As Night Falls 7pm to 8:30pm Tampa Theatre Written and directed by local movie-maker Joe Davison, this film is a gory, terrifying nightmare. A slain girl’s parents have returned from their grave to enact their own strict discipline on anyone they believe is misbehaving and staying up past nightfall. Following the screening, Davison will lead a panel discussion and audience Q&A with members of the As Night Falls cast and crew. As Night Falls
Godspell Begins 7pm, Runs Friday through Sunday Patel Conservatory The timeless tale of friendship, loyalty and love based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew. Performed by students grades seven through twelve, a small group of people help Jesus Christ tell different parables by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques, and hefty doses of comedic timing. Godspell
On Your Feet! Begins 7:30pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts This performance takes you behind the music and inside the real story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, who, in the face of adversity, found a way to end up on their feet. On Your Feet!
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings Begins 7:30pm Amalie Arena The Detroit Red Wings roll into Downtown Tampa to challenge the hometown Tampa Bay Lightning for the first time this season. Get your tickets and take your seats to cheer on your team. Be the Thunder! Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings
Dawn of the Dead 10pm to 11:45pm Tampa Theatre This Dawn of the Dead re-imagining from 2004 calls back to the fearsome premise of the original. The dead don’t stay dead, they relentlessly hunger for the living, and this time they’re fast. Dawn of the Dead
Florida Center for Cybersecurity 2017 8am to 5pm Tampa Convention Center This conference will serve as a forum for exchanging information, exploring innovative ideas and learning from professionals and subject matter experts in the field. This year’s event will feature a keynote speaker along with a full schedule of presentations, panels, demonstrations and more for technical and non-technical audiences. Florida Center for Cybersecurity 2017
Ghosts of Tampa Theatre Tour Begins 3pm, Runs Friday through Saturday Tampa Theatre Hear the stories and characters that have led to Tampa Theatre being known as one of the most haunted buildings in town. This “balcony to backstage” tour that will focus on the historic movie palace’s ghostly guests. Ghosts of Tampa Theatre Tour
Fourth Friday 4pm to 10pm Downtown Tampa and Ybor City When the sun goes down, the streets of Tampa and Ybor light up with music, laughter, art, friends and FREE fun. This evening of special offerings and programs by cultural venues, restaurants, and more takes place on the fourth Friday of every month! Fourth Friday
Florida’s Self-taught Renegade Artists Presented By Gary Monroe Begins 5pm Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Introducing people to the world of Outsider art, this vivid PowerPoint-assisted lecture focuses on art that has been created by uninitiated artists who are distinguished by their idiosyncrasies and wild visions. Their works fly in the face of traditional art-making and is guaranteed to shake long-standing foundations. Florida’s Self-taught Renegade Artists
Opera Tampa Singers in The Witching Hour Begins 7pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Something wicked this way comes when the greatest coven of witches of all time is released. Elphaba, Ursula, Maleficent and, of course, The Witch Who Eats Children from Hansel and Gretel fly into the Jaeb Courtyard for this free performance featuring superbly concocted witchy tunes from Wicked, Harry Potter, Disney’s Descendants, Macbeth and more. Opera Tampa Singers in The Witching Hour
The Babadook 7:30pm to 9pm Tampa Theatre The tale of a young widow bringing up her son alone, tormented by insomnia and invasive thoughts and deeply troubled by the stories her boy is telling her of a monster from a storybook, it gets at some of the most basic terrors of having a child. The Babadook
Santana Begins 8pm Amalie Arena Carlos Santana and his band bring The Transmogrify Tour to the Downtown Tampa, performing passion-filled songs from their forty years of experience including fan favorites from Woodstock to Supernatural and beyond. Santana
The Florida Orchestra – Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture Begins 8pm Amalie Arena Michael Francis will conduct this performance of Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2, “Little Russian”, Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra, and Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture. The Florida Orchestra – Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture
The Shining 10:30pm to 1am Tampa Theatre The story of a psychically-charged hotel, the supernatural evil that dwells within it, the deeply damaged winter caretaker it preys upon, and his gifted son whose thoughts can be made real. Starring Jack Nicholson. The Shining
Kai Water Fitness 10am to Noon Urban Kai on the Riverwalk Are you ready to get an amazing core conditioning workout and have fun at the same time? This workout is taught entirely on paddleboards using mostly body weight exercises like planks, sit-ups, burpees, prone paddles and even plyo jumps! Please RSVP if you need a paddleboard. Kai Water Fitness
