Downtown Tampa Events & Things to Do

IT’S THE SCARIEST TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN… Are you ready for Tampa’s Best Halloween Bar Crawl?! This signature event will get you into our awesome party buses and take you through some of Tampa’s most amazing hotspots, all while drinking, of course!

The Sustainable Buzz celebrates environmentalism in Tampa Bay by featuring the best that the Bay has to offer including local food, drink and music on the Riverwalk. Our festival features Tiny Homes and a sustainable Pop Up Shop.

Come to Tampa's Downtown every Wednesday for happy hour, entertainment, music, networking and beyond. No need to buy a ticket as this will be open to everyone.

It’s a whole new world in the after party. Dancing, drinks and desserts … just be careful what you wish for.

Jennifer Knapp live at The Attic

Tampa Indie Flea - 2019!

The enormous animated hit Monsters, Inc. spawned a sequel, at least one amusement-park themed area, and a bevy of warmly held childhood memories.

None of the classic Universal monsters have had a history as meandering and confusing as the Mummy — in this case, specifically Kharis, the second and most memorable of the movie mummies.

Join Brew Bus Tours on October 19 for this one of a kind tour featuring some of Tampa’s spookiest locations!

Nowadays if you gather your comedian friends to have fun and make a hugely profitable movie, they call you Adam Sandler. Back then they called you the king of film parody. And it’s good to be the king.

What has led to Tampa Theatre being known as one of the most haunted buildings in town? Learn the Theatre’s secrets and stories with a “balcony to backstage” tour that will focus on the historic movie palace’s preternatural patrons and eternal employees.

Come and learn Tai chi, a graceful and relaxing art form.

Director Jordan Peele has spent the past few years developing into one of the most original, creative minds in genre film of his generation. And even with stratospheric expectations for his sophomore effort, Us is still surprising.

If there’s one thing indie paterfamilias Jim Jarmusch is good at, it’s making every project he does feel ineffably connected, in tone and style and approach to its subject, to every other project he’s done.

Tampa Tails presents “Update your Headshots”. There will be animals available for adoption, as well as lite bites and beverages provided by The Vault. It is $25 to attend and free for members! Grab your seats at www.tampatails.com now because tickets are

Have you ever walked inside a giant lung?

Why is it always raining in the city? Why does Morgan Freeman’s grizzled, near-retirement detective always wear a hat and a raincoat, and why does impetuous Brad Pitt always stride through the drizzle bare-headed?

Head to Centro Asturiano de Tampa to enjoy this fun and festival Halloween Party!

Passionate performances from Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr. and Jake Gyllenhaal push into the background the fact that this isn’t your typical whodunit — the Zodiac murders are still unsolved.

The Tampa Pig Jig is an annual fundraiser event held in downtown Tampa’s beautiful waterfront featuring live music and a BBQ competition.

BOGO wine specials + $5 apps, 5-9pm.

Come to Tampa's Downtown every Wednesday for happy hour, entertainment, music, networking and beyond. No need to buy a ticket as this will be open to everyone.

Troll 2 is a famously horrible little flick, well-loved by the sort of people who like being hurt by movies and often shelved along other classics of the form like The Room and Plan 9 from Outer Space.

This is not the best worst movie in the world; no, this is just a tribute. Troll 2 rocketed into our lives in 1990 and like all the worst rockets was completely ignored, made no impact at all and slipped silently beneath the waves of popular culture.

Florida Cyber Conference 2019 October 24-25 - Tampa Convention Center - Tampa, FL Florida Cyber Conference 2019, held in conjunction with National Cyber Security Awareness Month, is Cyber Florida’s sixth annual conference and will host more than one thousand cybersecuri

free entry

Tour meets at the iconic Oxford Exchange for champagne and a VIP tour. Food and wine pairings at Malio's, Spain, Riversedge. Decedent table side dessert and coffee at CW's Gin Joint.

