Events are listed by the day. Events that happen every week appear first, one-time stuff after that. If you have anything you’d like people to know about, comment here or message me and I’ll add it in. If you’d like further info about any of the events, look it up! I usually don’t have any extra to add.

Events may be cancelled unexpectedly. If in doubt, contact the venue.

*Large Scale, Ongoing, and Multi-Day Events: *

• VHS Fest at Cap City Video Lounge (2122 P’cola St). * Cap City’s VHS Fest 2026 is finally here! It’s bigger than ever! So much bigger that we had to get a new Shop to accommodate it. So much bigger that it’s two whole days now! Twice as many movies, twice as many vendors and twice as much time to soak it all in! We will have media swapping, art, DJ sets, and of course movies! We will be showing movies in the lounge, movies in our theater and we will be taking over the parking lot next-door to set up “Tallahassee’s only drive-in movie theater” for Saturday night only! Come out for this unique experience. Watch some stuff and buy some stuff made by human hands. And most importantly come out and support artists in your community, at Tallahassee’s very own, Mom n’ Pop video store. As always, thank you for choosing, Cap City Video Lounge!* Saturday and Sunday. Details and schedule: www.instagram.com/thecapcityvideolounge/

• The Fuzzy Pineapple Food Festival (1205 S. Adams St.). * Join us in shopping local and shopping small from awesome artisans. Enjoy music, good eats, and celebration. This event is free to the public and pets are welcome.* Sat: 12 PM – 8 PM Sun: 3 PM – 8 PM. Details: thefuzzypineapple.com/food/

Local Running, Walking, and Biking Info: troubleafoot.blogspot.com/

Tallahassee Film Society Showings: www.tallahasseefilms.com/tickets/

GameScape Events: (RPGs, Card Games, etc) www.gamescape.com/pages/events-calendar

Tara Angel’s Magic (RPGs, Card Games, etc) www.taraangelsmagic.com/events_and_calendar

Book Clubs for all tastes:

• Midtown Reader: www.facebook.com/midtownreader/events

• Common Ground Books: www.eventbrite.com/o/common-ground-books-76806456843

LeMoyne Arts, classes, events, and exhibits: www.lemoyne.org/

Cap City Video Lounge (2122 W P’cola St): Tally’s only video rental store and independent theater specializing in cult films, weird horror, and forgotten classics. www.facebook.com/capcityvideolounge

Live Theater:

• Making Light Productions. Our mission is to provide an inclusive and empowering arts education to children, teens, and adults of all abilities. We believe that the arts belong to everyone, and we embrace diversity in all its forms. www.makinglightproductions.org/

• Theatre Tallahassee. Broadway in your backyard since 1949. theatretallahassee.org/

• Mickee Faust Club. The Mickee Faust Club is an arts/activist Community Theater for the Weird Community of Tallahassee. And it’s funny as hell. www.mickeefaust.com/

• Monticello Opera House. Community theater in a gorgeous venue built in 1890. Hey, I hear it’s haunted! www.monticellooperahouse.org/

• FSU School of Theatre. Top tier entertainment in a beautiful setting. theatre.fsu.edu/productions/

• Young Actors Theatre. Long regarded as a community treasure, YAT is one of the nation’s few independent children’s programs with its own on-site theater, specializing in musical productions. www.youngactorstheatre.com/

• Pas de Vie. A non-profit dance company. We offer classes for all ages and experience levels and present performances that inspire and delight. pasdevieballet.com/

• Quincy Music Theatre. North Florida’s largest all-musical community theater. quincymusictheatre.com/

• Tallahassee Hispanic Theater. Presenting contemporary Hispanic theater productions for the cultural education and enrichment of the of the community while building cross-cultural awareness. tallahasseehispanictheater.wordpress.com/

• White Mouse Productions. A student theatre company for positive social change. www.facebook.com/WhiteMouseProductions

Events at the Leon County Public Libraries: Including story times, play dates, book clubs, and other fun stuff! leoncountyfl.libcal.com/calendar

Outdoor/Farmer’s Markets:

• Downtown Market: Take a stroll in the park among dozens of local artists, craft vendors, and food trucks- all in the heart of downtown! The Downtown Market takes place every Saturday from 9-1 in Ponce De Leon Park (127 E Park Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32301). The market season runs from March-November. Parking on the street is available near the market.

