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River O’ Green is BACK! Don’t miss Downtown’s BIGGEST Saint Patrick’s Day celebration! Join us on Saturday, March 15 at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park from 11:00am – 6:00pm, as we color the Hillsborough River Green to channel the luck of the Irish! There will be so much to look forward to including: River O’ Green is an annual, free event to kick off the St. Patrick’s Day holiday, as the Hillsborough River is transformed into a bright shade of green. This day of festive fun at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park will feature live music, kids activities, food trucks, and of course, beer. Tampa’s annual River O’Green Festival, a beloved community event, will return to Curtis Hixon Park on Saturday, March 15, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This fun St. Patrick’s Day celebration includes dying the Hillsborough River a brilliant emerald green. The River O' Green Fest returns to downtown Tampa's Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park THIS WEEKEND on Saturday, March 15, 2025, along with the Rough Riders St. Patrick's Day Parade! But that's not all. Once again, the river will turn into a bright shade of green in celebration of the holiday. Location: Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, 600 N Ashley Dr, Tampa, FL 33602; St. Patrick’s Day at ZooTampa (March 16-17) – Themed activities, animal encounters, and green treats. St. Patrick’s Day Menu Miller’s Ale House. Now through March 26, Miller’s Ale House is serving up Irish-inspired specials like their signature Irish Egg Rolls and Ale House Reuben®. Pair your meal with an Irish Mule Pitcher or a 20 oz draft of Guinness® for the perfect St. Patrick’s Day celebration! St. Patrick’s Day Specials - The Hillsborough River will go green on March 16 as the city’s River O’Green Festival returns to Curtis Hixon Park. The free event kicks off at the St. Patrick’s Day holiday and will feature live music, kid’s activities, food trucks and beer. It will all take place alongside a bright green Hillsborough River. After a two-year break due to COVID-19, once again the Hillsborough River will be dyed green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. The festivities will now take place Sunday, March 13 at Curtis The annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park will feature live music, kids activities, food trucks, and of course, beer. River O’ Green Fest is an annual, free event to kick off the St. Patrick’s Day holiday, as the Hillsborough River is transformed into a bright shade of green. ☘️ EVENT SCHEDULE ☘️ The group will meet at a Public Parking lot which is at 1200 N Tampa St Tampa, FL 33602 at 2pm. We’ll hang there for about half an hour to wait for people to arrive and leave around 230ish to go in together and hang out at the festival and see the Hillsborough River dyed in some green before the parade starts at 3pm. We’re thrilled to make this one of the top St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the South.” 40,000 spectators attended in 2024 The fun starts early with the City’s annual “greening” of the Hillsborough River , followed by festivities at Curtis Hixon and Gaslight Square Parks. River O'Green Fest has been celebrated in Tampa since 2012 and it's been among the best things to do for St. Patrick's Day in Tampa ever since. “Seeing our Hillsborough River turn emerald green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day is a great reminder of the excitement and fun that Tampa has to offer,” added Mayor Jane Castor. “I know how A child catches beads from a passing float at the 2003 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Ybor City. The Rough Riders, which has held the parade in Ybor City since 1995, this year will move it to St. Patrick's Day is falling on a Sunday this year, and there are events happening across the Tampa Bay area all weekend long. On Saturday, Curtis Hixon will be packed full of people ready to It will now take place from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. “Seeing our Hillsborough River turn emerald green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day is a great reminder The Rough Riders' St. Patrick's Day Parade follows. There's no cover for River O'Green and the Rough Riders' St. Patrick's Day Parade happening in Tampa's Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park on 5 likes, 0 comments - lenimaltoe on March 12, 2025: "St. Patrick’s Day em Tampa Bay – Confira a programação! River O’ Green Festival – 15/03, 11h-17h, Curtis Hixon Park. O Rio Hillsborough ficará verde! Música ao vivo, food trucks e diversão gratuita. Rough Rider’s St. Patrick’s Parade – 15/03, 15h, centro de Tampa. Desfile noturno com carros alegóricos e muita animação River O' Green Festival: For St. Patrick’s Day weekend you can see the Hillsborough River turned a deep shade of emerald on Saturday, March 15, at Curtis Hixon Park.The festival will have live Tampa will dye about a half-mile stretch of the river near Curtis Hixon Park a bright shade of green on Saturday. A growing petition lists concerns that, while festive, the dye used is harmful to the environment. Here are some ways you can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Tampa Bay. The festival takes place Saturday, March 16 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Curtis Hixon Park, 600 N Ashley Drive.
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