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Tampa Bay · Week of Oct 10

October on Tampa Bay runs from the Florida State Fairgrounds on U.S. 301 to Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater and Coachman Park. Must See is the 47th Clearwater Jazz Holiday, Thursday October 15 through Sunday October 18, at Coachman Park in Clearwater. Navratri: Opening Garba Weekend is Friday October 9 and Saturday October 10, Cowtown BBQ & Country Music Festival is Saturday October 10 in Arcadia, and Slamfest 35: Truck & Car Show is Saturday October 10 and Sunday October 11.

More than 150 tables of toys, comics, diecast, and pop culture fill the Florida Center at the Florida State Fairgrounds, 4800 U.S. Hwy 301 N in Tampa, for the Florida Extravaganza Toy Show, Saturday October 17 and Sunday October 18. Garba and Dandiya open Navratri for two nights in Entertainment Hall at the same fairgrounds, Friday October 9 and Saturday October 10, 8:00–11:00 p.m., separate from the October 16–17 listing. Wade Hayes joins a country bill and a barbecue contest at the Turner Agri-Civic Center, 2250 NE Roan Street in Arcadia, on Saturday October 10; general admission is $20, kids 4–12 are $10 online only, and VIP is $55.

Slamfest’s 35th custom truck and car show takes the Special Events Center at the Florida State Fairgrounds, Saturday October 10 from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and Sunday October 11 from 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. The 47th Clearwater Jazz Holiday puts Chris Botti, Sheila E., Arturo Sandoval, Larkin Poe, and The Wood Brothers on the green at Coachman Park, 300 Cleveland Street in Clearwater, Thursday October 15 through Sunday October 18, with gates Thursday and Friday at 4:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 3:30 p.m. The lower plaza, pier, and Sunset Bluff stay open without a green ticket.

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