Need to keep the one short. Somehow the efficiency is not there. Although the event is exciting but…read morereally not worth for the line. It take 55 super bowl to have the host city have it own team play in it. It is exciting for many Bucs fans. It is historic moment for such things to be happening. The problem of the event is the event required a QR code to participate. Is a teenager line up and the parent has the QR code, they will denied the participation. The entrance of the event already check the QR code, why not let them participate. This is ridiculous. They try to keep check every event entry which cause the line to slow down. One thing is good is the QR code allow you to get the prize for participate. Other than that. It is really not the good thing for family with children. The adult need to accompanying on line instead just the kid line up.

The local news made a huge deal out of reservations being sold out for the LV Superbowl Experience…read moreevent but all you need to get into this event is to register with NFL One Pass and this event is Not actually sold out as the news would have you believe. Anyone can get into this event with an NFL One Pass at any time. I'm not sure if management is even enforcing a maximum capacity level but the Julian B Lane park is huge and everything is open air and not indoors so the capacity of the park should be in the thousands, allowing for plenty of space, with face-masks required in all parts of the event. We were so glad we had the opportunity to attend The LV Super Bowl Experience, the NFL and Host Committee's joint interactive football theme park as Super Bowl LV touched down in Tampa, completely free of charge for the first time ever! The Super Bowl Experience Presented by Lowe's is NFL's greatest interactive football theme park which is in the host city of the Super bowl in various variations every year! For 2021, Super Bowl LV Experience runs from Friday, January 29 - Sunday, January 31 and from Wednesday, February 3 - Saturday, February 6 along the Tampa Riverwalk. To celebrate the history of the NFL, Super Bowl Experience offers fans the opportunity virtually meet & greet with current NFL players and Legends, participate in games, and shop merchandise from NFL Shop presented by Visa. The Super Bowl Experience will also feature photos with the Vince Lombardi Trophy, a 40-yard dash and vertical jump against NFL players on LED screens, and a Super Bowl rings display showcasing all 54 Super Bowl rings! Fans can attend Super Bowl Experience Presented by Lowe's FREE every day. GAMES include: Bridgestone Two Minute Drill Play Football Training Camp Play Football QB Scramble Play Football Touch Pass FedEx Air Challenge FedEx Ground Challenge Lowe's Field Goal Kick NFL Extra Points Kick 3 Cone Drill 40-Yard Dash Broad Jump Obstacle Course Vertical Jump Play Football Field Playmakers Square EXHIBITS include: AFC & NFC Championship Trophies Chronology of Pro Football Look Like A Pro My Cause My Cleats NFL Draft Set NFL Locker Room presented by Snickers Pro Football Hall of Fame Road to the Championship Super Bowl Rings Vince Lombardi Trophy Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year If you're in the Downtown Tampa area, I highly recommend checking out the Superbowl Experience! Just register with NFL One Pass and you'll be good! The Superbowl Experience is a great & free way to spend the day with lots to see, do, eat, and drink! You may have to park 5 blocks away but there's plenty of free street parking just a short walk away!

Thanks to Yelp, I got to attend the Spring Beer Fling with VIP tickets! The venue was moved to the…read moreColiseum due to rain and as Brian M mentioned, there was no liquor available. Regardless, the beer vendors showed up and served us some good beers. The pours were full pours and not samples which proved to be quite filling. GA tickets offered admission while beers cost mostly $6 each. VIP was unlimited full pours of all beers. There were bounce houses outside which were soaked and sitting in a massive puddle when we arrived (I stayed from about 2-6pm). Festival goers still enjoyed the fun despite the rain and gloomy conditions. Several food trucks were also there, including pizza, sushi burritos, BBQ, and more. The Gypsy Junque bus/store was a very interesting vendor! The bands were great! I enjoyed No Need a lot but I was sad to have missed Rusted Root. We enjoyed the VIP area upstairs which had clean bathrooms and many places to sit. The lighting was really spectacular!! I want that ambiance in my own home!! Overall a great day and I really truly appreciated the Yelp tickets that I was able to win!!

