After a month long success of baseball and softball Spring Training Showcase in 2008, the National Club Baseball Association/National Club Softball Association has once again named Tampa as their main host location for their 2009 Spring Training Showcase.

Mike Sansone Park in Plant City will be the physical location for this year’s showcase with the Red Rose Inn & Suites, less than 2 minutes away, as the official host hotel and sponsor.  Last year this showcase brought in revenue of over one million dollars along with 1,000 plus players and spectators during players spring break.  This year’s showcase will look to replicate and surpass 2008’s numbers as they are expecting over 60 clubs to be in attendance. 

NCBA and NCSA have confidence in Tampa and their baseball and softball events, as over the last 3 years there has been a steady 10% increase each year in their tournaments held in the Tampa area!

The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee announced on Friday, Nov. 14 that they have chosen Tampa Bay as host for the 2015 Women's Final Four Championship games! Tampa Bay was host to the 2008 tournament, which was held at the St. Petersburg Times Forum in April. The event was such a huge success that the NCAA decided to award Tampa with one of the five open years.

The other cities that were chosen for future tournaments were Denver (2012), New Orleans (2013), Nashville (2014) and Indianapolis (2016). 

Tampa Bay is looking forward to another great event in 2015... bring on the basketball madness! It seems like it's far away now, but it will be here before we know it.


Thanks for stopping by and keep checking back for more about the beautiful destination that is Tampa Bay!

That’s right!  After months of effort and planning, the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee has chosen to host the 2015 Women’s Final Four Championship in Tampa Bay!  The Women’s Final Four rolled through Tampa Bay this past April, and to say it was a success wouldn’t do it justice. 

No matter who you are, or where you worked, this past April you absolutely KNEW that the NCAA Women’s Final Four was here.  This one single tournament has an estimated Direct Economic Impact of more than $19 MILLION. 

That means, whether it’s an attraction, a restaurant, or a hotel…or even if you were just having your meeting or convention in the area, then this event had an impact on you. 

From the Westshore District to Ybor City and throughout Tampa Bay, there were Women’s Final Four activities going on everywhere.  As far as things to do in Tampa Bay were concerned, this topped the list.  And now we can look forward to its return in 2015. 

The NCAA also chose host cities for 2012-16, which were: 2012 – Denver, Colo.; 2013 – New Orleans, La.; 2014 – Nashville, Tenn.; 2015 – Tampa Bay, Fla.; 2016 – Indianapolis, Ind. 

Check out some more information here – Women’s Final Four in Tampa Bay.

Were you here for the last Women’s Final Four, or have you attended the event elsewhere?  Drop a line and tell us about it.  

Until next time, keep checking back here for the latest on Tampa Bay area events.  From attractions to hotel updates and even Tampa Bay emergency information, we’ll have it ready for you. 

So, five BIG EAST men’s soccer teams are heading to the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship this year. Can you guess who my favorite is?

The USF Bulls of course! Sunday afternoon the USF men’s soccer team beat St. John’s,  1-0, in overtime. This is USF’s first BIG EAST Championship title in the program history. The win also grabbed the league’s automatic bid into the national tournament. USF (14-4-2) advances to the NCAA Championship for the third time in four years as a BIG EAST member.

Make sure to root for our local student athletes this weekend. The first round games will take place on Friday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, Nov. 22.

Go Bulls!

Calling all soccer junkies!  Wednesday November 12th marked the official start of the NCAA Division II men’s soccer tournament with women’s following on Sunday November 16th.

Four out of the five rounds will be held at their respective colleges with the finals for both men and women held at Pepin Stadium on the University of Tampa’s campus in Tampa.  

Stay tuned for more information as the finals are approaching quickly. For visiting fans please visit www.VisitTampaBay.com/NCAASoccer.

Looking for something a little different this weekend? How about an art viewing or perhaps a wine tasting? This weekend is packed with arts and culture in Tampa Bay. Here are a few fun (and affordable!) events going on this weekend with some of our partners.

If you are interested in art and art history, the Salvador Dali Museum holds regular Avant-garde Lecture Series’. On Friday at 6:30 p.m., guest speaker Andrew Laird will be talking about the origins of Classical influences from Greece and Rome in Mexican, Cuban and North American art, myth and nationalism. Even better, the lecture is free with museum admission which is only $5 after 5:00 p.m.

