The Location -- Lakeland has been said to be near everything . . . away from it all! Its convenient location, halfway between Tampa and Orlando, makes it a popular site for vacationing families. The world’s premiere tourist attractions, such as: Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World and Busch Gardens, to name a few, are just a short drive away. Spaceport USA at the Kennedy Space Center and the Daytona Speedway are also nearby. Lakeland also boasts many attractions of its own, including:

• Spring Home of the Detroit Tigers for over 65 years
• The Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In (second only to Oshkosh!)
• Frank Lloyd Wright’s Visitor Center at Florida Southern College (home of the largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world)
• USA International Speedway
• Lakeland is located in Polk County. Named (in Money Magazine) as one of the nation’s ten best places to live, Polk County is home of:
• Historic Bok Tower in Lake Wales
• Fantasy of Flight Attraction in Polk City
• Spring Home of the Cleveland Indians in Winter Haven
• Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven
• Hollis Gardens in Lakeland

Lakeland Pig Festival Allocation Recipients

• Community Foundation of Greater Lakeland, Inc.
• Detroit Tigers Foundation
• Ducks Unlimited
• Girls, Inc.
• Junior League
• Polk Economic Education Council
• Polk Museum of Art
• S.P.C.A.
• VISTE