Upcoming Events

A District Three Community meeting will be scheduled for Thursday, February 28th at the Lee Davis Community Resource Center. Meet Tampa Police shift commanders. Learn about current crime trends. Share concerns. Collaborate with officers. Click Here for More Information. 

Every First Sunday, Veteran's Community Open Mic 6pm With your co-hosts Andrea Assaf and Shay Dognia and DJ Cotton! FREE admission, FREE coffee/tea for Veterans covered by Art2Action. "ALL ARTISTS, VETERANS, FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS & SUPPORTERS WELCOME! First time on the mic? Seasoned poet, musician or storyteller? Just want to listen? No problem! Your involvement can be whatever you want it to be, no pressure. NOT A VETERAN? COME ANYWAY! Enjoy the music, share your art, build community... Art2Action is committed to…

A New Orleans-style jazz Memorial Procession (known as the Rooster Funeral) encourages participants to stop at participating Ybor establishments for Mardi Gras themed food & drink specials. A colorful procession of “mourners” will follow behind the casket of James E. Rooster. The event begins with a funeral wake to honor James E. Rooster at The Dirty Shame and will be followed by the Chicken Parade along 7th Avenue with stops at Tequillas, The Big Easy, and Bad Monkey! This is…

Enjoy behind-the-scenes tours of historic buildings and sites with interesting pasts and stories that fuel the imagination. The 2019 hop features Creative Loafing, Design Styles Architecture, Florida Cane Distillery, J.C. Newman Cigar Company, Italian Club, Swope Rodante, Ybor Chamber Visitor Information Center… and more. Check in from 5:00-6:30 at the send-off Party in the Museum Garden and enjoy food, libations, and music. From there, "hoppers" will ride rubber-wheel trolleys or walk from stop to stop, take exciting tours, and sample fantastic food…

After the Mayor’s River O’ Green festival downtown, hop on the Streetcar and head to Ybor City for the annual Rough Rider’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Festivities will be taking place all afternoon at various venues leading up to the parade which will roll at 7:00 p.m. down 7th Avenue. To accommodate the parade, 7th Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic prior to the parade. The parade staging area will be along Nick Nuccio Parkway between Nebraska and Palm…

The Tampa Film Institute was founded in 2006 with the inaugural Gasparilla International Film Festival held in 2007.  In just 13 short years, GIFF has hosted thousands of filmmakers, talent, producers, and film buffs along with countless World Premieres, USA Premieres, and Florida Premiere film screenings that have brought and continues to bring the arts, education, and quality films to the Tampa Bay Area! Click Here to Learn More. 

On March 23, 2019, Tampa Baseball Museum at the Al Lopez House will be presenting its 2nd Annual Homeruns & History. The event will include MLB alumni, games, music, and contests with prizes. A special outdoor exhibit on some of Tampa’s iconic players will be featured. Baseball-inspired fun, food, and the comradery of fans from near and far are on deck for Homeruns & History as we round the bases toward the opening of the Tampa Baseball Museum. Click Here…

The 5th annual Tampa Pride Diversity Parade will be on March 30, 2019, in historic Ybor City, also known as the GaYBOR District. This is becoming a historical and annual spring event when Florida weather is most envied! Once again the parade will wind its way east from the corner of Nuccio Parkway and 7th Avenue, down 7th Avenue to 20th Street. While the parade will start at 1 PM, we will begin at noon in front of Centro Ybor…