Also on Friday, the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center will be hosting their Scene on the Green. This month’s showing is Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Don’t forget to bring lawn chairs and blankets for this free, outdoor movie showing on the TBPAC Riverwalk.Keep your fingers crossed that the Tampa Bay weather stays fabulous!

Visit Malio’s Prime Steakhouse Saturday night for the San Rafael Wine and Live Music Series. From 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. there will be a wine tasting of MAIRENA Vinos De Mendoza paired with specialty cheeses by Malio's. From 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. enjoy live music from Half Circle and Friends. A whole evening for just $20.00 per person!

In honor of Veteran’s Day, MOSI will bring in patriotic music, hands-on science exhibits and an IMAX Dome Theatre film to honor our country’s heroes! Times for the special event vary. For all of our hometown (and visiting from out of town) heroes, November 8-11 MOSI will offer free admission to the museum for all active and retired military personnel, EMTs, firefighters, and police officers.

Invite a little culture into your life this weekend. While you’re at it, have fun! Don’t forget to come back Monday and tell me what you ended up doing this weekend in Tampa Bay! For a complete list of things to do in Tampa Bay this weekend, check out our Calendar of Events.

Have you ever wanted to climb a frozen, vertical waterfall, or maybe surf down a building size water-wall? Unless you are a professional you probably shouldn’t attempt these activities, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t experience them. Extreme is making its way to MOSI’s IMAX Dome Theatre on November 14.

Extreme is a documentary was filmed using IMAX cameras and trails adventurist athletes as they surf, windsurf, ski, snowboard, rockclimb and iceclimb. The action packed documentary also has an original music soundtrack.

On opening night, MOSI will have local adventure enthusiasts at the theatre from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm to talk about what fuels their passion for adventure. MOSI is home to the only IMAX Dome Theatre in the state of Florida making it one of the premier Tampa Florida attractions. So make sure you stop by and check out the newest Extreme experience at MOSI's IMAX Dome Theatre for the latest in Tampa Bay entertainment!

Wondering where to eat? Have you heard of Pelagia Trattoria? This innovative, Mediterranean-inspired gem is located in the Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza and the people who run it are creating quite a buzz in the Tampa Bay dining circuit.

Fabrizio Schenardi, executive chef of Pelagia Trattoria, and Jim Bartholomay, general manager of the Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza have been respectively named Executive Chef of the Year and General Manager of the Year for 2007 by Renaissance Hotels&Resorts.

The Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza is rated with 4 AAA Diamonds and is self-described as reminiscent of “a Mediterranean villa, a Spanish square, or even a Cuban plaza.”

Pelagia Trattoria and its celebrity chef have received awards, notoriety and rave reviews from local media like the St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Tribune, Discover Tampa Bay Newcomers Guide and national media like Southern Living Magazine, the Link Magazine, Zagat Survey and Restaurant Forum Magazine.

Award-winning celebrity chef, innovative and sophisticated cuisine, first-class Latin-style hotel in Tampa’s chíc Westshore business district… sounds like my kind of place. Drop me a comment if you’ve been to either Pelagia Trattoria or the Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza and let me know if you thought it was as fabulous as everyone is saying it is.

It’s official – the coolest way to tour Tampa’s downtown waterfront has taken off and is full-speed ahead!  Whether you are a visitor or a resident, you’ll want to hop on your “Segway Personal Transporter,” which weighs 105 pounds, rolls on 19-inch tires, zips down the sidewalk at a maximum 12 miles per hour, and travels 24 miles between plug-in recharges. 

Chances are that you have already seen this small fleet of upright Segways zipping through Cotanchobee Park or gliding silently along the Bayshore Boulevard sidewalk.  The company responsible – Magic Carpet Glide Tours, which opened in early October.  Now I know what you are asking yourselves…what route do you take? 

Well, from Channelside, tours pass by the St. Pete Times Forum, follow the Tampa Riverwalk, pass around the Tampa Convention Center, and then move to Bayshore Boulevard, passing by Tampa’s famous Gasparilla ship, the Jose Gaspar.  Tours continue onto Davis Islands, where riders can enjoy a lovely view of downtown Tampa from a different vantage point.  From there, riders Segway over to Harbour Island, and then back to the starting point at Channelside.

