Great new theater, cultural festivals and rodeos, mountains of sand, and lots of beautiful music, including the Tampa Bay Blues Festival. As always, there’s loads of fun to be found this weekend in Tampa Bay. Let #RegistryTampaBay help you find exactly what you’re looking for!
Thursday
Art in Bloom
Museum of Fine Arts, DTSP
Indulge in the breathtaking beauty of floral interpretations inspired by masterpieces from the MFA Collection.
This annual tradition brings together a diverse array of floral designs created by a mix of seasoned professionals, talented hobbyists, and esteemed members of The Margaret Acheson Stuart Society. Each arrangement offers a unique perspective, breathing new life into iconic artworks and inviting viewers to see them through fresh eyes. It’s a stunningly beautiful event. Don’t miss it! (Thursday evening is the Flowers After Hours Gala.)
Thursday, April 10th through Sunday, April 13th
Find tickets, related events schedules, and more information HERE.
Love Bird
The Off Central, St. Pete
Have you ever felt a bit….different? Maybe a little weird?
Love Bird follows Nigel, the sole inhabitant of a small island, who has fallen in love with someone they made out of trash. As storms and trash increase, a strange visitor forces Nigel to choose between who they were and who they could be.
Love Bird is a show about understanding, evolving, and making the best with the trash you have been dumped with!
Opens Thursday, April 10th and runs through Saturday, April 19th
Find tickets, performance schedules, and more information HERE.
Opening: Luci Westphal – Post-Historic St. Pete
Craftsman House Gallery (Thursday) & Forever Florida Real Estate (Saturday), St. Pete
Post-Historic St. Pete is a cohesive mixed-media (wood, concrete, glass, metal) photography series juxtaposing iconic,
historic buildings with new high-rise constructions. There will be two opening receptions this weekend – one on Thursday and one
on Saturday to coincide with the Second Saturday ArtWalk.
Craftsman House Reception – Thursday, April 10th @6pm
Forever Florida Reception – Saturday, April 12th @5pm – 9pm
Find more information HERE.
Friday and Beyond
Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival
Pier 60 & Clearwater Beach, Clearwater
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Get ready to dig in to a roaring good time at this year’s Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival with our dino-mite theme: Dinoshores – Prehistoric Adventure in Sand! Step back in time to a world where colossal sand sculptures bring mighty dinosaurs to life, now spanning an expanded 24,000 square feet of jaw-dropping prehistoric wonder. But hold onto your fossils—this year, we’re unearthing a whole new level of excitement with augmented reality and projection mapping, making these ancient creatures stomp, roar, and roam before your eyes. Don’t miss this triassic-sized adventure, where history meets technology in a festival 65 million grains in the making!
Opens Friday April 11th and runs through April 27th
For event schedules and more information HERE.
Tampa Bay Rodeo & Family Festival
Hillsborough County Fairgrounds, Dover
Ready, Set, Rodeo! For a rip-roarin’ good time, don’t miss the all-new Tampa Bay Rodeo & Family Festival, presented by Bartow Ford, at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds on April 11 & 12, 2025! The best cowboys and cowgirls in the Southeast are saddling up for a FULL RODEO, featuring 2 action-packed days of bull riding, bronco busting, barrel racing, calf roping, team roping and bull dogging. Feel the adrenaline as riders take on powerful bulls and lightning-fast horses in the ultimate test of skill and courage. Come early for the Family Festival where the fun starts with live music, delicious food and exciting activities for the whole family.
Friday & Saturday, April 11th & 12th
Find tickets and more information HERE.
**Registry Spotlight Event**
There’s nothing like a weekend of great music by the Bay. The Tampa Bay Blues Festival has become a much-anticipated event each year
and. this year, it shines in the #RegistrySpotlight!
Tampa Bay Blues Festival
Vinoy Park, DTSP
It’s America’s finest waterfront blues festival, with great food vendors, full liquor bars, craft beers and wines. TBBF is the winner of the International Blues Foundation’s “Keeping the Blues Alive” award as the nation’s top blues festival. Please order your tickets and VIP passes now to join your friends and neighbors in the ‘Burg for three great days of blues by the beautiful bay! Artists include Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Tab Benoit, JJ Grey & Mofro, Walter Trout, Taj Farrant, Ana Popovic, Curtis Salgado, Ruthie Foster, North Mississippi Allstars, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Selwyn Birchwood, Mathias Lattin, Tad Robinson, DK Harrell, Sierra Green & The Giants
Friday through Sunday, April 11th – 13th
Find tickets, schedules, and more information HERE.
Opening: For Closure
freeFall Theatre, St. Pete
In this farce set in a small Florida seaside town, Raven and Amanda are trying to keep the family real estate agency afloat in trying times. When a nefarious local politician threatens to bring even more disruption to their lives, they must join forces with the enigmatic psychic Camille Chevalier Milk to expose the true nature of this threat to the town before it’s too late. This over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek romp is a hilarious and satirical look at the foibles and hypocrisies of modern life, set on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
Opens Friday, April 11th and runs through Sunday, May 11th
Find tickets, performance times, and more information HERE.
Saturday
For a Good Cause: 12th Annual Empty Bowls
Coastal Creative, St. Pete
SVdP CARES 12th Annual Empty Bowls Campaign brings attention to the devastating impact homelessness has on people and engages the private community in support of solutions-based response to rapidly rehouse without barriers. Bowls are handcrafted by local artisans and delicious soups are served in them. There is live entertainment and a silent auction. When the event is over, you take your bowl home as a reminder of the good it represents.
Saturday, April 12th @11:30am – 2pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.
20th Annual Tampa Bay Caribbean Festival
Perry Harvey Sr. Park, Tampa
You know how I love cultural events and here are two in a row! #1- The 20th Annual Tampa Bay Caribbean Carnival will be bigger and better than ever as we celebrate Caribbean culture at Perry Harvey Sr Park. Come join in for great music, great food vendors, a carnival parade, and more.
Performing on stage – Alison Hinds, Mical Teja, Lyrikal, I-Land Rebels Band, J’Nelle, Es Synce Star, Krazy K, and As:A.
Catch the parade with masqueraders dancing on the street en route to the park!
Saturday, April 12th @12pm – 10pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.
Sabor Cubano Fest
Al Lopez Park, Tampa
#2 – Immerse yourself in the vibrant rhythms, mouthwatering flavors, and rich traditions of Cuba at Sabor Cubano Fest, Tampa Bay’s premier celebration of Cuban culture! Sabor Cubano Fest features family-friendly activities and entertainment for everyone to enjoy. Get to know the local Cuban community in Tampa Bay and celebrate alongside friends, neighbors and local businesses. From authentic cuisine and live music to arts, crafts, and community connections, the festival brings together locals and visitors to experience the essence of Cuba.
Saturday, April 12th @11am – 6pm
Find tickets, event schedules, and more information HERE.
The Lion King
The Straz Center, Morsani Hall, Tampa
Saturday & Sunday, April 12th & 13th
Find tickets, performance times, and more information HERE.
**Concert Corner**
Chicago
BayCare Sound, Clearwater
Friday, April 11th @8pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.
Kathleen Madigan – Day Drinking Tour
The Mahaffey, DTSP
Saturday, April 12th @7pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.
Air Supply 50th Anniversary Celebration w/ Special Guest Taylor Dayne
BayCare Sound, Clearwater
Sunday, April 13th @7pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.
Have a great Top 10 weekend!
Cindy
