Family fun by day, grown-ups howl at night

By Times staff

© St. Petersburg Times, published October 29, 1999

Here is Saturday's schedule of Guavaween events for families in the daytime, and adults in the evening. Events take place throughout the streets of Ybor City (see parking map). For more information, call (813) 242-4828.

DAYTIME: One of the biggest changes in Guavaween over the years has been the addition of the Guavaween Family FunFest. Admission is free to those in costume and $2 for everyone else.

Along with amusement rides, hay rides and the like, the first 100 attendees to show up at the MORE-TV 32 table get a free pumpkin.

11 a.m. Kicks off the Guavaween Family FunFest with local dance schools performing Halloween-themed programs on the MORE-TV 32 stage, and an Eckerd Safe Trick or Treat.

NOON: Barnes & Noble presents Spooky Story Time while PrimeCo hosts a Silly Scavenger Hunt.

3 p.m. Children's costume contest parade on the MORE-TV 32 stage.

EVENING: Given the drinking, partial nudity and general debauchery of Guavaween evening, it's best to take the kids home before 4 p.m., when the grown-up activities starts.

Admission is $6 in advance at Features Costumes shop (3015 Barcelona West) and $8 at Ticketmaster and at the door.

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES: Tampa Port Authority is offering a park-and-ride service for $10, not including admission to Guavaween.

Guavaween will provide round-trip shuttle services from other locations for $5, but $10 tickets, which include admission to the festival, are also available.

The last shuttle will leave from Ybor at 3 a.m.

Shuttle stops are as follows:

Starting at 11 a.m.

• Florida State Fairgrounds, Orient Road entrance between MLK and Hillsborough.

Starting at 4 p.m.

• Hillsborough Community College, 4001 Tampa Bay Blvd. Shuttles start at 4 p.m.
• The University of Tampa Martinez Sports Complex, 425 North Boulevard.
• University of South Florida Sun Dome, 4202 E Fowler Ave.
• Crosstown Expressway and Gandy Boulevard.

PARADE: The Mama Guava Stumble begins at 6:30 p.m. on Seventh Avenue and 20th Street, and heads west before turning north on 14th Street, then east on Ninth Street.

COSTUME CONTEST: During the early evening, radio station Thunder 103.5 will wander the streets looking for the best costume. The costume contest, which boasts a $1,000 first place prize, will take place at 8:45 p.m. on the Thunder 103.5 stage, in the Pleasuredome lot, Seventh Avenue and 14th Street.

MUSIC:

98 Rock stage

• 5:00 to 5:45 p.m. Silver
• 6:10 to 7:10 p.m. Neurotica
• 7:30 to 8:20 p.m. Dope
• 8:45 to 9:55 p.m. 311\
• 10:20 to 11:30 p.m. Days of the New\

Thunder-FM 103.5 stage

• 6 to 7 p.m. Cheeky Monkey
• 7:25 to 8:25 p.m. Diamond Gray
• 9:40 to 11 p.m. Molly Hatchet

WFLZ-FM 93.3 stage

• 5 p.m. Stone Ginger
• 8 p.m. Mandy Moore
• 9:15 p.m. Blaque
• 10:15 p.m. Lou Bega

STAR-FM 95.7 stage

• 8 p.m. Jude
• 9:15 p.m. Fleming and John
• 10:45 p.m. Splendor