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Beach Boogie 2006!
8/24/2006 - 8/27/2006
Sirata Beach Resort 5300 Gulf Boulevard St.Pete Beach, FL Put your dancing shoes on and come join the Tampa Bay Beach Boppers as they celebrate their annual dance event, Beach Boogie 2006. This event attracts dancers from across the USA. The event kicks off with a FREE Casino Cruise on Thursday morning. The event will offer Dance workshops with Boogie registration, Delicious Friday and Saturday noon hospitalities, smoke free ballroom, Door prizes and give-a-ways, FREE Casino Cruise with Boogie registration, Jack n' Jill dance contest, Great vendors, shoes, jewelry, caricature artist and more. For more information, please call 727-585-8566.
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Gulfport's End of Summer Gecko Fest
9/2/2006 - 9/2/2006
Gulfport Beach 5500 Shore Blvd S Gulfport, FL 33707 This quaint town on Boca Ciega Bay celebrates the little lizards known as Geckos with a family festival and parade. Artists in Gulfport's ArtVillage create pins, hats and yard ornaments celebrating these salamanders. Visitors are encouraged to wear colorful costumes and hats. Craft tables will be set up with supplies for those who didn't bring their Gecko garb. The Gecko Festival begins at 4 p.m. with the Grand Gecko Walking Parade at 7 p.m. and the street dance at 8 p.m. For more information, call 727-345-0750 or 727-302-9299.
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Celebrate Oldsmar Festival
9/2/2006 - 9/2/2006
R.E. Olds Park 103 Shore Dr E Oldsmar, FL 34677 The 11th Annual Celebrate Oldsmar festival will be at R.E. Olds Park on Shore Drive. The biggest event the city organizes includes live music, food and games at the 15-acre waterfront park. Activities for kids includes a petting zoo and pony rides. The highlight of the free event, a 20-minute fireworks show, will begin at 9 p.m. For more information, call 813-749-1260.
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10th Annual Florida Orchestra in the Park
10/14/2006 - 10/14/2006
Vinoy Park 500 Bayshore Dr NE St. Petersburg, FL 33701 The Florida Orchestra performs a free concert in Vinoy Park. Grab your friends, family and a picnic basket and spend an evening with your Florida Orchestra listening to familiar classics, toe-tapping tunes, rousing marches, up-beat overtures and more! The show begins at 7 p.m. For more information, call 1-800-662-7286.
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Hispanic Heritage Festival
10/15/2006 - 10/15/2006
Coachman Park 101 Drew St. Clearwater, FL 33759 Join Clearwater in celebrating the fastest growing segment of our community with a concert. Performers will be announced at a later date. The Festival will also feature activities, exhibitors, games & food court. For more information, please call (727) 562-4839.
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Clearwater Jazz Holiday
10/19/2006 - 10/22/2006
Coachman Park 101 Drew St. Clearwater, FL 33759 In its 27th year, the annual Jazz Holiday brings together all veins of jazz music together in 4 days of free entertainment at Coachman Park in downtown Clearwater. One of the longest-running and best-known FREE live jazz events in the country, the Clearwater Jazz Holiday has presented in concert virtually every jazz luminary of our generation. Scheduled to perform this year: Kenny Drew Jr. Quartet, Kenny G, Bossacucanova, Mindi Abair, Richard Elliot, Valerie Gillespie, Jose Valentino Ruiz, Jazz to the Maxx, John Pizzarelli, Manhattan Transfer, REH / CJH Jazz Youth Band, Chuck Owen & the Jazz Surge, Don Byron Ivey-Divey Trio with Edward Simon & Billy Hart, Reunion Band, Buckwheat Zydeco and Cherry Poppin? Daddies. For more information, please call 727-461-5200.
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24th Annual Frenchy's Stone Crab Claw Festival
10/20/2006 - 10/22/2006
All Frenchy's locations on Clearwater Beach 7 Rockaway St Clearwater Beach, FL 33767 Frenchy's annual Stone Crab Weekend is a popular area and this year marks the 24th anniversary of Frenchy's Café! The event will also feature two tents complete with live music. Frenchy's also has KALIC beer, sent over from the Bahamas for the event. For more information, call 727-446-1522.
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2006 Nauti-Night Masquarade Ball
10/27/2006 - 10/27/2006
The Florida Aquarium 701 Channelside Dr. Tampa, FL 33602-5614 Gather your friends, don your disguises and dare to enter the haunted Aquarium for a frighteningly fun time. There will be live entertainment, a costume contest with a cash prize, food and open bar. Halloween costumes are encouraged. Appropriate attire required, Adults 21 and older only. For more information, call 813-273-4568.
