Record Store Day in Orlando, Florida
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Orlando, Florida
Independent record shops open in Orlando, Florida right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Alfie's HiFi
1970s-styled vinyl listening lounge in Mills 50, in the former St. Matthews' Tavern space. Disco-era cocktails (Midori sours, Pink Ladies) paired with curated vinyl on a hi-fi system.
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- Bynx
Downtown South Eola record store, coffee shop, recording studio and event space; sells used vinyl, collectible books and music ephemera alongside coffee and wine.
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- Park Ave CDs
Orlando's flagship independent record store since 1984, in the Audubon Park Garden District; huge new & used CD/vinyl selection and a Record Store Day hub.
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- Proper
Downtown Orlando's first craft-cocktail & vinyl hi-fi listening room. Mid-century modern lounge where selectors spin curated LPs on a studio-quality sound system.
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- Remix Record Shop
Mills50 district vinyl shop established 2016 selling new and vintage vinyl, turntables, posters and gear; original location of a two-store local chain.
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- Remix Record Shop South
Second Remix Record Shop location near Mills50, opened 2022, with listening stations, a lounge, and weekly vinyl DJ sets.
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- Retro Records
Milk District neighborhood institution since 1980, buying, selling and trading vinyl, CDs and memorabilia across rock, soul, jazz, country and Beatles collectibles.
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- Rock & Roll Heaven
Ivanhoe Village institution since 1977 with a 4,200 sq ft space, hundreds of thousands of vinyl LPs/singles, CDs and memorabilia; family-run by the Ehmen brothers.
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- Uncle Tony's Donut Shoppe (El Donut Shoppe)
Downtown Orlando shop specializing in rare jazz, funk, soul, hip-hop, Latin and world vinyl since 2014; buys, sells and trades, with turntables for in-store listening.
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See the full record store listing for Orlando, Florida.