{"id":171479,"date":"2026-02-27T14:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/171479\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:00:08","slug":"gasparilla-festival-of-the-arts-is-back-in-tampa-complete-with-two-days-of-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/171479\/","title":{"rendered":"Gasparilla Festival of the Arts is back in Tampa, complete with two days of music"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gasparilla Festival of the Arts<\/a> is centered around work folks can see, but there\u2019s always been a musical element, too.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay\u2019s favorite weatherman, Denis Phillips<\/a>, is the emcee for a two-day mini music festival that is built this year around local staples of the Americana and rock scene (Have Gun Will Travel, Ashley Smith & the Random Occurrence) along with a homecoming set by cosmic-folkie Mark Etherington (aka Mountain Holler), rock (Wulfgang Amadeus, Discord Theory), and more.<\/p>\n

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This article appears in Feb. 26 \u2013 Mar. 04, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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