It’s the weekend in DTSP again! Let’s get things started with your weekly list of weekend to-dos. This Thursday, start your weekend right with a Keep St. Pete Special Celebration at the Shuffleboard Club or by winding things down and taking advantage of discounted museum pricing. Friday continues the festivities with the beginning of RibFest along the Vinoy waterfront and a Back to the 80s and 90s Freestyle Party at SubCentral. Saturday has no shortage of brunch options and includes the iconic Saturday Morning Market (as always). Finally, wrap things up on Sunday with the final day of RibFest, Trivia Night, or a trip to the St. Pete Museum of History. There’s always something for everyone. Enjoy!
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 8
Night Market St. Pete
The city’s quarterly Night Market returns this Thursday! Right next door to 3 Daughters Brewing will be a night of food, drinks, local vendors, a live DJ, and a whole lot of fun. The event starts at 6pm. Bring the family (including the pets) and enjoy!
Fine Art after 5pm: reduced admission to The Dali Museum, MFA & Imagine Museum
Fine art can be pricey. Thursdays after 5pm, visit the Dali for just $10, the Imagine Museum for $5, and the MFA for $5. Have a glass of wine and stroll the museums for the perfect Happy Hour.
More Dali Museum information can be found here.
Museum of Fine Arts information can be found here.
Imagine Museum information can be found here.
Royal Palm Market
Enjoy live music, food, shopping and craft cocktails every Thursday at 6 p.m. under the royal palms of St. Pete! This weekly night market is located right next to Intermezzo Coffee & Cocktails and features local artists, local boutiques, handmade goods, leather goods, wood burning, clothing & accessories, specialty dog treat vendors, soaps, candles and so much more! Bring the whole family including your pets to this free, weekly event.
Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure
What better way is there to explore St. Pete than a city-wide scavenger hunt? Turn your smart phone into a game device and make your way through a three-hour city tour. Start at 335 2nd Ave. NE (when you’re ready), and play at your own pace! The event runs from 9AM-8PM. Tickets are purchased per team and are $44. Find them here.
BOGO Bacardi Thursdays at The Oyster Bar
The Oyster Bar has partnered with Bacardi to bring hand crafted cocktails to St. Pete (along with a buy one, get one deal)! This takes place all day on Thursdays, with a variety of cocktails at just $10. These include the Day Dream Believer, Banana Rama, and more!
Keep St. Pete Special Celebration
Check out the second annual Keep St. Pete Special Celebration at the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club! This event will be hosted by Preserve the ‘Burg and is a free night of local music, art – including a live mural!– food, and drinks. The event runs from 6PM to 11PM. For more information, visit here.
This Is Not a Selfie Exhibition at MFA St. Pete
In the current “Age of the Selfie,” this exhibition offers a compelling look at the primacy and variety of expressions within self-portraiture through the eyes of an artist. This exhibition features artists who expand the domains of self-portraiture by blurring the distinction between reality and fantasy, artifice and authenticity, and public and private imagery. This Is Not a Selfie provides an opportunity to view the remarkably innovative and diverse methods photographers use, offering new meanings into our own understanding of the self.
Clyde Butcher: Visions of Dali’s Spain
To create this special exhibition, The Dali invited Clyde Butcher, the renowned nature photographer often called “Florida’s Ansel Adams,” to explore and visually document Salvador Dali’s homeland. Clyde Butcher: Vision’s of Dali’s Spain provides a technically brilliant, epically scaled view of Dali’s beloved environs, to creates a euphoric experience of immersion.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9
RibFest
RibFest returns with the best barbecue in St. Pete, right on the waterfront of Vinoy Park. This year marks the 30th anniversary of RibFest, which means even more fun than usual. Headlining the music lineup this year are the Barenaked Ladies, accompanied by a full schedule of original and tribute bands to keep the music going. Friday night’s tickets are only $5, and the vendors list is impressive as always.
Tickets for Saturday and Sunday are $20. These can be purchased online here or in person at any of these participating Circle K locations.
Gates open Friday at 4pm and Saturday and Sunday at noon.
HYbar Happy Hour
Hit the bar at St. Pete’s newest hotel – The Hyatt Place St. Pete. Celebrate your long week with a cold craft cocktail or local craft brew while listening to local live music! This high brow happy hour happens every Friday night, with beautiful views and great deals. Happy Hour runs from 4:30pm-7:30pm.
Art Fridays at the Vinoy
Visit the Vinoy Renaissance this Friday night from 5:30PM-7:30PM for a free art show! Meet the artist and view their works while supporting the local art community.
Open Bar at Yard of Ale
End your week on a good note with Yard of Ale from 8PM to 10PM! For just $10, you get access to an open bar with their signature CCB 1821 Golden Ale as well as wells and 360 vodka.
Back to the 80’s and 90’s Freestyle Party
If you love all things throwback, this party is for you. Visit Subcentral at the Iberian Rooster for a night of dancing, drinks, and dressing up in your best gear (now is the perfect time to pull that plaid out of the back of your closet). DJs Matt The Bratt and Dave “Flash” Morgan will spin music all night long. Cover is $10 and can be prepaid here. The party starts at 9PM and goes until 3AM for no shortage of fun.
James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art Presents “Art and the Animal”
A special exhibition featuring premier wildlife art from artists around the world! Organized in collaboration with The Society of Animal Artists, “Art and the Animal” will feature over 100 paintings and sculptures, with select art available for purchase. This exhibition is on display at the James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art in downtown St. Pete from July 28 – October 23, 2018.
