Arts & Entertainment
Weekend fun in Florida includes a rodeo, actors on stage, gun show, bridal event and more!
Tampa Gun Show, RodeoFest 2021, live theater shows, drag queen bingo, Rowdies game, volunteer opportunities, arts & crafts fair, bass music.

FLORIDA — A lot of fun is happening around Florida this weekend including, live comedy shows, volunteer opportunities, jazz music, theatrical productions, football games and more.
If you have a wedding planned soon, don't forget the Florida Bridal Event & Expo scheduled in Tampa. Singles can have a fun night in Sarasota Saturday night. There's also family events and kids' events happening in Tampa, Sarasota, Miami and St. Petersburg.
Friday, August 27
Find out what's happening in St. Petefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- The Grind Comedy Showcase, Spitfire Comedy House, St. Petersburg
- L8 Night Flights & Liveworks Presents: Yotto (Odd One Out, Anjunadeep), St. Petersburg
- Branson Welsh Group, Ruby's Elixir, St. Petersburg
- Nate Najar's Jazz Samba Celebration, Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg
- "The Rose and The Beast: Fairy Tales Retold", free Fall Theater, St. Petersburg
- Comedy Show at 7th & Grove, Ybor City
- Bahia Merengue Festival in Tampa!
- Pit Party Featuring Parmalee, Wesley Chapel
- Eric Dlux After Hours, Miami
- A Few Laughs Comedy Show at Norman's Tavern, Miami
- Pop-Up Comedy Shows In Sarasota (all weekend)
- SRQ Singles 80s Night, Sarasota
- Violinist Matt Dendy Live! Sarasota
- Donate Blood With OneBlood, Get $20 eGift Card and a Beach Towel, Lakeland
Saturday, August 28
- NCAA College Football Opening Day, The Galley, St. Petersburg
- Flyte Band Tampa At Toasted Monkey, St. Pete Beach
- Tampa Bay Rowdies Game Against North Carolina, St. Petersburg
- 10th Annual Cupcake Contest At Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg
- Bi-Annual Turn Up The Bass Festival, Largo
- Tampa Gun Show, Tampa
- Rodeo Fest 2021, Tampa
- Family Story Time, Miami
- National Red Wine Day, Sip & Smudge, Miami Beach
- Sand Bag Volunteer Event, Miami Lakes
- Let's Create Art (Kids Night Out), Sarasota
- Comedy Lottery, Sarasota
- Career Fair Hiring Event, Sarasota
- Antiques, Arts & Crafts Fair, Bradenton
Sunday, August 29
Find out what's happening in St. Petefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Drag Queen Bingo With Georgia Moore, Sarasota
- St. Armand's Family Day, Sarasota
- Plantation Wine Festival, Venice
- "Phoney Baloney" a comedy about scams, St. Petersburg
- Read Between The Wines, St.Petersburg
- "Rasheeda Speaking", a theatrical production at Studio Grand Central, St. Petersburg
- Florida Bridal & Event Expo, Tampa
- Hats, Sticks & Stilettos Fall Blues Fest, Tampa
- Live Jazz With Jim Gasior, Miami
- Lincoln Road Farmers Market, Miami
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