Tickets are nonrefundable and rain checks may be issued at discretion by club management all prices include sales tax. Ghost hunting style ghost tours with ghost hunting equipment every night in the historic district ybor city ghost tour tampa. Your onboard guide tells you all about the floridian city s history, from precolonial times until today. The teco line streetcar system offers 11 station stops along its 2. It is a smaller part of the city established in the 1800s, and started out as a cigar manufacturing town. Haunted ybor city by deborah frethem the history press books. Stroll the haunted streets of ybor city with a ghost guide to. In the historic district of ybor city your littlest monsters can enjoy a day trickortreating down historic 7th avenue, picking and decorating pumpkins on the main square of centro ybor, as well as other fun activities. On the official ybor city ghost tour you will hear spinetingling stories about real people, history, folklore, and the ghosts that have made ybor city their playground we are the perfect choice for night time family entertainment with a twist youll always remember. By day a sightseers delight, by night a hub of adultoriented entertainment as partygoers parade from venue to venue sampling the wide variety. At its peak of success, it was the largest cigar manufacturing city in the world producing millions of cigars daily.
Halloween tampa florida 2019 is celebrated through family activities and halloween weekend events. Oct, 2014 explore ybor city s infamous cuban club, at midnight, on halloween and connect with the spirits of the past. The official ybor city ghost tour, 1523 e 7th ave, tampa, fl. Oct 31, 2016 it was just another normal halloween night in ybor city which for that evening may as well have been called igor city, located in the tampa metropolitan area during the weekend prior to the clocks being turned back an hour on seventh avenue. Ybor citys annual halloween festival please visit for more info.
Therefore you can find cigar factories and stores, coffee houses etc. Founded by vicente martinez ybor, the district has enjoyed a rich and diverse culture for more than a century. Frank lastra has put years of his life into creating a record of life in the unique immigrant community of ybor city, tampa. There is also a phantom couple who have been seen dancing the night. Pumpkin patches, fall festivals, halloween events and more. Ghost stories are more prominent in historic areas such as ybor city, seminole heights, west tampa, davis islands and hyde park as there is more history. Tbia is a presence dedicated to everything fun, appetizing, and entertainment based in our. The streets of channel district and ybor city come ablaze when hundreds of floats masked with lights and loaded with bands of pirates fill the streets. This event is completely free and there will be volunteers there to help all the kids with crafting their special halloween items. The building of cuban club got manufactured in the year 1917. Ghost stories get passed down through generations and shared in many ways such as at campfires, during sleepovers, at halloween events, and more. Join us to hear the tales of the restless souls of ybor city, as you walk the streets of this historic town. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. The ritz ybor tampas premiere events venue ybor city.
Conveniently located just northeast of downtown, ybor city is the only neighborhood on floridas west coast to be designated a national historic landmark district. Tampa ghost tours haunted pub tours in tampa nightly. The fictional character leads floats through ybor city in this. A tour of the haunted cuban club in ybor, the cuban club is situated in ybor city, tampa, florida at 1917, see history, images. A combination of ghost tour and pub crawl in ybor city that will take you to the creepiest side of tampa. The memorable architecture and fine cigars of ybor city attract and delight visitors, but locals and tourists arent the only ones prowling the city s narrow brick streets and old nightclubs. Eventbrite 5 star dive bar ybor city presents halloween night in ybor city thursday, october 31, 2019 friday, november 1, 2019 at 5 star dive bar, tampa, fl. The parade itself is a colorful celebration of civic pride, beaming with illuminated floats, costumed participants, plenty of music, dancing in the streets, and lots and lots of beads. Learn about tampa past and present while taking in beautiful views of the city with this harbor cruise. Voted the largest and most beautiful night parade in the south and one of the top 10 parades in the southeast by suncoast magazine. Founded by vicente martinezybor, the district has enjoyed a rich and diverse culture for more than a century. When the sun goes down, the ghosts of ybor city begin to stir.
A true melting pot of immigration, what began as an area populated largely b y alligators and snakes grew to become home to tens of thousands of people within the span of just 40 years. As we head into halloween season theres lots of both scary and kidfriendly choices to get into the halloween spirit this week. Friday, nov 01, 2019 wednesday, dec 30, 2020 events may be postponed or canceled due to covid19, please check the websites. I wanted to give a shout out to the tour guide, steve as he was very kind and he really seemed to care about the well being of the guests. Oct 28, 2017 the 6th annual pumpkin patch where kids enjoy face painting and choose from over 1,500 free pumpkins to decorate, then show off their costumes by trickortreating among the ybor merchants. There are many things to do for halloween in tampa florida.
Since its inception more than 30 years ago, guavaween became one of the largest festivals in ybor. Tampa bay halloween events for thrill seekers, kids, art. And tucked inside the columbia restaurant, the states oldest restaurant open since 1905, colorful flamenco dancers showcase their. Our walking tours explore the many layers of history that make up the fabric of ybor city. Whether youre a local, new in town, or just passing through, youll be sure to find something on eventbrite that piques your interest. Taps can be owned for the night on a payasyoupour basis and you can go upstairs to the vip lounge to play pool or relax in our outdoor back monkey patio bar. We recommend booking ybor city tours ahead of time to secure your spot. Hard rock halloween bash with morgan page grammynominated producer and dj, morgan page will be. The castle tampa 2020 all you need to know before you go. If you want to experience ybor city with your family, then you need to go on a saturday morning. Ybor city tampa 2020 all you need to know before you go. In recent years there has been a tremendous revival of development along ybor city s colorful main artery, seventh avenue, as new restaurants, stores, nightclubs, and art galleries have returned ybor city to its original status as the nighttime entertainment center of the florida west coast. Apr 22, 2020 to promote and develop ybor city by providing business resources, governmental and visitor information through a shared community vision while preserving our communitys culture and historic landmarks by sponsoring projects and activities, which stimulate economic development. One of the best halloween events of the year with an amazing costume parade throughout ybor city.
