Westchase Events Calendar: See What's Happening This Weekend

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14 October, 2021

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WESTCHASE, FL — Looking for things to do in the Westchase area this weekend? Your Westchase Patch community calendar is a great way to stay up to date on what's happening near you and discover local events that fit your interests. Here's a roundup of local events coming up in the area this weekend. Want to add your own event? Whether you're planning a fundraiser, a barbecue, or yoga in the park, there's no better place to share it than Patch's event calendar. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Here are all of this weekend's events in and near Westchase: Featured Event: Tampa, County Provides One-On-One Assistance For Rent, Utilities Relief When: Thursday, October 14th at 12:30 p.m. Where: Ragan Park What: Now through December, the cty of Tampa and Hillsborough County staff will be available to provide residents with one-on-one application assistance for critical rental and utilities relief. City of Tampa and Hillsborough County have received federal funding to further help resi... Learn More Featured Event: Tampa, County Provides One-On-One Assistance For Rent, Utilities Relief (D'Ann Lawrence White) Featured Event: Art On The House When: Thursday, October 14th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Tampa Museum of Art What: The Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W. Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, will offer Art on the House each Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. Admission prices change to pay-as-you-will, and and visitors choose whatever admission price they want to pay. Bring the family and celebrate 100 years of art in Tam... Learn More Featured Event: Art On The House (D'Ann Lawrence White) Featured Event: 'Evil Dead: The Musical' By Stageworks When: Thursday, October 14th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Stageworks What: Stageworks Theatre, 1120 E. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, will present "Evil Dead:  The Musical" in partnership with the University of Tampa, Oct.14 to Oct. 31 at 8 p.m. with weekend matinees at 3 p.m.  Directed by Karla Hartley with musical direction by Juan Rodriguez, and "Evil Dead: Th... Learn More Featured Event: 'Evil Dead: The Musical' By Stageworks (Press Release Desk) Tampa Bay Teen Lit Fest When: Thursday, October 14th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library What: Tampa Bay Teen Lit Fest is a one-of a kind event bringing critically acclaimed writers of young adult fiction to one virtual space. Join the live sessions featuring authors who write in a variety of genres. Attendees will get a chance to ask questions, hear stories and even wi... Learn More JV Football vs Alonso - Sickles When: Thursday, October 14th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Sickles What: Event listing from Sickles: Thursday, October 14 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PMLocation: SicklesCoach: Patrick Murphy This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event details with the host before attending. Have a correctio... Learn More Music At M.Bird Rooftop When: Thursday, October 14th at 9:00 p.m. Where: Armature Works What: Visit M.Bird Rooftop at Armature Works at 1910 Ola Ave., Tampa, for multiple live music sets throughout the week. Enjoy live house music by DJ LeSage and DJ Camo on the M.Bird Rooftop every Thursday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.  Enjoy live music on the M.Bird Rooftop every Friday fr... Learn More Featured Event: Raprager Family Farms Fall Pumpkin Festival When: Friday, October 15th at 9:00 a.m. Where: Raprager Family Farms What: Raprager Family Farm, 16907 Boy Scout Road, Odessa, will host its annual Fall Pumpkin Festival through Oct. 30 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays. Activities include live music, hayrides, farm animals, an 80-foot bounce pillow, a 40-... Learn More Featured Event: Raprager Family Farms Fall Pumpkin Festival (D'Ann Lawrence White) Featured Event: Florida Birding And Nature Festival When: Friday, October 15th at 5:00 p.m. Where: Manatee Viewing Center What: Best-selling author and award-winning journalist Craig Pittman will be a keynote speaker at this year's Florida Birding and Nature Festival Oct. 15-17. The festival, headquartered at TECO's Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach, coincides with the peak migration of more than ... Learn More Featured Event: Florida Birding And Nature Festival (D'Ann Lawrence White) Featured Event: Haunted Wharf And UNDead In The Water When: Friday, October 15th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Sparkman Wharf What: Sparkman Wharf, 615 Channelside Drive, will host its annual Haunted Wharf for six haunted nights, Oct. 