Downtown Tampa Events & Things to Do

Join us for New Year's Eve 2019, Tampa's most exclusive New Year's Eve party at The Gathering in Armature Works.

The countdown to NYE 2019 is on! Purchase your tickets today for Jackson’s NYE Celebration before prices go up. All party-goers at Jackson’s New Year’s Eve party will receive a complimentary glass of champagne for NYE toasts!

Join us for the 5th Annual NYE 2019 Premier at Aloft Downtown Tampa. All Inclusive event with Live Ball Drop from Times Square.

It's that time of the year again! Come and join us for this FREE family fun filled event this Christmas.

Techyes Presents: Matroda Unfinished Business North America Tour Part 2

Join us on December 15th for a Very Merry Christmas Celebration as we welcome back Miami's own, the legendary Oscar G to Jackson's Nightlife! Get your Christmas list ready because Santa Claus is stopping by to see who has been Naughty or Nice this year!

A fun Sunday activity to learn basic woodshop skills by getting hands on experience making your own Artisanal wood chopping board.

Head to Busch Gardens for some great thrill rides and to see the park transform into a holiday wonderland of Christmastime entertainment, holiday shoppings and more than a million twinkling lights!

Enter to win a a boating experience around Tampa Bay from Anchor Captains & Charters here!

Experience the extravagance and grandeur of a Victorian Christmas at the former 1891 Tampa Bay Hotel during the Henry B. Plant Museum’s Victorian Christmas Stroll.

You guys asked and now it's here! Starting April 30th and every Monday to follow will be Hospitality night at The Hall!

Explore downtown Tampa via a food & wine tour. We visit Oxford Exchange for a champagne toast and VIP tour, Mise en Place, Malios Prime and Riversedge for food & wine pairings. Plus dessert and coffee at Anise Global Gastropub!

Downtown Tampa's Monthly Street Food Fest: Join us for some outside food fun feature a gourmet food trucks, live music and cocktails provided by the Pour House Tampa. This event is free to attend, with free 2 hour parking on site. Dogs are welcome.

SAVE THE DATE: The Downtown Tampa Holiday Boat Parade of Lights will happen on December 22nd, 2018! This free, holiday event along the Riverwalk has a new route this year and route will include the downtown waterfront from Armature Works to Sparkman Wharf

The date is set for the Downtown Tampa Holiday Boat Parade of Lights which will be on December 22, 2018!

Powermuse, Daryl Hance is doing a special show in Tampa, on Dec. 22, 2018. Opening for Daryl Hance will be the incredible vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Mountain Holler. Also on the bill is Tampa native, Aaron M. Sherman.

The Tampa Jewish Federation will host the annual Vodka Latke on Monday, Dec. 24 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at CAVU, 1601 N. Franklin St. in historic Tampa Heights, just north of downtown Tampa.

Explore downtown Tampa’s amazing local independent restaurants on a food & wine tour. We visit Oxford Exchange, Mise en Place, Malio’s Prime, Riversedge, TamPiz and Anise Global Gastropub for food and wine pairings and dessert and coffee.

On the heels of a wildly successful start to 2018, comedian, actor, author Sebastian Maniscalco kicks off the fall leg of his blockbuster “Stay Hungry” international tour. The tour will make its way across the US and Canada.

The comedian, actor, and best-selling author Sebastian Maniscalco is giving a concert in our city as a part of his Stay Hungry 2018 Tour. Get Tickets: http://www.soundchronicle.com/tickets/Sebastian_Maniscalco_Tampa_FL_2018-12-28_21-30

Lets celebrate our last party of the year with our team to thank all your support throughout the year!

Join The London J. Agency and The Black Market Collective for a viewing of This Christmas Has it been a while since you had a day of shopping, catching a good movie, or just a funfilled day with some of your closest family members and friends.

This family-friendly event is free to attend and open to the public. Come dance and celebrate the New Year a bit early with us.

Ring in the New Year with a decadent four-course prix fixe dinner at Steelbach! $85 per person; View full menu below and call for reservations: 813-693-5478

NEW YEARS EVE EXTRAVAGANZA with Forrest Hoffar!

