Winter Garden to host annual Party in the Park

The event is from 6 to 10 p.m. at Newton Park on Lake Apopka, 31 W. Garden Ave.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 9:52 p.m. July 2, 2025

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The city of Winter Garden is hosting its annual Party in the Park, a free Independence Day community celebration event from 6 to 10 p.m. at Newton Park on Lake Apopka, 31 W. Garden Ave.

Along with one of the best fireworks displays in all of Central Florida, which will begin at 9:15 p.m. overlooking the picturesque Lake Apopka, the event also will feature family-friendly activities, crafts for the kids, food and merchandise vendors, and live music — headlined by classical rock revival band Relic.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.