Tampa Theatre hosts a double-feature and panel for Design Week on April 14, 2025. Credit: Javier Ortiz

There’s never a shortage of wine in Tampa, and this month is especially flush thanks to Busch Gardens’ two-and-a-half-month Food & Wine Festival which includes nearly two dozen concerts from the likes of Hoobastank, Robin Thicke, Flo Rida, Luis Fonsi, and more.

And for a one-weekend only throwdown, look no further than Tampa Theatre, which hosts its annual wine festival, themed this weekend for the “Harry Potter” movie series.

Over two days, the historic theatre (which almost met the wrecking ball in the early-’70s) stages a silent auction, Friday wine and restaurant tasting, then the Saturday wine pairing banquet—all to raise money for the venue’s ongoing preservation.

Admission to “Tampa Theatre and the Goblet of Wine: A Wizarding WineFest” happening Friday-Saturday, March 7-8 is still available and starts at $80. Readers are invited to submit their own events to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s things to do calendar.

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This article appears in Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2025.