{"id":135246,"date":"2026-01-28T18:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/135246\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T18:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:24:08","slug":"weekend-traffic-advisory-january-30-feb-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/135246\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Traffic Advisory: January 30 &#8211; Feb 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Weekend Traffic Advisory: January 30 &#8211; Feb 1<\/p>\n<p>Comedy, concerts, outdoor crossbars and of course Krewe&#8217;s top the list of weekend events, sure to attract hundreds of thousands of people in and around Tampa&#8217;s Downtown. Traffic slowdowns, limited on-street parking, and lots of pedestrian activity should be expected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This weekend&#8217;s events include, but aren&#8217;t limited to:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Friday, January 30th<\/p>\n<p>Rough Riders Event @ Tampa Convention Center &#8211; 5 PMTampa Bay Sun Game @ Riverfront Stadium &#8211; 7:30 PMBert Kreischer Comedy Show @ Benchmark International Arena &#8211; 7 PMStraz Shows &#8211; 7:30 PM &amp; 8 PM<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, January 31st<\/p>\n<p>Eventfest-Gasparilla Brunch 2026 @ Tampa Convention Center &#8211; 10 AMGasparilla Pirate Fest @ Bayshore Blvd. &#8211; 2 PM (More info: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampa.gov\/special-events-coordination\/gasparilla-parades-2026-information\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/tampagov.us12.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=9bdfe0f7b0aceb3620b8eb6ee&amp;id=215470a8fa&amp;e=2a82ecc47c__;!!PVqIkJN7Bw!fazLXuo73ez1VJL9NEjoH8E1bVtui1eRMpYl3Nf68m3Yt7SPTziGM9fhj6FnxEhdUlQ9K6-FVAWuceydUgFnfA$\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 124, 137)\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"0e4fded3-4d56-4585-970e-591b75881307\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\">http:\/\/tampa.gov\/gasparilla<\/a>)Straz Shows &#8211; 7:30 PMKings of Leon Concert @ Benchmark International Arena &#8211; 8 PM<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, February 1st<\/p>\n<p>NHL Stadium Series @ Raymond James Stadium &#8211; 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>Event attendees are encouraged to use alternative transportation options whenever possible, including the free TECO Line Streetcar, DASH service, HART buses, rentable scooters and bikes, rideshare options, etc.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Please use additional caution as higher than normal pedestrian activity is expected due to the Gasparilla festivities. Always remember: See Something, Say Something.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To see the latest road closures that may impact your commute, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampa.gov\/road-closures\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/tampagov.us12.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=9bdfe0f7b0aceb3620b8eb6ee&amp;id=d9f98493c6&amp;e=2a82ecc47c__;!!PVqIkJN7Bw!fazLXuo73ez1VJL9NEjoH8E1bVtui1eRMpYl3Nf68m3Yt7SPTziGM9fhj6FnxEhdUlQ9K6-FVAWucey7PAYMLA$\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 124, 137)\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"5e3a5778-5fb1-452d-8e0d-776ae8de20d3\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\">Tampa.gov\/road-closures.<\/a><br \/>To view the City of Tampa&#8217;s parking options, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampa.gov\/parking\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/tampagov.us12.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=9bdfe0f7b0aceb3620b8eb6ee&amp;id=8941cd6685&amp;e=2a82ecc47c__;!!PVqIkJN7Bw!fazLXuo73ez1VJL9NEjoH8E1bVtui1eRMpYl3Nf68m3Yt7SPTziGM9fhj6FnxEhdUlQ9K6-FVAWuceyQdbsqbg$\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 124, 137)\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"4931c0f5-6317-4fd4-bbee-5ffe995af92a\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\">Tampa.gov\/parking<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Weekend Traffic Advisory: January 30 &#8211; Feb 1 Comedy, concerts, outdoor crossbars and of course Krewe&#8217;s top the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135247,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":{"0":"post-135246","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa","8":"tag-tampa","9":"tag-tampa-headlines","10":"tag-tampa-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}