As we look forward to ongoing rain, you can dream of the heat when entering to win a trip to Reggae Rise Up!

Reggae Rise Up Florida returns to St. Petersburg’s scenic Vinoy Park from March 12–15, 2026 for four days of sunshine and sound. Win 2 VIP Tickets, hotel accommodations, and $600 in travel credit to see Slightly Stoopid, Rebelution, Sublime, Iration, Cypress Hill, SOJA, and 40 more bands.*

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• 7 Deadly Sins: CHURCH kicks off with Wrath — a wild, whiskey-soaked gospel revival (minus the religion) full of stories, music, and righteous rage. Think tent revival meets open bar, with bonus singalongs.*

• Matt Berninger (of The National) is bringing that baritone heartbreak to the stage for a moody and magnetic night at Crystal Ballroom in March.

• Aries is back with the Glass Jaw World Tour on March 21. Dance to glitchy beats, genre-hopping chaos, and hooks that hit like a breakup in a dream at Hawthorne Theatre.

• The Academy Is… is throwing it all the way back with the Almost Here 20th Anniversary Tour. Get tickets to hear every track that made your MySpace profile emotionally unstable on May 1.

• Chance Peña delivers haunting indie-folk ballads wrapped in velvet vocals and raw emotion. Catch him live and feel everything in July.

FREE STUFF FRIDAY

This weekend is stacked with free fun: shop the GOOD Market at Lloyd Center, the AAPI Holiday Market at Mac Market, and a VHS vendor bash at Dot’s Café. Plus, a winter clothing swap at Wonderwood, Hey Neighbor Market all weekend at Second Shapes, and live jazz at the Benson Hotel.

• TOM: GOOD MARKET @ LLOYD CENTER

• TOM: AAPI HOLIDAY MARKET @ MAC MARKET

• TOM: VHS & LOCAL VENDOR MARKET @ DOT’S CAFE

• EVERY WED: THE BENSON JAZZ REVIVAL @ BENSON HOTEL

• TOM: WINTER CLOTHING SWAP @ WONDERWOOD

• TOM-SUN: HEY NEIGHBOR HOLIDAY MARKET @ SECOND SHAPES BOOKSTORE

TONIGHT

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• The Portland tradition of santa clones return this year, and the location clues have been dropped! Find the art installation somewhere in the city through January 1.

• Cinemagic Theater is going all out with a packed schedule of holiday classics and hidden gems. Watch Gremlins, Elf, The Polar Express, The Muppets Christmas Carol, and more this month.

• Street Roots is hiring an investigative reporter to join its small team of award-winning journalists.

• Get scrooged at Portland Playhouse’s The Christmas Carol, running through December 31.

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