After two-year hiatus, downtown Tampa’s River O’ Green Fest returns next month

The Irish-themed party is put on in conjunction with the Downtown Partnership, and has been a staple for Tampa since the Bob Buckhorn era.

by Colin Wolf February 9, 2022February 13, 2025

Downtown Tampa went two whole years without spilling green dye into the Hillsborough River, but that ends in a few weeks.

This morning, the City of Tampa announced that the annual River O’ Green will return to Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park on March 12.

The free family-friendly event will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and feature live entertainment, food trucks, beer, and activities for the kiddos.

The Irish-themed party is put on in conjunction with the Downtown Partnership, and has been a staple for Tampa since the Bob Buckhorn era, but was put on ice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

More details about bands, dining and other details will be updated shortly on the event’s website.

This article appears in Feb 3-9, 2022.

Colin Wolf

cwolf@cltampa.com

Colin Wolf has been working with weekly newspapers since 2007 and has been the Digital Editor for Creative Loafing Tampa since 2019. He is also the Director of Digital Content Strategy for CL's parent... More by Colin Wolf