We had a great time at Spring Beer Fling festival 2016! We were a little dissapointed that they…read morechanged venues last minute from Vinoy park to Coliseum and didn't offer liquor as originally advertised because the coliseum doesn't have a liquor license, but the selection of brews was excellent and we were glad not to get caught in the thunderstorms going on in the earlier part of the day. General Admission tickets were $20 and offered admission to the venue with craft brews costing mostly $6 each. VIP tickets were $95 and included admission, access to the VIP areas, and unlimited full pours of brews. With full pours, 8 bars, and 2 bartenders per bar at the most there was only a one person line at all times of the day. The event was very well staffed and there was virtually no wait for drinks which usually isn't the case for these festivals. The coliseum venue offered incredible lighting effects and more than enough space for all the patrons. The acoustics were great and the place only got really packed for the finale w rusted root. We enjoyed live music by  Rusted Root, The Broadcast, NoNeed, Four Star Riot, Luxury Mane, Logan Grant,The Johnny Zoom Hi-Fi Show playing from 230PM-945PM! Breweries represented included: 3 Daughters Brewing,Big Storm Brewing Co., Sea Dog Brewing Co. - Clearwater, Coppertail Brewing Co, Magic Hat Brewing Company, Tampa Bay Brewing Company,Pair O' Dice Brewing, Goose Island, SweetWater Brewing Company, Bold City Brewery Due to the rain and change of venue, the number of inflatables and beer gardens were scaled back. Outside, there were 2 bars, 4 food trucks, a big tent, 2 inflatable obstacle courses, a jousting ring, and an inflatable basketball court. I also attended Spring Beer Fling in 2014 in Curtis Hixon Park downtown Tampa. In comparison, there were way more bars this year, way more brewers, more staff, and more inflatables. I am impressed with the progression of this festival and the planning put in by big city events to make this event bigger and better every year. I look forward to coming again next year!

Thanks Yelp for the tickets! I really liked this event. I went on Home Brew day and met very…read moreinteresting brewers along with attendees. Not a giant event and just a select few brewers present, but certainly beers that are outside of the realm. I loved the Mango IPA as well as the 2015 sour winner that was featured at Green Bench. My favorite conversation was with Wiregrass brewing who brews close to where I live in Wesley Chapel. They brought an interesting take on brewing from the old days with their belgian brew...oats rather than barley. I liked it!! Maggie on the Move was there to provide food. They were providing mini samples with the Beer Project ticket. I had the chicken souvlaki which was tasty. Water was available throughout the festival. Bathrooms were clean as well. I had a great time!!

This was a very cool event that I hope becomes a tradition for the St. Pete MFA and for area…read morebrewers. The concept - show a piece of art to some local brewers, who then make a beer to reflect what they feel about the piece. For example, the ancient mexican death god statue had brewers making beers infused with Carolina Reaper peppers. The beers were all very interesting, and while I would be hard-pressed to order a rosewater lambec at any brewery ever, the whole concept and event was outstanding. Plus, everyone was giving out swag and I'll never turn down a free coozie. I didn't get to do the day two event, but day one was definitely worth the price of admission. Well run, well staffed, really just outstanding. (except that my glass had a dead lizard in the bottom of it, but I'm hardcore and just pounded beer anyway because THAT'S FLORIDA BABY)

Good outdoors Art event for the entire family. I was somewhat confused when I arrived since I was…read moreable to see almost all of the artists work before I found the information booth and wasn't sure what to expect. At the information booth you are able to buy a "people's choice" ticket for $1.00 that you place in a bucket that each artist has as well as other tickets for activities like face painting. I expected to see more food booths and just more things overall and perhaps I didn't because I visited on Sunday. This is a good event for kids and the stores in Hyde Park are also open to shop around.

Straz Live! In the Park was a very fun outdoor event at Curtis Hixon. It is a totally free event,…read morewhich is nice. There were food trucks set up for those that were hungry and there was also a Straz booth selling tickets to Straz shows. It was quite the hot day, but near the water it wasn't so bad. I really enjoyed the musical performances from the opera, Lion King, and Newsies. A great (and free) way to spend a lovely autumn afternoon!

For love or for the Tango or for the passion. It is a great couple date time or renew your love…read morefire to your love one. This is a very wonderful event that the Argentine Tango community have put it together. The event is free to public to promote dancing. This festival started at 2pm and end at 6 pm. This festival is gear for beginners and experienced. The peoples who participate were coming from all over Florida tango community. Several beginner lesson were given free at the hour from different dance studio teachers. Argentine tango is a passion dance with free flow line and it is beautiful to watch. The teachers also has a performance of their dance move for the people to observe. The demonstration includes who is the lead and who steal the lady was performed. There are free gift drawing for the gift card of the sundial surrounding businesses and the dance studio lesson. The open area make a great area to host this Milonga when they have free dance time slot to show what you have learn by the hours. The sea salt restaurant has a 10% discount when you attend this festival. Overall they are very good festival. I hope they host it again next year.

