Went there for Pierce the Veil in May & Grey Day on August 6, 2025 and both times it was near…read moredisastrous, paid 50 bucks for parking online then got to the gate to be told It was 25 bucks to buy it there. People walked into the venue without their tickets getting scanned. And the amphitheater is really kinda bad, the mixing of the audio was poor or the amphitheatre just doesn't carry sound very well. Not to mention if you have a chair seat while you're sitting, you can barely see over peoples heads, and if you are forced to stand because other people are standing, you're standing on a 5° decline so I left there with horrible back pain. I hope $Bs go back to the Amalie Arena instead of this place.

Big Guava 2015 was awesome! I won tickets for this two day music festival from Yelp. (Thank you…read moreBrett and Katie!!!) ~The Good~ EPIC MUSIC: I was so pumped when they released the music lineup. How many chances do you get to see Milky Chance, Jenny Lewis, Awolnation, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Passion Pit, Ryan Adams, Pretty Lights, Cold War Kids, Hozier, Pixies, and the Strokes at the same festival in Tampa?!?! FOOD TRUCKS: The food trucks and craft beer tents offered a nice alternative to the usual concert concession snacks. The trucks didn't mark up their menu prices so I paid $9 for three tacos the first night and $15 for a grilled cheese sandwich and tots the second night. Beverages (not sold by the trucks) were a little pricier. $4 for 20oz water or sodas, $8 for domestic beers and $15 for craft beers. CARNIVAL RIDES: I only made time to ride the Ferris Wheel, but unlimited free carnival rides were available both days of the music festival. ~The Not So Great~ DATES: I work on Friday until 5:30pm so I missed the first half of Milky Chance. Judging by the crowd I'd say others were in the same boat. A Saturday/Sunday festival would be easier to attend. CONCERT OVERLAPS: I loved that there were four stages at Big Guava, but I hated having to choose between two great bands when there were overlaps on the concert schedule. Most bands only got 45-60 minutes stage so I decided to see Milky Chance instead of Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness and I saw Jenny Lewis instead of Awolnation. FAIR WEATHER FANS: In general the audience was lame. People seemed more interested in taking selfies than actually listening to the music. Everyone just sat in their seats while me and my sister danced our hearts out. (Shout out to the guy in the hotdog suit at Cold War Kids. You were awesome!) "They don't even know what it is to be a fan. Y'know? To truly love some silly little piece of music, or some band, so much that it hurts." - Almost Famous Would I attend Big Guava again? Absolutely! The free tickets were a nice perk, but I would have gladly paid for my tickets to see Hozier and Milky Chance. I probably would have gotten the 2-Day Early Bird "Pit Pass" so that I could stand in the pit section instead of the general admission section. This was the best deal at $109, but you had to be willing to purchase your ticket before the line up was announced. If you purchased tickets after the early bird specials you may have paid $55-$80 for a one day general admission or pit pass.

If you like to drink local At this beer fest you must be…read moreAnd what's even better than being there with Stacy Z.! With excitement we all line up, to check in and get our wristbands, so once the clock strikes two we are through the gate, glasses in hands! The event is very well organized: benches under shade for a quick recline, water from kegs keep glasses clean, and pot-o-lets with no line! It makes me oh so proud to see the long, long line at Funky Buddha. Though thankfully I can skip it and focus on North and Central Florida. Beer brewed with tupelo honey, key limes, oranges and mangoes! Try a girl scout cookie stout and oh all the ales aged in barrels! Copperpoint meets Coppertail, Two Henry's get a Barley Mow, Crooked Thumb with a Crooked Can, How many beers can you drink in a row? Alligator and Swamp Head from Gainesville, 7venth Sun, Cigar City and Pair-o-dice. Drinking from Islamorada to Pensacola Bay My oh my I am in paradise!

My friend, Krys P. From Miami…read moreCame to Tampa To drink beers with me! Tho it's not Paleo Which I've been doing on the daily, yo. This is a special treat, I don't think it's a fail, so... Last year, I came to this fest Which I think is the best. Maybe you'll disagree And I'll punch your left breast. The collection of breweries Belong to the Florida Brewers Guild. So many tasty beers to try My tummy quickly gets filled. But they've got a few food trucks To scoop up some munchies. If I drink too much beer I start to get punchy! You can drink your way thru Florida With 7venth Sun, Funky Buddha and Due South I really don't care where the beer came from. Just get the good stuff into my mouth!! The location of the fest is also perfect. Set right along Tampa's Riverwalk. So when you're done filling up on beer, You can take a stroll down the block!

My husband and I had a phenomenal time at this festival. The venue is old, but the acts were top…read morenotch and quiet the surprise for little old Tampa. We would easily go back. Fitz and Matt & Kim were our favorites. The free chocolate covered gelato pops, local food trucks, and craft beer garden were all lovely. We won't be in town for Big Guava but that festival looks phenomenal as well. Thank you for the great show and awesome time Coastline!!

So one random fair day it was a step back in time to what a settlement would have looked like next…read moreto a fair of the future! So coming here was totally random as none of us knew this existed it was just tucked away from the rest of the state fair and what a cool treat this was to an already awesome day! So this area is basically a bunch of colonial style buildings with lots of people playing those parts as it has everything a town would have back then and then some! We explored all the different buildings some with individuals crafting items like candles and rugs the old school way which was super cool to see as that isn't always the case anymore but with that said you really can't go wrong as that's when things were quality built to last! Pretty much everything here was a history lesson and a much needed one as it had been a while since I've been in an atmosphere like this making for a super fun time! Overall this is a super cool addition to the fair and a must do on your visit as we spent a good deal of time here and could have spent more time had we discovered this sooner, so definitely don't overlook this super cool area of history as it's a lot of fun!

