Roosevelt Rowing Regatta
Saturday, January 5, 2013 • 10am - 4pm
Sunday, January 6, 2013 • Noon - 4pm
For more information call (813) 251-0500
An annual outdoor festival in downtown Tampa in mid February (February 14, 15 & 16, 2014) to watch the oldest intercollegiate sporting event, rowing races, on the Hillsborough River. It is named for President Theodore Roosevelt because he spent time on this riverbank in 1898.
•Free Admission•
Signature Seafood Offerings
Food trucks
Picnic blankets available for $5
Cash bars & Cigars
Games & Ice Skating
•Friday•
•Saturday•
Rowing Races (rain date is Sunday)
Live entertainment by the Lisa Casalino Jazz Quartet
•Sunday•
Paddle-board, Kayak & Dragon Boat Races
Live entertainment by the Lisa Casalino & Friends
Seafood Challenge Award
•Stewards' Enclosure•
•Friday•
GLO from 6 PM - 9:30 PM (no seafood on Friday)
Live entertainament, fashionable attire, appetizers & cash bar. Lanterns will be launched on the river to remember children who lost their lives & to honor those who survive. Proceed to benefit the Children's Dream Fund.
•Saturday•
Hat contest, fashionable attire & cash bar
Reserved riverside seat includes continental brunch buffet & waiter service (rain date is Sunday for reserved seats)
•Sunday•
Fashionable attire & cash bar
•General Information•
No outside food or beverage may be brought into the park
Free parking is available on the street East of the park & North of Kennedy Boulevard. Paid parking is available in garages on the North & South sides of the park
A portion of the proceeds to benefit The Stewards Foundation
"To use the sport of rowing to teach teamwork & responsibility to young people"
•Participate in the Races•
•2013 Rowing Race Results•
•2013 Paddling Race Results•
•2013 Seafood Challenge Result•
Winner: The Manhattan Dolce Bar & Bistro-Tequila Sunrise Coconut Scallops
•2012 Race Results•
George Washington University vs. Rutgers University Men 8+: George Washington University Winner
Academy of the Holy Names vs. Berkely Preparatory vs. Stewards Foundation vs. Tampa Catholic Girls 5+: Stewards Winner
Berkely Preparatory vs. Stewards Foundation vs. Tampa Catholic Boys: Berkely Preparatory Winner
