AdventHealth Presents Celebrate! Lake Mary Feb. 15 With Drake Milligan

Drake Milligan closed out Celebrate! Lake Mary at Oval Park, drawing families and music fans to a free, community-focused festival presented by AdventHealth. The event ran from 4:00 PM to 9:30 PM on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, with live music beginning at 5:30 PM and Milligan taking the stage at 7:30 PM after openers Ken & Drew from Sister Hazel.

City of Lake Mary organizers framed the event as an annual tradition that combines live music, food and beverage options, and a kids’ fun zone. Admission was free and no tickets were required; food vendors and craft cocktails and spirits were available for purchase on site. Bryan Nipe, Economic Development and Parks and Recreation Director, said, “We are thrilled to bring a skyrocketing Nashville talent to the great City of Lake Mary. Milligan’s energy and authenticity will make this year’s event truly special.”

For the local economy, Celebrate! Lake Mary functions as a low-cost platform connecting small food vendors, spirit purveyors and entertainment crews with thousands of potential customers. The festival’s free-admission model lowers the barrier for attendance while on-site purchases create direct revenue opportunities for local vendors and temporary-staffing firms. Sponsorship by AdventHealth also illustrates how public-private partnerships underwrite programming costs while providing branding and community-outreach opportunities for corporate partners.

From a municipal policy perspective, the City of Lake Mary used Oval Park at 900 International Parkway to stage the event, reinforcing parks-as-economic-assets strategies that combine recreation with local business support. The city maintains its events calendar as the authoritative source for final details such as gates, vendor lists and opening times; organizers advised residents to consult that calendar for operational updates and logistics. The event’s structure - concentrated evening hours and family programming - helps limit city operational costs such as extended road closures or overnight security while maximizing evening foot traffic for nearby restaurants and retailers.

Celebrate! Lake Mary also fits into a broader trend of suburban downtowns leveraging free cultural programming to sustain vibrancy and attract discretionary spending without large ticketed entry fees. For Lake Mary, an event that pairs a rising country star with family activities signals an investment in placemaking that supports longer-term objectives: attracting visitors, supporting small-business revenues, and showcasing municipal parks and public spaces.

Residents planning to attend future Celebrate! Lake Mary events should note the venue address and typical schedule: Oval Park, 900 International Parkway, with music and activities concentrated in late afternoon and evening. For final gate times, vendor lists, parking and accessibility details, check the City of Lake Mary events calendar as organizers finalize operational plans.