Weekend Traffic Advisory: April 10 – 12<\/p>\n
Another busy weekend jam packed with concerts, shows, and festivals is just ahead – so plan accordingly for heavier traffic, more pedestrians, and a crowded downtown.<\/p>\n
One of the draws will be the Gasparilla Music Festival, happening Friday through Sunday at Meridian Fields, situated between the Water Street Tampa District, the Channel District and Ybor City (101 S. Meridian Avenue). Drivers should use extra caution in and around the area.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look at some of the major events:Friday, April 10<\/p>\n
\u2022 Tampa Bay Poker Run @ Tampa Convention Center – 7 AM
\u2022 Tampa Bay Condo & HOA Expo @ Tampa Convention Center – 7:30 AM
\u2022 Gasparilla Music Festival @ Meridian Fields – 3 PM
\u2022 Tampa Wine & Food Festival @ Curtis Hixon Park – 6:30 PM
\u2022 Straz shows @ 7:30 PM & 8 PM<\/p>\n
Saturday, April 11<\/p>\n
\u2022 Tampa Bay Poker Run @ Tampa Convention Center – 7 AM
\u2022 Breakthrough T1D Walk @ Benchmark International Arena \/ Bayshore – 9 AM
\u2022 African Arts in the Park Festival @ Perry Harvey Park – 11 AM
\u2022 Tampa Wine & Food Festival @ Curtis Hixon Park – 1 PM
\u2022 Gasparilla Music Festival @ Meridian Fields – 3 PM
\u2022 Straz shows @ 4 PM & 8 PM
\u2022 Tampa Bay Sun game @ Suncoast Credit Union Field – 7:30 PM
\u2022 Eric Church @ Benchmark International Arena – 7:30 PM<\/p>\n
Sunday, April 12<\/p>\n
\u2022 Tampa Bay Poker Run @ Tampa Convention Center – 7 AM
\u2022 IUCX 2026 (move-in) @ Tampa Convention Center – 7 AM
\u2022 Summer Vibes @ Ybor – 11 AM
\u2022 Gasparilla Music Festival @ Meridian Fields – 3 PM
\u2022 Straz show @ 5 PM
\u2022 B2K Reunion: Boys 4 Life Tour @ Benchmark International Arena – 7 PM<\/p>\n
To make getting around easier, consider using alternative transportation options like the FREE TECO Line Streetcar, DASH service, HART buses, scooters, bikes, and more.<\/p>\n
Reminder: All City of Tampa downtown garages offer free covered bicycle parking and Benchmark International Arena also offers a free bike valet for event attendees.<\/p>\n
To see the latest road closures that may impact your commute, visit: Tampa.gov\/road-closures.<\/a>
To view the City of Tampa’s parking options, visit: Tampa.gov\/parking<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Weekend Traffic Advisory: April 10 – 12 Another busy weekend jam packed with concerts, shows, and festivals is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223776,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-223775","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\/223775","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=223775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223775\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}