Wine Walk
2023-09-16 16:00 - 21:00, 2023-11-25 16:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Tarpon Springs, 324 Pine St, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States
The super popular Wine Walk includes 25 wine tastings, wine glass and appetizers. Tickets ($30 each) can be purchased ONLINE ONLY at https://tarponspringsfloridausa.com and the cut-off date is the day before the event at noon. The Wine Walk starts at one of two locations: in Downtown Tarpon Springs at the store “One Amazing Find”, 106 E. Tarpon Ave. or on the Sponge Docks at “Costa’s Restaurant”, 521 Athens Street. Tickets will be available at the door for CASH ONLY. NOTE: The Wine Walk Downtown Tarpon Springs runs from 4-9 PM and at the Sponge Docks from 4-8 PM.
Please note that this event is rain or shine. There are no refunds or exchanges for tickets. Call 727-543-1593 for more information.

First Friday - Ghouls & Goblins
2023-10-06 18:00 - 22:00 | Downtown Tarpon Springs, 1 N. Pinellas Ave, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States
Enjoy historic Downtown Tarpon Springs’ shops and restaurants while you listen to a variety of live music and peruse the many vendors.
Event theme changes monthly. Visit www.tarponspringsfloridausa.com for details.
Email: tarponspringsflorida@gmail.com for more information or to become a vendor. Events are subject to change.

Heart By Heart – Featuring Original Heart Members Steve Fossen & Michael Derosier
2023-10-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine Street, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States
Heart By Heart presents a powerful concert experience featuring your favorite Heart hit songs like, “Barracuda”, “Straight On”, “Crazy On You”, and “Magic Man” as well as deep album cuts true Heart fans will love. Original drummer Michael Derosier and original bassist Steve Fossen, the founding rhythm section for Heart, continue to deliver Heart’s iconic songs as faithfully as ever. Fossen and Derosier were inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the rest of the classic lineup in 2013 and have continued to share Heart’s iconic sound and classic rock gold with audiences the world over!

Blithe Spirit – A comedic play by Noël Coward
2023-10-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-21 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-22 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-28 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-10-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Tarpon Springs Cultural Center, 101 S. Pinellas Ave, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689
A comedic play by Noël Coward
Directed by Madison Claire
When cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine remarries, he and his new wife, Ruth, discover that they are haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, Elvira, who was summoned by an eccentric “happy medium”. Mayhem ensues as personalities clash, only to be interrupted when tragedy strikes, and Ruth is accidentally killed. When Ruth “passes over” she joins Elvira, and the two “blithe spirits” haunt the hapless Charles into perpetuity.

Knowledge & Nibbles – Brooker Creek Preserve: A Living Natural History Museum
2023-10-24 14:00 - 15:30 | Heritage Museum, 100 Beekman Lane, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States
Brooker Creek Preserve, with over 9,000 acres of wilderness, is the largest natural area of Pinellas County. Slated to become the North County Solid Waste Facility back in the 1990s, it was, instead, set aside by forward-thinking county staff and commissioners as a Preserve. It is home to large populations of white-tailed deer, gopher tortoises, foxes, bobcats, turkeys, songbirds, hawks, and more. It is a living, breathing, functioning natural history museum, which exists as an example of what all of Florida used to be. Join biologist, Barbara Hoffman, to find out more about Brooker Creek Preserve and why it is so important to all of us.

Holiday Safety Festival & Touch A Truck Event
2023-10-28 10:00 - 13:00 | Lowes of Tarpon Springs, 41800 US HWY 19 North, Tarpon Springs, 34689, United States
Lowes of Tarpon Springs is teaming up with the City of Tarpon Springs Recreation, Fire Rescue, and Police Departments for the 6th Annual Holiday Safety Event and Touch a Truck. This event is free, however food and painting activities require purchase. Kids are encouraged to come in costume for trick or treating through the parking lot and inside Lowes. Participants are encouraged to bring donations of unwrapped, new toys to support our Police Cops & Kids Christmas Program as well as canned food to support our fire department holiday food basket program. We will have various city departments and local organizations passing out safety information and treats.

