Strum, make and explore in this hands-on family program inspired by “America at the Crossroads: The Guitar and a Changing Nation.” Stop by the guitar meet-and-greet to handle picks and strings and try out real electric and acoustic guitars. Then make a guitar pick necklace to take home, with curated music samples playing throughout the experience.

A Two-Day Shopping Extravaganza to Support Historic Preservation at Iconic Plant Hall.

On Saturday, March 21, Market at EDITION will host Breakfast Club, a wellness-focused DJ event with DJ Ryan Rose in collaboration with Life Time, from 11:30am–2:30pm. Guests can enjoy mocktails, fresh-pressed juices including Tangerine, Green, Beet, and Carrot Orange, and light bites such as Overnight Oats, Yogurt Chiamisu, Mini Frittatas, and Egg White Bites, all designed to help you start the weekend strong. Open to the public with no RSVP required; meet us on the Market Terrace for a daytime DJ and a health-forward menu.

The 2026 State of Tampa's Downtown Forum is on Wednesday, March 25th at the Marriott Water Street. Networking is from 7:30 a.m. until 8:00 a.m. with breakfast and the program running from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Join us for a morning of learning from leading experts on topics impacting Tampa's Downtown.

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Learn digital art fundamentals and create illustrations, paintings, and animations based on the Tampa Museum of Art's on-view artwork. Draw Animals, People, Scenery and Cartoon/Manga/Anime in the Tech Lab students to create amazing DIGITAL ART! Ages 12+  Tuesdays, Mar 31 - Apr 28 | 6:30–8:00 PM (5 classes)  *All programs and equipment are provided! 

Join us for an evening of live poetry inside the galleries of the Tampa Museum of Art. Inspired by the monumental sculptures and paintings in Jun Kaneko: Silence Before Sound, students from the University of Tampa will share original poems written in response to the works on view.

The 2026 Gasparilla Music Festival, presented by Water Street Tampa, returns April 10–12 at its new downtown home, Meridian Fields. Headliners Mt. Joy (Friday), Two Friends (Saturday), and Gov’t Mule (Sunday) lead a stacked lineup of 30+ artists, including Shakey Graves, Jai Wolf, Drive-By Truckers, Bryce Vine, and GZA.

The 13th Annual Walk for Wishes Tampa will take place on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Lace up your shoes and join us for a heartwarming day of fitness and fun at Water Works Park!

Join the Tampa Bay History Center for an immersive downtown walking tour. This guided trek leads you past some of the city’s most storied landmarks, including City Hall, Sacred Heart Church, the Floridan Palace Hotel, and The Hub, Tampa’s oldest bar. Along the route, your guide will share the stories that connect these sites to the city’s vibrant past.

The Youth Council’s Young Director’s Film Festival highlights the creative talents of high school students from across the Tampa Bay Area, providing them with a unique platform to showcase their films. Selected submissions will be featured at the prestigious Tampa Museum of Art and broadcast on the Tampa Bay Arts and Education Network (TBAE)—Tampa’s premier local source for culture, education, and the arts—offering filmmakers an incredible opportunity to reach a wider audience.

Comedian Demetri Martin may be best known for his stand-up work, but he’s also a screenwriter/director/actor (2016’s Dean), an essayist (This Is a Book) and a cartoonist (collected in the books Point Your Face at This and If It’s Not Funny It’s Art). He often incorporates music and drawing into his stand-up, and his humor is some of the best of the offbeat variety since Steven Wright.

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The 2026 Great Port Clean-up event is scheduled for April 17, 2026 from 8am-11am. If your company hasn't registered a team to participate in this amazing event, we hope you join the Tampa Downtown Partnership team to help remove debris and litter from our local waters. (Last year, Port Tampa Bay had over 800 volunteers who removed 90,000 lbs of litter and debris!)

This family-friendly FREE event features entertainment, games, food, and more leading up to a race of 12,000 rubber ducks down the Hillsborough River!