Today is no ordinary Monday, it's National Margarita Day! Whether you prefer rocks, salt, blended or flavored, today's the day to celebrate the beloved Margarita! Our friends at the Tampa Bay Margarita Festival are making this Margarita Monday extra special with a host of margarita specials at several Tampa Bay area bars and restaurants, ticket specials, contests and giveaways. We also have the latest scoop on the upcoming Tampa Bay Margarita Festival 2016!
The fourth annual Tampa Bay Margarita Festival is scheduled for May 28th, 2016 at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Downtown Tampa. Last year's festival drew a record crowd of over 12,000 attendees who enjoyed an array of traditional and specialty margaritas, games, live music and fireworks. This year will be even bigger and better with headliner Blues Traveler! Best known for their singles "Run Around" and "Hook", Grammy award winning band Blues Traveler has been sharing their unique blend of blues, psychedelic, folk and Southern rock with fans around the world since 1987.
Blues Traveler continues to chart new musical direction with their latest album, Blow Up The Moon. Blow Up The Moon is a collaborative album between various artists across spectrums including country, pop, reggae and hip-hop. Collaborating artists include Thompson Square, Plain White T’s, 3OH!3, Dirty Heads and Rome Ramirez (Sublime), Hanson, Jewel, Secondhand Serenade, JC Chasez (*NSYNC), Bowling for Soup, New Hollow and Thomas Ian Nicholas. You won't want to miss your chance to see Blues Traveler "Blow Up The Moon" over Tampa Bay at the Tampa Bay Margarita Festival!
Can't wait until May to get your hands on an ice-cold margarita? Neither can we! Celebrate National Margarita Day with a host of specials, contests and giveaways! Head to Besito Mexican Restaurant at Westshore Plaza and enjoy FREE samples of their incredible Besito Patron Margarita as well as $5 Classic and Casa Margaritas, $5 Appetizers and ticket giveaways from 4:00 to 6:30pm. Other margarita watering holes with ticket giveaways include Tequilas in Ybor City from 6 to 7pm, the new Miguelitos Taqueria Y Tequilas from 7 to 8pm and Green Lemon from 8 to 9pm. Prefer to mix your own margaritas at home? Download Drizzly, the newest alcohol delivery service to hit Tampa Bay and Use code MARGARITAFEST to enjoy FREE DELIVERY in less than an hour for National Margarita Day.
Wherever you're enjoying a margarita, share your margarita photo using hashtags #TampaMargaritaFest and #MargaritaDay on the Tampa Bay Margarita Festival Facebook page and be entered to win tickets to several upcoming events. Winners will receive their choice of 2 General Admission tickets to the Gasparilla Music Festival 2016 (use hashtag #GMF2016), 2 VIP tickets to the Spring Beer Fling 2016 (#SpringBeerFling) or 2 Screening Tickets to the Gasparilla International Film Festival 2016 (#GIFF10).
No drinking today? Celebrate by picking up tickets to the Tampa Bay Margarita Festival instead! Today (Monday, February 22nd) is the last day to take advantage of Presale Pricing to the 2016 Tampa Bay Margarita Festival. Also, if you buy today you'll be entered to win ticket upgrades including: buy General Admission tickets for a chance to be upgraded to VIP Grand Marnier Experience, buy VIP Tickets for a chance to be upgraded to V-VIP Tickets or buy any ticket for a chance to win Tequila Tasting Add-On Tickets. For tickets and additional festival information, click here.
Happy National Margarita Day! We'll see you on Memorial Day Weekend at the Tampa Bay Margarita Festival with Blues Traveler.
