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Margarita Festival Benefits USF
The first-ever Tampa Bay Margarita Festival takes place later this month, but time is running out on early ticket discounts.
Margarita lovers who want to support a good cause might delight in an upcoming event set to take place at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in May.
The first-ever Tampa Bay Margarita Festival is set for 2 to 10 p.m. on May 25. Attendees can anticipate live music, beach volleyball, fireworks and margaritas – lots of margaritas.
Admission is $10 in advance, but rises to $15 on May 10. Margaritas range in price from $6 to $8. A portion of the proceeds will go to a University of South Florida nonprofit called Students in Free Enterprise, said Monica Varner, who is helping organize the festival, according to South Tampa Patch.
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Varner works with a group of people who are trying to raise awareness of downtown Tampa as a destination for events. She’s had a hand in launching the Gasparilla Film Festival and Tampa Tee Off, as well.
"Part of our mission is to to get people used to coming downtown," she said. "If we can get people downtown on a Saturday afternoon, that's great."
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Want to find out more about the margarita festival? Check out South Tampa Patch’s full story here or visit the festival’s website.
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