From rodeos, incredible dogs, and Blues to chef battles and craft brew tastings, it’s a great weekend for the tastebuds in Tampa Bay. Find the best events right here along with other great happenings. Registry Tampa Bay has you covered! Enjoy

Thursday

Tampa Bay Wine & Food Festival
Multiple Venues Throughout Tampa Bay

Let’s celebrate the culinary talents of the incredible chefs and gastronomic masters in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and its surrounding areas. The five-day destination event will feature a variety of experiences that will bring together national wine and spirits producers and brands curated to highlight and celebrate the remarkable culinary abilities throughout the Tampa Bay area. The event will support and benefit local charitable initiatives in the Tampa Bay area with Community Initiatives Foundation’s EAT SMART campaign, whose mission is to support the health and wellness of our youth in the festival destination.

Now through April 13th
Find tickets, event schedules, and more information HERE.

Friday

Putt Putt Pop Up
Water Street Tampa/Sparkman Wharf, Tampa

Celebrate the Masters Golf Tourney, and join in the fun on Sparkman Wharf and Water Street Tampa with a round of Putt-Putt Golf on the waterfro

nt. Bring your friends and family to enjoy a casual game on our temporary courses and golf simulator. It’s a fun way to test your skills and have a good time outdoors. Just walk up to purchase your ticket. Advance online ticket purchase is not available.

Friday – Sunday, April 12th – 14th @12pm – 9pm (5pm on Sunday)
Find simulator hours and more information HERE.

Purina Incredible Dog Challenge
Coachman Park, Clearwater

The best of the best, dogs that is, and their owners gather in Coachman park this weekend for a competition you won’t soon forget. For over 25 years, Purina® Pro Plan® has given incredible canine athletes the platform to showcase their amazing abilities in exciting events like dock diving, flying disc, agility and more!

Friday & Saturday, April 12th & 13th 
Find event schedules and more information HERE.

Tampa Bay Rodeo & Family Festival
Hillsborough County Fairgrounds, Tampa

The best cowboys and cowgirls in the southeast region are saddling up for a FULL RODEO with 2 days of bull riding, bronco busting, barrel racing, calf roping, team roping and bull dogging. Come early for the Family Festival featuring LIVE MUSIC, delicious food and entertaining activities for the whole family.

Friday & Saturday, April 12th & 13th @5pm
Find tickets, schedules, and more information HERE.

Sixstar Art Studios Grand Opening
Sixstar Art Studio, Terminal Dr, St. Pete

SixArt Studios is hosting their Grand Opening event. Please join in for a night of excellent contemporary art. You will be amazed at Eric Ondina’s solo show of paintings in the Black Box gallery. And to make the night unforgettable, Sara Beth Saho will captivate you with an evocative performance. Sixstar – Raising The Bar.

Friday, April 12th @6pm
Admission is free, but RSVP suggested as Space is limited. Find link HERE.

Tampa Bay Blues Festival
Vinoy Park, DTSP

It’s three days of the best Blues music, you’ll find this side of New Orleans. Multiple bands, multiple days, food vendors, full liquor bars, and craft beer awaits you on the picturesque waterfront in downtown St. Pete.
Artists include Grace Potter, Larkin Poe, Samantha Fish, Tab Benoit, Blood Brothers (Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia), Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials, Altered Five Blues Band, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Coco Montoya , Bernard Allison, Ally Venable, Cash Box Kings, Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets, and many, many more

Friday – Sunday, April 12th – 14th
FInd tickets, performance schedules, and more information HERE.

Opening – Nollywood Dreams by Jocelyn Bioh
freeFall Theatre, St. Pete

freeFall Theatre wraps up their 2023/2024 season with a new play by Jocelyn Bioh. Directed by own Erica Sutherlin, Nollywood Dreams follows the life of Ayamma, a young Nigerian travel agent with dreams of stardom in the magical 90’s Nollywood movie scene. See what happens when her big chance comes – complete with romance, rivalries, and big laughs. It’s sure to be a great night of live theatre!

Friday, April 12th – May 12th
Find tickets, performance times, and more information HERE.

Saturday

17th Annual Pepper Fest
England Brothers Park, Pinellas Park

Time to spice up the weekend at the 17th Annual Pepper Fest! Isn’t it wonderful how many delicious things you can make with peppers – jellies, sauces, salsas, jams, seasonings, etc. Yum. There will also be vendors with plants, kitchen related items, and more. Browse, taste, enjoy! Your tastebuds will thank you for it.

Saturday & Sunday, April 13th & 14th @10am
Find more information HERE.

**Registry Spotlight Event**

The good done by this event to combat food insecurity cannot be overstated. Combine that with lovely, artisan crafted, bowls to take home and remember the difference you’ve made, decides this round.  SVdP deserves to shine in this week’s #RegistrySpotlight.

10 Annual Empty Bowls 2024
Coastal Creative, St. Pete

This is a simply wonderful event for a vital cause. The 10th annual Empty Bowls, allows participants to take home beautifully crafted bowls by local artists, while enjoying live music, local soup, and a silent auction. Be a part of this tradition…meet the Veterans and families who triumphed over homelessness and contribute to a community where no bowl is left empty; all proceeds fight hunger and homelessness in our community. About Our Cause: It started with a bowl of soup over 100 years ago… today, SVdP CARES serves 86,000+ meals annually and has provided housing for tens of thousands across 19 Florida counties.

Saturday, April 13th @12pm – 4pm
Find tickets and more information HERE,

Temple Terrace Brewfest
Woodmont Park, Temple Terrace

**Concert Corner**

Melissa Ethridge – I’m Not Broken Tour
Seminole Hard Rock, Tampa

Thursday, April 11th @8pm
Find tickets and more information HERE.

Billy Strings Spring Tour
Yuengling Center, Tampa

Friday & Saturday, April 12th & 13th
Find tickets, performance schedule, and more information HERE.

The Zombies – Different Game Tour
The Capitol Theatre. Clearwater

Friday, April 12th @7pm
Find tickets and more information HERE. 

Have fun and stay safe out there!
Cindy

Don’t forget to send me your events @cstovall5@gmail.com