The Catalyst’s Thursday guide highlights the best of Tampa Bay’s weekend entertainment. Families, music lovers and theatergoers will find plenty of options across the region.

Big‑ticket concerts

Saturday night’s headline act is Ed Sheeran at Raymond James Stadium. The show begins at 6 p.m.; a limited number of field seats remain, while stand‑up tickets are still widely available.

Also on Saturday, the Cash Money/No Limit Tour rolls into Benchmark International Arena at 8 p.m. Southern‑born rappers including Birdman, Master P, Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, Silkk the Shocker and Boosie Badazz will perform.

Classical and symphonic performances

Conductor Mark Sforzini leads the Tampa Bay Symphony in a program titled “Wild Kingdom And Swan Dreams” at the Straz Center’s Ferguson Hall on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Selections include Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Overture, Sy Brandon’s Animalia and Leroy Anderson’s The Waltzing Cat. The concert repeats on Nov. 13 at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center and on Nov. 15 at the St. Petersburg Coliseum.

Harpist Emily Levin of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra joins the Florida Orchestra for Ginastera’s Harp Concerto, part of a Latin‑centric bill conducted by Carlos Miguel Prieto. The program also features Gabriela Ortiz’s Teenek and the full ballet music from Manuel de Falla’s The Three‑Cornered Hat. Performances run Friday at 7:30 p.m. (Straz Center), Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (Mahaffey Theater) and Sunday at 2 p.m. (Ruth Eckerd Hall).

World‑music and cultural showcases

Friday evening at Friday Morning Musicale (809 W Horatio St., Tampa) presents Antoine Boyer and Yeore Kim. Boyer, a French gypsy‑jazz guitarist, and Kim, a South‑Korean harmonica player, will perform their “Parisian Skies, Spanish Hearts” program at 7 p.m.

Saturday at 7 p.m., Puerto‑Rican drummer Dimas Sanchez and the Afro‑Latin Jazz Project take the stage on the outdoor Rosie Cohen Stage in the Warehouse Arts District.

Community arts and dance

The Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg hosts “Masquerade in Motion: A Community Celebration” on Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. The event features Tampa‑based Kuumba Dancers and Drummers, followed by an interactive dance and drumming workshop. Admission is free, but registration is required.

More concerts and performances

• Friday: Canada’s Classic Albums Live performs AC/DC’s Highway to Hell at the Capitol Theatre.
• Friday: Comedian Rickey Smiley appears at the Tampa Theatre.
• Friday: Singer‑songwriter Ellis Paul plays at Seven C Music in St. Petersburg.
• Sunday: The 2026 WQYK Guitar Pull at the Mahaffey Theater showcases Carly Pearce, Greylan James, Jacob Hackworth, Vincent Mason and Zach John King.
• Sunday: Spill Canvas presents an emo‑orchestra show at the Capitol Theatre.
• Sunday: Grammy‑winning R&B artist Victoria Monét performs at the Yuengling Center.
• Sunday: Jazz trio Alejandro Arenas, Simon Lasky and Alanna Nash play a free concert at Peace Memorial Church (Clearwater) at 3 p.m.

Theater productions

Jobsite Theater’s Misery closes with a Sunday matinee. The End Slavery Monologues run Friday and Saturday at Stageworks Theatre, and a scene from RISE: The Rock Musical will be presented Sunday at the Florida Holocaust Museum.

Other stage offerings include Steve Martin comedy Meteor Shower (American Stage), Paul Rudnick’s Regrets Only (Dead Canary Theatre), The Da Vinci Code (FreeFall Theatre) and the co‑production Peter and the Starcatcher (Straz Center Shimberg Playhouse).

Art festivals and museum openings

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance’s 12th annual SHINE Mural Festival runs Friday through Nov. 15, featuring dozens of local muralists.

Saturday sees the opening of “Dalí: Disruption + Devotion” at the Dalí Museum, curated by Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and pairing Dalí’s work with pieces by El Greco, Velázquez, Meléndez and Goya.

Also Saturday, the James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art presents “Kay Walking Stick/Hudson River School,” juxtaposing contemporary Cherokee artist Kay WalkingStick with 19th‑century Hudson River School paintings.

Sunday at 2 p.m., world‑champion hoop dancer and musician Tony Duncan performs at the James Museum; the event is sold out.

Upcoming highlights

Looking ahead, the calendar includes Rush (Nov. 9‑11), Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll (Nov. 10), Mannheim Steamroller Christmas (Nov. 11), and a series of concerts and festivals through mid‑November.

For full ticket information and to submit your own events, visit the Catalyst calendar.

Original reporting: St. Pete Catalyst — read the source article.