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Day trips, seasons, game nights: what Tampa does when it is not at the table. Written by the people who do the thing, and every piece ends at a restaurant from The List.

5 pieces · Updated October 23, 2026 · The List these pieces end at →

A pond covered in lily pads with a fountain spraying on the right, trees and blue sky behind Gardens

Holiday Lights at the Florida Botanical Gardens, Sunken Gardens, and where to eat

By Botanical Garden Near Me · October 23, 2026 Pale green Gulf water with small white-capped waves rolling onto a shell-covered beach under a hazy blue sky OCT 22, 2026Day trip

Three state parks within 25 miles of Tampa, and where to eat after

By State Park Near Me → Veterans standing at a memorial ceremony under Florida oaks on a clear November morning, folding chairs on the grass and American flags along the path SEP 18, 2026Veterans Day

Veterans Day in Tampa: the parade is gone, the free meals, and where to eat after

By Jenna Kalouris → Visitors waiting in line at night at the edge of a haunted trail through Florida pines and palmettos, fog and red light spilling from the path ahead SEP 15, 2026Halloween

Haunted houses and Halloween nights in Tampa, and where to eat after

By Mr. Fear → An angler at the rail of a long concrete fishing pier over green Gulf water at sunrise, rod bent, pelicans on the pilings SEP 12, 2026Day trip

Fishing Fort De Soto's Gulf Pier, and where to eat after

By Ray Dodson →