Kendrick Lamar: ThePulitzer Prize-winning hip-hop powerhouse leads The Championship Tour on Tuesday at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, with fellow hit makers including SZA and Schoolboy Q. $35-$125. amphitheatretampa.com.
Tampa Bay Rays: Root for the home team this Tuesday-Thursday at St. Petersburg's Tropicana Field when the team plays the Red Sox. Kids ages 14 and younger get in for $2 on Tuesday, and hot dogs are $2. Then on Saturday, fans get a free Kevin Kiermaier Star Wars figure when the Baltimore Orioles storm into the Trop at 4:10 p.m. KK is sporting a Han Solo look in the pop vinyl figure. tampabay.rays.mlb.com.
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Music: It must be festival season. Local bands pay tribute to '80s artists at WMNF's US Too Festival, happening Friday at Tampa'a Skipper's Smokehouse and Saturday at Jannus live in St. Pete ($15 a night. $25 two-day pass). Saturday it's the 97X Barbecue, Music and Arts Festival at Vinoy Park in St. Pete with a lineup including Dirty Heads and Sir Sly ($29). Saturday-Sunday, Tampa's Raymond James Stadium will be thumping with EDM beats when the Sunset Music Festival returns with headliner Marshmellow ($104.95-$144.95 single day. Two-day tickets 189.95-$269.95). Sunday, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy swings through Clearwater's Capitol Theatre ($35-$50).
Florida Orchestra Pops: Patriotic Salute: In honor of Memorial Day next Monday, the orchestra presents patriotic pieces, Friday at Tampa's Straz Center and Saturday at the Mahaffey Theatre in St. Pete ($15-$45). floridaorchestra.org.
Tampa Bay Margarita Festival: Discover your favorite margarita Saturday-Sunday at Tampa's Curtis Hixon Park with a music lineup including Wallflowers and Plain White T's (Saturday) and Everclear and Fastball (Sunday) the Wallflowers and Everclear. $20-$30 single day; VIP $100-$225. tampamargaritafest.com.
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Peppa Pig Live: Join Peppa Pig and her family at Clearwater's Ruth Eckerd Hall on Thursday for Surprise, an interactive show with life-sized puppets ($18.75-$43.25). rutheckerdhall.com.
American Baseball Championship: Teams from USF, Houston, East Carolina, UConn, UCF, Cincinnati, Tulane and Wichita State vie for the AAC championship crown at Clearwater's Spectrum Field Tuesday-Sunday. $8, $6 senior/military/child. (727) 467-4457.
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