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happy howl-o-ween✨ thanks for celebrating spooky szn with us and for picking pumpkins to benefit @nateshonoranimalrescue. together, we raised $16,000 to help save homesless pets in our community. 🎃🧡
📸@badaussremi
happy haunting🍬 halloween is tomorrow and we’re celebrating with a spooktacular scavenger hunt! we’ve hidden 40 mini pumpkins + 1 extra special grand prize pumpkin around the utc district. if you find one hidden outdoors, scan the QR code and follow the instructions to win an eerie-sistable surprise.✨
one prize per person. link in bio for rules🎃
holiday vibes unlocked 🎁✨we’re officially unwrapping the season on saturday, nov. 8 with santa’s grand arrival parade and after-party concert with @wethekings!
join us for a merry celebration featuring:
❤️ special veterans tribute at 5:45 pm
🎄 crisscross skywalk & tree lighting with nik and lijana wallenda
🧑🎄 parade with 50+ floats, giant balloons, marching bands, dance troops, and santa
🎆 festive fireworks
🎸 after-party concert by we the kings
the festive fun starts at 4 pm with a pre-party performance by @nofilterband, holiday characters, giveaways, food trucks and more fun spread along the parade route. link in bio for event schedule + parade map.
trick or treat yourself to @sprinklescupcakes 🧁 celebrate halloween week with two new cupcake flavors: reese’s peanut butter cup + twix 🍬
cutie pies in the patch 🧡 don't miss the final weekend of the pumpkin patch on the green at utc✨ pick your perfect pumpkin to support @nateshonoranimalrescue, held in partnership with @detwilersmarket 🍂
🎃 friday: 3–6pm
🎃 saturday: 10am–6pm
🎃 sunday: 12–5pm
it’s just a bunch of hocus pocus✨ join us for another glorious movie night on the green this friday, oct. 24🎥 starting at 7 pm, meet the sanderson sisters, enjoy trick-or-treats from on-site concessions and then watch a free showing of the '90s original hocus pocus around 8 pm.
📍the green at utc, near @roccostacos
falling for the new seasonal menu at @eatnakedfarmer 🍂
let’s boo-gie👻 join us this thursday, oct. 23 from 7–9 pm for a wickedly fun halloween dance party on the green! come show off your dance moves and costumes while enjoying music, drinks from @georgiesutc and special entertainment 🎶🕺
this event is free + all ages welcome.
florence after dark 🌙 if you know, you know. if you don’t—now you do. @florenceandthespiceboys turns up the party at utc every fri & sat from 9:30 pm–12:30 am with a live dj, dancing and late-night food and drink specials.
this weekend✨
fri: beats by dj @gabe_vibe
sat: that’s so 2000’s throwback party with dj @kat.fodor + dj frndzwitme
presented by @babylmediagroup
📍 257 n. cattlemen rd.
almost as good as a psl, the fall night market is back this thursday, oct. 16 from 6:30–9:30 pm. 🧡meet us on the green at utc for seasonal sips, cider donuts, 30+ local vendors and live music by @actualbankrobbers.
plus, the pumpkin patch will be open so you can pick your perfect pumpkin to benefit @nateshonoranimalrescue 🎃
no tricks, all treats 🍬let your dogs show of their howl-o-ween costumes this tuesday, oct. 14 at our barks & boos event to benefit @nateshonoranimalrescue 🐕 join us from 7-9pm for drinks, live music by @nightbrkrs duo, raffle prizes, pup-friendly vendors + a dog costume contest 🎃
the costume contest starts at 7:30 pm, all dogs must be registered by 7:15 pm. prizes awarded for the most creative, cutest and spookiest dog costumes.
📍the green, near @roccostacos
introducing @zotosushi, now open in the west district at utc. ✨
this modern izakaya from james beard–nominated restaurateurs jimmy and johnny tung blends japanese bar culture with elevated cuisine — from crudo and seasonal nigiri flown in from japan to artful share plates and cocktails worth toasting. 🍸 led by michelin-trained chef lwin siss, every dish is crafted to impress.
reserve your table. now serving dinner wednesday–sunday, 5–10 pm.
📸 @fashiontolive
it’s giving fall fun. 🍂check out what’s happening this saturday at utc:
🚘 @carsandcoffee941: trunk or treat
8:00–10:00 am |📍 the @mallatutc
tricks, treats and creatively decorated cars to benefit @americancancersociety answer to cancer SRQ campaign
💪 utc fit with @prosperbradenton
9:30–10:30 am |📍 the green
free outdoor workout with beats by djvibez
🎃 pumpkin patch
10:00 am–6:00 pm | 📍 the green
pick your perfect pumpkin to support @nateshonoranimalrescue
🍻 oktoberfest: a day of oars & pours
11:00 am–4:00 pm | 📍 @nathanbendersonpark
craft pours, festive bites, live music & regatta races
🎤 rocktoberfest
6:00–9:00 pm 📍 across the utc districts
seven bands, seven venues —start on the green and rock your way through utc to support suncoast charities for children
welcome to the neighborhood, @motemarinelab 💙 mote science education aquarium (sea) is officially open, offering three levels of ocean wonder and discovery. sea you there! ✨
open 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. daily.
the pumpkin patch is back on the green at utc✨ come pick your perfect pumpkin now through oct. 26! presented in partnership with @detwilersmarket, every pumpkin picked supports @nateshonoranimalrescue 🧡
patch hours👇
mon-fri: 3-6 pm
sat: 10 am-6 pm
sun: 12-5 pm
oh hey. what’s new? ✨ this wednesday, @motemarinelab and @zotosushi will officially open at utc. stay tuned for even more fresh shops and flavors coming soon.
saturdays = utc fit on the green. ✨ this week at 9:30 am, enjoy a pilates class with @crunch.university and beats by @dj_vibez7 🎶classes are always free, no registration required!
happy fa-la-la-la-fall 🎃🍂
cozy season incoming 🎃✨save this post to start planning your fall fun at utc.
🎃pumpkin patch benefiting @nateshonoranimalrescue
oct. 7-26 | times vary | the green at utc
📚storytime in the patch
oct. 8 | 10-11 am | the green at utc
🚗cars & coffee: trunk or treat
oct. 11 | 8-10 am | the mall at utc
🍻oktoberfest: a day of oars & pours
oct. 11 | 10 am-4 pm | nathan benderson park
🎶rocktoberfest
oct. 11 | 6-9 pm | the districts at utc
🐶barks brews halloween party
oct. 14 | 7-9 pm | the green
🌜fall utc night market
oct. 16 | 6:30-9:30 pm | the green
👻 frightfully fun trick or treat event
oct. 18 | 5:30-7:30 pm | the mall at utc
🕺halloween dance party
oct. 23 | 7-9 pm | the green
🧙♀️movies under the stars: hocus pocus
oct. 24 | 8 pm | the green
🍬trick-or-treat on the lake
oct. 28 | 5:30-8 pm | nathan benderson park
🍂 fall festival & carnival
oct. 30 – nov. 2 | times vary | the mall at utc
🔗in bio for all the details
text the group chat - utc live on the green is back this thursday, october 2 with @nofilterband 🎶
📍the free concert is from 6:30-9:30 pm on the green at utc, near @roccostacos