Past Events

All Day Thursdays! Our legendary chicken wings are buy ten, get five FREE! Happy Hour Priced Domestic Drafts and Wine ALL DAY LONG. We Open at Noon for Your Drinking and Dining Pleasure. (Note: if there is a Thursday night show in our venue, the happy hour specials will conclude an hour prior to the show beginning, or as required)

Thursdays at Skipper's Smokehouse are for Everyone! Kids Eat FREE* all day long – bring the little ones and let them feast without worrying about the check! $1 Oysters so you can shuck your way through the evening from 4pm until close**. ALL-DAY Happy Hour – because you deserve it. All day Happy Hour features buy ten wings, get five FREE and HH priced beers and cocktails. Gather the whole crew and make Thursday your favorite day of the week…

8pm $10/15 Betty Fox (blues) http://www.bettyfox.net This Soul and Gospel vocalist, sings from her toes with soul-gripping, unbridled passion! A must see! With an extensive background in gospel and a lifelong passion for soul music, Betty Fox has come a long way from her southern roots to headlining festivals and captivating thousands with her raw swagger and unwavering talent. Once the 2015 representative of the Suncoast Blues Society, an International Blues Challenge Finalist, and 5-time winner of Creative Loafing’s Best of…

8PM/$10 tickets available at the door day of show only - no tickets sold in advance Impulse (REGGAE, SOCA & ZOUK) https://impulsevibes.com Tampa Bay award winning, longest standing Reggae band from the island of Dominica.

Sunday Brunch is Live and Direct from WMNF’s Rhythm Revival with Rev Billy C. Wirtz and Marvelous Marvin (GOSPEL, SOUL, R&B, ROCK) https://www.facebook.com/WMNFRhythmRevival 1-4PM FREE

Thursdays at Skipper's Smokehouse are for Everyone! Kids Eat FREE* all day long – bring the little ones and let them feast without worrying about the check! $1 Oysters so you can shuck your way through the evening from 4pm until close**. ALL-DAY Happy Hour – because you deserve it. All day Happy Hour features buy ten wings, get five FREE and HH priced beers and cocktails. Gather the whole crew and make Thursday your favorite day of the week…

8pm $15/20 Chris Duarte (Rockin/Punk/Ferocious Blues) https://duarte.rocks To classify Chris Duarte simply as a Blues Man is an understatement.  In his own words, “rockin’ blues” or ”punk blues” describes him best.  “Ferocious blues” also fits.  Legend has it that Chris will play so hard that his fingers bleed in a set.  The legend is true.  Photos attest. Chris Duarte is a road warrior playing more than 150 dates a year.  As well, Chris has headlined major festivals and clubs throughout the…

8pm $10 JT Curtis and the Florida Scoundrels JT Curtis is an accomplished Singer/Songwriter, Entertainer and Nashville Recording Artist. *tickets will not be sold in advance for this show, but available at the door day of show at 7pm*

Skipper's is now serving weekend brunch - we'd love to have you join us! Sunday, December 29, Rich Whiteley will provide the soundtrack. We are serving a full brunch menu, cocktails, craft beer, wine, and good times.

Full restaurant and bar service beginning at 3:00pm on New Year's Eve!

*** we will open at 3:00pm on 12/31/24 for your drinking and dining pleasure!***   Show 8pm $40/45 Admission includes party favors, champagne toast at midnight, and a breakfast buffet!  Donna the Buffalo - ONE NIGHT ONLY!!! Donna the Buffalo offers everything you want in a roots band -- songs that matter, a groove that makes you dance, an audience that spans generations, and a musical voice that evokes a sense of community. Dance in the Street, their first new album…

Thursdays at Skipper's Smokehouse are for Everyone! Kids Eat FREE* all day long – bring the little ones and let them feast without worrying about the check! $1 Oysters so you can shuck your way through the evening from 4pm until close**. ALL-DAY Happy Hour – because you deserve it. All day Happy Hour features buy ten wings, get five FREE and HH priced beers and cocktails. Gather the whole crew and make Thursday your favorite day of the week…

8pm $10 Uncle John’s Band (JAMBAND/TRIBUTE) Uncle John’s Band was formed in 1989 in Clearwater Florida from a combination of talented musicians who love to play the music of the Grateful Dead. The purpose of Uncle John’s Band is to recreate the atmosphere and musical adventure of a live Dead show. Over the past many years, Uncle John’s Band has performed hundreds of shows full of musical energy and pleasure for all those who have attended. Uncle Johns’ Band has…

Join your favorite British invasion band at Tampa's famous Skipper's Smokehouse! hits from the Beatles, Stones, Monkees and more.

