1. The Derby Party 
Dress in your finest dress, hat, and linens! The charity group 13 Ugly Men are celebrating the day with Mint Juleps, Live Bands, Indoor DJ’s, Craft Beer, High-End Whiskey, at Cask Social in South Tampa. Get the details

2. Taco & Tequila Party
Enjoy street taco stations, tequila pairings, margaritas and more spicy flare fun. Get the details

3. Cinco De Mayo Block Party
Bring out the entire family to St. Pete Beach! There will be a $20 all you can eat buffet and pig roast, games and festive freebies, 4 bars on site, street performers, and 3 DJ’s. Get the details

4. Tacos Y’all  
Check out the trendy Armature Works and get your taco eating on. Adding on to the Street Eats Menu will be tons of taco options for every one of your taste buds delights. Get the details

5. Kentucky Derby After Party
Dress to impress and get down and derby to celebrate “the most exciting two minutes in sports”. Ciros will be serving up Woodford Reserve specials and be raffling off huge gift baskets all night! Get the details

6. TacoFest
TacoFest will provide a delicious opportunity to try a variety of tacos while enjoying all of the other aspects of Riverfest like the Wiener Dog Derby, Concert Series with headliner The Spazmatics, beer tents, Hot Air Balloon Glow and more. Get the details

7. Cinco De Derby
Pull out your sombreros and don your fancy hats to celebrate Cinco de Derby! Great drink specials and watch the race right on the Harbor Island water. What could be better? Get the details

8. Derby De Mayo
View the race at the race track! Enjoy all you can eat fajitas, 2 for 1 drink pricing, cinco swag, wager assistance, AND all you can eat tacos. Come together on the party deck after the race and have an awesome time playing cinco de derby games as well as watching the dog races. Get the details

There are dozens of other events happening around Tampa Bay, so if you don’t see one you like above, please check out our full list of fun things to do. If you don’t see your event listed, you can search for other events or add events to our calendar.

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