Awesome time at Cracker Country. Came here with my daughter's second grade class. Learned all about…read morelife in the 1800-1900s. The buildings consist of historic, period pieces such as a one room school house, butter and candle making and, Of course, the "cracking" of the whip. Tons of fun while learning.

Today festival is the make up for the festival day was rained on March. It is quite smaller scale…read morecompare to the last one we went to. The festival host this make up event is to complete the longest Cuban sandwich record. The last longest record was 120 feet hold by Orlando. Now Tampa has new record. 128 feet sandwich. All this food are donated to the homeless and feed the hungry. It is amazing to see the sandwich assemble. They are very systematically assemble. The mojo pork was break down and place on the bread. Music is play live, nice music will move your feet. Try to do it on the hot sun. It make you sweat. Good sweat. The festival has many businesses booth and food vendors. May is very hot for this activity. It is good to held at March.

The most exciting part of the festival was seeing the hundred twenty eight feet long Cuban sandwich…read morebeing built. On a long table there was bread donated by a bakery. Different restaurants sponsored one section. The volunteers put on the gloves started sliding the bread. They spread dressing, put cheese, pickle, ham, moho pork, salami and they closed it up. The final product measured total length of 128 feet. This long cuban was donated to homeless. I usually only got a 6 inches cuban sandwich from store. Seeing this long, long , long sandwich was quite amazing . There were live band, Zumba demonstration, food and drink vendors, merchant promoting stations. Although it was too hot to stay outdoors ,building the sandwich was fun to watch.

Each year, the Krewe of the Knights of Sant' Yago throws a kick-ass parade in Ybor with floats and…read morebands and beads. Oh my! The 2020 Krewe of Sant' Yago Knight Parade was presented by MOR-TV and co-sponsored by the City of Tampa.The Grand Marshal was WWE star Titus O'Neil and and our favorite, raunchy, reality TV host Jerry Springer as a special guest. The krewes represented in the parade were diverse including Latin, Irish, and Caribbean! Local school bands and the City of Tampa Dance troupe got in on the action as well! The music was pumping and people were dancing and enjoying themselves. Nobody got crazy as far as I saw. It's a family-friendly event. There were plenty of kids at the parade with their families and they were really enjoying themselves. The krewes on the parade route we're really catering to making sure that the little ones got beads! They had a ball! Ybor is a great place to have the parade because there are plenty of restaurants and ice cream shops to eat afterwards. Or, if you want to continue the party, you can at one of the many bars on 7th Ave. I had a good time and look forward to the next one in 2021 :-)

It's a fun bead catching, float watching, night light enjoying, Ybor experience. Call me old…read morefashioned, but with no boob flashing these Gasparilla events are really pretty tame. No nudity? Grandpa needs to see some titties!!! Send nudes. But if you don't mind crowds, it's an interesting experience, and some of the floats have pretty impressive setups. Some bands and dancing too. Balconies are best for great relaxed viewing but less good for bead catching.

Went here for an open house where the kids could check out the new play area. It was only limited…read moreto 20 mins and we got kicked out even though it wasn't busy at all and there wasn't even a lot of kids. I didn't that part but the play area is really fun for my toddler and he loved it. It's a small area but the play sections are very intentional. Other than the blond lady guarding the play area, everyone else was super friendly. I wish they were open for play on weekends but only Tuesdays and Thursdays.

This space is very special. We did a performance to raise money on 9/11 last year and the people…read morewho worked there were absolutely amazing. The history of the museum is so cool. It's a treasure in and for Tampa. I highly recommend it to folks who enjoy hidden gems. Call first before you visit as it's run by volunteers and hours may vary.

Today, I was being curious & wanted to see what what the Tampa Bay Veg Fest had to offer for…read moresomeone like me. And, I found out that for the most part, I like it. I noticed a lot of coconut based products which I sometimes I cannot deal with. The location at Perry Harvey Park was a very good, right in downtown Tampa. There was food, water splash, pad, music & lots of vendors. I tried to vegan Key Lime cheesecake which is so tasty. I haven't tried the blueberry cheesecake but pretty sure it's good. Also, I tried the protein based vegan kabob which very tasty.

This was my first Veg Fest and I will say that this was quite a large festival. There were a lot of…read morevendors and a reasonable mix of all different types of products. They even had animal adoptions. I liked that they had the animal/adoption area back where it was shady so that the animals didn't exhaust from heat. I wish I could have taken the little doggie pictured in my photos home as he really seemed to like me a lot but I'm still getting over the loss of my little dachshund. On a more positive note, Veg Fest was free to attend. There were cooking demonstrations and live music going while we walked from booth to booth scanning for anything noteworthy. I don't want to say that I found the typical vendors at Veg Fest but I didn't find anything that just drew me in. One thing that I found a bit different from other Veg Fests I've attended is that there wasn't a lot of information regarding organics or fresh vegetables. A lot of the booths had packaged items like chips or snacks and candies. It would have maybe been nice to integrate a farmer's market type feel to the fest or maybe showcase a bit more regarding actual vegetables and organics rather than soy and faux-meats. I also found the fest to be more geared toward vegans and not too many other alternative eating lifestyles. Vegetarians are cool too, right? Also, I thought it would be nice if VegFest had more of a state fair type feel, maybe with other types of performers/a big name artist. Maybe even some rides that would draw people who normally consume meat or are looking for a meat-less lifestyle change and attempt to open the door for conversation between non-meat eaters and carnivores. Like...help bridge the gap. We went to the St. Pete's Saturday Market right after Veg Fest and found more booths and food vendors that offered vegetarian or gluten free options than at Veg Fest and there were fresh fruits/vegetables and plants. I'll try again next year.