Here are the best weekend events Tampa, Florida! This event guide is updated every Thursday. Click here to submit your events to our calendar.
Sam Morril
Thursday & Friday, February 26–27, various times
New York stand-up assassin Sam Morril lands at the Tampa Theatre to tape a brand-new comedy special, meaning every joke is being stress-tested for immortality while you sit there wondering if your laugh sounds weird on camera. Armed with razor-sharp crowd work and the kind of deadpan delivery that suggests he’s judging humanity as a hobby, Morril delivers punchlines at a pace that makes you grateful breathing is automatic.
National Strawberry Day Celebration
Friday, February 27, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Downtown Tampa briefly transforms into a low-stakes fruit utopia at the Unlock Tampa Bay Visitor’s Center, where National Strawberry Day is honored with free treats, giveaways, and enough red-hued sugar to make dentists feel a disturbance in the force. Local favorites including Keel Farms and other Plant City strawberry royalty will be on hand, essentially turning lunch hour into a polite, civic-minded dessert binge celebrating Florida’s most aggressively wholesome crop.
Barry Manilow — The Last Tampa Concert
Friday, February 27, 7 p.m.–10 p.m.
Legendary crooner Barry Manilow brings his farewell tour to Benchmark International Arena for one final local sing-along packed with the kind of hits your parents played in the car until you knew every word by osmosis. Backed by full orchestration and unapologetic showbiz sparkle, the night doubles as both a nostalgia avalanche and a reminder that writing power ballads about feelings is, in fact, a legitimate superpower.
Damon Wayans Jr.
Friday & Saturday, February 27–28, various times
Stand-up star Damon Wayans Jr. takes over Funny Bone Comedy Club for a weekend of sharp, high-energy comedy from a performer genetically engineered to be funny. Known for stealing scenes on TV and film before returning to the stage to roast everyday life, he delivers the kind of polished chaos that makes you laugh first and question your own behavior later.
Champs Run Club*
Saturday, February 28, 8 a.m.–10 a.m.
Champs Sports and Nike are turning Armature Works into a high-energy starting line for a guided riverside 5K that welcomes everyone from elite runners to people whose last sprint was toward brunch. Free shirts, breakfast, recovery zones, and shiny new shoes to test-drive add just enough incentive to convince yourself this is “fun” rather than cardio, all before Tampa’s humidity clocks in for work.
Tampa Taco Fest
Saturday, February 28, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
More than 30 local vendors descend on Al Lopez Park with enough tacos and margaritas to make your cardiologist send a strongly worded email. Live entertainment keeps the energy high while you attempt the noble but ill-advised strategy of “trying one of everything,” a plan that inevitably ends with salsa on your shirt and zero regrets.
Aaron Nola x Team RWB
Saturday, February 28, 1 p.m.–2 p.m.
Philadelphia Phillies ace Aaron Nola trades the pitcher’s mound for the bar top at Yuengling Draft Haus & Kitchen for a one-hour guest bartending cameo benefiting veterans’ nonprofit Team RWB. Photo ops are welcome, autographs are not, and the real win is raising a glass for a cause that matters while pretending you totally knew a Cy Young contender would be pouring your drink today.
WMNF Gone But Not Forgotten
Saturday, February 28, 6 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Community station WMNF 88.5 FM hosts a cathartic, loud, and probably slightly sweaty tribute night at Skipper’s Smokehouse, where seven bands will blast through 30+ songs honoring legendary artists we lost in 2025. It’s part memorial, part jukebox séance, and entirely a reminder that the only proper way to process grief is with guitars turned up to “neighbor-complaint.”
Monster Jam 2026
Saturday, February 28, 7 p.m.–9 p.m.
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if construction equipment developed anger issues and a marketing team, Monster Jam delivers the answer at Raymond James Stadium with roaring engines, airborne trucks, and dirt flying like physics itself has filed for workers’ comp. Legendary beasts such as Grave Digger and Max-D will crush, flip, and generally behave as though subtlety has been permanently outlawed.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres
Saturday, February 28, 7 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Watch the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Buffalo Sabres at Amalie Arena for an evening of elite skating, bone-rattling hits, and the uniquely Floridian spectacle of people wearing parkas indoors while it’s 75 degrees outside. Few live sports experiences match the speed and chaos of NHL hockey, where a frozen rubber disk somehow inspires both poetry and screaming. Tampa fans will be loud, proud, and absolutely convinced the refs are committing personal crimes against them.
An Evening with Audra McDonald
Saturday, February 28, 8 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald joins The Florida Orchestra at Straz Center for the Performing Arts for a night of Broadway showstoppers delivered with the kind of vocal power that could probably recalibrate nearby satellites. Backed by a full orchestra under conductor Michael Francis, the program blends beloved classics with contemporary favorites in a performance engineered to produce spontaneous goosebumps. Even people who claim not to like musicals may leave reconsidering several life choices.
TREMBLE on the Mat
Sunday, March 1, 9 a.m.–10 a.m.
Start your morning on the South Lawn at Armature Works with a free, high-intensity Pilates session designed to wake up muscles you forgot you owned and possibly a few you didn’t know existed. The TREMBLE method blends strength, cardio, and core work into one relentless hour set to playlists engineered to make you move faster than your better judgment might normally allow. Bring a mat, water, and the quiet acceptance that “low impact” does not mean “low effort.”
Taste of Carrollwood
Sunday, March 1, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
Follow your nose to Carrollwood Village Park, where dozens of local restaurants and businesses gather for a buffet-style showcase of everything delicious, useful, and occasionally baffling that Carrollwood has to offer. Expect samples, deals, giveaways, and the kind of cheerful chaos that happens when thousands of people collectively decide lunch should be a competitive sport. Bring friends, bring family, and bring a strategic plan, because 30+ food vendors is not a casual stroll, it’s a mission.
USF Men’s Basketball vs. Tulane
Sunday, March 1, 12 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Cheer on the Bulls at Yuengling Center as USF battles Tulane in a high-energy AAC showdown filled with fast breaks, buzzer-beaters, and enough school spirit to power a small city. College hoops hits different in person, where every defensive stop feels heroic and every three-pointer sounds like thunder. Grab your green and gold, round up your loudest friends, and help turn the arena into a wall of noise that Tulane absolutely did not sign up for.
