23 Can't-Miss Events This February In Tampa Bay

For only having 28 days, February can seem like an excruciatingly long month as winter in Florida enters the final stretch and the promise of spring is in sight.

To ease the boredom and get Floridians out of the house, we’ve rounded up 23 can’t-miss events in the Tampa Bay area, including the Florida State Fair, Winter Pride and the Strawberry Festival.

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Here are our picks:

• Florida State Fair, Feb. 5-16, Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa
• St Pete Science Festival and MarineQuest, Feb. 7, University South Florida St. Petersburg campus and Poynter Park
• Historic Kenwood BungalowFest Home Tour: Centennial Celebration, Feb. 7, Historic Kenwood neighborhood, St. Petersburg
• Colony Cove Flea Market, Feb. 7, New Port Richey
• Butterfly Ball, Feb. 12, Tampa International Airport, Tampa
• St. Petersburg’s Super Greek Festival, Feb. 13, Saint Stefano’s Greek Orthodox Church, St. Petersburg
• Tampa Bay Vine & Vibe, Feb. 13, Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel, Tampa
• Thunder by the Bay Music & Motors Festival, Feb. 13-15, Sarasota Fairgrounds
• Heart of Valor Valentine’s 5K and Health Expo, Feb. 14, Al Lopez Park, Tampa
• Localtopia, Feb. 14, Williams Park, St. Petersburg
• Sant’ Yago Knight Parade, Feb. 14, Ybor City, Tampa
• Kosher Food Festival, Feb. 15, Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch
• Old Seminole Heights Home Tour, Feb. 15, various homes in the Seminole Heights neighborhood, Tampa
• Festivals of Speed, Feb. 15, Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg
• Winter Pride, Feb. 15-22, various venues, St. Petersburg
• Bradenton Area River Regatta, Feb. 20-21, Riverfront Boulevard, Bradenton
• Greek Festival, Feb. 20-22, St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, Sarasota
• Punk Rock Flea Market, Feb. 22, The Cuban Club, Tampa
• Junior League of Sarasota’s Annual Legacy Luncheon, Feb. 24, The Ora, Sarasota
• Florida Strawberry Festival, Feb. 26 - March 8, Plant City
• The Twig’s Fostering Love Gala, Feb. 28, Grove, Lakewood Ranch
• Clearwater Sea-Blues Festival, Feb. 28-March 1, Coachman Park, Clearwater
• Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, Feb. 28 - March 1, Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, Tampa