Downtown St. Petersburg's NYE tiki party. Credit: Photo by Morrisio Indra Hutama on Unsplash

Downtown St. Petersburg’s NYE tiki party. Credit: Photo by Morrisio Indra Hutama on Unsplash
There’s no shortage of First Night and wild parties in the Tampa Bay area, but how about something different? Specifically, the New Year’s Eve Tiki Fest at the Birchwood. It’s two floors of drinks and parties and you’d best get tickets ASAP ‘cause it’s not gonna have space if you show up without one at the door. Also, did we mention the tiki theme? Party like it’s the South Pacific.

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This article appears in Dec 27, 2018 – Jan 3, 2019.

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