This weekend is Pride weekend! The biggest LGBT celebration in the Southwest United States happens here in gorgeous Downtown St. Petersburg. Thursday includes Pride kickoff with Intermezzo and the Royal Palm Market as well as the Stonewall Pride Reception at the Museum of Fine Arts. Friday carries on the celebrations with the SP2 concert (with Lisa Loeb headlining!), as well as the St. Pete Street Food and Craft Beer Fest. Saturday hosts the famous Tech Data Pride Parade and the Tampa Bay Home Show. Sunday wraps up this busy weekend with the Pride Festival in the Grand Central District. Check out these events and more below. Have an awesome Pride weekend!
THURSDAY 6/20
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 $10. 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 6PM under the royal palms of St. Pete! This weekly night market is located right next to Intermezzo Coffee & Cocktails and features local artists, 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.
- Don’t miss their Pride kickoff event!
Look Back At It Thursdays with DJ Shannon C
Ladies, this one is for you – head on over to Yard of Ale St. Pete from 11PM-1AM for the best of the 90s and great drink and food deals ($2 Ladies Wells, $3 Ultra, $4 White Teas, $5 Stoli, LITs, $5 Chicken / Veggie Skewers)!
Cult Classic Movie at the Dali Museum: Heathers
The Dali’s can’t-miss outdoor movie series – Cult Classics – is back again this summer and featuring female focused films. Grab your lawn chair, don some movie-inspired duds and enjoy free flicks, local food truck fare, and cold craft brews. Doors open and vendors start serving at 7PM. Movies begin at 8:30PM.
Seating is limited and spots fill up quickly, so guests are encouraged to come early to claim a spot at the Museum’s Avant Garden. These guests are also encouraged to take advantage of their early arrival and experience Museum galleries after hours on the night of the movie at a reduced $10 admission.
The event is held rain or shine (movies and tastings are moved inside during inclement weather). Please bring only low-seating lawn chairs. No pets, coolers, outside food or beverages are permitted.
Stonewall Pride Reception
What started out as an event for friends who enjoy the arts has turned into the must-attend reception during the week of Pride. Hosted and sponsored by the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, the Stonewall Reception by St Pete Pride will feature an open full bar and light hors d’oeuvres. The event runs from 7PM to 9PM. Business casual/cocktail attire.
- Also check out Passion for Pride at Crafty Squirrel!
FRIDAY 6/21
Yoga for Lunch at Station House
Unwind and renew with a mid-day Yoga break! A soulful exploration of the body and mind will leave you feeling rejuvenated and ready to embrace the rest of your day, and the weekend ahead. In the heart of downtown St. Pete, join us for a 45 minutes flow that will get your blood pumping, body moving and soul squealing for joy! Starts at 12pm.
Friday Night Clay at Morean Center for Clay
Spend your Friday evening playing in clay at the Morean Center for Clay! Be prepared to get dirty for two hours from 7-9PM. of wheel throwing and hand building. Bring a towel, your favorite beverage, and a group of friends or a date for a fun get-together. You’ll get to select your favorite piece at the end of the night and they will bisque and glaze it for you to bring home. Purchase your tickets for $25 online today.
Friday Nights at the St. Pete Shuffleboard Club
It’s not just for the older generation anymore! Join the fun at the world’s largest shuffleboard club to see why this pastime has regained its popularity in the Sunshine City. Free every Friday night from 7-11 p.m., locals and visitors alike flock to this private recreational club. If you’re not sure how to play, have no fear as volunteers are on hand to give you a lesson or two. Bring your own snacks and beverages – local craft beers tend to be a popular choice. There’s often live music or a DJ on-site to keep you shufflin’. Children are welcome and so are well behaved dogs.
Tampa Bay Home Show
Check out some of the best home experts in the Tampa Bay area at the Tropicana Field. Check out seminars, exhibits, and more! The first 1000 visitors each day earn door prizes! Admission and parking are free. The event runs from 10AM to 6PM.
St. Pete Street Food and Craft Beer Fest
Rally over to Albert Whitted Park in St. Pete for the annual St. Pete Street Food & Craft Beer Festival! More than 20 food trucks will be dishing out street food inspired dishes in addition to their normal cuisine. There will be live music, drinks, games for the kids, and more fun for the whole family! This food truck rally is going down from 6-11PM.
St. Pete Pride SP2 Concert
Get ready to dance in the streets at this year’s annual outdoor concert featuring Lisa Loeb! Donations are encouraged at the entrance as proceeds will benefit the St. Pete Pride Community Grants Program. Pop-up bars will be stationed at the event with beverages to keep you cool as the concert heats up the night from 6-10PM. VIP tickets are available for $50.
- Also check out Pride at Enigma!
SATURDAY 6/22
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 Williams Park between 9AM and 1PM.
