Saint Petersburg, FL - For its largest concert of the year, The Florida Orchestra will bring the annual Raymond James Pops in the Park concert to Vinoy Park along St. Petersburg’s waterfront on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 pm. TFO Resident Conductor Chelsea Gallo will conduct free music under the stars, from classical favorites to film scores. The night wraps up with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and a patriotic finale.

Please note: Due to logistical issues, the encore performance of Pops in the Park at River Tower Park in Tampa has a new date: Sunday, Nov. 5, at 6:30 pm.

Every year more than 15,000 fans and families pack Vinoy Park, spreading out blankets and elaborate picnics. Food trucks from the Gulf to Bay Food Truck Association and Mookie’s Kettle Corn also will be on site. Starting at 6 pm, pre-concert performances include the St. Petersburg Community Band and The Big Sing with The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, an audience sing-along of popular favorites and American standards.

This year’s family-friendly Raymond James Pops in the Park concerts celebrate “Heroes and Legends,” with John Williams’ music from Indiana Jones and the Lost Ark and Superman, Badelt’s Pirates of the Caribbean, Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) and more.

Free!

Raymond James Pops in the Park
Chelsea Gallo, conductor

 - Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg
Sat, Oct 14, 7:30 pm

 - New date! River Tower Park, Tampa
Sun, Nov 5, 6:30 pm

In a longstanding partnership, TFO will collect non-perishable goods for Tampa Bay Harvest’s annual food drive. Bins will be located in the park.

The generous title sponsor is Raymond James Financial. The Florida Orchestra also receives support from the Florida Department of State Arts & Culture, the City of St. Petersburg, the City of Tampa, WDUV radio, the Tampa Bay Times and others. For more, click here.

TFO will perform more than 100 concerts this season in venues throughout Tampa Bay. This weekend is Cirque Dances with Troupe Vertigo on Saturday and Sunday in the Raymond James Pops series. Music Director Michael Francis continues the Hough Family Foundation Masterworks series with Copland’s Appalachian Spring on Oct. 21 & 22 at the Mahaffey Theater and Ruth Eckerd Hall, and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini on Oct. 28 & 29 at the Mahaffey Theater. FloridaOrchestra.org.