{"id":362981,"date":"2026-08-05T01:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T01:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/362981\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T01:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T01:00:10","slug":"sparkman-wharf-hosts-813-day-celebration-with-specials-activations-and-a-fundraiser-benefiting-the-florida-aquarium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/362981\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparkman Wharf Hosts 813 Day Celebration With Specials, Activations And A Fundraiser Benefiting The Florida Aquarium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sparkman Wharf and The Florida Aquarium are honoring all things \u2018813\u2019 as the City of Tampa gets ready for the community-favorite holiday, 813 Day. This year, Sparkman Wharf and The Florida Aquarium are once again celebrating the special day with discounted admission, exclusive restaurant and retail offers, festivities on the Lawn and at Spark Square and special appearances by Tampa Bay\u2019s favorite sports mascots and The Florida Aquarium\u2019s axolotl costumed character, Xochi. Visitors can also take part in a fundraiser supporting The Florida Aquarium, one of Florida\u2019s iconic landmarks.<\/p>\n

Sparkman Wharf\u2019s TAMPA sign will be decorated for the occasion from now through Sunday, August 16, and $5 (up to $1,000) will be donated to The Florida Aquarium for every photo taken in front of the sign. The funds raised through the campaign will support The Florida Aquarium\u2019s efforts to rescue marine animals, restore coral reefs, advance research initiatives and educate the next generation of conservation leaders. Mayor Jane Castor kicked off the fundraiser on August 3.<\/p>\n

To take part in the fundraiser: <\/p>\n

Take a photo with the TAMPA sign from now through August 16.
\nPost on Instagram.
\nTag @sparkmanwharf and @floridaaquarium.
\nFollow @sparkmanwharf and @flaquarium on Instagram.
\nPhoto must be posted from now through August 16.<\/p>\n

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On Thursday, August 13, the festivities will continue on the Sparkman Wharf lawn and at Spark Square from 5-8:13 p.m., with activations including a live DJ, hourly giveaways, appearances from Tampa sports team mascots, food and beverage specials and more.<\/p>\n

The community can enjoy specials throughout Water Street and Sparkman Wharf with a variety of $8.13 specials from select retailers and restaurants throughout the neighborhood, including: <\/p>\n

$8.13 off general admission tickets to The Florida Aquarium, only available at the ticket window and for special Caf\u00e9 Seventy-One deals that day.<\/p>\n

Restaurant\/retailer deals will be available all day. To see the full list of restaurant and retailer deals, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sparkman Wharf is located at 615 Channelside Dr. in Tampa. For parking, visit www.waterstreettampa.com\/explore?cat=parking<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sparkman Wharf and The Florida Aquarium are honoring all things \u2018813\u2019 as the City of Tampa gets ready…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":362982,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-362981","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\/362981","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=362981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362981\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}