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30.  The interactive, eerie maze on the waterside wharf is plagued with pirate spirits of the past, sea-dwelling humans and alluring sirens entanglin... Learn More Featured Event: Haunted Wharf And UNDead In The Water (D'Ann Lawrence White) Featured Event: Howl-O-Scream Is Back At Busch Gardens When: Friday, October 15th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay What: Busch Gardens Tampa brings back the third-best Halloween event in the nation, Howl-O-Scream, featuring five haunted houses and eight haunted zones with zombies, deranged clowns, werewolves and ghoulish hordes lurking in the darkness.  Additionally, the theme park is offering s... Learn More Featured Event: Howl-O-Scream Is Back At Busch Gardens(D'Ann Lawrence White) Featured Event: Howl-O-Scream Is Back At Busch Gardens When: Friday, October 15th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay What: Busch Gardens Tampa brings back the third-best Halloween event in the nation, Howl-O-Scream, featuring five haunted houses and eight haunted zones with zombies, deranged clowns, werewolves and ghoulish hordes lurking in the darkness.  Additionally, the theme park is offering s... Learn More Featured Event: Howl-O-Scream Is Back At Busch Gardens (D'Ann Lawrence White) Legends From The Deep Exhibition At Clearwater Aquarium When: Friday, October 15th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Clearwater Marine Aquarium What: Just in time for Halloween, Clearwater Marine Aquarium, 249 Windward Passage, Clearwater, will present an exhibition that is guaranteed to thrill and chill while also educating visitors on the amazing and mysterious wonders that lurk beneath the surface of our oceans.  Legends... Learn More Creatures Of The Night At ZooTampa When: Friday, October 15th at 4:00 p.m. Where: ZooTampa at Lowry Park What: Guests can choose their scare level this October when Creatures of the Night returns to ZooTampa at Lowry Park. This year's family-friendly fright fest will feature NightShadow, a dream master who brings whimsical as well as nightmarish dreams to life. Entry to this event is l... Learn More Weekend Music At Armature Works When: Friday, October 15th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Armature Works What: Visit Armature Works at 1910 Ola Ave., Tampa, for multiple live music sets throughout the week. Friday on the lawn from 6 to 9 p.m. and the Heights Public Market from 9 p.m. to midnight. Saturday on the lawn from 6 to 9 p.m. and the Heights Public Market from 9 p.m. to midni... Learn More Haunted River Tour On Pirate Water Taxi When: Friday, October 15th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Tampa Convention Center What: For a frighteningly good time on the water, hop aboard a local favorite, the Pirate Water Taxi for a Haunted River Tour along the Hillsborough River starting at the Tampa Convention Center.  A dead-lightful docent will keep you on the edge of your seat as you learn about Tampa... Learn More Varsity Football vs Gaither - Sickles When: Friday, October 15th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Sickles What: Event listing from Sickles: Friday, October 15 from 7:30 PM to 8:00 PMLocation: GaitherCoach: Patrick Murphy This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event details with the host before attending. Have a correction?... Learn More Syvan Ramble Lights' Halloween Light Show When: Friday, October 15th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Sylvan Ramble Lights What: The annual Halloween Light Show at 4412 W. Sylvan Ramble St. in Tampa, will continue on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 to 9:30 p.m. through Halloween.  Sylvan Ramble Lights is now a 501(c)(3) public charity, so donations are tax-deductible and all proceeds of the Halloween Light S... Learn More How To Get The Best Contractor For The Job When: Friday, October 15th at 8:30 p.m. What: Interview three or more bathroom contractors You only get a small number of opinions from bathroom contractors when you speak with them. You might get higher bids if you ask for bids from these contractors. It is easier to find the right contractor for you if there are more c... Learn More Featured Event: FamilyFest Tampa When: Saturday, October 16th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Florida State Fairgrounds, 4802 U.S. 301, Tampa, FL, 33610 What: FamilyFest is Tampa's only indoor Family Festival. FamilyFest is Tampa's annual family festival featuring: family-type vendors, products & services, fun & educational stage presentations, kids' entertainment, family activities and prizes. At FamilyFest, Parents can exp... Learn More Featured Event: FamilyFest Tampa (City Spark) Featured Event: Breakfast With The Animals When: Saturday, October 16th at 8:00 a.m. Where: ZooTampa at Lowry Park What: Join ZooTampa at Lowry Park for a unique wild breakfast experience in the middle of the Ituri Forest with pygmy hippos and African painted dogs Saturday, Oct. 16 from 8 to 9:30 a.m.   