Gasparilla Music Festival Reveals New Location & Dates For 2026

Tampa’s Gasparilla Music Festival will return in 2026 after a one-year hiatus. The three-day event will be held at its new home, Meridian Fields, April 10 – 12, 2026.

Organizers canceled the 2025 outing at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park “due to the ongoing financial strain caused by two years of extreme weather and unforeseen circumstances.” The new venue is an 11.5-acre area at 101 S. Meridian Avenue in Tampa’s Water Street neighborhood, owned by the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority.

Past Gasparilla Music Festival performers include Father John Misty, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, The Avett Brothers, Nas, Big Gigantic, Black Pumas, Gary Clark Jr., The Roots, Run The Jewels, The Revivalists, Young The Giant and Trombone Shorty. Look for the 2026 lineup to be announced in January.

A limited number of early-bird tickets went on sale today.