This was my second time visiting this park for the Ocoee MUSIC Festival. Last year we had Joan Jett and Night Ranger headlining the show. This time around it was the Los Lonely Boys and Bret Michaels. The City of Ocoee, Dan Newlan, and all of the other sponsors kick ass for putting this event on for free.
If you're planning on coming, definitely get here early. The first band usually goes on around 6pm. I arrived at 4pm and it took me 30 minutes to park once pulling in off Hwy 50.
There is a ton of police presence and volunteers available to keep things in order. There is a designated handicap parking area and staff will escort you to the nearest walkway via golf cart if you need assistance.
If you get there early enough you can park your chair right up in front of the stage. Just know that once the headliner comes on people from the back will push their way up.
The food and drinks are reasonable. I bought a 20 oz Kona beer for $6, bottled water was $2, bottled soda for $3, and a big bag of kettle corn for $8. There are plenty of other food vendors available selling items such as pizza, corn dogs, funnel cakes, sausage and peppers, arepas, empanadas, chicken on a stick, and more.
There is a carnival section in the back where you can play games and ride some smaller type ride.
The restroom situation is pretty good. There are plenty of clean Porto-lets available. I've never had to wait to use one and they were kept clean throughout the evening. The only downfall is there is no actual hand washing station outside of the portlets it's just a hand sanitizer station, so bring some handy wipes with you.
The rules for the event state that you can't bring in a cooler but I seen many people bringing soft coolers. I carried in several bottles of water and a bag full of snacks and nobody gave me any trouble. If you're close enough to your car you can always just leave the cooler in your car and go back to it throughout the day for meals if you're trying to save some cash.
The park itself is beautiful and spacious, it sits right off of beautiful Lake Starke. There are several walking paths but I couldn't tell you how far they go. Even though it was blazing hot out there was always a cool breeze going down the slope of the park past the stage and towards the lake.
I highly recommend coming to Bill Breeze park for the Ocoee music festival or just to come to relax. This park is really nice and worth the visit. read more