st pete events

Beach Drive: The Weekender 1/16-1/19

Happy weekend, St. Pete! We know we’re ready for it. This weekend is ready to go with plenty of fun for everyone! Highlights include – Thursday: the Royal Palm Market, the Doo Wop Project, and the Sunshine City Film Festival. Friday: shuffleboard, clay, and more of the annual film fest. Saturday: the St. Pete Tweed […]

Beach Drive: The Weekender 11/21-11/24

It’s once again time for the weekend in DTSP! This weekend is packed full with events in the thriving heart of St. Pete. This week’s highlights include – Thursday: Silent Sky at American Stage, Cirque Dreams at the Mahaffey, and Deck the Great Hall at the MFA. Friday: the Italian Food and Wine Festival at […]

Beach Drive: The Weekender 10/31-11/3

Happy Halloween, St. Pete! And happy weekend! We’ve created a list of all the best events around downtown St. Pete for you here. Check it out! Highlights include – Thursday: the Royal Palm Market, a double feature (Scooby Doo and Phantom of the Opera) in the park, and plenty of Halloween fun. Friday: Gloria West […]

Beach Drive: The Weekender 10/10-10/13

It’s time for another amazing weekend in St. Pete, which means it’s time for plenty of amazing events! We’ve got all the best for you here. This weekend’s highlights include – Thursday: the Royal Palm Market, a movie in North Straub Park, and some fabulous Story Days in Tampa Bay events. Friday: hands-on clay art […]

Beach Drive: The Weekender 9/19-9/22

It’s time for another fantastic weekend in St. Pete, so get ready for a full calendar! This weekend’s highlights include – Thursday: the Royal Palm Market, Cocktails and Collections at the MFA, and Wordier Than Thou’s Banned Books are a Drag fundraiser and drag show. Friday: Rays VS Red Sox, a Flavors of Asia food […]

Beach Drive: The Weekender 8/15-8/18

Happy weekend! Time to reward yourself with the best stuff to do in DTSP. This weekend’s highlights include – Thursday: Cocktails and Collections at the MFA, Mean Girls at the Dali, and Iberian Jazz at the Palladium. Friday: Stuff the Bus, 80s Jazz at the Palladium, and a Tater Tot Throw Down. Saturday: the Cider […]

Beach Drive: The Weekender 8/1-8/4

Not only did you survive another week, you survived another month! Somehow, it’s already August. Time flies when you’re having fun in Downtown St. Pete! This weekend’s featured events are here. Thursday: The Royal Palm Market, Queens of Pop night at the Crafty Squirrel, and National IPA Day at the Ale and the Witch. Friday: […]

Your weekend arts forecast: Comedian Brian Regan; Van Gogh on film

Just before last weekend’s 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s giant leap for mankind, comedian Brian Regan posted a video to social media. Looking directly into the camera, he said ‘It’s July 20. National Moon Day … I think I have a joke where I refer to the moon …” And then he played this clip: […]

Your weekend arts forecast: Take a walk on the lunar side

You, too, can descend from the Lunar Lander and stand on the surface of the moon, just as Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did 50 years ago this weekend. It’s part of the Imagine Museum’s permanent virtual reality exhibit, Imagined Realities, in which visitors don a high-quality Oculus VR headset and choose […]

Beach Drive: The Weekender 7/11-7/14

Once again, it’s time for the weekend! In addition to countless fantastic restaurants, shopping, bars, and more, this weekend has its fair share of events downtown. Thursday brings us reduced museum admission after 5PM and the weekly Royal Palm Market. Friday means Friday Night Clay at the Morean Arts Center and free shuffleboard in the […]