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23 Can’t-Miss Events In Tampa Bay Before Winter Ends
Upcoming events in the Tampa Bay area include Winter Pride, Tampa Beer Week, FL Strawberry Festival, a comic con, and Reggae Rise Up.
The 2026 events calendar in the Tampa Bay area is springing to life as winter makes its final push.
Popular events include the upcoming Florida Strawberry Festival, the ongoing Winter Pride celebration in St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay Beer Week and the annual Bradenton Art & Music Festival, which is known locally as BAM! Fest.
These events are among 23 we’ve rounded up to fill out your February calendar.
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Here are our picks for the next couple of weeks:
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- Winter Pride, through Feb. 22, various venues, 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
- Junior League of Sarasota’s Annual Legacy Luncheon, Feb. 24, The Ora, Sarasota
- Florida Strawberry Festival, Feb. 26 - March 8, Plant City
- Cirque Ma’Ceo, Feb. 27, Avalon Stables, Lutz
- American Vintage Markets, Feb. 27, Robarts Arena, Sarasota
- The Twig’s Fostering Love Gala, Feb. 28, Grove, Lakewood Ranch
- Sausage Fest IV, Feb. 28, German-American Society, Pinellas Park
- Clearwater Sea-Blues Festival, Feb. 28 - March 1, Coachman Park, Clearwater
- Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, Feb. 28 - March 1, Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, Tampa
- Purim Masquerade Party, March 2, Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch
- Powerstories Voices of Women Theatre Festival, March 5, Hillsborough Community College Ybor City campus, Tampa
- Tampa Bay Beer Week, March 6-15, various events and venues throughout the greater Tampa Bay area
- Bay Fest, March 7, The Bay Park, Sarasota
- Dunedin Seafood & Music Festival, March 7, Dunedin Marina
- Clearwater Library Comic Con, March 7, Countryside Recreation Center, Clearwater
- Reggae Rise Up, March 12, Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg
- Better Together Block Party, March 14, West Blalock Park, Venice
- The Corey Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Street Party, March 17, downtown St. Pete Beach
- BAM! Fest (Bradenton Art & Music Festival), March 28, Bradenton Riverwalk
- HEP’s 11th Annual Fashion Show, March 29, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin
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