After a two-year hiatus, Riverfest returns to downtown Tampa next month

This hyperlocal, weekend-long festival features live music, food trucks, hot air balloon shows, a lantern parade and more.

by Kyla Fields April 18, 2022September 19, 2024

Food & Drink

Tampa Bay Seafood & Music Festival comes to downtown’s Curtis Hixon Park this month

Tickets are still available and cost $10 – $15 per day.

by Kyla Fields April 12, 2022August 4, 2025

Music

Downtown Tampa’s Rock the Park free concert series returns this week with The Freecoasters

Like always, Thursday’s Rock the Park show is free to the public.

by Ray Roa April 5, 2022March 16, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Citing bad weather, Tampa pushes St. Patrick’s Day party to Sunday, St. Pete’s is completely cancelled

Tampa’s River O’ Green Fest is now on Sunday. St. Pete canceled ShamROCK at the pier outright.

by Sofía García Vargas March 10, 2022August 3, 2023

Music

Tampa emcee Asaru on the bill at tonight’s free Rock the Park concert in Curtis Hixon

Parriss & The Night, DJ Sandman and Kimi Tortuga will play, too.

by Ray Roa March 3, 2022September 19, 2024

Music

26 things to know about Gasparilla Music Festival 2022

The ABCs of GMF.

by Ray Roa February 23, 2022September 14, 2024

Arts & Entertainment

Everyone, and every pup, we saw at Tampa’s ‘Bark In the Park’ fundraiser

by Kimberly DeFalco February 14, 2022

Arts & Entertainment

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

Music

Tampa rapper Queen of Ex anchors free Thursday concert at Rock The Park

Taylor Raynor and Hope Darling play, too.

by Ray Roa February 2, 2022August 3, 2023

Music

Gasparilla Music Festival 2022 adds Margo Price, Band of Horses, Grouplove and more

Cimafunk, Melt, Bob Moses and more are on the bill, too.

by Ray Roa January 20, 2022June 18, 2024

Music

The Bar-Kays lead lineup at two-day Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival

Free COVID-19 PCR testing will be available on site at Curtis Hixon.

by Stephanie Powers January 12, 2022January 10, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Humane Society’s ‘Bark In the Park’ fundraiser returns to downtown Tampa next month

It went virtual last year.

by Stephanie Powers January 7, 2022April 4, 2025

Music

Black Pumas, Revivalists and Trombone Shorty lead initial 2022 lineup for Gasparilla Music Festival

The three day party happens Feb. 25-22 in downtown Tampa.

by Ray Roa December 16, 2021May 23, 2025

Music

Beastie Boys’ Mix Master Mike headlines Tampa’s ‘Winter Wonder Ride’ concert this weekend

DJ Jazzy Jeff is also in the lineup.

by Ray Roa December 8, 2021April 10, 2025

Music

Lupe Fiasco producer Kaelin Ellis is in Tampa to headline the last Rock the Park of 2021

The free concert series is happening in a Winter Wonderland this month.

by Ray Roa December 1, 2021January 22, 2025

Food & Drink

All the beer steins, lederhosen and people we saw at Tampa’s Oktoberfest 2021

by CL Staff October 11, 2021

Arts & Entertainment

Everything we saw at downtown Tampa’s Super Bowl NFL Experience

by CL Staff January 29, 2021

Music

Photos of Perception, Noan Partly and Katara Trio playing downtown Tampa’s socially-distant Rock the Park

by CL Staff January 8, 2021

Arts & Entertainment

Best Outdoor Music Series

Critics’ Pick

by Ray Roa September 25, 2019August 17, 2023

Food & Drink

Tickets for the 10th Annual Oktoberfest at Tampa’s Curtis Hixon Park are now on sale

Now is the time to dry clean your lederhosen.

by Jenna Rimensnyder July 16, 2019July 17, 2025

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Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park

After a two-year hiatus, Riverfest returns to downtown Tampa next month

Tampa Bay Seafood & Music Festival comes to downtown’s Curtis Hixon Park this month

Downtown Tampa’s Rock the Park free concert series returns this week with The Freecoasters

Citing bad weather, Tampa pushes St. Patrick’s Day party to Sunday, St. Pete’s is completely cancelled

Tampa emcee Asaru on the bill at tonight’s free Rock the Park concert in Curtis Hixon

26 things to know about Gasparilla Music Festival 2022

Everyone, and every pup, we saw at Tampa’s ‘Bark In the Park’ fundraiser

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

Tampa rapper Queen of Ex anchors free Thursday concert at Rock The Park

Gasparilla Music Festival 2022 adds Margo Price, Band of Horses, Grouplove and more

The Bar-Kays lead lineup at two-day Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival

Humane Society’s ‘Bark In the Park’ fundraiser returns to downtown Tampa next month

Black Pumas, Revivalists and Trombone Shorty lead initial 2022 lineup for Gasparilla Music Festival

Beastie Boys’ Mix Master Mike headlines Tampa’s ‘Winter Wonder Ride’ concert this weekend

Lupe Fiasco producer Kaelin Ellis is in Tampa to headline the last Rock the Park of 2021

All the beer steins, lederhosen and people we saw at Tampa’s Oktoberfest 2021

Everything we saw at downtown Tampa’s Super Bowl NFL Experience

Photos of Perception, Noan Partly and Katara Trio playing downtown Tampa’s socially-distant Rock the Park

Best Outdoor Music Series

Tickets for the 10th Annual Oktoberfest at Tampa’s Curtis Hixon Park are now on sale

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