<div id="c3be0912bb716eee4ca644c1dfc4ecde4"></div>It’s a busy time of year with new events, festivals, and more and we’ve got them all on our top picks of things to do this weekend in Tampa Bay!
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Featured Tampa Bay Events
TASTE at The STRAZ
- April 27 at 6 pm
- Tampa
The Straz’s annual eat and drink extravaganza returns featuring some of the best restaurants in the area. Guests will have access to the Bay area’s best food, craft brews, cocktails, and more. There will also be multiple stages featuring live music all along Tampa’s beautiful Riverwalk. Tickets start at $95.
Blueberry Festival at Amber Brooke Farms
- Weekends, April 20-28, from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Celebrate blueberry season at the annual blueberry festival. Pick your own blueberries from one of four different varieties. Experience our 25+ family activities plus special contests and games, including a pie eating contest, blueberry slingshots, and photos with the blueberry mascot.
Don’t forget to bring an appetite and indulge in a variety of blueberry infused eats, including cakes, lemonade, slushies, and more.
Tickets are $15 online. Buy your tickets now before they sell out!
Wine Down Wednesdays & Tasting Tuesdays
- JW Marriott Clearwater Beach
- Every Second Tuesday and Last Wednesday of the Month
Experience elevated coastal dining and drinking at its finest with the monthly recurring events at JW Marriott Clearwater Beach’s bar and restaurant. Join them every second Tuesday for Tasting Tuesdays, where from 6-8pm, you can indulge in a journey of spirits and small bites perfectly paired to delight your palate. Then, unwind every last Wednesday of the month at Wine Down Wednesdays, featuring an intimate formal wine pairing dinner at 7pm with limited seats available. Elevate your evenings with exquisite flavors and coastal charm, exclusively at their seaside establishment.
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Things to Do This Weekend in Tampa Bay
2024 Bucs Draft Party
- Thursday, April 25 at 6 pm
- Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
Witness the future of the Bucs! Parking lots open at 6 pm. Doors and gates for members open at 6:30 and will open at 7 pm for non-members. The draft will begin at 8 pm. Tickets include parking, live coverage, pre-show party, appearances by Bucs players and legends, tailgate style games, Miller Lite Beer Garden, Bucs Kids Zone, locker room tours, and more! $5 Krewe members, $15 non-Krewe members, $5 Jr. Bucs members (and family members).
Tours at Fat Beet Farm
- Friday, April 26 and Sunday, April 28
- Fat Beet Farms in Tampa
Join Fat Beet Farm for an exclusive peek at the inner workings of the farm, including their sustainability initiatives and wildlife preservation/restoration projects! This 1-hour walking tour includes their vegetable gardens, composting and vermiculture, chickens, the biodigester, bees, microgreens, aquaculture systems, wetland, and coastal preservation areas, and more! After the tour, head up to the cafe and marketplace to enjoy lunch and grab some local goods.
Live Music at the Sail
- Friday, April 26 from 12 pm-4 pm
- Sail Pavilion, Downtown Tampa
Enjoy live music outdoors at The Sail Plaza, featuring their 360 waterfront bar and Big Ray’s Fish Camp.
Sunset Zip Line Adventures at Empower Adventures Tampa Bay
- Friday, April 26-Sunday, April 28 at 3:30 pm
- Oldsmar
Tour guides will lead you through a 2.5-hour unforgettable sunset zip line tour, all while taking in the breathtaking Florida views! Gain a new perspective on fun, beginning with their 60-foot tall start tower, 5 zip lines varying in length and totaling over 3,000′, a 200-foot suspension bridge along with an adventure course with log bridges, cable traverses, and poles!
Sunsips by the bay
- Friday, April 26 from 6:30 pm-9:30 pm
- Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Unwind by the bay. Sip on refreshing cocktails, groove to live music, and explore the wonders of the aquarium under the stars. 21 and up only.
Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival
- Friday, April 19-Sunday, April 21
- Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
This year’s Food and Wine Festival features 17 cabins in the Festival Pathway, Festival Field, and Bird Gardens area. Taste food and wines from specific countries like Argentina, Chile, Spain, France, South Africa, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Italy. There are also cabins focused on Old World Wines, Moonshine Tasting, and USA Desserts. The menu items range from $7.99 to $10.99.
You can also hear music from Andy Grammar at 7 pm on Saturday the 27th and Chris Lane on Sunday the 28th at 6 pm.
Heart at Amalie arena
- Friday, April 26 at 8 pm
- Tampa
See 1980s band, Heart, in concert at Amalie Arena. Tickets $31.25-$176.
Tampa International Dragon Boat Festival
- Saturday, April 27 from 8 am-5 pm
- Tampa – Rocky Point
The Tampa International Dragon Boat Festival offers a full array of racing classes in both 20-paddler standard boats and 10-paddler small boats. Spectators can watch from the Rocky Point Lagoon. This event is free and open to the public.
