Explore Tampa Bay Newsletter May/June 2025

 May Events

☀️ Busch Gardens Food and Wine Festival: Weekends March 7th through May 18th (Busch Gardens)

🎉 Riverfest: May 2nd - 3rd (Tampa Riverwalk)

🎶 Country Thunder Florida: May 2nd - 4th (Raymond James Stadium Grounds)

🍹 Casa Tina’s 33rd Annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta: May 2nd (11 AM - 11 PM) (Dunedin)

🐎 Derby at the St Pete Pier - Presented by 13 Ugly Men Foundation: May 3rd (St Pete Pier - Spa Beach Park)

🐎 Kentucky Derby Days at Tampa Bay Downs: May 3rd (Tampa Bay Downs, Oldsmar)

🍖 Barbeque Love Fest: May 3rd (Perry Harvey Sr. Park, Tampa)

🌮 Seminole City Park Taco Fest: May 3rd (4 PM - 9 PM) (Seminole City Park)

🍻 Maifest Pinellas Park: May 3rd (Starts 9 AM) (German-American Society, 8098 66th St N, Pinellas Park)

🚣 Urban Kai Paddle Invasion: May 3rd (Tampa Riverwalk)

🎉 Tampa’s Biggest May Fest 2025: Date/Event Needs Confirmation (Perry Harvey Sr. Park)

🌮 Cinco De Mayo Taco Fest in Coachman Park: May 4th (Starts 2 PM) (Coachman Park, Clearwater)

☮️ Vintage VW Fest and Hippie Dash: May 10th (Safety Harbor Waterfront Park)

🌮 St. Pete Tacos and Tequila Festival: May 9th - 10th (Vinoy Park St. Pete)

⛳ Wheelchairs 4 Kids 10th Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament: May 1st -10th (Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club)

🎉Empanada Fest: May 15th (Perry Harvey Sr. Park, Tampa)

⛳ Parc Center for Disabilities’ “Saddle Up & Support” Friday Night Party: May 16th (The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art)

🇮🇹 Italian Fest in St Pete: May 17th (Vinoy Park, St. Pete)

🏃 Honor Our Heroes Memorial Run: May 24th (Starts 7:15 AM) (Outside Oldsmar City Hall)

🐟 Seafood Festival at SPC Clearwater Campus: May 24th (3 PM - 9 PM) (St. Petersburg College Clearwater Campus)

⚓ Sponge Docks Craft Arts Festival: May 24th - 25th (Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks)

🧺 Memorial Day Weekend Events: May 24th - 26th (Various Events and Locations)

🍹 Safety Harbor Margarita Festival: May 31st (Waterfront Park, Safety Harbor)

🍽️ Taste of Clearwater Coachman Park: (May 31st, Coachman Park, Clearwater)

June Events

☀️ Busch Gardens Summer Nights: May 23rd - August 10th (Busch Gardens, Tampa)

🏳️‍🌈 St. Pete Pride: June 1st - 29th (St. Petersburg)

🎶 Safety Harbor Food and Music Festival: June 7th (Safety Harbor City Park)

⚽ 2nd Annual Kickball Festival: June 7th (Safety Harbor City Park)

🧸 Tampa Bay Toy and Comic Expo: June 3rd (The Venetian Event Center)

🏳️‍🌈 Gulfport Pride: June 7th (5500 Shore Blvd S, Gulfport)

🎭 Shucked: June 3rd - 8th (Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa)

🎸 Metallica M72 World Tour: June 6th & 8th (Raymond James Stadium, Tampa)

👧Annie: June 6th - 11th (Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa)

🦎 Repticon Tampa: June 7th - 8th (Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa)

🏃 Rap River Run: June 14th (Sims Park, New Port Richey)

🍽️ Tampa Bay Restaurant Week: June 12th - June 22nd (Participating Tampa Bay Area Restaurants)

🏳️‍🌈 Juneteenth Living the Culture Weekend: June 13th - 16th (Various locations, Clearwater)

🌳 Dunedin Juneteenth Celebration: June 19th (John R. Lawrence Pioneer Park, Dunedin)

✊ Afrocan Tampa Juneteenth Festival: June 16th - 21st (Various Locations, culminating at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa)

⭐ Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band: June 21st (BayCare Sound at Coachman Park, Clearwater)

🎉 TAMPA BAY JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL: June 17th - 22nd (Various times for each event)

