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.
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.
Address: Multiple Tampa venues, including Water Street, Hyde Park Village and Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
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.
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.
Tampa Bay Margarita Festival celebrates National Margarita Day with 20+ Mexican restaurants competing for the best margarita and best taco titles.