Psycho the movie is, of course, a master-class in suspense. Alfred Hitchcock reinvented how to scare people with movies, and he did so with such precision and effectiveness that the films he made are still the gold standard 50 years later.

Did you know: David Cronenberg thinks The Brood is the only real horror movie he’s made? Let that sink in. He’s either got a really unusual conception of horror movies or a really unusual understanding of what horrifies other people.

The 2019 Progressive® Insurance Tampa Boat Show presented by West Marine is anchoring at the Tampa Convention Center, October 25-27, showcasing the best in boating to downtown Tampa for three full days of nautical fun.

Festivities are now 24/7 on the corner of Gunn and Nixon! (5226 GUNN HWY) Come by and see the lights, hear the music, taste the food, and feel the love!

The Haunted Tampa Halloween Tour - 5Miler takes place on Friday October 25th! So don't miss out on this spooky adventure through town!

On America’s most beloved holiday, families gather to celebrate the warmth of home and the county of the harvest but a legacy of genocide and violent colonial expansion lies in teh shadows.

2019 Dishes and Wishes

A Surreal Dance Journey through Frida Kahlo's Mind. Tampa City Ballet is proud to bring back "If I Cry," after its highly-acclaimed premiere in October 2018. 

SILENT FILM WITH LIVE MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT BY DR. STEVEN BALL

Squirrel Nut Zipper - Early Show

(coffinscomix.com) To celebrate the release of Coffins Comix 2nd Tales of Terror Horror Anthology, we are thrilled to present 3 nights of frights in 3 Central Florida cities!

It's nightlife your way with Midnight Music Silent Parties! For just $10, you'll get your own headset for the night and full control of your own musical experience.

Join the Florida History & Genealogy Library for the 5th annual Family Heritage Festival: a celebration of ancestry.

THE LARGEST TRADE SHOW FEATURING VR TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORLD! 2 DAYS ONLY! GET A FREE TO KEEP VR HEADSET AND TOUR HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES. The Great American Franchise Expo is organized for your benefit. Experience fresh ideas and creative thinking for business ownership.

We are excited for you to join the 2019 Tampa Heights Tour of Homes on Saturday, October 26th. This year's tour of homes will feature 10 homes throughout each corner of the hottest neighborhood in Tampa.

IT’S THE SCARIEST TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN… Are you ready for Tampa’s Best Halloween Bar Crawl?! This signature event will get you into our awesome party buses and take you through some of Tampa’s most amazing hotspots, all while drinking, of course!

Description: Greetings ghoulfriends! Show off your most creative costume and enjoy safe, indoor trick-or-treating, spooky experiments, creepy crafts, and more at GCM’s Halloween Spree!

The 4th Annual Tampa Riverwalk Trick or Treat Event will be held on October 26th from 4-7pm along the Tampa Riverwalk including Curtis Hixon Park & Water Works Park.

Victor Van Dort (voiced by Johnny Depp), scion of a fishmonger family, finds himself in an arranged marriage with Victoria Everglot (Emily Watson), a high-society woman to whom he’s never even said a word.

Called “one of the most unique theater troupes in the country” by Good Day Atlanta, Phantasmagoria brings their unique brand of “whimsical macabre” terrors. Presenting the 10th anniversary main stage installment LIVE on the Theatre’s stage.

Bring your blanket, low back chairs, family and friends and enjoy a free, family Halloween movie.

Let's throw it all the way back to the 90s this Halloween for the ultimate bash representing an era when the parties never stopped

The Carnival Mas that everyone is dying to go to

Endless vibes....all night long is what the people want Little do they know, the vibes has come to haunt

GONE: A Tribute Halloween Dance Party of Gone Legends ft unlimited classic hits of legends who have passed on but music lives forever!

This Costume Party is not for the lighthearted A celebration nonetheless for those who departed It's a bright color affair, and don't forget the flower As you dance away until the final hour