Things To Do In Tampa This Weekend: Fun Festivals & Events In Tampa This Weekend

Beetlejuice
All Weekend, June 12-14, Various Times
Tim Burton’s beloved ghost story comes to life at the Straz Center as the Broadway musical adaptation brings Lydia Deetz, a demon with a thing for stripes, and an astonishing set to Tampa for a full week of performances. It’s funny, it’s surprisingly touching, and it contains the word “Netherworld,” which is honestly reason enough to go.

Tampa Fringe
All Weekend, June 12-14, Various Times
Over 30 shows spanning theatre, dance, stand-up, and kids programming take over Kress Contemporary and The Commodore for a full weekend of independent performing arts in the heart of Ybor City. It’s the kind of festival where you buy a few tickets on a whim and end up seeing something that genuinely stays with you.

Keys in the Park: A Melodic Duel
Friday, June 12, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
A free dueling pianos showdown takes over Lykes Gaslight Park in downtown Tampa, with talented musicians going head-to-head on crowd favorites in an open-air setting that requires nothing from you except a blanket and a willingness to sing along. It’s the rare Friday evening event that works equally well for a first date, a family outing, or just a person who needed a reason to go outside.

Evanescence: 2026 World Tour
Friday, June 12, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Grammy Award-winning Evanescence brings their 2026 World Tour to MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre with Spiritbox and Nova Twins along as support, making for a three-act lineup that covers an impressive range of ways to feel things very loudly. If you have been waiting for an excuse to revisit your relationship with “Bring Me to Life” in a live setting, this is it.

World Cup USA Watch Party*
Friday, June 12, 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Al Lang Stadium in St. Pete hosts Tampa Bay’s largest watch party for the USA’s opening World Cup group stage match against Paraguay, with the Tampa Bay Rowdies teaming up with PMB Events and Great Bay Distributors to make it a proper occasion. It’s the kind of night where the entire stadium will either erupt in collective joy or suffer together in dignified silence, and either way you’ll want to have been there.

WILD 1 at Lower Deck*
Saturday, June 13, 8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Soul Ties celebrates one year of community with a waterfront wellness festival at Lower Deck featuring yoga flows, live DJ sets, cold plunges, an açaí and salad spread, a photobooth, and local vendors, all set against the water on a Saturday morning. It’s the kind of event that makes you feel like you have your life together, at least until noon.

Pitch-A-Pup Adoption Event*
Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Hotel Haya in Ybor City hosts a $5 donation-entry adoption event where rescue pups meet potential forever families in what is arguably the most wholesome two hours available to you this Saturday. Every dollar goes directly to saving lives, and there is a genuinely non-trivial chance you leave with a dog.

Soul Food Tour
Saturday, June 13, 2 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park hosts a full day of live R&B performances, curated DJ sets, fashion activations, and community celebration along the Tampa waterfront. It’s eight hours of music and culture designed to connect and elevate, which is a perfectly reasonable way to spend a Saturday afternoon into evening.

Trae Crowder
Saturday, June 13, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
The “Liberal Redneck” himself brings his sharp, Southern-fried political comedy to the Funny Bone in Ybor City, fresh off sold-out theatre tours, multiple TV appearances, and a full-length special called “Trash Daddy” that is available on YouTube if you need to do your homework first. It’s $32 for ninety minutes of a man who has somehow made being a progressive from rural Tennessee his entire and extremely successful brand.

Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Hartford Athletic
Saturday, June 13, 7:30 p.m.
Al Lang Stadium hosts Pride Night as the Rowdies take on Hartford Athletic, giving St. Pete soccer fans a waterfront evening that doubles as a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community during Pride month. Show up, make noise, and remind Hartford exactly whose house this is.

FTG x 7th & Grove: Kali Uchis Afterparty
Saturday, June 13, 9 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
For the Girls Tampa teams up with 7th & Grove for the official unofficial Kali Uchis afterparty, spinning her hits and lover girl anthems all night with plenty of room to dance. Whether you caught the concert or just want in on the energy, this is where the night continues.

Chicken Yoga
Sunday, June 14, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Hotel Haya in Ybor City hosts an all-levels flow yoga class with live diaper-wearing chickens roaming freely around the mats, followed by complimentary coffee, tea, and champagne, with all proceeds benefiting the Ybor Misfits Microsanctuary and the famously free-range birds that have made Ybor their home. Leave the jewelry at home, bring your own mat, and accept that no amount of mental preparation will fully ready you for a rooster wandering into your downward dog.

Family Day & Tampa Local Market
Sunday, June 14, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Yuengling Draft Haus & Kitchen throws a free Family Day with live music, face painting, outdoor games, and a local market showcasing Tampa small businesses, with brunch running from 11 a.m. if you want to get a head start. It’s the kind of Sunday afternoon that requires nothing from you except showing up.