20 Can't-Miss Events This March In Tampa Bay

St. Patrick’s Day, the spring equinox, and full school and work schedules are competing for time with can’t-miss events in the greater Tampa Bay area in March.

Daylight saving time also begins on March 8, and that means an extra hour of sunlight at the end of the day to squeeze in activities.

Events you won’t want to miss include Tampa’s River O’Green Festival, a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Meanwhile, beer lovers will want to check out Tampa Bay Beer Week’s schedule, which includes events across the region. The annual Clearwater Library Comic Con also returns in March.

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Here are our picks for March:

• Cindy’s Pets Strawberry Festival, March 1, Sims Park, New Port Richey
• Purim Masquerade Party, March 2, Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch
• Powerstories Voices of Women Theatre Festival, March 5, Hillsborough Community College Ybor City campus, Tampa
• Tampa Bay Beer Week, March 6-15, various events and venues throughout the greater Tampa Bay area
• Tampa Bay Irish Second Annual Moonshine Music Fest, March 6, Historic Andrews Memorial Chapel, Dunedin
• Bay Fest, March 7, The Bay Park, Sarasota
• Dunedin Seafood & Music Festival, March 7, Dunedin Marina
• Chorus of the Keys Annual Concert, March 7, Church of the Palms, Sarasota
• Clearwater Library Comic Con, March 7, Countryside Recreation Center, Clearwater
• Cirque Ma’Ceo, through March 8, Avalon Stables, Lutz
• Florida Strawberry Festival, through March 8, Plant City
• Sarasota Jazz Festival, March 9-14, Sarasota Municipal Auditorium and other venues
• Reggae Rise Up, March 12, Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg
• Better Together Block Party, March 14, West Blalock Park, Venice
• St. Paddy’s Street Party, March 14, The Shops at Wiregrass, Wesley Chapel
• Empty Bowls fundraiser benefiting Daystar, March 14, Clay Center of St. Petersburg
• River O’Green Festival, March 14, Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Tampa
• Corey Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Street Party, March 17, downtown St. Pete Beach
• Nature Coast Orchid Society Show and Sale, March 21-22, St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Spring Hill
• BAM! Fest (Bradenton Art & Music Festival), March 28, Bradenton Riverwalk
• HEP’s 11th Annual Fashion Show, March 29, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin