UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS
Busch Gardens Bier Fest
Now thru September 5th, 2025
Busch Gardens, Tampa
BBQ, craft brews and live music. Each weekend features a rotating selection of 30 to 40 craft beers, handpicked from over 40 breweries offering a variety of flavors and styles to explore. Click here for more info
Suncoast Jazz Festival
Nov 21-23rd, 2025
On The Beach, Clearwater Beach
Annual festival featuring delicious food and drinks to savor & sip.
Florida State Fair
February 5-16, 2026
Tampa Fairgrounds, Tampa
The fairgrounds will feature entertainment, live bands, 4-H/FFA shows, exhibits, and various attractions including rides, petting zoo, and fair food.
LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
Pinellas County Florida Botanical Gardens and Heritage Village The Florida Botanical Gardens inspires and educates visitors by showcasing flora, fauna, and natural resources in motivational surroundings that promote environmentally friendly techniques. Step right next door to Heritage Village which has many historic buildings and reenactments for the whole family. Bring the family and spend the day. The Gardens and Heritage Village are open almost every day of the year and admission is free! Click here for more info
Clearwater Marine Aquarium See Winter and Hope, our local stars from “A Dolphin Tale” movie! You can wonder the Aquarium or take part in the many activities learning about our wild life and our wildlife rescue. There is even a boat tour! Sharks, turtles, dolphins and otters…what more can you ask for. Great fun for the whole family! Also check out their LIVE web cam of Winter and Hope. Click here for more info
Busch Gardens Head to Busch Gardens for some great thrill rides and animal experiences. Click here for more info
Tampa Lowry Park Zoo The most popular zoo in the Southeastern U.S. with over 1 million visitors annually. 56 acres of naturalistic animal exhibits in a lush, tropical garden setting. The Zoo offers popular educational programming, fun recreational amenities, up-close animal encounters and engaging seasonal events for which it has won accolades as one of the country’s most family-friendly zoos. Also, there NEW RIDE Roaring Springs is opening soon! Click here for more info
The Gulf Beaches Historical Museum was Voted #6 Trip Advisor’s 20 Things to do in St. Pete Beach. The museum is located in a former church built in 1917 and has a large collection of photographs, maps, and yearbooks, a Don CeSar display, and World War II exhibit. The museum is open Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. until noon and again from 1-4 p.m., and Sundays from 1-4 p.m. Visit Gulf Beaches Historical Museum | (gulfbeachesmuseum.org) for more information.