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Top things to do in Tampa Bay for the week of March 27-April 2.

 
TAMPA -- A stack of award-winning Historic Tampa Cuban Sandwiches from The Floridian, the reigning champion in the Historic category at the annual Cuban Sandwich Festival, held this year on March 20. Taken 3-4-16 by Scott Purks
TAMPA -- A stack of award-winning Historic Tampa Cuban Sandwiches from The Floridian, the reigning champion in the Historic category at the annual Cuban Sandwich Festival, held this year on March 20. Taken 3-4-16 by Scott Purks
Published March 26, 2017

Cuban Sandwich Festival: Contenders for sandwich bragging rights will set up at HCC's Ybor City campus. Saturday, they'll try to make the world's biggest Cuban sandwich at 135 feet (noon to 6 p.m.). Smackdown Sunday will bring the judging. Free. thecuban sandwichfestival.com.

Dunedin Highland Games: Saturday, great Scots fill Highlander Park for this annual festival that turns the park into a simulated 19th century Scottish village with clansmen, athletes, pipers, dancers and more. $15-$18, 12 and under free. dunedin highlandgames.com.

Date night

Music: Tuesday, Grammy winners Los Lonely Boys perform at Clearwater's Capitol Theatre ($30-$37.50). Thursday, Bradenton alt-rockers We the Kings play the Orpheum in Ybor City ($25). Friday, actor Patrick joins his brothers, TV anchor Mark and ad man Paul, to perform classic rock covers at Capitol Theatre as the Wilson Van ($35-$55; $75 VIP). Saturday, fast-rising rapper Lil Uzi Vert hits St. Pete's Jannus Live ($46-$100), while the Steve Miller Band flies into Clearwater's Ruth Eckerd Hall ($53.25-$123.75) and country legend Charlie Daniels is at England Brothers Bandshell Park in Pinellas Park ($20, $50 VIP). The Safety Harbor SongFest brings more than 20 nationally touring artists Saturday-Sunday to Waterfront Park ($40-$50 weekend pass).

Gasp! Gasparilla Fringe Festival: On Friday, the Tampa Museum of Art will be full of edgy performances in theater, dance, comedy and more. $20-$30; $50-$60 VIP. cltampa.com.

Florida Orchestra Masterworks: Beethoven and Rachmaninoff: Ignat Solzhenitsyn conducts and performs Friday at the Straz, Saturday at the Mahaffey and Sunday at Ruth Eckerd Hall ($15-$45). (727) 892-3331. floridaorchestra.org.

Southeast Street Rod Nationals: Car lovers will find more than 1,600 gleaming vintage vehicles Friday-Sunday at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. $15, $6 ages 6-12, 5 and under free. floridastatefair.com.

Feast with the Beasts: New food, wine and beer event at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo Saturday-Sunday includes unlimited food samples and an open bar ($59.95; $39.95 members). (813) 935-8552. lowryparkzoo.org.

Kids and family

Bay Area Renaissance Festival: This weekend's the last "Huzzah!" for the event at MOSI in Tampa. $8.95-$13.95 students; $17.95-$20.95 adults. (813) 983-0111. bayarearenfest.com.