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Music

Gasparilla Music Festival

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Date
Expected April 2027
Location
Meridian Fields
101 S Meridian Ave, Tampa, FL 33602
Where to stay

Music runs late into the evening, and the shortest walk from the downtown Tampa hotels to Meridian Fields is from the Tampa EDITION, about eight minutes.

Organized by
Gasparilla Music Foundation

About this happenin

The skyline stands right behind the stages at Meridian Fields, an 11.5-acre lawn between Water Street, the Channel District and Ybor City, where Gasparilla Music Festival sets up for three days each spring. The nonprofit Gasparilla Music Foundation books more than fifty acts across genres and stocks the food stalls with Tampa restaurants instead of standard festival concessions. The site is cashless. The TECO streetcar is free, and city and Water Street garages are within walking distance. Gates open mid-afternoon Friday through Sunday, rain or shine with no refunds, and music runs late into the evening. Children 12 and under get in free, and a midday Kids Fest on Saturday and Sunday brings face painting and an instrument petting zoo. Alcohol is served, though, and later sets can run explicit. A low chair and a small blanket are fine, but umbrellas are not. Coolers and outside food stay out, though a sealed liter of water gets through the gate.

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Where

Meridian Fields · 101 S Meridian Ave, Tampa, FL 33602

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