Walk Tampa: Tampa Bay Black History Begins 10am Tampa Bay History Center Led by noted local historian Fred Hearns, you’ll tour “the Harlem of the South,” Tampa’s Central Avenue district. Learn about life in Tampa’s African-American community, from the 1890s through the late 1960s. This outdoor trek begins at the new Robert Saunders Public Library and explores the social, political, musical and religious traditions of Tampa’s Black life in Tampa. Walk Tampa: Tampa Bay Black History
Art Spot 11am to 2pm Tampa Museum of Art Let your imagination run free as the Museum’s art facilitators introduce exhibition-specific methods of art making filled with fun and creativity for you and yours. Art Spot
Tampa Pig Jig 2017 Begins 1pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park This annual fundraiser hosted on downtown Tampa’s beautiful waterfront features live music, great food, a BBQ competition, drinks, and games. The event benefits the NephCure Kidney International. Over the past 6 years, the Tampa Pig Jig has raised over $2,000,000 with all proceeds benefiting NephCure. Justin Moore and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats will perform. Tampa Pig Jig 2017
Guppyween Begins 1pm The Florida Aquarium This event is a spooktacular time where kids can trick or treat throughout the Aquarium. We’ll have family-friendly entertainment and a sea of candy in a safe setting. All Aquarium exhibits, including the new outdoor plaza tiki bar and Splash Pad, will be open. Guppyween
PJ Masks Live: Time to be a Hero Shows at 2pm and 5pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts A super-heroic, brand-new live show featuring Catboy, Owlette and Gecko leaping, flipping and climbing as they try to save the day from sneaky villains Romeo, Night Ninja and Luna Girl. This live action version of the popular TV show puts kids in the superhero spotlight. PJ Masks Live: Time to be a Hero
Frankenweenie 2pm to 3:30pm Tampa Theatre The stop-motion story of young scientist, Victor Frankenstein, and his beloved dog, Sparky. When Sparky is unfortunately hit by a car and killed, Frankenstein does what Frankensteins do and returns him to life. But a lot of people would love to know the secret of how to reanimate the dead, and now they’re all after Victor’s formula. Frankenweenie
Halloween Edition – Tampa’s Last Saturday Bar Crawl Begins 2pm Franklin Manor Dig deep into your suitcase of fear and pull out the scariest costume you can find. This is no laughing matter. Go paranormal or stay home! Prizes will be awarded for the scariest costumes. Halloween Edition – Tampa’s Last Saturday Bar Crawl
Riverwalk Trick or Treat Begins 4pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park At this free community event kids in costume and their families will gather for a fun evening trick-or-treating along the entire length of the Tampa Riverwalk. Plus there will be a family-friendly showing of Ghostbusters in Water Works Park after trick or treating! Riverwalk Trick or Treat
Frankenstein 4:30pm to 5:45pm Tampa Theatre Boris Karloff’s famous film take on Mary Shelley’s novel. When Victor Frankenstein assembles his new man from corpse parts, the result is a monster that rock his way through the Bavarian countryside causing trouble. Frankenstein
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Anaheim Ducks Begins 7pm Amalie Arena The Anaheim Ducks roll into Downtown Tampa to challenge the hometown Tampa Bay Lightning for the first time this season. Get your tickets and take your seats to cheer on your team. Be the Thunder! Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Anaheim Ducks
An Eerie Evening at the Tampa Bay Hotel Begins 7:30pm Henry B. Plant Museum See the Museum in moonlight as you’ve never seen it before and hear creepy tales from days long past. Victorian mourning and funeral customs come to life as eerie entities roam the halls. Period lighting and candles set the stage for true stories of death, homesick soldiers, and poisons. Lantern light will flicker off the walls and throughout Plant Park as guided tours take visitors to the brink of a shadow world. An Eerie Evening at the Tampa Bay Hotel
Young Frankenstein Begins 7:30pm Tampa Theatre This parody film retells the story of a differently-pronounced Dr. Frankenstein and his henchmen and hangers-on as he creates life and then promptly loses control of it, to the dismay of nearby villagers. Starring Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, and Peter Boyle. Young Frankenstein
Heroes vs. Villains Halloween Party Begins 9pm Bizou Brasserie Enjoy cocktail and foodie specials oozing with deliciousness while you dance the night away along with Mr. Fantastic DJ. Dressing to impress is highly recommended so that you can participate in the Costume Contest! Heroes vs. Villains Halloween Party
Downtown After Dark: Halloween In The City Begins 10pm Spain Restaurant & Tomas Tapas Bar As darkness cast over Downtown, walk the streets with caution to explore Tampa’s epic mysterious night of Halloween entertainment! Downtown After Dark: Halloween In The City
