Haunting Halloween happenings are in store this weekend in Tampa Bay! We’ve chosen the coolest. Plus, great new theater and epic concerts. Let Registry Tampa Bay be your guide.

Thursday

 

Limited Run: Beetlejuice – Adapted by Scott Brown and Anthony King
Morsani Hall, Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa

The “ghost with the most, babe” hits the Tampa Bay stage at the Straz Center just in time for Halloween, but only for a short time. Beetlejuice has been a “monsterous” hit on Broadway (and an infamous one in Colorado), about a strange young girl, a newly wed, but newly dead ghost couple, and the weird stripe-clad troublemaker who promises help but brings hilarious chaos instead.

Runs through October 29th
Find tickets, performance schedules, and more information HERE.

 

 

Friday and Beyond

 

An Eerie Evening at the Tampa Bay Hotel
Henry B. Plant Museum, Tampa

There’s nothing like those minarets in the moonlight. An Eerie Evening at the Tampa Bay Hotel is a rare opportunity to visit the Museum after dark. Visitors to Eerie Evening will meet a local undertaker from the turn of the century, explore Victorian superstitions and traditions, and find hidden clues to decode a mystery through thirteen rooms of the former Tampa Bay Hotel.

Friday – Sunday, October 27th, 28th & 29th @2pm -8pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.

 

 

Clearwater Greek Fest
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Clearwater

This is one of the longest running cultural events in Tampa Bay, at over a half century, Throughout the 3-day Fest, stroll the Grand Hall, the Grecian gardens, and Kid Zone. Enjoy authentic Mediterranean cuisine and inventive libations at the Opa! Party Tent. Watch sporting events in the Olympic tradition in the Gardens. There will be live music, traditional dance, and lots of shopping. It’s free and open to the public.

Friday – Sunday, October 27th -29th 
Find schedules and more information HERE.

 

 

16th Annual Field of Screams: Beyond the Bayou
Pinellas Pioneer Settlement @Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, St. Pete

Here’s some creepy outdoor Halloween fun Big Easy style. You’ll tour the eerie landscape of Pinellas Pioneer Settlement after dark. Brave the swamp and navigate the twisted gardens and murky waters. Learn the history and haunted legends of this naturally spooky place. Not recommended for small children – darkness, loud noises, bright lights, wooded trails, and intense scare zones.

Friday – Sunday, October 27th, 28th & 29 and Tuesday, October 31st @7pm – Midnight
Find tickets and more information HERE.

 

 

Opening – Poirot Returns
Stageworks Theatre, Tampa

Stageworks opens its 41st season with an Agatha Christie super-sleuth. Poirot Returns, based on the novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles, has our hero investigating the murder of Styles Court owner and heiress, Emily Inglethorp. With a houseful of guests, no one is above suspicion and the brilliant Poirot, played by the equally brilliant Roxanne Fay, gets to the bottom of this murderous mystery.

Opens Friday, October 27th – November 12th
Find tickets, performance schedules, and more information HERE.

 

 

5th Annual Haunted Wharf
Sparkman Wharf, Tampa

Check out a spooky 2-day Halloween event this weekend on Tampa Bay at Sparkman Wharf on Channelside Drive. The waterfront at night is a perfect backdrop for hauntingly scary, yet fun-filled family activities. See Sparkman Wharf transformed into a haunted pirate shipwreck with silly spooks for the kids and a bit scarier fun for the grown-ups later in the evening. There will be DJ, stage show, photo opps, face painting and more. This event is free and open to the public.

Friday & Saturday, October 27th & 28th @5:30pm – 10pm
Find more information HERE.

 

 

Opening: Xanadu – Book by Douglas Carter Beane/Music & Lyrics by Jeff Lynne & John Farrar
Eight O’Clock Theatre @The Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo

Based on the 1980 movie musical starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, Xanadu has been very successfully (Tony nominated), adapted for the stage. The result is a funny, shiny roller disco love story between Sonny, a starving artist, and Kira, an ancient Greek muse come to life. It’s a magical foray into dream making, music and, of course, disco dancing on roller skates. Add all the colors and disco balls of the late 70s and early 80s, and you have a very entertaining night of theater.

Friday October 27th – November 5th
Find tickets, performance schedules, and more information HERE.

 

 

Saturday

Historic Kenwood Tour
Craftsman House Gallery, St. Pete

Join Preserve the Burg and the Historic Kenwood Neighborhood Association on a tour of St. Pete’s first suburb. The approximately two-hour tour starts at 10 am at the Craftsman House, 2955 Central Avenue, an American crafts gallery and cafe that was the original model home for Kenwood. Upon leaving the gallery, tour goers will be led on a pleasant stroll through the neighborhood that has one of the largest concentrations of bungalow homes in the country. The tour will focus on the history of the neighborhood, its revitalization and current activities & events. The tour will end in the Grand Central District on Central Ave, a great area for lunch at one of St. Pete’s many small local businesses. 

Saturday, October 28th @10am – 12pm
Find more information HERE.

 

 

Sunday

 

Halloween on Central
Central Ave., St. Pete

For almost 2 miles down Central Avenue, enjoy a car-free Halloween stroll featuring “Voodoo Village” vendors, costume contests (including pets). trick-or-treating, live entertainment, and lots of family friendly fun and activities. Food trucks will provide great nibbles and there will even be a weiner dog race and dog costume parade courtesy of Dog Bar’s “Howl-o-ween.” The Frankenpride event will have a runway show, dance and spooky drag shows. There’s truly something for everyone at this now well-established Halloween tradition in the heart of St. Pete.

Sunday, October 29th @12pm – 5pm
Find more information HERE.

 

**Registry Spotlight Event**

We’re giving you a bonus event this week and putting it in the #RegistrySpotlight. La Luchaween is fast becoming a Halloween mainstay event here in the ‘Burg. With a much-loved trio of talented musicians, classic horror films, and a movie star, this event shines in the spotlight.

4th Annual La Luchaween – Hosted by Eugenie Bondurant
Hough Hall, Palladium, St. Pete

It’s a perfect Halloween treat as local favorite Jazz trio, La Lucha (Mark Feinman, Alejandro Arenas, and John O’Leary), takes the stage. They’ll be providing music for classic silent horror films and doing a bit of improvising along the way. The eerie live soundtrack is sure to terrify and delight the Palladium audience in already spooky Hough Hall.  Add the haunting hosting skills of our very own local movie star, Eugenie Bondurant (Hunger Games, Conjuring 3, Fear of Rain, Werewolf by Night), and you have a perfectly, chillingly, wonderful Sunday night before Halloween.

Sunday, October 29th @7pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.

 

 

**Concert Corner**

 

Jason Aldean: Highway Desperado
MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa

Saturday, October 28th @7:30pm
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Sammy Hagar & The Circle
The Sound, Clearwater

Saturday, October 28th @7pm
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An Evening with John Legend – A Night of Songs and Stories
Seminole Hardrock, Tampa

Sunday, October 29th @ 8pm
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Have fun and stay safe out there!
Cindy

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