🌱 2026 Cryin' Towel dinner and 10 more events
Fort Meade, Florida Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Fort Meade! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Dungeons & Dragons at the Library at Bartow Public Library
- 2026 Cryin' Towel dinner
- FLORIDA PRO WRESTLING - at Front Page Brewing-Bartow at Front Page Brewing Company
Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: An afternoon t-storm; hot, with a high of 97 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 96, low: 76.
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 73 degrees.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Dungeons & Dragons at the Library →
Bartow Public Library, 2150 S Broadway Ave, Bartow
5:30 pm
Thursday July 23
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Other local events
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2026 Cryin' Towel dinner →
City of Bartow Civic Center, 2250 S Floral Ave, Bartow
6:00 pm -
FLORIDA PRO WRESTLING - at Front Page Brewing-Bartow →
Front Page Brewing Company, 190 S Florida Ave, Bartow
8:00 pm
Thursday July 23
Tuesday August 4
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Super Summer Show: Gatorland →
Bartow, FL Calendar, 2250 S. Floral Ave., Bartow
10:30 am -
Alera at Hunter's Glen Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Lake Wales Area Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Council Alera at Hunters Glen Apartments, 3005 Willow Glen Circle, Lake
11:30 am -
Human Library →
Bartow, FL Calendar, 2150 S Broadway Ave., Bartow
2:00 pm -
Bartow - Human Library
Lake Wales Public Library Bartow Public Library, 2150 S Broadway Ave, Bartow, FL 33830
2:00 pm -
Polk City - End of Summer Bash
Lake Wales Public Library Polk City Activity Center, 203 Lakeshore Dr, Polk City, FL 3386
3:30 pm -
American Trilogy with Dave DeLuca →
Bartow, FL Calendar, 2150 S Broadway Ave., Bartow
6:00 pm -
2026 Professional Growth Class: Trauma Informed Care
Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce 510 N Broadway Ave, Bartow, FL 33830
8:00 am -
Book Babies →
Bartow, FL Calendar, 2150 S Broadway Ave., Bartow
10:00 am -
Blooms & Brushes: Garden Finger Puppets
Bok Tower Gardens Lake Wales, FL 33853
10:30 am
Wednesday July 15
Thursday July 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Wawa posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Fort Meade. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Bartow. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Meade here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bartow
- Mercedes, Mask, And Mountain Of Charges: Traffic Stop Snags Bartow Woman Linked To Store Theft (tampafp.com)
- Polk County court expanding to better serve growing population (baynews9.com)
- Routine Traffic Stop Lands Texas Fugitive Arrested In Florida (meigsindypress.com)
Lake Wales
- 400 Barbados Dr, Lake Wales, FL 33859 (zillow.com)
- 4710 Tony St, Lake Wales, FL 33859 (zillow.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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