Barre in the Park Begins 6pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park In conjunction with the Bryan Glazer Jewish Community Center, the Tampa Downtown Partnership is proud to bring this free community fitness class to Tampa’s Downtown! Barre in the Park
The Naked Magicians Begins 7:30pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts The world’s funniest and naughtiest magic show! The show features magic, mirth and more than a touch of mayhem as these two hot and hilarious Aussie magicians say “abracadabra” and take magic to a whole new level. Left without sleeves or pockets, their saucy magic is baffling and entertaining, bringing a new meaning to “now you see it.” The Naked Magicians
Other Words Literary Conference 7:30pm to 9pm University of Tampa – Vaughn Center Organized by the Florida Literary Arts Coalition and sponsored by UT, the goal of the conference is to bring together writers, editors, agents, publishers, book sellers, grant administrators, directors of writers’ colonies and retreats, and others to talk about the how to of literary arts: how to write it, make it, sell it, fund it and nurture it. This segment will feature a Faculty Reading by Pablo Cartaya, Bob Kunzinger and Gerry LaFemina. Other Words Literary Conference
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Vancouver Canucks Begins 7:30pm Amalie Arena The Bolts take the ice to challenge the visiting Vancouver Canucks. Grab a seat and cheer on your team! Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Vancouver Canucks
Latin Nights Begins 9pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts An evening of food and dancing. Meet new friends, experience Latin-inspired tapas and drink specials and dance to the thrilling rhythms of a live salsa band and DJ. Latin Nights
Oktoberfest Tampa 4pm to 11pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Celebrate all weekend with German cheer, dancing, and toasting to cooler weather and colder beer along the Hillsborough River. This event is a time to unwind, make new friends, learn new customs, and sing a few songs. Friday evening will feature the tapping of the inaugural keg as the doors open for Tampa’s largest Oktoberfest celebration. Oktoberfest Tampa
Haunted River Tours Begins 7pm Tampa Convention Center Completely revamped for 2018, hop aboard the Pirate Water Taxi for a frighteningly good time on the water. Gather your friends and family for an entertaining evening with tales of ghosts along the Hillsborough River. Each tour will be led by a dead-lightful docent who will tell spooky stories of Tampa’s past. Haunted River Tours
Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Begins 7pm Tampa Theatre Since 1990 TIGLFF has been held at the historic Tampa Theatre. What makes TIGLFF even more special is the street space and plaza out front are closed for tables, tents, vendors and music, giving the festival community a place to gather and celebrate films, community and the refreshing October weather. Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Other Words Literary Conference 7:30pm to 9pm University of Tampa – Vaughn Center Organized by the Florida Literary Arts Coalition and sponsored by UT, the goal of the conference is to bring together writers, editors, agents, publishers, book sellers, grant administrators, directors of writers’ colonies and retreats, and others to talk about the how to of literary arts: how to write it, make it, sell it, fund it and nurture it. This segment will feature a Faculty Reading by Jessica Anthony and Frank X. Gaspar. Other Words Literary Conference
Judgment at Nuremberg Begins 8pm Stageworks Theatre This work from Abby Mann reenacts one of the most important trials in modern history. Ernest Janning, one of the most influential German legal minds of the pre-war era, and other influential Nazis face a military tribunal in the second wave of post war trials at Nuremberg. Issues at the forefront of this trial reverberate through history and challenge humanity to this day. Judgment at Nuremberg
Brews By The Bay Begins 8pm The Florida Aquarium Make a splash at the Aquarium’s annual beer and food festival. Enjoy unlimited beer tastings and food samplings with amazing undersea views at Downtown Tampa’s most unique beer and food event. Live music and bands, including The Spazmatics and a silent disco, will make for an awesome experience! Brews By The Bay
Romeo Santos Begins 8pm Amalie Arena Romeo Santos will take the stage for a live show that will get Downtown Tampa moving. Santos is known for his impressive stage prowess and fun Latin vibe. Romeo Santos
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
Oktoberfest Tampa 11am to 11pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Celebrate all weekend with German cheer, dancing, and toasting to cooler weather and colder beer along the Hillsborough River. This event is a time to unwind, make new friends, learn new customs, and sing a few songs. Friday evening will feature the tapping of the inaugural keg as the doors open for Tampa’s largest Oktoberfest celebration. Oktoberfest Tampa