Live music fills the night air from open doors of venues dotted throughout ybor city. Ghost tour of historic haunted tampa, fl tampa bays most. Restaurantsentertainment ybor city chamber of commerce. Five stops are located in tampas channel district, four are in historic ybor city and two are downtown. Experience life and all of its pleasures as several of the bay areas best djs mix it up with the hottest high energy music.
There is no better way to experience ybor city than at street level on foot. They assured that the ghosts host the area on the first midnights and they conduct a tour to halloween night. Oct 30, 2019 halloween tampa florida 2019 is celebrated through family activities and halloween weekend events. It was developed mainly with cubans immigrating to the us and establishing their businesses here. If you have any interest at all in ybor city, the american immigrant experience, or just want to experience a highly entertaining but vanished time and place, this wonderful book is for you. The fictional character leads floats through ybor city. Fantasma fest added 2 new photos from october 26, 2018 to the album. At ybor city s spookeasy, its always halloween by by justin grant, tampa bay times. The castle tampa 2020 all you need to know before you. You also get to see a real pirate ship, the gabriella, up close and personal. Ybor city, tampa nightlife best night ever youtube. Youll find secrets of the old tampa bay hotel, the legend behind the gasparilla parade, hauntings in ybor city, eerie cemeteries and much more.
Spookeasy loungeat the stone soup company, 1919 e 7th avenue, ybor city. The bad monkey offers three unique venue spaces perfect for hosting large and small events. Oct 26, 2017 75 things to do in tampa bay for halloween. It was founded in the 1880s by vicente martinezybor and other cigar manufacturers and was populated by thousands of immigrants, mainly from cuba, spain, and italy. Available to purchase with or without tickets click on any date in the schedule and you will be able to select just the book to purchase or by calling 7273985200. Visit the morgue of the don vicente hotel, the cuban club, the trellis clinic and much more. The krewe of the knights of santyago illuminated night parade is a favorite family event. Things to do for 5 kinds of visitors visit florida. At the end of the night, a familyfriendly halloween movie tim burtons corpse bride will be playing in water works.
Halloween night in ybor city tickets, thu, oct 31, 2019 at. May 31, 2016 this video takes you into the streets of ybor city and tampa at night. Theres an extra night this year, but we recommend going on the friday before halloween to pair it with one of several other halloween themed fourth friday events. The 6th annual tampa pride diversity parade will be on march 28, 2020 in historic ybor city, also known as the gaybor district. The venue boasts over 17,000 sf, four distinct rooms, full service bars, a state of the art lighting system and an extensive caterers prep kitchen which allows for outside licensed and insured catering. The official ybor ghost tour is expanding its schedule for the halloween season with sunday night tours. Invisible revelers still linger at sites like the florida brewing company, where eduardo sandoval seeks revenge from the drunken brawl that killed him in. Tampa bay halloween parties, haunted houses and events this week.
Ybor city is a nice area to go for a walk or stroll. The night club was voted as tampa bays number one nightclub for intelligent lighting and sound. Tour tampa river walk and downtown tampa bars in the arts district, ride the yellow street cars to the historic latin quarter. Guavaween was an annual latinflavored halloween celebration which took place on the last saturday of october in the historic neighborhood of ybor city on tampa, florida. The ritz ybor is open to hosting live concerts, trade shows, private parties, weddings, corporate meetings and fundraisers. Once again the parade will wind its way east from the. Put on your costume and dancing shoes for a fun night of live rockabilly music. It was just another normal halloween night in ybor city which for that evening may as well have been called igor city, located in the tampa metropolitan area during the weekend prior to the clocks being turned back an hour on seventh avenue.
Haunted ybor city is an historic part of tampa, florida. Ybor city s annual halloween festival please visit for more info. The official ybor city ghost tour, 1523 e 7th ave, tampa. You will hear some of its most famous haunted stories and follow in the footsteps of deceased rum runners. Cbs airing sunday night movies to fill void left by shortened tv seasons. On the weekends, the ybor market is almost always open and there are tons of fun things to buy and sample, like local honey, produce, crafts, and more. Tampa bay halloween parties, haunted houses and events. Attracting spectators of every age, the entire ybor city area of tampa comes to life the night of the knight parade. Its a night of pure imagination ft the best of house and edm.
The building came into existence once again so that it can serve as the gathering place for immigrants of cuban in ybor city, tampa, florida. There are also tampa ghost tours in ybor and plant city. The best halloween parties and events happening in tampa. A victorian gothic tea and kava lounge, hidden behind a bookcase above a. You are consenting to receive this offer plus additional coupons, offers, updates, up to 8mo, standard text message and data rates may apply. Sep 23, 2014 the memorable architecture and fine cigars of ybor city attract and delight visitors, but locals and tourists arent the only ones prowling the city s narrow brick streets and old nightclubs. Dj and producer tchami headlines this edm night for halloween. This has become a historical and annual spring event when florida weather is most enjoyable.
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