A monthly celebration of Tampa's rich arts & culture scene

 

Visit and enjoy exhibits and programs at participating arts & culture venues. While there, pick up a FREE Fourth Friday wristband - your ticket to participating restaurant and bar deals! Wristbands are available only at participating venues during their posted special event hours (see schedule below). Limit one wristband per arts + culture venue visitor.

 

May is National Bike Month and Downtown
is Celebrating in a Big Way!

The Tampa Downtown Partnership is putting a bike spin on our monthly Fourth Friday event and Memorial Day holiday weekend. Free commemorative Bike Month spoke cards can be collected by patrons arriving via bicycle to the newly inducted Bicycle Friendly Businesses (BFBs) all Memorial weekend*. Don’t have a bike? Not to worry! We’ve partnered with Coast Bike Share to offer a FREE day pass using code FOURTHFRIDAY42019 (case sensitive). Bring the whole family for this one!

FOURTH FRIDAY CONTEST 

Kick-off Memorial Day Weekend with some @FourthFridayTPA festivities. Ditch your car and bike to one, or all, of #tampasdowntown arts & culture venues to win fun prizes! @floridaaquarium, @tampabayhistory, @strazcenter @tampamuseumofart and @glazerchildrensmuseum recently joined the Bicycle Friendly (BFB) program & we want you to post your best #BikeTPA moment. 

Here’s how to win: 

  1. Post a creative photo on your IG feed of your bike at one of the four locations above

  2. Use the hashtags #BikeTPA #BikeMonth and #FourthFridayTPA

  3. Tag @TampasDowntown 

  4. Follow @TampasDowntown

  5. Deadline is Monday, May 27 

All participants will have the chance to be featured on @TampasDowntown IG feed. Winner will be announced on Friday, May 31. Good luck! 

 *Please note: Tampa Bay History Center and Florida Aquarium are not open for Fourth Friday.

 
 

May’s Participating Venues

Featured Venues

AIA Tampa bay
5:30 - 7:30pm

Jobsite Theater
box office opens at noon, doors at 7:30pm

John F. Germany Library
4 - 6pm

Le Méridien Tampa Hotel
Tour at 5:30pm, Music 6 - 9pm, Happy Hour until 8pm

The Portico
6 - 9pm

stageworks theatre
Show at 7:30pm

straz center
Ticket window, 4-8pm

Tampa Theatre
lobby open 4:30 - 6:30pm, Farmer’s Market 5:30-7:30pm

TECO Public Art Gallery
5 - 7pm

Other Participating Venues

Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
5 - 7pm

Glazer Children’s Museum
5:30 - 7:30pm

henry b. plant museum
4 - 5pm

tampa museum of art
4 - 8pm

Unlock Tampa Bay Visitors Center
4 - 8:30pm

Ybor City Visitor Center
4 - 5pm

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Repost from @jobsitetheater - We’re celebrating #FourthFridaTPA today with $10 seats to Mar. 13 preview of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised]! Pick them up until 8p at @strazcenter box office window! @fourthfridaytpa @tampasdowntown #tampa #unlocktampabay #downtowntampa
Repost from @bizoutampa using @RepostRegramApp - Friday Rye-Day | Our Bizou crew has teamed up with @sagamorespirit Rye Whiskey to bring you four rye cocktails for just $8 each from 6-8 p.m. tomorrow for @fourthfridaytpa. There will also be samples and fun swag from the Sagamore Spirit team during this special, so make your way over to Bizou (on Feb. 22)!
Located at 1010 N Macinnes Place in Downtown Tampa, the @strazcenter celebrates #FourthFridayTPA from 4-8pm with reduced prices to upcoming shows. Get $30 tickets to Hundred Days (limit of 2 per person), take 20% off tickets to Havana Cuba All-Stars, and get 50% off Angela Ingersoll with promo code SHINE (limit of 8 per person).
Located at 110 W Gasparilla Plaza on the edge of Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, @glazerchildrensmuseum celebrates Fourth Friday from 5:30-7:30pm with Fourth Friday Drop-Off Camp. Drop your kids off at GCM then enjoy your evening downtown with all that Fourth Fridays have to offer! 👦 👧 Your little learners will imagine, discover, and connect to the world around them at Camp Imagination. Pick up a wristband and let the kids play! $25 for the first child, $20 for each additional child in a household.
Located at 1315 East 7th Avenue in the heart of Ybor City, @aia_tampa celebrates Fourth Friday from 5:30-7:30pm with the opening reception of Art by Architects. The show features 🏗️ built and theoretical pieces illustrating the engaging fields of architecture and art. An Artist Talk will take place at 6pm. The event is free and open to all. Light refreshments will be provided. More info at FourthFidayTPA.com
The @fmopa celebrates the opening of their 3rd annual Forever Young exhibition from 5-7pm this #FourthFridayTPA - more info st FourthFridayTPA.com 📸
Located at 201 N Franklin St., Suite 102 in Tampa City Center, the visitors center celebrates Fourth Friday from 4-5:30pm. @Visittampabay stylish Unlock Tampa Bay Visitors Center showcases a trove ☠️🛍 of great products built, crafted or written by Tampa Bay’s talented krewe of artists and artisans. This month come by for a 15% discount.
Located at 711 N. Franklin St. in Downtown Tampa, Tampa Theatre's lobby will be open for guests from 4:30pm-6:30pm for their Pause Happy Hour featuring drink specials. Free 10-minute mini-tours will also run during the Happy Hour. Tickets to stay for the 7:30pm screening of the award-winning film Roma are $11.00. More info 👉 http://tampatheatre.org/live/fourth-friday/