Tag: Celebrate Oldsmar!
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2018 Celebrate Oldsmar: What You Need to Know
It’s time to Celebrate Oldsmar again, as the annual celebration of the city at the top of Old Tampa Bay is set for Friday, Aug. 31 and Saturday, Sept. 1, at R.E. Olds Park. The event, which always features live entertainment, fireworks and family-friendly activities including carnival rides, bounce houses and pony rides, added food…
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Celebrate Oldsmar! 2017: What You Need to Know if You Go
It’s that time of year again, Oldsmarites! The 22nd annual Celebrate Oldsmar! festival is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 1 and Saturday, Sept 2, 2017 from 6-10 pm at R.E. Olds Park. Admission and parking is free. This year the event, which always features family friendly activities like bounce houses and pony rides plus live entertainment, will…
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Officials salvage Celebrate Oldsmar festivities despite Hurricane Hermine
City officials were able to salvage much of the Celebrate Oldsmar! festivities over the Labor Day weekend despite interference from Hurricane Hermine. With heavy rain and gusty winds from Hermine plaguing the Tampa Bay area last week, the opening of the annual Celebrate Oldsmar! event was pushed from Friday to Sunday, while the once-postponed Oldsmar Days…
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Tropical storm forces postponement of Celebrate Oldsmar! opening night
Heavy rain and winds from Tropical Storm Hermine have forced the city to move Friday’s start of the Celebrate Oldsmar! festival to Sunday, while other weekend events remain on schedule. With Tropical Storm Hermine pelting the Gulf coast for much of this week, the wet and windy weather has forced some changes to the City…
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Oldsmar to end yearlong centennial celebration with a bang
The City of Oldsmar will wrap up the yearlong celebration of its centennial anniversary with Celebrate Oldsmar! next weekend and a star-studded rock concert October 1 at Tampa Bay Downs. File this under sad-but-true: with only two big events left on Oldsmar’s centennial calendar, the city’s yearlong celebration of its 100th birthday is almost over.…
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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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Celebrate Oldsmar in September!
The kids are back in school, summer is winding down, and here in the greater Tampa Bay area that means the fall special events season is about to kick into high gear. The City of Oldsmar jumps into the fall events fray right away when it hosts one of its biggest annual events, Celebrate Oldsmar!,…