Tampa just celebrated its birthday, and it has another unofficial, official holiday for itself a month later. 813 Day—happening on Aug. 13, obviously—celebrates the city’s OG area code (although folks with 656 at the front of their phone numbers can party, too). Deals are happening all round town, too, from discounts at the big 813 Day parties happening around downtown to the Cake Girl’s cash giveaway on N Dale Mabry Highway.

Have a look at the 20 of the best 813 Day Deals happening in 2025.

Palihouse 1509 W Swann Ave. Tampa A gem of Hyde Park Village, the Palihouse bar and lounge is a welcome respite from the business and speed of the neighborhood outside. The menu has its famous hibiscus margarita, and another variation—Palihouse’s sparkling rose marg—is just $8.13 all day. Credit: Photo by Keir Magoulas/Visit Tampa Bay
Soho Sushi 3218 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa A longtime Tampa favorite offers more than 50% off its popular volcano roll (normally $16.50) when it’s available for just $8.13. Crab rangoon ($11) is also just $8.13 for one day only. Credit: Photo via SohoSushi/Facebook
Hampton Chocolate Factory 615 Channelside Dr. Ste. 118, Tampa Reservations to enjoy a ginormous, five-pound, two-foot-tall, ice cream cone are normally $40 at this Channelside dessert shop, but Hampton Chocolate Factory will let the first 10 people who book a giant cone reservation on Aug. 13 do it for $8.13. Credit: Photo via hampton.chocolate.factory/Facebook
3 Corners Pizza 813 Water St, Tampa There aren’t many friendlier, more enthusiastic doughslingers than Burt Waldron (pictured), chef and cook at 3 Corners Pizza. “Food is life,” he once told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Waldron & Co. want to give it to you cheap (especially for Water Street!) by offering dine-in only $8.13 cheese or pepperoni pies, along with $8.13 elderflower mojitos. Credit: Photo by Dave Decker/Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
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Independent Bar & Cafe 5016 N Florida Ave., Tampa Save more than $2 on the Seminole Heights staple’s famous soft pretzels served with mustard and beer cheese—available for $8.13 on one day only, must be ordered from the bar. Credit: Photo via independentbartampa.com/menu
Tampa Bay Tour Company Get $20 off any of Tampa Bay Tour Company’s five offerings—from the Ybor City historical, food, or ghost tours, to the downtown historical and ghost tours—priced $10-$30 regularly, according to the website. Anyone interested is asked to call or text 813-406-2180. Credit: Photo by Keir Magoulas
25% off sports teams items at Unlock Tampa Bay Visitors Center 201 N Franklin St. No. 102, Tampa Visit Tampa Bay’s downtown Tampa storefront has some pretty sweet Bucs and Bolts gear along with tons of Tampa Bay Rays gear, and it’s all 25% off for one day only Credit: Photo by Keir Magoulas
The Cake GirlTo celebrate Tampa’s unofficial holiday, The Cake Girl is giving away baked goods and cold, hard cash. Kristina Lavallee, who recently made a crazy St. Pete Pier cake for 727 day, is making 813 day (aka Aug. 13) a little sweeter for Tampeños by giving away mini cupcakes, a signature Cake Girl cake and three $100 bills. Credit: The Cake Girl/Facebook
Hotel Flor & The Dan 905 N Florida Ave., Tampa Downtown Tampa’s beautifully-restored Hotel Flor (formerly Hotel Floridan), offers a free pastry with a beverage purchase at its Cass Street Coffee Co., and a free appetizer with the purchase of an entree at its restaurant, The Dan. Credit: Michael Johnson
Hyde House Public Studio 1646 W Snow Ave., Tampa 813 Day is a holiday, but you probably still have to work. Scratch that itch to get out of the house or office by taking advantage of a $8.13 day pass at one of the city’s most exclusive co-working spaces. More information on how to redeem the pass is at visittampabay.com. Credit: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1099938068798578&set=pb.100063471855051.-2207520000&type=3
Mandarin Heights 5901 N Florida Ave., Tampa It’s normally just $13.75 for an espresso martini at Seminole Heights cocktail hotspot Mandarin Heights, but Tampeños can snag one (or an old fashioned or margarita) for just $8.13 on one day only. Credit: Photo via mandarinheights/Facebook
Dalí Museum 1 Dalí Blvd., St. Petersburg Of course, St. Pete’s world-famous Dalí Museum (727 area code) would get an exception and sneak into 813 day festivities. Admission is normally up to $32 for adults, but the museum will knock $8.13 off for anyone who can prove they live in Hillsborough County. Credit: Photo via The Dali Museum/Facebook
Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St., Tampa Downtown Tampa’s almost-demolished, world class historic movie palace offers member pricing ($7) to everyone on Aug. 13 when it screens “Creature from the Black Lagoon” at 7:30 p.m. Tickets must be purchased at the box office. Credit: Javier Ortiz
Barriehaus Beer Co. Hands down, Barriehaus, makes the cleanest lager in Tampa Bay. Now with two locations (the flagship at 1403 E 5th Ave. in Ybor City and a new outpost at 2029 Arrowgrass Dr. in Wesley Chapel), the brewery offers BOGO lagers for anyone who purchases draft on-site. Credit: BarrieHaus Beer Co./Facebook
Tampa Museum of Art 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa While SNAP and EBT recipients and kids six-years-old and under get in free, it can cost up to $25 to visit the Tampa Museum of Art. The institution knocks $8.13 off for one day only, when you purchase at the front desk. Credit: Photo by Keir Magoulas
Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water St., Tampa Natives and newbs must visit the Tampa Bay History Center as a rite of passage, and anyone who visits on Aug. 13 can apply their admission to any level of membership that gets them in free all year Credit: Photo by Keir Magoulas
Heads and Tails 4524 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa Heads and Tails has those upside down “Reversed” caps, and much more. It’s all 13% off with the code VTB813, redeemable online and in-store, too, for one day only. Credit: Photo via Visit Tampa Bay
Hotel Tampa Riverwalk 200 N Ashley Dr., Tampa It’s impossible to get a deal on chicken wings anymore, but this Best of the Bay-winning spot on the Tampa Riverwalk will give some to you for $8.13 along with $8.13 deals on frozen cocktails and half-a-dozen oysters on the half shell. Credit: Photo via HotelTampaRiverwalk/Facebook
Rooted Door Secret Spaces, the immersive arts residency from nonprofit The Rooted Door, is back on Sept. 7 as it takes over the former New Salem Primitive Baptist Church (pictured) on the edge of Ybor City. The series brings together artisans as it invites residents and visitors alike to come grow closer to Tampa via music, dance, cocktails, theater and more. For 813 Day, the series offers 20% tickets (normally $81.88) with the code ROOTEDINTAMPA (deal ends on Aug. 22) Credit: Screengrab via Google Maps

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...