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Top o' the Bay Oktoberfest
10/27/2006 - 10/29/2006
R.E. Olds Park 103 Shore Dr E Oldsmar, FL 34677 This weekend festival features German music, food, beer and wine, along with full midway, carnival, art/crafters, American food and business vendors. Come enjoy the interactive games and activities such as log sawing, keg hurling, stein holding and the annual Waitress Races. For more information, call 813-855-4233.
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33rd Annual Circus McGurkis
10/28/2006 - 10/28/2006
Lakeview Park on Lake Maggiore 20th Street & 26th Avenu S St. Petersburg, FL 33705 Held every year on the last Saturday in October, this year's event is the 33nd Annual Outdoor Peoples Fair with arts, music and games and is a celebration of peace, freedom, justice and creativity. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 727-327-6726 or 727-896-0310.
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Taste of Gulfport
11/1/2006 - 11/1/2006
Beach Boulevard Shore to 28th Street Gulfport, FL 33712 We do not have the official dates for this event, but it is usually held in November. No matter what your taste, from BBQ to Bolognese sauce, this event will have it all! More than 40 restaurants, catering companies and specialty food vendors will be present. Live music will spice up the atmosphere with performances on stage at the corner of Beach Boulevard and Shore Drive all day long from noon to 7 p.m. For more information, call 727-542-9262
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Ribfest
11/10/2006 - 11/12/2006
Vinoy Park 500 Bayshore Dr NE St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Ribfest is a three-day festival that includes a classic rock concert that features national recording artists, a Corvette car show and a Harley Davidson show for the big kids, a children's entertainment area and arcade games for the little kids, and of course, the best ribs in the world! Enjoy world-famous barbecue as some of the finest barbecue chefs in the country showcase their special eating delights. For more information, call 727-528-3828.
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Ford Ironman World Chamionship 70.3
11/11/2006 - 11/11/2006
Sheraton Sand Key Resort 1160 Gulf Blvd. Clearwater Beach, FL 33767-2799 The Ironman 70.3, a triathalon series, will call Clearwater home to its newest world championship event. The event will consist of a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 13.1 mile run. The event route starts and finishes in Sand Key Park and the Sheraton Sand Key Resort. The top five men and women and the winner from each age group will qualify for the 2007 Ford Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. The City of Clearwater will host more than 1,800 domestic and international athletes at the inaugural Ford Ironman World Championship 70.3. For more information, please visit www.ironmanlive.com.
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The Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Classic
11/17/2006 - 11/19/2006
Clearwater Beach 1160 Gulf Blvd Clearwater Beach, FL 33767 Traditional jazz and swing will once again fill the air at the 16th annual Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Classic. This event is the largest traditional festival in the state and one of the largest on the east coast. The Sheraton Sand Key Resort on Clearwater Beach will host a crowd of about 5,000 over three days. More than 20 bands will play in several venues, from gulfside to ballroom.
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Dunedin Celtic Festival
11/18/2006 - 11/18/2006
Highlander Park 903 Michigan Boulevard Dunedin, FL 34698 The 8th Annual Dunedin Celtic Festival consists of a day of various Celtic music, food, beer, soda, water and vendors. Listen to the hottest Celtic bands in the world in a fabulous setting under the oaks at beautiful Highlander Park on the banks of Wee Loch Ness. For more information, call 727-733-6240.
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Festival of Trees
11/22/2006 - 11/26/2006
Harborview Center 300 Cleveland St. Clearwater, FL 33755-4001 Festival of Trees features one-of-a-kind lavishly decorated trees in a family-centered fantasyland. More than 125 decorated Christmas trees from local artists, businesses and community leaders will be for sale. This holiday extravaganza kicks off with the Premiere Night Party featuring the first lighting of the trees, a silent auction, and samples from upscale restaurants in the community. There is also a gingerbread village and competition, live non-stop entertainment, hand-crafted gifts, children's activities, clowns, face painting, a big train display, raffles, animated window display and visits and photos with Santa. For more information, please call 727-713-3993.
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Annual Holiday Parade: All Aboard for the Holidays!
12/10/2006 - 12/10/2006
Park Boulevard Between 58th Street N and 43rd Street N Pinellas Park, FL 33781 Awards for best marching band and other categories presented by the mayor after the parade. For more information, call 727-547-8050.
