Early voting starts Monday, October 19 across the greater Tampa Bay region. It runs through November 1 and the deadline to request a mail-in ballot is also October 22. Polling locations open from 7 in the morning to 7 in the evening. Now here is Chloe with the forecast. Meanwhile, mostly sunny with isolated afternoon showers—bring sunscreen. High near 89, low 75, south wind five, 40 percent rain chance. Now let us check in with Lena. If you are heading out Saturday, the 15th Tampa Pig Jig returns to Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park. It runs from 1 in the afternoon to 10 in the evening, headlined by Thomas Rhett; tickets and pre-registration required. Meanwhile, families, ZooTampa's Creatures of the Night runs from 4 in the afternoon to 10 in the evening. It offers family-friendly spooky activities and animal encounters.
Stories and sources
- Early Voting Starts Monday [NEWS] — wusf.org
https://wusf.org/politics-issues/2026-10-16/early-voting-starts-monday-tampa-bay-area-where-to-cast-your-ballot - Forecast: Mostly Sunny, Isolated Storms [NEWS] — weather.gov
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=27.9505&lon=-82.4572 - Tampa Pig Jig Returns Saturday [EVENT] — tampa.gov
https://tampa.gov/events/15th-annual-tampa-pig-jig/189586 - ZooTampa Creatures of the Night [EVENT] — zootampa.org
https://zootampa.org/event/creatures-of-the-night-2/2026-10-17/
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- https://wusf.org/politics-issues/2026-10-16/early-voting-starts-monday-tampa-bay-area-where-to-cast-your-ballot — 3 quote-grounded, 0 provider-cited
- https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=27.9505&lon=-82.4572 — 0 quote-grounded, 1 provider-cited
- https://tampa.gov/events/15th-annual-tampa-pig-jig/189586 — 1 quote-grounded, 1 provider-cited
- https://zootampa.org/event/creatures-of-the-night-2/2026-10-17/ — 1 quote-grounded, 0 provider-cited
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- “Early voting starts Monday, October nineteenth across the greater Tampa Bay region. It runs through November first and t…” — grounded in “Early voting runs through Nov. 1, and the deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Oct. 22. If you want to beat the mad r…” wusf.org
- “Meanwhile, mostly sunny with isolated afternoon showers—bring sunscreen. High near eighty‑nine, low seventy‑five, south …” — grounded in “National Weather Service forecast for Tampa, Florida: Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, the…” weather.gov
- “If you are heading out Saturday, the fifteenth Tampa Pig Jig returns to Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park. It runs from one…” — grounded in “Celebrating 15 years as Tampa Bay’s premier philanthropic festival, the Tampa Pig Jig returns to Julian B. Lane Park on …” tampa.gov
- “Meanwhile, families, ZooTampa's Creatures of the Night runs from four in the afternoon to ten in the evening. It offers …” — grounded in “October 17 @ 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm” zootampa.org
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