**🎁 This week:** Refer one friend → enter to win 2 Busch Gardens Tampa day passes. Link at the bottom.
Alright Tampa, happy new year. Hope you didn't go too hard last night because this week is already moving. The circus is literally in town, the Bucs just squeaked one out in the rain, the Lightning are on a heater, and Crowbar just announced 2026 is their final year. Yeah. We need to talk about that. But first, let me walk you through everything you need to know this week.
This Week at a Glance
- 1.Ringling Bros circus at Benchmark International Arena through Jan 4. 65 performers from 17 countries
- 2.Crowbar kicks off its final year with "Beginning of the End" concerts Jan 2-3. This matters
- 3.Winter Village at Curtis Hixon. Final days through Jan 4. Ice skating is $17
- 4.Busch Gardens Real Music Series starts Jan 5 with Martha Reeves and The Vandellas
🎪 **Ringling Bros Circus** returns to Benchmark International Arena Jan 2-4. 65 performers, 17 countries, the whole production. This is the real deal, not some county fair setup
🏈 **Bucs beat the Panthers 16-14** in a soggy one at Raymond James on Friday. Not pretty but a W is a W. The defense showed up when it mattered
⚡ **Lightning went 2-0 this week.** Beat the Sharks 7-3 on Friday then handled the Avalanche 4-2 on Monday. The boys are rolling right now
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