Life along the Florida Suncoast is filled with a wide array of leisure and recreational activities. Treasure Island is a wonderful community for enjoying water, land and air-based recreation. Those who enjoy creative and performing arts, listening to live musical groups and attending arts and crafts festivals can find much to spark their interests in Treasure Island. The local flair is outstanding, with community pride in it’s widely displayed artistic venues.

Entertainment, art, great food and socializing with friends are a part of everyday life on Treasure Island. Twilight concerts take place every year from November to April, featuring performances ranging from big band music to choral groups to steel drum soloists. The Sun, Sand and Symphony Concerts are a brilliant display of classical music, with the Tampa Bay Symphony performing directly on the beach. The Annual Bud Light Florida Beach Volleyball Tournament is a weeklong professional event featuring sponsor tents, thrilling matches, social and promotional parties and incredible exhibits. Each 4th of July, the community hosts its own Pirate Celebration and is an entertaining event along the beachfront. For the family-oriented, everyone will enjoy the Children’s Halloween Spooktacular and Fall Festival as well as the Holiday Celebration and Boat Parade, which takes place each year in December. Events like these (and many more) fill the year’s social calendar and keep residents from all walks of life filled with community spirit.

When they are not celebrating an event on the area’s local circuit, residents often make the short drive into either St. Petersburg or Tampa Bay. These two unique and diverse cities offer everything under the sun from recreational amenities to employment opportunities to retail ventures. Attractions such as huge shopping malls, quaint dining spots, exciting nightclubs, professional sports arenas and more await those visiting these cities. Cultural events abound, with large performing arts theaters featuring traveling Broadway shows and famous museums displaying local, national and international artwork. In addition, football fans can catch the 2003 Super Bowl XXXVII Champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in action at the Raymond James Stadium.

The introduction of two professional sports teams – baseball’s Tampa Bay Devil Rays and hockey’s 2004 Stanley Cup Champions, The Tampa Bay Lightning – to the area has produced tremendous economic growth for this part of Florida. As a result, it has become an extremely popular destination for visitors worldwide. The influx of profits from tourism has spilled over to residents in the forms of improved and better-financed community services and infrastructure. Furthermore, the city areas surrounding the new stadiums and arenas have been modernized to create an attractive downtown center. Visitors can watch a sporting event and then linger in the downtown area to browse the stores, dine at a great local restaurant and enjoy the pubs and other watering holes. This revitalization has increased employment opportunities for locals and stimulated growth in all economic arenas, from industrial and commercial to agricultural and residential.

The social and economic improvements in Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg are felt throughout the Florida Suncoast region, making life here pleasurable and fulfilling. Whether you are looking for big city excitement or a taste of small-town living, Treasure Island offers a sample of both. With its sun-drenched beaches and lush native greenery, family-friendly atmosphere and convenient access to area amenities, life in this region of Florida is a dream come true.