Explore Tampa Bay Newsletter April/May 2026

May Events

🏮Tampa Riverfest Lantern Parade: 5/1 (Tampa)

🌶️19th Pinellas Pepper Fest: 5/2 - 5/3 (Pinellas Park)

🎡 Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival — Weekends thru 5/10 

🌊 Tampa Riverwalk Riverfest & Lantern Parade — 5/1 – 5/2 

🚣 Urban Kai Paddle Invasion — 5/2 (Tampa) 

🐎 Derby at the St. Pete Pier — 5/2 (St. Pete) 

🐎 Kentucky Derby Day — 5/2 (Oldsmar) 

🌮 Seminole City Park Taco Fest — 5/2 (Seminole) 

🌮 Cinco De Mayo Taco Fest — 5/3 (Clearwater) 

🍹 Casa Tina's Cinco de Mayo Fiesta — 5/5 (Dunedin) 

🎶 Country Thunder Florida — 5/8 – 5/10 (Tampa) 

☮️ Vintage VW Fest & Hippie Dash — 5/9 (Safety Harbor) 

⛳ Parc Center "Saddle Up & Support" — 5/15 (St. Pete) 

🇮🇹 St. Pete Italian Fest — 5/16 (St. Pete) 

🍻 Maifest — 5/16 (Pinellas Park) 

🏃 Honor Our Heroes Memorial Run — 5/23 (Oldsmar) 

🎶 Sunset Music Festival — 5/23 – 5/24 (Tampa) 

⚓ Sponge Docks Craft Arts Festival — 5/23 – 5/24 (Tarpon Springs) 

🐟 Seafood Festival — 5/23 (Clearwater) 

🍹 Tampa Bay Margarita Festival — 5/24 (Tampa) 

🍹 Safety Harbor Margarita Festival — 5/30 (Safety Harbor) 

🍽️ Taste of Clearwater — 5/30 (Clearwater)

These are just some of the main events. Please confirm dates and locations. 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

April Events

🏖️ Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival: Through 4/12 (Clearwater Beach) 

🐣 Ashley’s Eggsploration: 4/4 (Julian B. Lane Park)

🐰 Easter Sunday Mega Hunt: 4/5 (Ybor City)

⛪ Easter Services & Brunch Cruises: 4/5 (Tampa)

🎈 Chasco Fiesta (Final Weekend): Through 4/5 (New Port Richey)

🍷 Tampa Bay Wine & Food Festival: 4/7 - 4/11 

🎷 St. Pete Jazz Festival: 4/8 - 4/11 (St. Pete)

🤠 Tampa Bay Rodeo & Family Fest: 4/10 - 4/11 (Dover)

⚔️ Dunedin Highland Games & Fest: 4/11 (Dunedin)

🎡 Oldsmar Days and Nights: 4/10 - 4/12 (Oldsmar) 

🎸 Tampa Bay Blues Festival: 4/10 - 4/12 (St. Pete)

🥩 Bern’s Winefest: 4/12 - 4/19 (Tampa)

🌴 Tampa Bay Caribbean Carnival: 4/18 (Tampa)

🐾 SPCA Tampa Bay Pet Walk: 4/18 (St. Pete)

🏃 St. Anthony’s Triathlon: 4/24 - 4/26 (St. Pete)

🌱 39th Green Thumb Festival: 4/25 - 4/26 (St. Pete)

🏮 Tampa Riverfest Lantern Parade: 5/1 (Tampa)

🌶️ 19th Pinellas Pepper Fest: 5/2 - 5/3 (Pinellas Park)

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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