International Cuban Sandwich Festival ★ 4.7
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.
Focus: Cuban sandwich
Food festivals in Tampa worth planning a trip around, by month.
Festivals through the year
Tampa Bay Wine and Food Festival ★ 4.5
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.
Focus: Wine and food
Tampa Pig Jig ★ 4.5
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.
Focus: Barbecue and country music
Busch Gardens Food, Wine and Garden Festival ★ 4.4
Busch Gardens Tampa runs a Food, Wine and Garden Festival every weekend from March through May, with global cuisine cabanas and free concert performances.
Focus: Global cuisine and wine
Florida Strawberry Festival ★ 4.4
The Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City has run every March since 1930, celebrating the winter strawberry harvest with shortcake, country music.
Focus: Strawberries and Southern fare
Gasparilla Music Festival ★ 4.3
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.
Focus: Tampa food trucks and live music
Ybor City Saturday Market Festival ★ 4.3
Ybor City Saturday Market runs year-round in Centennial Park with 50-plus vendors of Cuban pastries, local produce and seasonal food festivals around it.
Focus: Cuban food, produce, crafts
Tampa Bay Margarita Festival ★ 4.2
Tampa Bay Margarita Festival celebrates National Margarita Day with 20+ Mexican restaurants competing for the best margarita and best taco titles.
Focus: Margaritas and Mexican food
Gasparilla Pirate Festival ★ 4.4
Gasparilla Pirate Festival is Tampa's biggest annual event with a pirate-ship invasion, parade and food trucks down Bayshore Boulevard.
Focus: Tampa food trucks and pirate parade