THIRD ANNUAL - TARPON SPRINGS - WITCHES/WARLOCKS PADDLE PARADE
2023-10-28 12:00 - 15:00
THIRD ANNUAL – TARPON SPRINGS – WITCHES/WARLOCKS PADDLE PARADE
Sat., 10/28/23, Tarpon Splash Park to Craig Park
COME PADDLE WITH US OR WATCH! Start launching @ 11 am and mingle. Parade starts at Noon.
Get your pointy hats ready to haunt the Anclote River and the villagers of Tarpon Springs! Bring your best cackle laugh and dance moves to go along with the provided Halloween tunes. Be sure to wear your witchy garb for a festive Fall Paddle Parade.
Kayaks and paddleboards (SUPs/iSUPs) are welcome. This is not a guide event. You are responsible for your own safety.
FYI – There are posted signs for “No dogs are allowed at the Park”.
This is not a race, rather a slow parade to take time to engage with onlookers and draw them in with your witchiness! We’ll do a casual two-mile paddle (four miles round trip) along the historic Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks’ village of nostalgic boats, restaurants and shops. We’ll meander our way to the bayou of beautiful Victorian homes of Craig Park (restrooms available) for our lunch break. At Craig Park we will be entertained with an on land performance by the Island Witches Dance Troupe. Everyone is welcome to hang out at Craig Park bayou or paddle back to their launch point when they are ready.
Here is a link to a drone video of last year’s event:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5pp5AWxOR4A&fbclid=IwAR3aSH-uOs9Ba1N8IqOorKjOcjJmyDKad1jtteOQzebo5U5P8jJY49an6xo
To see all event details and sign up for free fun, please join the Facebook group, “Witches/Warlocks Paddle Parade”.

Golden Harvest: The Music and Traditions of the Greek Spongers of Tarpon Springs
2023-10-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Tarpon Springs Library, 138 E. Lemon Street, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States
Since Tarpon Springs’ Greek sponge diving industry was founded in the early 1900s, traditional Greek music, dance, and poetry have been at the center of the community. Much of this music is directly connected to the distinct culture that grew up around sponging on Greek islands over the centuries and ranges from joyful dances to laments mourning divers lost under the waves. This presentation explores the rich cultural history of Tarpon Springs through its music, including live performances on violin, lute, goatskin bagpipes, and songs in Greek and English.
Register Online: tarponlibrary.org/greek-music
About the Speaker: Dr. Panayotis (Paddy) League is a musicologist, author, performer, and composer specializing in the traditional music, dance, and oral poetry of the Greek Islands, Brazil, Ireland, and the electric guitar music of the American South. Dr. League serves as Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology and the Director of the Center for the Music of Americas at Florida State University. He publishes and performs widely, and was named a Master Artist by the Florida Folklife Program in 2019.
This event is part of Florida Humanities’ redesigned Florida Talks program. It is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this website do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

First Friday - Art Walk
2023-11-03 18:00 - 22:00 | Downtown Tarpon Springs, 1 N. Pinellas Ave, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States

Sunset Beach Clean Up with Keep Pinellas Beautiful
2023-11-04 09:00 - 12:00 | Sunset Beach, 1800 Gulf Road, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States
SUNSET BEACH CLEANUP
The City of Tarpon Springs is teaming up with Keep Pinellas Beautiful to clean up Sunset Beach. Please wear closed-toed shoes and bring a reusable water bottle. Gloves and trash bags are provided.
Location: Sunset Beach
Day & Time: Saturday, November 4th at 9 am
Fee: FREE

Historic Home Tour of the Golden Crescent
2023-11-04 10:00 - 13:00

A Night of Comedy with Maryellen Hooper & Gary DeLena
2023-11-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine Street, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States
One evening, featuring two hilarious, accomplished comedians whose careers have spanned stages across the country and include frequent television appearances. Maryellen Hooper shares her ever-evolving saga about her life as a woman, wife and mother, while Gary DeLena is a triple-threat entertainer…a singing impressionist, an accomplished musician, and a comedian. Get ready for some serious laughter!

