The Florida Orchestra playing Julian B. Lane Waterfront Park in Tampa, Florida on May 8, 2022. Credit: Photo by Ray Roa

This season, Tampa Bay’s beloved philharmonic saw more stage-to-screen shows, a gala with Yo-Yo Ma, and a salute to women in music with the best program name of all time, “Bette, Babs and Beyond.”

Spring wraps up with another installment of its Pops in the Park series, finally taking the ensemble to River Tower Park after months of waiting.

A similar show was planned for earlier this season, but due to “disruptions” from last fall’s hurricane double-feature it was canceled and replaced by a “Symphonies By The Sea” performance at Clearwater’s BayCare Sound.

Tampa-proper residents finally get a free outdoor performance of their own to kick off the summer, which promises “family-friendly music, film scores, classic favorites such as Tchaikovsky’s ‘1812 Overture’ and a patriotic finale,” under the direction of Resident Conductor Chelsea Gallo.

Bring the kids if you want, but assuming there’ll be fireworks, maybe leave the dogs at home.

There’s no cover to see The Florida Orchestra’s Pops in the Park performance at Tampa’s River Tower Park on Saturday, May 31.

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