Hillsborough County, Fla. (Dec. 31, 2025) - The 2025-26 season at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center (NTPAC) continues in January with a variety of high-quality entertainment across music, dance, film, and more. Mark your calendars and grab your tickets for these upcoming events:
Tampa Qipao Team: 10th Anniversary Celebration on Friday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m.
Join the Tampa Qipao Team for a dazzling evening celebrating its 10th anniversary alongside the 2026 Chinese New Year! Hosted by the Florida Hubei Chinese Association, this festive showcase will feature vibrant performances by singers, dance troupes, and cultural ensembles, including Anna Dance Academy and Tampa Sunshine Choir. General admission tickets are $8. Contact the Florida Hubei Chinese Association at wangruojing223@gmail.com for tickets.
New Tampa Jazz Nights: Chuck Redd with La Lucha on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 8 p.m.
New Tampa Jazz Nights, presented by NTPAC and Tampa Jazz Club, presents intimate concerts from renowned jazz musicians. This special concert features world-renowned vibraphonist and drummer Chuck Redd with the Best of the Bay jazz trio La Lucha. Tickets are $10 to $35 and can be purchased through Tampa Jazz Club.
New Tampa Unplugged: Alexis Carra on Sunday, Jan. 18, at 3 p.m.
Inspired by the popular show MTV Unplugged, the New Tampa Unplugged concert series showcases acoustic performances by prominent musicians from Tampa Bay. Alexis Carra, a Tampa native and musical theater maven, returns to the New Tampa Unplugged stage after receiving high praise for her heartfelt performance last season. Carra's career has spanned from the Broadway stage (Wicked, Sweet Charity) to Hollywood (Mixology, Two and a Half Men). Tickets are $10-25 based on seat selection and can be purchased at NewTampaArtsCenter.org/tickets.
REVolutions Dance on Thursday, Jan. 22, and Friday Jan. 23
REVolutions Dance is an inclusive dance company that brings together dance artists with disabilities and those without disabilities to create innovative and captivating dance performances that encourage audiences to expand their ideas on the creative contributions artists with disabilities bring to communities and the broader dance world.
The company will perform twice at the center in January:
- REVolutionary Moves on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 10:30 a.m.: This show is presented as part of New Tampa Performing Arts Center's Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) program. This interactive and educational performance teaches audiences about the value of diversity and inclusion through a unique blend of storytelling and professionally choreographed dances.
- REV20 on Friday, Jan. 23, at 8 p.m.: REV20 celebrates 20 years of inclusive dance performances. The company will present their favorite dance pieces spanning the past two decades, along with brand-new works.
New Tampa Players Presents: The SpongeBob Musical, Friday, Jan. 30-Sunday, Jan. 1
A joint production between New Tampa Players' (NTP) Mainstage and Ampersand groups, this unique full-length production experience combines the exceptional talents and strengths of all NTP actors to create a fun, heart-warming, and stunning theatrical production of The SpongeBob Musical. Purchase tickets through New Tampa Players.
Discover more of NTPAC's exciting events at NewTampaArtsCenter.org and on social media. Follow New Tampa Performing Arts Center on Facebook, Instagram, and X at @NewTampaPAC. NTPAC is located at 8550 Hunters Village Rd., Tampa, FL 33647.