Wow! The North Pole Experience was quite the experience…read more They were featured on Fox 13, but I actually stumbled upon their info on FB. I knew I had to check this out. This is in a neighborhood in Land O Lakes. You park at the Oakstead school and walk a few blocks to the house. When you are almost there, take a break at another house with fab lights, a few pic opps, and a sleigh. Then keep walking and you will come to the North Pole Experience. Check out the screen and if you want to do the scavenger hunt, make sure to count all of the elves outside at the Peppermint Park. It's tricky. You will come to the Gingerbread house and take a picture at the photo opp. Afterwards, be amazed by the North Pole Experience. The mailroom, Santa, a movie theater, toy making, elf class, candy store, bakery store, cafe, & kitchen. There's also a few more little areas too. This is amazing, detailed, through, whimsical and Xmas at its best. Check it out Friday to Sunday - 630-930pm, very cool! And free Xmas fun!

We heard about The North Pole Experience on Instagram, so we decided to visit on Saturday evening…read more Parking is located outside, right in front of the school. It was a beautiful and magical experience for both kids and adults. There was so much to see and enjoy throughout the entire setup. The amount of time and effort the owners put into creating the experience is truly magnificent, every little detail has been thoughtfully planned. There's an online scavenger hunt that adds to the fun and excitement of the North Pole theme. Overall, it's absolutely worth visiting and a wonderful way to spread holiday cheer.

The first annual Art of Korea X is new festival to celebrate the K-Pop culture. Many K-Pop group…read moreyoung group dance the way out during our visit. I cannot believe the local are crazy about this culture are American with different ethnicity. It is a force cannot be stop. Song like K-pop vampire hunter Golden is being play. For me, I like the food truck that show up. I got the mini sushi wrap which is my favorite. We do got some other food like grilled giant squid, grilled pig ear, grilled intestines and mini Taiyaki. I also got fresh squeezed sugar cane juice. All food are good. I wish they set up more table for seating facing the stage. This first annual festival is great for the community. It is definitely a welcome news for the city.

Went to Waterworks Park in Tampa on Saturday night, November 1st, 2025 for this festival…read more I was happy we were just in time to see the Ichillin KPop group. Oh they were so adorable and so good. We had so much fun listening to them. Afterwards, we saw where they were standing and taking pics and we stood on the outer side of that area. They loved Mocha Coconut my dog. It was so cute. I walked around a bit and there was so much diff Asian food. It looked so good but I was too full to have anything. There was also some different gift items to buy and Korean goodies. It was really cool. I loved it so much I wanted to go back on Sunday, the last day, but we ran out of time. It was really a great fest showcasing KPop, Korean Culture and Asian food.

We love coming to the drive in. It is such a great experience. Great prices, good concession food,…read moreand a feel-good community experience. We have been back several times since our first visit in February of this year. We've seen popular and new movies such as Goat, Project Hail Mary, and the Super Mario Galaxy Movie. The screen is updated and clear, as well as the speakers.

We've visited Joy Lan a couple times before this visit and our experiences as a collective have…read morebeen average. You can arrive a half hour before the show starts to pay and get your spot to watch the movie. Tonight we watch Shang Chi and the Ten Rings and our experience specific to tonight... Not the best. In the beginning of the movie there are subtitles which you can't read because on this screen only the top line ever showed. So as long as there's only one line sentences you're good! In addition there aren't any loud speakers or speakers to place on your vehicle like many other drive ins have, so we had a really hard time hearing. I don't know if this movie was shot in dark lighting or if they needed to adjust lighting on the screen, but there seemed to be a glare or it was often hard to see some scenes. There was an idiot with his car lights on which may have posed a problem as well but no one said anything to them. No one walked around to check for things like that like many other theaters do as well. The website indicates if you have difficulty getting your lights to turn off they have covers for your car to use to dim your lights. There's no info about additional speakers though it does say if you have issues you can let them know. Also kind of bummed with the choice of preshow music. We really enjoy attending the theaters that okay the old fashioned tunes and ads! You only get half an hour before hand anyway which also could be extended some. Show up as early as you can within that time frame to get the best pick of parking spots. Also bring big spray or citronella candle or something. Bugs galore! We may try this theater again in the future but will need to probably bring a radio to provide additional speakers.

Kumquat fest was later this year - Sunday, March 8th, 2026. It's usually the last week of January…read morebut they changed the date this year due to the cold windy weather. We decided to go since it was a Sunday. We can tell there were less vendors bc maybe bc of the new date. Not sure. It is a lot of arts and crafts vendors all throughout the town. This is really cool bc there's lots to see. Also it brings business to the businesses here. Many businesses have changed and closed. I haven't been in a while so this is a nice way to see what businesses have come and go by walking all throughout the town. I definitely want to come back. Parking is not bad bc it's also throughout the neighborhoods. You really don't need to pay for parking. You do have to walk so if walking shoes are better, then wear them

Such a fun festival! First time going…read more Lots of vendors, food, drinks, kumquat themed items, and music. We got kumquat margaritas! So good. Love that you can walk around with alcohol.

