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The market runs Friday, Sept. 1, starting at 5:30 p.m., and brings together more than 150 local businesses under one roof for an evening of shopping, browsing and supporting small businesses in the community.

Avalon Park Wesley Chapel's popular Art Snacks series is back for another stretch of weekly classes, giving residents a low-commitment way to try a new art technique every week through late October.

Saddlebrook Resort is kicking off Labor Day weekend with back-to-back events, giving Wesley Chapel residents two reasons to stop by over the holiday.

"Florida's Hottest Show on Dirt" is bringing its boots, bulls and barrel racing back for a holiday weekend first. The Tampa Bay Rodeo & Family Festival returns Friday and Saturday, Sept. 4–5, at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds in Dover — its first-ever Labor Day Weekend appearance.

As the Pasco County volleyball season kicks off, fall sports are back underway across the county, and Wesley Chapel's own programs are setting the pace early in the season.

Stargazers in Wesley Chapel have a reason to stay up a little later this Thursday. A near-total partial lunar eclipse will sweep across the night sky, turning the moon a deep coppery red as Earth's shadow creeps across nearly its entire surface.

Halloween season is almost here in Tampa Bay, and Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream 2026 is returning with haunted houses, scare zones, live entertainment and some of the park's biggest roller coasters running after dark.

Avalon Park Wesley Chapel is opening its doors to OneBlood's Big Red Bus later this month, giving neighbors an easy, close-to-home way to donate and help keep the region's blood supply stocked.

After six years caring for the community's pets from its Cashford Circle location, Villa Rosa Veterinary Hospital has settled into what it's calling its new "forever home" — and it invited the neighborhood to come see it for themselves.

Youth hockey in Wesley Chapel just got a new home team. The Tampa Bay Jr. Lightning, the NHL club's first-ever directly operated youth hockey program, held its inaugural season kickoff event Saturday, Aug. 15, at AdventHealth Center Ice.

Wesley Chapel's own stretch of Florida beach is turning into a Tampa Bay Rays Watch Party this month, giving local fans a way to cheer on the team without giving up their spot in the water.

A small childcare center on County Line Road spent four days this month turning its classrooms into a relief operation, after a deadly earthquake struck western Colombia earlier this month.

The Second Annual Firefighter Faceoff charity hockey game lands at AdventHealth Center Ice on Saturday, Aug. 22, with puck drop at 6 p.m. and the game running until about 8:30 p.m.

Fire Station 2 officially opens with a grand opening celebration on Friday, Aug. 14. County officials say the new facility will cut emergency response times in the area roughly in half.

When Chad Mallo was handed a financial literacy curriculum to teach at Angeline Academy of Innovation in Wesley Chapel, he noticed something immediately: the material tracked almost exactly with a professional banking credential he had earned during his 20-year career in the industry. So he picked up the phone and called the CEO of Achieva Credit Union.

The new school year starts August 13 — and this Saturday, Avalon Park is throwing a free community bash to kick things off right. Collide Community is hosting a Back to School Bash at 4110 Avalon Park Blvd on Saturday, August 8, from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM — and it's open to everyone in the Wesley Chapel community.

If your home was damaged by Hurricanes Idalia, Helene, or Milton and you haven't applied for Pasco County's federal recovery program yet, there is still money available — but program staff say residents need to move fast before funding runs out.

It’s exciting to see more and more local businesses creating opportunities for people to connect in Wesley Chapel.

This week's Non-Profit Showcase Business Breakfast took place at Pasco-Hernando State College – Porter Campus Conference Center and was organized by the North Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce, bringing together local nonprofits that are making a real difference in our community.

The 2026 Michelin Guide Florida put Tampa Bay's restaurant scene firmly on the national radar — and the recognitions handed out this year signal that the region's culinary moment is real, not just hype.