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.
Gasparilla Pirate Festival is Tampa's biggest annual event with a pirate-ship invasion, parade and food trucks down Bayshore Boulevard.
Address: Bayshore Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33606
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.
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 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.
Busch Gardens Tampa runs a Food, Wine and Garden Festival every weekend from March through May, with global cuisine cabanas and free concert performances.
The Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City has run every March since 1930, celebrating the winter strawberry harvest with shortcake, country music.
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.