Ring in the new year in style at Franklin Manor! Tampa's premiere nightclub for live music, dance and hottest DJs! Enjoy LIVE music from Actual Bank Robbers DJ Knex and DJ Casper kicking it on the Patio Stage and the Manor Lounge!

The temperature will rise and fall at Eddie V’s Prime Seafood as they ring in 2019 with fiery entertainment and icy cocktails.

Dluxe Night Club Rock the New Years Eve event designed for and by nightlife purveyors and friends.

Come celebrate the New Year under the stars at Fountain Bistro featuring live entertainment

The countdown to NYE 2019 is on! Purchase your tickets today for Jackson’s NYE Celebration before prices go up. All party-goers at Jackson’s New Year’s Eve party will receive a complimentary glass of champagne for NYE toasts!

Join us for New Year's Eve 2019, Tampa's most exclusive New Year's Eve party at The Gathering in Armature Works.

Join us for the 5th Annual NYE 2019 Premier at Aloft Downtown Tampa. All Inclusive event with Live Ball Drop from Times Square.

Tampa has plenty of swanky champagne-and-sequins New Year’s Eve parties if you’re into that kind of thing.

You heard right folks, this year the big night is ours! The Hub is always my favorite place to spend NYE, but this time it's gonna be over the top.

Celebrate the NEW YEAR with 50% off everything at Yeoman's Cask & Lion Pub! Enter the new year with your British family right here in downtown Tampa or St Petersburg

Ring in the new year at the biggest and best party all year! Cirque de Bizou will mesmerize you with incredible illusionists, brave fire acts, LED spinners and more. Two DJs will keep the beat pumping both inside our lounge and outside in the fresh night.

After successfull 2018's NYE, Rasoi Indian Cuisine proudly presents BOLLYWOOD NEW YEAR 2019.

Say “Bon Voyage” to 2018 on a Yacht StarShip New Year’s Eve Fireworks Cruise! This festive cruise is the best way to celebrate NYE on the water.

Bring in the New Year on the water with a front row seat on the New Year’s Eve Fireworks Cruise! This 1-hour cruise includes champagne, party favors and prime viewing of Downtown Tampa’s fireworks.

Bring in the New Year on the water with a front row seat on the New Year’s Eve Fireworks Cruise!

Start 2019 with the challenge of a fiery practice of 108 sun salutations at Lucky Cat Yoga. Our vinyasa studio faces the rising sun and offers a solar heat that is maintained around 80'. Modifications will be offered throughout this special event.

Rock the Park Tampa is held at Tampa's Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. A free monthly music series showcasing musical talents of all genres. Please help us spread the word & invite your friends!

The Long awaited sequel to her first Novel "Promises" is newly released. Author Casey Curry will introduce it and respond to questions about it. This is a story of a family – blood and chosen – and the ties that bind.

In this 6 week long course you will learn vital skills to becoming a woodworker and furniture maker with an apprenticeship with Michael Fortune. January 7- February 22.

A week long class to learn beginning woodworking for those who want to learn how to make wood furniture and how to use power tools safely.

Awesome After Party

Ahoy, maties! Step out in ye festive pirate fun wear to kick off the Gasparilla season in style at this inclusive community bash.

Increase your hand tool and joinery skills and techniques by getting hands on experience in an intensive week long with Randy Maxey.

HAVANA NIGHTS - Tampa Saturday, December 1, 2018 VIP: 6 pm to 10:30 pm GA: 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm Ampersand Event Center 1906 N. Armenia Avenue, Tampa FL 33607 An evening of Cuban Cocktails, Food, Entertainment, Cigars and Culture!

The 5K Walk/Run for Health kicks off the morning of the first day of the 2-Day Music Fest and is held in honor of Mrs. Felecia Ann Wintons. She was one of the founding members of the Festival and lost her battle with Breast cancer in 2009.

Come enjoy the alcohol-free kick off to the Gasparilla Season with the 2019 Children's Gasparilla Extravaganza on Saturday, January 19th.

Join us as we continue the celebration of the 18th Annual Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival Music Fest at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park on Saturday and Sunday, January 19-20, 2019.

A hands on course, anyone can take, in creative box making. Learn of to make bandsaw boxes and creative use of color & carving with Michael Cullen.