No Fan Fest For The Rays This Year

The Tampa Bay Rays start the baseball season on Friday against the Orioles at the Trop, but they won't be having their annual Fan Fest this season. The reason is because of the shortened schedule of spring training due to the player lockout.

The Rays did announce this year's promotional giveaways that you can get at the Trop this season. Here are just a few of them: On April 23 you can get a Randy Arozarena bobblehead, on July 16th they will be giving out a Wander Franco bobblehead and on June 21st you can get a Mike Zunino bobblehead.

If you are headed to the opening game on Friday the Rays will be giving out a 2022 schedule magnet. Before the game Ferg’s Sports Bar and Grill next to the Trop is throwing a big party on Friday. They will open at 10 a.m. and have live music before and after the 3:10 p.m. game.

[SOURCE: Tampa Bay Times]

The Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo flies into Lakeland this week.

Running from April 5 through 10, 2022, it’s the second chance for fans of all sorts of flight. Unlike MacDill Airfest, this one isn’t free. The Sun ‘n Fun will still feature some of the amazing sights and sounds of flight.

Florida resident tickets for Saturday AND Sunday are $45 for adults, $20 for 7-17. For Sunday only, tickets for Florida residents are $30 and $10 for 7-17. Click here for full ticket information.

Here are a few of the exciting things you can expect:

The main attraction, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds, sure know how to make an entrance!

Some might know this aircraft as "The Bone."

It's normal to jump out of a perfectly good airplane!

Here's a little taste of their twilight performance:

The legendary P-51 is always a sight to behold!

And let's not forget the P-40. Who doesn't love the shark mouth?

The A-10 is officially called the Thunderbolt II, we know it as the Warthog!