Halloween on Central in St. Petersburg, Florida on Oct. 29, 2024. Credit: Photo via cityofstpete/Flickr
Local kids have spent the last month navigating back-to-back hurricanes, being out of school, and seeing their parents stressed-the-fuck-out. The least we could do is take them out for some free candy.

Both sides of Tampa Bay get an early jump on family-friendly Halloween activities this weekend in Tampa where the party starts Saturday on the Riverwalk’s one-mile stretch of fun that’ll include 50 treat stations in between Water Works and MacDill parks (4 p.m.- 7 p.m.).

On Sunday across the bridge, Grand Central District’s 22-block celebration is complete with costumes, treats, entertainment, and more. From drag, to dog races, markets, and sidewalk chalk, St. Petersburg’s Halloween on Central (noon-5 p.m., pictured) even includes indoor activities at the Imagine Museum.

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This article appears in Oct 17-23, 2024.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...