TESA exhibits fine artists from Tampa Bay in venues throughout the area.TESA is a member-driven professional nonprofit, 501 C3 organization whose purpose is to promote community awareness of and interest in all art forms. A membership in TESA provides individual artists opportunities to exhibit with other artists and helps them to gain the knowledge required to promote themselves in the arts community. Many of our members are also accomplished art educators in various mediums. Please visit our Artists Profiles for information on our artists and to view their work. Join us in encouraging emerging talent and celebrating our established and award-winning TESA artists.

The Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic (PGDC) Race Weekend is a three-day celebration that includes an amazing Health & Fitness Expo, a 15K, 5K, Half Marathon, 8K, and four multi-event Challenges. Participants can enjoy breathtaking views along the flat, out-and-back waterfront course on beautiful Bayshore Blvd. After the race, there's a Q-105 Post Race Celebration along the Hillsborough River, including one free Michelob Ultra for all registered participants (21 years or older), live music, and an exciting awards presentation. All this while supporting the youth charitable organizations and youth running related and high school programs supported by the Gasparilla Distance Classic Association, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. To date, as a result of the 48-year-old PGDC Race Weekend, the Gasparilla Distance Classic Association has donated over $6.5 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay, the Friends of Tampa Recreation and youth running related and high school programs.

Ybor Chamber’s Fiesta Day is a family-friendly, FREE “street festival” celebration commemorates the Cuban, Italian, Spanish, Jewish and German immigrants that settled in Ybor City in the late 1800’s as the cigar factories thrived. Fiesta Day attracts families and people of all ages. The event originally started as a “verbena” or day of rest for the cigar workers who settled in Ybor City’s “Cigar City Capital of the World” from Spain, Cuba, Germany and Italy. It now attracts thousands of passionate people to the festival’s exquisite ethnic food and entertainment. Ybor City’s famed “La Setima” or 7th Avenue is closed to traffic and the festival celebrates the “Best of Ybor” and includes ethnic food, arts & crafts, and music on our 7th Avenue Stage.

This special evening brings together Broadway Ball and Opera Tampa Grand Gala for a one-of-a-kind celebration of Broadway, opera, dance, music and arts education – all of the transformational artistic foundations the Straz delivers best. Begin the evening with cocktails and a silent auction before moving to Morsani stage for a gourmet dinner prepared by our chefs at Maestro’s. You’ll have a chance to bid on unforgettable bespoke items and experiences at the live auction. And you’ll thrill to powerful live performances throughout the evening. Top off your night with desserts and dancing in the lobby. The Gala raises vital funds in support of our world-class programs that inspire and uplift our community.