And the cost is pretty good too.  Tours cost $50 per person for 90 minutes.  Tour times are 10:30am, 1:30pm, and 5:30pm.  For more information or to make a reservation you can call Magic Carpet Glide at 813-380-1916.  You can even visit their website – www.magiccarpetglide.com.

Take a ride and let us know what you think…inquiring minds want to know! 

Until next time, keep checking back here to see the latest Tampa Bay area events, updates on Tampa Bay Tours, and what's new on the Tampa Bay sports scene, the hottest updates from venues from Ybor City to the Westshore plaza, and so much more. 

It’s Friday, and you know what that means… here’s what to do this weekend in Tampa Bay. Our partners are bringing you a ton of things to do in Tampa Bay this holiday weekend!

As it is Halloween, Friday you should be doing something holiday related. If you don’t have any small children to take trick-or-treating (or even after they’re done and tucked in for the night), The Florida Aquarium is throwing its 11th annual Halloween costume bash, Nauti-Night. From 8:00 pm to midnight enjoy steak and shrimp skewers, beer, wine, soda and live entertainment (all included with the cost of admission). The costume contest is offering a $2,500 cash prize for the most original costume. Not only is it the “It” party to be at, it’s also for a good cause. Proceeds from the event go to The Florida Aquarium marine science education.

On Saturday and Sunday, the 20th Annual Ruskin Seafood Festival, is going on. There will be live music, a boat show, arts&crafts, a Kid’s Fun Land area and, of course, as much savory, fresh seafood fare as you can handle.

Also, it’s Grandparent’s Weekend atDinosaur World where Saturday and Sunday grandparent’s get free admission to the park when they bring a grandchild. So grab you’re favorite grandkid and go check out the 150+ life size dinosaurs, dig for fossils, explore a “boneyard” and dine in the “Caves” (a subterranean picnic area).

Have fun, be safe and don’t forget to come back and drop me a comment Monday to let me know how your weekend was. For a full listing of weekend events make sure you check out our onlineCalendar of Events.

Happy Halloween from Tampa Bay & Company!

Hi everyone, Lisa here! As I have said before, I have such a fun job! Who wouldn't want to show off their destination to over 20 freelance travel writers?!

From Oct. 23-26, Tampa hosted an annual meeting for Freelance Success, a community of independent professional writers and editors. With more than 100 freelance writers visiting the Bay area, Tampa Bay&Company's Marketing and Sales Departments collaborated to host three FAM tours to maximize the media exposure for Tampa Bay. 

Freelance Success attendees were able to choose from three “only-in-Tampa-Bay” experiences to participate in: Ecotourism, Dining & Culture, and Family Fun.  In all, more than 20 freelance journalists experienced the best of the Bay area for this joint effort. 

The caliber of publications that were represented during these FAMs was exceptionally strong and included the New York Times, National Wildlife, Better Homes&Garden, Chicago Tribune, Cooking Light, National Geographic Traveler, LA Times, Boston Globe, Travel + Life, Miami Herald and many more. The writers were fun, outgoing and very impressed with Tampa!

During the FAMs, the journalists experienced some of Tampa Bay's treasures including Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo, The Florida Aquarium, Big Cat Rescue, MOSI, the Ybor City State Museum, the Henry B. Plant Museum, The Tampa Theatre, the Dali Museum, Skipper’s Smokehouse, Stump’s Supper Club and the PELAGIA Trattoria.  Be on the lookout for these stories in the coming months! 

Actually one of the journalists already posted a blog entry about her experience here in the Bay area.  Click here to check it out!

~Cheers

Just a quick update here gang on a new site that I want you to check out if you are looking to find out abouts the arts and culture scene here in Tampa Bay. We have partnered with our friends over at the Arts Council of Hillsborough County to put this site together. 
Visit www.TampaBayArts.org to plan your vacation around, or just get the beat on what all we have to offer here in Tampa Bay. 

This site has a list of monthly updates, contacts, and a list of all of the places in Hillsborough County where you can get your art and culture on! From museums to theatres, you can be sure to find it here. 

