RECURRING EVENTS
First Fridays • 10am-2pm, Creative Clay Outdoor Art Market, 1846 First Ave. S, St. Petersburg • 5-9pm, First Friday Art Walk, Downtown Gulfport • 6-9pm, Concert in front of Studio Movie Grill, Seminole City Center, 11201 Park Blvd. N, Seminole
Last Friday • 6-9pm, live music at the John’s Pass Bell Tower, John’s Pass Boardwalk and Shopping Village, 12902 Village Blvd., Madeira Beach
1st Saturday • 8am Beach Cleanup, Archibald Park,15100 Gulf Blvd. Mad. Beach.
2nd Saturday • 8:30am, Beach Cleanup. Municipal Pavilion, 11260 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island, 11185 Gulf Blvd. • 9am-2pm, Market on The Bluffs, 2747 Sunset Blvd, Belleair Bluffs. Farmers Market/craft event on the street in front of Belleair Bluffs City Hall. • The Market Marie,10am-3pm, Coachman Park, 300 Cleveland St., Clearwater • 5-9pm, St. Pete Artwalk. Artists and gallery owners from 40 studios and galleries in five arts districts show off their latest works. Take the trolley, drive or park and walk. stpeteartsalliance.org/artwalk
3rd Saturday • 10am-2pm, Crossroads Market, Crossroads Christian Church, 1645 Seminole Blvd., Largo • 10am-5pm, Creative Pinellas at Pinewood, 12211 Walsingham Road, Largo • 5-9pm, Indie Faire, Beach Blvd., Gulfport. Outdoor, socially distanced event in Gulfport features local art, handmade crafts, jewelry, and pottery to locally sourced botanicals.
4th Saturday • Pinellas Arts Walk 4-8pm, Pinellas Arts Village Walk, 5600-5800 Park Blvd. (north side), Pinellas Park. Pinellas Park Art Society, Donnelly COVE, Complete Sweet Shoppe, Pompei Factory, Studios @5663, Painting with a Twist, Bottles Pub, and Swartz Gallery.
4th Sunday • Lealman Farmers Market 10am-2pm, Lealman Exchange, 5175 45th St N, St. Petersburg
ONGOING
Through 7/6 – Salome Ali Jaffe: Selections from Une Vie
Free admission, Soft Water Gallery, 515 22nd St. S. St. Pete. A recent transplant from New Mexico, Jaffe is an acid painter and installation artist. Her work explores themes of identity, resilience, and transformation through the treatment of metals with acid-induced processes, using material manipulation to reflect the adaptability and strength required to navigate life’s challenges as well as the connection between human experiences and the cycles of decay and renewal found in nature. The tactile quality of Jaffe’s pieces is central to their impact, inviting sensory engagement through smooth, cool surfaces and rough, aged textures that tell the story of their metamorphosis.
Through 7/20 – Rarely Seen: The Gulf Coast Legacy
Donation ($10), Leepa-Ratner Museum of Art, 600 E. Klosterman Road, Tarpon Springs. In tribute to the rich artistic heritage of the Gulf Coast Museum of Art, this exhibition unveils significant contemporary works collected in the final decades of the Gulf Coast Museum’s history, some of which are being publicly exhibited for the first time.
Through 8/10 – The Shape of Us
Free, 10am-5pm, Creative Pinellas, 12211 Walsingham Road, Largo. The Shape of Us brings together six Pinellas County artists, each with a unique body of work that reflects the depth of our creative community. The exhibition explores transformation and resilience through immersive installations, intricate textile works, energetic colors and vibrant multimedia abstracts. Featured artists include Karel Garcia, Kirk Palmer, Alice Pickett Lewis, Tavia Reyes, Luke Vest and Zulu Painter.
UPCOMING
6/7 – Veteran Civilian Arts Ensemble Showcase
Free, 2-3:30pm, TECO Theater, Straz Center, 1010 N. Macinnes Place, Tampa. This presentation of original music, writings, choreography, and visual art represent a collaborative performance between veterans and civilians designed to create an opportunity for the group’s civilian members to gain a deeper understanding of the veteran experience and engage with former active military. It also empowers the members’ veterans to participate in an artistic experience that can support and enrich their wellbeing, aiding reintegration back into civilian life. A post-performance Q&A session will be held between participants and audience members.
