Raymond James Stadium
Make a Buccaneers or USF game a full day out. Plan a meal in West Tampa, then settle in at a TV stop in Tampa Heights or SoHo.
Benchmark International Arena
Make a Lightning game a full evening, with restaurants within a quarter mile of the arena and a hockey bar a few blocks away.
Suncoast Credit Union Field
Watch Sun FC pro women's soccer beside the Hillsborough River, then eat or drink at Stones Throw or Armature Works within a quarter mile.
Hattricks
Hattricks is the hockey bar of downtown Tampa, an Irish pub and sports room on South Franklin Street that has been there for years and fills before and after everything at the arena. Its own description is the number one spot for Lightning pregame parties, postgame celebrations, and any concert or event at the arena or the convention center. The posted closing time is honest about how that works: eleven in the morning until as late as three, according to volume.
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Bob Martinez Athletics Center
See Spartans basketball or volleyball on campus, then head to Downtown pizza, a sandwich shop, or a bar with sports on TV.
Corbett Stadium
Watch USF soccer from a grassy berm or the grandstand, then drive a short way to Temple Terrace for a meal.
Pepin Stadium
Watch Spartans soccer at a stadium that hosted national finals, then eat or drink Downtown, less than a mile away.
Raymond James Stadium
Make a Buccaneers or USF game a full day out. Plan a meal in West Tampa, then settle in at a TV stop in Tampa Heights or SoHo.
USF Baseball Stadium
Watch Bulls baseball at Red McEwen Field, with free parking nearby and meal stops a short drive away in Temple Terrace.
University of Tampa Baseball Field
Catch Spartans baseball on a fully turfed field, then head Downtown for a meal or a bar with sports on TV.
Yuengling Center
See USF basketball or volleyball on the Tampa campus. A pro women's team, UPSHOT Tampa, starts here in May 2027.
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