An extended (and holiday-heavy) edition of CL's usual round-up of weekend food and drink events, because, well, there's just that much going on.
• The Oyster Bar's Jingle & Mingle, held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, serves complimentary hors d'oeuvres and $5 candy cane cocktails to benefit CASA. Other highlights are a 50/50 raffle and $1,000 in prizes, including restaurant gift packages. Free, money for food and drinks. 249 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-897-9728.
• Christkindlmarket is the annual Christmas market that Hofbräuhaus St. Petersburg hosts for holiday gift-gifters at 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Local vendors are set up with their handmade wares, alongside live tunes, face painting and appearances from Tampa Bay Tornadoes players. Grab your warm glass of glühwein (that's German mulled wine) and start browsing. Free, money for goodies. 123 Fourth St. S., St. Petersburg. 727-898-3333.
• Also on Saturday, Zydeco Brew Werks celebrates its first, long-awaited Bottle Release: Electric Funeral. A funeral procession down La Septima kicks off at 12:30 p.m., followed by the bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout's debut. Available in limited amounts on draft, the beer is brewed with cocoa nibs, vanilla beans and local coffee. Free, money for beer. 1902 E. Seventh Ave., Tampa. 813-252-4541.
• Southern Brewing & Winery, fka as Southern Brewing & Winemaking, has been around since 2008. Cheers to its Decaversary from 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday with flights of beer and wine releases, happy hour-pricing on select pours, a live art show and raffles every 30 minutes (for the chance to win bar tabs and merchandise). The Tree Dog Roots food truck supplies the grub. Free, money for drinks and food. 4500 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-238-7800.
• Mojo Ho Ho, planned for Saturday, is the best name ever for a holiday pig roast. Way to go, Dr. BBQ. The New American smokehouse's pork — infused with signature Rekker Rum from American Freedom Distillery — gets presented alongside white rice, black beans, tostones and sour orange pie at 4 p.m., but come two hours early for a live barbecue demo. Tickets are up online. $20. 1101 First Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-443-7227.
• Now in its 20th year, Saturday's 12 Bars of Christmas remains a festive tradition that hits up 12 watering holes around Ybor City — all while spreading do-goodery. Net proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which received $1,313 from the seasonal pub crawl in 2017. The fun kicks off at 6 p.m. at Cigar City Cider & Mead, followed by Rock Brothers Brewing. Register online. $17 in advance, $20 day of. 1812 N. 15th St., Tampa.
• Top off the weekend at Dipped in Gold, where flights of bubbly await for Sunday sippers dressed in gold (and sparkles). Hawthorne Bottle Shoppe's timely celebration of Champagne — we're all in full-on holiday mode at this point — promises four sparkling wines from across the world. Flights are available throughout the day, but co-owner Tegan Foster is on pouring duty for the sampling at 3 p.m. Free, money for wine. 2927 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-800-2810.
This article appears in Dec 13-20, 2018.