{"id":41585,"date":"2025-11-10T22:48:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T22:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/41585\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T22:48:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T22:48:16","slug":"tampa-bay-bloody-mary-fest-supports-a-bloody-good-cause-in-tampa-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/41585\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Bloody Mary Fest supports a bloody good cause in Tampa this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"485\" data-attachment-id=\"155039\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/food-drink\/everyone-we-saw-at-the-2019-tampa-bay-bloody-mary-festival-12387977\/attachment\/yvonne-gougelet-bloody-mary-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/yvonne-gougelet-bloody-mary-4.webp?fit=728%2C485&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"728,485\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"yvonne-gougelet-bloody-mary-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/yvonne-gougelet-bloody-mary-4.webp?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/yvonne-gougelet-bloody-mary-4.webp?fit=728%2C485&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/yvonne-gougelet-bloody-mary-4.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-155039\" style=\"width:810px;height:auto\"  \/>Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/yvonnegougelet.squarespace.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yvonne Gougelet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bloody Marys are a love-or-hate kind of drink. Those who love them can get unlimited samples of Tampa Bay bars\u2019 rendition on the drink at Water Works Park this weekend. <\/p>\n<p>The day also includes music, photo ops and food vendors (you\u2019ve gotta eat more than what\u2019s on that toothpick). <\/p>\n<p>A portion of proceeds benefits <a href=\"https:\/\/facesofcourage.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Faces of Courage<\/a>, a local nonprofit that provides medically supervised outings and overnight camps for women, children and families affected by all types of cancer and blood disorders.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/event\/tampa-bloody-mary-fest-20457325\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets are $20-$40 for Tampa Bloody Mary Fest on Saturday, Nov. 15 in Tampa.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Creative Loafing 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data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Florence + The Machine&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/live-florence-wlech-1392x884-1.webp?fit=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/live-florence-wlech-1392x884-1.webp?fit=780%2C495&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/nov-6-12-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nov. 6 \u2013 12, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Selene San Felice\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Yvonne Gougelet Bloody Marys are a love-or-hate kind of drink. 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