Category: Events
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Oldsmar Centennial Concert tickets go on sale Thursday at noon
5,000 tickets for Oldsmar’s Centennial Concert, set for Saturday, October 1, from 5:00-10:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay Downs, will go on sale online at noon today. Tickets for the City’s of Oldsmar’s 2016 Centennial Concert will go on sale online at noon on Thursday, June 9, according to Oldsmar100 committee chair Dan Saracki. The show, featuring members…
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Zipping Jeff: New zipline adventure park officially opens in Oldsmar
Following months of discussion, construction and anticipation, Oldsmar’s newest eco-tourism attraction, located at the Mobbly Bayou Wilderness Preserve, opened to the public on Friday, June 3. Speaking as someone who suffers from an acute case of acrophobia, better known as the fear of heights, conquering something as challenging as a zipline course can be akin…
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Meaning of Memorial Day not lost in Oldsmar
Oldsmar’s commitment to honoring America’s military veterans, especially those who gave their lives in service of their country, could be felt on Memorial Day. Many communities across the country honor their veterans every Memorial Day. But not many municipalities do so with as much reverence, respect, and emotion as the City of Oldsmar, which utilizes its spectacular Veterans Memorial…
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Oldsmar Council approves centennial concert on October 1, 2016
The City of Oldsmar will end its yearlong centennial celebration in style, with a star-studded rock concert at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, October 1, 2016. The City of Oldsmar will end its yearlong centennial celebration in style, with a star-studded rock concert at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, October 1, 2016, from 5-10 p.m., after…
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Oldsmar’s Centennial celebration continues this Friday
Dinner dances, car shows, concerts and festivals have highlighted Oldsmar’s centennial celebration so far in 2016, and the Oldsmar100 festivities continue this week with the latest Fifth Friday concert at R.E. Olds Park. Oldsmar’s yearlong centennial celebration has already featured everything from dinner dances to custom car shows. Yet there’s still plenty more to come before…
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Oldsmar to pay $50K for centennial concert in October
The City of Oldsmar will cap off its yearlong centennial celebration with a special concert featuring a lineup of rock legends at Tampa Bay Downs on October 1. The City of Oldsmar’s centennial festivities have already featured a concert by the Black Honkeys, a swanky dinner dance at Nielsen, and a classic Oldsmobile car show amid the…
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Officials reschedule annual Oldsmar Days parade for September
When the annual Oldsmar Days parade was rained out last weekend, many questioned whether it would be rescheduled. It has. It is now planned for September 3, 2016, during the annual Celebrate Oldsmar! festival. When rain forced the cancellation of the annual Oldsmar Days parade last weekend, many people in the community were saddened by what…
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Rain doesn’t dampen Oldsmar’s centennial weekend celebration
While the annual Oldsmar Days parade did get rained out, the rest of the City of Oldsmar’s centennial celebration weekend was full of bright sunshine and starry nights. Perhaps the cries of “rain, rain, go away, come back another day” worked. Either that or it was just the typical, fickle Florida spring weather. After a…
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Weekend Preview – Oldsmar Centennial Celebration
You’re invited to celebrate the city of Oldsmar’s 100th birthday! This will not be your ordinary birthday party, though. Oldsmar’s centennial anniversary celebration is bringing you all kinds of festivities from dining and dancing to fireworks and an antique automobile show. Don’t worry, festivities begin this afternoon so you’ll have something to look forward to…
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Oldsmar readies for biggest weekend its 100-year history
A semi-formal dinner dance kicks off the annual Oldsmar Days and Nights festival, which serves as the centerpiece of the city’s centennial celebration in 2016. Oldsmar turns 100 this year, and by the time it’s over, the city might need another century to recover from the all the centennial celebrations. The Oldsmar100 festivities kicked off…