• FSU Farmer’s Market: 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 10am- 3pm. Seminole Dining and the Frenchtown Neighborhood Improvement Association have partnered to bring fresh produce and homemade goods to Florida State University’s campus. The market aims to foster personal connections and mutually beneficial relationships between local farmers, artisans, and the campus community.

• Tallahassee Farmers Market: 2904 Kerry Forest Pkwy, Saturdays, 8am to Noon. Come see us at Tallahassee’s longest-running farmers market! We are a year-round market, featuring local farms and vendors that provide the best seasonal produce, meats, baked goods, and more. We welcome you and your whole family (leashed pets included) to come out and meet your local farmers! Ample parking is available between our lot and the shopping center lot next door (by Red Elephant). Come early for the best selection.

• St. Marks Community Market: Saturdays, 9am to 1pm. Come enjoy local artists, crafters, bakers, farmers, and gardeners in beautiful downtown St. Marks!

THURSDAY, 9/3

• The Hub at Feather Oaks: Music Bingo. 6pm

• Common Grounds: D&D Game Night w/DM Gabriel. 6pm

• The Getaway Grille and Bar: Bret Wellman & “Dangerous” Dave’s Blues Jam. 6pm

• Lake Tribe: Trivia. 7pm

• Pedro’s: Karaoke. 7pm

• Amicus Brewing: Trivia. 7pm

• Cap City Video Lounge (2122 W P’cola St): MST3K Thursday.Join us Thursday as we climb aboard The Satellite of Love along with Joel, Tom Servo and CROOOOW! 7pm/free but donations encouraged

• Smitty’s Taphouse: Trivia Lab Thursdays. Teams of 6 or fewer players can compete for $40/$30/$20 Prizes + The Golden MacGuffin prize table! New format! Interactive smartphone answering for your comfort and safety! 6 Fun Rounds – 42 Total Questions. 7:30pm

• Nelson’s Burger Bar: Karaoke. 7:30pm-10:30pm

• Studio D: Bachata Fever. We always have a bachata workshop at 8 pm before Bachata Fever. We dance afterwards to the sounds of DJ Bacharod. The class is at 8 pm and Bachata Fever will start at 930 pm. Many times people are learning in class and may feel uncomfortable social dancing while they are still learning moves. We have a welcoming environment so stay and have fun and dance with everyone. That is how we learn. 8pm/Class $5/Bachata Fever $5.

• Finnegans Wake: Open Mic Night. 8pm

• Cap City Video Lounge: Thursday Night Live Comedy. 8:30pm

• Brass Tap in Midtown: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm

• 926: Karaoke with DJ Phoenix. 9pm

• Bird’s: Karaoke with Nathan. 9pm

• The Bark: Drew’s Pop Up Cinema, featuring Legend & Black Rain. 7pm

• 926: Meltdown! Join us on Thursday, Sept. 3rd for the MELTDOWN, starring VICTOR HUZZAH — a HUGE drag and burlesque show to raise funds to fix the kitchen AC! Queens, kings, showgirls — and a huge raffle for killer items, with karaoke on the patio. Just $10 for EVERYTHING! 8pm/$10/18+

• Blue Tavern: El Cuarteto Siete Colinas. 8pm

FRIDAY, 9/4

• The Monroe TLH: Jazz Night with Rhys Bennetti. 6pm

• Hobbit West: Friday Night Dart Tournament. Anyone can Enter! Sign ups at 7:30, Darts fly at 8:00/$10 entry fee

