Witch Hiatus Credit: Photo via Witch.Hiatus/Facebook
The greenspace off Ashley Drive in downtown Tampa was once known as “Trip Park” and has since come a long way since reopening as Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in 2010. The park’s reinvention brought with it a then-fledgling, free, outdoor concert series that has since become a staple for life in a downtown that’s emerging faster than ever these days.

For its 13th anniversary in August, Rock The Park assembled a characteristically-eclectic trio of acts playing ambient-electro (Alien House), rock and roll (Witch Hiatus, pictured) and a special brand of songwriter soul/R&B (Tone I.E.).

Jam Dish, per usual, will sling some of the city’s best Jamaican food, and the event is family-and-pet-friendly. Get a sitter for afterwards, however, if you plan to hit up the official Rock The Park anniversary after-party happening with DJ Deacon at The Hub, just a couple blocks away.

There’s no cover for Rock The Park’s 13th Anniversary next Thursday, Aug. 3 at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa.

Credit: Photo via rockthepark/Facebook

Rock the Park Tampa

First Thursday of every month, 6:30-9:45 p.m.

Location: Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, 600 N Ashley Dr., Tampa

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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...