🎶 St Pete Summer Jam:  (Cage Brewing Company & Pinellas Ale Works, St. Petersburg)

🏳️‍🌈 St Pete Pride Parade: June 28th (Albert Whitted Park near Al Lang Stadium, St. Petersburg)

🛥️ 2025 Tampa Bay Boat Show: June 27th - 29th (Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa)

These are just some of the main events. Please confirm dates and location. Official city websites will have the most up-to-date information. For more events and details 👇

Tampa Area Events

Clearwater/St Pete Area Events

Our area has fabulous concert venues ranging from large outdoor spaces to intimate indoor spaces. Click on the image above for a current list of the top ten. 🎶👆

We also have amazing museums! Click on the image below to find links to their sites and see which exhibits are currently displayed. 👇

Looking to make new friends in the area? Join my Group “Explore Tampa Bay with Friends”. Just click on the image below for more information. 👇

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Single Family Home Sales for Pinellas, Pasco, and Hillsborough County in March.

Explore Tampa Bay Newsletter March/April 2025

 

March

🍓 Strawberry Festival: February 27th - March 9th (Plant City)

🏎️ Firestone Grand Prix: Feb 28th - March 2nd (Downtown St. Pete)

🎉Dunedin Mardi Gras: March 4th (Downtown Dunedin)

☀️ Awakening into the Sun Festival: March 8th - 9th (North Straub Park)

🎨 Gasparilla Festival of the Arts: March 6th - 7th (Julian B Lane Waterfront Park)

🍺 Tampa Bay Beer Week: March 1st- 9th (Various Locations)

🍖 Beer, Bourbon, & Barbeque Fest: 7th -8th (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park)

🎶 Reggae Rise Up: March 14th - 17th (Vinoy Park)

☘️ Mayor's River O' Green Fest: March 15th (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park)

☘️ Paddy Fest St Pete: March 15th (Williams Park)

⛳ Valspar Championship: March 20th - 23rd (Innisbrook)

🍷Uncorked : Tampa Wine Fest : March 22nd (Water Works Park)

🍤John's Pass Seafood Festival: March 28th-30h at Madeira Beach

🎭Taste at the Straz : March 29th (The Straz Center)

🎉 Chasco Fiesta: March 28th -April 5th (Sims Park)

🌈 Tampa Pride Diversity Parade: March 29th (Ybor City)

April Events

🐾 SPCA Tampa Bay Pet Walk: March 29th (North Straub Park, St. Pete & Largo Central Park, Largo)

🎉 Chasco Fiesta New Port Richey: March 28th - April 5th (Sims Park, New Port Richey)

🎷 St. Pete Jazz Festival: April 1st - 3rd (Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg)

🎉 Oldsmar Days and Nights: April 4th-6th (R.E. Olds Park Oldsmar)

☘️ Dunedin Highland Games: April 5th (Dunedin Highland Middle School)

🎨 50th Annual Mainsail Art Festival: April 5th -6th (Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg)

🍷 Tampa Bay Wine & Food Fest: April 8th - 12th (The Tampa Club, Hyde Park Village, and Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park)

🎉 Palm Harbor Fest 2025: April 10th - 13th (Downtown Palm Harbor)

🤠 Tampa Bay Rodeo and Family Festival: April 11th - 12th (Hillsborough County Fairgrounds)

🎸 Tampa Bay Blues Festival: April 11th - 13th (Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg)

🏖️ Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival: April 11th - 27th (Clearwater Beach)

🎉 Tampa Bay Caribbean Carnival: April 12th (Perry Harvey Sr. Park, Tampa)

🌶️ 18th Annual Pinellas Pepper Fest: April 12th -13th (England Brothers Park, Pinellas Park)

🐰 Easter Egg Hunt : April 20th (Coachman Park, Clearwater)

🥚 Easter Sunday at the Florida Botanical Gardens: April 20th (Florida Botanical Gardens, Largo)

🚢 Easter Brunch Cruises: April 20th (Various Locations, Tampa & Clearwater)

⛪ Easter Services at Local Churches: April 20th

🥚 Hyde Park Village Easter Event: April 20th (Hyde Park Village, Tampa)

🖼️ Dunedin Art Festival: April 26th - 27th (Downtown Dunedin)

🌱 39th Annual Green Thumb Festival: April 26th-27th (Walter Fuller Recreation Park, St. Petersburg)

🏮 Tampa Riverfest Lantern Parade: May 3rd (Tampa Riverwalk)

