COMPANIES WHO BOUGHT BUILDINGS BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM EITHER. HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND, COMMERCE RETURNS TO DOWNTOWN ORLANDO. IT IS AN INTERACTIVE FESTIVAL WITH MUSIC, ART AND MUCH, MUCH MORE. IT IS HAPPENING TOMORROW AND SATURDAY FROM 5 TO 11 DOWNTOWN, AND THEN IT ENDS WITH FIREWORKS AT LAKE EOLA AT 1:00 ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE BEST PART IS IT IS FREE, BUT THERE ARE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR BIGGER EVENTS HAPPENING AS PART OF THE FESTIVAL. THE EVENT IS ALREADY IMPACTING TRAFFIC DOWNTOWN. ALSO SURE IS. FIRST MORNING TRAFFIC EXPERT MEGAN MCKENNA EXPLAINS WHAT AREAS YOU MIGHT WANT TO AVOID. THESE ROADS ARE ALREADY SHUT DOWN AND WILL STAY CLOSED UNTIL 6:00 ON SUNDAY MORNING. THEY INCLUDE SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE BETWEEN CENTRAL BOULEVARD AND ANDERSON STREET, PINE AND CHURCH STREET. FROM COURT STREET TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS, AS WELL AS SOUTH STREET ON THE EASTBOUND SIDE AT BOONE AVENUE. ADDITIONALLY, JACKSON STREET BETWEEN MAGNOLIA AVENUE AND ORANGE AVENUE IS CLOSED, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS HUEY AVENUE IS A GREAT DETOUR TO USE UNTIL THESE ROADS REOPEN ON SUNDAY. WE HAVE A FULL LIST OF THESE
IMMERSE 2026: Creative arts festival returns to downtown Orlando
Updated: 6:00 PM EST Feb 19, 2026
The walkable, open-air arts experience IMMERSE 2026 returns to downtown Orlando on Friday.Created by the Creative City Project, the annual art festival in downtown Orlando hosts hundreds of musicians, dancers, acrobats, visual artists and experiential creators who take over 10 blocks of downtown Orlando, from plazas to public spaces. The three-day event runs from Friday, Feb. 20, to Sunday, Feb. 22. Programming on Friday and Saturday is from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., with daytime programming on Sunday starting at 1 p.m.Interactive experiences and large-scale installations will be available throughout Orange Avenue, Church Street, Pine Street, Magnolia Avenue, City Hall’s City Commons Plaza, Dr. Phillips Center’s Seneff Plaza and Frontyard, Seaside Plaza, Duncan Plaza, and Lake Eola. All proceeds from IMMERSE Fest go to Creative City Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization.Tickets and full event details are available at IMMERSEFEST.com.Downtown Orlando street closures during IMMERSE 2026Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 7 a.m. through Sunday, Feb. 22, at 6 a.m. South Orange Avenue: South Street to Anderson StreetThursday, Feb. 19, at 7 a.m. through Sunday, Feb. 22, at 6 a.m. South Orange Avenue: Central Boulevard to South Street Pine Street: Court Street to Allure Restaurant and Lounge Church Street: Court Street to the railroad tracks (west) South Street: at Boone Avenue (eastbound only) Jackson Street: Magnolia Avenue to Orange Avenue
ORLANDO, Fla. —
The walkable, open-air arts experience IMMERSE 2026 returns to downtown Orlando on Friday.
Created by the Creative City Project, the annual art festival in downtown Orlando hosts hundreds of musicians, dancers, acrobats, visual artists and experiential creators who take over 10 blocks of downtown Orlando, from plazas to public spaces.
The three-day event runs from Friday, Feb. 20, to Sunday, Feb. 22. Programming on Friday and Saturday is from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., with daytime programming on Sunday starting at 1 p.m.
Interactive experiences and large-scale installations will be available throughout Orange Avenue, Church Street, Pine Street, Magnolia Avenue, City Hall’s City Commons Plaza, Dr. Phillips Center’s Seneff Plaza and Frontyard, Seaside Plaza, Duncan Plaza, and Lake Eola.
All proceeds from IMMERSE Fest go to Creative City Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization.
Tickets and full event details are available at IMMERSEFEST.com.
Downtown Orlando street closures during IMMERSE 2026
Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 7 a.m. through Sunday, Feb. 22, at 6 a.m.
South Orange Avenue: South Street to Anderson Street
Thursday, Feb. 19, at 7 a.m. through Sunday, Feb. 22, at 6 a.m.
South Orange Avenue: Central Boulevard to South Street Pine Street: Court Street to Allure Restaurant and Lounge Church Street: Court Street to the railroad tracks (west) South Street: at Boone Avenue (eastbound only) Jackson Street: Magnolia Avenue to Orange Avenue
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