Toy Train Show, Nitro Extreme, ‘The Color Purple’: FL Weekend Events

TAMPA BAY, FL — Looking for something fun to do this weekend in the Tampa Bay area? There's something for every interest — from Metrocon and Shark Con to a French Fry Festival and rode.

Here are some events you won't want to miss this weekend:

Friday, Sept. 9

• Saxophones at Sunset, St. Petersburg
• John Mellencamp Tribute Show, Tampa
• Hit the Road: The Tampa Bay New Car + Truck Show, Tampa
• Fashion Funds the Cure Sarasota, Sarasota
• Billy Currington concert, Clearwater
• Honoring Heroes Steak Dinner & Silent Auction, Lakeland
• "Faces and Places" Artist's Reception, Dunedin
• Nitro Extreme, Ellenton
• “The Color Purple,” Tampa
• Dive-In Movie: 'Space Jam: A New Legacy', Clearwater
• Grand Funk/ Santana Tribute at Red Star Live, Tampa
• Fall 2022 Sunset Music Series, Dunedin
• USA Baseball U-18 World Championship, Sarasota/Bradenton
• Taste Fest, Clearwater

Saturday, Sept. 10

• 2nd Saturday Storytellers Open Mic with the Storytellers of Old Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg
• Hit the Road: The Tampa Bay New Car + Truck Show, Tampa
• Nitro Extreme, Ellenton
• Town Hall on School Safety, Dunedin
• The Rare Plant Network, St. Petersburg
• I Like It Hot! Festival, Largo
• Big Top Food Truck Festival, Sarasota
• Tampa Bay Women’s Expo, Tampa
• USA Baseball U-18 World Championship, Sarasota/Bradenton
• “The Color Purple,” Tampa
• Patriot Express Music Fest, Safety Harbor
• Toy Train Show, Brooksville
• Exotic Cars on the Circle, Sarasota
• Dunedin Food Tour, Dunedin
• Perfectly Proper Pop Up Paranormal Museum, St. Petersburg
• Sertoma Family Fun Day, Shady Hills

Sunday, Sept. 11

• Vibrant - A Time to Connect & Dance, Sarasota
• Hit the Road: The Tampa Bay New Car + Truck Show, Tampa
• Second Sunday Artisan Market, Lakeland
• Nitro Extreme, Ellenton
• I Like It Hot Festival, Largo
• “The Color Purple,” Tampa
• USA Baseball U-18 World Championship, Sarasota/Bradenton
• Second Sunday Art Walk And Vendor Fair, Tampa