🍖 Barbeque Love Fest: May 3rd (Perry Harvey Sr. Park, Tampa)

🎶 Motherland Music Festival: TBD (Williams Park, St. Petersburg)

Our area has fabulous concert venues ranging from large outdoor spaces to intimate indoor spaces. Click on the image above for a current list of the top ten. 🎶👆

We also have amazing museums! Click on the image below to find links to their sites and see which exhibits are currently displayed. 👇

Looking to make new friends in the area? Join my Group “Explore Tampa Bay with Friends”. Just click on the image below for more information. 👇

I’m excited to announce the launch of my YouTube channel, Key to New Shores! Let me help you find your dream home in the Tampa Bay Area. Or explore homes worldwide with me, I’m a Certified International Property Specialist. Click on the image below to visit my YouTube Channel 👇

Single Family Home Sales for Pinellas, Pasco, and Hillsborough County in February.

Explore Tampa Bay Newsletter February/March 2025

February

🦅10th Annual Raptor Festival: February 1st at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, Tampa

🥃 Tampa Bay Whiskey Riot Festival: February 1st at The Coliseum, St. Petersburg

🚚 2025 Monster Truck Jam: February 1st -2nd at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa

🎡Florida State Fair: February 6th - 17th at Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa

🐶 Bark in the Park: February 8th at Curtis Hixon Park, Tampa

🍫 Tampa Bay Chocolate Festival: February 15th and 16th at Port Richey Gulfview Square

💨 Sunshine City Smokeout: TBD at St. Pete Pier, St. Petersburg)

🐎Sant' Yago Knight Parade: February 8th at Ybor City 7th Ave, Tampa

⛵ Localtopia: February 22nd at Williams Park, St Pete

🌮 Tampa Taco Fest: February 22nd at Al Lopez Park, Tampa

🎉 Fiesta Day: February 22nd at Ybor Historic 7th Ave, Tampa

🍤Art and Seafood on the Waterfront: February 22nd -23rd Safety Harbor

🏃‍♂️Gasparilla Distance Classic: February 22nd-23rd Downtown Tampa

⚜️Dunedin Mardi Gras: March 4th Dunedin

March

🍓 Strawberry Festival: February 27th - March 9th (Plant City)

🏎️ Firestone Grand Prix: Feb 28th - March 2nd (Downtown St. Pete)

🎉Dunedin Mardi Gras: March 4th (Downtown Dunedin)

☀️ Awakening into the Sun Festival: March 8th - 9th (North Straub Park)

🎨 Gasparilla Festival of the Arts: March 6th - 7th (Julian B Lane Waterfront Park)

🍺 Tampa Bay Beer Week: March 1st- 9th (Various Locations)

🍖 Beer, Bourbon, & Barbeque Fest: 7th -8th (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park)

🎶 Reggae Rise Up: March 14th - 17th (Vinoy Park)

☘️ Mayor's River O' Green Fest: March 15th (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park)

☘️ Paddy Fest St Pete: March 15th (Williams Park)

⛳ Valspar Championship: March 20th - 23rd (Innisbrook)

🍷Uncorked : Tampa Wine Fest : March 22nd (Water Works Park)

🍤John's Pass Seafood Festival: March 28th-30h at Madeira Beach

🎭Taste at the Straz : March 29th (The Straz Center)

🎉 Chasco Fiesta: March 28th -April 5th (Sims Park)

🌈 Tampa Pride Diversity Parade: March 29th (Ybor City)

🐾 SPCA Tampa Bay Pet Walk: March 29th (North Straub Park)

These are just some of the main events. Click on the images for more events and details. Official city websites will have the most up-to-date information.

Our area has fabulous concert venues ranging from large outdoor spaces to intimate indoor spaces. Click on the image above for a current list of the top ten. 🎶👆

We also have amazing museums! Click on the image below to find links to their sites and see which exhibits are currently displayed. 👇

Looking to make new friends in the area? Join my Group “Explore Tampa Bay with Friends”. Just click on the image below for more information. 👇

I’m excited to announce the launch of my YouTube channel, Key to New Shores! Let me help you find your dream home in the Tampa Bay Area. Or explore homes worldwide with me, I’m a Certified International Property Specialist. Click on the image below to visit my YouTube Channel 👇

Single Family Home Sales for Pinellas, Pasco, and Hillsborough County January.

