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Cocoa Village Saturday Art Market
Visit Space Coast · MYRT THARPE SQUARE, 12 Stone St, Cocoa, FL, 32922. Crowds, storefront light and colour at eye level; if the posted start is early, the same subject is better an hour before sunset. A recurring market is the low-risk version of this: it runs whether or not the forecast holds.
Go when recurring market repeats the same low-scarcity shot
741 subjects within two hours of Lakeland · 5 of them in season right now
This is the index built for the week of 2026-09-13, not this week — the newest one did not finish. The times below were computed for that week, so treat them as a guide rather than as tonight.
The index368
368 of 741 match, in the order they happen.
Each one is a subject, a spot, and the season it runs — grouped by how soon it matters. 5 of the 119 on the map are in season right now, in May. Say what is in your bag and it will tell you which of these your longest lens actually reaches.
Show me anythingwildlifenight skieswaterweathereventsbloomswithin any drive30 min60 min90 min120 minand anywherewhere I can flywhere flying might be allowed
No account needed — your kit stays in the address bar.
13 subjects in May, soonest first · open one to see what fires it
On now
Conditions are met, or the season is open. Go this week.
1
In the next few weeks
Close enough to protect a date and book the time off.
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Sonny SideUp · CC BY 2.0Supermoon rises over the Tampa skylineBallast Point / Riverwalk sightlines · 45 min · drone check TPA gridOct 25in 3 weeksFires when full moon ≥ 360,000 km perigee from the celestial feed; azimuth aligned with a skyline sightline
Next Sun, Oct 25 — the full moon. Moon dates come from a mean lunar month and can be a day out; check before you commit a four-hour drive to one.
The size is the least of it. The picture is the moon against something built, which needs a sightline scouted in advance and a long lens from a long way back.
Later this season
Worth knowing now so the gear and the drive are ready.
1
Further out
Not yet. Here so the year can be planned around it.
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Tom Lazar · CC0Swallow-tailed kites — arrival & courtshipCentral Florida (incl. over Lakeland) · 0 min · drone noMarseason opensFires when in season; aerial acrobatics anywhere in Central FL
The courtship flight is the shot and it happens anywhere overhead — the rare subject here you can take from your own driveway.
the venue, not this eventlibraryofcongress · CC0 1.0Daytona Tortugas at Tampa TarponsGeorge M. Steinbrenner Field · 48 min · drone no — venues/crowdsMay 1, 2027in 7 monthsFires when minor-league park with no lens size limit but modest 48-minute drive and low demand
Next Sat, May 1, 2027 — the published start time. Moon dates come from a mean lunar month and can be a day out; check before you commit a four-hour drive to one.
Wants 70–300mm at f/4 or faster, 1/2000s continuous AF to freeze plays
Cameras are welcome at minor-league and spring games; lenses are not size-limited the way the majors limit them. SeatGeek score 0/100 (minor_league_baseball). The under-the-radar inventory lane — smaller venues mean closer working distance and cleaner sightlines than arena shows.
the venue, not this eventEbyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Mayfaire-by-the-Lake art festivalLake Morton, Lakeland · 5 min · drone check the venueMayseason opensFires when Mother's Day weekend
Orlando Fringe · CC BY-SA 2.0Orlando Fringe FestivalLoch Haven Park, Orlando · 55 min · drone check the venueMayseason opensFires when annual
a stand-in, not thisCorey Coyle · CC BY 3.0Disney's Beauty and the Beast - TampaCarol Morsani Hall - The Straz Center · 45 min · drone no — venues/crowdsMay 5, 2027in 7 monthsFires when touring Broadway show at a real hall but unpublished camera policy and gig far off
Next Wed, May 5, 2027 — the published start time. Moon dates come from a mean lunar month and can be a day out; check before you commit a four-hour drive to one.
Wants 24–70mm at f/2.8 or faster, 1/160s wide aperture, high ISO for stage
Camera policy not published — check the venue before you pack. SeatGeek score 0/100 (broadway). The under-the-radar inventory lane — smaller venues mean closer working distance and cleaner sightlines than arena shows.
- a stand-in, not thisCorey Coyle · CC BY 3.0Disney's Beauty and the Beast - TampaCarol Morsani Hall - The Straz Center · 45 min · drone no — venues/crowdsMay 12, 2027in 7 months
Fires when repeat run of same Broadway show at same hall, low incremental value
Next Wed, May 12, 2027 — the published start time. Moon dates come from a mean lunar month and can be a day out; check before you commit a four-hour drive to one.
Wants 24–70mm at f/2.8 or faster, 1/160s wide aperture, high ISO for stage
Camera policy not published — check the venue before you pack. SeatGeek score 0/100 (broadway). The under-the-radar inventory lane — smaller venues mean closer working distance and cleaner sightlines than arena shows.
the venue, not this eventMike Russell · CC BY-SA 3.0Dunedin Blue Jays at Jupiter HammerheadsPublix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium · 11 min · drone no — venues/crowdsMay 15, 2027in 7 monthsFires when minor-league park with easy sightlines but a spring-2027 date far outside any actionable week
Next Sat, May 15, 2027 — the published start time. Moon dates come from a mean lunar month and can be a day out; check before you commit a four-hour drive to one.
Wants 70–300mm at f/4 or faster, 1/1000s and continuous AF for the swing, wider for crowd context
Minor-league parks admit cameras and lenses without the major-league size limit. SeatGeek score 0/100 (minor_league_baseball). The under-the-radar inventory lane — smaller venues mean closer working distance and cleaner sightlines than arena shows.
- the venue, not this eventlibraryofcongress · CC0 1.0Bradenton Marauders at Tampa TarponsGeorge M. Steinbrenner Field · 48 min · drone no — venues/crowdsMay 20, 2027in 8 months
Fires when same minor-league inventory lane but a longer drive with no added access advantage
Next Thu, May 20, 2027 — the published start time. Moon dates come from a mean lunar month and can be a day out; check before you commit a four-hour drive to one.
Wants 70–300mm at f/4 or faster, 1/1000s and continuous AF for the swing, wider for crowd context
Cameras are welcome at minor-league and spring games; lenses are not size-limited the way the majors limit them. SeatGeek score 0/100 (minor_league_baseball). The under-the-radar inventory lane — smaller venues mean closer working distance and cleaner sightlines than arena shows.
When the conditions are not there, this says watch, not go — and names what is missing. A wrong moon or a front that never arrived is worth more to you than a confident guess.
The region119 spots
Everything within two hours of Lakeland.
- wildlife
- night skies
- water
- weather
- events
- blooms
- out of season
Ocala to Sarasota, coast to coast. The shaded ground is a two-hour drive from Lakeland on real roads, not a radius — generalised to about a mile for drawing. Dashed rings are 30, 60 and 90 minutes. Coastline from Natural Earth, served from a file in this repository: no tile vendor, no key, and nobody outside this site learns where you shoot.