Busch Gardens Summer Nights festival runs every year from May 28th to Sept 6th. For over 100…read morenights, guests can stay late 10AM to 10PM and safely enjoy rollercoasters, live music, live shows, new summer drinks, new summer foods, and more! The All-New "Spark! Night-time Spectacular", starting at 9:15PM, features an explosive array of fireworks combined with lasers, water elements, and pyrotechnics. Due to popular demand, "Spark!" can be enjoyed every night, including weekday nights, until August 8th. After August 8th, "Spark!" will run every Friday - Sunday night until September 6th, including Labor Day. The "Spark!" fireworks show is nowhere near as good as Disney's Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, or Hollywood Studios. There aren't as many fireworks and there is no storyline or characters, just music. 6/10 The July 4th weekend edition of the "Spark!" fireworks show had more fireworks and was better than the typical "Spark!" Fireworks show. 6.6/10 The All-New Cirque Electric Show runs Friday - Monday at the Stanleyville Theater and features an All-New acrobatic stunt show with daring airborne aerialists, stunning displays of balance and strength, and a fascinating act on wheels that cannot be missed! 10/10 The Returning Favorite, "Turn It Up!" Ice Skating Show runs Thursday - Monday at the Moroccan Palace Theater and is an award-winning show which celebrates skating with contemporary performances, aerial moments, and eclectic pop music. 9/10 As the sun goes down, electric summer vibes amp up on the Festival Field by the Iron Gwazi Rollercoaster, Cheetah Hunt Plaza by the Cheetah Hunt Rollercoaster, and Stanleyville Plaza by the Tigris Rollercoaster. There is an open-air dance party with DJs, dancing, and endless energy to build the excitement before "Spark!" ignites the sky. Specialty summer menu items are located at the Stanleyville Plaza, Cheetah Hunt Plaza, Festival Pathway, and other select locations around the park. Adults can indulge in New glow-in-the-dark summer cocktails. The Loaded Chicken on a Stick came with Crispy Chicken Breast, Shredded Cheese, Chives, Smokey Ranch Drizzle 7/10 The Loaded Corn Dog Bites came with Shredded Cheese, Crispy Jalapeños, Tomato, Corn Chips, Smokey House Sauce. 7/10 The Grilled Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich came with Grilled Onions, Peppers, Zapp's Chips and not enough cheese 6/10 The Grilled Italian Sausage Sandwich came with Grilled Onions, Peppers, Zapp's Chips 8/10 The Teriyaki Pineapple Bowls came with Grilled Shrimp or Chicken, Fresh Cut Pineapple, Fried Rice, Roasted Vegetables 8/10 The Summer Sweet Dough Delights, also known as New Orleans style Beignets, come with Chocolate or Woodford Bourbon Caramel and have been at every Busch Gardens Festival so they must be popular 7/10 The Summer Apple Sour frozen cocktail came with Tito's Vodka, Granny Smith Apple, Lemon, Lime and had a nice tart flavor. 9/10 The Blue Lagoon frozen cocktail came with Reyka Vodka, Blue Raspberry, Lemon, Lime. 8/10 The Spark The Night frozen cocktail came with Flor De Caña Rum, Red Passion Fruit, Pineapple Juice, Orange Juice, Lemon, Lime. 7/10 Busch Gardens decided to scatter the Summer Nights food options throughout the entire park instead of having everything by the Festival pathway which can be good or bad for those that like walking a lot or don't. Personally, I'd rather have all the food options all in one spot which makes it easier to decide on what to eat. After all the food options at Food & Wine Festival, the food options at Summer Nights were incredibly underwhelming. Busch Gardens Management recently added more food options to supplement the serious lack of food options available but still did not add any international or exotic options other than boring American food you could find anywhere. My favorite part of Summer Nights is the return of the shows and the ability to be in the park later! I hope Busch Gardens Management would add more colored lights to illuminate the park, more international menu items, bring back shows to the Dragon Fire Grill, bring back the Summer Nights big name concerts, and bring back the exotic Hawaiian, Fiesta, and African Village theming and foods! Summer Nights is my least favorite festival out of all the Busch Gardens festivals because of the lack of Theming and unimpressive boring food options. In 2017, Busch Gardens Summer Nights did a great job with tropical Hawaiian, Fiesta, and African Village Theming and foods but has really scaled back the Summer Nights event in recent years. With the Florida summer heat, it's usually too hot to go to Busch Gardens until 5pm and it rains a lot in the afternoons so I don't go to Busch Gardens as much during the summer.

