Weekend events: Flamingo Festival, Sip & Shop and Indie Flea

🦩 Flamingo Festival, St. Pete: Sunken Gardens is throwing a party for everyone's favorite pink bird (or second favorite, if you're Team Roseate Spoonbill) with live music, ice cream and "flamosas."

• Sunday, 10am-4:30pm. Included with admission ($18 for adults, $15 for seniors and $8 for kids 2-12). Parking is limited.

🥂 Holiday Sip & Shop, Safety Harbor: Stop by downtown businesses like Backwater Provisions Co., Gigglewaters and Portkey Books for drink and merchandise specials. Friday, 5-9pm.

• Head to the gazebo at 6pm for a Christmas tree lighting and visit from Santa. Find a list of participating businesses here.

🎉 Festival of Lights & Christmas Parade, Zephyrhills: Catch live music, food trucks and craft vendors at this annual holiday celebration. This year's theme is "Christmas in Toyland."

• Saturday, 4-9pm, downtown. The parade starts at 7pm.

🎄 Black Santa Seafood Pop Up Shop, St. Petersburg: Along with photo ops with St. Nick, this free, family-friendly festival will have live entertainment, food trucks and local vendors.

• Saturday, 1-8pm, Tropicana Field Lot 1.

Tampa Indie Flea, Tampa: Shop more than 140 vintage and antique collectors, plant purveyors, jewelry makers and more to the sounds of DJ Beyo.

• Sunday, noon-4pm, Market Street and the West Lawn at Armature Works.

Go deeper: Check out other markets coming up this month here.