Beach & Local Attractions

Learn more about events in Clearwater by visiting the City of Clearwater Events page.
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Pinellas County 's website also features events from all around the county.
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Clearwater Marine Aquarium - Dolphins, turtles, sharks, fish, stingrays, and otters … Oh My! This close attraction promotes environmental awareness and respect for marine life. Their star dolphin, Winter, with prosthetic fin can be viewed via live webcam here.
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Busch Gardens is a 300-acre African theme park teeming with more than 3,000 exotic animals. If you can stand it, ride the area's wildest roller coasters. Or, relax with a train trip around Stanleyville or one of the park's fun live shows
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Clearwater Jazz Holiday is a major regional jazz event - four days and nights of FREE jazz in a unique waterfront setting during the third week of October.
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Sand Key Park is often ranked among some of the top beaches in the country. A magnificent meeting of sand and sea, the park is located at the South end of the Sand Key Bridge.
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Captain Memo's Pirate Cruise is definitely a unique experience. Enjoy sailing in the Gulf at sunset with an authentic pirate ship and a crew to match. The cruise leaves from the Clearwater Municipal Marina, located directly adjacent to the Port Vue.
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The Dali Museum is the permanent home of the most comprehensive collection of this great Spanish artist's works. The internationally renowned collection contains 94 original oil paintings, over 100 watercolors and drawings, nearly 1,300 graphics, sculptures, objects d'art, photographs, and an extensive archival library. Get Surreal.
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John's Pass Village and Boardwalk - Originally a fishing village, this quaint shopping district with art galleries, restaurants and boutiques, features lots of 'funky local flavor'. Head north on Gulf Boulevard to Madeira Beach, and you'll find John's Pass Village immediately North of the bridge.
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Boat Rentals - Boat Rentals are available at Holiday Inn Harbourside in Indian Rocks Beach Choose from a variety of current-model powerboats, well equipped to provide you with a great day or half-day on the Intercoastal or Gulf of Mexico. For more information, visit www.IRBboatrentals.com or call 517-1122.

Charter Fishing Charter Boats are available for fishing trips, site seeing, and dolphin watching. Romantic evening cruises on a private yacht are also available. The following vessels are docked at Holiday Inn Harbourside: For charter fishing, visit www.jawstoo.com (or call Capt. Dave Mistretta at 727-595-3276); www.t-kat.com (or call Capt. Tom "TK"
Kane at 727-596-9562); visit www.fishkokid.com (or call 727-455-1743); visit www.contagiouscharters.com (or call 727-392-7452); call Cat's Paw Capt. Mike
Longnecker at 727-391-1438; or call Capt. Tom Markham's Simply Hooked fishing charters
at 727-596-2826.

For the Sports Fan Enjoy Major League Baseball with the Tampa Bay Rays, NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arena Footballs Tampa Bay Storm, and the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning.

Starlite Dinner Cruise - A unique dining experience with first-rate service. Enjoy a relaxed cruise on the inland waterway. Ask about their Sunday Dixieland Jazz afternoon cruise and 5-hour Sunshine Skyway tour.
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The Sponge Docks of Tarpon Springs showcases authentic Greek heritage with its restaurants, unique shops, sightseeing and sponge diving exhibitions, just a short drive North from Clearwater Beach.
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Ybor City is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Ybor Square offers shopping, dining, fine cigars and entertainment. Ybor is known for its great history of cigar making and for its night life, especially on the weekends.
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