Oakland celebrating heritage at 25th annual festival

If you love local history — or if you’re a fan of Tom Petty music — you won’t want to miss Oakland Heritage Day this weekend.

The town of Oakland is holding this 25th annual event to celebrate small-town charm, unique history, nature, wellness and the arts with a family-friendly day of live music, food trucks (with burgers, barbecue, sweet treats, beer and wine), a silent auction, fine arts and crafts, vendors, interactive children’s activities and more. It takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at Speer Park, 331 N. Tubb St., near historic downtown Oakland.

Live music will be provided by the Petty Hearts, a national band that pays tribute to the rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

The Petty Hearts perform renditions of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ tunes, including dozens of his best-known top-40 hits along with some deeper album cuts Petty rarely played live. The tribute band has headlined at venues affiliated with Live Nation, iHeart Radio, the Hard Rock Café, House of Blues, NASCAR and more.

The Oakland Nature Preserve will be set up in the “Historic Florida” section of the festival with staff, volunteers and a host of ambassador animals. Proceeds from the silent auction will benefit ONP as well.

Gatorland will bring a presentation featuring alligators, snakes and exotic reptile encounters.

More than 100 arts and craft vendors curated by Orange Blossom Market will feature handmade décor, specialty foods and other goods.

The annual Heritage Day is presented by Orlando Health in partnership with Healthy West Orange and ONP.