The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck, which comes to Tampa, Florida on Jan. 11, 2025. Credit: Photo vua FWD PR
Small gifts and big smiles are coming to Tampa’s Westshore District this weekend.

Hello Kitty is well into her senior years, and her ride is about to enter that category, too. The brand—which says “Hello Kitty” is a girl, not a cat—marks its 50th anniversary this week and is ready to celebrate with the Bay area.

Last week, it was in Brandon and spends this weekend near the H&M at Westshore Plaza where the hot pink Hello Kitty cafe truck (marking its 10th anniversary) pulls up to sling clothes, collectibles, sweet treats plus 50th anniversary totes and hoodies.

Here’s some of what you can buy at the Hello Kitty Cafe Truck when it stops at Westshore Plaza in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, Jan. 11, according to a press release.

  • 50th Anniversary Exclusives Iridescent totes and hoodies
  • Apparel Ringer tees and lilac tees
  • Collectibles Ceramic mugs, thermal bottles, 10th Anniversary keychains, pins, and cup ornaments
  • Sweet Treats Giant chef cookies, 5-piece macaron sets, and Madeleine cookie sets
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This article appears in Jan 2-8, 2025.

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...