This Weekend in Largo: Ride the Mini Trains, Pet Expo, Help Stuff the Bus

Stuff The Bus For Kids!: You can help Pinellas County schoolchildren by dropping off supplies between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, in the Largo Mall parking lot. Items needed this year, according to TampaBay.com: Backpacks (gender-neutral), pens and pencils, spiral-bound notebooks and composition books, loose-leaf notebook paper, one-inch binders, crayons, colored pencils, pocket folders, rulers and erasers. 

Train Weekend: Ride the miniature trains of Largo Central Railroad Aug. 3 and 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Largo Central Park. It's free, but donations are accepted.

Pet Expo of Pinellas: You and your pet can beat the heat at Humane Society of Pinellas County's indoor, air conditioned event at Minnreg Hall, 6340 126th Ave., Largo, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. There will be low cost vaccines/microchips, vendors, a flash mob, adoptable pets and an outside vendor area with a doggie splash zone! See the event listing on Patch for more details.

Shark Week! The Florida Aquarium, 701 Channelside Dr., Tampa, celebrates these undersea predators beginning Saturday, Aug. 3 and will feature a shark-themed scavenger hunt, additional shark feeding tours, appearances by the Florida Aquarium Mermaids and more. Visit flaquarium.org for more details.

'Where the Wild Things Are' Weekend: The Glazer Children's Museum, 110 W. Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, brings Maurice Sendak's classic children's book to life Aug. 3-4. Kids are invited to "put on your wolf suit and get ready to cause some BIG mischief!" Find more info at glazermuseum.org.

Find more things to do in the Events Calendar on Patch. Hosting an event? Add it to the calendar!