Lastly, while I normally jump at the opporunity to hog all of the credit for cool stuff, I want to say thanks to LeeAnn and Michael over at TBPAC for putting this site together and really doing the hard work...thanks guys!

On Monday, the weather dipped to a crisp 70 something degrees and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. It was the perfect for a day on the green, so that’s exactly where we went for another fabulous Tampa Bay&Company event.

Our 15th Annual Golf Tournament, Tee Off for Tourism was the best way to kill a few hours in the middle of the day. This year’s tournament attracted 68 golfers from all over the Bay area to the lush Emerald Greens Golf Resort & Country Club. We also hosted an online auction of donated hotel stays and attraction tickets among other vacation getaway packages that raised about $10,000.

The proceeds from both the tournament and auction are being used to fund five college scholarships for local Hillsborough County high school students completing the Academy of Travel & Tourism program. Not only was the tournament a blast, it was for a good cause!

All in all, the tournament was a success. If you’re coming to visit Tampa Bay and want to get a few games of golf in, make sure you check out our list of partner golf resorts. If you’ve been to any of our local golf resorts, drop a comment and let me know how your Tampa Bay golf experience went.

Many of our Tampa Bay&Company partners are giving you an early treat? Or is it a trick? Halloween has come early for this weekend's things to do in Tampa Bay!

The 3rd annual Hall-O-Boo! event is going on this Friday and Saturday at MOSI. From 5 to 9 p.m. this family-friendly event offers pumpkin decorating, Halloween mask making, Mad Scientist shows, costume contests and even A Bat Cave behind the IMAX Dome Theatre. There will also be hay rides outside and a Monster Mash Ball. Tickets are $8 for members and $10 for non-members.

On Saturday, Guavaween is taking over the streets of Ybor City for one of my favoriteTampa Bay area events.  From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the kid-friendly Kia Motors Guavaween Family FunFest is going to be fun for the whole family. There’ll be amusement rides, arts & crafts, safe trick-or-treating and the Children’s Costume Parade & Contest. After the family activities end, the less kid-friendly Guavaween begins. Join about 80,000 of your closest friends and wander around Ybor City all night to catch live music on multiple stages and witness the annual Mama Guava Stumble Parade.

Sunday, more family fun returns with The Florida Aquarium’s Guppyween.  From 4 to 9 p.m. kids in costume get in free for a night of safe trick-or-treating. While you’re there, check out their newest gallery, Ocean Commotion. Here, kids experience cutting edge technology where they can play with a virtual dolphin or call a virtual whale.

As I said, Halloween comes early this year! Both your children and their dentist will be thrilled! Make sure you come back and let me know how the festivities went, we can compare Guavaween notes. As always, for a complete list of things to do this weekend make sure you stop by our Calendar of Events. Until next Friday…

Hello all, Bandwagon Jerm here with a social networking update! Of course I have my own facebook, myspace, and linkedin pages, but I keep hearing the buzz out there about this Twitter thing from the great "Paul Brand," whom I refer to as the "Yoda" of social networking... Big Ups to Jersey! Anyway, before I get off subject, back to Twitter!

I setup a Twitter page for us so that in addition to this blog you can follow what is goin on around here down to the minute in many cases.  For those of you not familiar with Twitter, I suggest you hop on there and check it out as its such a simple yet engaging concept. Seeing as how we got all these cool events in town, World Series, Howl-O-Scream, and the others that will be here ina  few months, I figured now is a good time to hop on and tweet like ther's no tomorrow.  So if you are at work reading this like I am, or if you are at home relaxing, check us out at www.Twitter.com/VisitTampaBay and follow us. 

Whats next in the social networking pipeline you ask???!!! Facebook and Flickr of course, but I will post another blog once I got those up and running.  In the meantime Tweet your hearts out! Oh wait, I almost forgot about our Technorati site also, so if your on there look us up!

Top of the morning to all my Tampa Bay Sports fans! What an exciting sports week its been here in the Bay area lately, and I got more good news a comin!  The U.S. Women’s national soccer team will take on South Korea in an exhibition match at Raymond James Stadium, November 8th.

