Explore Tampa Bay Newsletter February/March 2026

March Events

🍓 FL Strawberry Fest: Thru 3/8 (Plant City)

🌈FL Holi Fair: 3/1 (Tampa)

🎭Purim Celebrations: 3/2 - 3/3

🚤Tampa Bay Boat Show: 3/6 - 3/8 (FL State Fairgrounds)

🏁Trashy Treasures Art Sale: 3/6 - 3/7 (Dunedin)

🦩Pink Flamingo Tour of Homes: 3/7 (Gulfport)

🍺Tampa Bay Beer Week: 3/7 - 3/15

🎸Reggae Rise Up FL: 3/12 - 3/15 (St. Pete)

☘️Paddy Fest St. Pete: 3/13 - 3/15 (St. Pete)

☘️River O'Green Fest: 3/14 (Tampa)

🏴‍☠️Rough Riders Night Parade: 3/14 (Ybor City)

🍀Dunedin St. Patrick's Fest: 3/14 (Dunedin)

🍻St. Pete St. Patrick's Bar Crawl: 3/14 (St. Pete)

🎨Tarpon Fine Arts Fest: 3/14 - 3/15 (Tarpon Springs)

⛳Valspar Championship: 3/16 - 3/22 (Palm Harbor)

☘️St. Patrick's Day Block Party: 3/17 (St. Pete)

🎈Chasco Fiesta: 3/20 - 3/28 (New Port Richey)

🦒Safari of Eggs: Weekends starting 3/21 (ZooTampa)

🌸Clearwater Spring Family Day: 3/21 (Clearwater)

🚜Raprager Farm Easter Fest: Starts 3/21 (Dade City)

🏖️Pier 60 Sugar Sand Fest: 3/27 - 4/12 (Clearwater Beach)

🐾SPCA Tampa Bay Pet Walk: 3/28 (Largo)

💃Dancing with the Stars: Live!: 3/28 (Clearwater)

🎡St. Pete Pier Spring Fest & Egg Hunt: 3/28 (St. Pete)

🎢Elmo's Eggstravaganza: Weekends starting 3/28 (Busch Gardens)

🖼️Mainsail Art Fest: 3/28 - 3/29 (St. Pete)

🥂Pinellas Botanicals & BrunchFest: 3/28 - 3/29 (Pinellas Park)

🐰Westchase Easter Egg Hunt: 3/29 (Westchase)

These are just some of the main events. Please confirm dates and location. Official city websites are the most reliable sources for the most up-to-date information. For more events and details 👇

Tampa Area Events
Clearwater/St Pete Area Events

February Events

🏴‍☠️Gasparilla Pirate Fest & Street Festival: Saturday, January 31st 

(Downtown Tampa & Bayshore Blvd)
🎨Localtopia: A Celebration of All Things Local: Saturday, February 14th 

(Williams Park, St. Petersburg)

🎡 Florida State Fair: February 5th - 16th (Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa)

⛵ Sailing World Regatta Series: February 13th - 15th (St. Petersburg Yacht Club Marina)

🍷 Clearwater Sea-Blues Festival: February 21st - 22nd (Coachman Park, Clearwater)

🖼️ Tampa Bay Home Show: February 21st - 22nd (The Coliseum, St. Petersburg)

🍺 Sant'Yago Knight Parade: Saturday, February 21st (Historic Ybor City, Tampa)

⚾ MLB Spring Training Grapefruit League Kickoff: Starting February 21st (Regional Ballparks)

🌮 Clearwater Taco & Margarita Festival: Saturday, February 28th (Coachman Park, Clearwater)

🏃 Gasparilla Distance Classic 15K/5K/Half/Marathon: February 28th - March 1st (Bayshore Blvd, Tampa)

These are just some of the main events. Please confirm the dates and location. Official city websites are the most reliable sources for the most up-to-date information. For more events and details 👇

Tampa Area Events
Clearwater/St Pete Area Events

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