{"id":158378,"date":"2026-02-17T13:51:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/158378\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:51:28","slug":"things-to-do-in-tampa-bay-this-weekend-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/158378\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do in Tampa Bay this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend (Feb. 20-22), there’s plenty of action happening around the Tampa Bay area. <\/p>\n

Looking for more fun? Click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Prison Affair in Tampa<\/a><\/p>\n

When: 7 p.m.
Where: 810 E. Skagway Ave., Tampa
Cost: Tickets start at $25.
Info: Go see the Barcelona-based punk band known for its fast-paced, lo-fi sound and heavy baselines.<\/p>\n

Sunset on the Serengeti opening night<\/a><\/p>\n

When: 5:30 p.m.
Where: 10165 McKinley Drive, Tampa
Cost: Tickets start at $90
Info: Go to Busch Gardens Tampa to experience an evening full of adventure and culinary delights while you enjoy the beauty of the Serengeti at sunset.<\/p>\n

BGR! Nation x Run Gasparilla National Meetup<\/a><\/p>\n

When: 6 p.m.
Where: 5017 E. Washington St., Tampa
Cost: Tickets start at $76
Info: Go to a national meet-up of the Black Girls Run! club ahead of the 2026 Gasparilla Distance Classic.<\/p>\n

Cory Branan in Tampa<\/a><\/p>\n

When: 7 p.m.
Where: 810 E. Skagway Ave., Tampa
Cost: Tickets start at $28
Info: Go see the American singer-songwriter from Mississippi perform live at the New World Music Hall.<\/p>\n

Dirty Dancing in Concert<\/a><\/p>\n

When: 8 p.m.
Where: 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater
Cost: Tickets start at $75
Info: Go see the classic film’s first live film-to-concert experience with a live band at Ruth Eckerd Hall.<\/p>\n

Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton<\/a><\/p>\n

When: 8 p.m.
Where: 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa
Cost: Tickets start at $93
Info: Go watch two Grammy Award-winning American R&B\/soul powerhouses perform live at Benchmark International Arena.<\/p>\n

Zarna Garg: Million Dollar Excuses<\/a><\/p>\n

When: 8 p.m.
Where: 711 N. Franklin St., Tampa
Cost: Tickets start at $40
Info: Go see the comedian perform live at the Tampa Theatre.<\/p>\n

So Good! The Neil Diamond Experience<\/a><\/p>\n

When: 1 p.m.
Where: 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater
Cost: Tickets start at $92
Info: Go see the two-hour concert tribute featuring Broadway actor Robert Neary, featuring 20+ hits and a live band.<\/p>\n

Tampa Plant Market & Swap<\/a><\/p>\n

When: 11 a.m.
Where: 4228 N. Florida Ave., Tampa
Cost: FREE to attend, preregister for swap
Info: Go browse a wide selection of plants from vendors before the “swap,” where you can trade plants with other enthusiasts. <\/p>\n

Gasparilla Distance Classic<\/a><\/p>\n

When: Saturday and Sunday<\/p>\n

Where: 333 S. Franklin St., Tampa<\/p>\n

Cost: Registration to run is closed but the events are FREE to watch<\/p>\n

Info: Go watch people from across the Tampa Bay area run a wide variety of races, which include four distances and four challenges.<\/p>\n

WizardFest<\/a><\/p>\n

When: 8 a.m.<\/p>\n

Where: 16907 Boy Scout Road, Odessa<\/p>\n

Cost: FREE to attend<\/p>\n

Info: Go to Raprager Farms for a day full of spellbinding and activities where wizards, witches and muggles unite<\/p>\n

If you have any upcoming weekend events, send them to brian.mcbride@wfts.com for consideration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend (Feb. 20-22), there’s plenty of action happening around…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":158379,"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-158378","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\/158378","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=158378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}