{"id":152365,"date":"2026-02-12T01:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T01:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/152365\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T01:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T01:28:10","slug":"mennello-museums-indie-folkfest-has-all-the-makings-of-an-eclectic-valentines-day-outing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/152365\/","title":{"rendered":"Mennello Museum&#8217;s Indie-Folkfest has all the makings of an eclectic Valentine&#8217;s Day outing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"579\" data-attachment-id=\"410148\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/arts\/mennello-museums-indie-folkfest-has-all-the-makings-of-an-eclectic-valentines-day-outing\/attachment\/586055365_1697557365022649_1497501290361057301_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/586055365_1697557365022649_1497501290361057301_n.jpg?fit=960%2C712&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,712\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"586055365_1697557365022649_1497501290361057301_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Claire Vandiver gets Indie-Folky&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/586055365_1697557365022649_1497501290361057301_n.jpg?fit=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/586055365_1697557365022649_1497501290361057301_n.jpg?fit=780%2C579&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/586055365_1697557365022649_1497501290361057301_n.jpg\" alt=\"Claire Vandiver plays Indie-Folkfest 2026\" class=\"wp-image-410148\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Claire Vandiver gets Indie-Folky Credit: Courtesy Facebook<\/p>\n<p>Orlando\u2019s Mennello Museum presents its 11th annual Indie-Folkfest, a day of local live music, artistry, food and activities. The Indie-Folkfest is an outdoor celebration of local artistry all taking place on the museum\u2019s lawn. <\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s musical lineup includes Eugene Snowden, Beemo and Claire Vandiver, Beth McKee and Her Funky Time Band, and Skinny McGee and the Handshakes. The arts portion of the fest features a variety of crafty vendors selling handmade jewelry, soaps, ceramics, glassworks and more. <\/p>\n<p>Food vendors include Gnarly Cuban, Good Pour Wine Truck, Guesthouse, Hebni Nutrition, and Rock Paper Scissors Eat and Smile Ice Cream. Festivalgoers will also enjoy yard games, art stations and raffle prizes from Orlando businesses. The event is free to the public. <\/p>\n<p>Noon Saturday, Feb. 14, Mennello Museum, 900 E. Princeton St., <a href=\"http:\/\/mennellomuseum.org\" type=\"link\" id=\"mennellomuseum.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">mennellomuseum.org<\/a>, free. <\/p>\n<p>Orlando\u2019s daily dose of what matters. 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