Tampa Bay Nightlife

Regardless of the teams who are playing or the outcome of the game, visitors to Super Bowl XLIII hosted by the city of Tampa Bay will be scoring touchdowns and declaring themselves the winners.

Tampa Bay, located on the west coast of Florida promises to deliver the attractions and nightlife synonymous with the biggest sporting event of the year. Whether you may be traveling from out of town or out of the country, no matter your choice of entertainment, Tampa Bay will be able to cater to your tastes.

For jazz aficionados, Downtown Tampa Bay boasts several options that are guaranteed to please in the casual atmosphere associated with the beach lifestyle of the city. Among those are the local hotspots Skipper's Smokehouse Restaurant and Oyster Bar, the Fox Jazz Club and the Jazz Cellar in nearby Ybor City, Tampa.

Tampa boasts nightclubs that made the city to the south famous. Tampa Hyde Park Café caters to the crowd that wants to dance into early morning hours with themed rooms and music to match. The Latin influence is not exclusive to Southern Florida and can be found at Club Prana, for those looking for the celebrity treatment with VIP rooms, 5 dance floors and ultra stylish décor. Banana Joe presents with split personalities as one half of the establishment provides patrons the opportunity to experience tropical, Caribbean décor of Florida while enjoying popular music from the last three decades. The alter ego provides the opportunity to indulge in the chic ambiance of the Velvet Room often depicted in movies. Certain nightclubs allow for an eighteen and older crowd such as the Amphitheater and Empire.

Peppered throughout the city are alternatives to the hustle and bustle of the nightclub scene such as The Comedy Works and Side Splitters Comedy Club that host live comedy acts with minimal cover charges. The Tampa Bay Performing Art Center presents Broadway plays, concerts, operas and special events. The Mystery Café and the Detective Dinner Theater offers an interactive murder-mystery dinner shows that encourage audience participation.

In addition to the landmarks that provide life and entertainment to Tampa Bay, several events will be taking place in celebration of Super Bowl XLIII. The NFL Experience and Super Tailgate Throwdown are just two of the events that are presented by the city of Tampa Bay and are guaranteed to put an exclamation mark on the Super Bowl adventure