35 Winter Events To Beat Cabin Fever In Tampa Bay

Now that the holidays are no longer competing for Floridians’ time, cabin fever may have started to set in.

It’s a perfect time to take in a concert or show, embrace the outdoors, or explore a new hobby.

We’ve rounded up 35 winter events from around the Tampa Bay area, including the Florida State Fair, Tampa’s infamous Gasparilla Pirate Festival and the Bradenton Area River Regatta.

Are you planning an event this winter? Feature it, so nearby readers see it all across Patch — including in roundups like this!

Here are our picks:

• Manatee County Fair, through Jan. 25, Manatee County Fairgrounds
• St. Armands Circle Art Festival, Jan. 24-25, St. Armands Circle, Sarasota
• Penn & Teller, Jan. 29, Duke Energy Center for the Arts - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
• Bert Kreischer, Jan. 30, Benchmark International Arena, Tampa
• Scottish Highland Games & Celtic Festival, Jan. 31, Sarasota Fairgrounds
• Gasparilla Pirate Festival, Jan. 31, downtown Tampa
• Shipwrecked Pirate and Music Festival, Jan. 31, Cuban Club, Tampa
• Manatee River Run, Jan. 31, Emerson Point Preserve, Bradenton
• Florida State Fair, Feb. 5-16, Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa
• St Pete Science Festival and MarineQuest, Feb. 7, University South Florida St. Petersburg campus and Poynter Park
• Historic Kenwood BungalowFest Home Tour: Centennial Celebration, Feb. 7, Historic Kenwood neighborhood, St. Petersburg
• Superhero 5K and Fun Run, Feb. 7, Nathan Benderson Park, Sarasota
• Run For Us 5K, Feb. 7, Al Lopez Park, Tampa
• Colony Cove Flea Market, Feb. 7, New Port Richey
• Butterfly Ball, Feb. 12, Tampa International Airport, Tampa
• St. Petersburg’s Super Greek Festival, Feb. 13, Saint Stefano’s Greek Orthodox Church, St. Petersburg
• Thunder by the Bay Music & Motors Festival, Feb. 13-15, Sarasota Fairgrounds
• Heart of Valor Valentine’s 5K and Health Expo, Feb. 14, Al Lopez Park, Tampa
• Localtopia, Feb. 14, Williams Park, St. Petersburg
• Kosher Food Festival, Feb. 15, Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch
• Old Seminole Heights Home Tour, Feb. 15, various homes in the Seminole Heights neighborhood, Tampa
• Cooking for Wishes Make-A-Wish Southern Florida Fundraiser, Feb. 19, Circus Arts Conservatory, Sarasota
• David Foster & Katharine McPhee, Feb. 20, Duke Energy Center for the Arts - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
• Bradenton Area River Regatta, Feb. 20-21, Riverfront Boulevard, Bradenton
• Greek Festival, Feb. 20-22, St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, Sarasota
• Punk Rock Flea Market, Feb. 22, The Cuban Club, Tampa
• Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, Feb. 28 - March 1, Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, Tampa
• Disney on Ice, March 5-7, Benchmark International Arena, Tampa
• Idina Menzel, March 7, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Sarasota
• Clearwater Library Comic Con, March 7, Clearwater Library
• Bulls Family Fest, March 7, University of South Florida, Tampa
• Reggae Rise Up, March 12-15, Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg
• St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Bar Crawl, March 14, various Sarasota locations
• Cirque de Voix, March 13-15, The Big Top at Nathan Benderson Park, Sarasota
• Armadillo Run, March 14, Oldsmar Public Library