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 dye the Hillsborough River Green to channel the luck of the Irish!

There will be so much to look forward to including:

-Live performances featuring music, poetry, and traditional Irish step dancing

-Several food and beverage vendors with Irish themed bites and drinks, fun games including a cabbage toss, a Lucky Charms eating contest, Irish hurling, and more

-Prizes and giveaways

-The annual dyeing of the Hillsborough River with an appearance from Mayor Jane Castor & so much more!

EVENT LINEUP:

11:00AM – Festival & River Dyeing Begins

11:15AM-12:45PM – Paddy O’Furniture Performance

11:30AM – Growhouse Tampa Poet Performance

1:00PM – Finnegan Irish Dance Academy Performance

1:15-2:45PM – Irish Buskers Performance

2:30PM – Growhouse Tampa Poet Performance

3:00PM – Finnegan Irish Dance Academy Performance

3:30PM – Pet Costume Contest – sponsored by Barrymore Hotel

4:00PM-5:45PM – Phoenix Five Performance

5:30PM – Last Call for Alc. Beverage Sales

6:00PM – Festival Concludes

We would also like to extend a HUGE thank you to this year’s sponsors:

Presenting Sponsor – Grow Financial

13 Ugly Men

Barrymore Hotel

City of Tampa

Freedom Boat Club

iHeart Radio

Kuducom

TECO