• The Moon: Stetsons. 8pm/$10/18+

• Capital City Beer & Billiards: Karaoke with Rhaya. 9pm

• Just One More: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm-11pm/21+

• 926: The Hot Friday Night Party and Drag Show. 9pm/$5/18+

• Blue Tavern: Guitar w /Laurie Dameron. 5pm

• Fat Cat Bookstore: Grand Reopening. Fat Cat Books has relocated to 292 N Magnolia Drive! Come celebrate our grand re-opening at our amazing new location! We can’t wait to share this next chapter with our wonderful community! We will have talented local artists in attendance, live music, and more! Our shelves will be stocked, boutique items and artwork for sale, and our Pride of kitties ready for lots of love! 5pm

• Amicus: Two Guys with Guitars. 6pm

• Shaketown Studios: Band Launch Jam Night. Band Launch Jam Night is a group jam/open jam event for people who always wanted to be in a band to meet others with the same interests in hopes of having fun and making music and hopefully forming a group. The Harmony Studio at Shaketown Studios will be available with a drumset, guitar and bass amps, keyboards, microphones and PA speakers for everyone to use, but you will have to bring your own instruments, guitars and cords. No musical experience necessary, the focus will be on having fun not musical virtuosity. $2 payable at the door, no preregistration necessary–just show up. Hot tea, sparkling water and light snacks provided for free. Band Launch Night will take place the first Friday of each month from 6-8pm, everyone invited. Shaketown Studios is a non-profit band rehearsal space formed to serve the Tallahassee music community–come and follow your musical dreams with us. 6pm

• 621 Gallery: First Friday with Hot Tamale. 6pm

• NorthFlora Collective: First Friday with Rachel Hillman and The Brown Goose. 6pm

• The Hub at Feather Oaks: Lance Farlow. 6pm

• Mickee Faust Clubhouse (former House of Music): First Friday After Hours Karaoke. In honor of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry. Featuring live music by Rodentia Preharmonium. 7pm

• Oyster City: Wildflower Duo. 7pm

• The Wine House on Market Street: Ben and the Back Ups. 7pm

• Ruby Diamond: Drew and Ellie Holcomb. 7:30pm

• The Bark: Catbite, Super Famicom, Chilled Monkey Brains, and The Icks. 8pm

• Blue Tavern: Star Eater. 8pm

SATURDAY, 9/5

• The Hub at Feather Oaks: Feather Oaks Farmers Market. 1pm

• Midtown Reader: Book Club – Saturdays in Silence. Need help getting through your TBR list? Join us for our Saturdays in Silence Book Club. A place to gather with other book lovers, get some reading done, discuss what you’re reading or just finished reading, and enjoy a nice treat from the Piebrary all at once! 4pm

• Game Vault Florida: Trade Night. Join us at our weekly trade night at the shop! Trade night runs from 5pm to 8pm. Trade Pokemon, Sports & more! 5pm – 8pm

• Corner Pocket: Tallahassee Area Dart Association Blind Draw (Random Partner) Tournament. Signups are 6:45pm/$10 entry

• Duke’s and Dottie’s: Line Dancing Plus Lessons. 7pm/21+

• The Low Tide Bar (Panacea): Karaoke. 7pm

• El Ray Tacos: Karaoke with Nathan. 9pm

• 926: Bienvenidos A 926. Tally’s Premier Latin Night! Drag show at Midnight. 11pm

• Lake Jackson Community Center: Game Tally Gathering XXVII. A whole day of gaming in the capital city. Bring your friends! A great opportunity for heavy games, light games, and everything in between. Regulars and new players welcome. Join us! Start posting and organizing games in the Discussion. Once again a raffle! There will be a few items up for raffle at the game day event. These items are all donated. Every attendee will receive two raffle tickets. You can get additional raffle tickets by the following: bringing a new person to the event; sharing the event in a positive way on social media; being a first timer. Raffle will be drawn at 4pm and you must be present to win or have a designated person claim on your behalf. There are nearby restaurants and please feel free to bring snacks to share. There’s a kitchen area with an ice maker, fridge, etc. See you there! 10am-8pm

