Free & Cheap for Feb. 11

Here are weekly highlights from our bargains blog at TBO.com. To find it there, search for "Free & Cheap."

Free Flo Rida concert Sunday

If you're up and at 'em Sunday morning, you can catch a free concert at the conclusion of the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in St. Petersburg.

Chart-topper Flo Rida will perform his hits "Right Round," "Low," "Good Feeling" and others at North Shore Park from 10 to 11. a.m.

Free and Cheap at the fair

How do the Free & Cheapers go to the Florida State Fair? The same way we approach most things in life, with an eye on the bottom line. We're there to have the most fun for the least amount of money.

Discount admission days: If you can manage it, go during the least popular times and days. The crowds will be thinner, the lines shorter and the prices cheaper.

College student night, Thursday: Purchase a $20 all-you-can-ride wristband and get free fair admission with student identification.

Student days, Friday and Feb. 20: Hillsborough County students are given a free admission ticket for Friday; Pasco, Polk and Manatee students get one for Feb. 20. All other students get discounts at the gate on those days: $6 for students ages 12 through 12th grade and $5 for ages 6 to 11.

National Salute to Veterans Day, Feb. 20: Free admission for everyone, not just vets, after 4 p.m.

$5 after 5 p.m.: Adult admission is discounted on the evenings of this Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Wear red and skate free

On Tuesday, wear red and be admitted free to United Skates roller skating rink. Skate rental is $2.50 if you do not bring your own skates.

The skate session is 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. United Skates is at 5121 N. Armenia Ave. in Tampa.

Free pancakes at IHOP

On National Pancake Day, Feb. 28, IHOP gives out one free short stack of its signature buttermilk pancakes 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

In return, IHOP will ask guests to make a voluntary donation to support Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and other local charities, hoping to break a record by raising more than $2.7 million.

For more information, visit IHOPPancakeDay.com.

Fun at Rays Fan Fest

The 2012 Rays Fan Fest — Feb. 18 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Tropicana Field — will feature tons of free activities for kids.

Admission and parking are free. More information is at RaysBaseball.com.

Janine Dorsey