Community Calendar

Ceramics Continued Study is a space for students to enhance their learning experience with instructor assistance and guiding knowledge. Sign up for a single class to continue working and add the finishing touches on projects you've started in one of our other classes. Sign up for multiple classes to choose your own adventure in hand-building or wheel thrown ceramics. Work with your instructor to plan out your projects and make them a reality. Some experience with clay is recommended. Available classes: 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/26, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23. 12/14

*Firing costs, essential tools, and glazes included. Clay available for purchase separately in studio.
*Register for 3+ classes at a time and receive a 20% discount at checkout!

Tampa Bay’s number one family-friendly Halloween event, Creatures of the Night, returns eerier than ever this fall. Perfect for all ages, the frightful, fun-filled event features howling outdoor experiences, amusing shows, spooky characters, creepy culinary treats and much more on thirteen select nights through October 26!
This year’s event features a new colossal adventure, Mesozoic Mayhem, a bone-chilling scare zone where ancient beasts roam once more and chaos ensues after scientists tamper with nature. Guests encounter life-size dinosaurs, creating an atmosphere filled with excitement and just the right amount of fright that proves that eerie fun never goes extinct.

Creatures of the Night takes place on 13 select nights in September and October from 4pm to 10pm.

Event nights are September 26 (members-only night), September 27, Oct. 3-4, Oct. 10-12, Oct. 17-19, and Oct. 24-26.

General admission tickets after 4PM are $29.95 (Friday & Sunday), $34.95 (Saturday), and can be purchased online at zootampa.org.

Go nose to nose with Big John, the World’s Largest Triceratops, in an immersive and playful dinosaur exhibit at the Glazer Children’s Museum in Downtown Tampa. Whether you have a child at home or not, all are welcome to visit this colossal exhibit, 66 million years in the making.

Go nose to nose with Big John, the World’s Largest Triceratops, in an immersive and playful dinosaur exhibit at the Glazer Children’s Museum in Downtown Tampa. Whether you have a child at home or not, all are welcome to visit this colossal exhibit, 66 million years in the making.

Go nose to nose with Big John, the World’s Largest Triceratops, in an immersive and playful dinosaur exhibit at the Glazer Children’s Museum in Downtown Tampa. Whether you have a child at home or not, all are welcome to visit this colossal exhibit, 66 million years in the making.

Go nose to nose with Big John, the World’s Largest Triceratops, in an immersive and playful dinosaur exhibit at the Glazer Children’s Museum in Downtown Tampa. Whether you have a child at home or not, all are welcome to visit this colossal exhibit, 66 million years in the making.

Go nose to nose with Big John, the World’s Largest Triceratops, in an immersive and playful dinosaur exhibit at the Glazer Children’s Museum in Downtown Tampa. Whether you have a child at home or not, all are welcome to visit this colossal exhibit, 66 million years in the making.

1st Friday Lunchtime Market
Presented by the Downtown Development Board

Take a break and enjoy Downtown Clearwater’s new 1st Friday Lunchtime Market.
• Where: Cleveland Street, Downtown Clearwater
• When: First Friday of each month, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Upcoming Dates: Nov. 7, Dec. 5, Jan. 2, Feb. 6

Shop local vendors, discover unique finds, and enjoy the lively downtown atmosphere during lunch.

Interested in being a vendor?

Local businesses, artists, and makers are invited to be a part of this growing event.

Learn more and apply: myclearwatercra.com/lunchmarket

Tampa Bay’s number one family-friendly Halloween event, Creatures of the Night, returns eerier than ever this fall. Perfect for all ages, the frightful, fun-filled event features howling outdoor experiences, amusing shows, spooky characters, creepy culinary treats and much more on thirteen select nights through October 26!
This year’s event features a new colossal adventure, Mesozoic Mayhem, a bone-chilling scare zone where ancient beasts roam once more and chaos ensues after scientists tamper with nature. Guests encounter life-size dinosaurs, creating an atmosphere filled with excitement and just the right amount of fright that proves that eerie fun never goes extinct.

Creatures of the Night takes place on 13 select nights in September and October from 4pm to 10pm.

Event nights are September 26 (members-only night), September 27, Oct. 3-4, Oct. 10-12, Oct. 17-19, and Oct. 24-26.

General admission tickets after 4PM are $29.95 (Friday & Sunday), $34.95 (Saturday), and can be purchased online at zootampa.org.

The Lakewood Ranch Blues Festival presented by Bank of America is an annual one-day blues music festival. This exciting festival promises to be a day filled with electrifying performances by award-winning, nationally and internationally touring blues performers, delicious local food and drink, and an atmosphere pulsating with the rhythms of the blues along the water! Feel the soul, hear the rhythm! The Lakewood Ranch Blues Festival offers easy parking, a bevy of the best local vendors for your food and drink + open seating & a front of stage seating experience—get tickets now! The festival takes place at the gorgeous town center, Waterside Place on Waterside Park in Lakewood Ranch, Florida on December 6, 2025. Tickets can be purchased at www.lakewoodranchbluesfestival.com for $75 in advance, $95 day of.