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19th Annual Back to School Fair

Name: 19th Annual Back to School Fair
Start: 2026-08-01
Location: Citrus Park Town Center

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Date

Saturday, Aug 1, 2026

Location

Citrus Park Town Center
8021 Citrus Park Town Center Mall, Tampa, FL 33625

Organized by

Hillsborough County Public Schools

About this happenin

Hillsborough County's largest back-to-school send-off fills the air-conditioned Citrus Park Town Center with free backpacks for the first 1,000 kids in line, 50-plus vendors, and mascots from the Tampa Bay Lightning and ZooTampa. Know before you go: admission is free, and the fair runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside the mall, so this is an indoor event that dodges the August heat. It lands on Florida's sales-tax-holiday weekend, a good time to combine supply shopping with the fair. Families can expect face painting, character meet-and-greets with the Parties with Character princesses, a DJ, games, and contests, plus a raffle for a LEGOLAND Florida getaway. Come early if the free backpacks are the draw, since the first 1,000 children get them.