A fantastic Tango event and it was free for the public! 10 minutes after we entered the event, our…read morefriend's name got pick from the drawing and she won a $50 massage gift card! We were all so happy for her. Sundial is such a beautiful facility and the parking there was easier than I expected. The weather was wonderful for outdoor activity. I was impressed the whole event was so organized and it moved smoothly. When we got there, the volunteer handed us the page of schedule, showed us to enter the gift drawing. They provided free water and chairs so people can sit and watch the dance. Tango teachers from around the bay area offered free mini beginner lesson right there . We took lessons from Steve and Simone. At the end of event we learned to walked anti clock wise along the dance floor and couple other steps. The performance from the teachers were very exciting. All the speculators enjoyed the show. It was a successful dance event. We had a lot of fun. So did the other participants.

Once again we were privileged to start off Tampa Bay Beer Week with the Florida Brewers Guild…read moreBeerfest. What was different this year is that it was hosted at Centennial Park instead of Centro Ybor. What this meant - same number of people, smaller area. Much colder. With gates opening at 1:30, my friends and I popped into line 45 minutes before - and the line was already wrapped around the park. We were waiting across from James Joyce before the line started to move. Fortunately for me, with my last name in the first table, I made it in and got to sample 4 beers before my friends even got in, and I was being patient. Now below is what I can remember, given that things got fuzzier the longer the event went. -Big Storm Arcus IPA. Later we went back for the Oats In Hose Oatmeal Stout, which was nice. Wish we would have gone for the Firestorm Black IPA -Barley Mow IPA. Right up front, so they got a lot of traffic, and was a nice, hoppy IPA -Engine 15 Hoppy Session and Saison. Great hoppy flavor from the session, did not care for the Saison. -Mile Marker Palm Beach Coconut Porter. Please note these guys aren't actually from the Keys, which confused me. What wasn't confusing was the subtle coconut aftertaste of their porter. Their Nutbrown was also really nice. -Big Bear Black Bear Stout. Delicious Chocolate Stout. Was like drinking chocolate. -Green Room Count Shakula Chocolate Oatmeal Stout. Delicious. Supposedly they make a Thin Mint version. -Intuition Ale Works. I remember their beers being good, but their employees being Awesome. I would go to Jacksonville solely because of this brewery. But this was still a great event. Everyone sees someone they know, or makes new friends. People are polite as everyone stumbles from one tasting to another.

I have been to both years this event has been held and it is always a good time. I was lucky this…read moreyear to be in VIP out of the sun and also with unlimited free drinks. There were many food options and it wasn't too crowded early in the day. It was just entirely too hot. There were several beer selections and the cocktails were made with Deep Eddy Vodka. Yes, the name is a bit peculiar but the drinks were good. Bands were good and music wasn't too obnoxiously loud. Spring Beer Fling is a good time and another great reason to get together with friends and remember why we love Tampa and Curtis Hixon Park. Bring sunscreen!! Thanks Yelp, Brett, and Katie for my tickets!

This year, they decided at last minute to move the event from Vinoy park (on the water), to the…read morecoliseum. They decided due to weather, stating 70-80% chance of rain. The worst chance of rain according to weather forecast was 50%, but today (Friday before vent) sites are showing lower, one as low as 20%. At worst, it looks like there will be sporadic storms. The coliseum is a nice place, but it is no where near big enough for beer events, plus food, plus concerts. It will be cramped and loud......plus it is not a view of the water as Vinoy park has. I contacted Groupon (where I bought tickets) as well as the company through Facebook (Ticketf.ly). Groupon does not grant refunds for this type of change.....even though the tickets I bought clearly stated one venue vice another. When I asked Ticketf.ly on Facebook about a refund, they were kind enough to delete the post. I would recommend that anyone avoid tickets.ly, clearly they sold one thing, and intend to deliver another. We have 2 tickets at $17 each, so will not financially hurt us, but bait and switch is not acceptable. The event may be OK with a different coordinator, but done with tickets.ly. Give a refund when you change an event!