Coming off a Gold medal performance at the Beijing Olympics this summer the squad is now embarking on an “Achieve Your Gold Tour” across the country to celebrate.  This will be the U.S. Women’s first appearance in Tampa since 1999 and their first ever at Raymond James Stadium.  Come see the star-filled gold medalists as they try to continue their tour’s undefeated streak alive.  Tickets are on sale to the public at ussoccer.com, by phone at 813-287-8844 and at all area Ticketmaster outlets.  The team roster includes:

UNITED STATES WOMEN'S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM ROSTER

GOALKEEPERS (3): Nicole Barnhart (Bay Area), Hope Solo (St. Louis), Briana Scurry (Dayton, Minn.)

DEFENDERS (8): Rachel Buehler (Bay Area), Lori Chalupny (St. Louis), Stephanie Cox (Los Angeles), Marian Dalmy (Chicago Red Stars), Tina Ellertson (St. Louis), Kate Markgraf (Chicago Red Stars), Heather Mitts (Boston Breakers), Christie Rampone (Sky Blue FC)

MIDFIELDERS (6): Shannon Boxx (Los Angeles), Carli Lloyd (Chicago Red Stars), Heather O'Reilly (Sky Blue FC), Lindsay Tarpley (Chicago Red Stars), Aly Wagner (Los Angeles), Kacey White (Sky Blue FC)

FORWARDS (2): Angela Hucles (Boston Breakers/Virginia Beach, Va.), Natasha Kai (Sky Blue FC)

This is a pretty stacked roster as always for the US team. Who is your favorite US  player?  Let me know as I am a big Hope Solo fan myself!

Josh Jones signing off!

Every month, the Tampa Bay Sports Commission e-newsletter gives readers the scoop on past and upcoming sporting events in and around the Tampa Bay area. 
               
Click here to check out October’s featured stories.  
               
In this month’s edition you will find breaking news stories on:

• 2009 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament coming to the St Pete Times Forum.  

• Tampa Bay as a finalist to host one of the 2012-2016 Women’s Final Fours and the economic impact on the community from the 2008 Women’s Final Four.

• The 2008 USL SoccerFest and the success of the USL W-League Combine

• The new proposal for the $50 million Hillsborough County sports complex

• Success of RedBull Flugtag

• Highlights from the FSWA Media Days

• USSSA Girls Basketball National Championships

• NSA Youth B State Championship

Also included in the newsletter are upcoming volunteer opportunities and special information about the 2008 ACC Football Championship coming to Tampa on December 6th!  Click here  to subscribe and get the scoop for yourself.

Find the most comfortable pair of shoes you own because you are not going to want to stop this weekend. Our partners have brought you a rainstorm of activities going on this weekend so you don't have to wonder what to do. So get ready for things to do in Tampa Bay!

All weekend long, the Rock, Rib and Ride Festival will be at the Florida State Fairgrounds. The festival will have all of the necessities of a day at the Fairgrounds: food, midway rides, games, music, entertainment, commercial vendors. Don’t miss Blue Oyster Cult performing Friday at 7 p.m. on the main stage. Saturday, the Kansas City Barbeque Society will host a Charity Rib Tasting, so bring a napkin (or a roll of paper towels) and come on out!

Also, on select dates during the month of October, the Henry B. Plant Museum is challenging you to find out if ghosts really live in Plant Hall. There is no charge other than admission to join in on the “We Are The Ghosts” scavenger hunt. When you arrive, you will be given a guide filled with riddles and clues. You can solve the mystery of the final day of the 1906 Tampa Bay Hotel guests by visiting the different exhibits and piecing the clues together.

Friday through Monday, support your favorite Tampa Bay sports team and bring some Rays love to MOSI for $10 admission. All you have to do is sport your favorite Tampa Bay Rays ensemble or even a Rays hawk and come on down to MOSI to see The Diplodocus Dinosaurs exhibit or the Disasterville exhibit at a price you can’t beat.

Sunday, take a day to relax and head for the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and enjoy some of the Tampa Bay weather. From 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. the hotel & casino are hosting a Caribbean Experience by the pool. Sunday’s are also Swipe & Score day in the casino. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. just swipe your Players Club card in the “Swipe and Score” promotion for a chance to win cash, free play or complimentary food & beverage prizes.

I bet you can’t wait, so don’t. Go have fun this weekend! Check out our Calendar of Events for even more things to do this weekend in Tampa Bay. Come back and leave me a comment about how things went next week!