6/7 – 13th Annual Tampa Bay Caribbean Heritage Festival
Free admission, 5-9pm, University Area Community Health Center, 14013 N 22nd Street, Tampa. Live music and performances, with authentic Caribbean food, arts and culture. Free venue parking. Learn more: https://bit.ly/CaribbeanHeritageFestival25?r=qr
6/7 – St. Pete Pride Family Day
Free admission, 10am-2pm, 451 Beach Drive NE, North Straub Park. The fifth annual Youth Pride and Family Day will include family-focused activities, vendors, live local entertainment, and more! This is not a ticketed event.
6/7 – Madeira Beach Midnight Market
Free admission, 5pm-midnight, 200 Rex Place, Madeira Beach. Features over 100 vendors offering everything from unique crafts to local art. Groove to live music, tantalize your taste buds with food from local vendors, and sip on refreshing drinks in the beer garden. Sponsored by Pinellas Beaches Chamber and the city of Madeira Beach.
6/7 – Second Annual Beer, BBQ and Crabs Festival
Free admission, 4-9pm, Tropicana Field, Lot 1. Food, ice-cold drinks, food trucks, and line dancing. Family, kid, and pet friendly. Free parking. Event by Saturday Shoppes.
6/13-7/13 – The House of Future Memory
$55, time varies by date, freeFall Dinner Theater, 6099 Central Ave., St. Pete. This innovative performance brings together the talents and imaginations of the performers with the dreams, fears, and desires of the audience to create a unique evening of storytelling and theatre that can only happen once. Through improvisation, traditional storytelling, and innovative effects, the audience will be transported to an uncanny place where anything is possible. Devised by Eric Davis, the ensemble, and you! https://tinyurl.com/2v445tyt 727-498-5205
6/14 – Catsino Night: Playing with the Big Dogs
$75, 6-9pm, Boca Ciega Ballroom, 7701 Boca Ciega Drive, St. Pete Beach. This fundraiser for Friends of Strays will feature authentic Las Vegas gaming tables including blackjack, craps, roulette and poker, DJ, cash bar, and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Players receive two drink tickets and a stack of chips to try their luck at the tables, and they can purchase more chips to continue playing. Chips can be cashed in for tickets to be used to try for great prizes in the chance drawing. For sponsorships or more information, contact Jon Ziegler, 727-5222-6566 ext. 11 or jon@friendsofstrays.org. https://www.friendsofstrays.org/catsino-night-2025
6/14 – BBQ and Jazz Festival
Free admission and parking, 4-9pm, SPC Clearwater Campus, 2465 Drew St., Clearwater. Live entertainment, mouthwatering BBQ, and family fun! Sponsored by Pearlman Trial Group. Conducted by Saturday Shoppes.
6/14– The Underground Book Fair
Donation, 1-5pm, 5169 10th Ave. N, St. Pete. Meet and shop with local authors, booksellers, vinyl and collectible pop-up shops, artists, organizations and more while hanging out in Jack Kerouac’s St. Petersburg home. Authors will read from and discuss their works, and shops will talk about what they do. Drinks will be available for a donation. Entry is a suggested donation of $5, which goes to the Kerouac House, a local nonprofit. Vendors can register at https://www.eventbrite.com/…/the-underground-book-fair… Cost is $10 per author and $25 per pop-up shop. There is a limited space for vendors.
6/14-7/5 – Passages: Janet Gentlewind Folsom Exhibition
Free, Morean Arts Center, 719 Central Ave., St. Pete. The exhibition honors the extraordinary life and work of Janet Gentlewind Folsom, a beloved artist, mother, husband and friend. A member of the Morean for 30 years, her vibrant portraits and still lifes were a highlight in annual members exhibition. Her painting won Best of Show in the Morean’s 2015 All Florida Juried Exhibition, and the Morean mounted a solo show of her work in 2016. The opening reception is 6/14 from 5-9pm.
6/15 – What If?