On, Sundays, we will feature an oyster happy hour with freshly shucked oysters at unbeatable prices - ONE DOLLAR PER OYSTER - ALL DAY LONG!* *minimum 12 oysters and limit of three dozen per person* *dine in only* *while supplies last* *other restrictions may apply*

Sunday Brunch is Live and Direct from WMNF’s Rhythm Revival with Rev Billy C. Wirtz and Marvelous Marvin (GOSPEL, SOUL, R&B, ROCK) https://www.facebook.com/WMNFRhythmRevival 1-4PM FREE

Thursdays at Skipper's Smokehouse are for Everyone! Kids Eat FREE* all day long – bring the little ones and let them feast without worrying about the check! $1 Oysters so you can shuck your way through the evening from 4pm until close**. ALL-DAY Happy Hour – because you deserve it. All day Happy Hour features buy ten wings, get five FREE and HH priced beers and cocktails. Gather the whole crew and make Thursday your favorite day of the week…

8pm $12/15 SELWYN BIRCHWOOD EXORCIST "Rising blues star Selwyn Birchwood is the real deal. He puts his own fresh spin on the blues, taking the tradition and making it into something new." –GUITAR WORLD "A remarkable, contemporary bluesman...a powerhouse young guitarist and soulful vocalist. A major player...highly recommended." –ROLLING STONE "This singer-songwriter continues to leap forward…intent on both working in the blues idiom and expanding on it. Stories and sounds combine to haunt beyond their specific references, as the best…

8PM/$10 tickets available at the door day of show only - no tickets sold in advance Impulse (REGGAE, SOCA & ZOUK) https://impulsevibes.com Tampa Bay award winning, longest standing Reggae band from the island of Dominica.

On, Sundays, we will feature an oyster happy hour with freshly shucked oysters at unbeatable prices - ONE DOLLAR PER OYSTER - ALL DAY LONG!* *minimum 12 oysters and limit of three dozen per person* *dine in only* *while supplies last* *other restrictions may apply*

Sunday Acoustic Brunch with Kip Kelly (SINGER-SONGWRITER/AMERICANA) https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100062980613128 1-4PM FREE

Thursdays at Skipper's Smokehouse are for Everyone! Kids Eat FREE* all day long – bring the little ones and let them feast without worrying about the check! $1 Oysters so you can shuck your way through the evening from 4pm until close**. ALL-DAY Happy Hour – because you deserve it. All day Happy Hour features buy ten wings, get five FREE and HH priced beers and cocktails. Gather the whole crew and make Thursday your favorite day of the week…

8PM $10/15 Sean Chambers with the Savoy Brown Rhythm Section (BLUES & ROCK) https://www.seanchambers.com Florida born Sean Chambers began his career in the Blues back in 1998 when he toured with the legendary Hubert Sumlin as his guitarist and band leader until 2003. During Sean’s tenure with Mr. Sumlin, Britain's own Guitarist magazine named Chambers as “One of the top 50 blues guitarists of the last century.” 

Tickets will be sold at the door only the day of the show. Tickets will not be sold in advance.

On, Sundays, we will feature an oyster happy hour with freshly shucked oysters at unbeatable prices - ONE DOLLAR PER OYSTER - ALL DAY LONG!* *minimum 12 oysters and limit of three dozen per person* *dine in only* *while supplies last* *other restrictions may apply*

“Fifty years have passed in a flash,” says pianist, songwriter, and vocalist Marcia Ball of her long and storied career.  Ball, the 2018 Texas State Musician Of The Year, has won worldwide fame and countless fans for her ability to ignite a full-scale roadhouse party every time she takes the stage. Born in Orange, Texas and raised in Vinton, Louisiana, her deep Acadian heritage and a lifetime of absorbing Gulf Coast rhythm and blues is evident in her original songs…

8pm $35 adv $40 day of show Jon McLaughlin and Eric Hutchinson The Just the Two of Us Tour with Eric Hutchinson & Jon McLaughlin will be a more collaborative night of music than your average co-headline concert.  Jon & Eric have been friends for years and they want their friendship to be felt and reflected on this tour.  The night will be a blend of collaborative moments with Eric & Jon both playing on each other’s songs as well as each of them being…

Thursdays at Skipper's Smokehouse are for Everyone! Kids Eat FREE* all day long – bring the little ones and let them feast without worrying about the check! $1 Oysters so you can shuck your way through the evening from 4pm until close**. ALL-DAY Happy Hour – because you deserve it. All day Happy Hour features buy ten wings, get five FREE and HH priced beers and cocktails. Gather the whole crew and make Thursday your favorite day of the week…

RED WANTING BLUE  Hailed as “Midwestern rock heroes” by American Songwriter, Red Wanting Blue has spent the better part of last three decades on the road, blazing their own unique trail through the American heartland as they built up a legion of lifelong fans through a relentless work ethic and raucous, life-affirming live show. Along the way, the band notched appearances everywhere from Letterman to NPR, garnered praise from the likes of Rolling Stone and Esquire, and climbed to #3…

Southern Culture on the Skids https://www.scots.com/index.html Southern Culture On The Skids has been consistently recording and touring around the world since 1983. The band (Rick Miller – guitar and vocals, Mary Huff – bass and vocals, Dave Hartman – drums) has been playing together for over 30 years. Their musical journey has taken them from all-night North Carolina house parties to late night TV talk shows (Conan O’Brien, The Tonight Show), from performing at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan…

On, Sundays, we will feature an oyster happy hour with freshly shucked oysters at unbeatable prices - ONE DOLLAR PER OYSTER - ALL DAY LONG!* *minimum 12 oysters and limit of three dozen per person* *dine in only* *while supplies last* *other restrictions may apply*