Tampa Bay Facts

Local Sports Teams

• NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• NHL Tampa Bay Lightning

• MLB Devil Rays

• NY Yankees Spring Training

• University of South Florida Bulls

• University of Tampa Spartans

Bay Area Festivals & Celebrations

• January: Gasparilla Distance Classic & Marathon, Outback Bowl

• February: Florida State Fair, Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

• March: Florida Strawberry Festival, Winter Equestrian Festival

• April: Puerto Rican Cultural Parade

• October: Guavaween Parade & Festival

• November: Ruskin Seafood & Arts Festival, Tampa Cigar Heritage Festival

• December: Holiday Christmas Stroll, Holiday Fest

Fun Facts

• Tampa is now one of the world's leading phosphate exporters

• The Skatepark of Tampa is a world-famous skatepark

• Tampa is the largest media market in Florida

• Edward Scissorhands was filmed in Land O’Lakes

• Tarpon Springs has the largest percentage of Greek-Americans of any city in the U.S., and is considered the “Sponge Capital of the World.”

• Tampa's port is now the seventh largest in the nation

• Ybor City used to be the cigar capital of the world

• Tampa / St. Petersburg were the first two cities in the world to have regular scheduled airline service

• Tampa Bay’s beaches are always ranked in the Top 10

• Tampa Bay is the largest open-water estuary in Florida

• Tampa Bay is home to many teams from the Grapefruit League who conduct their spring training in the area, such as the New York Yankees.

• Jose Marti visited Tampa 21 times to fundraise money and recruit individuals for Spanish American War

• Clearwater Beach has held the record for "most days of sunshine" in the Guinness

Pinellas County Fast Facts

• 115 Bridges

• 35 Miles of Sandy Beaches

• 587.77 Miles of Coastline

• 52 Golf Courses

• 623 Tennis Courts

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