{"id":155244,"date":"2026-02-14T05:37:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T05:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/155244\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T05:37:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T05:37:35","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/155244\/","title":{"rendered":"What you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2014 The Tampa Bay Rays will be spending Valentine\u2019s Day showing some love to their fans. The team is hosting a Fan Fest block party this Saturday right next to Tropicana Field.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The party will take place outside of Tropicana Field because the team is still making repairs inside the ballpark.<\/p>\n

Make sure you get there early if you would like to be able to get in there and get first pick on any items you may be looking for.<\/p>\n

Admission is free, but you will still need to claim a ticket on the Rays website<\/a>. Parking will be available for free in lots 1, 2, 6 and 7 at Tropicana Field. Be aware of traffic as there will be no vehicle traffic permitted on 16th Street South. You can access lots 1,2 via 17th Street S or 5th Ave S.<\/p>\n

Event Information:<\/p>\n

Activities:<\/p>\n

A community yard sale that will benefit the official charity of the Tampa Bay Rays
\nOpportunities to interact with players
\nGames, mascots and entertainment
\nAnd more…<\/p>\n

Security and What You Can Bring:<\/p>\n

Guests will be required to clear a security screening before entry. Bags will also NOT BE permitted into the event. This includes purses, duffle bags, backpacks, string\/cinch bags and or coolers. If you have a small item that is 4″ x 6″ or less, such as a fanny pack or small clutch, that will be allowed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You are allowed to bring water bottles, strollers, umbrellas, accessibility or medical equipment, cameras with lenses smaller than 12-inches.<\/p>\n

Map:<\/p>\n

For more information, visit the Rays Fan Fest website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2014 The Tampa Bay Rays will be spending Valentine\u2019s Day showing some love to their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":153408,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[28,2200,115,139,596,29645,275,202,204,203,199,201,200,135,3815,835],"class_list":{"0":"post-155244","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-st-petersburg","8":"tag-florida","9":"tag-instagram-bn9","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-orlando","12":"tag-pinellas-county","13":"tag-professional-baseball","14":"tag-spectrum-news-staff","15":"tag-st-pete","16":"tag-st-pete-headlines","17":"tag-st-pete-news","18":"tag-st-petersburg","19":"tag-st-petersburg-headlines","20":"tag-st-petersburg-news","21":"tag-tampa","22":"tag-tampa-bay-rays","23":"tag-vod"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155244","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=155244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}