Downtown Tampa
About Downtown Tampa
The Downtown Tampa skyline is growing with high rise office buildings like the Sykes building, and luxurious condominiums like Skypoint. The streets below the skyline are where you will find the many great restaurants, shops and bars that Tampa has to offer. Most of Tampa nightlife, along with other areas of interest, is found outside the downtown area in places like Hyde Park and historic Ybor City. Also located in Downtown Tampa are the Tampa Convention Center and St Pete Times Forum, where everything from classy Tampa events to exciting games happen. The University of Tampa is located just across the waters of Curtis Hixon Park, where many large, popular annual events are held. The TECO Line Streetcar provides affordable transportation to Channelside, Ybor City and downtown. Channelside is another popular neighborhood where there are popular restaurants, clubs, bars, shopping and theaters all in the same development! Harbour Island and Davis Island border Downtown Tampa just South onto the Bay Waters and house everything from enormous homes to subtle apartments all while being surrounded by their own small community with locally owned businesses, restaurants and salons. Be sure to check out everything Tampa has to offer by checking out the Tampa City Guide, where recreation, events and even local jobs in Tampa can be found!
Over the past couple years, Downtown Tampa has been undergoing rapid expansion with the development of both new entertainment complexes like Sparkman Wharf and parks like Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. In addition, Water Street Tampa is in development with new high rises, apartments, condos, shops and more!
Keep up with everything going on and all the fun things to do in Downtown Tampa, right here on 813area.com!
Be sure to also check out:
NYE Tampa 2022
Gasparilla Festival
Events in Downtown Tampa
Voice Artificial Intelligence Symposium
at JW Marriott Tampa Water Street
The 2024 Voice AI Symposium will be a groundbreaking 2-day event and unique opportunity to connect with stakeholders invested in artificial intelligence and voice biomarkers.
Riverfest
at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
5/3: 5PM-10PM (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park) 5/4: 11AM-10PM (Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park & Water Works Park)
If I Cry
at Straz Center for the Performing Arts
If I Cry, a surreal dance journey through Frida Kahlo's mind.
Uptown Music & Arts Festival
at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
Don't miss the Uptown Music & Arts Festival in Tampa, Florida on Memorial Day Weekend, May 25th & 36th, 2024 presented by UEG Productions!
UPTOWN Music & Arts Festival
at Curtis Hixon Riverfront Park
Don't miss the Uptown Music & Arts Festival in Tampa, Florida on Memorial Day Weekend, May 25th & 26th, 2024 presented by UEG Productions!
UPTOWN MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL - TWO DAY FESTIVAL -TAMPA FL. MAY 25 & 26, 2024
at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
DON'T MISS THIS! May 25th & 26th, 2024 ~ 4:00pm -10:00pm One of Tampa Bay's premier cultural events featuring works of art from renown visual artists and world-class performances from chart-topping contemporary jazz and R&B musicians.
VBS 2024 Breaker Rock Beach
at First Baptist Church Tampa
Free VBS Breaker Rock Beach
Big John at the Glazer Children’s Museum
at Glazer Children's Museum
Glazer Children's Museum Big John