{"id":179651,"date":"2026-03-05T19:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/179651\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:14:08","slug":"tampa-weekend-events-what-to-know-and-how-to-avoid-the-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/179651\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa weekend events: What to know and how to avoid the traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you plan to join in or avoid the hubbub, we have your guide to navigating Tampa traffic this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 With a weekend full of events in downtown Tampa, thousands are expected to travel to the area.<\/p>\n<p>City officials are warning of congested streets and limited parking availability beginning Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you plan to join in or avoid the hubbub, we have your guide to navigating Tampa traffic this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nTampa weekend events                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nFriday, March 6                    <\/p>\n<p>Tampa Convention Center:\u00a0Lightning City Gymnastics Gasparilla Classic begins at 7 a.m., followed by the National BBCB Summit at 8 a.m. Both events continue into the evening.Benchmark International Arena: Disney on Ice shows at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.Steinbrenner Field:\u00a0New York\u00a0Yankees spring training game at 6:30 p.m.Tampa Theatre, Franklin Street: First night of WineFest 2026 at 7 p.m. Franklin Street will be closed.Straz Center:\u00a0Performing Arts show at 7:30 p.m.                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nSaturday, March 7                    <\/p>\n<p>Raymond James Stadium:\u00a0She is Football 5k begins at 7 a.m.Tampa Convention Center:\u00a0Lightning City Gymnastics Gasparilla Classic and National BBCB Summit continue at 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., respectively.Benchmark International Arena: Disney on Ice shows at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.Straz Center:\u00a0Performing Arts shows at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.Cotanchobee Park: Tampa Fine Art Show by Hot Works begins at 10 a.m.Tampa Theatre, Franklin Street: Night two of WineFest 2026 at 6 p.m. Franklin Street will be closed.                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nSunday, March 8                    <\/p>\n<p>Tampa Convention Center:\u00a0Lightning City Gymnastics Gasparilla Classic continues at 7 a.m.<br \/>Benchmark International Arena: Disney on Ice shows at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.Straz Center:\u00a0Performing Arts shows at noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.                    <\/p>\n<p>The city of Tampa suggests using alternative transportation options this weekend, including the Free TECO Streetcar, DASH Service, Hart Buses and rentable scooters.<\/p>\n<p>For up-to-date information on road closures, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampa.gov\/road-closures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">the city&#8217;s website.<\/a> The city also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampa.gov\/parking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">details parking options.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Whether you plan to join in or avoid the hubbub, we have your guide to navigating Tampa traffic&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":179652,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-179651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179651","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=179651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}