St. Pete weekend events: Horror con, Country Thunder, deaf meet-up

Kathryn Varn

Illustration of a beach chair made out of a calendar. — Illustration: Allie Carl/Axios

With your Mother's Day plans hopefully sorted, here are some more ways to spend the weekend in and around St. Petersburg.

🌈 St. Pete Pride Community Yard Sale: Shop furniture, decor, office supplies, merch from past Pride celebrations and more, courtesy of St. Pete Pride office and storage spring cleaning.

Saturday, 9am-4pm, at St. Pete Pride, 3251 3rd Avenue North.

😱 Tampa Bay Screams: This spooky convention will feature film screenings, panels and appearances by horror icons including Rhonda Shear, Jeff Lieberman and Bin Furuya.

Friday and Saturday at the Holiday Inn St. Petersburg N - Clearwater, 3535 Ulmerton Road.

🤠 Country Thunder Florida: The music festival that's been all over the news is this weekend at its new location in Clearwater. Tickets start at $150 for one-day access and $355 for the full weekend.

Friday-Sunday at Coachman Park.

🏖️ Deaf Beach Hangout Social: This beach weekend bringing together members of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community kicks off Friday with happy hour then an all-day beach day on Saturday.

Friday, 5pm-close, at Ferg's Sports Bar & Grill.
Saturday, 8:30am-dusk, at Fort De Soto North Beach shelters 1 and 2.

🌀 Hurricane Expo '26: Get ready for *sigh* hurricane season with vendors and experts with advice for how to prepare you, your family and your home.

Saturday, 10am-1pm, at The Centre of Palm Harbor, 1500 16th Street.

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St. Pete weekend events: Horror con, Country Thunder, deaf meet-up

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