VibeTampa Staff 
Two of shock rock’s most enduring names are sharing a stage at the Fairgrounds this week, on only the second stop of a 21-date tour. Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson … Read more
Gulfport has been called four different things. James and Rebecca Barnett settled here in 1868 and named it Barnett’s Bluff. By 1880 it was Bonifacio. In 1884, Philadelphia financier Hamilton … Read more
Davis Islands didn’t exist until D.P. Davis built it. In the early 1920s, the developer dredged mud from Tampa Bay onto two small natural islands — “Little Grassy Key” and … Read more
Plant City has had three names. It started as Ichepuckesassa, after the Native American village on the site. Confusion over the spelling led an Irish postmaster to rename it Cork, … Read more
Hernando de Soto named the springs here in 1539. Espiritu Santo — “Springs of the Holy Spirit” — is what the Spanish called the natural mineral spring at the north … Read more
Dunedin passed its first law in 1899 to deal with pigs. The town had just incorporated, and the actual reason it bothered was to get the legal authority to ban … Read more
Monster Jam’s three-day Freestyle Mania, Mötley Crüe at the fairgrounds, a free car show at Armature Works, and Dolphin Yoga in Clearwater.
Update: This roundup covered the weekend of August 1–2, 2026 and has passed. Photo: Mark Szelistowski, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Freestyle legends at the Yuengling Center, Dude … Read more
Update: This exhibit has closed. The Art of Banksy’s Tampa engagement ran through September 27, 2026. Photo: FightingRaven531, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Art of Banksy exhibit … Read more
Update: This event has passed. Dead Set Florida played Jannus Live on Saturday, August 1, 2026. Photo: Kurt Christensen, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (The Flaming Lips performing … Read more