Merry Martini - A Holiday Fun-raiser!
2023-11-11 18:00 - 22:00
Join the Tarpon Springs Merchants Association to help make Christmas great for seventy-five (75) Tarpon Springs Elementary, Middle School & High School kids. Our Christmas goal is to raise funds and gifts this season to help make our local school children and their families in need have a wonderful Christmas.
Our Annual Merry Martini charitable evening of fun is Saturday, November 11, 2023 from 6-10 pm @ AHEPA, 20 W. Tarpon Avenue. Tickets are $35. Take part in the Merry Martini Contest by tasting and then voting on your favorite martini from five (5) of our local restaurants in Tarpon Springs.
Enjoy appetizers, deserts, live music and outbid your friends at the Silent Auction and take part in the “red carpet photo ops” and more. Bid on the “Christmas Chairs” designed and painted by local artists and merchants. Pick a “Christmas Angel” from our Xmas tree to shop for a child’s present.
Online ticket sales will be cut off at noon on November 10th. They will be available at the door for the same price (cash or card).

Knowledge & Nibbles – Dr. Mary Safford & Dr. Fidelia Whitcomb: Doctors, Reformers, Humanitarians, and Friends
2023-11-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Heritage Museum, 100 Beekman Lane, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States
Dr. Mary Safford (actor Dee O’Brien) and Dr. Fidelia Whitcomb (actor Elizabeth Coachman, MD) recount their over ten-year association that eventually led to their practicing medicine in Tarpon Springs in the 1880s. Dr. Whitcomb was a student of Dr. Safford at the Boston University School of Medicine. Both women were homeopathic physicians and ardent proponents of various reform movements. In the mid-1880s, they ran the Tarpon Springs Hotel as a health spa based on homeopathic principles, and both opened medical practices in town. The two women were likely Florida’s first trained woman physicians.

Seafood Festival
2023-11-17 10:00 - 21:00 | Craig Park, Tarpon Avenue at Spring Boulevard, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States
This three‑day outdoor Festival is hosted by The Tarpon Spring Merchant’s Association. Showcasing selected artisans, craftsmen, and unique vendors. They will show and sell nautical and food related art, crafts, fishing apparel, kitchen and cooking items, food samples and fun for the whole family, including a jump zone for the little fish. Don’t miss the boat on this seafood extravaganza! Complimentary admission, parking and shuttle service! Pet and Family friendly.
Admission: none / Days/Hours Open: Sat 10am‑9pm, Sun 10am‑5pm

Frontiers – A Tribute to the Music of Journey
2023-11-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine Street, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States
Frontiers is the world’s number one tribute to Journey. These five skilled, renowned musicians recreate the music of Journey to perfection, note for note – every nuance, every iconic riff, all the feels. Enjoy timeless, chart-topping hits such as “Open Arms”, “Separate Ways”, “Send Her My Love”, “Faithfully”, “Stone in Love”, “Don’t Stop Believing”, “Who’s Crying Now”, “Anyway You Want It”, and many others that ruled the airwaves.

Flip Flop Opera – The Best of Italian Composers
2023-11-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Heritage Museum, 100 Beekman Lane, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States
Join New Century Opera Artistic Director Constantine Grame and the NCO singers for a fun, casual, and informative hour featuring the music of some of Italy’s greatest composers such as Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and more! Enjoy arias from some of their most famous operas, along with fun facts and biographical information about the composers. Skip the opera glasses and fancy attire that is characteristic of most opera performances. Your flip-flops are totally welcome! Appropriate for opera experts and novices!

