5 Things to Know This Weekend

Public Art Installation: Gulfport Artist Owen Pach and Frank Strunk III will be unveiling two pieces of art to be placed at the entrance to downtown Gulfport on Saturday at 4 p.m. on Beach Boulevard and 28th Ave S. Everyone is invited! Learn more about Owen Pach in our video and learn more about Frank Strunk III in our feature story!

Fast Cars!: The 8th Annual Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is underway with the main event on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Check out "Your Guide to the Honda Grand Prix" for road closures, where to park and learn more about the weekend schedule. Tickets can be purchased online or at the Honda Grand Prix gate.

Spiritual Teacher: Lama Lhanang Rinpoche will host several events March 22 - March 26 at The Longhouse in Gulfport. Lama Lhanang Rinpoche is a spiritual teacher of the Nyingma Longchen Nying Thig Order of Tibetan Buddhism. To view the weekend's schedule of events check out "Longhouse Welcomes Spiritual Teacher."

Things to do: Also going on this weekend, we have the Nautical Flea Market starting at 7 a.m. at the Gulfport Municipal Marina and live music at The Peninsula Inn at 7 p.m. and Gulfport on the Rocks at 9:30 p.m. Be sure to check out our "Events" tab on Gulfport Patch. Also, view our weekly video "Patch Minute" to see what's going on in the area.

Weekend Forecast: You might need your umbrella! We have a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Otherwise, it'll be partly sunny with a high near 83. Saturday night, a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Otherwise, it'll be mostly cloudy with a low around 70. Sunday, it'll be mostly sunny with a high near 81. Sunday night, it'll be mostly clear with a low around 67.