Holiday time is now upon us and we are nearing Thanksgiving. This guide offers several events that you can involve yourself and your family in which include walk/run events, special movie nights, bowling with turkeys, holiday kid’s camp and an arts and craft fair. The listed events are on both sides of Tampa Bay.
Thanksgiving Events Calendar:
Youth LIFT Movie Night: Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011, 6:00pm:
Cinebistro @ Hyde Park
1609 W. Swann Ave.
Tampa, FL 33606
813 514 8300
In participation with National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Youth LIFT is sponsoring a free movie event. The occasion includes a raffle, an opportunity to donate to Youth LIFT which helps facilitate educational achievement for homeless youth, free refreshments and a showing of the movie “Homeless to Harvard: the Liz Murray Story”. The movie tells about a homeless high school student who successfully overcame the odds of being homeless and achieved her desired education.
You need to be 21 years or older to attend.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Give thanks Walk: Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 8:00am:
USF Track & Field, Tampa, FL USF Track & Field Stadium
4202 E. Fowler Avenue
Tampa, FL 33620
Tampa will be one of 80 cities nationwide where supporters of St Jude will be participating in a walk to raise funds for the children served by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Please come out and participate.
Tampa Bay VisionWalk: Saturday, Nov 19, 2011 9:00am:
Al Lopez Park
Tampa, FL
919 781 8014
The Foundation Fighting Blindness is hosting a free event which includes a 5k walk for teams or single walkers along with children’s events, music and refreshments. This is a fund raising function to fund research to help fight eye diseases which cause blindness.
Thanksgiving Kid’s Camp: Monday-Wednesday Nov 21-Nov 23, 2011, 7:30am-5:30pm:
St. Pete Beach Community Center
7701 Boca Ciega Dr.
St. Pete Beach, FL 33706
727 363 9245
Three fun packed days for first to fifth graders who are out of school for Thanksgiving. The schedule includes activities in the gym and playground as well as arts and crafts and a fieldtrip.
Cost: St. Pete Beach residents, $30; Non-residents, $50
Turkey Bowl 6: Tuesday-Wednesday Nov 22 9:00pm-Nov 23 12:00am:
MacDinton’s Irish Pub
Tampa, FL
813 251 8999
MacDinton’s is hosting their sixth annual event where you can enjoy bowling for prizes with frozen turkeys. Since drinking alcoholic beverages is a part of the festivities participants must be 21 years old or over and have a legal government issued photo ID. The drinks are specially priced for this event. If you drink here are some alternate ways of getting back home: 1 888 ZINGO 11, Cab Plus 813 936 2525, Tampa Taxi 813 251 5555 or United Cab 813 253 2424. You need to park in MacDinton’s parking lot or use the valet supplied by 717 or you will receive a ticket and risk your car being towed.
Times Turkey Trot: November 24, 2011; 7:00 am Wingding 5 k; 8:00am Gobbler 1 mile; 8:45am Fun Run:
Jack White Stadium at Clearwater High School, 540 S. Hercules Ave
Located on Keene Road just south of Gulf to Bay Blvd.
Clearwater, FL
This event is held every year to give people of all different levels of ability to help raise funds for local charities which include Children’s Heart Foundation, Food Pantry Program at Religious Community Services and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Pinellas County.
Cost: $15-$20 and non-perishable and canned food for the food bank
21st Annual Tarpon Springs Thanksgiving Weekend Art and Craft Festival: Saturday-Sunday Nov 26-27, 2011, 10:00am- 5:00pm:
111 E. Tarpon Ave.
Tarpon Springs, FL, 34688
727 322 5217
This outdoor event, in downtown historic Tarpon Springs, offers arts and craft items as well as unique gift items to give during the Christmas season.
Sources:
http://events.tboextra.com/tampa-fl/events/show/223058485-youth-lift-movie-night
https://waystohelp.stjude.org/sjVPortal/public/event/page/displayEventPage.do?eventId=176298&programId=601
http://www.fightblindness.org/site/PageNavigator/VisionWalk_Homepage
http://www.tampabaybeaches.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1219
http://macdintons.com/special_event.php
http://www.tampabay.com/turkeytrot/
http://events.tboextra.com/tarpon-springs-fl/events/show/215066864-21st-annual-tarpon-springs-thanksgiving-weekend-art-and-craft-festival