St. Patrick’s Day weekend to bring closures, traffic to downtown Tampa

Feeling lucky? Tampa traffic might change your mind this St. Patrick’s Day weekend.

The city’s annual River O’Green and St. Patrick’s Parade is expected to draw tens of thousands of visitors to the downtown area Saturday. The celebration begins at 11 a.m., but you could see the impacts sooner.

Here’s a list of all the closures to know about this weekend:

Staging roads close, 9 a.m.

North Boulevard between Main Street and Cass Street

Laurel Street between North Boulevard and Doyle Carlton Drive

Green Street between Laurel Street and North Boulevard

Cass Street between North Boulevard and Tyler Street

Parade route closes, 11 a.m.

Cass Street between Tyler Street and Tampa Street

Gasparilla Plaza between Cass Street and Ashley Drive

Ashley Drive between Tyler Street and Kennedy Boulevard

Marion Street between Cass Street and Kennedy Boulevard

Franklin Street between Cass Street and Kennedy Boulevard

Polk St. between Ashley Dr. and Marion St.

Zack Street between Ashley Drive and Marion Street

Twiggs Street between Ashley Drive and Marion Street

Madison Street between Ashley Drive and Pierce Street

Disbanding roads close, 12 p.m.

Morgan Street between Cass Street and Kennedy Boulevard

Polk Street between Marion Street and Pierce Street

Zack Street between Marion Street and Pierce Street

Twiggs Street between Marion Street and Pierce Street

Other closures, 1:30 p.m.

Florida Avenue between Cass Street and Kennedy Boulevard

Tampa Street between Kennedy Boulevard and Cass Street

Poe Garage

Due to the parade route, no one will be able to enter or exit the Poe Garage between 1:30 to 5 p.m.

Advertisement

Advertisement

To see the full parade route and for additional event info, visit the Tampa Rough Riders’ website.

RELATED: Your guide to Tampa’s River O’Green 2026

Other events expected to bring traffic this weekend include a Zach Bryan concert at Raymond James Stadium and a Lightning game at Benchmark International Arena, both at 7 p.m.

Tampa is also hosting a volleyball tournament Saturday morning at the Convention Center, Yankees Spring Training at Steinbrenner Field at 1 p.m. and multiple shows at the Straz Center.

You can find the latest information on road closures, as well as parking options, on the city’s website.