I've been to Raprager, Sweet Fields, and now HarvestMoon - I would say that HarvestMoon wins the…read more"Pumpkin Patch" award. While it presented fewer picturesque photo opportunities, the immense activities scattered throughout the property are enough to keep kiddos of almost every age busy. And there are some fun activities for adults to partake in, especially the ball throwing (tennis balls, footballs, and basketballs) and the pedal carts, which are too heavy for most kids to pedal. My son (and his bestie) loved the big slide (they went down it 20+ times), giant bounce pillow, and duck races. The petting zoo is an awesome option for animal lovers, and the hay ride (while we didn't do it) had quite a long line. They have a tricky corn maze, Tug of War for those willing, swings, and a lot of small side games for people to check out while wandering the farm. There are plenty of food options including an adorable Silo bar in the center, pouring brews and other drinks. One of the trucks was cash only, so we didn't order from them, but the other vendors were set up with Square or other payment methods. Tickets for entry to their Fall event were about $18 per person (3 years+ require a ticket) and it included parking. I will definitely bring my kiddo back next year as this was a nice change of scenery from Sweet Fields (which we did two years in a row).

My family and I tried out HarvestMoon Fun Farm for their Fright Night this year, and we were…read morepleasantly surprised! The farm itself is huge, we plan to go back for their day time activities, as the fright night tickets are a separate event - there's a lot to do, a playground area with a slide and swings, some carnival-type games, a bounce area, pumpkin patch/barn to pick some pumpkins, a Silo styled bar that's pretty awesome looking, a corn maze, tons of photo ops, and there's food on site as well. We went at night, so the heat wasn't a factor for us - it was actually beautiful weather. There weren't any signs telling us where to go from the entrance for the fright night stuff, so we sort of just wandered the farm until we found it. The paths are sandy, so there's a lot of dust kicked up with everyone walking around - you will go home with dust coating your nostrils and all inside your shoes. The fright night stuff was towards the back of the farm, there's a haunted house and a few haunted attractions that were pretty awesome. I didn't expect there to be so much to do, but the different haunted attractions were a blast for us and our kiddo. They really went above and beyond with the spooky decor. All of the staff we encountered were extremely nice and helpful. We'd come back for the fright night for sure, and can't wait to check them out for their regular hours.

We were in the area and wanted to check this place out. We were outside exploring and then came to…read morethe museum to cool off. For Florida residents, the tickets were $16/per person rather than $20. My kiddos loved the various stations this museum had to offer. I would absolutely go again, especially to cool off from the Florida heat.

My cousin in Florida recommended this place. She had been wanting to take my nephew, so we took our…read morekids and made it a family day. The museum itself is very interactive which is great for kids of all ages! There's a big outdoor playground enclosed by a cool, large, yellow alligator structure. Inside there is a huge dragon hanging from the ceiling made out of random trinkets. Outside is a MASSIVE beautiful park with a small man made lake/pond. Very beautiful place to visit. We enjoyed it very much. Adjacent to the main building is a food court as well and there's plenty of parking (free).

Each year, the Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago throws a kick-ass parade in Ybor with floats and…read morebands and beads. Oh my! The 2020 Krewe of Sant' Yago Knight Parade was presented by MOR-TV and co-sponsored by the City of Tampa.The Grand Marshal was WWE star Titus O'Neil and and our favorite, raunchy, reality TV host Jerry Springer as a special guest. The krewes represented in the parade were diverse including Latin, Irish, and Caribbean! Local school bands and the City of Tampa Dance troupe got in on the action as well! The music was pumping and people were dancing and enjoying themselves. Nobody got crazy as far as I saw. It's a family-friendly event. There were plenty of kids at the parade with their families and they were really enjoying themselves. The krewes on the parade route we're really catering to making sure that the little ones got beads! They had a ball! Ybor is a great place to have the parade because there are plenty of restaurants and ice cream shops to eat afterwards. Or, if you want to continue the party, you can at one of the many bars on 7th Ave. I had a good time and look forward to the next one in 2021 :-)

It's a fun bead catching, float watching, night light enjoying, Ybor experience. Call me old…read morefashioned, but with no boob flashing these Gasparilla events are really pretty tame. No nudity? Grandpa needs to see some titties!!! Send nudes. But if you don't mind crowds, it's an interesting experience, and some of the floats have pretty impressive setups. Some bands and dancing too. Balconies are best for great relaxed viewing but less good for bead catching.