Family Friendly Events & Things to Do
Near Tampa

Come hear some amazing local talent performing Annie the musical! This is a full theater production with live music and great singing and dancing. Fun for the whole family!

5K and Mile fun run held on The beautiful University of Tampa campus. Post race family friendly event with music, food and activities.

Come be our neighbor at the first WEDU PBS Block Party & Open House! Help us celebrate our 60th Anniversary with special guests like Daniel Tiger, Elmo, Mr. Tommy, and Chef Kevin Belton from Create TV!

Introducing Sparkman Sundries - our first seasonal market launching this October with Tampa Bay Markets!

It's Witching Hour at Learning Express Toys. Reserve a spot and mix your own magic potion!

Halloween is just around the corner! Join us for FREE family fun during our Great Pumpkin Celebration! Photos with the Peanuts gang, FREE crafts, giveaways and more! Read on for detailed schedule:

Bring the kids to enjoy our 1st Annual Sugar and Spice Halloween Party, We will have cookie and cupcake decorating, crafts, balloon animals, mini pumpkin decorating, great games and prizes and a cool photo booth!

Kids Halloween Craft & Snack

Come join Rapunzel for a makeover fit for royalty! Every guest gets a truly royal makeover including a chance to dress up in one of Party N Style's royal gowns, a regal hair style, finely polished fingernails and magnificent makeup.

Spooktacular evening of Trick-or-Treating with a F45 spin on it.

Annual Haunted Schoolhouse Come take a journey into the unknown and hear Haunted tales on the ghost walk, then enter the haunted school house to see real historic artifacts and haunted items w/Ghost hunting Equipment for a real paranormal investigation

Fall Festival, Pumpkin Patch & more fall festivities at Cornfusion Maze!

The Fall Wesley Chapel Shabby Chic Vintage Market returns to The Grove At Wesley Chapel on October 20th for an autumn rendition of Tampa Bay's Most Unique Shopping Experience.

World's largest tattoo convention tour returns to Tampa for the 6th Annual Tampa Tattoo Arts Convention. Get Tattooed by some of the best local, national, or international tattoo artists.

Enjoy a daily carnival with thrilling rides and games and tasty fair food, and a weekend festival with live music, fall foods and beverages, a Halloween celebration, pumpkin patch and more. Free admission. Visit the website for savings on rides.

The 2019 Progressive® Insurance Tampa Boat Show presented by West Marine is anchoring at the Tampa Convention Center, October 25-27, showcasing the best in boating to downtown Tampa for three full days of nautical fun.

We will be holding a special Halloween Kidz Night Out for kids ages 4.5 – 12 and We Rock The Spectrum where we will be building fun Halloween inspired LEGO® models, eating pizza, playing games, and much more!

Our annual Trunk or Treat event provides a safe and fun alternative to traditional house-to-house trick-or-treating. It is designed to be fun for all ages and allows families the chance to connect with each other in a supportive environment.

6pm-8:30pm- Costume contest (Best Children’s, Best Adult, Best Group/Family) “Scare bus”, Maze, Live entertainment, Fun & Games. Trunk-or-Treat out of the back of your Halloween decorated car! Great fun for everyone!

Join us for Zombie Glow Night on October 25th-26th form 7pm-10pm!

Annual Fall Festival at Asturia to Benefit E.A.R.S. (Elizabeth's Animal Rescue & Sanctuary)

2019 Halloween Pumpkin Patch and Trick or Treat in Ybor City

Join us for some Halloween Fun on October 26th from 1pm-4pm.

Ready for Halloween? These friends are! Family Paint Day! All Ages! https://www.pinotspalette.com/brandon/event/367995

The 31st Annual Trick or Treat Street will be presented by the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation and Riverview High School.

Description: Greetings ghoulfriends! Show off your most creative costume and enjoy safe, indoor trick-or-treating, spooky experiments, creepy crafts, and more at GCM’s Halloween Spree!

The 4th Annual Tampa Riverwalk Trick or Treat Event will be held on October 26th from 4-7pm along the Tampa Riverwalk including Curtis Hixon Park & Water Works Park.

Tricks, Treats and Family Fun! Come have a scary good time with your monster crew!

Parc Centre Trunk or Treat

Date: October 27, 10am-1pm Cost: $5 admission, free for GCM Members

The Miss. & Mr. Pumpkin Pageant returns to the 15th Annual Wesley Chapel Fall Festival on Sunday, October 27th from 11 AM - 2 PM. The entry fee is $30.

This is event is RSVP only. Get your tickets early because we do book up quickly! Every child and adult attending are required to purchase tickets in advance. Each ticket includes entertainment and meals and is:

There are horror movies about which people feel nostalgic, and then there are horror movies about nostalgia.

Tis the season for our ANNUAL FAMILY PUMPKIN CARVING! Many of the neighborhood kids have grown up with this event, coming every year for the past 9 years! Bring your own pumpkin, and we will provide everything else. FREE EVENT

Mr. Tommy's Musical Show for Kids comes back to Armature Works! Looking forward to this wonderful family event!

Convention

The 2019 Greater Hillsborough County Fair opens Thursday, October 17 for two weekends of fun and entertainment! Livestock shows, carnival rides and fair food are a staple at this annual event and the excitement doesn't stop there!

Join us for our annual family-friendly Trick-or-Treat tradition! On Thursday, October 31st from 5-7pm, Trick-or-Treat at Westfield Brandon with participating retailers and have a wicked good time!

FREE!  Kids can trunk or treat safely at over 15 stations in a secure grass parking area. Bounce house, Hay ride, a Real Fire Truck, Outdoor games. Indoor crafts and face painting.

Last tickets for Cirque du Soleil in Tampa at Amalie Arena! Share this event with all Your friends and get a chance to win a ticket!

Enjoy a carnival with rides, games and fair food, and a cultural celebration with Greek cuisine, wine and beer, live music, dancing, a vendor village and more. Free admission and parking. Visit DreamlandAmusements.com for savings on rides.

Come hear some amazing local talent performing Annie the musical! This is a full theater production with live music and great singing and dancing. Fun for the whole family!

5K RUN/WALK SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2019

India Festival Tampa is a unique annual event presented by the Gujarati Samaj of Tampa Bay, Inc. It has now become one of the largest event of its kind with a gathering of over 12,000 of local and international attendees. All proceeds generated at this ev

We have a big event coming up November 2nd. It's our annual Wildcat Walkabout.

From People’s Republic of China, Hebei Province, Chinese Acrobats of Hebei will feature traditional and contemporary Chinese circus acts in a colorful and lively celebration of the internationally renowned Chinese circus arts.

From October 17th through 27th, we're teaming up with Tampa Bay area restaurants to bring you exclusive burger specials for $10 and under!

CAMP Games Kids 2019: In 2019 we kept the entire family in mind. This is our first ever fitness event designed specifically for kids!

Much excitement in the air with our 10th anniversary coming up on November 9, 2019. Same great park as last year, Perry Harvey, Sr. Park in Tampa. Bigger and better with some new fun stuff planned.

Join us for our 1st Annual Fall Fest in South Tampa. There will be games and crafts for the kids, and local vendors, a bake sale, silent auction, and (hopefully) a food truck or two for everyone else!

Join Kaleighdoscope Yoga a Free Kids Yoga class at Tampa Bay Veg Fest!