BEST FESTIVAL PIER 60 SUGAR SAND FESTIVAL, CLEARWATER BEACH John's Pass Seafood & Music Festival, Madeira Beach St . Pete Pride Clearwater Jazz Holiday Reggae Rise Up, St . Pete MAY St. Pete Tacos & Tequila Festival OCC Invitational Bike Show, St. Pete Cinco de Mayo at Casa Tina, Dunedin Cinco de Mayo Taco Fest, Clearwater Memorial Day Ceremony, Largo AUGUST Wearable ART, Dunedin Gecko Fest, Gulfport Gecko Ball, Gulfport Great St. Pete Cupcake Contest NOV�MB�R LPGA TOUR The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, Belleair Savor St. Pete Sanding Ovations, Treasure Island St. Pete Run Fest St. Pete BikeFest Dunedin Celtic Music Festival Dunedin Wines the Blues JUN� St. Pete Pride Parade & Festival Dunedin Pride Week Gulfport Pride Festival Tampa Bay Restaurant Week Old Salt Ladies Fishing Tournament, Madeira Beach Jazzy Juneteenth Jubilee, St. Pete S�PT�MB�R Xinsurance Clearwater Offshore Nationals Sponge Docks Craft Art Festival, Tarpon Springs D�C�MB�R Holiday Lights in the Gardens, Largo World Champions Cup, Clearwater NYE on the Pier, St. Pete First Night St. Petersburg ReliaQuest Bowl Clearwater Beach Day Holiday Boat Parades, Multiple Communities OCTOB�R Clearwater Jazz Holiday St. Pete Powerboat P1 Grand Prix John's Pass Seafood & Music Festival, Madeira Beach SHINE St. Pete Mural Festival BMX Gator Nationals, Oldsmar Halloween on Central, St. Pete Piertoberfest, St. Pete Taste of the Beaches, Multiple Communities JULY Fourth of July Fireworks, Multiple Communities Tampa Bay Ice Cream Festival, St. Pete Sad Summer Fest, Clearwater Dunedin Orange Festival Check out our most up-to-date listings at VisitSPC.com/Events SOCC�R If you’re a soccer fan, plan on attending a fast-paced Tampa Bay Rowdies game at the scenic 7,500-seat Al Lang Stadium on the down-town St. Pete bayfront, or head over to the down-town Tampa area to check out the USL Super League’s Tampa Bay Sun, Tampa Bay’s first professional women’s soccer team. FOOTBALL If American football is more your speed, take a brief drive over to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa to watch the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers play. The stadium also hosts two college bowl games each year: the Gasparilla Bowl in December and the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year’s Day. HOCK�Y Hockey lovers can take in the nonstop action of the Tampa Bay Lightning , two-time NHL Stanley Cup winners since 2020, at Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa. You can either drive over the Howard Frankland Bridge or take the Cross Bay Ferry from downtown St. Pete across the bay and back again after the game wraps. RACING Let’s shift gears (literally) to the annual Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, which brings powerful IndyCars roaring through closed streets along the St. Pete waterfront every March. Want to witness even more speed? Check out the Clearwater Offshore Nationals in the fall, one of the top boat races in Florida. GOLF The PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship is held at the renowned Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club in Palm Harbor each spring, bringing with it some of the world’s top golfers and thousands of spectators. Speaking of major golf tournaments, the LPGA Tour's The ANNIKA returns to Belleair in November. VISITSPC .COM 111