Events

Bring your budding Monets and O’Keeffes to Painting in the Park on Sunday, April 29, at the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg.

The Green Thumb Festival in St. Petersburg is known as one of the best horticulture festivals in Florida.

While the Keep America Beautiful organization works year-round to beautify communities, April serves as the official celebration as it recognizes national Keep America Beautiful Month.

Grammy Award-winning blues artist Buddy Guy was 7 when he taught himself to play guitar on a handmade two-string diddly bow. In his 30s, he jammed with Jimi Hendrix. And now, at 81, he returns for a fifth time to the Tampa Bay Blues Festival.

If you’re looking to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early, here’s a fun pet-friendly alternative:

The Sant’ Yago Knight Parade, presented by MOR, is returning on Feb. 10 with the sparkles and lights that make it the largest illuminated parade in the Southeast.

St. Pete Preservation is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a new brand. The organization is becoming Preserve the ‘Burg, reflecting how it takes an active role in preserving the city’s historic charm.

Localtopia, St. Petersburg’s largest community celebration of all things local, returns for its fifth year. The event showcases nearly 200 businesses and community organizations, from Mazzaro’s Italian Market to Body Electric Yoga to Tampa Bay Waterkeeper.

Where do you play in Tampa Bay? A new nonprofit wants to know.

Monster Energy Supercross, the most competitive off-road motorcycle racing championship in the world, returns to Tampa for the first time in nearly 20 years.

The 10th annual Sustainable Buzz returns to the Straz Center on Nov. 16 with over 30 restaurants and local breweries offering tastings and live music from one of Tampa’s favorite bands, The Black Honkeys.

The Henry B. Plant Museum is transporting you into the Roaring ’20s for The Great Gatsby Party on Nov. 11 for a night of vintage decadence.

The seventh annual Tampa Pig Jig promises to be a fun mix of country music, folk rock and craft beer – all for a good cause.

Halloween events and happenings are aplenty in Tampa Bay, but two new offerings top our list of can’t-miss spooktacular attractions.

Have you heard about the ghost in a white dress and red heels who wanders the halls of the Cuban Club? How about the piano that plays on its own as a woman’s cries echo in the distance? Hunt for these spirits and other paranormal activity during a ghost tour of Ybor City for $25.

The Florida Orchestra brings classical music into the community with the return of its Pops in the Park concert series this month.

Grab a picnic blanket and cross your fingers for a fall breeze because St. Petersburg Preservation’s annual “Movies in the Park” series is almost here. Bring the family, a date or your dog to North Straub Park every Thursday in October for a free flick in the open air.

The third annual SHINE Mural Festival returns to downtown St. Petersburg Oct. 5-14.

Tampa Bay Fashion Week, which runs Sept. 20-23, is celebrating its 10^th anniversary.

I grew up religiously reading and watching the “Harry Potter” series, so I was quick to jump at the chance to relive the first movie on the big screen. But it comes with a twist.

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance organizes the monthly Second Saturday ArtWalk street festival to showcase new works of art around the ‘Burg.

The United Nations Association of Tampa Bay is hosting an event to raise awareness of gender equality and women’s empowerment called UNIFIED.

Celebrate diversity with the many St. Pete Pride events, like a concert or special beer tasting, June 21-25.

The Beer Project is back!

The Tampa Bay Margarita Festival is back and promising to be better than ever.

June 1 is a marker for Floridians: The start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. Whether you’ve experienced Andrew, Wilma or Matthew, remember that every storm is different, and now is the time to prepare.

Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, to some means a long weekend to celebrate the beginning of summer, or when one may officially wear white for the season.

Step out of the heat at the next Rays game and visit these three lesser-known attractions around the park:

It’s May and that means Thursday Movies in the Park are back at St. Petersburg’s North Straub Park.

Many of the nonprofits participating in Give Day are hosting special events on May 2. Some highlights: