Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Date: Saturday, May 19, 2012
Location: Walgreens #7157
Cost: FREE for the public to watch
Info: (727) 546-2170; Website
What’s Doing?
In addition to watching the Fire Truck Pull, there will be family-friendly games, face painting and photos. Food will also be available for a small fee.
Address:
Walgreens #7157
Corner of Park Blvd & 66th Street
7400 66th Street North
Pinellas Park, FL 33781
Time: 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Date: Saturday, May 26, 2012
Location: Ybor City Saturday Market in Centennial Park
Cost: Admission is FREE, but guests are encouraged to visit their community help booth, which will be collecting donations for baby Emberlynn Padilla, a 6-month-old miracle baby born with Congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
Info: Website; Facebook Event Page
What’s Doing?
The streets of Ybor City will be closing to honor the greatest sandwich that Tampa has ever known — the Cuban sandwich — with a family festival celebrating the richness of Florida’s Hispanic/Latino communities. The event will include some of the biggest names in Tampa’s Latino communities, a Kidz Zone (where children will enjoy clowns, jumpers, face painting and more), live cultural musical and dance performances, exhibitors, and a contest to find the best Cuban Sandwich in the Tampa area.
Address:
Centennial Park
1800 East 8th Street
Ybor City, FL 33605
Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Date: Saturday, May 12, 2012
Location: Tampa Union Station
Cost: FREE admission; Hassle-free event parking in the City of Tampa Twiggs Street Garage (901 E. Twiggs Street, corner of Twiggs and East Streets, 1-1/2 blocks from Union Station in Downtown Tampa) for a nominal fee; Food available for purchase from Food Trucks on-site
Info: Website
What’s Doing?
Come out to Tampa Union Station for National Train Day and the Tampa Union Station Centennial Celebration, and help the station celebrate its 100th Anniversary. Plus, this year’s event will also celebrate the 143rd Anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike marking the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Highlights of the event includes:
— Amtrak equipment on display
— Live music
— History exhibits
— Operating model railroads
— History presentation (11 a.m.)
— Special Demonstrations from the Amtrak Police Department’s K-9 Unit and the telegraphers of the Florida Chapter of the Morse Telegraph Club
Food trucks — Taco Bus, Stinky Bunz, Burger Culture and Wicked Witches — will be on-site with food or beverages available for purchase.
Address:
Tampa Union Station
(Corner of Nebraska Avenue and Twiggs Street in Downtown Tampa)
601 North Nebraska Avenue
Tampa, FL 33602
Time: 3-11 p.m. (Fri.), 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (Sat.) and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Sun.)
Date: Friday, May 11, 2012-Sunday, May 13, 2012
Location: John’s Pass Village and Boardwalk
Cost: FREE, although “a gate donation of a buck-n-ear is appreciated” (A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Fisherman Lost at Sea Memorial Fund); PARKING: Parking is FREE at Madeira Beach Fundamental School with a FREE Shuttle to John’s Pass
Info: (727) 322-5217; Website
What’s Doing?
This 3-day festival celebrates the discovery of John’s Pass with a variety of events including a Pirate’s Ball, sea battle and boat parade, a family treasure hunt, adult and children’s costume contests, pirate performers, and more. Here are some highlights of the event’s kid-friendly activities, but be sure to visit the website for a complete schedule of festival events:
— Family Treasure Hunt (Begins and snds at The Alligator Attraction)
The village-wide treasure hunt begins on Saturday, May 12 (10 a.m.-6 p.m.) and continues on Sunday, May 13 (10 a.m.-4 p.m.). Participating families are encouraged to dress in pirate garb. Participants will be given a map and a list of clues to find all of the spots on the treasure hunt and qualify for the grand prize drawing. Participating merchants will provide a “trinket” for each family on the treasure hunt as proof that they have found their “spot”. NOTE: Treasure maps are limited to the first 500 families. All families who complete the hunt will be entered into the grand prize drawing, which will be held at 4:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 13.
— Children’s Activities will include face painting and family-friendly pirate entertainers. (Some fees may apply.)
— Children’s Costume Contest (Saturday, May 12 at 4:15 p.m.)
Every child will receive a prize, with several larger prizes being awarded to the best dressed. There is no entry fee for the costume contest.
— Merbellas “Live Mermaid Exhibit” (At the Bell tower several times throughout the weekend)
— Boat Parade and Sea Battle (Saturday, May 12 at 11:30 a.m.)
The Flotilla will set from just north of the Treasure Island Bridge and will continue past Eleanor Island before entering the battle zone in front of the Johns Pass Boardwalk at High Noon. The Loyalists plan to surprise their foes by out-flanking them and engaging in a sea battle with water pistols, super soakers, and black powder cannons. Behind the scenes, judges will be searching for boats that are the best decorated, most lively, smallest, and have the wettest crews.
— Parade (Saturday, May 12 at 1:30 p.m.)
Following the invasion, the sea Loyalists will rendezvous with their land-side troops and parade through the Village handing out beads and other trinkets to the children. The parade will wind through the Village and end at the center square tent where prizes will be given to the winners of each boating category.
Address:
John’s Pass Village and Boardwalk
150 John’s Pass Boardwalk
Madeira Beach, FL 33708
FREE parking and shuttle available at:
Madeira Beach Fundamental School
591 Tom Stuart Causeway
Madeira Beach, FL 33708
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