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 10AM and concludes at 11:30AM. 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.
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.
Live Art at Oak and Stone
Enjoy cocktails and brews while watching local artist Lady Galaxy make space-themed creations all Pride weekend long. She will be there 11AM to midnight Saturday and Sunday.
Tampa Bay Home Show
Check out some of the best home experts in the Tampa Bay area at the Tropicana Field. Check out seminars, exhibits, and more! The first 1000 visitors each day earn door prizes! Admission and parking are free. The event runs from 10AM to 6PM.
St. Pete Pride Parade
The 17th annual St. Pete Pride Parade promises to continue to show the state all the beautiful colors of our diverse community! The parade crawls along the waterfront of St. Pete, with 5,000 people swishing and sauntering along Downtown St Pete’s Bayshore Dr in a dazzling array of sequins, beads, leathers and feathers, with more than 200,000 people cheering them on.
Keep the party going after the parade with a FREE concert in North Straub Park featuring Rita Ora!
The event runs from 2-11PM.
- Also check out Pride with Stoli at The Canopy at the Birchwood, as well as specials at Paul’s Landing!
SUNDAY 6/23
Yoga at The Dali
Come with your yoga mat and get ready to be inspired! Join Lucky Cat Yoga at 10:30 AM 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: Brunch at the Dali
Raise a glass to an artistic take on Sunday Fundays at Café Gala with Mimosas & Masterpieces! Enjoy a Catalan-inspired brunch, visit the galleries, stroll the grounds, contemplate the Avant-garden, browse the Museum Store and soak in all the brilliance of the world-famous Dali Museum. Enjoy this inspired brunch between 11AM to 4PM. Visit the Facebook event page here.
Indie Flea Pop-Up at St. Pete Shuffle
The Indie Flea is hosting their summer series at the St. Pete Shuffleboard Club, the oldest and largest shuffleboard club in the world! On the fourth Sunday of the month, shop over 60 vendors and mobile shops, play shuffleboard, and savor in delicious brunch and cocktails at one of St. Pete’s historic hidden gems. This event is free admission and happening from 12PM-4PM.
Live Art at Oak and Stone
Enjoy cocktails and brews while watching local artist Lady Galaxy make space-themed creations all Pride weekend long. She will be there 11AM to midnight Saturday and Sunday.
St. Pete Pride Festival
Expected to draw more than 50,000. The St Pete Pride Street Festival will again be the largest community event of the season as festival goers come together to make history while enjoying a day of live performances and entertainment, community booths, art and fantastic food in paradise. Check out the fun from 11AM-5PM in the Grand Central District.
MUSEUMS
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. See it before it leaves on June 30th.
A Feast for the Eyes Exhibition at Museum of Fine Arts St. Pete
Dreamy landscapes and luscious still life paintings from one of the world’s greatest private collections join together in A Feast for the Eyes: European Masterpieces from the Grasset Collection. This stunning exhibition will be on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Pete from March 23rd through July 28thThe exhibition features 40 of the finest Old Master paintings by artists from the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and Germany -including Jan Brueghel the Elder and Canaletto, one of the greatest view painters of all time represented here with an iconic view of Venice.The works span from 1600 to 1750. The collection is on loan from the Grasset family of Spain, whose patriarch assembled this group of masterpieces.
Straighten Up The World at the Museum of Fine Arts
This exhibition brings together works from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts that display the prowess and innovation stemming from self-taught artistic practices from the American south. Purvis Young used cast-off materials to capture scenes and portraits of people he saw in his inner-city Overtown neighborhood of Miami, noting “I paint them all kinds of ways…some people protesting, some happy, some white, some are black, green or purple. People that think like me. Different kinds of people trying to straighten up the world.” These artists face severe socio-political inequalities, including poverty and systemic racism, and yet created transformational artworks from materials that could easily be overlooked. A number of their works call for change, as seen explicitly in Ned Cartledge’s Freedom is Not Free (1995). Others portray family life and religious imagery, and many, as in the work of Lonnie Holley, embody the shrewd repurposing of materials and modes of improvisation. This exhibit runs through September 9th.
Before Dali: Goya – Visions and Inventions
Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) is one of the most important Spanish artists of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, celebrated for his revolutionary paintings, drawings and engravings. Goya’s life and works deeply influenced Salvador Dali in his early years, and are considered by many scholars to be the basis for “modern” art, bridging Classicism and Romanticism. Before Dali: Goya – Visions & Inventions, sponsored by Tampa International Airport, features two alternating suites of first-edition prints, published in Goya’s lifetime, alongside three significant paintings representing unique themes of Goya’s works. The works are on loan from the Meadows Museum, Dallas, TX, home of one of the most substantial collections of Goya. This exhibit runs through November 3rd.
