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🌱 Patch AM: Mark your calendar for two major Tarpon Springs festivals this fall.

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What's up Tarpon Springs! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Mark your calendar for two major Tarpon Springs festivals this fall.

Also on today's calendar: Tarpon Springs Ghost Tour: Haunted History & True Crime and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 88, low: 75.
  • Sunday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 88 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• October 2026 Events (paradisenewsfl.com) — Tarpon Springs residents can look forward to the Fall Sponge Docks Craft Festival on October 10–11 and the big Tarpon Springs Seafood Festival in November, both at the Sponge Docks. The broader calendar also highlights dozens of arts, music, and family events around Pinellas and Tampa Bay, giving locals plenty of options for weekend trips beyond town.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Palm Harbor

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New Port Richey

  • Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Pasco Hit-And-Run Crash, FL Troopers Say (patch.com)

Dunedin

  • See it: Florida memorial bench swept away during Hurricane Helene found over 1,000 miles away in Bermuda (foxweather.com)
  • Dunedin Blue Jays Announce 2027 Schedule (oursportscentral.com)

Ok Tarpon Springs! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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