Ep 165 | Weekly Round-Up | August 1

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📰 Florida’s back-to-school sales tax holiday returns for entire month of August
📰 The Florida Aquarium Makes Waves with a New Exhibit Opening August 1
📰 Tampa Breaks 100 Degrees F for First Time on Record as Heat Wave Bakes Eastern U.S.
📰 Marine veteran arrested for shooting at people, barricading himself outside Tampa apartment
📰 Feeding Tampa Bay launches new locker program in Sulphur Springs
📰 Longest serving Tampa employee retires after 62 years
📰 USF approves a 10% tuition fee increase for out-of-state students

Bolts Brew Fest 2025

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM 8/1

Amalie Arena, 401 Channelside Dr, Tampa, FL 33602

Cost: $70 General Admission; $50 Designated Driver

Hockey and beer? That’s a no-brainer. Bolts Brew Fest returns with more than 100 craft beer samples, oversized games, photo ops & more!

Tampa Bay Comic Convention

8/1 - 8/3

Tampa Convention Center, 333 S Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602

Cost: $35 single day; $75 3-day pass

Escape everyday life events, and step foot into your favorite fandom world! With celebrities from your favorite TV shows, movies, and video games, TBCC brings your favorite shows and games to life. Connect with fans, celebrities, authors, artists, and more during this 3-day escape from reality.

Catvideofest (2025)

3:00 PM 8/2

Tampa Theatre, 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602

Cost: $12

A triumph! A spectacle! A fuzzy wuzzy cuddle puddle! The world’s #1 cat video festival is back again! Oscilloscope Laboratories presents CatVideoFest 2025, a compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses.

Each year, across the country, local cinemas partner with nearby cat-focused charities, animal welfare associations and shelters alike — a portion of ticket proceeds from every show goes directly to local cats in need. This year, as in past years, Tampa Theatre will be donating a portion of the proceeds to the Humane Society of Tampa Bay.

Countdown Improv Festival

7:00 PM - 11:00 PM 8/6 - 8/10

The Commodore & HCC Ybor City Performing Arts Building, 811 East 7th Avenue, Tampa, FL 33602

Cost: $16 single show pass; $32 1-day pass; $63 full festival pass

Get ready to laugh! America's biggest and best improv comedy festival returns for its big ninth year! Join us for five days of performances, workshops, jams, and so much more! The festival also features workshops for kids & families and members of the Tampa Bay military & veterans community.