5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: Feb. 22-28
1. Daredevil Rally Drive-In Thrill Show: High-wire superstar Nik Wallenda brings back his drive-in stunt show to a specially built stage in Sarasota’s Nathan Benderson Park. In June, he brought one of the first live performances to the area after the pandemic set in and sold out many nights as cars pulled in to watch performers overhead and order fair food from vendors. The show features Wallenda and his wife, Erendira, as well as FMX jumpers, BMX riders, motorcycles in a steel globe, a wheel of steel and a human cannonball. $20 per person, $50 VIP front row, $99 family six-pack, with other ticket packages available at daredevilrally.com. It runs this weekend and March 4-7. Shows are at 5 p.m. Friday, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota.
2. Science Sprouts: Burrow Buddies: Children ages 2 to 5 can explore the world of burrowing animals and the homes they create. Masks are required, temperatures will be screened and social distancing applies during all activities. $18, $14 members. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday. Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, 201 10th St. W, Bradenton. 941-746-4131. bishopscience.org.
3. Children’s Board Free Tuesday: The Glazer Children’s Museum has brought back its free day, held on the first Tuesday of every month. While you are there you can check out the new interactive exhibit based on the PBS series Wild Kratts that lets kids explore animal habitats. Due to the high attendance on Free Tuesday, the museum strongly suggests registration because capacity is limited to allow for social distancing. Go to glazermuseum.org/freetuesdays. Free. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 2. Glazer Children’s Museum, 110 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa. 813-443-3861.
4. Arts Legacy Remix: Lift Every Voice & Sing: During this Riverwalk Stage performance at the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, classical Black voices and chamber musicians come together with music inspired by the song nicknamed the Black national anthem — Lift Every Voice and Sing. Tickets are free, but there is a $3.90 processing fee at strazcenter.org. Tickets from the original Feb. 19 performance, which was rescheduled, will be honored. 7:30-9 p.m. Friday. 1010 N MacInnes Place, Tampa. 813-229-7827.
5. SeaWorld Seven Seas Food Festival: The Orlando theme park has brought back its food festival, and for the first time in almost a year there will be concerts. Headliners perform at 6 p.m., while local acts perform at various times during the day. The festival includes an international menu of more than 200 food and drink items served at kiosks across the theme park. You can find things like white chocolate raspberry cheesecake that’s served in a waffle cone and macaroni and cheese with lobster. All theaters and stadiums at SeaWorld Orlando are operating under limited capacity and with modified seating to encourage physical distancing. Live concert audio will be piped to other areas of the theme park during the festival. Headliners include salsa star Luis Enrique on Saturday, Vanilla Ice on March 13 and Scotty McCreery on March 21. The festival runs Fridays through Sundays through May 9. Kiosks open at 11:30 a.m. SeaWorld requires date-specific reservations, which can be made at seaworldorlando.com. Face coverings and temperature screenings also are required.
