As we pay tribute to our heroes this long holiday weekend, make plans to see iconic art, go to a family fest, hear great music, see local live theater, dress up like your favorite Star Wars character, catch pro-wrestling’s best, and much more. Registry Tampa Bay shows you the way to your best possible weekend.
Thursday
Opening This Week – Explore the Vaults | First Gifts, 1962–1966
Museum of Fine Arts, DTSP
As the 6oth Anniversary celebration continues, this eighth iteration of the Explore the Vaults series features gifts from the museum’s formative years. These objects—offered by community members to the fledgling institution—provided the foundation for the current collection. Because many early gifts to the museum, especially paintings, are already on view, this exhibition mainly emphasizes works on paper. These include an etching by Rembrandt van Rijn, as well as Japanese woodblock prints, contemporaneous pieces by modern artists, and works that celebrate St. Petersburg’s art and history. Combined with selected paintings, sculpture, and decorative art, these first gifts provide a sense of what the collection looked like in the mid-1960s.
Enhancing these artworks are letters, photographs, and related ephemera that offer insight into how these collectors became donors. Together, these provide a unique and rich context for the shaping of the collection and illuminate its importance to the St. Petersburg community.
Now through November 23rd
Find tickets, hours, and more information HERE.
Ongoing – Cooler by Craig Houk
Lab Theatre Project, Tampa
Time to once again support community theater. Check out Cooler, presented by, and now running at Lab Theatre Project.
Here’s the promo: Three-time Oscar winner, Jack Dunn, returns to Connecticut after being gone for nearly four years in McGrath, Alaska. His closest friend, Wade Henry, also an award-winning actor, has something Jack wants. After a long evening of drinking and poker with their pals, Jack and Wade, both eager to cement their legacies, face off one last time. Or so it seems.
Now through Sunday, June 1st
Find tickets, performance times, and more information HERE.
Friday
Mama Mia!
New Tampa Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Friday & Saturday, May 23rd & 24th
Find tickets, and more information HERE.
Saturday
**Registry Spotlight Event**
It’s a big deal when some of our favorite artists get invited to create murals at the Dalí Museum. Be in on the unveiling this weekend! New Murals in St. Pete shine in the Registry Spotlight this week.
Opening – Outside In: New Murals Inspired by Dalí
Dalí Museum, DTSP
In celebration of the SHINE St. Petersburg Mural Festival’s 10-year anniversary, Outside In: New Murals Inspired by Dalí brings the vibrant world of street art into the The Dalí Museum. This unique exhibition invites both current and past SHINE artists to create dynamic murals within the Museum’s gallery, inspired by the surreal genius of Salvador Dalí, his collection and the iconic architecture of the Museum itself.
See murals by various artists from around the world, including Tes One, Chad Mize, Palehorse, BASK, Miss Crit, and more – each of whom brings their own unique interpretation of Dalí’s surrealist legacy.
Saturday, May 24th through October 26th, 2025
Find tickets, hours, and more information HERE.
DFAC Star Wars Armor Party Open House
Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin
– Armor kit building
– 3D printing
– Costuming and prop work
– Character creativity
– And so much more!
This event is free and open to the public.
Saturday, May 24th @10am – 2pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.
Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks Craft Festival
Sponge Docks, Tarpon Springs
Tarpon Springs is known as the ‘Sponge Capital of the World’ and also as ‘Greektown’. It has the highest percentage of Greek Americans in the US. This means lots of authentic Greek Restaurants, Greek Orthodox Churches and shrines, and of course Greek art and culture. This weekend the always anticipated Craft Fair returns with multiple artisan vendors, plenty of delicious food, and lots to see and do. The event is FREE and is pet friendly.
Saturday & Sunday, May 24th & 25th @10am
Find more information HERE.
Day of Play Family Festival
FloridaRAMA, St. Pete
Here’s another great family event presented by FloridaRAMA – The venue that’s described as “COOLER THAN A MUSEUM, SMARTER THAN A THEME PARK, WEIRDER THAN A CARNIVAL.” If you haven’t visited yet, here’s a perfect opportunity!
Get ready for a day filled with family fun including art, crafts, games, food, music, and multiple market vendors. The event is presented in collaboration with Sunshine City With Kids.
Saturday, May 24th @10am -2pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.
Don Quixote Presented by International Ballet of Florida
The Mahaffey, DTSP
International Ballet of Florida proudly presents an exquisite original production of Don Quixote. Set to the virtuoso score of Ludwig Minkus, witness an array of incredible guest artists including multi-winning gold medalist Stanislav Olshanskyi Principal Dancer of Miami City Ballet (former Principal Dancer of National Ballet of Ukraine) and Prima Ballerina of Miami City Ballet Dawn Atkins in their signature roles of Kitri and Basilio. Denys Nedak, international Guest Artist, Principal Dancer of Atlanta Ballet, People’s Artist of the Ukraine as Espada plus many more from around the world as they take the stage in this legendary story.
Saturday, May 24th @1pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.
WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event
Yuengling Center, Tampa
Saturday Night’s Main Event comes to the iconic Yuengling Center, once home to the Royal Rumble in 1995! Witness John Cena’s return to Tampa in primetime, marking his first appearance in Tampa since he entered the ring on Friday Night SmackDown at Amalie Arena in December 2022.
World Heavyweight Championship Match: Jey Uso vs. Logan Paul
CM Punk & Sami Zayn vs. Seth Rollins & Bron Breakker
There are also WWE events on Sunday and Monday (see link).
Saturday, May 24th @7:30pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.
**Concert Corner**
Howie Mandel
Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
Thursday, May 22nd @8pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.
Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 – The Florida Orchestra
The Mahaffey, DTSP
Thursday, May 22nd, Saturday, May 24th & Sunday, May 25th
Find tickets, performance times, and more information HERE.
Halsey: For My Last Trick
MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa
Saturday, May 24th @7pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.
I Want My 80s Tour Featuring Rick Springfield, John Waite, John Rafferty & Wang Chung
Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
Wednesday, May 28th @7pm
Find tickets, VIP, and more information HERE.
Have a great Top 10 weekend, everyone!
Cindy
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