Tampa Bay’s Halloween weekend calendar includes live music, Halloween-themed parties, sports and the final days of Oktoberfest Tampa across Tampa and St. Petersburg.
Friday’s lineup includes Freaker’s Ball, a benefit for musician Damon Fowler, at Skipper’s Smokehouse, where music begins at 8 p.m. Chayanne brings his Bailamos Otra Vez Tour to Benchmark International Arena at 8 p.m., while EMO Night Brooklyn’s Halloween Edition also starts at 8 p.m.
Other Friday options include Little Stranger’s first of two shows at Jannus Live, The Florida Orchestra’s John Williams @ 95 performance at the Straz Center at 7:30 p.m., and Sonic Live in Concert at the Mahaffey Theater at 8 p.m. Oktoberfest Tampa opens Friday from 4 to 11 p.m. at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, and Haunted Fest begins a two-night electronic music run in St. Petersburg.
Sports fans can catch the Tampa Bay Rowdies hosting Miami FC in the USL Championship Eastern Quarterfinals at Al Lang Stadium on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The weekend’s other local matchups include the USF Bulls hosting UAB at Raymond James Stadium on Saturday, followed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 1 p.m. home game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
Saturday brings Nightmare on Channelside at Benchmark International Arena beginning at 7 p.m., the 13 Ugly Men Halloween Party at the Cuban Club from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m., and Little Stranger’s second Jannus Live date. WMNF is also holding its first Halloween Pot Luck Open House from 5 to 8 p.m., with station tours, family activities, a community potluck and Halloween treats.
On Sunday, Oktoberfest Tampa continues at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. The Florida Orchestra repeats its John Williams program at the Mahaffey Theater at 2 p.m.; Nick Shoulders plays The Orpheum at 7 p.m.; and Dead Set Florida performs at Jannus Live starting at 6 p.m. Tampa Bay Sun FC hosts DC Power FC at Suncoast Credit Union Field at 5 p.m. for a Día de los Muertos Night celebration.
