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Discover the arts through local content, events, artists, and nonprofit organizations

ARTS AXIS FLORIDA
YOUR GUIDE TO THE GREATER TAMPA BAY REGION'S CREATIVE AND CULTURAL SCENE

Discover the arts through local content, events, artists, and nonprofit organizations

Your Weekend Guide

Gasparilla


Pirates are invading! Gather your matey's for a fun weekend!

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If Beale Street Could Talk


Tampa Theatre celebrating Black Love stories every Sunday this February.

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Kenwood Sunday Market in St. Pete


Every Sunday 10am-2pm through May.

Get your goods

Gasparilla


Pirates are invading! Gather your matey's for a fun weekend!

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If Beale Street Could Talk


Tampa Theatre celebrating Black Love stories every Sunday this February.

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More events this month

Axis 813: This weeks events just in Tampa

GLAZER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM REOPENING

February 1st

Museum reopening
3-6pm

SPONGEBOB THE MUSICAL

February 1st

Musical
7pm

ADAM CAROLLA  @ FunnyBone

February 4th

Stand-Up Comedy

ROCK THE PARK

February 5th

Free Outdoor Concert
7pm

USF WOMEN'S 🏀  VS TULANE

February 7th

Sporting Event
all day

MUSEUMS ON US

February 7th& 8th

Museum
More events this month

📓Now Blogging: TOP of the Axis

Gasparilla Invasion is Coming: Welcome to Axis Patchwork Picks, our new curated weekly blog

By Malaika Hollist • January 28, 2026
Hi, it’s Malaika, It's our first blog of Top of the Axis! This blog will focus on current favorites of the week. I’ve put together five of my favorites starting with the Gasparilla invasion coming to Tampa this weekend!

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Your Tampa Bay Weekend Guide

Gasparilla


Pirates are invading! Gather your matey's for a fun weekend!

Get the Gaspy Guide

If Beale Street Could Talk


Tampa Theatre celebrating Black Love stories every Sunday this February.

Add to Calendar

Kenwood Sunday Market in St. Pete


Every Sunday 10am-2pm through May.

Get your goods

Gasparilla


Pirates are invading! Gather your matey's for a fun weekend!

Get the Gaspy Guide

If Beale Street Could Talk


Tampa Theatre celebrating Black Love stories every Sunday this February.

Add to Calendar

The Bay Blend

The under-10-minute podcast on

Tampa Bay’s headlines, culture & events without the news fatigue.

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Axis Patchwork Picks

Gasparilla Invasion is Coming: Welcome to Axis Patchwork Picks, our new curated weekly blog

By Malaika Hollist • January 28, 2026
Hi, it’s Malaika, It's our first blog of Top of the Axis! This blog will focus on current favorites of the week. I’ve put together five of my favorites starting with the Gasparilla invasion coming to Tampa this weekend!

Our curated picks

of the week

Socotra Yemeni Coffee & Co.

Float by Olivia Dean

One Battle After Another

Just 5000 Steps to Improve Your Mood

Gasparilla

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Graffiti-covered tunnel leads to a cityscape with a high-rise building under a cloudy sky.
Outdoor artisan market with tents, tables, and vendors selling goods on a sunny day.

Malaika's Can't Miss Picks of the Week

Socotra Yemeni Coffee & Co.

Study/ Hangout

Float by Olivia Dean

Pop, Soul

One Battle After Another

Action, Political Thriller

Just 5000 Steps to Improve Your Mood

Active

Gasparilla

21+, Party, Local

🎙️Now Reading: Wutherings  Heights w/ you're Booked

February Book:

Wuthering Heights

February 17th at 6:30pm on Zoom

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Now Contemplating:TBR List

Emily Bronte

Wuthering Heights

Classic, Romance, Fiction
Audrey Niffenegger

The Time Traveler's Wife

Romance, Fantasy. Fiction
Sally Rooney

Normal People

Contemporary, Romance, Fiction
Kristin Hannah

The Nightingale

Historical Fiction
V.E. Schwab

Bury Our Bones In the Midnight Soul

Fantasy, Horror, Fiction
Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

Historical Fiction
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Our TBR List

Emily Bronte

Classic, Romance, Fiction
Audrey Niffenegger

Romance, Fantasy. Fiction
Sally Rooney

Contemporary, Romance, Fiction
Kristin Hannah

Historical Fiction
V.E. Schwab

Fantasy, Horror, Fiction
Bonnie Garmus

Historical Fiction

Curated Patchwork Picks of the Week

Socotra Yemeni Coffee & Co.

Study/ Hangout

Float by Olivia Dean

Pop, Soul

One Battle After Another

Action, Political Thriller

Just 5000 Steps to Improve Your Mood

Active

Gasparilla

21+, Party, Local
Graffiti-covered tunnel leads to a cityscape with a high-rise building under a cloudy sky.
Outdoor artisan market with tents, tables, and vendors selling goods on a sunny day.
Graffiti-covered tunnel leads to a cityscape with a high-rise building under a cloudy sky.
Outdoor artisan market with tents, tables, and vendors selling goods on a sunny day.

Join our February Book Club

February 17th at 6:30pm on Zoom

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Oops! The timer went off a little early.Book club begins in 30 minutes. Please click here to join the meeting at 6:30 pm EST for our January pick, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronet

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Current Members

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A conductor leads an orchestra in a concert hall, with a large audience watching. Black and white.
Black and white photo of a Black woman singing into a vintage microphone, eyes closed. She wears a sparkly necklace and gloves.

JAZZ
Stage scene with performers; statue on a pedestal, man gesturing; others in period costumes.

OPERA
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PERFORMANCE THEATRE
White interior with a triangular glass ceiling, arched walls, and modern architecture.

CULTURAL DESTINATIONS
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DANCE