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The Tampa Bay Area has an amazingly strong and vital cultural base, and there are quite a few local performing arts venues and organizations for you to enjoy throughout the year.

Located on the east bank of the Hillsborough River, The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center is not only home to the highly talented Opera Tampa, but also to many other wonderful living arts events throughout the year. There are many components to this grand facility: The Carol Morsani Hall that seats 2,610 patrons; Louise Lykes Ferguson Hall with its 1,042 seats; 268-seat Jaeb Theater; 130-seat Hinks and Elaine Shimberg Playhouse; 3,500-square-foot, 250-seat TECO Energy Foundation Theatre and lastly a well-appointed Rehearsal Hall. Space within the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center is utilized not only for Performing Arts events, but also for hosting special meetings, luncheons and banquets.

The Patel Conservatory is situated alongside the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, and it's mission is to offer the Tampa Bay community the finest in performing arts training and education while building its appreciation for all performing arts mediums.

As far as theatrical performances go, entertaining Off Broadway shows can be seen year in, year out via the Gorilla Theatre on North Hubert Avenue, Stageworks Theatre, and American Stage Theatre Company in St. Petersburg.

Concerts from a myriad of musical genres are always on tap at the Ford Amphitheatre, University of South Florida Sun Dome, and St. Pete Times Forum in the Channelside district.

There are annual festivals in Tampa Bay that are certainly worth checking out.

The sultry sounds of the Clearwater Jazz Holiday is a free festival that you can attend every October at Coachman Park in Pinellas County. Past performers include Buddy Rich, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Mann, Tony Bennett, Tito Puente, Spyro Gyra, Branford Marsalis, David Sandborn and George Benson.

The Tampa Bay Blues Fest is a convivial, well-attended outdoor blues festival that kicks off every spring at the Vinoy Waterfront Park in St. Petersburg.

You are welcome to click on the images for more information about each organization. Make sure to view our Events Calendar Page to see what's happening around Tampa Bay in the coming months.

As you can see, the performing arts possibilities are absolutely endless in Tampa Bay!

American Stage Theatre Company 211 3rd St South St Petersburg, Florida 727.823.7529	The Florida Orchestra 244 2nd Ave N St Petersburg, Florida 727.892.3331
Ford Amphitheatre 4802 US Hwy 301 N Tampa, Florida 813.740.2446	Gorilla Theatre 4419 N Hubert Ave Tampa, Florida 813.879.2914
Lakeland Center 701 W Lime St Lakeland, Florida 863.834.8111	Opera Tampa 1010 N W C MacInnes Pl Tampa, Florida 813.222.1003
Patel Conservatory 1010 N W C MacInnes Pl Tampa, Florida 813.222.1002	St Pete Times Forum 401 Channelside Dr Tampa, Florida 813.301.6763
Stageworks Theatre PO Box 3428 Tampa, Florida 813.251.8984	Sun Dome, Inc. 4202 E Fowler Ave Tampa, Florida 813.974.3111
David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts 1010 N W C MacInnes Pl Tampa, Florida 813.222.1072	Tampa Bay Symphony PO Box 4653 Clearwater, Florida 727.442.3696