• Blue Tavern: Cabaret Drag Brunch. Noon

• Crooked River Lighthouse (Carabelle): “Fins Up on the Forgotten Coast” Music Festival. The Forgotten Coast Parrot Head Club’s “Fins Up on the Forgotten Coast” Music Festival is returning to the Crooked River Lighthouse and the Forgotten Coast. On Saturday, September 5, the Crooked River Lighthouse will host three fabulous musicians for three shows: Brian Rowland from 1:00 – 2:30 pm, Tropic Sands Band from 4:00 – 5:30 pm and Harold Boothe from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Plus guests can enjoy food and beverages from the LINK Sausages & Beer Food Truck. This relaxing event offers free museum visits, gift shop browsing, daytime and twilight tower climbs, and the peaceful natural surroundings of St. George Sound and Carrabelle Beach. Admission is FREE. Donations welcome to benefit Bring Me A Book Forgotten Coast & Franklin Education Foundation’s Tango Flight Program. The Keeper’s House Museum will be open for special hours, featuring the lighthouse’s original Fourth Order Fresnel lens, constructed in Paris, France, in 1894. The Beacon Bistro will offer baked goodies, popcorn, and refreshments by donation. Plus guests can enjoy food and beverages from the LINK Sausages & Beer Food Truck. For those looking for an unforgettable view, twilight tower climbs provide a chance to experience the tallest lighthouse on the Forgotten Coast from the top. Climbers will enjoy panoramic views of St. George Sound, Carrabelle Beach, and the beautiful colors of twilight stretching across the horizon as dusk settles over the coast. Climbs are $6 for the public, free for current members and free for kids 12 and under with a ticketed adult. All climbers must be at least 44 inches tall. Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council. 1pm-9pm

• Blue Tavern: Jug Band Jam w/ Beelze-Bubbas. 4pm

• Common Ground Books: Game and Gab. 5pm

• The Hub at Feather Oaks: The Rick Ott Band. 5pm

• Oyster City: Ethan Kyllonen. 7pm

• Blue Tavern: Gumbo Madness. This is a show you’ll want to see! Two great bands; one low price! Just $10 at the door gets you access to the Funky Blues of JC and The Backscratchers and the Bluesy Funk of Christopher Sarju Seepersaud’s Gumbo Nation! All rolled into one magnificent show.. now, that’s getting your money’s worth! 8pm

• Fermentation Lounge: The Tallahassee Vinyl Club hosts: Fermented Frequencies. Open genre. BYOV (Bring Your Own Vinyl)! 8pm

• The Bark: A Haunted Hoedown! DRAG SHOW. 9pm/$10/18+

SUNDAY, 9/6

• 926: Sunday Drag Brunch. Come out and enjoy some amazing food, mimosas, and DRAG! 11am-4pm/$10/18+

• Flippin’ Great Pinball: $25 Sunday Funday. Every Sunday spend a fun-filled time with the family for only $25 plus tax at the arcade! Our normal all-day family admission of $34.99 is just $25 and that includes up to a family of 6 (two adults and four kids). Experience affordable family fun that everyone will enjoy. Noon-8pm

• E Peck Greene Park (Behind the LeRoy Collins Library): Food Not Bombs Free Mealshare. We offer free vegetarian/vegan food, water, coffee, personal care & hygiene products, bus passes, and clothing when we have some available to those in need. Contact foodnotbombstally@gmail.com to find out about getting involved. Noon-2pm

• Common Ground Books: Community Grocery Share. All are welcome, no questions about income. Bring what you can, take what you need. If you have BOGOs you don’t need, or extra hyper-fixation foods that won’t get eaten, please share, and take what you need. What to bring: Shelf-stable items, produce, bakery overstock, and cold items. A cooler will be available for cold items. Unopened or single-serving packages preferred. You don’t need to bring to take. 2pm-4pm

• The Getaway Grille and Bar: Sundays with Maurice. 4pm

• The Hub at Feather Oaks: The Charlie Brown Band. 6pm

• The Civic Center: Ali Siddiq – The Custom Fit Tour. 7pm

• Real Cool Time Records: Hotline TNT, The Icks, Canine Denim, & Red Mustang. 8pm

