{"id":120857,"date":"2026-01-16T18:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/120857\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T18:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:23:07","slug":"things-to-do-in-tampa-bay-this-weekend-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/120857\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do in Tampa Bay this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re looking for something fun to do this weekend (Jan. 16-18), there&#8217;s plenty of action happening around the Tampa Bay area. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abcactionnews.com\/lifestyle\/things-to-do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Looking for more fun? Click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/hotelhaya.com\/events\/finest-in-funk-all-vinyl-funk-dj-set-in-flor-fina-5\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Finest in Funk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When: 8 p.m.<br \/>Where: 1412 E. 7th Ave., Tampa<br \/>Cost: FREE<br \/>Info: Go listen to classic grooves from the 70\u2019s and 80\u2019s on Vinyl records.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/tampatheatre.org\/live\/tig-notaro-out-of-nowhere\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tig Notaro: Out of Nowhere<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When: 7:30 p.m.<br \/>Where: 711 N. Franklin St.,Tampa<br \/>Cost: Tickets start at $40<br \/>Info:  Go watch Tig Notaro perform live at her Tampa stop on her &#8220;Out of Nowhere&#8221; tour.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.strazcenter.org\/events\/2526-season\/broadway\/encore\/blue-man-group\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BLUE MAN GROUP <\/a><\/p>\n<p>When: 2 p.m.<br \/>Where: 1010 N. WC MacInnes Pl., Tampa<br \/>Cost: Tickets start at $49<br \/>Info: Go see three men with skin painted blue put on a show filled with art, comedy and music.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yuenglingcenter.com\/events\/detail\/womens-basketball-wichita-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">USF women&#8217;s basketball game<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When: 7 p.m.<br \/>Where: 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa<br \/>Cost: $11<br \/>Info:  Go watch the USF women&#8217;s basketball team take on Wichita State.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/paperseahorse.com\/products\/origami-meetup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oragami meet up and tea tasting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When: 10 a.m.<br \/>Where: 211 S. Howard Ave., Tampa<br \/>Cost: FREE<br \/>Info: Go learn how to make origami and try some Japanese tea courtesy of the Noisy Crane Tea House.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/get-in.com\/en\/tpabobmoses?seller_code=vLBW89s7wOj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Together as One: Bob Moses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When: 3 p.m.<br \/>Where: 600 N. Ashley Drive, Tampa<br \/>Cost: $50<br \/>Info:  Go to Curtis Hixon Park and watch a concert featuring Bob Moses.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/wineandcanvas.com\/florida\/event\/tampa-paint-a-gnome-glass-painting\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Paint a Gnome: Glass Painting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When: 1 p.m.<br \/>Where: 1600 E. 7th Ave., Tampa<br \/>Cost: Tickets start at $34<br \/>Info: Go paint a gnome with instructions from an expert at Ybor City Society Wine Bar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yuenglingcenter.com\/events\/detail\/mens-basketball-wichita-state-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">USF men&#8217;s basketball game<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When: 2 p.m.<br \/>Where: 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa<br \/>Cost: Tickets start at $11<br \/>Info:  Go watch the USF men&#8217;s basketball team take on Wichita State.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.strazcenter.org\/events\/2526-season\/rental\/black-art-gala\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fourth Annual Black Art Gala<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When: 6 p.m.<br \/>Where: 1010 N. WC MacInnes Pl., Tampa<br \/>Cost: Call (813) 229-7827 for tickets<br \/>Info:  go to an art show at the Straz Center that honors artist and community leaders whose contributions have shaped the cultural landscape.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/tamparodeo.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Rodeo&#8217;s Bull Bash &amp; Country Music Festival<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When: Friday and Saturday<br \/>Where: 215 Sydney Washer Road, Dover<br \/>Cost: $75<br \/>Info: Go watch country music legends Justin Moore and Trace Adkins headline the music festival at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds. <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opentable.com\/booking\/experiences-availability?rid=1362463&amp;restref=1362463&amp;experienceId=608231&amp;utm_source=Vesta&amp;utm_medium=Referral&amp;utm_campaign=shared\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jekyll High Tea: Gasparilla High Tea<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When: Saturday and Sunday<br \/>Where: 1500 W. Swann Ave., Tampa<br \/>Cost: FREE to book table<br \/>Info: Go spend an afternoon indulging in an elevated Tampa tradition and try some premium loose-leaf teas.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any upcoming weekend events, send them to brian.mcbride@wfts.com for consideration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you&#8217;re looking for something fun to do this weekend (Jan. 16-18), there&#8217;s plenty of action happening around&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":120858,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[205,7083,7084,7085,7086,7087,276,7088,1338,596,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-120857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-abc-action-news","tag-citrus-county","tag-desoto-county","tag-hardee-county","tag-hernando-county","tag-highlands-county","tag-hillsborough-county","tag-manatee-county","tag-pasco-county","tag-pinellas-county","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120857\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}