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Current Lakeland Headlines
Latest available stories, not necessarily all from today. The news feed checks for stories every 15 minutes.
Headlines from LkldNow (opens in a new tab), Lakeland’s independent local news source.
- Arts and Health Week 2026 Inspires Creativity Across Lakeland (opens in a new tab)
- Lakeland Italian Festival Comes to Downtown Saturday Night (opens in a new tab)
- From the Executive Director: Small newsroom. Big ambitions. (opens in a new tab)
- Honoring Veterans Day 2026 in Lakeland (opens in a new tab)
- VISTE Seeks Additional Volunteers as Demand Grows (opens in a new tab)
- Mural Festival Makes Waves Downtown, Brings International Artists (opens in a new tab)
- Polk GOP Halloween Post Draws Criticism Over Racial Connotations (opens in a new tab)
- 2026 Election Results: Close Races, Political Shifts, and Key Ballot Measures (opens in a new tab)
319 listings for today
Upcoming events across all of Lakeland—not limited to this site’s topic or venue.
8:00 AM · Eastern
Rockstar Sunshine State Cheer Competition
RP Funding Center, 701 Lime Street,Lakeland, Florida, Lakeland, FL
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11:00 AM · Eastern
Art Crawl 2026
Swan Brewing, 117 W Pine St, Lakeland, FL 33815-1573, United States, Lakeland, FL
AllEvents
11:00 AM · Eastern
Oklahoma Baptist University Men's Basketball vs Lander University
Lakeland, FL
Lkld Now
12:00 PM · Eastern
Hillsborough County Fair
Hillsborough County Fairgrounds, 215 Sydney Washer Road, Brandon, FL
Lakeland Now
12:00 PM · Eastern
Growing Through Creativity: Florida Children's Museum
Florida Children's Museum, 600 Bonnet Spgs Blvd, Lakeland, FL
Lakeland Now
12:30 PM · Eastern
2026 Central Florida Heroes 5k
Lakeland, FL
Lakeland Now
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