$20-$44, 6:30pm, Straz Center, Tampa. Tampa Bay Taps hits the stage to present this original show in which The Author tells the story of his life through the Dancing Figments in his head. The audience will get to explore the what ifs and new ideas that life’s successes and struggles will bring The Author. Tap companies Rhythm and Sole and the Youth Tap Crew are joining forces with the Tampa native band Nightbreakers. Directed by Ashlyn Bolton. strazcenter.org
6/21 Free Skateboard Lessons during Go Skate Day
Free, St. Petersburg Skate Park, Campbell Park Recreation Center, 600 12th St. S. Celebrate Go Skate Day with GOSKATE Skateboard School and join a free skateboarding lesson and master class led by pro instructor Benjamin Pedigo, who will offer expert tips for all ages and skill levels. Info: https://tinyurl.com/4rvevnvu
6/27 – 11th Annual Madeira Beach Sunset 5K
$40, 5-9pm, 12850 Gulf Lane, Madeira Beach, This chip-timed race starts and finishes at John’s Pass Park and takes place entirely on the beach — enjoy scenic shoreline views as you run, jog, or walk your way through the course. This is an open course, so expect beachgoers along the route. This race is limited to 325 participants. Registration/check-in begins at 5pm, race starts at 6:30pm. Post-race party at Hooters, Johns Pass. Register at https://tinyurl.com/488ub3u9
6/29 – St. Pete Pride Sunday Street Fair
Free admission, noon-5pm, Grand Central District. St. Pete Pride’s popular Sunday Street Fair brings over 100,000 people of all ages to the Grand Central District to enjoy block after block of entertainment, vendors, community partners, and local businesses. Performance stages, roaming street performers, and hundreds of participating businesses and organizations; something for everyone!
7/4 – Fourth of July Celebrations
• (7/3) Madeira Beach: 200 Rex Place, 6-9pm. Live music, food trucks, fireworks
• Largo: Largo Central Park. Ultra Vinyl Band 6pm, Luna and the Warriors 7:30pm, national anthem 9pm. Food trucks; onsite parking $10.
• Tarpon Springs: Fireworks cruise, Odyssey Cruises, 776 Dodecanese Blvd., 7:30pm, $55 adults, $40 ages 9 and under. https://odysseycruises.net
• Clearwater Beach: Fireworks cruise, Yacht Starship Cruises, 25 Causeway Blvd., 7:30-10pm, dinner and drinks, then fireworks. $100-150. https://tinyurl.com/39xw4yd5
7/5 – A Taste of St. Pete
Free admission, 4-10pm, Tropicana Field, Lot 1. Saturday Shoppes is turning up the heat and giving the world a true taste of St. Pete! Mouthwatering food trucks. Live music + nonstop vibes. Local vendors. Motorcycle showcase. Smooth cigars! Free parking and kid and pet friendly.
7/9-8/3 – Puffs
$40-$70, times vary by date, Straz Center, 1010 N. Macinnes Place, Tampa. Puffs is a play for anyone who has never been destined to save the world! This clever show gives a new look at a familiar adventure from the perspective of three potential heroes just trying to place fourth at a very dangerous magic school for kids. Overlooked and underestimated, the Puffs are a perky, well-meaning, loyal group of outsiders with a thing for badgers. Their heartfelt and epic journey takes the classic story to new places and reimagines what a hero can be. https://www.strazcenter.org/ 813-229-7827
7/10-20 – Summer One Acts
$20 online/$25 cash at door, Thurs-Sat 8pm; Sat & Sun 2 p.m. Gulfport Community Players, Catherine Hickman Theater, 26th & Beach Blvd. A competition featuring 10 original short plays ranging from comedy to light drama. Selected from over 700 plays submitted. Audience members vote for their favorites. Details and tickets: https://tinyurl.com/mryxtsya
7/19-8/30 – Duck To Water
Free admission, Florida CraftArt, 501 Central Ave., St. Pete. This curated exhibition convenes regional and national artists with a fresh approach to contemporary craft rooted in traditional processes. Their works in fiber, wood, ceramic, jewelry, and collage demonstrate skilled application of materials with an intuitive hand. Like ducks to water, these artists achieve an effortlessness in their work that can only be arrived at through years of training and mastery of their respective media. Exhibiting artists: Kyra Connolly, Nikki Couppee, Mikhail Gubin, Babette Herschberger, Jib Projects, Cynthia Mason, Douglas Molinas Lawrence, Heidi Parkes, Janelle Young, and Rebecca Zweibel.
7/26 – Feast of the Bay Food Truck Explosion
Free admission, 4-10pm, SPC Clearwater campus, 2465 Drew St., Clearwater. Mark your calendars, bring your appetite, your lawn chairs, and your crew for a night of food, fun, music and dancing. Food trucks will be on-site as well as local vendors. Pet and child friendly. Free parking. Event by Saturday Shoppes.