Explore Tampa Bay Newsletter January/February 2025

 

January

Tarpon Springs Epiphany🏊‍♀️: January 6th at Spring Bayou

Downtown Dunedin Art Festival🎭: January 7th-8th

Dunedin International Film Festival 🎥: January 12th-15th

John’s Pass Seafood Festival🍤: January 13th-15th at Madeira Beach NEW DATES MARCH 28TH-30TH

St. Pete Bacon & BBQ Festival 🐷: January 11th-12th at Vinoy Park

Florida RV Supershow🏕️: January 15th -19th at Florida State Fairgrounds

St. Pete Power and Sailboat Show⛵️: January 16th -19th Mahaffey Theater Yacht Basin

Ashley Children’s Gasparilla Parade 🌈: January 18th on Bayshore Blvd

Seminole Hard Rock Gasparilla Pirate Fest 🏴‍☠️: January 25th on Bayshore Blvd

February

10th Annual Raptor Festival: February 1st 🦅 at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, Tampa

Tampa Bay Whiskey Riot Festival: February 1st 🥃 at The Coliseum, St. Petersburg

2025 Monster Truck Jam: February 1st -2nd. 🚚 at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa

Florida State Fair: February 6th - 17th 🎡 at Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa

Bark in the Park: February 8th 🐶 at Curtis Hixon Park, Tampa

Tampa Bay Chocolate Festival: February 15th and 16th🍫 at Port Richey Gulfview Square

Sunshine City Smokeout: TBD💨 at St. Pete Pier, St. Petersburg)

Sant’ Yago Knight Parade: February 8th 🐎 at Ybor City 7th Ave, Tampa

Localtopia: February 22nd ⛵ at Williams Park, St Pete

Tampa Taco Fest: February 22nd 🌮 at Al Lopez Park, Tampa

Fiesta Day: February 22nd🎉 at Ybor Historic 7th Ave, Tampa

Art and Seafood on the Waterfront: February 🎨🍤 Safety Harbor

Gasparilla Distance Classic: February 22nd-23rd 🏃‍♂️Downtown Tampa

Dunedin Mardi Gras: March 4th⚜️Dunedin

These are just some of the main events. Follow the links for more events and details. Official city websites will have the most up-to-date information.

Our area has fabulous concert venues ranging from large outdoor spaces to intimate indoor spaces. Click on the image above for a current list of the top ten. 🎶👆

We also have amazing museums! Click on the image below to find links to their sites and see which exhibits are currently displayed. 👇

Looking to make new friends in the area? Join my Group “Explore Tampa Bay with Friends”. Just click on the image below for more information. 👇

I’m excited to announce the launch of my YouTube channel, Key to New Shores! Let me help you find your dream home in the Tampa Bay Area. Or explore homes worldwide with me, I’m a Certified International Property Specialist. Click on the image below to visit my YouTube Channel 👇

Single Family Home Sales for Pinellas, Pasco, and Hillsborough County in December.

Explore Tampa Bay Newsletter December 2024 /January 2025

 

December Events

Victorian Christmas Stroll: November 23rd - December 31st (Henry B Plant Museum Tampa)

Unchant: Christmas with a Florida Twist: November 25th - January 13th (FloridaRAMA St Petersburg)

Christmas in the Wild at Zoo Tampa: November 29th, 30th and December 1st, 6th-7th, 12th-15th and 17th -23rd (Lowry Park Zoo Tampa)

Dunedin Polar Express Train: November 30th, December 1st, December 4th through 8th, 11th through 15th, and 18th through the 22nd.

Shopalooza Festival: November 30th -Dec. 1st (St Pete)

Tampa Bay Festival of Lights: November 28th - December 29th (Hillsborough County Fairgrounds)

Holiday Lights in the Garden: November 29th - January 4th (Florida Botanical Gardens Largo)

YuleTides at The Florida Aquarium: November 29th - January 5th (Florida Aquarium Channelside District Tampa)

Christmastown at Busch Gardens: November 15th - January 5th (Busch Gardens Tampa)

Holiday Events at the Tampa Riverwalk: Throughout December (Tampa Riverwalk)

There's Snow Place Like Tarpon Springs: December 6th (Tarpon Ave)

Safety Harbor Santa Firetruck: December 13th, 14th, 20th, and 21st

Tree Lighting Ceremonies 🎄

Saint. Petersburg Tree Lighting: November 30th (Downtown St. Petersburg)