Storytellers Exhibition at the Chihuly Collection
This narrative driven glass exhibition is on display at the Chihuly Collection from June 8 – Oct 31. Tickets are included with general admission and can be purchased online or in person.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10
Tour de MLK
The City of St. Petersburg, along with Coast Bike Share and the MLK Business District, will be hosting a free community bike ride. This is the perfect opportunity to help break in the new bike lanes along Martin Luther King Jr. Street. Bring your own bike or rent from any Coast Bike Share station to participate. The first 75 riders receive a goody bag from the participating businesses sponsoring the ride. Helmets and pre-registration here are recommended. The event begins at 8AM and ends at 11AM.
Saturday Morning Market
Check out this week’s rendition of St. Pete’s favorite way to say good morning. It’s full of all of the goods – and eats – to make your Saturday morning sweet. Stop by at 101 1st Street SE between 9am and 1pm.
Poolside Yoga and Brunch
If there weren’t enough yoga options for you already, here’s another: poolside yoga at the Hollander Hotel at 8:30 followed by brunch. Salute the sun with Allison Moonbeam Archer then cool off in the Hollander Hotel Downtown St Petersburg’s beautiful pool. All levels are welcome for this slow flow class and mats will be provided as needed. $5 Body Electric monthly and annual members; $10 pre-registered; $15 at the door.
St. Pete Walking Mural Tour
Hear the inside stories of the making of more than 30 murals found in the Central Arts District in downtown St. Petersburg. The four-block tour begins at Florida CraftArt, 501 Central Ave., each Saturday morning at 10 a.m. and concludes at 11:30 a.m. Call 727-821-7391 or email gallery@FloridaCraftsmen.net to book a tour, which costs $19 for adults and $11 for children. A portion of the proceeds from the tours will be used to fund future murals.
Saturday Brunch at the Oyster Bar
Start your Saturday off right with brunch at the Oyster Bar! From 11AM to 3PM enjoy dishes like Buttermilk Donuts, the Creole Scramble, or Shrimp n’ Grits, as well as Bottomless Mimosas and Bottomless Bloodies. For more menu information, see here.
RibFest
RibFest returns with the best barbecue in St. Pete, right on the waterfront of Vinoy Park. This year marks the 30th anniversary of RibFest, which means even more fun than usual. Headlining the music lineup this year are the Barenaked Ladies, accompanied by a full schedule of original and tribute bands to keep the music going. Friday night’s tickets are only $5, and the vendors list is impressive as always.
Tickets for Saturday and Sunday are $20. These can be purchased online here or in person at any of these participating Circle K locations.
Gates open Friday at 4pm and Saturday and Sunday at noon.
Surrealists in St. Pete
Visit the Hyatt Place for a night of surrealist art. The venue will be transformed into something, well, surreal for an evening. Artists include Michael Vahl (check out his mural below!), Nocholas Haley, Melanie Posner and several others. The night begins at 6PM and goes until midnight. Come dressed to impress and enjoy a cash bar, live music, and hors d’oeuvre for purchase as you experience local artists. Also, a portion of art sales made will benefit PARC!
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11
Yoga at The Dali
Bring along your yoga mat and come ready to be inspired! Join Lucky Cat Yoga at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday at The Dali Museum for yoga. Classes are held in the Raymond James Community Room or outside in the Avant-garden, both with incredible views of the waterfront. The cost to participate is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased at the Member’s desk.
Mimosas & Masterpieces at the Dali Museum
Let’s get (sur)real. What could be better than a Spanish brunch, complete with mimosas AND the wild works of Salvador Dali? No comparison. Grab a companion for your journey into weird and wonderful from 11 to 4pm in the museum’s Gala Cafe.
St. Pete Sunday Market
LocalShops1 will be hosting a Sunday Market at Caddy’s on Central! This runs weekly from 12PM to 4PM each Sunday through April. Sip mimosas, enter raffles, and enjoy live music as you shop a variety of local vendors!
RibFest
RibFest returns with the best barbecue in St. Pete, right on the waterfront of Vinoy Park. This year marks the 30th anniversary of RibFest, which means even more fun than usual. Headlining the music lineup this year are the Barenaked Ladies, accompanied by a full schedule of original and tribute bands to keep the music going. Friday night’s tickets are only $5, and the vendors list is impressive as always.
Tickets for Saturday and Sunday are $20. These can be purchased online here or in person at any of these participating Circle K locations.
Gates open Friday at 4pm and Saturday and Sunday at noon.
Six Dollar Sundays at the St. Petersburg Museum of History
Visit the St. Petersburg Museum of History for just $6! This deal has returned and continues through the end of the year. Be sure to take advantage of this and learn about the history of our beautiful city.
Trivia Night at the Hollander Hotel
Join the Hollander Hotel in the Tap Room every Sunday through December 23rd for trivia night! The top three winning teams earn $50, $35, and $15 in Tap House Bucks.
The event takes place from 6PM to 10PM.
Rock & Roll Exhibition at The Florida Holocaust Museum
Explore the extraordinary life of renowned music promoter Bill Graham (1931 – 1991) who helped launch and promote the careers of countless rock & roll artists. This exhibition also traces the indomitable spirit of a man who was brought to the United States as an eleven-year-old Jewish refugee fleeing the Nazis, fueling lifelong passion and advocacy for social justice.
