Florida Orchestra: Pops in the Park Concert: Enjoy a picnic and a concert of familiar classics and popular favorites under the stars at the annual free orchestra concert at 7 p.m., Vinoy Park, 501 Fifth Ave. NE, St. Petersburg. Free admission, food and beverages available for purchase.
Steve Harvey: Harvey presents "Act Like a Success," an afternoon of motivation, education and inspiration at noon, Mahaffey Theater, 400 First St. S, St. Petersburg. $64.75-$199. (727) 893-7832.
Serenade Strings Concert: The Pinellas Youth Symphony's showcase string orchestra performs pieces by Tchaikovsky, Parry, Beethoven and Hayden and accompanies Florida Orchestra principal flutist Clay Ellerbroek in a piece at 7:30 p.m., Ruth Eckerd Hall Murray Studio Theater, 1111 N McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. $10, $5 students/children. (727) 438-3149.
Dracula: Tampa Ballet Theatre opens its season by sinking its teeth into an original contemporary ballet production of the classic horror tale at 8 p.m., Hillsborough Community College Ybor City Campus Art Gallery and Mainstage Theatre, 14th Street and Palm Avenue, Tampa. $25, $20 seniors, $15 children/students. (813) 814-0587.
Funk Fest: Get funky with Grammy-winning soul singer Jill Scott, 112, Doug E. Fresh, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill at 4 p.m., Raymond James Stadium, 4201 N Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa. $37-$117. (813) 350-6500.
A Nightmare on Franklin Street: Psycho Saturday: Psycho: Today's portion of the Tampa Theatre's Halloween series is dedicated to the Hitchcock classic Psycho, with showings at 4:45, 7:30 and 10:15 p.m., Tampa Theatre, 711 Franklin St., Tampa. $10, $8 members. (813) 274-8982.
KIDS AND FAMILY
Ropes Course Adventure Day: Ages 10 and older can harness up and attempt to climb 55-feet, rope to rope, to the peak where they victoriously ring a bell and zip line back to the ground. 9 a.m., USF Riverfront Park, 6550 E Fletcher Ave., Tampa. $15. (813) 974-9395; usfweb2.usf.edu.
MarineQuest and St. Petersburg Science Festival: Annual family friendly open house at Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute with science-related exhibits and activities for adults and kids. 10 a.m., Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, 100 Eighth Ave. SE, St. Petersburg, and USF St. Petersburg, 140 Seventh Ave. S, St. Petersburg. Free. (727) 896-8626.
Streetcar Fest: Ding. Ding. You can take the kids for a fun and cheap day riding Tampa's historic streetcars for just 25 cents a ride until 1:30 a.m. Includes live music by Applebutter Express (6-8 p.m.). 10 a.m., Centro Ybor, 1600 E Eighth Ave., Ybor City. 25 cents. (813) 254-4278; www.ybor.org.
TO WATCH
America's Cutest Pet, 9 p.m., Animal Planet Ready for some cuteness overload? The show heads to Disney World for this one-hour special, in which pets compete to be the grand marshal in Disney's Halloween Parade.
MORE TO EXPLORE
In a spooky mood this weekend? Find all the local Halloween haunts at tampabay.com/things-to-do.
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