Food Festivals in Tampa

The Ybor City Saturday Market runs every Saturday of the year in Centennial Park, Ybor City, free to enter, with local produce, baked goods, sauces, crafts and other vendors.

Gasparilla Pirate Festival is Tampa's signature pirate event, when Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla captures the key to the city and parades down Bayshore Boulevard each January.

A late winter faire at Dade City, north east of Tampa, running Saturdays and Sundays with more than eighty vendors.

The Florida Strawberry Festival runs 4 to 14 March 2027 in Plant City, about 25 miles east of Tampa, an annual fair since 1930 with free entertainment, rides and strawberry treats.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Busch Gardens Tampa runs a Food, Wine and Garden Festival every weekend from March through May, with global cuisine cabanas and free concert performances.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Gasparilla Music Festival runs a two-day live-music weekend in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park with 30-plus Tampa food trucks and local craft beer.

The International Cuban Sandwich Festival has run in Ybor City Centennial Park since 2012, with judges and chefs from around the world building Tampa-style.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Tampa Bay Wine and Food Festival is a four-day festival across Tampa with celebrity chefs, Michelin-star kitchen events and wine pairings at multiple venues.

Tampa Bay Margarita Festival celebrates National Margarita Day with 20+ Mexican restaurants competing for the best margarita and best taco titles.

Tampa Pig Jig is the city's annual BBQ and country music festival in Julian B Lane Riverfront Park, with award-winning BBQ teams and a national music lineup.