Thanksgiving Arts & Crafts Festival
2023-11-25 10:00 - 17:00 | Downtown Tarpon Springs, 1 N. Pinellas Ave, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States
Get a jump start on your holiday shopping and enjoy the Arts & Crafts Festival in historic Downtown Tarpon Springs! The outdoor showcase, hosted by the Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce, has been a holiday favorite for over 30 years, and has always been held during Thanksgiving weekend on Small Business Saturday (and Sunday). During one of the busiest shopping periods of the year, finding that perfect gift has never been easier with a wide selection of offerings from fine art to crafts to local businesses.

Snow Place Like Tarpon Springs
2023-12-01 17:00 - 22:00 | Downtown Tarpon Springs, 1 N. Pinellas Ave, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States
There’s Snow Place Like Tarpon Springs
Friday, December 1, 2023
5:00pm to 10:00pm
Historic Downtown Tarpon Avenue

Snow Place Like Tarpon Springs returns to Historic Tarpon Avenue on Friday, December 1st, 2023 from 5 – 10 pm. The event is held on Tarpon Ave between Spring Blvd and Ring Ave. This year’s event will feature Tree Lighting at 6 pm in the Mother Meres Parking Lot. The Boat Parade will arrive in Spring Bayou around 8:00 pm. Other activities include children’s crafts and activities, holiday performers, live music, holiday shopping, restaurants, food vendors, falling snow, outdoor movies, snow slide, and much more. Santa will also be in attendance! This family-friendly event is FREE.
Parking is limited downtown, so we suggest taking our complimentary shuttle from St. Timothy Lutheran Church, located on Tarpon Ave just west of US Highway 19, and the Tarpon Tower, west of US Highway 19 off of Martin Luther King Jr Dr. Shuttles will begin at 4:30 pm and continue until 10:30 pm.

For more information: https://www.ctsfl.us/recreation-department/recreation-events/

Soultown to Motown – Featuring The Sensational Soul Cruisers
2023-12-03 17:00 - 19:00 | Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine Street, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States
Back by popular demand, The Sensational Soul Cruisers feature an 11-piece, choreographed band that delivers a show that has audiences on their feet, singing and dancing to the greatest hits of The Temptations, The Jackson 5, The Spinners, Isaac Hayes, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, and so many others. It is a full multi-media show that will take you on a musical journey from Memphis to Philly to Detroit.

A Well-Strung Christmas
2023-12-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine Street, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States
Well-Strung, the critically acclaimed singing string quartet, returns to Tarpon Springs with their spectacular holiday show by popular demand. Devised by Well-Strung’s Mark Cortale and director Richard Jay-Alexander, the show features the group’s own unique pop-classical spin on some of the most beautiful and traditional holiday favorites, such as “Silent Night”, “Sleigh Ride”, Dolly Parton’s “Hard Candy Christmas”, and everything in between. Their shows always sell out so get your tickets early to avoid disappointment.

Holiday Movie in the Park
2023-12-22 17:30 - 19:30 | Craig Park, Tarpon Avenue at Spring Boulevard, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States
HOLIDAY MOVIE IN THE PARK
The Tarpon Springs Recreation Department will holiday-themed movie at Craig Park. Grab your lawn chairs and come enjoy the show. Each family can pick an area to sit and enjoy the movie; this way if people want to be socially distanced from others they are able. The movie begins at Dusk.
Location: Craig Park
Day & Time: Friday, December 22, Movie begins at Dusk
Fee: FREE

Ukulele Workshop
2024-01-10 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-01-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Tarpon Springs Library, 138 E. Lemon Street, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34689, United States
Introductory Ukulele Workshop for Beginners.
Learn about the different sizes, and how to hold, tune, strum, and play a few chords.
Limited quantities of ukuleles will be available at the workshop. If you have a ukulele, please bring it or check one out at the library.
Register online: tarponlibrary.org/ukulele