Enjoy a pumpkin-carving class led by one of the zoo's chefs. Then, get the camera ready as th... Learn More Featured Event: Breakfast With The Animals (D'Ann Lawrence White) Featured Event: Tampa Riverwalk Halloween Hunt When: Saturday, October 16th at 9:00 a.m. Where: Tampa Riverwalk at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park What: The Riverwalk Halloween Hunt is a family-friendly, not-too-spooky virtual scavenger hunt along the Tampa Riverwalk. Individuals and teams will compete to be the first place HalloWinner by solving riddles, puzzles, tasks and exploring the Riverwalk in this safe, outdoor Hallow... Learn More Featured Event: Tampa Riverwalk Halloween Hunt (D'Ann Lawrence White) Featured Event: Businesses To Compete In YMCA Corporate Cup Challenge When: Saturday, October 16th at 9:00 a.m. Where: James P. Gills Family YMCA What: More than a dozen companies from around the Tampa Bay area will take a break from the office (or stay-at-home office) on Saturday, Oct. 16 to enjoy a fun day of team building and networking while supporting the Tampa Bay Area YMCAs at its second annual Corporate Cup Challenge,... Learn More Featured Event: Businesses To Compete In YMCA Corporate Cup Challenge (D'Ann Lawrence White) Featured Event: 3rd Annual Tampa Taco Fest Set For Oct. 16 When: Saturday, October 16th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Al Lopez Park What: The third annual Tampa Taco Fest comes to Al Lopez Park, 4810 N. Himes Ave., Tampa, on Saturday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Attendees of the event, presented by Ford, will be able to enjoy traditional elote, Asian fusion tacos, birria tacos and vegetarian options from a v... Learn More 3rd Annual Tampa Taco Fest Set For Oct. 16 (D'Ann Lawrence White) Featured Event: Celebrate World Okapi Day By Recycling Electronics When: Saturday, October 16th at 10:00 a.m. Where: ZooTampa at Lowry Park What: ZooTampa at Lowry Park will celebrate World Okapi Day Saturday, Oct. 16, with an electronics recycling drive from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the Zoo School at the drive-thru area.  ZooTampa at Lowry Park is offering the Tampa Bay community a "greening" opportunity to celebr... Learn More Featured Event: Celebrate World Okapi Day By Recycling Electronics (D'Ann Lawrence White) Featured Event: Ghosts Of Tampa Theatre Tour When: Saturday, October 16th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Tampa Theatre What: Who was the man in seat 308? Where did Robert Lanier tear his final ticket? Why does Fink Finley continue to roam the balcony? And what has led to Tampa Theatre being known as one of the most haunted buildings in town Learn the theater's secrets and stories with a "balcony to ... Learn More Featured Event: Ghosts Of Tampa Theatre Tour (D'Ann Lawrence White) Featured Event: HorsePower For Kids Fall Festival When: Saturday, October 16th at 11:00 a.m. Where: HorsePower for Kids & Animal Sanctuary What: HorsePower for Kids, 8005 S. Race Track Road, Tampa, will host its 14th annual fall festival fundraiser every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 31. It includes pony rides, hayrides, farm animals, a bounce house, games, a playground, live music and train r... Learn More Featured Event: HorsePower For Kids Fall Festival (D'Ann Lawrence White) Featured Event: Lightning Teams Up To Provide Food, Vaccines Saturday When: Saturday, October 16th at 11:00 a.m. Where: University Area Community Development Corporation (UACDC) What: Florida Blue and the Tampa Bay Lightning are partnering in a Face Off Against Hunger to support food insecurity in the Tampa Bay community.  