A candid exterior photograph showing a staff member working at the Pete's General drive-thru location in St. Petersburg, Florida. Leaning forward through a white-framed service window, a smiling worker with blonde hair tied in a bandana and wearing glasses, a black t-shirt, and arm tattoos hands an order to a driver inside a vehicle. The close-up shot captures the interaction from outside the car, with the white exterior wall of the building frame on the left and the interior shop counter in the background.A worker at Pete’s General drive-thru location in St. Petersburg, Florida. Credit: petesgeneral / Facebook

Last summer, St. Pete celebrated the opening of a long-awaited Pete’s Bagels drive-thru—and this weekend, it celebrates a 100th anniversary at the same address. Pete’s location at 2439 4th St. S is located at a building that was one of St. Petersburg’s first gas station.

“…this special building has been part of the community for 100 years, and is now a registered landmark,” Pete’s wrote about the old Standard Oil service station, which stayed in business for the Harbordale neighborhood from 1926-1962. At the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation’s conference last May, the project got kudos, and this weekend Preserve the ‘Burg Executive Director Manny Leto will give a presentation on the building.

Family-friendly activities are on the agenda for the four-hour party along with a mini-market, specials and more.

There’s no cover for the centennial celebration happening Sunday, Sept. 20 at Pete’s Drive-Thru in St. Petersburg.

Look below to see more of the best food & drink events happening across Tampa Bay between Sept. 17-24. Don’t see your event here? Please help us by submitting it to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s events calendar.

From Hive to Bite: A Honey Tasting & Flight of Bites with Café Clementine x Noble Nectar Apiaries Thursday, Sept. 17. 5:30 p.m. $40 & up. Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. mfastpete.org

Night Out Cooking Class – Modern Greek Mezze Thursday, Sept. 17. 6 p.m. $95. Foodie Labs, St. Petersburg. thefoodielabskitchen.com

Our Lady of Guadalupe Wine Dinner Thursday, Sept. 17. 6:30 p.m. $95 & up. Birch and Vine, St. Petersburg. thebirchwood.com

Taste of Grand Central: Cheers to 100 Years Thursday, Sept. 17. 6 p.m. $100. Coastal Creative, St. Petersburg. coastalcreativetv.com

Appy Hour Cooking Class – Pasta Fresca Friday, Sept. 18. 4-5:30 p.m. Foodie Labs, St. Petersburg. thefoodielabskitchen.com

Ballroom & Bubbles – Champagne Guest Party Friday, Sept. 18. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Real Ballroom Dance Studio, Tampa. therealballroom.com

Emerald City (Oz): High Tea Saturday, Sept. 19. 10 a.m. $65. Jekyll, Hyde Park

Oktoberfest Saturday, Sept. 19. 1 p.m. No cover. 3 Daughters Brewing, St. Petersburg. 3dbrewing.com

Oktoberfest 2026 Saturday, Sept. 19. 12 a.m. No cover. St. Pete Brewing Company, St. Petersburg

Pawtoberfest 2026 Saturday, Sept. 19. 12 p.m. No cover. Pinellas Ale Works, St. Petersburg. pawbeer.com

Tarpon Springs Wine Walk Saturday, Sept. 19. 4 p.m. $35. Sponge Docks, Tarpon Springs. exploretarponsprings.com

Cocquito Pop-Up Sunday, Sept. 20. 8 a.m.-noon. No cover. Lara in Ybor, Tampa

In Between Days: 5th Anniversary Party w/Esahm Malik Trio Tuesday, Sept. 22. 7 p.m. No cover. In Between Days, St. Petersburg

Appy Hour Cooking Class: Chinese Dumplings Wednesday, Sept. 23. 6 p.m. $55. Foodie Labs, St. Petersburg. thefoodielabskitchen.com

Jackson Family Wine Dinner Wednesday, Sept. 23. 6 p.m. $165. Caretta on the Gulf at Sandpearl Resort, Clearwater Beach. opalcollection.com

Pickle Party (Learn to make your own pickles) Wednesday, Sept. 23. 6 p.m. $49. Grand Central Brewhouse, St. Petersburg. tiptopcanning.co

Cooking Class – Soulful Cooking: Korean Classics Thursday, Sept. 24. 6 p.m. $95. Foodie Labs, St. Petersburg. thefoodielabskitchen.com

South of the Equator Wine Tasting: Wines of Chile and Argentina Thursday, Sept. 24. 5 p.m. $20 & up. Raymond James Community Room at The Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg. thedali.org

Bonsai and Brews Thursday, Sept. 24. 6:30 p.m. $80. Thirsty Buffalo Brewing Company, Odessa. thunderstruckbonsai.com

Sushi Making Class: Armature Works x RO Hyde Park Thursday, Sept. 24. 7-9 p.m. $80. Armature Works, Tampa Heights. rohydepark.com

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This article appears in September 10 – 16, 2026.

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