Hello again Tampa Bay-philes, Reju here ! This past Friday, I had the pleasure of taking a tour of the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center (TBPAC) in Downtown Tampa.The center has ranked with some of the best theater venues in the world and the expertise of their team shows before you even step in.

Walking around the center you're sure to get in the mood for theater with soundtracks, matched with the current showing, playing in the background all around the center. There are also a number of brand spanking new flat screen monitors displaying up-to date info on current and upcoming shows, and other general information.

Turn a corner facing the east bank of the Hillsborough River and you'll find a quaint riverwalk, and maybe even a joyous crowd waiting to catch the some of the free open-air showings. Adjacent to the outdoor stage, you'll find seating and dining at Maestro's Cafe(outdoors), or restaurant (indoors), overlooking the river and downtown tampa. Visually and aesthetically, there's a great feel for culture and a very inviting ambiance here.

The TBPAC was opened twenty years ago, and four years ago was joined by the Patel Conservatory, which educates and trains students of all ages in many artistic disciplines including dance, music, theater, and even media arts. The Performing Arts Center has five distinct theaters, ranging from big name, broadway show calibre stages with opulent seating, lighting, and entertainment, to cozy, stages catering to a much smaller audience showcasing more experimental theater. The effect of this variety is that weather your a performer or part of the audience, you feel that there's a theater to fit any show, and a show to fit any audience. Three of the theaters even have infrared listening systems for the hearing impaired.

It's a shame that I hadn't visited this place sooner, and really look forward to going there again to catch an actual show. I even asked about participating in one of the experimental plays, but unfortunately for me, this is not community theater and I have a long ways to go before I can even consider, being considered. What experience do I have in acting you ask? Well, I was one of the seven dwarfs in my elementary school "Snow White" play, and distinctly remember having the coolest/creepiest looking ''walking stick''/tree branch.

So if you're in Tampa, and have not seen the TBPAC, I gurantee you it's worth the visit any day, especially if you have friends or a significant other/'s, you can take along. It's quiet something to watch a play, and when you watch a good one, you'll know why theater stood the test of time.

Hi there guys and ghouls, Jerm here! I was recently reminded by one of our loyal blog readers that in all of the grown-up Halloween hoopla, I somehow managed to leave the kiddies out of the equation.  Shame on me, especially when there are tons of things going around around the Bay for the kiddies and their parents to get into, not just trick or treating on Halloween.

It seems like only yesterday I was dressed up in my Spiderman costume (you know the one with the footies in it)! Okay so actually it was last year.  Not really, it would be weird for a 6 foot 245 lb man to be walking around in the same Spiderman outfit he wore as a kid, not to mention a bit snug!

Well have no fear Tampanian parental units, there's plenty for you and your young ones to partake in during this ghoulish like time of year.  I have scouted the internet for some local stuff going on so be sure to check these out courtesy of Bay News 9 and a few others:

• Zoo Boo at Lowry Park Zoo - Lowry Park Zoo's family-friendly Halloween event with haunted houses and trails for older zoo-goers, including new haunts this year, Project Alien and Sinister...through Fri, Oct, 31
  7:00 pm
  $17, $14 ages 3-11 Lowry Park Zoo
  1101 W Sligh Ave.
  Tampa, FL
  (813) 935-8552
• Guavaween Family Fun Fest - Ybor City's family Halloween celebration with safe trick-or-treating, Spooky Story Time, amusement rides, crafts and crafts, hands-on activities, pumpkin... Sat, Oct, 25
  10:00 am
  $5 downtown
  Seventh Avenue and nearby area
  Ybor City, FL
• Old Hyde Park Village - There are a few too many activities to list going on over there so just take my word for it and visit the site!
• Hall-O-Boo - Hall-O-Boo! is specially designed for families where the ghost and ghoul experience is less spooky and more fun! OCTOBER 24 & 25, 5 to 9 P.M.
  MOSI members receive a discounted price of $8, Nonmembers: $10
  4801 E. Fowler Avenue - Tampa, Florida 33617
  (813) 987-6000

I only listed a few here, so if you know of anymore besure to drop me a line and let me know so I can add some more to this list!