Watermelon Festival, Vintage Bash, Rowing Team Trials, Bridal Expo: Tampa Bay Weekend Events

TAMPA BAY, FL — Looking for something to do this weekend? There’s something for every interest from a watermelon festival to a youth music festival to a bridal expo.

2025 USRowing Beach Spring National Team Trials

Check out the fast-paced rowing action Friday through Sunday at South Lido Beach in Sarasota. The event brings together 100 of the top Beach Sprint athletes in the country.

Watermelon Weekend

Keel Farms in Plant City hosts a weekend of family-friendly fun, local vendors, farm-fresh wine and ciders, and all things watermelon on Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Women’s Align and Revive Empowerment Conference

The Portico Cafe in Tampa hosts a day of women’s inspiration, connection and empowerment on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tampa Summer Market

More than 90 makers are coming to the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa on Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Death Cafe

Meet with this group at the SpookEasy Lounge in Ybor City on Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m., for a discussion to challenge the silence around death and explore how acknowledging it can lead to living more fully.

Popsicle Palooza

Beat the heat and enjoy a free popsicle after hitting the trails at St. Pete’s Boyd Hill Nature Preserve on Saturday, 2 p.m. until supplies run out.

Black Wall Shoppes

The Saturday Shoppes celebrates Black excellence in business, culture and community on The Deuces in St. Pete on Saturday, 2 to 8 p.m.

Shuffle is Such a Drag

Shuffle in Tampa and Equality Florida are teaming up Saturday, 3 p.m., for a drag show and shuffleboard competition.

Women of Rock Tribute

This incredible tribute band honors the iconic female rock stars who’ve left an indelible mark on music history. The band takes the stage at Whiskey Wings in Largo on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Florida Bridal & Event Expo

Marry Me Tampa Bay hosts this wedding expo on Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Hotel Flor in downtown Tampa.

Summer Youth Music Festival

Nine amazing bands with musicians between the ages of 8 and 25 will take the stage Sunday, starting at noon, at Bayboro Brewing in St. Petersburg.

St. Pete Vintage Bash

The Hollander Hotel presents vintage cars and motorcycles, a DJ, a vintage swimwear contest, and rockabilly music from the Hot Rod Hornets on Sunday, 1 to 5:30 p.m.

Hockey Heals 22

In honor of the 22 veterans that lose their lives to suicide every day, the Lightning Warriors Hockey Program will play 22 hours of hockey at AdventHealth Center Ice in Wesley Chapel starting Sundat at 2 p.m.

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