They are partnering with Feeding Tampa Bay and the University Area Community Development Corp. to host the local community and provide o... Learn More Featured Event: Lightning Teams Up To Provide Food, Vaccines Saturday (D'Ann Lawrence White) Featured Event: Straz Is Back Block Party When: Saturday, October 16th at 4:00 p.m. Where: David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts What: The David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts is hosting a free block party next weekend called "Straz is Back." The Saturday, Oct. 16 party will be held outdoors along the Tampa Riverwalk with entertainment on two stages, aerialists, food trucks, a maker's market, liv... Learn More Featured Event: Straz Is Back Block Party (D'Ann Lawrence White) Lion's Pride (King) - Sickles When: Saturday, October 16th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Sickles What: Event listing from Sickles: Saturday, October 16 (all day) This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event details with the host before attending. Have a correction? Contact us at [email protected], and/or reach... Learn More B & G Cross Country Pre-State Meet Clearwater Central Catholic Invite When: Saturday, October 16th at 7:45 a.m. Where: Sickles What: Event listing from Sickles: Saturday, October 16 from 7:45 AM to 9:00 AMLocation: FSU Tallahassee Clearwater Central Catholic HSCoach: Matt DeLamater This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event details with the ... Learn More Sesame Street Safari Of Fun When: Saturday, October 16th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay What: Busch Gardens Tampa's kid-friendly Halloween festival featuring the always-loveable Sesame Street characters kicks off Oct. 2 with an expanded trick-or-treat candy trail. Taking place each Saturday and Sunday in October, the Sesame Street Safari of Fun includes a limited-time... Learn More Music At Sparkman Wharf When: Saturday, October 16th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Sparkman Wharf What: There will be free live music at Sparkman Wharf throughout the weekend. Saturday from 6 to 10 p.m. on the Sparkman StageSunday from 5 to 8 p.m. DJ Learn More Featured Event: Outdoor Yoga To Benefit Domestic Violence Programs When: Sunday, October 17th at 11:30 a.m. Where: American Social What: "Work for Peace," an outdoor yoga class followed by food, drinks and a raffle drawing, will take place Sunday Oct. 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at American Social, 601 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Tampa. Click here for tickets. All money raised will go to domestic violence prog... Learn More Featured Event: Outdoor Yoga To Benefit Domestic Violence Programs (D'Ann Lawrence White) Featured Event: Pops In The Park When: Sunday, October 17th at 7:00 p.m. Where: River Tower Park What: The Florida Orchestra's biggest concert of the year is back. Pack a blanket and picnic for free music under the stars – a Florida Orchestra tradition for nearly 30 years, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at River Tower Park, 401 E. Bird St. in Tampa. Daniel Black will conduct. Bring canned g... Learn More Featured Event: Pops In The Park (D'Ann Lawrence White) Soccer Tryouts - Sickles When: Monday, October 18th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Sickles What: Event listing from Sickles: Monday, October 18 (all day)Boys coach: [email protected] coach: [email protected] This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event details with the host before attending. ... Learn More Federal Impact Aid Survey due - Sickles When: Monday, October 18th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Sickles What: Event listing from Sickles: Monday, October 18 (all day)Return to Student Affairs Office This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event details with the host before attending. Have a correction? Contact us at content... Learn More NHS Club Day - Sickles When: Tuesday, October 19th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Sickles What: Event listing from Sickles: Tuesday, October 19 (all day) This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event details with the host before attending. Have a correction? Contact us at [email protected], and/or reach ... Learn More B & G Cross Country Spaghetti Run - Sickles When: Tuesday, October 19th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Sickles What: Event listing from Sickles: Tuesday, October 19 (all day)TBDLocation: SteinbrennerCoach: Matt DeLamater This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event details with the host before attending. Have a correction? Cont... Learn More Music At Stones Throw Every Tuesday When: Tuesday, October 19th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Armature Works What: Enjoy live music at Stones Throw at Armature Works every Tuesday from 7 to 11 p.m. on the patio.  Learn More Check out more local events, or add your own, on the Westchase Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.