Penny Lane Beatles Museum moves into Downtown St. Pete
A Beatles museum moves downtown, Surreal Nature opens at the Dalí Dome, and two Central Avenue openings add candy and cocktails.
Penny Lane Beatles Museum moves into Downtown St. Pete
Penny Lane Beatles Museum is debuting its new and larger home in Downtown St. Pete in July. The museum has operated in Dunedin since 2017, and the move puts a long-running Beatles collection into the downtown arts mix. (I Love the Burg) The July timing gives downtown another museum stop just as Central Avenue keeps adding openings, shows, and nightlife.
State budget signed after $1.7B in vetoes
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida's 2026-27 state budget after vetoing $1.7 billion from the proposal, including nearly $810 million in line-item vetoes. The St. Pete angle is practical: state budget choices shape what local governments, schools, nonprofits and regional projects can expect from Tallahassee. (St. Pete Catalyst) For St. Pete, the follow-through will be whether local projects, arts funding, transportation work, or public-service grants show up in the final allocations. The veto package is statewide, but local groups will feel it as grant lists, construction schedules, and agency budgets settle into the fiscal year.
Surreal Nature opens today at the Dalí Dome
Surreal Nature opens today at the Dalí Dome in St. Pete. The new experience is built around a 60-foot dome and a bioluminescent-jungle visual world, adding another immersive attraction to the Dalí Museum campus. (I Love the Burg) If you want a same-day museum plan, this is the new thing opening today.
The Winfield opens underground on Central Avenue
The Winfield, a subterranean cocktail bar from Hi Hospitality Group, is opening this week on Central Avenue. The bar is located in the basement of the Central Park St. Pete development, adding another nightlife stop to the corridor. (I Love the Burg) The basement setting is the defining detail, setting it apart from another street-level bar or fast-casual opening.
Pirate Candy Shop opens on Central Avenue
Pirate Candy Shop has opened on Central Avenue in St. Pete. The company opened its first location in Tampa in November 2025, and the St. Pete opening brings the candy concept across the bay. (St. Pete Catalyst) It is a small retail opening, but it adds one more walkable stop to the Central Avenue corridor.
James Taylor music comes to Side Door Cabaret Friday
St. Pete Collective: The Music of James Taylor comes to Side Door Cabaret on Friday, July 10. The show adds a singer-songwriter concert to a weekend already busy with museum openings and Central Avenue news. (Palladium Theater) The Side Door Cabaret room makes it a smaller, closer concert setting than a main-hall show.
SAGES Theater brings Memory Lane to Hough Hall Saturday
SAGES Theater brings Memory Lane to Hough Hall on Saturday, July 11. The performance adds theater to a weekend otherwise heavy on museums, restaurants, and openings. (Palladium Theater) It is the clearest theater listing in this issue for anyone looking beyond restaurants and museum openings this weekend.
Amare brings Ella & The Bossa Beat Quartet to Side Door Cabaret
Amare: Ella & The Bossa Beat Quartet is scheduled for Saturday, July 11, at Side Door Cabaret. The show sits on the same weekend arts calendar as Memory Lane, giving music fans another indoor show after the museum and opening news. (Palladium Theater) The basics are straightforward: a Saturday date, the Side Door room, and music-first programming.
Elona & Jodi bring Broadway Cabaret to Side Door Cabaret
Elona & Jodi in Broadway Cabaret is scheduled for Wednesday, July 15, at Side Door Cabaret. The show gives the midweek calendar a music-theater entry after the weekend museum and restaurant news. (Palladium Theater) It also keeps next week visible, since the arts calendar does not stop after Sunday.
Tampa Bay Ice Cream Festival is set for July 19
The Tampa Bay Ice Cream Festival is scheduled for Sunday, July 19, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the St. Pete Pier. It is framed as the return of a summer festival, which makes it a family-friendly date to put on the calendar before the weekend fills up. (St. Pete Pier) The long event window makes it easier to plan around lunch, beach time, or a later Pier visit. For families, the long hours leave room for a short stop rather than committing the whole day.