WHAT: The Roar Through Ybor 5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Run benefits the LifeLink Legacy Fund and the Lions Eye Institute for Transplant and Research Foundation. Your race registration will directly support organ, eye and tissue transplantation. After...
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The Bocce Invitational will be held in Centennial Park on Saturday, April 6th. For 21 years, The Italian Club of Tampa has celebrated the rich Italian culture and heritage of our community through hosting Festa Italiana Weekend. The Italian Club...
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The Cuban Sandwich Festival is now BACK AT CENTENNIAL PARK! Smackdown Sunday will feature over 100 Food, Cultural and Business Vendors at Centennial Park in Historic Ybor City! Enjoy LIVE Music and dance performance. Domino tournaments and more...
More infoTampa Pride Parade & Diversity Festival
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...
More infoHomeruns and History, Ybor Museum Society and Centennial Park
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...
More info13th Annual Suncoast Credit Union Gasparilla International Film Festival
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...
More infoRough Riders St. Patrick’s Day Parade
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...
More infoBuildings Alive: Ybor Architectural Hop
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...
More infoJames E Rooster Parade/ Fat Tuesday Bar Crawl
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...
More infoKrewe of Sant’ Yago Illuminated Knight Parade
Make sure your ready! The VooDoo Krewe’s Parade Season Officially begins with the Children’s Gasparilla Extravaganza. Krewe members will share their magic with all those that line the streets of Bayshore so make sure show your VooDoo...
More infoSouthern Pride: A Guide to Tampa’s LGBTQ Scene-Livability
Ybor City is proud of our area’s dedication to promoting a culture of acceptance, support, and inclusion. Tampa’s beautiful year-round weather, sunny beaches and a thriving job market are all huge draws for anyone who’s looking for a...
More infoOutback Bowl New Year’s Eve Parade & Pep Rally
The Outback Bowl New Year’s Eve Parade takes place in the Ybor City Historic District and features numerous floats and marching bands from the two universities playing in the bowl game, along with more than a dozen high school bands from...
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