Frankenhooker 10:30pm to Midnight Tampa Theatre A young man with an interest in the darker corners of science brings his poor deceased fiancée back to life by assembling some pieces of prostitutes he lures back to his house and dismembers. Frankenhooker
2nd Annual Multicultural Fest Begins 1pm Rialto Theatre This one-day event will feature free trick-or-treating, live entertainment, program demonstrations, music, activities, giveaways, and more! 2nd Annual Multicultural Fest
Strut Wag and Rock Begins 1pm Rialto Theatre Not only does the event have a huge costume contest, but all day during the event, there will be a pet friendly vendor fair, music, photos, food and a special priced Tito’s Handmade Vodka cocktail, with all proceeds going to Vets4Pets Charitable Clinic. Strut Wag and Rock
Hocus Pocus 2pm to 3:30pm Tampa Theatre There’s always room for a fun-loving, friendly Halloween movie in people’s lives, and this flick continues to be as warm and welcoming as ever. With such joyous, full performances and delightful costumes, Hocus Pocus will remain a family favorite, the comfort food of Halloween movies, for a long time to come. Hocus Pocus
Howl-O-Ween Begins 3pm Sail Pavilion at the Tampa Convention Center Join your local SPCA for a thrilling Halloween event with a parade, food trucks, costume contest, and much more! Howl-O-Ween
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman 5:30pm to 6:30pm Tampa Theatre After an alien transforms a woman into a giantess, she finds her husband in a bar with a floozy. Starring Allison Hayes, William Hudson, and Yvette Vickers. Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
Yoga in the Park Begins 6pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park In operation since 2010, Yoga in the Park is a free riverside yoga session led by an instructor from Yoga Downtown Tampa. Yoga in the Park
Spirits of the Bay: An Evening of Live Storytelling 7:30pm to 11pm Tampa Theatre Tampa’s grande dame of ghosts, local author and storyteller Deborah Frethem, takes to the Theatre’s historic stage for an intimate evening of ghost stories and supernatural tales from around the Bay area. Following the performance, Frethem will sign copies of her books, including Haunted Ybor City, Ghost Stories of St. Petersburg and Haunted Tampa: Spirits of the Bay, with sales benefiting Tampa Theatre’s preservation and restoration efforts. Spirits of the Bay
Winter Village at Curtis Hixon Park
November 17 through January 5 Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Celebrate the holiday season in Downtown Tampa at the Winter Village presented by USAmeriBank. The park will be transformed with the sights, sounds and activities of the holidays for children and adults of all ages. Skate around at the outdoor ice rink or get some gift shopping done at the Holiday Market. 2017-2018 Winter Village
Amalie Arena Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings – October 26 Santana – October 27 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Anaheim Ducks – October 28 André Rieu – November 1 Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Rangers – November 2 WiLD 94.1’s Last Damn Show – November 3 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets – November 4 Fall Out Boy – November 5 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars – November 16 Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Islanders – November 18 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Chicago Blackhawks – November 22 Christmas with Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith with Full Symphony – November 26 Lady Gaga – December 1 Tampa Bay Lightning vs San Jose Sharks – December 2 Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Islanders – December 5 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche – December 7 Harlem Globetrotters – December 8 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Winnipeg Jets – December 9 Katy Perry – December 15 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators – December 21 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild – December 23 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Montreal Canadiens – December 28 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Philadelphia Flyers – December 29 Jim Gaffigan – December 31 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes – January 9 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Calgary Flames – January 11 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Las Vegas Golden Knights – January 18 US 103.5’s Throwdown by the Bay – January 20
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts By the Yard, Cirkut Camera Photography – Through December 31 Voices of Cuba: Open Mic Night – November 3 Under the Cuban Sun – Through December 31
Glazer Children’s Museum Make it Monday – Weekly Toddler Tuesday – Weekly Worldly Wednesday – Weekly Tinker and Tech Thursday – Weekly Fun Fridays – Weekly Halloween Spree – October 31 Member Morning – November 5 Children’s Board of Hillsborough Free Tuesday – November 7 Coloring Trees: A Mindfulness Program – November 11 Developmental Checkup Day – November 14 Camp Imagination: Campsgiving – November 20 to 22 Sunshine Sunday – November 26 Check the Museum’s website for a full list of weekday programming.
