Annual Events
- Sant'Yago Knight Parade (also known as Gasparilla Night Parade) - usually held the Saturday following the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in late February
- Guavaween - daytime events and nighttime parade in October, named for Tampa's "Big Guava" nickname
- Rough Rider's St. Patrick's Night Parade - illuminated nighttime parade held on or near St. Patrick's Day, mid-March
- Tampa Cigar Heritage Festival - celebrated mid-November
- Festa Italiana Weekend event celebrating Italian culture and food, celebrated mid-April
- Fiesta - weekend event celebrating Latin culture and food, celebrated mid-February
- GaYbor Days - four-day long street festival in the GaYbor district, held in July
- Cigar City Tattoo Convention - annual tattoo convention hosted at the Historic Cuban Club
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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