MONDAY, 9/7

• Just One More: Bingo. 5pm-6:30pm

• Making Awesome: Open House. Drop by from 5:30 to 6:30pm to tour the space, learn about memberships and Making Awesome! Volunteers will be on hand to show you around and answer questions. 5:30pm-7pm

• Honest Living Tea House: Game Night. Cards Against Humanity, Dungeons and Dragons, oh my! Join us every Monday night, bring your games or play ours! 6pm-9pm

• Hangar 38: Bingo. 6:30pm

• Tally Senior Center: Capital Twirlers Square Dance Club. No previous dance experience required. 7pm-8pm/$5

TUESDAY, 9/8

• Blue Tavern: Piano Bar Tuesdays with Rhys Bennett. 5pm

• Oyster City Brewing Company: Tuesday Night Beer-go! 6pm

• Island Wings: Wingo Bingo. 7pm

• American Legion Hall: Tallahassee Swing Band Tuesday Night Dance. 7:30pm

• 4th Quarter: Professor Jim’s Tuesday Night Trivia. Popular for a reason! 8pm

• Finnegans Wake: Trivia. 8pm

• 926: Trivia! Every week is trivia but the 2nd & 4th Tuesday it’s Drag Trivia! Join your hostess Justina Hole and her special guest as they entertain you and give you and your team the chance to test your trivia knowledge!! You can win tickets good for well drinks or some of our fabulous fries! 9pm

• Capital City Billiards: Karaoke hosted by Rhayna. 9pm

WEDNESDAY, 9/9

• Hearth and Soul: Open Play Mahjong. Join us for complimentary open play mahjong all summer at the Hearth! 12:30pm-2:30pm

• Tallahassee Elks Lodge: Bingo. 5pm

• Blue Tavern: Rad Reading Hours. We won’t have music, just a quiet room to read in. And if you want to use the opportunity to talk about your favorite books with friends, that’s good too! Some people call it a book club, but we will avoid any formalities … for now, take this as an open invitation to make a date with yourself and your favorite books. Reading in a bar. Rad. 5pm-7:30pm

• Common Ground Books: D&D at CGB with DM Florian! Join us every Wednesday for an epic (and inclusive) high fantasy quest! This game night is free to join and open to people of all levels from the novice to expert. Ages 16+ welcome to join! 5:30pm

• Goodwood: Wonderful Wednesday. 6pm/$5

• Warhorse: Game Tally Open Board Gaming Night. Bring your own games or play something with new friends! 6pm

• American Legion Hall: Sue Boyd Country Western and More Dance Class. Session 2 – Beginner 6:30 to 7:45 pm. What: East Coast Swing and Waltz. Cost: $8.00 per person. Wear comfortable shoes you can turn in. 7:45 to 8:15 – Practice dance with paid admission. 8:15 to 9:30: Intermediate – 2 Step and WCS. $8.00 per person or $13.00 for both classes. Vaccines are required. Face masks are optional. Changing partners is optional. 6:30pm

• Perry Lynn’s Smokehouse in Quincy: Wed Night Open Mic w/ Steven Ritter and Friends. 6:30pm

• Cap City Video Lounge: TRASH Tabletop Gaming Club. 6:30pm

• Hangar 38: Trivia. 6:30pm

• Oyster City Brewing Tallahassee: General Trivia. 7pm

• Proof: Trivia. 7pm

• SOS Pizza and Grill: Trivia. 7pm

• Fermentation Lounge: Trivia. 7pm

• Blue Tavern: Wednesday Open Mic with Doc Russell. The open mic night that has run continuously for almost 20 years, once housed at the Warehouse, lives on at the Blue Tavern. Doc Russell continues as the host with the most. Sign up starts at 7:45pm/free to attend

• Birds: Wednesday Night Comedy. 8:30pm/free

• The Bark: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 9pm

• Dukes and Dotties: Karaoke. 9pm

• 926: Dragged Out Wednesday. Shows at 10:30 and Midnight Hosted by Anye Sanchez and Tara Dikov with Sounds provided by DJ HeadphoneZ all night. 9pm/18+/18+ $8, 21+ $5

• Peppers: Karaoke. 9pm