Henry B. Plant Museum First Fridays – First Friday of the Month Menus: The Epicurean Experience – Through December 23 The Great Gatsby Party – November 11
Jobsite Theater The Threepenny Opera – October 20 to November 12
The John F. Germany Public Library Walk-In Tech Help – Wednesdays Toddler Time – Wednesdays Crafternoon – Thursdays Baby Sign – Thursdays Mini-Makers – November 1 Outside the Lines: Coloring for Adults – November 3 Learning Circles: Fiction Writing – November 5 3D Printing Design – November 6 Techsplorers – November 7 Tai Chi with Bonnie Birdsall – November 7 Holiday Closing – November 10 and 11 Movies @ the Library: The Fate of the Furious – November 17 Holiday Closing – November 23 and 24 Come Write In: NoNoWriMo – November 26
Patel Conservatory Godspell – October 26 to 29
Stageworks Theatre The Speak! Tank: Spoken Word Sundays – First Sunday of every month Christ Fellowship – Wednesdays The Got Jokes? Improv Experience – October 28 The Year of Magical Thinking – November 2 to 19
Straz Center for the Performing Arts On Your Feet! – October 29 The Florida Orchestra – Tchalkovsky’s 1812 Overture – October 27 PJ Masks Live: Time to be a Hero – October 28 John Cleese with a Screening of Monty Python and the Holy Grail – November 2 The Florida Orchestra – Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 – November 3 Junie B. Jones – November 4
Tampa Bay History Center Walk Tampa: Tampa Bay Black History – October 28 Florida Conversations: On Patrol in Alligator Country – November 8 Sangria and Stories: The Art of Cartography – November 15 Genealogy – Beyond the Basics – November 1 to 15 Florida Conversations: Towers in the Sand – December 6
Tampa Museum of Art The Classical World: Selections from the Permanent Collection – Ongoing The Classical World in Focus: Animals in Ancient Art – Ongoing Monday Meditation at the Museum – Mondays Art on the House – Fridays Art Spot – Saturdays Kiss and Tell by Wolfgang Flad – Through December 10 Photorealism: 50 years of Hyperrealistic Painting – Through October 22 Susanne Bartsch: Art-a-Porter – Through November 12
Tampa Theatre As Night Falls – October 26 Dawn of the Dead – October 26 The Babadook – October 27 The Shining – October 27 Frankenweenie – October 28 Frankenstein – October 28 Young Frankenstein – October 28 Frankenhooker – October 28 Hocus Pocus – October 29 Attack of the 50 Foot Women – October 29 Spirits of the Bay – October 29 Cat People – October 30 From Dusk Till Dawn – October 30 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit – October 31 Halloween Happy Hour – October 31 Halloween – October 31 Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill! – October 31 Scott Kelly: A Year in Space, A Night in Tampa – November 2 My Favorite Murder Live – November 3 Magic Men Live – November 4 Darlene Love – January 18 In the Mood – February 3
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