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October 2 – October 4

This weekend around Tampa Bay

55 plans from Friday to Sunday, 4 of them free. Grouped by day and city.

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Friday, October 2

Tampa

FreeArts11:00 AM & 3:00 PMGallery Chats Tampa Museum of Art · Tampa
Markets11:00 AMPosies Flower Truck Hyde Park Village · Tampa
Arts2:00 PMEvery Map Tells a Story Tampa Bay History Center · Tampa
Arts5:00 PMColor Me Mine Date Night Hyde Park Village · Tampa
FreeCommunity6:00 PMThee Mighty Pi Iota Tampa’s Black History Museum · Tampa
Music7:00 PMBleach 30 Year Anniversary w/ special guests Rookie of the Year and Keep Warm in Tampa New World Music Hall · Tampa
Arts7:00 PM & 9:45 PMGabriel Rutledge Funny Bone Comedy Club - Tampa · Tampa
Nightlife7:30 PMArt & Aces 2026 - A night of vintage glamour Tampa Museum of Art · Tampa
Arts7:30 PMAtsuko Okatsuka David A. Straz Center - Ferguson Hall · Tampa
Arts7:30 PMAtsuko Okatsuka: The Big Bowl Tour Tampa Bay Perf Arts Ctr Ferguson Hall · Tampa
Arts7:30 PMThe Singularity Play USF Theatre 2 · Tampa
Arts8:00 PMAtsuko Okatsuka Tampa Theater · Tampa
Music8:00 PMLos Tigres del Norte: Los Tigres del Mundo Benchmark International Arena · Tampa
Music10:00 PMMidnight Tyrannosaurus (18 and Over) The Ritz Ybor · Tampa

St. Petersburg

FreeFitness4:30 PMF45 Training Bootcamp at the Pier The St. Pete Pier · St. Petersburg
Music7:00 PMSCREECHING WEASEL w/The Queers and Billy Batts & The Made Men Ferg's Pavilion · St. Petersburg
Arts7:30 PMTchaikovsky's 1812 Overture Mahaffey Theater · St. Petersburg

Plant City

Arts10:00 AMDinosaur World Live! Dinosaur World - Florida · Plant City

Clearwater

Music7:00 PMAmerica Ruth Eckerd Hall · Clearwater

Saturday, October 3

Tampa

FreeArts10:00 AMBank of America "Museums on Us" Weekend Tampa Museum of Art · Tampa
Learning10:00 AMNext Level | Sew Seen: Stitching New Narratives with Nneka Jones Tampa Museum of Art · Tampa
Food & Drink10:00 AMPickle Party: Pickling Workshop Tampa Bay History Center · Tampa

Sunday, October 4

Tampa

Arts10:00 AMCeramics Continued Study Tampa Museum of Art · Tampa
Markets10:00 AMFresh Market Hyde Park Village · Tampa
Arts11:00 AM & 3:00 PMGallery Chats Tampa Museum of Art · Tampa

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Music8:00 PMStreetlight Manifesto Jannus Live · St. Petersburg

Arts11:00 AM & 3:00 PMGallery Chats Tampa Museum of Art · Tampa

Family11:00 AMMad Science Show Glazer Children’s Museum · Tampa

Arts6:30 PM & 9:15 PMGabriel Rutledge Funny Bone Comedy Club - Tampa · Tampa

Sports7:00 PMTampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington Capitals Benchmark International Arena · Tampa

Music7:00 PMThe Beths The Ritz Ybor · Tampa

Music7:00 PMTreaty Oak Revival: West Texas Degenerate Tour MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds · Tampa

Sports7:30 PMSouth Florida Bulls Football vs. Temple University Owls Football Raymond James Stadium · Tampa

Arts7:30 PMThe Singularity Play USF Theatre 2 · Tampa

Music8:00 PMJoey Cash in Tampa Zodiac · Tampa

St. Petersburg

Sports12:00 AMTBD at Tampa Bay Rays: ALDS (Home Game 1) Tropicana Field · St. Petersburg
Family10:00 AMSensory Saturday | Hands-On with Curious Creations Co. Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg · St. Petersburg
Festivals11:00 AMPiertoberfest: Oktoberfest Celebration The St. Pete Pier · St. Petersburg
Music7:00 PMMariachi El Bronx Jannus Live · St. Petersburg
Music7:30 PMCaamp Mahaffey Theater · St. Petersburg

Clearwater

Community9:00 AMLake Belleview Adopt-a-Park Cleanup Lake Belleview · Clearwater

Plant City

Arts10:00 AMDinosaur World Live! Dinosaur World - Florida · Plant City

Miscellaneous1:00 PMCrooked Pop Tailgate: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Vs. Green Bay Packers Raymond James Stadium · Tampa

Miscellaneous1:00 PMPepsi Tailgate: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Vs. Green Bay Packers Raymond James Stadium · Tampa

Sports1:00 PMTampa Bay Buccaneers V Green Bay Packers Raymond James Stadium · Tampa

Family2:00 PMMad Science Show Glazer Children’s Museum · Tampa

Arts2:00 PMThe Singularity Play USF Theatre 2 · Tampa

Music4:00 PMRutenberg Chamber Music Series: Chang / Sun Duo USF Barness Recital Hall · Tampa

Sports5:00 PMTampa Bay Sun FC vs. Lexington SC Suncoast Credit Union Field · Tampa

Arts7:00 PMAkeem Ali (Under 18 with parent or legal guardian) Orpheum Theatre - Tampa · Tampa

St. Petersburg

Arts2:00 PMTchaikovsky's 1812 Overture Mahaffey Theater · St. Petersburg
Festivals3:00 PMFiesta SOMOS ST PETE The St. Pete Pier · St. Petersburg

Clearwater

Music5:00 PMZiggy Marley and Gov't Mule The BayCare Sound · Clearwater
Music7:00 PMCeltic Thunder Ruth Eckerd Hall · Clearwater

Bradenton

Music6:00 PMAngel Du$t & Agnostic Front in Bradenton Oscura · Bradenton