City of Tampa Traffic & Parking Advisory for Tampa Events this Weekend!
Tampa celebrates St. Patrick’s Day! Traffic will be impacted by St. Patrick’s Day events in downtown Tampa, Ybor City and Hyde Park. Hockey and Spring Training games continue. Also, Tampa is hosting the Florida Thespian Festival, expect extremely high pedestrian traffic this week through Saturday evening around the Tampa Convention Center, downtown Tampa and the Straz Center for the Performing Arts due to the festival.
EVENTS:
Thursday, March 15th
1:00pm – 4:00pm Baseball – Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Yankees
Steinbrenner Field
6:00pm – 10:00pm 3rd Thursday
Madison Street at The Grand Central at Kennedy
Friday, March 16th
4:00pm – 11:59pm Paddyfest at Irish 31
Hyde Park, 1611 W. Swann Avenue
1:00pm – 4:00pm Baseball – Houston Astros vs New York Yankees
Steinbrenner Field
Saturday, March 17th
11:00am – 5:00pm Mayor’s River O’ Green Fest
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
1:00pm – 4:00pm Baseball – Houston Astros vs New York Yankees
Steinbrenner Field
4:00pm - 3:00am Franklin Manor Block Party
912 N. Franklin Street
4:00pm – 11:59pm Paddyfest at Irish 31
Hyde Park, 1611 W. Swann Avenue
7:00pm – 9:30pm Hockey – Lightning vs Boston Bruins
Amalie Arena
8:00pm – 10:30pm St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Ybor City, 7th Avenue
Sunday, March 18th
1:00pm – 4:00pm Baseball – Miami Marlins vs New York Yankees
Steinbrenner Field
5:00pm – 8:00pm Miss Teenage Tampa
Straz Center
5:00pm – 7:30pm Hockey – Lightning vs Edmonton Oilers
Amalie Arena
ROAD & LANE CLOSURES:
Thursday, March 15th 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Madison Street – between N. Meridian Avenue & Channelside Drive
Friday, March 16th 4:00pm – 11:59pm, Hyde Park
S. Rome Avenue – between W. Swann Avenue to W. DeLeon Street
W. DeLeon Street – between S. Rome Avenue to S. Dakota Avenue
Saturday, March 17th 2:30pm – 5:30pm
N. Ashley Drive – southbound, westerly lane closure - from W. Gasparilla Plaza to E. Twiggs Street
Saturday, March 17th Noon – Midnight, Hyde Park
S. Rome Avenue – between W. Swann Avenue to W. DeLeon Street
W. DeLeon Street – between S. Rome Avenue to S. Dakota Avenue
Saturday, March 17th 4:00pm – 3:00am Sunday
N. Franklin Street – between E. Cass Street & E. Polk Street
Saturday, March 17th 3:30pm – Midnight, Ybor City
7th Avenue – between N. Nebraska Avenue & N. 21st Street
Nuccio Parkway – between N. Nebraska Avenue & E. Palm Avenue
GARAGE PARKING:
- Fort Brooke Garage, 107 N. Franklin St.
- Tampa Convention Center Garage, 333 S. Franklin St.
- South Regional Garage, 301 Channelside Dr.
- Whiting St. Garage, 400 E. Whiting St.
- Twiggs St. Garage, 901 E. Twiggs St.
- William F Poe Garage, 800 N. Ashley Drive (traffic near the garage will be heavy on Saturday)
- Centro Ybor Garage, 1500 E. 5th Avenue
- Fernando Noriega Jr Garage, 2010 N. 13th Street
The Tampa Police Department would like to remind you to report suspicious activity. If you see something, say something. No tip is too small. Report anything suspicious to the nearest police officer or submit an anonymous tip using the TPD mobile app available on iPhones and Androids.
For additional information, please contact:
Brian Gentry, P.E., PTOE, Traffic Management Center Operations Manager
813.274.8009