{"id":170648,"date":"2026-02-26T22:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/170648\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T22:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:29:07","slug":"river-ogreen-returns-to-tampa-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/170648\/","title":{"rendered":"River O\u2019Green returns to Tampa: Here\u2019s what to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/river-o-green-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-7d0efd03=\"\"\/> article <\/p>\n<p data-v-7d0efd03=\"\">Courtesy: Tampa Downtown Partnership <\/p>\n<p data-v-1b07e41a=\"\">TAMPA, Fla. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/hillsborough\/tampa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tampa\u2019s<\/a> Hillsborough River will once again be turning green to celebrate St. Patrick\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p data-v-1b07e41a=\"\">The 14th annual River O\u2019Green event also features the Tampa Rough Riders\u2019 signature St. Patrick\u2019s Parade, food and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p> When is Tampa\u2019s River O\u2019Green?  <\/p>\n<p data-v-1b07e41a=\"\">Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 11 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m. at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Downtown Tampa.<\/p>\n<p> What roads and waterways are closed on the River O\u2019Green? Ashley Drive: Closes at 11 a.m.Gasparilla Plaza: Changes direction at 11 a.m., but does not close until 1 p.m.Cass Street at Ashley Drive: Closes at 1 p.m.Road closures are expected to be lifted at approximately 7 p.m.The Hillsborough River between Cass Street and Kennedy Boulevard closes from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. River O\u2019Green events 10:55 a.m. \u2014 Irish Color Guard11 a.m. \u2014 Festival &amp; river coloring begins11:10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. &#8211; Paddy O\u2019Furniture music performance12:15 p.m. &#8211; Finnegan Irish Dance Academy dance performance12:45-1:45 p.m. \u2014 Irish Buskers music performance2 p.m. \u2014 Finnegan Irish Dance Academy dance performance &amp; parade begins2:30 p.m. &#8211; Pet costume contest sponsored by the Barrymore Hotel3-4 p.m. &#8211; Shane Beirne music performance4 p.m. &#8211; Festival ends Is it safe to turn the Hillsborough River green? <\/p>\n<p data-v-1b07e41a=\"\">Tampa&#8217;s Downtown Partnership says the coloring is safe for the environment, non-toxic, biodegradable, and meets EPA standards. The Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County has no objections to its use for short-term events like River O\u2019 Green.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-1b07e41a=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-1b07e41a=\"\">&#8220;We\u2019re thrilled once again to partner with the City of Tampa and Grow Financial to bring one of the region\u2019s largest St. Patrick\u2019s Day celebrations to life,&#8221; said Kenyetta Hairston Bridges, President &amp; CEO of the Tampa Downtown Partnership. &#8220;This family-friendly event draws thousands of residents and visitors into Downtown, boosting support for our local small businesses and showcasing the vibrancy and energy that define our urban core.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This article was written with information in a River O&#8217;Green press release from Tampa Downtown Partnership.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/hillsborough\/tampa\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-1b07e41a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article Courtesy: Tampa Downtown Partnership TAMPA, Fla. &#8211; Tampa\u2019s Hillsborough River will once again be turning green to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":170649,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[47,629,115,135,137,136,628],"class_list":["post-170648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-fl","tag-hillsborough","tag-news","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170648","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=170648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170648\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}