Downtown Tampa's Weekend of Events

0:00It's April 10th. This is Tampa Bay News today, your AI-powered local news. Downtown Tampa is popping off this weekend with a packed line-up of events from Friday April 10th through Sunday April 12th. Kicking things off, you've got the Tampa Bay Polka run at the Convention Center starting 7 a.m. each day, the Gasparilla Music Festival at its new. Spot in Meridian Fields and the Tampa Wine and Food Festival over at Curtis Hickson Park. Saturday April 11th ramps it up even more with the Breakthrough T1D Walk at 8 a.m. and Benchmark International Arena, African Arts in the Park at. Perry Harvey starting 11.30 a.m. plus big concerts like Eric Church at 7.30 p.m. in the arena and the Tampa Bay Suns game at Sun Coast. Credit Union Field. On Sunday April 12th, Ketsum revives in E-Bore at 11 a.m. more Gasparilla tomes at noon, a stress show at 5 p.m. and the BDK reunion tour. Rapping things up at 7 p.m. back in the arena.

1:01City officials are straight-up warning folks that streets and sidewalks downtown will be jammed with crowds from all these happenings so plan ahead if you're heading out. Some spots like Gasparilla in the arena are hooking up bike ballet for easy access and the city has parking options mapped out online to keep you.