Families looking for one last summer blowout before school starts can head to The Shops at Wiregrass on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 12, where Epic Foam Events of Tampa is throwing a free Bubble Party at the monthly Wednesday Night Market.
The market runs from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at 28211 Paseo Drive in Wesley Chapel, according to the North Tampa Buzz newsletter. Pasco County students return to classrooms Thursday, Aug. 13, according to Fox 13, making the market the last major free family outing before the school year begins.
Epic Foam Events, a Tampa-based party company, will set up professional bubble machines that fill the area with thousands of bubbles, along with hands-on bubble work stations where kids can make their own. A sound system rounds out the setup.
The night market, organized by Glasshouse Productions LLC, takes place on the second Wednesday of every month at the open-air shopping center at State Road 56 and Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. Each edition features local vendors, food and live music. The Facebook event showed 925 people interested as of Wednesday morning.
Admission is free. No registration is required.
As we reported Monday, several family events fill the first week of school. Here's what's ahead:
Upcoming Wesley Chapel community events
- Saturday, Aug. 15: Fresh Market at Wiregrass, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., 28211 Paseo Drive
- Saturday, Aug. 15: Back to Wizarding School family ice skate, 6:30–8:30 p.m., AdventHealth Center Ice, 3173 Cypress Ridge Blvd. ($22 online, $25 at the door)
- Tuesday, Aug. 18: Hurricane Preparedness Talk (free), 6–7 p.m., New River Branch Library, 34043 State Road 54
- Friday, Aug. 21: Karaoke Nights at Wiregrass Center Court, 7–9 p.m., 28211 Paseo Drive (free)
The next Wednesday Night Market is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 9.
