In its 40th year, Taste at The Straz promises to be bigger and more flavorful than ever, with an event that stretches from Tyler Street to the venue’s arrival plaza and its theater lobbies.

Tickets raise funds for Straz Center’s arts, education and community outreach programs and include unlimited sampling of food from 41 Tampa Bay eateries ranging from swanky tastes like Timpano to humble comforts from Village Inn.

Stay thirsty, too, for bottomless craft beer, cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages from 14 local drinkeries. Frequency Band, N-Fusion, Jarrod Barefoot, Taylor Reed and Jaquay Pearce set the tone with live music.

Tickets to Taste at The Straz happening Saturday, March 29 at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa are still available and start at $98. Readers are invited to submit their own events to Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s things to do calendar.

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This article appears in Mar 20-26, 2025.

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