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Belleview Biltmore Resort's New Year's Eve Ball
12/31/2006 - 1/1/2007
Belleview Biltmore Resort, Golf Club and Spa 25 Belleview Blvd. Clearwater, FL 33756-1991 Countdown to 2007 at the Belleview Biltmore Resort's Tiffany ballroom. The 16 piece Dan McMillion Jazz Orchestra will provide music, while guests enjoy a five-course sit down dinner and open bar. Event hours are from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. For more information, call 727-373-3000 or visit belleviewbiltmore.com/NewYearsEve.html
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St. Petersburg First Night
12/31/2006 - 12/31/2006
Downtown St. Petersburg 800 2nd Avenue NE St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Downtown St. Petersburg comes together with more than 20 venues featured in this alcohol-free celebration for adults and children alike. Centered around the Pier and Vinoy basin, First Night features everything from fire sculptures to music, dancing, poetry, puppetry, theater, art, games and fireworks at midnight. Event hours are 5:30 p.m. to midnight. For more information, call 727-823-8906.
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St. Pete Beach Classic
1/1/2007 - 1/1/2007
TradeWinds Island Grand Resort 5600 Gulf Blvd. St. Pete Beach, FL 33706-2248 We have not received the official dates for this event, but it is usually held in January. Now in its 3rd year, the St. Pete Beach Classic is the largest competitive road race in Pinellas County and 2nd only to the Bank of America Gasparilla Distance Classic in the whole Tampa Bay area! The Classic is also a big, family friendly event with something for everyone from toddlers to age 90+. This year's event will feature :
NEW wide course with a Corey Avenue finish, St. Petersburg General Hospital Health & Fitness Expo, Cody's Post Race Party with lots of food and fun beverages from Michelob Ultra! Entertainment by the Urban Gypsies. Special kids activities. Early Registration Fee $20 Through January 3rd. For more information, please call 727-367-RACE.
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The 21st Annual MLK Drum Major for Justice Festival of Bands & Extravaganza
1/1/2007 - 1/1/2007
Tropicana Field 1 Tropicana Dr. St. Petersburg, FL 33705-1703 We have not received the official dates for this event, but it is usually held in January. Performers include the world renowned 375-member Florida A&M; University "Marching 100" Rattlers Band. Advanced tickets $10, At the Door $12. For more information, please call 727-327-0085.
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The 21st Annual MLK Drum Major for Justice National Parade
1/1/2007 - 1/1/2007
Downtown St. Petersburg 800 2nd Avenue NE St. Petersburg, FL 33701 We have not received the official dates for this event, but it is usually held in January. The 21st Annual Drum Major for Justice National Parade begins at 1:15 p.m. The parade route begins at Third Ave S and Martin Luther King St., goes north to Central Ave., east to Bay Bayshore Drive and north to Fifth Ave N., disbanding at Vinoy Park. The celebration also includes the Martin Luther King Jr. Festival of Bands competition, which features several renowned marching bands as they perform in a special salute to Dr. King. A leadership breakfast and candlelight vigil on the waterfront are also part of the activities. For more information, call 727-327-0085.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
1/1/2007 - 1/1/2007
Mt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Church 400 South Levis Ave Tarpon Springs, FL We have not received the official dates for this event, but it is usually held in January. This event features activities including Gospel performances, a trade show and parade. The parade on Saturday will begin at 2 p.m. going west on Tarpon Avenue, south on Pinellas Avenue, east on Dr. Martin L. King, Jr Drive, then south to Dorsett Park. On Sunday, there will be a gospel concert at the Mt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Church beginning at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 727-937-7015.
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WMNF presents African American History Month Tribute
2/1/2007 - 2/1/2007
Catherine Hickman Theater 5501 27th Avenue S. Gulfport, FL 33707-5553 We have not received the official date for this event, but it is usually held in February. Acclaimed musicians and poets perform tributes to African American history in this performance presented by WMNF-FM. For more information, call 813-238-8001.
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Sixth Annual Cajun/Zydeco Crawfish Festival
3/1/2007 - 3/1/2007
Vinoy Park 500 Bayshore Dr NE St. Petersburg, FL 33701 We do not have the official dates for this event, but it is usually held in March.Laissez les bon temps roulet! Louisiana comes to St. Petersburg for this tasty treat of a festival. Live music fills the air and 10,000 pounds of crawfish jambalaya, etouffe, funnel cakes and assorted Cajun cuisine will fill the festival attendees. Entertainment will include Geno Delafose & French Rockin Boogie, Roy Carrier & The Night Rockers, Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, Kevin Naquin and The Ossun Playboys, The Porchdogs and Bousoleil Avec Michael Doucet! The festival will be held under a 20,000 sq. ft. pavilion and will include a kid's tent for families. Admission is $10 per day or $25 for a three-day pass. Children 10 and under are admitted free. For more information, call 727-898-2100.
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