St. Pete Italian Fest
- Saturday, April 27 from 10 am-4 pm
- St. Pete Pier
Head to the Pier for a day filled with all things Italian! Indulge in mouthwatering cuisine and experience the vibrant culture of Italy in St. Pete. In addition to all the food, there will be live entertainment, music, dancing, and a display of Italian exotic cars.
Sunflower Festival at Dade City Farms
- Saturday, April 27 from 10 am-4 pm
- Dade City
You’ll have the chance to pick your own flowers, enjoy photo ops throughout the farm, shop from local vendors, play at the petting zoo, and so much more!
WWII Living History Event at Pioneer Florida Museum
- Saturday, April 27 from 10 am-4 pm
- Dade City
Step back into an immersive 1945 Homefront experience. Learn about the impact of women in war, German POWs, the influence of radio, and interact with living historians.
2024 Westchase Rotary Pub Crawl
- Saturday, April 27 at 2 pm
- Westchase
Every ticket sold directly benefits the Westchase Rotary Club. Tickets include one complimentary drink or food item at a participating location, live music and entertainment, a silent auction, raffle opportunities, prizes and giveaways, and more! Taking place in Westchase Town Center.
Harlem Globetrotters at Yuengling Center
- Sunday, April 28 at 3 pm
- Tampa
Come see the World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters – THE originators of basketball style, captured by dynamic athletes with unmatched skills and influencers of today’s game. The team has showcased their iconic brand of basketball in over 124 countries and territories across six continents since 1926. Winners of two Cynopsis Sports Media Awards and Emmy nominated for their hit NBC weekly series, “Harlem Globetrotters: Play it Forward,” they continue to break barriers and stand as leaders across diversity, equity and inclusion. Proud inductees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, their mission continues to advance the game of basketball and deliver exciting and interactive entertainment to the world. If you have ever seen a jump shot, slam dunk or a half-court hook shot, you have witnessed the creative moves made famous by the Globetrotters.
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MAY THE 4TH at Tampa Theatre: Special STAR WARS Screenings
- Saturday, May 4th
- Tampa Theatre
May the 4th – aka “Star Wars Day”, falls on a Saturday this year and to celebrate, Tampa Theatre has cleared their showings for a celebration of all three films in the original epic trilogy! Guests are encouraged to come in costume, and arrive early to meet some local members of the 501st Legion. Doors open 45 minutes before show time. Tickets are $10 for general audiences. The first showtime for Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) is at 1:15pm.
More Things to Do – Ongoing Tampa Bay Events
A Taste of Water Street
Water Street in Tampa
These spring and fall events will feature unique seasonal experiences and always deliver on the promise of an unforgettable night out. Guests are invited to experience the entirety of the Water Street Tampa neighborhood like never before — enjoying tastings at new restaurants and bars in addition to familiar favorites while roaming musicians, pop-up entertainment and shops along Water Street, Raybon Plaza and Via Corazon further enhance the evening.
Fairgrounds St. Pete
Permanent exhibition open Thursdays – Sundays
800 28th St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712
Fairgrounds St. Pete is a permanent indoor immersive, explorable art and technology experience in St. Pete, Florida. Over 60 local and international artists were commissioned to make art for you to immerse yourself in and enjoy.
$27 ($25 for Florida Residents)
Sunset Yoga at St. Pete Pier
First Wednesday of the month, 7pm (Mar – Oct) 6pm (Nov – Feb)
St. Pete Pier
Join The Body Electric Yoga Company every first Wednesday evening for a yoga class at St. Pete Pier. The class will be grounding but fun, with lots of modifications offered to accommodate everybody.
FREE
Thursdays from 4-8pm
Tampa Museum of Art, downtown Tampa
Every Thursday from 4 to 8 pm, the Tampa Museum of Art offers Art on the House where admission prices change to pay-as-you-will, and visitors choose whatever admission price they want to pay. Bring the family and celebrate 100 years of art in Tampa with exhibitions that emphasize ancient, modern, and contemporary art.
Choose your own admission price
Fridays from 7-10pm
St. Pete Shuffle, St. Pete
Learn to play shuffleboard with help from St. Pete Shuffle’s staff and volunteers, who will get you set up on a court and teach you how to play.
$10; free for members and their guests
Saturdays from 10-11:30am,
St. Pete
Tour begins at Florida CraftArt, 501 Central Ave. in downtown St. Petersburg Visitors will hear the inside stories of the making of over 30 murals found in the four-block tour. Limited to 20 people, must book before 4 p.m. the prior day. Bring water for hydration and the necessary rain gear if the weather looks threatening.
$20
Looking for more things to do this week?
Check out this guide to family-friendly events in Tampa Bay from our sister publication Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine. Heading to Orlando? Here’s a guide to the best Orlando events this month at the theme parks and beyond.