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Tattoofest

25 - 28 Mar 2010 (annual)

For Florida's tattoo and piercing fans, Tattoofest is the place to be. Taking place at Tampa's Doubletree Hotel, it features entertainment, discussions, a chance to develop new art, X-rated…

Tattoofest in Tampa, Florida. Courtesy of Tattoofest.com
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NHL Ice Hockey: Tampa Bay Lightning

3 Oct 2009 - 11 Apr 2010 (annual)

The Tampa Bay Lightning play their NHL ice hockey games at the St Pete Times Forum. The regular season runs from October to April. For full details of the schedule, please visit the…

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Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival

24 Apr 2010 (annual)

Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival features three days of storytelling in venues around Tampa, Florida. Each year a featured storyteller of international calibre hosts workshops…

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Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

Oct 2010 (annual)

With around 30 international feature films and many more shorts and videos, Tampa Bay is now host to the sixth-largest gay and lesbian film event in the US, held at the Tampa Theatre.

Courtesy of Clip.
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Tampa's Cigar Heritage Festival

Nov 2010 (annual)

The Cigar Heritage Festival celebrates the rich heritage that once made Ybor City the "Cigar Capital of the World." The festival takes place in Centennial Park, between North 18th and 19th…

A cigar roller in Ybor City, Tampa. Courtesy of Tampa Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau Tampa Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau
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NFL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Sep 2010 - Jan 2011 (annual)

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play their NFL games at the Edward Jones Dome. The regular season runs from September to January. Please visit the Buccaneers' website for full details of all fixtures.

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Gasparilla Pirate Fest

Jan 2011 (annual)

The Gasparilla Pirate Fest draws crowds of more than 500,000 for each spectacular event. The Floridian festival includes the "invasion" of Tampa by a fully working pirate ship and continues…

The Jose Gasparilla pirate ship, Tampa. Photo by Matt Larson, © EventFest, Inc.
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NHL Ice Hockey: Tampa Bay Lightning

Oct 2010 - Apr 2011 (annual)

The Tampa Bay Lightning play their NHL ice hockey games at the St Pete Times Forum. The regular season runs from October to April. For full details of the schedule, please visit the…

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Busch Gardens

Daily

Follow the signposts for "fun" and you'll probably end up in Tampa Bay's Busch Gardens. It's a park that epitomises the claim that everything is done on a much grander scale in the US of A.

Mem the elephant celebrates her 64th birthday at Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay. Courtesy of Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay Photo courtesy of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
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Canoe Escape

Daily

For the adventurous visitor, Tampa's Canoe Escape should be a high priority. A far cry from the organised entertainment and high-speed rush of the ubiquitous theme parks, this attraction…

Canoe Escape, Tampa Bay. Courtesy of Canoe Escape Canoe Escape
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Henry B Plant Museum

Daily; not Mon

Step back in time at the Henry B Plant Museum, former home of the Tampa Bay Hotel and a national historical landmark. This Victorian palace features Moorish architecture, dramatic minarets and…

A view of the Henry B. Plant Museum, Tampa. Courtesy of Tampa Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau Tampa Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Ybor City

Daily

Ybor City is a National Historic Landmark District in Tampa, an area full of wrought-iron balconies, globe streetlights, brick-lined walkways, old cigar factories and social clubs, as well as…

A cigar roller in Ybor City, Tampa. Courtesy of Tampa Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau Tampa Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Florida Aquarium

Daily

Florida Aquarium holds 10,000 aquatic plants and animals from Florida and beyond. Visitors can see everything from rare Australian leafy sea dragons, playful river otters and American…

A lion fish at Florida Aquarium, Tampa. Courtesy of Florida Aquarium
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Columbia Restaurant Gift Store

Daily

Watch cigars being hand-rolled in the fascinating gift shop of 100-year-old Columbia Restaurant, the oldest restaurant in Florida, set in Latin quarter Ybor City. The shop sells cigars…

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La France

Daily

Kit yourself out in vintage clothes at La France, an Aladdin's cave of a store in Ybor City. The mostly-original apparel, all sourced by owner Jill Wax, spans everything from Victorian grace…

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International Plaza

Daily

Right next to Tampa International Airport, International Plaza suits high-flying shoppers down to the ground. Shoppers can go on a diamond hunt at Tiffany & Co, browse 200 other stores and the…

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Columbia Restaurant

Daily

A century-old Ybor City landmark, the decoratively-tiled Columbia Restaurant is the world's largest Spanish restaurant and a Latin experience which overwhelms the senses. The sangria flows in…

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Bern's Steak House

Daily; not Fri

West of downtown Tampa, the legendary Bern's Steak House boasts the world's largest restaurant wine cellar (with an incredible 90,000 bottles) and a telephone directory-sized wine list. Diners…

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Oystercatchers

Daily

Part of the upmarket Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay hotel, Oystercatchers is set in a nature reserve right on the water's edge. Watch a sunset to die for over cocktails and gentle guitar music in the…

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Tampa Museum of Art

Daily; not Mon

The permanent collection at the Tampa Museum of Art ranges from Greek and Roman artefacts to contemporary works. It also hosts classical and modern temporary exhibitions, lectures and…

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Adobe Gilas

Daily

Open-air bar Adobe Gilas looks straight out over Latin quarter Ybor city's main drag and rocks to live music most nights. Its position upstairs in the Centro Ybor entertainment complex makes…

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Floyd's

Fri and Sat only

Hip restaurant Floyd's, in north Tampa's Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, sweeps away the tables and chairs on Friday and Saturday nights and transforms itself into one of Tampa's hottest…

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Green Iguana

Daily

Be a lounge lizard at Ybor City's lively Caribbean-flavoured Green Iguana Bar & Grill, styled like a rustic tiki hut. Piped satellite music makes way for acoustic live sets from Sunday to…

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Lowry Park Zoo

Daily

Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa has an impressive array of animals and birds, including tigers, alligators, reptiles, an insect zoo, stingrays, manatees and birds of prey. Visit the viewing and…

One of the hairy residents at Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa. Courtesy of Tampa Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau Tampa Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau
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University of South Florida Botanical Gardens

Daily

Founded in 1968, the University of South Florida Botanical Gardens have grown from their origins of wilderness and desolation into something altogether more beautiful. Featuring over 3000…

Orchids. Photo by Derek Lock, © Whatsonwhen
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Disasterville

Daily

Its not often that the guarantee of eight natural disasters hitting one place at the same time would attract visitors, but that's just what the organisers of Disasterville, at the Museum of…

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