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert Shows at 2pm and 7:30pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Relive the magic of your favorite wizard in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ – in Concert. Based on the third installment of J.K. Rowling’s classic saga, fans of all ages can now experience the thrilling tale accompanied by the music of a live symphony orchestra as Harry soars across the big screen. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert
Judgment at Nuremberg Shows at 3pm and 8pm Stageworks Theatre This work from Abby Mann reenacts one of the most important trials in modern history. Ernest Janning, one of the most influential German legal minds of the pre-war era, and other influential Nazis face a military tribunal in the second wave of post war trials at Nuremberg. Issues at the forefront of this trial reverberate through history and challenge humanity to this day. Judgment at Nuremberg
2nd Annual Pregnancy Infant Loss Remembrance Family Walk Begins 6pm Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park All are welcome to participate in this special day of love and remembrance. This event is a day for all grieving parents to be surrounded by love and support from their friends, family, and community. It is a day to not only reflect on the loss but to also embrace love and healing. 2nd Annual Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Family Walk
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Begins 7pm Amalie Arena The Bolts take the ice to challenge the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets. Grab a seat and cheer on your team! Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Oktoberfest Tampa 11am to 6pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Celebrate all weekend with German cheer, dancing, and toasting to cooler weather and colder beer along the Hillsborough River. This event is a time to unwind, make new friends, learn new customs, and sing a few songs. Friday evening will feature the tapping of the inaugural keg as the doors open for Tampa’s largest Oktoberfest celebration. Oktoberfest Tampa
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert Begins 2pm Straz Center for the Performing Arts Relive the magic of your favorite wizard in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ – in Concert. Based on the third installment of J.K. Rowling’s classic saga, fans of all ages can now experience the thrilling tale accompanied by the music of a live symphony orchestra as Harry soars across the big screen. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert
Upstairs/ Downstairs Live Theater Shows at 3:30pm and 6:30pm Henry B. Plant Museum Step back in time and enjoy the single-character performances that bring turn-of-the-century Tampa Bay Hotel staff members and guests to life. Each character is based on actual hotel staff and guests. From the reminiscences of Henry Plant himself to the letters of a Spanish-American War soldier, you will learn more about the time period through each character’s particular vantage point. Upstairs/ Downstairs Live Theater
Yoga in the Park Begins 6pm Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park In operation since 2010, the Tampa Downtown Partnership is proud to continue it’s Sunday Yoga in the Park tradition with our newest addition, seasoned yoga instructors from Lucky Cat Yoga. Yoga in the Park
Many of Downtown’s pubs, restaurants, and bars feature live music. Check out this week’s line up! Be sure to check with each location to confirm.
Amalie Arena Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vancouver Canucks – October 11 Romeo Santos – October 12 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings Joyce Meyer Ministries 2018 Women’s Conference – October 25 to 27 Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils – October 30 Twenty One Pilots – November 3 Elton John – November 28 Fleetwood Mac – February 18, 2019 P!nk – March 3, 2019 Shawn Mendes – July 27, 2019
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Photography 101: October – Through October 24 Fashion Photography Workshop – Through October 25 North and South: Berenice Abbott’s U.S. Route 1 – October 8 to January 11 Q and A’s Photography Workshop – October 21 UPA Gallery 2018 – October 22 to November 30 Disaster to Done: Organizing your Family Photos – October 23 Aesthetics and Perception of Advanced Digital Collage – October 27 and 28 Day by Day: 1968 – October to December
Glazer Children’s Museum Make it Monday – Weekly Toddler Tuesday – Weekly Worldly Wednesday – Weekly Tinker and Tech Thursday – Weekly Fun Fridays – Weekly Monster Mashup – Through October 31 Member Morning – October 7 Developmental Checkups – October 22 Harvest with Heart – November 1 to 30
Check the Museum’s website for a full list of weekday programming.