Clearwater Tree Lighting: Dec 1st (Coachmen Park Clearwater)

Tampa Riverwalk Tree Lighting: Dec 1st (Tampa Riverwalk, Tampa)

Gulfport Holiday Tree Lighting: Dec 2nd (Clymer Park)

Oldsmar City Tree Lighting: Dec. 2nd (Oldsmar City Hall)

Tarpon Springs Tree Lighting: December 4th (Sponge Docks) December 6th (Downtown Tarpon Springs)

Safety Harbor Tree Lighting: December 6th (Safety Harbor City Center)

Palm Harbor Tree Lighting: December 6th (Downtown Palm Harbor)

New Port Richey Light Up the Night: December 6th (Downtown New Port Richey)

Tarmpa's Santa Fest and Tree Lighting: December 7th (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park)

Holiday Tree Lighting and Strolling Market: December 7th (Largo Central Park)

Light Up Trinity: December 8th (Generations at Trinty)

Dunedin Tree Lighting: (Downtown Dunedin) CANCELLED

Parades 🎅🦌

St Pete Santa Parade and Tree Lighting: November 30th (North Straub Park St Pete)

Safety Harbor Holiday Parade: December 7th Main Street Safety Harbor

Clearwater Beach 12 Days of Christmas Parade: December 9th

Dunedin Old Fashioned Christmas and Holiday Parade: December 9th (Downtown Dunedin)

Palm Harbor Christmas Parade: December 14th (Downtown Palm Harbor)

Oldsmar Holiday Golf Cart and Bike Parade: December 14th (Oldsmar Public Library)

Tarpon Springs Christmas Parade: December 14th (Downtown Tarpon Springs)

NPR Holiday Street Parade: December 15th (Downtown New Port Richey)

Lighted Boat Parades 🛥️

Tarpon Springs Boat Parade: December 6th (Craig Park and Spring Bayou, Tarpon Springs)

Clearwater Beach Holiday Boat Parade: December 14th. Beginning in Mandalay Channel traveling the inlets of Island Estates before going under the Memorial Causeway Bridge ending at the Clearwater Yacht Club.

John's Pass Boat Parade: December 15th (John's Pass Village, Madeira Beach)

Tampa Riverwalk Lighted Boat Parade: December 21st (Tampa Riverwalk, Tampa)

24th Annual Hillsborough River Holiday Boat Parade: December 22nd (Lowry Park Boat Ramp, Tampa)

Dunedin Boat Parade: December 23rd (Downtown Dunedin, Dunedin) CANCELLED

Reddington Beach Boat Parade: December 15th South of the Park Blvd Bridge traveling the Intracoastal south to the American Legion Post 273 in Madeira Beach. CANCELLED

South Pasadena Boat Parade: Starting Just outside Marine Max ending behind the Causeway Village and The Fountains. CANCELLED

Boca Ciega Yacht Club Holiday Boat Parade: Gulfport CANCELLED

Treasure Island Boat Parade: December 13th (Treasure Island Causeway, Treasure Island) 

January Events

Downtown Dunedin Art Festival: January 4th-5th

2025 Tarpon Springs Epiphany: January 6th, Spring Bayou

Dunedin International Film Festival: January 9th-12th

John's Pass Seafood Festival: January 17th at John's Pass Village and Boardwalk

St. Pete Bacon & BBQ Festival: January 11th-12th at Vinoy Park

Florida RV Supershow: January 15th -19th at Florida State Fairgrounds

St. Pete Power and Sailboat Show: January 16th -19th

Ashley Children's Gasparilla Parade: January 18th on Bayshore Blvd

Seminole Hard Rock Gasparilla Pirate Fest: January 25th on Bayshore Blvd

Our area has fabulous concert venues ranging from large outdoor spaces to intimate indoor spaces. Click on the image above for a current list of the top ten. 🎶👆

We also have amazing museums! Click on the image below to find links to their sites and see which exhibits are currently displayed. 👇

Looking to make new friends in the area? Join my Group “Explore Tampa Bay with Friends”. Just click on the image below for more information. 👇

I’m excited to announce the launch of my YouTube channel, Key to New Shores! Let me help you find your dream home in the Tampa Bay Area. Or explore homes worldwide with me, I’m a Certified International Property Specialist. Click on the image below to visit my YouTube Channel 👇

Single Family Home Sales for Pinellas, Pasco, and Hillsborough County in November.