Avenue. But the concept started before we ever opened the doors. Anthem was born from…
Cinco de Mayo in Downtown Orlando 2026 — Where to Celebrate
Downtown Orlando has a way of turning a Tuesday into something worth remembering. On May 5, 2026, Cinco de Mayo lands mid-week, which means bar patios will be packed, margarita specials will be flowing on North Orange Avenue, and the Wall Street Plaza area will have the kind of energy usually reserved for weekends. Whether…
Orlando Fringe Festival 2026 — “35 Years Weird” Comes to Loch Haven
Orlando Fringe Festival returns May 12–25, 2026, with a theme that suits it perfectly: “35 Years Weird.” For two weeks, Loch Haven Park transforms into a sprawling outdoor arts village hosting more than 1,000 ticketed performances across theater, dance, comedy, and everything that defies easy categorization. If you’ve never been, this is the year to…
Milk Run 5K 2026 — Running Through Orlando’s Milk District
Saturday, May 2 starts before most people’s coffee has brewed — with a 5K through one of Orlando’s most beloved neighborhoods. The Milk Run winds through the Milk District, that tree-lined stretch east of downtown where old bungalows share blocks with indie coffee shops and low-key bars. It is a morning race that feels more…
Memorial Day Weekend in Downtown Orlando 2026
Memorial Day Weekend — Friday May 22 through Monday May 25, 2026 — is the unofficial kickoff to summer in Central Florida, and downtown Orlando treats it accordingly. Three nights of signature programming fill the Orange Avenue corridor and Wall Street Plaza, rooftops stay open late, and brunch spots brace for some of the heaviest…