Henry B. Plant Museum First Fridays – First Friday of the Month Imperial Designs – Through December 31 Sunday Tour – October 14 and November 11 Music in the Museum – October 18 and November 15 Henry Plant’s Birthday – October 27 An Eerie Evening at the Tampa Bay Hotel – October 27 Veteran’s Day – November 11 Historical Interlude – November 11 Music Store Sunday – November 25 Victorian Christmas Stroll – December 1 to 23 Holiday Shopping Day – December 1 Members Day at the Stroll – December 1 Children’s Day at the Victorian Christmas Stroll – December 16
Jobsite Theater Edgar & Emily – October 12 to November 9 Othello – January 11 to February 3 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] – March 15 to April 17
The John F. Germany Public Library Tai Chi with Bonnie Birdsall – Tuesdays Walk-In Tech Help – Wednesdays Toddler Time – Wednesdays Crafternoon – Thursdays Baby Sign – Thursdays Disability History and Awareness – October 11 Movies @ the Library: Black Panther – October 12 Book Discussion: White Noise by Don DeLillo – October 17 Sewing at the Library: Learn to Hand Embroider – October 18 Movies @ the Library: A Quiet Place – October 19 Heritage Festival – October 20
Stageworks Theatre The Speak! Tank: Spoken Word Sundays – First Sunday of every month Christ Fellowship – Wednesdays Judgment at Nuremberg – Through October 14 The Revolutionists – November 2 to 18 The Winter Wonderettes – December 6 to 23 Ready Steady Yeti Go – February 7 to 24 The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie – March 21 to April 7
Straz Center for the Performing Arts The Naked Magicians – October 11 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert – October 13 and 14 The Play That Goes Wrong – October 16 to 21 Patel Conservatory Presents The Addams Family, A New Musical – October 18 to 21 Brian Kilmeade – America: Great from the Start – October 19 Jeremy Stolle – October 20 The Magic School Bus – October 20 Griffin House – October 22 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – October 24 Opera Tampa Singers in the Witching Hour – October 26 The Florida Orchestra: Evening at Bach’s Coffeehouse – October 26 Broadway Ball – October 27 Broadway Ball After Dark – October 27 Toast of Tampa Show Chorus: Standing Room Only – October 28 Nugget and Fang: Field Trip – October 31 mad Theatre presents 9 to 5 The Musical – November 1 to 11 The Choir of Man – November 3 Glenn Beck LIVE – November 30 Hundred Days – January 15 to March 24 The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical – July 9 to 14
Tampa Bay History Center Florida Conversations: Birding and Nature Festival Keynote Speaker Jack Davis – October 11 Walk Tampa: The Ybor City Story – October 13, November 10, and December 8 A Night at the Museum – October 14 History Center Book Group – October 18 Girl Scout Workshop: Zoom in on Nature – October 20 Walk Tampa: Central Avenue Black History Tour – October 27 My Doll and Me: Luciana – November 10 Florida Conversations: Florida Wild: Hidden in Plain Sight – November 14 History Center Book Group – November 15 Walk Tampa: Central Avenue Black History Tour – November 24 and December 29 Girl Scout Workshop: Tweetin’ Tampa – December 1 Florida Conversations – December 4
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 Teen Open Studio – Tuesdays Art on the House – Fridays Art Spot – Saturdays LOVE IS CALLING – Through February 14 Pavilion XXXIII – November 3
Tampa Theatre Kusama: Infinity – October 16 Office Space – October 17 Ghosts of Tampa Theatre – October 19 to 31 PAUSE-O-Ween – October 19 to 31 Hi Noon, Goodbye Dr. Paul – October 19 The Rocky Horror Picture Show – October 19 A Nightmare on Elm Street – October 20 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge – October 20 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors – October 20 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master – October 20 A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child – October 20 Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare – October 20 Corpse Bride – October 21 Bride of Frankenstein – October 21 The Brides of Dracula – October 21 The Brides Wore Blood – October 21 Hotel Transylvania – October 22 Psycho – October 22 Eaten Alive – October 22 A Quiet Place – October 23 Hereditary – October 23 Teen Wolf – October 24 An American Werewolf in London – October 24 The Slumber Party Massacre – October 25 The Cat and the Canary – October 26 Adam DeVine – Weird Life Tour 2018 – October 27 Phantasm – October 28 Hocus Pocus – October 28 Bubba Ho-Tep – October 28 Beetlejuice – October 29 Spirits of the Bay: Live Storytelling with Deborah Frethem – October 29 It – October 30 The Shining – October 30 Halloween – October 31 Iron & Wine – November 15 Home Free – A Country Christmas – December 6 NYE Wrap Party 2018: Austin Powers – December 31 Raffi – Januaury 19 Winefest 2019 – February 22 and 23 Hollywood Awards Night – February 24 Welcome to Night Vale – February 28
