Destroyer Media and Marketing

29/04/2026

⚡Live & Loud is FRIDAY! ⚡
Produced in partnership with the Lakeland Punk Flea & Destroyer Media.

4 bands for 5 bucks, cash bar in the theatre. (the bartender is AMAZING)

Friday's lineup:
Defrauded (Tampa)
Lyche Camp (Tampa)
Colorblind Dinosaurs (Mount Dora)
Grim Gardener (Tampa)

May 1
6-9pm
Ritz Theatre in Downtown Winter Haven

29/04/2026

📷 There's only ONE WEEK left to submit your photo for the June issues of Haven & LKLD Magazines. 🙀 Deadline is May 6

We're choosing 2 photos to be covers, and we want to see your best photos of Polk County! Twenty more will be featured inside the magazine.

On June 5, during First Friday, we will show the selected photographs and you can meet the artists! (it's so fun)

Head over to centralflorida.photo to submit. 📷

28/04/2026

Our contestants have something they want to tell you... You should vote for them before May 15th!! 🐶🐱🐶🐱

The Great Polk Pet Showdown is presented by our friends at Danette Karnes DoodleHaven-DogTraining! There is still time to submit photos of your pet, but make sure to submit them sooner rather than later so you can get all the votes! We have a category for every pet, including Best Cat, Best Dog, Best Alternative Pet, Best Farm Animal, Best Dressed, Best Hair and Face Only A Mother Could Love.

You can vote once per day at thegreatpolkpetshowdown.com so go vote now!

28/04/2026

We have a packed weekend coming up!
First Friday Winter Haven
Winter Haven Farmers Market
Bandit Market

27/04/2026

Here are 10 reasons why you should come to the 10th Bandit Market this Saturday! 🎉🥳🥳

1. You get to see vendors that you wouldn't see at a typical market. Think alternative, rated PG-13, and maybe even some R rated!
2. Live Music by Bully For You 🕺🏽
3. Maritime - Winter Haven is serving up a specialty Bandit-themed cocktail menu from their service window, or go inside for that much-appreciated AC.
4. There are 5 different restaurants for you to eat at throughout the day at BowenYard
5. Outdoor seating is all around, so you can enjoy the sunshine, just don't forget the sunscreen! ;)
6. Our mascots are clearly the best because NO AI DUHHH
7. Thanks to our amazing sponsors Emergency Fix and Staybridge Suites, we will have FREE coozies and tote bags to give out, while supplies last.
8. You can get a free limited edition Bandit sticker by bringing in any food or period pantry donation!
9. FREE crafts with us at Destroyer Media and Marketing! Swing by the info booth.
10. We only do this market twice a year, so come shop for mom for Mother's Day, or wait shop again until the holiday season!

May 2 | Noon - 5 PM | 308 4th St SW, Winter Haven, FL 33880

24/04/2026

🐾🐶The Great Polk Pet Showdown is back for another year of pet-loving fun!

Voting is open through May 15, 2026. You can submit your photos of your pet at any time, but the earlier you submit, the more votes you can get.

Pets with the most votes will be published in the June issue of Haven and LKLD Magazines and win a prize pack perfect for your pet.

You can submit your pets for the following categories: Best Cat, Best Dog, Best Alternative Pet, Best Farm Animal, Best Dressed, Best Hair and Face Only A Mother Could Love.

Enter today and share online to encourage your friends to vote! You can vote once per day at thegreatpolkpetshowdown.com

This contest is powered by Destroyer Media & Marketing. Thank you to our presenting sponsor, Doodle Haven!

23/04/2026

🎉 Bandit Market is next week!!!!!!🥰

Please join us for shopping, cocktails, live music, food, & fun surprises celebrating our 10TH BANDIT!!!!!! 🎂 Follow Bandit Market's socials for vendors & updates.

May 2
Noon-5 pm
Bowen Yard
308 4th St SW, Winter Haven

23/04/2026

Did you know that we do the Haven Farmers Market every Saturday?

Right now we're taking apps for the summer season, and we would LOVE for you to join us! Our market is in Downtown Winter Haven along Magnolia Ave. (look for the signs with the orange slice🍊)

Here are pics from some of our current vendors, find more on FB & IG.

Plus, we would love to have:
a knife sharpener
cheese
flowers
houseplants
anything delicious
anything interesting
you!
Apply now at winterhavenfarmersmarket.com, it's free to apply. Please be aware of scammers, we only ask that you apply & pay for your weeks on the website.

21/04/2026

Less than 2 weeks away from the Bandit Market !!!!

20/04/2026

20/04/2026

📷 Your photo could be on the cover of the June issues of either Haven or LKLD Magazine!

Submit your photo now at https://centralflorida.photo

Join us for a photo exhibition on June 5 as we display the photos used for the covers & the photos selected to be inside the issues.